Evening journal., 1919-04-18
BY BILLY MACK.

Although the kinks and stiffness that
make up the annual training Of base
.ball clubs have been rapidly disappear
nc on the Arthur Irwin roster few
,f the Rochester players now In train
ing at Harlan Field continue 10 COM
.splain OF the sore members. 10 is no
.ioke TO suffer the agony that Is derived
+frem the first workouts Of the new
season While The boys who are max
ing their Headquarters at Pete Cassidy's
.ond the Hotel Wilmington were aching
+and gr0anlng about their stin backs,
etc, we were able TO secure a line ON
some Of the players.
Among the heftiest Of the lot is Karl
Kolseth. known on the diamond as
''Koly," a big nrst-sacker. He was born
and raised in the city made famous by
John L. Sullivan. "Koly" tips the scales
at iS7 pounds and is a siX-footer. lie
Wiegies a mean iS7 pounds when he
aconnocis with the American apple. We
were aware Of this fact before he
came TO Wilmington, and we did not
wait for the scrap books 10 be brought
forth TO convince us that he is a swell
clubber Of the white pea.
"Koly" was discovered by Doctor Sex
lon, The former Harvard University
roach. who recommended him as
: pitcher 20 the Lawrence club OF the
= old New England League in 1911. The
big boy made good as a twrler and the
following season his pitching and hit
ting won the pcnnant for his club. The
year 1913 Kolseth banged the apple and
won ball games for FAN River Of the
Colonial League, Tie hurt his arm,
which caused his transfer to Fan Rlvcr
He pitched but a short while. and then
decided TO try the job of guarding the
initial sack The following season
'Koly" went back 20 Lawrence as
lrst-sacker Can you imagine how his
admirers received him? For two sea-
sons he was their twirling ace, only TO
be ouidone as a pitcher by throwing his
arm out, later 10 return 10 the old
club as a. 0rsi-sacker and lead the
. Team in battling Quite a feat for
goungster breaking in Kolseih Is one
Of those players who will go along in
lhe worst kind Of a slump, then come
back suddenly and smash an records
II has been his annual slumn that pulls
9 bis batting average down 10 such an
extent that he probably would have
been playing in the majors today In
iuries have marrcd his career.
In 1915 Kolseth made good with a
concern at Baltimore and was offered
lob playing semi-nro. ball with ST.
Andrews in the Baltimore Semi-pro-
'essional League. "Koy" lead the field
IN hitting. especially the long drives.
Baltimore ALWAYS hos boon ren~e-
lenied by some OF the fastest semi
professional clubs in the country.
Scouts and major league managers were
always on the lookout for talent in tho
Monumental City Jack Dunn picked
+ kolyN M. but sent him TO Chambers
burg, Of the Blue Ridge League after
be had played a month with the Balti-
mo~e Federal League club.
ChamAo"sburg won the pennant IN
The Charles w Boyer circuit. md Ed
s dc Hooper led the league in hitting
with an average OF .339 Kolseth ranked
second with .333 average. Hooper
PLAYED third base and "koly' the initial
: sack.
Starting the 1917 season with Spar
rows Point Of the Steel League. Kolseih
while sliding into a bag. broke his
ankle in the opening game Of the sea-
s SON Incidentally Tex MYERS. who sue
ceeded "Koly" at Chambcrsburg, broke
his leg the same day.
Last year Kolseth began the season
with Jack Duns Baltimore Orioles.
later being transferred TO Newark,
which club traded him to Rochester
Tor Bob Fisher, who is ROW playing