Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-19
m COP PLAYERS
BATOUT YARNS OF
PAST BILLY SUNDAY
, Real Baseball Revival
d Fond Memories Was
Shred Up by Arrival of
Evangelist.

.0rearance Of "Billy" Sunday in
nhia was the cause of a baseball
Among the old-time ball players
I'M live in this city. Those old
,.rs like "Bily" They say he
The level. They remember the
,l.ys that he made, and are al
.o.dv to call "Blly" the ball play
tifnd.
,sns the greatest revival Of all was
,he old stars that are now on
& mice force. When George Washing
p,sdley saw "Billy" he jumped right
osro again. Johnny Hofford, at
,ioil thought 1t was time for the
~ born, while Bill Farmer looked
p-- ar bat. Lieutcnants Bauscwine
y,nn thought they would make n
,., GOOD battery, and the old game
4 IN saved all over again, In memory at
~ a,,rge Bausewlne. who Is now lieuten-
A 4, N the 10Th District police, and who
~ tmc was a pitcher on the Ath-
49, baseball team, was among the first
4 Z A,er Sunday preach.
& prly Sunday was as good bail
q ..gr as he IL n preacher. and as a
d s..rhsr he is n wonder" the lieutenant
g 81 knew him well when he was
q ..ginq the game, and his speed made
Il h. wonder He was the fastest man
4 ! M game. ard his record of II seconds
!, rnning around the bases made the
4 n hoys take a lot Of notice.
q I'VE MI liked him because he was on
.level He was an exemplary fellow
very way Everybody had confidence
! !, hm and he was the friend of all the
,hysrs, ard, by the way, 7 never heard
4 Il I'M, ball player that went to Billy
& slsipy trat did not get any thing that
j Il psked for.
A WONDERTCL FIELDER.
sFIlly' was n wonderful fielder. I saw
( Nm make many "A daring play on both
hs old grounds at 2ith and Columbia
svenne and up at Broad and Huntington
rrsets When it came to batting his
med gave him hits that no other man
e,gh have possibly made. Billy was
fad from the time that he began play
hI the game, but his batting averages
ret boosted lot after the rule that
compelled the pitcher to stand still went
4 Ikld eject
The Chicago team that he started out
tih was real bah club. There were
hins in those days on that team. and
i hey knew how to play ball. They won
thampionshps and We're popular lot.
There we're several high livers and sports
ii the team, and their life was pretty
Ffenpous.
Sunday had a slight build. and I used
b wonder If he could stand tho hard
pl.e that he had to 70 through with his
ts team mates Billy was clean
llYsr as far back as | can recall and kept
h good physical condition. His nerve
helped him TO do the rest. Billy was one
/ |sfhenerviest men that every played the
game
z have seen him dive for n ball and
fohssd on into the fence. 1t must have
hut but he would get right up and go
m ~ though nothing had happened. His
rsTye made him popular with the fans
ssEell as the players, and there are few
nsi that have ever played the game that
fie better liked than Billy Sunday"
NEVER FoRGETS A BALLPLAYER.
Lieutenant Frank Zinn. of the Mana
|Nnk police, was a catcher on the Ath-
kaes when Sunday was playing ball. The
ffdienant is a great admirer of the
Hangelist, and pays a tribute to "Billy's"
Ped when he says that he feels sure
'hal a lot more bases would have been
Halsn on him with BILLY" Sunday in the
AneFiean Association instead of in the
National League.
Every day that Billy" goes to the
uhtnaele the man that greets him first
an old-time ballplayer. George Wash |
aEan Bradley, who, back in the SOS, |
- the guardian of third base for the |
0efeand team, is now one OF the police |
asa detailed at the tabernacle. BILLY" |
= been out of the game for 25 years,
" ne recognized Bradley as soon as he |
y llm when he was entering the tab |
ssAels for the first service of the cam
ahowdy, George!" greeted Billy"
hoEdy Mr.-Howdy, Billy" George |
sslnsd, and as the evangelist passed |
elaash the door some one heard Brad |
II i say "A great man, that man sun