THE SCRAXTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNTX, MABCH 14, .1896.
ROUND
All IllSJ SPORTING
Favorable Legislation Is in Sight for
the. Numerous Wheelmen.
'Klir MCOY'S PECULIARITIES
Uls McerV'ame I Norman Setby-DUon
Champion Wtaos. Till la I ndifc-
puted -titerralnotlnf tit Pralri
' t bickea-At the Kintfitld.
Tin fytlt'rs' iiower Is being felt. Ho
hns ituluoil supporters III several letr
IslutKf hulls within a few weeks past.
Favorable legislative nets have mailt?
their u!penrauie in New York anil
Maryland. They have excellent jiroH
liecls of becoming law. WheelitiK has
Uivk heen proven to lie a practical
method of moving ali'inl. laik of crm
itlteil action was the plain cause of
fuilinv to slve the cycler his just lislitu.
lnfluenilal men have realized the pit's-
I). it. ATllKIITilX.
fivsiil.'nl H. liintoil lilcy.'le Chili.
sure fjf the iii.L'iuiliCi'd uinves and uro
1 1 1 1 h 1 1 1 1 1 1. with enemy niinsmt'S to umil
i. irate the whcl filler. The talk,
glus. etc., OiruwInK lleml Is to lie
eared for In New York anil Maryland.
Tln re run lie no ai t more despicable,
In the thought of a cyder than tlie ma
ll. Iuum ilb-lrlbvitlon of substances de
stined to iiiuuiuie nnd Injure the tire.
I'yili'lH hute bullilliK dogs, bill they
fairly dutest tai k-thiowers. line
western ridi-f Jocularly declares that
he believes it .;lic,tild be added to the
lis-t of 'lviu halile crimes."
, Sume people chtlin that tSeoi'Kt Dixon
Is the only legitimate pUKllistir cliam
ploil ef tile world, hixutl lias been the
Most Willing Milliter liVlllK Sillee Slllli-
van's early career lie has tared S4
men slue he lirsl appeared lu public
In lsti. and he has met defeat but
.a, i i that I'l-lhtf at Philadelphia in an
exhibition for the benefit of the "bread
fund," when n darkey mimed "Ken
tucky ltusebuil" put an elbow nmiinst
bis jaw mill rendered him helpless, hlx
iiii had defeated the 'Uosebnd" three
times be'ore und whs cureless. Dixnn
Is a I'hampiiin Indeed, for he lias tlefeHt
ed every chumpl'in of other countries
In his class, lie whipied Nunc Wat
lace, champion of Knulaml, In IS rounds,
it 1 1 d Abe Willis, champion of Australia,
In live round.
Another famous came nf the west Is
fust being; exterminated. The piulrle
chicken Is quite scarce now. An llllnaiu
game warden Humid Mow Is deter
mine. 1 In ohfrk the slaughter of the
wily bird. It Is to be feared his elTorls
("Hue tuo late to save tile chickens. N'o
measures. It is cer'.ain. can ever make
them us plentiful on our prairies as
they were a quaiti r of a century ago.
Kven If their sluimhter were forbid
den for u iiumber of years, the utmost
vhjllanee on the part of wardens cnulil
tmt prevent the annual destiintion of
law numbers. C.niuil are bernmliiK
eiiinlly ccavce, nnd puleps the different
hunting clubs take some steps to re
plenish the stork, Kitnie of the arouse
family will soon I n.ne extremely rare.
I'.nyliiiid has nluii.w bun n great
Punic pr"cfvliiif coimtry. but even
tin-re, where the name laws ale very
Mrlngint. it has been found necessary
to Import huge number.! of birds from
forciun countries.
('l'ltlul,iniili IMiIl" fbcliit'fu lluit Ibo
thing that struck li 1 111 most forcibly
during his visit to San Kraiielsi.n was
tile fact that there Is very little money
iiiiiiu.k the natives. "If It weie not
for the money thai the men front the
ist took with them," he said, "there
woul'd be no chauie for the sport from
.11 hotiliiK man's standpoint. The I'all
f.tniians seem to be without spendlm;
motley, as a whole, ami it was a shower
it maniifi lev thsm to have the east
ern men come then with money to bet
on. the races. They managed to keep a
lot of th. cash that the eastern boys
t-iok nut l here. too. Yet. ns a matter
of fm t, the belting was principally a
case of one eastern man lii-lllng nsralnst
nuothi r. as lucre was veiy little money
from any of the mil Ives that ever Rot
into the rintr. it has been a hard game
lor them to beat."
