The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-16
BaseballDOpe
OfYears Ago
Is All Wrong

A perusnl Of the sporting pages OF the
newspapers Of the early nlnetles, when
baseball was not the same as II is now
affords an old time fan much pleasure,
The following items culled from the Old
files by the New York Sun brink back
memories OF early days Of the national
pastlme, and show that even the sages
OF the game at that time sometimes
missed their guesses
How doen this sound
Amos Rusle Ia winning regularly Tor
the Giants
mid McPhce. Cincinnati's second base
man still plays without glove.
Baltimore critics say that Thlrdbnse.
man Musesy McGrnw has made good and
viii cover the position regularly.
Brooklyn has offered CentcrNelder Mike
Griffin to Cleveland for Jimmy Nc
Aleer, hut Fat TeDeau will not consider
the offer
Baseball Ia growing Nearly 10000 were
at the Polo grounds when Amos Husie
shut out Boston. Extra ticket windows
were opened
And cy Fooled EN-.
\ critic predicts that Cy Young. the
youthful phenom Of the Cleveland team,
will not last two more seasons because
he Is curving himself to death There ls
much wisdom In this assertion
Pop Anson II almost 81 years old. hut
he can still hit. The big fellow raped
Theodore Brentenstein for two singles, a
double. and a triple In the recent series
Manager Bill McClosky of the Louis
Vile team has issued denial that he
was going TO sign a certain college pitch
er OF an eastern university. Bin says he
has no time TO bother with the ''rah, rah'
boys. and everybody agrees with him,
Charles Nichols Of tho Boston team Is
a wonderful pitcher. but few fans think
he is worth i7.Soo a season. This In the
salary he held up noston for.
Connie Mack In catching regularly for
the Pittsburgh team now. This tall char
has n good whip hut does not seem TO hc
much Of n general behind the plate. Man
sEer Al Buckenbetger'is working hard q
make a. thinking bali player out OF him
ing TO let out Lave Cross, who, no doubt
Will 60 TO the minors
Baltimore IL trying out new right
fielder named Keeler. He played once
with Brooklyn lie looks too light fol
Chicago has offered $1,000 for Al Sci.
bach. the star outneldcr Of the wash.
lngton team This was tempting offer
but Washington decided 10 keep him.
Chris Won der Abe says that his catch
ers have discovered Ed Delhanty's weak
ness
Outfelder pIly Sunday says he will
open pool and billiard room when he I,
through with baseball
Tener, the big pitcher ~ the Chicng,
team, has qplt baseball Foolish move
when he could have picked up from 81 ,b0I
TO $4,000 of easy money for several mor'
years 20 come.
| HANK chsroed Mind.
Pitcher Hank O'Day Of the WRshingto toi
team complains that he In getting a raw
deal from the umplres. what Hanl
thinks Of umnires would not look ~ II
print
Ran Johnson, sporting editor Of IN,
Cincinnati Com ncrrial. Gasc,te, write
that the collapse of the nrothethoo,
means that never again will there he an,
attempt 70 establish major league
johnson II right
Members of the Cincinnati team ar
kicking because Of the new rule whlcl
prohibits them from drinking at the par
bar white In uniform
First basemnn Charley Comlsksy
said TO be n sucker for a curve hlsh q,
the inside.