Evening star., 1952-12-03

those were days when only the catcher and first
baseman gloves Latham stole 124
take title Harry Sovey stole 1856 the
and if Latham regarded modern base with
thing less than respect, it's understandable
LATHAM WAS A FAMILIAR figure in New York press
boxes often critical players
the accent hitting with the subsequent deemphass
the stolen base and sacrifice He inolerant of baseball
it's played nowadays but he lost interest Until he
became ill in October 1885, Are press attendant
both at Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds There
always in New York and Are always watching
the team in town.
Are batted over 800 only four times in his long
which have accounted for of his lack of enthusiasm
for the phase of the He batted 3O7 in 1887
of that he couldn't boast That the year htter
401 better with bases balls counting hits batters
allowed four strikes.
Latham figure couldn't restrain an
impulse to inject humor into the On while
trying to hold the attention of crowd which he described
as EIGHT fans and stray dog, Are stopped the game
tipped his hat and announced Ladies and gentlemen please
go yet you steeple
this game is am personally going to dive off
that steepe into quart OF milk"
GRIFFITH RECALLS an incident involving Latham when
Arlie playing for bubous-nosed German immigrant
Chris der Ahe at ST. Louis Von der Abe comica
old fellow himself" Griffith said He'd get all upset when
the Browns lost in the clubhouse stick his
goatee out couple of inches and storm and down the
with his hands behind his back things like Chris
will do all der drinking for dis club, see"
e fellows used tired it and they locked
him out. We took showers outside then-wth eight
foot fence around usand and beat the fence
shouting Dis is Chris dis is Chris Arle took bucket of
tossed the fence Chris couldn't who
did it, but he fined Are $50 anyway He fined the right
too."
Won der Abe, when angry always fined player $50
less and day cost the Browns boss $50
to levy the customary $50 fine
Somebody had torn up the Browns clubhouse and Won
meeting and asked the cuprit to confess He
got until he offered 5000 reward At that point
Latham quickly admitted his guilt heard his boss below
will you 50-and made $3.50 profit the DEAL
LATHAM FIGURED IN ONE of the Sunday appear
Billy Sunday the ballpayerevanges Billy wouldn't
to the park Sunday Griffith said "but he did
this occasion to Are because the proceeds went
to charity. Latham FAST but Sunday beat him"
Are toured with the Hot Lonoes Theatrical Company in
1894 five years before finished his playing days with
Washington by batting 43 in six He umpred in the
League for years before John McGraw called
New York to coach for the Giants He would turn
cartwheels the thrd-base line after waving in
and fans loved the added attraction.
dead, but he won't die in conversation at Toos
Shors restaurant which has become hangout
for sports celebrities Hall of Fame gathering in New
York group picture taken of Pie Trayno Charley
Gehringer Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane Ty Cobb, iris
Speaker Mel Off, frankie Frisch, Kid Nichols Ed Walsh,
Cy Young and other famed players Arle Latham
isn't Hall of but he's in that picture which
as cover AS long Shors exists people
point Arlie and ASK who's hep? They're just likely
to dismiss the with uncomprehendng "Oh," but
quite in his day.