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The sun., 1919-10-12
WRIGHT TELLS OF
OLD RED STOCKINGS
Says Game With Athletics Was
Greatest His Team Ever
Engaged In.

II had batted against great MANY
never saw a curved ball until 1. went
East with the Red Stockings.
Their pitcher. Cummins had gained
sensational fame as the first curve ball
pitcher, and we players were naturally
anxious to see the widely heralded curve.
And did see it-for the first time.
took two strikes Just TO look over that
curve. and then struck at the ball. hit
It and reached first safely"
George Wright 72, shortstop and star
player of the Red Stocking champions of
go. was reminiscent when questioned
about the game OF half a century ago.
Mr. Wright is a man of culture and
wealth. president of a sporting goods
house of Boston.
Reverting to Cummins's curve Wright
said "Cummins threw the ball under
handed, like all the pitchers of that day.
but he gave the sphere twist that
caused the ball to curve outward and up
ward-a rising outcurve. But the Red
Stockings succeeded In defeating the
Brooklyn Stars despite their famed
curved ball pitcher"
What was the Red Stockings most
sensational game in '69?" Wright was
asked.
THE game we played against the
Athletics at Philadelphia" was the reply,
THE crowd was so great when we
reached the vicinity OF the park that
we could not get to the gate but had
to climb over the back fence, the players
pulling each other UP and over. The
game was exciting and had sensational
finish.
"In the ninth inning the score was
rs to 81 In our favor-but the Athletics
had the bases clogged with men and two
| men out. good smash would have
! won the game for them and spoiled ouI
record Of no defeats. but happily the
batter put up a fly that I caught and
the great game was over"
Wright said he wanted to correct ar
impression that he was born In England
II was born in New York. but my father
was born In England and was a cricket
! player Naturally my brother, Harry
and I also became cricket players anc
later ball players. I had the good for
tune during my ten years career as bal
! player TO be a member of eight cham
pionship nines-the Red Stockings fol
one year, Boston for six years and
Providence one year-in 10. But haf
the good fortune to get out OF baseball
and into business when was In my
prime--and my advice 20 players to-da,
Is to do the same"
The sun., 1919-10-12
ELLER BETTERED
HIS OWN RECORD
Was Able to Strike Out Only
5 Men in Succession During
League Season.


Hold Eller smashed his own consecu-
tive major league strikeout record when
he whitfield six of the White Sox in order
last Monday During the National
League campaign the Muncie fireman
hac the habit Of grouping his strikeouts,
but he never was able to assemble half
a dozen together Five was his limit
Eller's shine ball was working per-
fectly at Boston July S. and in the fifth
and sixth innings he retired Nehf. Rig
CERT, Rawlings. Powell and Cruise on
strikes. one after the other. Two men
whitfield in the fifth, three in the sixth [.
Twice during 1919 did the Sox castoff
fan four men in row. his first stunt of
this kind being turned at Pittsburg on
July rs and his second at Philadelphia
month and a day later
At Chicago on June "a, In the second in
ming, Eller struck out Merkle, Magee and
Paskert, one after the other. and on his
home lot on August he famed three
Giants-Burns, Chase and Gonzales-in
the ninth inning. that being the only
one he pitched against them. However.
these strikeouts were not consecutive.
Eller famed 1876 men this Season, 81
Cardinals. 22 Phillies. 21 Cubs. 20 Su-
Pirates falling before him. Jack MIL
Ter, Bert Shotton and Dode Paskert each
was retired on strikes five times. This
Is lis list of victims:
ELLER's STRIKE OUT LIsT-19i9,
st Louis-si.
Five Times-Miller and Shotton.
Three Times-Heathcote and Hornsby.
Twice-Goodwin, Cruise, smith and Me-
Henry. -..s
Iette, Schultz and Schupp.
Phiiadelphla-22.
Four Times---Williams.
Bla OK burne and Bancroft.
Once-iMeusei. Whitfield. Luderus, Rixey
Cravath, Pearce. Baird and Callahan.
Chicago-2l.
Five Times-Paskert.
Twice-Holiocher. Herzog. Merkle. ma
eonce-Barber. Douglas, Martin, Carter
| Pick and Deal.
Brooklyn-2o.
Three times-Krueger,
Malone, Myers and Griffith.
Once-Mitchell, Baird. Galore. Johnston
| and Hickman.
Boston-ls.
Twice--Powell o'Neill. Cruise and Raw
lings,
! smith. Wilson, Gowdy. Keating. Nehi
| Rigkert and Tragesser;
] New York-l4.
Twice-chase, Gonzales, Mccarty an,
| Young.
Pittsburg-s.
Twice-Moilwitz. southworth ana Big
onee--stsnEsl cutshaw ana Adams.
The sun., 1919-10-12
Victory of Moran's Men
a Good Thing for Baseball
by FREDERICK G. LIEB.