The flphtlntf world has n new man to
talk about. 1 1 is pint name Is "Kid Mc
Coy." but in private Pfe he goes by thc
pretty and nopiitenUy refined name of
Normnli Sclby. The yoimif man doubt
lens belongs to a (food family, etc., and
Is the stray and darkest slurp of the
Hook, i'eihnps his ai il'lliin lo become
n tighter fmceil out all the uray matter
efirly In life. Thin he became one of
thofe stuck on lii'litlim pirsons." Now
his fancy is belns rtuihsed. Tile Kid. of
course, was sornewlmt known before his
lasi venture, but downing Tommy Hy
n nuts him In such tdaee that he will
l.e constantly before tlKht-follnwPl'H un
til some one docs him up. The Kid linldH
l.l bead 'up. has an easy way of inakinjr
fi i.ildP. and Is chummy with club men.
lyiiti's venturing; against him at I.i8
N.unds was completely In the nature of
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an experiment. Of course, Byan'a
friends believed in a. cinch, etc. They
were fooled. McCoy and Ryan must
have formed quite a contrast in the
ring;. The first stands S feet 1U& in
ches, the last S feet 1 Inches. McCoy,
it appears knew how to take full ad'
vantages of his physical superiority,
using his vastly better reach in a safe
Way throughout, and cleaning; up with
scarcely a scratch.
McCoy has been at the profession
since ISM, when he defeated Petf Jen
kins, a colored man, at Pat Killen's
place, St. Paul. Minn. Afterward he
won over men here and there, none of
any merit, and featured himself as the
winner of many linlsh battles. He got
something of a bad name from such
lavish sell'-advei tisenieiit with such
small grounds of merit. lie cave out
his photos more freely than pretty sou
brettes, had a special envelope with a
portrait of himself on It, made for his
correspondence, indulged In a romantic
marriage with the proverbially pretty
seamstress, etc. All this caused talk
about "wheels, tacks, etc."
He may have them, but he can fight,
nnd that is what some sound men can
not do.
The Kid's next ring entry of any note
will likely be against lian Creedon. Said
Colonel Hopkins, l.'reedon's manager:
"I am rather glad that McCoy Is the
winner, as 1 think that he will give
t'reedon a show with less quibbling
about minor conditions than would Ky
an. I telegraphed Jim Kennedy, pro
prietor of the Kinplre Athletic club,
where the contest took place, to chal
lenge the Kid for me in behalf of Dan.
1 believe the Kid has eoiifldeiiqn enough
In hlnni-ll to bind thtvrautch Immedi
ately." Nowhere are so many uhhiue, original
and usuully Intemperate remarks made
as ul a boxing match. There Is as much
fun watching the second, spectators,
etc., as keeping aii eye on the fighters.
Advice doesn't cost much, and although
it Is seldom accepted, tons are given.
Kvcry second has a different idea of the
way his man can win, and the poor
boxer, win n striving to get a few gasps
of ozone during that precious minute's
rest. Is rnmpelled to listen to all sorts
of tips, suggestions, etc What his sec
onds don't give, some friend Will. Of
course after the bout Is over the advice
givers claim the credit, or if there Isn't
any. they will declare that If their ad
vice had been followed the light would
have resulted the other way. The spec
tators cannot keep mum when a bout
Is going on. Announcers may make all
kinds of threats, but their effects are
not lasting.
llob FiUslmnmns Is pleased with him
self llu-:;e days. He ban his opponents
all out of the way and declares, with
true lop-hrap slyle, that he will make
the woud-be antagonists chase him lor
n year or more, t 'hurley .Mitchell, the
lievrie-it double ciosser and money
inuker on losing tights, was the origi
nator of these tactics. They have often
been followed. KltZ Won his position
fair und siiuure by beating Mailer, it
llguiva to his advantage that he van
quished the latter in ninety-live sec
onds. A short, sharp nnd decisive vic
tory carries with it just as much credit
as If ninety-live minutes or ninety-five
rounds were iei;uired to do the trick.
He won nnd he Is going to make some
cash, which he sorely needs, before In;
jropurdi.es his reputation as a draw
ing card again. There Isn't a pug who
would Mil try the same tactics if in the
Australian's place.
