The Washington times., 1930-12-23
TOLEDO
IN SEASON
Of 1908

teTeStt7Ig stories tn the history OF
the national game. In this second
chapter on the 7tet1 manager of
the Yankees, further interesting
sidelightS are giDen to GcQudint
local fans tDith his dazzling career.
Joe Mccarthy was a star at
Niagara University and his fame
spread to the minor leagues.
After college closed in 1905, for
the Christmas holidays, a repre-
sentative Of the Franklin club, Of
the Interstate League, a Glass D
comprised of four
clubs, Bradford, Erie, Oil City and
approached Joe and
offered him a contract to play
professional ball in the summer
Of 1907. So the summer of 1907
found Mccarthy cavorting in the
Franklin outfield.
Joe was proud of that
Franklin uniform and wore it
with credit. He fielded up
with the leaders and hit .314,
but despite all this, Franklin
trailed in last in the four.
club circuit.
It looked like a summer wasted,
but Mccarthy had kept his light
aShinin' a wee mite ahead of the
rest. A Toledo scout had watched
him play, and in 1908 Mccarthy
stepped into the American AsSo-
citation, a member of the Mud
hens.
Bill Armour, manager and
developer of TyruS Raymond
Cobb, was McCarthy's first
boss on the big time.
Joe was still in the outfield in
the season of 1908, but to tell the
truth he was not great outfielder
that year. He was green, to be
sure, and in his effort to succeed,
overplayed himself. He hit .254
and fielded slightly better than
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Goes Back to TnfieId
The following year Joe was still
with the Mudhens-Stayed with
them until 1911, in fact-but ne
began to drift back to the infield.
He played some 40 games at
ShortStop for the Mudhens and
there found his real station on
the club,
He played i'm the infield
again in 1910 and 1911, when
traded to the Indianapolis
club Of the association, like
wise played in the infieId. In
the middle Of 1912 Mccarthy
was released by Indianapolis
to WilkeS-Barre in the New
York State League.
Mccarthy joined the Wilkes
Barre club just in time to par
ticipate in the remarkable run of
25 consecutive victories estab-
liShed by the Rarons in 1912, and
which stood as a record in the
league for a long time. This
streak bettered the mark of the
Austin Club of the Texas League
Of % games in 1911; of the Jer-
Sey SkeeterS in 1903 who ran up
"a straight games before losing.
Providence won 20 games back
in 1884 and the Chicago Cubs
won 10 straight. In 1902 the
Charlotte club of Carolina ASso-
citation won IS games in a row
and Corsicana of the Texas
League won 26 straight in 1902.
Shifts To Second Base
It was with the Wilkes-Barre
club that Mccarthy found him
self as a second baSeman, and for
the rest of his active career he
guarded the keystone sack.
Derby Bill Clymer, for
years manager in the minor
leagues, discovered McCar-
thy's real position on the field
and set about perfecting his
style.
Clymer owned the Wilkes Barre
team, and in 1918, when Buffalo
called Clymer in to manage the
BiSonS, of the International
League, Derby Bill handed over
the reinS at Wilkes Barre to Nc
Carthy and Joe had his first
chance to shine as a manager.
Mccarthy made fine job Of
managing On his first attempt,
second to Binghampton
which made drive of is straight
victories, allowing it to win the
flag by one and one-half games
over Wilkes-Barre, which, Incl
dentally finished second under
Clymer in 1912. There was fine
of the tricks of base
ball, Binghamton won the pen
nant thanks to a drive of is
games, but Wilkes-Barre in 1912,
couldn't win despite a run OF Is
victories.
In 1914 Clymer bought Nc
Carthy's release from the Wilkes
Barre club. The deal was easily
arranged, for Clymer owned the
Barons. Joe really started to play
ball with Buffalo. He hit well
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