Not only was Cincinnatis victory in
the 1919 worlds series deserved. but 1t
also will do the game lot of good. 1t
is for the best interests 6f major league
baseball " have the two leagues evenly
matched. We'll matched leagues insure
lively competition, and real. live competl-
ton is the soul Of any lport.
There can be no denying that the Ma
tional League had lost lot of prestige
in recent years by its chronic failure in
worlds series competition, and the Red
land success will be boom for the en-
tire league. Efforts were made in some
circles to make material out Of National
League defeats, and the National League
frequently was spoken of as circuit
just a step above the American Associa-
ton.
One victory. In nine successive worlds
series was the record of the National
League up to this fall, and Cncinnati's
success in the 1919 games came just in
time to save the league from being
Known as the football of baseball. De-
feat for the Reds would have meant FIVE
| straight defeats for the National League.
a losing record never attained by either
league. The National League still is
quite bit behind, as the worlds cham
ponship series now stand at ten for the
| American League to six for the Ma
| tional.
National Victories Scarce.
1t took quite a time for the tide to
shift back to the National League. The
National winners won one game each in
1916 and 1916, two games in 1917 and
1918 and then captured the series in
1919.
1t will be interesting to see whether
a., I IN.. In,
ton TO hold it's new laurels, or whether
1920 will see the American League again
in the ascendency. After the series the
writer heard one National Lacquer
shout. New that we got II VIC want to
keep II, No more of that once every
4 five year stuff"
Another interesting feature of the
| Redland victory is that for the third
time the ushering in of new National
| League president has been followed with
victory in worlds series. John Heyd-
Ter was elected temporary president of
the National League in 1909 following
the unfortunate death of Harry Pulliam.
| John X. Tener was elected president
| in 1914. and the Braves won their sem
sational victory over the Athletics that
| fall John Heydler was elected presi-
dent OF the league for the second time
| last winter, and again he had the good
fortune to root for National League
worlds champion Immediately after
| taking office.
Reports that Dutch Ruether, Cincln-
fnati's crack lefthander, was not in form
| in the sixth game of the series are I'M
( fortunately true. Ruether was a pretty
wild young fellow when he first came
into the league. and 1t Is nothing new
Tor him to break training.
| Ruether now is married. and this year
has been a well behaved player. That
was one of the reasons for his- success
| this season. However, the worlds series
excitement evidently was too much for
| him. 1t is to be regretted that player
who performed the individual feats
which Ruether accomplished In the first
game should kick over the traces while
the series was on.
There already are reports from
Chicago that there will be changes or
The sun., 1919-10-12
Hunting Is the Hobby of
Most of Cleveland PLAYERS

ham. Ala, instead Of wintering at his old
home In Vernon.
Larry Gardner has gone back to Enos-
burg Falls, VT, TO aid his partner in
running the Gardner garage. Joe
Evans will enter st. Louis hospital
as inferno. Hi Jasper and Harry Lunte,
both St Louis boys, will spend the win
ter at home. Doc Johnston expects his
place down near Chattanooga to keep
him busy.
Chef Thomas will play baseball. Chef
will go to Los Angeles and says he will
seek a job with some company that
maintains a team in the winter league
SO he can keep his weight down and re-
port In good condition.
Elmer Myers says he Intends to take
long vacation to make up for his year
in France. Elmer Smith and Bill
Wambsganss have not picked their jobs,
but they will winter In Cleveland.
The sun., 1919-10-12

