The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-26
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BY Louis A. DOugher

BOSTON. Sept. 26.- History is in
Babe Camel steps out upon the
sward at Fenway Park, old.timers
long since gone to their fathers
must surely turn over in their
graves to peer, with unseeing eyes,
at the son OF old Charlie CAMEL
playing the same game IN the same
town where his dad performed so
Valorously as far back ais 1884,
1t Is OF more than ordinary in.
terest to this writer that Babe Gam
gel is member Of the Washington
club When q mere kid, this
writer's dad would take him over to
the Walpole Street grounds to see
ball games-and those were the
days Of the giants In the old Ma
tional League.
IN the early 's0's, for instance,
Frank Selee's Boston champions had
the hard-hitting Tommy Tucker at
first base, Joe Quinn and Bobby
Lowe at second, Herman Long at
short and Billy Nash at third. In
the outfield were Bobby Lowe,
working in left field with Mike Sui
sliYan; Walter Brodie in center and
the glorious Iing. Kelly in right
field.
John GARRISON, greatest Of the
early pitchers: Charlie ssKid" Mich
OILS and Harry Staley were the
pitchers, only three, but three won
Clers. Behind the bat were Charlie
Bennett, for years pitiful figure
Al opening games in Detroit as he
was wheeled to the plate because Of
his iegless condition. the result of a
raflfoad accident, and Charlie Gan
gel. That was the team OF 1871,
and today Babe Camel, son or that
same Charlie Camel, is playing his
first game In the city where ms
father was one of the giants 90
years ago.
In '9e CIarIxson was gone. but
n his place was the speed mer.
chant. Jack Stivetts. Mike
Kelly was sharing the catching
with Bennett and GanzeIs
Hughey Duffy and Tommy Me-
CartIy. called The Heavenly
Twins" had come 70 inlay CeIl-
Ger and right, with Lowe re-
manning alone I'm leftfield.
n 'ss Lowe had come III to star
AZ q second baseman. Cliff Carroll
was in leftfield. Kelly had slipped
out Of the limelight, Bill Merritt
replacing him. Gastright had been
added to the pitching staff, making
d quartet with Nichols, Stivetts
and Staley. And Charlie Camel
continued to take his turn behind
the bat.
So on through those SOS. Charlie
Camel maintained himself as q
major Lacquer Of class. His last
year Of activities ii this city was
Ia 1897. Frank Selee's reign as 3
maker Of champions was approach
Ing It's end
III 97 Charlie GanzaI's team.
mates were Fred Tenney. Ib: Bobby
Lowe, 2b: Jimmy Collins, 81: Her
man Long, IS; Hughey Duffy, lf:
Eiliy Hamilton, CT, and the Inflated
Chick GtaFl, re. IN the box were
the veterans, Charlie Nichols and
Jack Stfvetts. Two newcomers
were Fred Klobedanz ponderous
southpaw, and Charlie Hickman,
later Washington firstsacker and
now scout Tor the Cleveland In
dams.
The great Martin Bergen. quite
the best catcher of his time, did
most Of the bacIstoppIng, but
Charlie Camel stiIl hung on, doing
what little the iron Bergen left
und0ne. The next year George
Yeager had replaced him and his
swan song as 3, major Lacquer had
been sung.
So as this writer recalls offhand,
Babe Camel Is the first player to-
reach the majors and appear In the
same city where his father formerly