The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-10
ICY" RODGERS IS
still AFTER FAME
onoe Mighty Twtrler OF WaSh-'eu
Enters PoltteH-Hecaus Memories.

Washington. Fa, April 9.-Twenty-
| Ave years ago tho name of "Cy' Rogers
was one to conture with In college base
/ ball circles hereahouts. No greater
twirler. perhaps. ever wore the Red ann
| Black OF W. G. j.. and Rodgers per
| formed ut n time when baseball wss d
! sport OF prominence among tho college
boys and good college pitchers were no
| rar!ties
Now Rodgers has stepped into the
! limeliEht again. this time In tho he!d Oh
| politics instead OF athletics and has re-
| vealed to a host OF Washington ana Jef-
| ferson alumni and supporters OF years
| back the whereabouts OF the Famous
"Cy" whose pitching rrowess on many
! diamonds brought him fame and honof
as a college student. For W. p. Rodgers'
! a farmer OF Fallowfeld township. VINO
! has fled papers as a candidate tor ln'
| Republican assembly nomination In the
| Second district OF WASHINGTON county,
! Is no other than tho ICY" Of Wash-Jeh
baseball history.
Rockers was graduated from Wash
| lnSton and Jefferson with tho class OF
1895. while his other college activities
. have been FORGOTTEN and his subsequent
career Is known to few outside or Ms
| Intimate friends, his baseball prowess Is
still a tonic which oid-t.me w. J. men
discuss with ylyldncss and enthusiasm
| Rodgers hurled on Washington and Jet-
| ferson teams when the Presidents STOOD
atthe top In this section In Daseoai!'
Th. teams turned out at the institution
| were the greatest OF all timo at the COL
| ieEe and for four years Rodgerh'
through his wonderful pitching was
| tho chief factor In W. & as success.
A galaxy. OF star pitchers performed
| for the Red and Black during THIS
period, two OF the best known pelhg
| Curly Ncsbit. later signed by the
Pittsburgh Iiratos and afteT~ard "itI
Washington In the T. @. NJ. league ana
! "pud" carson, both crack LEFT handers'
md both residing now In Washington
Rockers was a right handler ana
| possessed both wonderful speed ana
great assortment OF curves. Oid timers
recall that his mos; effective pitchJ was
a so-called "in-drop." seldom achieFeu
by a right handler. but which "CS hau
! developed until II was the terror OF oP-
posing college bafsmen. With THIS de-
ccptlve curve. a splendid taSt Dali
and a change Of pace, also new among
the college hurlers OF that day. together
With a head full OF brains, Rodgers won
victory after victory. not only from INC
leading college teams OF the east ana
middle vest, west but from the best IN
dependent clubs In this section.
Grand Ola Battery.
The W. & J. pitcher. together Win
pink" Service. now OF Sharon. formed
the great Washington & Jefferson pat
terry. which Ia st!l referred to as the
most brilliant the Presidents ever pro
duced Service seemed 10 be able TO get
all out OF Rodgers delivery possible
and with thes stars on the points W. q
J. for several seasons cleaned up on
all opponents. In one trip through
Ohio about 1897. ", & J. PLAYED he
leading Buckeye college nine. some OF
them among the leaders In the country
and blanked team after team. lnciudeo
In this list were Ohio State. OoerIn ana
others.
Rockers fame as a pitcher was such
that he had numerous professional oil,
f.rs upon graduation. but he rejected
all OF them and went 10 BRUSH Co'un,
hIa as mining engineer. lie remained
,hero 10 wears when he went to Alaska
as a United State deputy mineral In
spectcr. He remained In Alaska four
years, until 10 years ago when he Pur-
chased q Washington county farm and
moved there, residing with his vito nno
four daughters near Ginger H!N, some
distance from Monongahela. Most OF
RodEers' college friends had lost track
o, him and wsr" no: aware that he Aau
como back 20 this county until petitions
10 have his name placed on the Rcpubl'
can primary ballot for assembly were
circulated. |, Is apparent that ms ease-
bail reputation at college will not hnrt
hts chances At the primary, at lcas'
among the alumni OF w. & J.