the Sox team next winter. Unuues-
tionably the club pitching staff must be
bolstered up if the Sox hope to get into
another worlds series.
fgjF
CicOtte a Real Veteran.
Cicotte will be SO next year, and he
can't last forever. As to Williams his
three worlds series defeats may shake
his nerve. and 1t also will give opposing
batsmen more confidence in batting
against him. And despite some scoffers,
psychology is a big thing in baseball
Where pitcher attains the rank of a
star, he always carries a big advantage
over certain type of player, the Elmer
Miller type for instance. The batter Is
afraid OF the pitchers reputation, Just
the same as many pitchers are afraid OF
batter's reputation, and can't pitch
to Cobb or jackson the way they will
do to Boone or Hartzell.
Next year lot of players will lose
much of their former respect for Will
iiams and face him with fresh conf
dence. Their mental attitude in oppos-
ing him will be, 80 this Is the fellow
who dropped three TO the Reds"
Kid Gleason, however. certainly de-
serves retention. He made some mis-
tlkes in handling his team in the
worlds series, and many people agree
with the writer that he didn't play his
, strongest combination when he played
Risberg at short and kept McMullin on
the bench. Yet Chicago's defeat in the
worlds series makes Gleason's success
in winning the American League pen
nant all the more praiseworthy.
The same pitching staff which rum
bled against the Reds was the one with
which Gleason beat out such strong
clubs as the Indians, Yanks and Tigers,
and that was no mean achievement.
The sun., 1919-10-12

CLEVELAND, Oct 1.-THE Cleveland
indians lost no time in scattering to
their homes throughout the country
Some of them are planning to spend
some time hunting, but November
should find most of them in some employ
ment A good sized squad is remaining
in Cleveland. The colony consists of Ed
Klepfer. George Uhle, Ray Chapman.
Bill Wambsganss. Jack Graney, Elmer
Smith and Traiper Smallwood. This
bunch did think Of organizing a ball
team for exhibition games but later de-
cided to pass II up.
After hunting in Canada Manager
Speaker will divide his time between
Hubbard, Tex. ana Cleveland in pre-
pairing his team for 1920. Joe Wood.
Stanley Coveleskie. Ed Klepfer, Steve
O'Nelll and Joe Harris have purchased
land for hunting camp In New Jersey.
They will build small hunting lodge
and spend some time enjoying their
favorite winter sport. but each expects
to engage in some employment.
Harris has gone to Newcastle. Ind,
where his former manager when Joe
was a member OF the Bay City team
is a foreman In an auto factory. He
has five other members of that team
working for him.
Ed Klepfer. Trainer Percy smallwood
and Jim Basby expect to enter the auto
game Bagby 10 seeking the agency for
a Cleveland made car In Augusta or
Birmingham. Ed Kepfer will act
as a salesman for the Cleveland
Packard Company. while Smallwood will
have a similar position with the Stude-
baker agency. Jack Graney viii spend
his time with the radiator company OF
which he Is one of the owners. Scout
jack MacCallister has returned TO his
billiard parlor in Columbus, and Tony
Faeth has resumed his Job In a billiard
hall in St. Paul.
Ray Caldwell expects to winter in Lo-
rain. Cleveland or Akron. but wants to
be free TO start training In February to
be ready whom the bell rings George
Uhis VIII work In Cleveland. Guy Nor
ton will seek employment IN Birming-
The sun., 1919-10-12
JACK WARRIOR TO PITCH.
Former Yankee VIII Work for
Fletcher Team at Dexter Park.

Former Yankee VIII Work for
Fletcher Team mt Dexter Park.
Dexter Park. near the Cypress Hills
e." will be the scene of a fine double
header this afternoon when the Fietchers
Of New Jersey. the only team In the
state composed entirely Of former major
leaguers. lines up against the Bushwicks
semi-pro champions Of Brooklyn. The
Fletchers win have Warhop. one time
Yankee, on the mound in the first game.
and the Kelleher brothers in the second
game. Williams and Spears win oppose
them The Fletchers have beaten the
Royal Giants. Treat En- Rough, Morse,
Standard and Tietjen Shipyards mines,
the Farmers and the strong Paterson
team.
The Fletchers are managed by Johnny
O'Reilly. who started Jimmy Ring
Bob Crowell, George Braun, Charlie
Schneider. Fred Schneider and many
other Brooklyn boys In professional
baseball. Harry Fletcher. who gives
each player making Q home run $40
win be on hand with his Elstoher
rooters club.
The sun., 1919-10-12
FAN FINDS STORY
OF REDS OF 1859
Sends "The Sun" a Clipping of
July 3 Telling of Feats Of
Cincinnati Team.
DESCRIBES ENEMY PLAYE
Article Gives Occupation" Of
Players-Tells of Trip
to the East.
DESCRIBES ENEMY PLAYE

