The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
Sport Snap Shots
az JACK KEENE.

Another famous baseball player and
big league manager has gone to Eu-
rope, where he will serve as Knights
OF Columbus secretary. He is Tommy
Dowd. who has probably sent more
young fellows who have made good,
up to the majors than anybody else
who ever led minor league outfit.
Dowd started his baseball career as
a second baseman. but after few
years, he shifted to the outfield. His
last job was as scout for the Red
Sox. Since then he has been conduct
ing business at his home. Holyoke,
Mass.
Dowd's first engagement after leav-
ing Brown university, where he played
in the infield for the varsity team. was
at Boston. He was sold to Washing
ton and later became captain and
manager of the st. Louis team. It
was while leader of this club that he
experienced the novely Of a manager
being traded. He went to Philadel-
phia with Catcher Eddie Mcfarland
in big trade for Mailman. Grady and
Carsey.
Dowd later was returned to St.
Louis in trade engineered by the late
Tim Hurst. The st. Louis club was
shifted to Cleveland. and he was then
sent to Chicago. Connie Mack bought
him from Chicago and he next served
under Jimmy Collins with the Red
Sox at Boston. After leaving the big
league he owned the Amsterdam-J ohns-
town-Gloversville club in the New
York state league.
Eddie Collins. second baseman of
the Chicago White Sox, who has few
II any equals in playing the middle
bag, thinks that Charles A. Comiskey
made ten-strike in naming william
kid" Gleason manager Of the team
in place of Clarence Rowland
He said recently:
THE Chicago fans could not have
had better New Year greeting than
the announcement that Kid Gleason
would manage the White Sox next
season.
HE is pepper box Of baseball, and
besides knowing every angle Of the
same. has the happy faculty of keep.
ing the players on their toes and going
at top speed all the time. The men
look up to him and respect him, and
that also is big help"
Bill Gleason (Brother Bid, now a
captain in the st. Louis fire depart
ment, once a member Of the famous
old Browns of the sos under Charley
Comiskey. was in reminiscent mood
the other day and told some stories Of
other days when the monarchs OF
baseball-the old Browns-were beat
ing em all.
During the tanning bee he cast some
lights on the career Of Charley Rad
thD N4t Lon
flag for Providence in 1884.
Providence in 1884 had a great
team and one that was full OF tricks,
and Radbourne pulled his share" said
Gleason.
"Radbourne used a balk motion that
was better than Ed Walsh's, and you
remember how the Big Moose used to
get away with it for Fielder Jones.
II hitter got on, Radbourne frequent
ly caught him mapping. He was al
most as good as Matty Kilroy at pick
ing 'em off the bags.
Erwin and Carroll were clever bunt-
ers and kept the opposition guessing,
although to bunt in those days was
considered a baby act
"Gilligan, after he would catch two
strikes, would cover the plate from
the umpire's view by STOPPING almost
over it. When the next ball came over
whether it was a strike or not, he
would snap the ball to the shortstop
or second baseman.
THE umpire generally sang out
Three strikes!' just as Farrell was ap-
parently putting the ball on the run
ner. That fellow was a wonder at
bluffing a putout, and got credit for
lots Of outs he never made.
Providence worked every angle and
used their heads from the minute the
batter came to the plate. He had to
outguess Radburne to get on, and then
fight a battle with him If he took an
inch of first. At second, If he tried
TO steal. 1t was almost cinch he
would be called out on account Of Far
relPs marvellous ability for taking the
touch. II he went to third, he had
to cut around the third baseman and
shortshop, who were always in the
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