Evening star., 1915-01-31
By JOHN n. GRUBER.


lis another illustration Of the final sue
cess, after persistent waiting. in at
! tanning a laudable object. He was a
good player, but never considered good
enough to gain a position among the
best He was an ambitious boy, and a
! courageous one, never hating on the
way until he reached his goal, in spite
Of all obstacles and consequent disap-
pointments. In 1910 and 1911 his op-
portunity seemed to have arrived, fol
then he became a member Of the New
York Giants, and with what team was
there more chance for promotion and
glory? The Giants were champions and
contenders for world championships
and what better stepping stones to
success were there? But Dick failed
with them. and two years later Joined a
|tail-end team, which finally. to the sur
prise of the country. won not only the
National League championship, but
that OF the world in the most decisive
manner. Rudolph had at last reached
the top of the ladder Of fame.
He was born in New York August 20.
|1sse, and at the proper age entered
Fordham College. where he became the
pitcher of the base ball team. During
1906 he was engaged by the rutland
club OF the Vermont League. which had
no connection with organized base ball,
and Dick liked the game SO well that
he gave up going to school and signed
with the Toronto team of the Eastern
League, under the management OF Joe
Kelley.
May 2, 1907, and Buffalo was the scene
Of his first game. Rudolph pitched
|efght innings, the score then being Z
to against him. In the ninth inning
the Canucks knocked out four runs and
went ahead to 5. A pinch hitter bat
ted for Dick and made good. getting a
hit and scoring a run. Jim McGinley,
who was serving his second year with
Toronto, pitched the last half of the
ninth inning, and Buffalo could get
only one run, Toronto winning by
score Of Z to 6. OF course Rudolph was
credited with the victory, and thus
made an auspiciouS start.
Had Veteran for Catcher.
Rudo1pt's catcher was Bob Wood
who was already styled veteran, and
had seen service with Cincinnati, Chi
|cago White Sox, Cleveland and Detroit
to say nothing about Indianapolis, Mil
waukee and Buffalo. He had been Sc
cured in 1906 by Toronto from Buffalo
whose team he helped to lick in Dick
initial performance. the Canadian club
giving for him two men, Pitcher
Clarence Currie and Outfielder Jack
White.
Joe Kelley, the renowned player of
the Baltimore champions, and late
manager of the Cincinnati National
League team, played first base In Ru-
dolph's initial game. 1t was his first
venture in the Eastern League as man
ager, and his team won the champion
ship right off the reel. He remained
wiz tha
sons Interruption. for eight years. dur
ing. which 1t won the championship
twice. The only interruption occurred
in 1908. when he managed the Boston
National League team.
Kudolph. in that first game. was op-
posed by a veteran battery, Charles
1Rube) kissinger. pitcher. and John B.
Ryan. catcher. Both began their ca
Teers ,ee in. IN the early sos: For three years.
assa; 1886 and 1897, kissinger was with
Detroit In 1904 he was released by
Detroit to Buffalo, where he remained
eight years, being the star pitcher for
the Bisons during six Of those years. or
team. and later George Stallings. The
latter released the Rube in 1912.
Jack Ryan made an early reputation
in Boston. going there In 1894. He then
played with Brooklyn, Baltimore, De-
troit and the st. Louis Cardinals. The
Ed Murphy to Kansas City for Catcher
Mike Grady. In 1908 and 1906 he was
with Columbus, which in 1907 released
him to Buffalo. Ryan was with Buffalo
four years. when he was released to
Jersey City, whose team he managed
in 1910 and 1911. In 1912 he was en-
gagged by the Washington club. and has
been with the Nationals ever since as
coach and scout
carrigan's Rapid Rise.
Bill Carrigan, manager of the Boston
American League team last year, Joined
the Torontos In 1907. and caught his
first game for them May II. The year
previous. 1905, he WAS obtained by Bos-
ton from Holy Cross College, and fin.
ished the season with the Red Sox. In
1907 he was farmed out to Toronto, re-
naming there during the entire sea.
son. His one years schooling evidently
gave him practice enough to become
one of the most skilled catchers in the
major leagues and advance him to the
head of the team. He caught Rudolph
for the first time Nav d Toronto the n