An ardent baseball fan, an old time
reader of THE SUN, last night favored
the sporting editor with a copy of the.
Theatrical Netos of July Q, 1869. In this
issue are several baseball items of in
terest, among them an editorial on the
wonderful accomplishment of the Red
Stockings. The article in full follows:
The Cincinnati Baseball Club of Gin
cinnati, Ohio. which has lately been
brought prominently before the public
by series of splendid victories, not
marred by single defeat, and never be-
fore equalled by any club in the country,
deserves more than-passing notice The
club numbers over five hundred active
members, and 1t Is composed almost ex-
clusively of business men.
The president, A. b. Campion. is a
| lawyer of considerable repute in the
Buckeye State. Thomas G. Smith, the
vice-presdent, is an iron merchant Ed
ward e. Townely, the treasurer, is Sec
rotary of the Eureka Fire Insurance
Company. and J, p. Joyce, the secretary.
is member of the firm of J. f. Joyce
& Co. of Cincinnati.
| The club owns beautiful grounds 500
feet square. which 1t has fitted up at
an expense of 100000. A commodious
club house was built, and several large
buildings for spectators, capable of seat
ing 1000 people, were erected. These
beautiful grounds are called the Union
Grounds, an are within twenty minutes
walk of the centre of Cincinnati
The sun., 1919-10-12
M0GRIDGE IN HARLEM.
smalIwoOd, Another Yankee, to
Pitch at Olympic Field.

Harlem fans will be treated this after
noon TO the best article OF ball seen at
Olympic Field. 136th street and Fifth
avenue. this season, when Mogridges
All-Leaguers line up against the Lincoln
Giants in a double header Mogridge
will pitch the opening game against
Cyclone Joe Williams. and Smallwood,
another Yankee hurler, will look after
the fiinging In the second game. The
An-Leaguers have an exceptionally fine
roster and should make things interest
ing for their opponents.
The team is one of many that were
formed soon after the major league
season closed and has been barnstorm-
ing through Pennsylvania. The team
played six games last week and won
FIVE, two of which went more than nine
innings.
The sun., 1919-10-12
strengthened Their Team.

For the last two or three seasons the
officers have been making every exertion
to strengthen their nine, and have finally
succeeded in getting a body of players
each one of whom is almost unrivalled
in his particular position.
The brothers Harry and George
Wright are we'll known to baseball and
cricket players. They we're once mem
bers of the St. George cricket club, Ho-
boken, and the Gotham baseball club.
George has also played baseball with
the Nationals of Washington and Unions
of Morrisania.
Asa Brainard, their accomplished
pitcher. at one time filled that post In
the Excelsior club of Brooklyn. Asa is
also fine billiard player, and but
short time since defeated John Frawley.
the champion of Ohio. Fred Waterman Is,
as all New Workers. know, an old mem
Der of the Mutual club of New York.
Freddy plays better than ever. and is a
valuable man for any nine to have on
third base.
The sun., 1919-10-12
OLYMPIC STADIUM READY.

The big stadium where Belgium will
hold the Olympic games in Antwerp Is
rapidly nearing completion. twill have
a circular track covering 500 meters.
with a straightaway which will be 200
meters long. The track is being built by
the same expert who laid out tho course
at Shepherds Bush, London, where the
Olympic games were held in 1908. and
the Stockholm track of 1912. The sta
dunn will seat 10000.
The sun., 1919-10-12
Two Famed Jersey Players.

Sweeny, second base. and Leonard,
left field, are Irvington stock, fast gain
ing their celebrity as players in that
New Jersey hamlet. Allison, McVey.
Hurley and Gould are Western men, and
as fine players as ever stepped upon
ball field. The following table, which
gives THE names. age, occupation, weight
and height of the nine players, will not
nroye uninteresting.
The sun., 1919-10-12

The following table gives the score OF
the matches played by the club since
leaving Cincinnati:
The sun., 1919-10-12
Pink salmon on Maine Coast.