A NEW lt.VSr. BALL. LE.MU'E.
lower l ily, I kens, Williain.ttown and
.Millvishiiig May I'mm u Circuit.
The tuuliagenient of the T.ykons Hase
U.iil dull will noike an eliorl to form
nit upper end league, p eulmist of the
Tower I'My. I.yketts. Wtllhim.-iown ami
'.Millcr.-biirg rliii,.
The Held is u line one for professional
bane b.ill, and I lie rivalry between the
towns in itroat.
iKM K Mi.ll I'AKO.
Mr. JtiMcpb (ilcniion. of the lii ui of
Hughes & CL'ttiioti. the I'ittstuti bttw
eis. has iksigticil a magnificent liotk
Bier card. Ttic taril conlaius portraits
of lilt must jitouiiiienc cuiulidiiics for
tut Ptesiik'iu'y Mi. Cleveland stands
alotif fiom ilk' Kfonp. to whom he is
dcliuiinn an addiess. lie wears
upon his kijic! a third term bade, aud
rc?ds his left band on Hughes & I'.leu
nun's masiut bjclc nout. The right
hand is extended. lo impress his hear
ers with his last words, which were,
"The I'nion and Hughes & liletiuon'si
Bock Beer fureuT."
Hughes & (ileunon's Rock liter is
belter this year than ever. This is
due to the artcl;iu well from which
the linn olitains the pure ci vstal deep
rock used in inakiuu the h;er. Xo
inipni'ti.d beer can compare with the
Forest Castle beer. Drink it down !
Prnk it down !
Hurrah for Hughes & (ilenuoo !
Hurrah for their splendid bock.
It will set Your face a-(',rinning.
It Is wade from pure deep rock.
If au want to see the next Presi
dent of the Inked Slates, examine
Hughes S (ilenntm's Hock Beer. In his
speech at the city of Fitlston, Presi
dent Cleveland's words were, "The
Inion and Hughe & Cdennoii's Deep
Kock Bock Beer forever!" The beer
is now on tap.
Hughes & Oleunou's B.ick Beer is
better this year than ever. This is
due to the artesian well from which
the firm obtains the pure crystal deep
rock used la making the beer No
imported beer cau compare with the
Forest Castle beer. Drink it down
Drink it down!
If you cannot see your favorite can
didate for the Presidency on Hughes &
Mention s Bock Beer card, driuk a
couple glasses of the beer. It will
make you open your eyes ani see
double.
Hurrah for Hughes & (ilennon!
Hurrah for their splendid bock!
It will set your face u-gi Inning.
It is made from pure deep rock.
If you waut to see the next Presl
dent of the United States, examine
Hughes & Cilennon's Ho.k Keer. In
his sptech at the city of Pittston, Pres
ident Cleveland's words were, "The
Inion aud Hughe & Glennou's Beep
Kock bock Heer forever !" The beer
Is now ou tap.
UILKES-BABRE DISPUTES.
Ths Tribnna Statcmsnt That Jack Cbap
nan Would Sueessd Dam Shannon
Maaag sr-Motes.
Thursday's Tribune contained the fol
lowing:
"Jack Chapman will probably manage
Wilaes-Barre. He was the owner of
last year's Toronto club and was incor
rectly reported In papers throughout the
country as having been engaged as as
sistant manager of the Baltlmores;
W. P. KENNEDY.
SiKTotury Scraiitun Bicycle Club.
Chapman has been negotiating with
Wilkes-rlatre for over a week. The
Wllkes-llarre directors on Tuesday
wired President Howers to come and see
thtni. He was there that night und be
fore yesterday noon had thoroughly
discussed the proposed Chapman dick
er. The result Is that Chapman will
probably be engaged."
Yesterdays Wilkes-Havre deader
says:
For the benefit of The Tribune base
ball editor the Leader would state that
Air. I'owers came through here in the
Interest of Spalding Ilvos., In connec
tion with the sale of uniforms, and that.
while the Chapman mutter was men
tioned. It was given no serious consid
eration, the fact being that the salary
which Air. Chapman litis been receiving
from the Louisville, UulYalo and other
clubs. Is entirely too great for a city the
blze of Wilkes-ltarre. Of course, if Mr.
