Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25
MNNIE MACK SAYS
sDNDAY STARRED"
As A BALL PLAYER
spalv" Had Lots of Gin
oer" and Always Played
! "Clean" Game-Won-
der on Bases.
nv CONNIE MACK

,,, tost one Of its stars whom
...s sunday gave up the game to
80 a preacher. But I am sure his
.rg baseball was for the best Sun
49, done more good for the world
I. can ever be paid for
.ailiy, sunday is the man Of the
lie is on the lips Of everybody
A. men In baseball circles think
N him, They are proud to say
80 once professional baseball
~, for while no was playing he did
~, ~ raise the standard OF the game.
srsw "Bllly" Sunday whom he was
.,n player lie was a member OF the
-'s,or chicago White Sox whom |
II playing on tho WAao'"etnn tHam'
~, ~ ,be time the game started until II
w .yer "Bnly" was always on his toes
VI bls head was always UP. lie was
vi ~ what we call ginger and ! can
n sse the bail player In him in the
..,.,es that have been taken In the
rpt
puIY" A "CLEAN" PLAYER.
pely7 was always a quiet fair, clean
N olayer He left the decisions to the
.,lrs never heard him dispute the
.aiais decisions, whether he was called
~. n base runner or on n play wnen
80 I'm the field. And "Billy" was in
,.oo pretty close plays.
M. snaed used to take him down the
" lines ike a streak OF lightning; II
~. were any fumbllng OF the ball. he
ma almost invariably be safe. 1t was
Nsn question whether Sunday or the
N ,saohed the base first. When ] was
Ia,,nV first base for the Washington
...m 0BIlly" sometimes seemed to get n
800 the worse OF an umplre's judgment.
y. ~ did not grumblefor dispute the de-
ssons He accepted the play az the
,..lre saw H. and the most that ! ever
inrd hIm say was II thought had that
~ beat
nwoNDER" AS BAsERUNNER.
A. baserunner BILLY" was n wonder.
"a slwSys used good judgment. He was
n after base-runnng honors, and did
u nv to steal base on the first pitched
IN He always looked for his start. and
NJ record for stolen bases was good
always was afraid OF "Billy" Sun
~ when he was on the bases He could
IN on me, and they say he stole four
A,,es on me In one game. | guess that
40. because he generally perched on
eeond base after he once reached first.
sunday was not long hitter. Ie hit
hsrp over the inheld. He was an es-
rdally good bunter, and his speed
nsbled him to beat out the bunts TO
kfrt base.
When I look at his pictures now / can
sse the Bprintor getting into action. Evil
tsntly he still has the vim that made
hin great ball player.
SUNDAY LIVED CLEAN"
Sunday WAS new type OF ball player
n his day. CarousIng and dissipation
vtre much more common then than now
The men who play the game today are
almost invariably good clean living fell
lows / remember Sunday almost from
ne lime that he Joined the White SoX,
knd never heard OF his taking part In
4 carousal. lie ALWAYS wanted the boys
10 keep straight. He had the ideas about
dean living that he breaches now.
When "Billy" was playing with the
Chicago White Sox he had some won
dsiful players for his teammates. Dali
uinRle and Gore, the other outfielders.
we're both stars Sunday was faster
nan either. and added much to his repu-
uton by his daring In the field, billy"
took chances and he often was hurt
The teams did not carry as many men
= they do now. and when a player was
ign he often had to play before he
sas really well. II took real grit. and
theay had the grit. He was what
fpuld call a star. He was gentleman
D The field. hard, earnest player and
man well liked by all who knew him.
Billy Sunday was a credit to the
featest OF sports. | also know that his
tnetrty and ability have done 30 much
roo that l rank him among the great
FsAshers,