Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-18

reminiscenty. "Great" Francis s.nn
Aside from the pitchers every man was STAR beginning
to Kid Gleason Hughey Jennings and John
to the outfeld Of Joe Kelly w. S. (Seve Brodie
Willie Keller and back to Wbert Robinson behind the plate
Five Of the eight destined big league man.
ayers meaning McGraw, jennings Robinson, Gleason and
Kelly Only the latter failed to win pennant
COULD HAVE BEEN the most colorful and the most
controversial history Orioles managed Ned
Hanlon controversial because that era of
tumble baseball they rowdier than anybody else
John Heyder member of The Stars composing
became umpire in the 1905 the presidency
the National League, said bitter note:
eve hear much of the gores and durability of the old
Orioles but the truth seldom has been told They
vicious and ready at time to MAIN rival player
umpire That club constructive force in the
game"
open question The Orioles at least left the
legacy teamwork AS brilliant and alert as they were fiery
and ruthless they perfected the play They
were the first club with ned that would shift to take
oued throws and for the catcher and pitcher to back
throws.
The Orioles, less developed the Baltimore Chop"
rarely in these days OF emphasis longba suggng
1t involved bunting sharply in front of the pla spot kept
conveniently as concrete so that the ball flew high
in the air. BY the time it down, the catcher who
ually handled the ball. had no play at first base.
coLoRFUL THEY WERE, beyond question It was Gus
tomary to allow the to high in the outed and to
slash basebals in familiar spots many enemy hitter
thinking he had driven past outeder surprised at
the speed with which the 'bal" returned to the neld
It sight, according to baseball historians,
the Orioles to of before
calmly filing their spikes in the dugout knowing that
whenever the Bamorean slid into base they rode in with
spikes high
hard-drnking crew. they nevertheless were known to
have reported early as for batting practice Re-
garding base runners they aSerfu great Hans
Wagner admitted to Fred Leb veteran baseball writer
"Once eb quoted Wagner saying IT hit what should
have been easy home But Doyle gave the
hip at first base Doyle having suppaned Brouher Henie
Reitz who at second at the time, almost killed when
rounded second. Jennings tripped at shortstop and
when got to third Mccraw waiting with shotgun"
WEE WILLIE KELLER is famed for his quote IT hit 'er
where they amt" and for his 345 lifetime average
fans know that Baltmores famous rghfeder only feet
AZ inches tall, started lefhanded third baseman for
the Giants.
wbert Robinson later to become famous at Brooklyn
sometimes played under the curious de plume of Billy
Fish. jennings tough freckled Irshman from Pennsy-
vanias hard coal country sorearmed catcher
He is supposed to have baked his in brickyard kiln
with such that he became rsclass shorstop with
of the strongest arms in the game. ~
But McGraw probably the most colorfuhe terrible
tempered McGraw, all 1876 pounds of him when he first
ported huge veteran, attempting to tick OF this brash
snubnosed recruit shifted his hips in such that
McGraw, sitting the end Of the bench fell ANONYMOUSLY
to the ground.
In an instant he was on his feet Ringing himself at his
tomentor When the Orioles finally pinned him down, they
spoke to the rookie for the first time One said:
you'll do, kid" And he was right.
STRANGE THAT THE ORIOLES should go down as one
of the great clubs with staff of nte-remembered pitchers.
Whereas the other besremembered standou teams had such
Grove Pennock Hoyt Earnshaw, Mordecai Brown, Ed
Reubach Dick Rudolph the old Orioles had very little
in the way of big-name pitchers.
Corbett of their pitchers He perhaps,
better the brother of Gentleman Jim" Corbet
then heavyweight boxing champion.
There Sadie" Mcmahon and Jerry Nops and Arle
the latter doctor who went to the Philippines during
the Spanish American War and never returned
close to being great pitcher and the fact that
the Orioles reeled of those three straight under
the tabled Hanlon who later two pennants for
Brooklyn must stand tribute to the rest Of the club