Chnpmbii were .u moderute salaried
man, he might be chosen here, as It
Seems to be the desire of the manage
ment to have u non-playing manager of
the dull one who Would take entire
t hat ho of the llnunolul matters as Well
us the players, und all details pertaining
to the arrangement of games, etc. A
non-playing manager has never been in
charge here and It is believed that a
manager who Is not In the game with
the players would be a more strict
disciplinarian than a playing manager
would be. The reference to Chapman
was all brought about by the sugges
tion of President I'owers und not at the
solicitation of the Wllkes-Harre people.
Mr. Powers and Air. Chapman are close
friends nnd old-time chums and the lat
ter being out of a position It is natural
that the foiiner should be working the
wires to secure one for him. .Mr. Chap
man has had great experience as u buse
bull munager, is a thorough-going busi
ness man and a good llnamicr. He hus
held many profitable positions, has ac
cumulated some wealth and Is In well-to-do
circumstances, living with Ills
parents in llrooklyn in such happy cir
cumstances. In fact, that he would pre-
rer to ue mio ana await a good opening
ruth"V than accept n position at a less
salary than he hus been uncustomed to
receive lu former years. Air. Chapman
Is credited with having made more
deals for the sale of amateur players
to the National league than any other
K. M. VAN HUN G.
Director Seruntan Bicycle Club.
base ball manager, and President Pow
ers claims thut he more than makes up
the extra salary thut he demands in the
push and energy that he puts Into the
club and the playing of extra games,
etc.. through the season."
The Leader Is published by President
Uogeiyt. of the Wilkes-Uurre club, and
so the foregoing ought lo be correct, it
Is Intimated, however, that Chapman
would be engaged If the salary question
could lie arranged.
The Wilkes-itarre Times says: "When
shown the above this morning President
Hogert. of the Wilkes-Barre club, said
there was no tiuth whatever In it; that
President Powers' recent visit here had
nothing to do with the Chapman mat
ter and that none of the Wilkes-Barre
directors had ever talked or negotiated
with Chapman In regard to his assum
ing the management of the Wilkes
Barre team. President Bogert's state
ment ought to put a quietus on the
Chapman matter, which has been thor
oughly ventilated In nearly every paper
in the country so much so that it has
grown tiresome on this corner of the
Kastern league."
Hays the Toronto filobe: "The report
that ex-Alanager Chapman, of the To-
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OPENING MARCH 21ST
A. W. JURJSCH.
rontos, will art as business manager of
Baltimore Is characterised as untrue by
Manager Burns, of Springfield, who fur
ther says that he may secure a berth
in the Kastern league."
LOCAL BICYCLE OTES.
The lady friends of the Scranton Bi
cycle club will give leap year dance at
tne ciub Bouse on Tuesday eveninK
next
Gardner, the ormclc rider of the Scran
ton Bicycle club racing team, will not
race this season.
Billy Martin, superintendent of
Florey's repair ihop, returned from
New York yesterday. Billy was calling
on "Al" Spalding.
The racing men hope for better train
ing quarters at the Driving Park this
season than they had last year. We
would suggest that they get together
and make arrangements for some kind
of qurters In the new grand stand.
All persons interested In bicycles
should not fall to visit the Bicycle
parlors of Blttenbender & Co., Temple
court building. Spruce street, where
they have on display the leading makes
of the country, also a complete repair
shop In connection under the personal
supervision of D. Q. Slowe, the well
known expert mechanic. If you cannot
ride they have a perfectly appointed
riding academy at 20b and 207 Wyoming
avenue, top floor. Mr. Frank Fillmore,
an expert wheelman, having charge.
Such wheels as the Stearns. Syracuse,
Barnes.Peeiiess, Fenton, Falcon, Ameri
ca and Phoenix are their leaders and a
choice of such well-known high grades
as these has never been offered the
people of Scranton in the past. They
will be pleased at any time to have
you inspect their wheels, and through
courteous treatment will endeavor to
please their patrons. You can make
no mistake in dealing with this old and
well-known concern.
The entertainment to be given in the
Frothlngham on Friday evening, April
20, by the University of Pennsylvania
Gymnastic team, under the auspices of
the Scranton Bicycle club, should be
largely attended. During the past two
or three years the bicycle boys have
been very fortunate in their different
money-making schemes. Their race
meet on the Fourth of July, 1894. re
sulted in a net loss of over t'M. Last
year they dropped about $200 on the
foot ball venture. In the face of these
reverses the boys have curried on the
affairs of the club In such a manner us
to close the year without a cent of Moat
ing debt, and leave a neat balance In the
treasury was reported by the treasur
er at the annual meeting held Thursday
evening lust. They now propose to
build a large addition to their commo
dious quarters on Washington avenue.
