New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
BASEBALL, TOO, HAS ITS HALL OF FAME
|DOingS of Certain Great Figures Of
 National League Still in Memory

M Tn the long list of players who have 8 been stars in the National League, a there are several names which will # live as long as baseball is played. zzThose names are handed down from #generatiOn to generation, and the boys the bleachers today can tell about @nany of the old-time stars whose have lived in spite of the @brilliant diamond lights of the pres %ent day.
 # To a baseball fan it is an interest %ing task t2 delve into the old records #and sec who the stars were in the #days when the National League was #young. ONe of the present day box #Inen, Rube Marquard, when he was #with the Giants in 1912, equalcd an N 5ancient record for successive games Hwon. In this feat Marquard equaled Mza pitching record which has been held @ since 1888 by Tim Keefe of the Giants. Keefe won nineteen straight &Sgames, and so did Marquard. Keefe's was made when the box was only fifty feet from the home ||zzap plate, while Marquard won his nine Nateen straight with the pitchers box S@60 feet , inches from the plate. Many NOtIt0 IItcncFS.
 "a The most marvellous pitching record 1Sof the National League was made by E tharley Radbourne of the Providence Club in 1884. He pitched 77 games nnd won 63 and lost 12, while ? were x 8ied. Mickey We1ch, pitching for the
 4iants in 1885, won IT games in row. and John Luby, of Chicago, in & 899 won IT in a row.
 4 T i+oI, fnr ton. 16 "a hicago, was the greatest pitcher of *1is day. He started before the Ma 2ional League was formed and was sa1so star for many years in the SNa tional League. Charley Radbourne hnd Charley Sweeney of Providence, TIT ohm M. Ward, when with Providence kNhnd John Clarkson of Boston and Chicago were also great pitching stars. a Slarkson went to Boston in 1888, with #zsdike Kelly, the great catcher, famed as the $10,000 Beauty" Keefe of the
 9iants Hutchinson of Chicago, and
 Geekin of New York were also great K bmen in their time. Later, Amos @ 2usie, who is regarded as the great
 st speed ball pitcher ever developed Has a star with the Giants Joe Me s 4innity, when with Brooklyn. was at Z he top of the league, as was Jack 2 Shesbro, when he was with Pitts burgh Sam Leever of the Pirates % nd Ed Ruelbach of Chicago were also
 reat pitchers when in their prime. & In the present generation the s& Greatest pitching record is that of sshristy Mathewson, who has been
 he mainstay of the Giants pitching 2 taff for many years. Grover Alexan-
 CT of Philadelphia is also one of the
 Rational Leagues brightest stars 8 Star Bacl1stops.
 8 OId-timers remember Jim White of
 3oston and Charley Bennett of De- & roit as the great catchers of their
 ime Baseball never had more
 picturesque backstop than Mike Kelly # Chicago and Boston. Kelly was known as the trickiest performer of
 lis time He not only outWitted his 8pponents, but he outWitted the um- bires. He always did the unexpected | nd the old-time fans do not hesi ate to say that in this generation of
 atchers there never has been the
 squal of Mike Kelly. Kittredge was
 great catcher in the old days with
 ,hicago and also Heinie Peitz of Cin-
 innati Jim Mcclure of Washington nd Jack Warner of New York. Bill
 Mcclure of Washington and Jack sNarner of New York. Bill Bergin, 8 he old timer with Brooklyn; Frank x 3owerman of the Giants, and in the n resent day Jimmy Archer and Chief
 Meyers have starred behind the bat.
 "Pop" Lead Elm All.
 IS AIacng the first baseman there
 ever was a greater player than old
 Pop Anson He had a wonderful
 ecord as ball player, one which will probably not be equaled for some time
 o come He played year after year,
 nd his baseball life covered many
 nore seasons of service than the pres midday players can boast.
 Dan Brouthers aside from being a
 rreat batsman like Anson, was also
 6rst-cIass first baseman, and when & he was with Buffalo he led all the afrst-sackers in the National League. W ohm Morrill, of Boston, Roger Con-
 pr. and Dan McGann were also great
 players at first base. Fred Penney
 vas a star in his time and so was M rank Chance.
 M Burns Fame.
 The records show that the best of
 he second basemen in his time was
 Ross Barnes of Chicago. Year after
 tear he led the middle sack players.
 Ie was a sharp, bright player, much
 liter the fashion of Johnny Evers,
 when he was at his best with the Chi
 lago Cubs. Dave Force, who will at-
 end Wednesdays banquet and will
 nal<e a few remarks, was also a star
 econd baseman when he played with
 Buffalo. Then there was Fred Dunlap
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