Evening star., 1915-01-14

1lpSon Another Star.
The other young catcher was George
Gibson. whom the Pittsburgh club got
IN July, 1905, from the Montreal club
of the Eastern League. He at once
went to the front. and is now classed
among the best in the land. He de-
serves niche of his own, and it will
De given him before these weekly let.
ters close.
In 1906 Pittsburgh pulled the string
and brought back Archer from AZ
lanta, but he was switched back to tbe
oouthern League city before he could
even think of selecting "a boarding
mouse mouse IN the Smoky city. He was never
Clarke. and SO went back to the so,,th
unWept and unsung. This time the
string was cut, and Pittsbureh's hold
on the player severed.
IN 1907 the Detroit club drafted
Archer from Atlanta and Hugh len.
nfngs from Baltimore. Hugh obtained
permanent job. being made manager
OF the team, succeeding Bill Armonr
while Archer fell in line behind Charles
scnmidt and Fred Payne as the third
do: The Detroits won the chamnion.
ship OF the American League that wear
and during the season depended en-,
tirely on Schmidt and Payne behind
sne pat pat; Even Ross Erwin. got from
st. Paul in August, was preferred to
the present star.
In the worlds series, however. Arch
er's worth was tardily Acknowledged.
eve games were played against the
Chicago Cubs. The Detroits started OFF
by tying the score in the first game.
and then they lost the next three
Schmidt and Payne did the Catching.
In the NTH and last game Archer was
sent in to catch George Muiiin, and
eyh all
troit pitcher. But the Detroits lost the
game and the worlds champion ship,
the score being to 0 against them.
Mordecai Brown and Johnny King were
the Chicago battery that last game.
Three years later, in 1910, Archer had
the satisfaction Of catching this same
Brown In two world series games. and
holding him In the only game won by
the Cubs from the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. King was used behind the bat
the last two. In the one world series
game for Detroit in 1907 Archer failed
to get a hit or Brown, but in the two
games Of 1910 he made a two-bapeer
off Chief Bender in his first game and
a single off Jack Coombs in his sec
ond.
Allowed to Slip Away.
In spite of his good showing in the
last world championship game at
Detroit. Archer in 1908 waA let 20 to
the Buffalo team of the Eastern
League. There he did splendid work.
dividing the labor behind-the bat with
Lew McAllister, very versatile play
er, who saw service with Cleveland for
four years and with Detroit for an
other four years. being a catcher, pitch
er. infielder and outflelder. McAllister
played with the Omaha team of the
Western League last year and quit all
OF sudden. claiming he was too old
to be longer of any use.
Finally, in 1909, Archer landed in fast
company to stay. In that year he was
drafted by the Chicago Cubs from Buff
falo. and by dint Of making use of his
past experience forced a recognition of
his sterling qualities. Killing, the star
catcher of the Cubs. deserted the team
and remained away all season, and the
catching thus devolved upon Pat Moran,
Tom Needham and Archer. Archer was
the catcher most used, and by inference,
therefore. the most valuable of the trio,
He has been member of the Cubs ever
since. There are only two of the Cubs
left who were on the team when Archer
Joined. They are Frank Schultz, who
was obtained from Syracuse in 1904,
and Hefne Zimmerman, who came to
Chicago from Wilkes-Barre in 1907.
Frank Chance was the manager at
SHIcdso Wnen Arcner became Cub.
He made room for Johnny Evers, who
headed the Cubs in 1913. Evers. in 1914.
was succeeded by Hank O'Day, and next
season Archer will take his orders from
Roger Bresnahan. who also was born
in Dublin. first seeing the light of day
on the old sod three years before
Archer did. Bresnahan will be the
sixth manager under whom Archer has
worked during his major league career.
The six managers are Fred Clarke,
Hugh Jennings. Frank Chance, Johnny
Evers. Hank O'Day and Roger Bresna-