The need of a swimming tank, gymna-
K. D1C AN.
Treasurer Scranton Bicycle Club.
v
slum,' and other conveniences requisite
to first-class bicycle club are badly felt,
and the boys are determined to have
one of the most convenient club houses
to be found In the state. They huve
a membership of over a hundred und
twenty-live of the best men in the
city. The club Is conducted on strictly
temperance principles. No gambling
or drinking is allowed on the premises,
and as Its main object Is the further
ance of the health giving sport of cyc
ling, it certainly should receive the
heurty support of the public, und the
boys feel that inasmuch us they have
always resounded to the culls of the
people, lu giving the use of their house,
light and heat free, for different charit
able institutions of this city, that they
are not asking too much from the pub
lic, when they come before them with
an entertainment such as this on March
20. Tickets are selling fast, and the
Frothinghnm will no doubt be Idled on
that evening. The box otllce will be
open Wednesday morning at o'clock,
where tickets can be exchanged for re
served seats free of charge. Mrs. N.
Y. l,eet has secured a lung list of put
rotiesses which will be published soon.
The entertainment given by the l.'nlver
slty of Pennsylvania boys In Philadel
phia last week, was patronised by over
Seventeen hundred of the society ludies
of that city.
434
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OUR FAEiER-BRED PLAYERS
Many Ball-Tosscrs Who Were Once
Raw Boy Reubens.
ANSON, CH1EP OP THEN AIL
Always oath Haat for Cross-Road Worn
dsn-Was Oaa Himsaif-Thra
of lbs 'Big tonr War
Conatry Bora.
Where do the best ball players come
from?
That's a question sufficiently knotty
to keep Fandom ponded for a week of
Sundays. Olt hand probably more city
born players could be named than those
of "Heub" extraction, but it is certain
that some great ball players were once
Kieeu jaspers, paradoxical as . that
sounds.
Chief of all the Reubens is "Ole Cap"
Anson, of the Chicagoes, and he thinks
so well of the country-bom player that
once upon a time he said that if given
time he could pick up from the villupcs
a team that could beat the best profes
sional nine that ever went on the dia
mond. "Anse" meant just what he
said and moreover practices what he
preaches, as he is always looking for
players in out-of-the-way towns and
what is more, he generally finds them.
His latest acquisition, a Ditcher bv the
name of Rice, comes from a hamlet
called Hooperton. No one knows where
it Is or if it exists at all. but it presum
ably does as Cliff Carroll claimed to
have managed its representative -team
last year. He also takes to himself all
the prospective giory that niay accrue
to tbe discovery pf jtloe who he says
Will be a wonder.
Anson, as we were saying-, is a "Rettb"
as he was born somewhere out in Iowa.
Come to think of It. twos a place called
Aiai-snalltown. Before Anson became
famous people were ashamed to live
there, but now its different and it hus
become a thriving municipality. As a
reward to Anson illlus for hla good
works, Marshalltown made Anson pater
its mayor and re-elects him to the or
llce every successlve'electlon.
"MVGSY" M'CRAW.
Third Hasemun McClraw of the Cham
pion Kalllmoivs belongs to the liny
seed brigade as the honorable "Miisur"
began his baseball career in his native
town of Xpxtou, X. .. that Is a small
place near Syracuse. From that team
he was trraduated with the Wellsvllle
nine. McOraw was seized with an
everslon for the effete last and taking
Horace Greeley's advice he went west
with his goods and chattels, finally
lauding in Cedar Knplds, Iowa. Among
his team mates in that town including
Pitcher Bill Hotter and Third Baseman
.lake Drauby, were both ex-Bisons.
Hotter still lives there as does Hutchin
son of the Chicagoes.
A country pumpkin if there ever was
one was Scott Stratum, the great Imls
vllle pitcher of a few years ugo. When
tftratton tlrst applied to "Honest John"
Kelley, who was then managing the
"Colonels." he was so green Unit be
might easily have been mistaken for
a section of the Kmerald Inle. Scott,
however, soon demonstrated thut he
could pitch as well as anybody and
that he was a veritable giant with the
but. No pitcher ever excelled Strut
ton in fielding fearlessness and he often
BDCYCLES
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If you cu go by rumor'
1 on who ride a wheel, and glitlli
About in dainty bloomer.
