The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-22
BILL KILLER
GREAT CATCHER
Pitcher Alexander Gives st.
Louis Pilot Credit.

"Who was the greatest catcher OF
all timer" is question that has
come up regularly since the days of
Mike Kelly. Ban Johnson insists that
he was Lou Criger. John McGraw
might string with Bresnahan or Buck
Ewing; but Grover Cleveland Alex
ander has been telling the world he
was none other than Bill Killifer.
Grover has written story of his
baseball career Here is what he
broadcast in a signed article:
I'm 1909 the Phillies brought in a
young catcher named Bill killifer
from Buffalo and. after one look at
him, the management almost decided
not to let him even sit on the bench.
Catchers were usually big, strapping
fellows in those days and Killifer
weighed under $50 pounds. They did
at last let him ride the bench.
FINALLY they had to let KiIlifer try
his hand. Once they let him in there
they never could get him out. Bill
Killifer was the greatest catcher /
ever worked with. / saw Killing and
Archer only few times and / don't
want to discredit them. But of all
the catchers l know anything about.
Killifer was far the best"
Probably the main objection to the
new ball will be what golfers call
feel"
A well-known veteran says:
You get thrill in hitting the old
ball properly that nothing else equals.
1t is feeling quite apart from any
thing else.- l know of nothing in
sport, and l have played nearly every
game, from which l derive the same
satisfaction that l do from the feeling
that courses through me when | hit
golf ball perfectly.
There is no such feeling in hitting
the new ball. No matter how well
you hit 1t the reaction that golfers
| have become so fond of is lacking"
The Maryland Jockey club, con-
trolling Pimlico, started back in 1745
and George Washington was one of
the fans. In 1877 congress adjourned
to attend a race-the great preakness.
When Texas A. and NJ. meets Ne
braska on the gridiron at Lincoln.
Neb., on October 4, Coach Dana X.
| Bible of the Cornhuskers will be
matching his wits against severa! of
| his own boys whom he developed
while he was coach of the Aggies.
| Captain J. G. Floyd, powerful defen-
sive fullback of the Aggies; George
/ Zarafonetis, triple-threat half, and
| Adrian Tracy, who is expected to be
! all-southwest end this year. earned
their first letters under Bible at Texas
A. and NJ. in 1928.
| In his eleven years at Texas A. and
Nj. Bible produced five championship
teams and last year his Cornhuskers
won the Big Six title.
Tom Zachary of the Boston Braves.
who makes his home at Guilford,
| n. c., has plenty of good old home
! spun humOr in his makeup. Last
Spring, when he was with the New
York Yankees, he was greeted in the
lobby Of the Yankee hotel by one Of
the New York writer's.
Hello. Zach!" spoke the writer.
"Hi!" said Zach.
81 wrote some stories about you In
| New York during the winter" said
the scribe, "did you read any of
them?"
Nope" said Zach. squirting a
stream of amber at the nearest porch
pillar.
.What?" said the writer. by
mean to say you don't get our papers
down in Guilford?"
Nope; do you get ours?" philo-
sophized Zach, and the conversation
/ was ended.
The French tennis players are just
a bit too good for anyone the United
States can send against them. Tfden
Each of them gave all he had and put
up a good fight. The turning point
was the victory of France in the
doubles. That let Cochet and Borota
enter the final singles matches with a
load removed from their shoulders
and spirit of confidence.
France is to be congratulated on
its showing.
Old Ty Cobb. a dominant figure in
baseball for more than 20 years. is
resting quietly at his home in Augusta.
Ca, satisfied with the part he played,
! and not overly anxious to get back.
The Georgia Peach" thinks that the
game is on the decline. people are
not following the teams. Back in the
old days sixth-place team could pack
the stands in late August. It's not the
] game it was ten years ago. They are
missing the finer points of the game.
Nowadays all that counts is the big
| punch"
Fred Heimach, new pitcher with the
Brooklyn Robins, has yet to partici-
pate in world series game. though he
was member of the 1928 champion