DEEMS RIVER, Maine. Oct. 11.-Pink
salmon are on the Maine coast M con-
siderable numbers. The Bureau of Fish
cries erected temporary ladder across
Deenys River TO intercept the run.
The sun., 1919-10-12

the Sox team next winter Unques-
tionably the club pitching staff must be
bolstered up if the Sox hope to get into
another worlds series.
The sun., 1919-10-12

schalk, the peppery little Chicago
catcher. suffered the distinction OF being
Ae only player TO be elected from a
worlds series game since Frank Chance
was chased from the Cubs park in the
toIo series with the Athletics. Schalk
became too vigorous with a protest in
ue NTH game and found himself pre-
maturely under the showers.
The work Of Kopf at shortstop showed
q big margin over Risberg,s and made
many American League managers sorry
tney waived on this boy. He ate up
everything that came his way and battsd
me ball much harder than Rlsberg.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-22
SOUR DOUGH NOTES
Happenings on Douglas Island Twenty Years Ago This Week
 From News Files

Fire at Troadwon Chat burned down an old blacksmith shop n the reor of Che old Troadwol hoist
 News was received m town of thc death of Henry Osborne at salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Osborne came Go Douglas iu isS5 and built tho first cabin ou Che townsito
 odd Fellows lodge number about 100 members according Co thcpopcr
 Gust L. Johnson and Miss Augusta Torolborg married The groom was a member of Che firm of Johnson & Hartcr and Che bride dcconuy arriy- cd from Michigan
 Tho Ore whistle at rroadwcu sounded Sunday just as thc Rev. Hammond Cole was starting a scr- mon on Heaven Tho couerosauou IofL
 A charyan party was SO anxious Co start proceedings at % wedding Chat thoy began thoir noise before tho preacher was through and ho had to ask chem to toop quiet until ho performed One ccromoncy
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-22
WAS A PIONEER

1t win bo nowa to many on thc Island Go hear Chat sam Thomas. who for many years worked at Tread well and lived at Douglas. died at Hoonab Inst February from Che cf- fleets Of Che rlu.
 Mr. Thomas was 6O years old and had been .n Alaska for thiry-sovon years. and was married in tho Ter ritory thirty years ago He had worked at Che Perseverance up utu about ten days before Inc died. He was taken sick and thinking chat nc would not survive went Co Hoonah Co be with his family. and died a few days after he got there. Ho loft @ wife and several children.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-22
COW MOOSE
 ATTACKS MAN
Man on Hand Car on Government Railroad Gets Chased and
 Freed Up Pole

w. w. Flynn. at Milo 2I on Che government railroad. had am oxpori- onco with COW moose tho othor day which hc win long remember. After ths. Flynn Intends to carry somc sort of a fircarm instoad ot only crowbor and a shovel ao if any old COW moose wants Co raise Che mischief something is going Co drop.
 Flynn was riding along on his haudcor. going at an average hand car gait when suddenly there ap- poarcd on Che truck about 100 feet ahead Of him. a large COW moose with hcr calC Before Flynn could oton his cor Che moose had started in. his direction, r@chcd Che car and climbed aboard
 b Now anybody who knows anything about moose and handcou knows Chat lhc two are dangerous things when combined. especially if there is third articlo Go bc considered. Tho moose looked over Che handle bars at Flynn and Flynn looked at Che moose. Thcn Flynn looked for place of safety and turning. sprintcd for a telegraph polo.
 The moose turned and sprutcd right aftcr Flynn Now again, any body who knows anything about a telegraph pole knows that unless one can climb said pole. when chased by wild animal something is go- lug Go occur. also they know that Che distance around ho pole is short and furnishes lituc protection from Che wild animal.
 We'll Flynn could not climb Che pole because Che moose kopt tickling Che back of his neck with his chin whIskcu so close were Che two In making whirligig of Che pole. But around and around Che man and moose wont sometimes In a wide circle but moro often In a small circle around chat polo.
 Several dogs heard thc queer raco and started down thc track to take 70 look The moose. waiting to catch hIs breath. looked at Che dogs. then at Flynn and then took after Che dogs Flynn went back Co his handcor and started Co hit tho rails .at a Q i0 clip. Tho clip was hcard by tho moose. which turned and started after Flynn and his man propelled machine. Tho moose over took Che handcar but ot this moment several track men were encountered and they took a hand Iu Che antics or tho moose Mono of them had @ gun. SO Che men joined in an oGcn- sivo movement and started after Che moose. The calf called Che mother os if saving that it was dinner time. Che moose turned. and with Che calf disappeared over Che him and into Che brush
 Flynn has just recovered his wind.
 Seward Gateway.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-22
SUMMONS TOR PUBLICATION


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Douglas Island news., 1919-08-22
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Pearl shudshlit. daughter of MT. and Mrs Arnic shudshift of this place. was thc hostess Go a number Of her young friends at her home Tuesday afternoon. Tho cause Of Che party was Pearls second birth day. Tho little ones enjoyed a auo afternoon with lots of games and an kinds of good things Co oat