And Control the Leading Makes of the Coun
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Following List:
STEARNS Th8 Always Popular Yellow
SYR ACUSE-Holds More Records Than All Other Makes Combined.
BARN ES-The Beautiful White Flyer.
FALCON The Celebrated Gold Crank.
PEER LESS- Flush Joints and Tubular Construction.
FENTON A Crack Road Machine, Vi in. Tubing:.
A M E R I C A The Original Truss Frame, guaranteed to carry a '500-pound man. .
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topped and held liners that almost
made him cacean. Hoffer Is probably
the nearest approach to him in this re
spect of- all the present ' day pitchers.
It looks as though Btratton s ball play
ing days are over and It probably
doesn't worry him very much as he has
a big and paying store at Taylornville,
Ky.. where he was born and raised.
Bob Allen, tbe ex-Philadelphia short
stop grew up with tbe greens and cab
bages at Paulding, O.. until the Tri
Btate league sprang Into existence.
With It he made such a reputation that
he was eventually signed by Philadel
phia He would probably be in the game
yet but for one of Chamberlain's wildly
pitched balls, which struck him on the
Jaw shattering It. That was enough
for Bob. and he decided that a position
in his father's bank was better than
playing ball. .
AN ANECDOTE.
Danville, Ind., a small place about
forty miles from Indianapolis, claims
the honor of 8am Thompson's nativity,
and his birthday Is as much of a holi
day with the townspeople as a Christ
mas or the Fourth of July.
In this connection a rather amusing
story is told. A Panville belle, who
Is pious as well as pretty, had a class
of small boys at the Presbyterian Sun
day school. One Sabbath morning she
was qulzxlug the scholars on the West
minster catechism.
"Who made you?" she dfcked of one
freckled-faced terror, expecting of
course the answer "Hod."
But the expected doesn't always
happen, and the lad who had been
dreaming of home runs and the like
shouted loudly, "Sam Thompson."
The original "Big 4" was a diadem
of jaspers, a all the members. Row
excepted, were countryborn and bred.
He 'wasn't much better, as. he hailed
from Harrlsburg. the sleepy old capi
tal. ;That city bjf the Vay- In the home.
C ViMldget". Miller, of the' LouisVille
and Drauby of the Providence' team.
To get back to the "Big I," the good
Deacon White was born In a small
village near Corning, while Wapplnger
Falls has been Immortalized as the
birthplace and present home of Dan
Liroiuhers. If Cloucester. N. J., had
reason ro blush, for the vile race track
conducted some years ago by "Duke"
Thompson, it can solace Itself by the
recollection that it gave to base ball
the great Jlardie Xichardson.
NKD HANI.ON'8 HOMK.
Norwich, a little Connecticut town,
is happy for two reasons. First and
chiefly because Ned Hatilnn, manager
of the Bnltlmores, Is one of her native
sons, and secondly because Jerry
Denny, once the king of third base
men, has recently become one of her
citizens.
"Eagle Eye" Backley hails from
Hannibal. Mo., a town otherwise fa
mous for the Hannibal & St. Joe Kali
road. Bert Inks, the Phlllle's new twlrler.
comes from a little town lit Indiana
called I.Igoner.
Now to be down right honest who
would have ever heard of Zautsville,
O.. but for the fact that Lurry Twitchell
played with Its team und was thus
discovered by Manager Watklns of the
let rolls? Nobody certainly.
Harry Vaughn, of the Cincinnati,
comes from an Ohio town in Ken
tucky. Fred Clark und "Ducky"
Holmes are Kansas hoboes, as Is
"Buck" Weaver of the Mllwaukees. Ed.
McKean, of the Clevelands, hailed from
a small town, and so does Cy Young,
of the same team. It had some such
unpronouucable name as Cuadenhuten,
We Carry the Only
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and all the Inhabitants talk' through!
their nasal organs when thex, sound'
the praises of Cy. as they do morn
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Other prominent players who might
be classed aa Heubens and their boy.
hood homes are: Fred Ely, Glrard. Pal
Roger Connor. Waterbury; Conn..
Fisher. Anderson. Ind.: Bnumrt rn.
bois, Ui; Hawley. Beaver Dam, Wls.
Cooley, Squadoodle, Kansas; Ramsey,
Shelby vilie. Ind.; Cuppy. Logansport
Menafoe, Meadville; Boyd, Franklla,
Pa.
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