The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
MAN NAMED YAPP HEEL PED BRAVES TO
 MAKE GOOD FIGHT

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 Boston, Oct. 7--When the Boston Braves Breezed home ahead of all the other National League clubs last ant sunan, andI then cork ed sfhe nli max by lta kin g four straight games Ee11la Eon- nj ie Maekss sgladiators, the fans were of the opinion that a miracle had been pulled off, and they gave the credit to Staliings and Trojan John. } WhensI the bouquets were being passed around, however, big one should have been handed to "a fellow by the name of Y app. The members of the Boston club, if mot the general public, fully realized that MT. Yapp had been invaluable in building up the Braves, and if he didn' U get many pIaudits, Yapp at least got his full share of the worlds series swag-
 For the benefit of those not familiar with the remarkable .career Of MT. Yapp, it may be explained that he was born 36 years ago in Alton. When he broke into baseball with Concord. N.s H., away back in ancient history. he decided that Yapp wasn't a name likely to long survive the Jibes and jeers of the scribes and fans, and wisely changed his monaker to Fred AffcheII s
 Fred started his career as a pitcher, and in 1898 he was good enough to get a job with Lawrence. in the New England League. He was the star twirler of the circuit, and soon landed a major league job with the Boston National League club. Ins1901, when Ban Johnson put an American League club in Boston, Mitchell switched q his allegiance to the Red Sox. The next year he was with Connie Mack's bri- gade He then returned to the Ma tionaI League and for four years wore the uniform of the Phillies
 MfteheIl,s big league career seem ed over in 1908, when he slipped back into the miners, going to Toronto in the International;s then the Eastern League Gradually he lost his speed hnd curve, and it was rapidly becom- ing evident that Mitchell was about all in as a tWister. when he suddenly flashed into fame as q catcher. Ffedss work as backstop with the Toronto club was so good that he was soon recalled to the majors He had been a. backston only one year when he was bough t5by the New York Yankees The Highlanders were not in need of a catcher, however, and soon turned
 Mitchell back to the International where he played with Rochester for a time, and was then sold to Buffalo.
 George StaIlings was then the man ager of the Bisons, and when Stallings went to Boston in 1913 Mitchell went along. He caught for the Braves for a. time, but was soon given the job of coaching the young pitchers. and in- stfucting the catehers in the fine points of the art. The veteran player. who knew both ends of battery work from long experience, proved to- be an able instructor, and ne fTnparted much of his wisdom to James, Davis, Rudolph, Whaling and others of the great battery staff which enabled the Braves to make such 9 phenomenal race last year.
 Whatever the future of the Braves, nothing can rob them of their glorious past, and in that past the name of Yspp, alias Mitchell, is entitled to loom large. It is not denying the greatness of StaIlings and ssScrappy John'' Evers. nor detracting from the fame of g4aranvi1Ie. GoWdy and the t.big three tWirlers. so say that the great showing of the Braves in 1914 might have been impossible except for the assistance of Fred Mitchell. And nobbGy wilkbe more ready to ad- init that than the pilot and players of the greatest club in baseball his- fOry