THE POLICE GAZETTE, NEW YORK CITY - V

YOUNG, THE BOSTON NATIONAL WITH THE BASEBALL MEN

The Find of the Season Has Certainly Been J)oing Some Very Remarkable Work in the Box.

HOW HE STARTED IN THE GAME

He Belongs in Fast Company and Coached by Captain-Manager Tenney, He Has

Made More Than Good so Far anl is Likely to Improve,

N o . 1 1 .

twice .appl ied _ t he whi t ewash l y u a h _lu l l ie mruiiii-.,

Phill ies, once each to t h e c h a m p i o n New Y o r k s . the

f o r m e r c h a m p i o n s of P i t t sburg and the Chicago**.

T h r e e t imes he held t h e . opposing club down to one l_ — -

r u n . I n but one g a m e in which he pitched was Boston

s h u t out. '1'wo of the g a m e s in which hos ton was de­

feated t he r e was a~margThTu^rruT=oTu rrun at t h e close |

of t h e g a m e .

Y o u n g was hit safely 173 t imes In these games , which

is an a v e r a g e of a lmos t eight hits to a t a m e . I n hut

L o b e r t , o f . l o ! i i i * u n \ n , i,% ) ) U \ i : i ^ ' f a s t - b a l l for Chicago.

C o l u m b u s r a p t u r e d t h e A m e r i c a n A s s o c i ­ation p e n n a n t .

P i t c h e r F a a t o r l u s , «1" t h e A l b a n y t e a m , h a s sinned with HrvHtklyt) fur i n n .

D i c k P a d d e u w i l l m a n a g e t h e M i n n e a p o l i s Amer ican Association t r a m next y m r .

V a n A n d a , t h e C a n t o n p i t c h e r s e c u r e d b y r i i u i h n a t l , is said to l>e a second Hut*' Wadded .

M a n a g e r M c A l e e r i s a u t h o r i t y f o r t h e s t a t e -

t h r e e games^ve re ten h i t s o r m o i e m a d e oft h im and j m e m tha t t h e St. IAUIIS b r o w n s will Hear fjn.uuu.

in seven g a m e s the showing of the oppos ing c lubs was j H a r n e y D r e y f n s s c l a i m s h e h a s s«>ent 8 1 4 , -

si.x hits or less. I lis sp lendid c o m m a n d of the ball was 000 tor players this season to s t r eng then t h e Pirates .

s h o w n In the fact t h a t l n t h e 22 g a m e s In wh ich he i P i t c h e r H o b b y K e e f e , s o l d b y T a c o m a t o p i tched he gave an a v e r a g e of less t h a n t AV bases.

It is rarely a season passes by t h a t a new s t a r

iloes not a r i se on t h e baseball hor izon. S o m e c o m e

ijuickly a n d pass away wi th in a shor t t ime—others

route to s tay. One of t he finds of t he presen t season is

box , a n d but one h i t w a s m a d e off h i m a n d ten m e n

went out on s t r ikes .

H e is a s tocky-bui l t y o u n g m a n , s t a n d i n g 5 feet 9

inches , a n d weighe ISO p o u n d s . H e is very m u s c u l a r ,

a n d has greut powers of e n d u r a n c e -

" I And little difference t h a n w h e n p i tch ing aga ins t

New E n g l a n d League c lubs , " he said recently, d u r i n g

a n Interview. " O n e h a s to h a v e a lot of confidence

a n d c o m m a n d . If you have these t ra i ts you h a v e a

good foundat ion u p o n which to build. I did not feel

t h e least n e r v o u s In m y first g a m e , and did n o t get ra t ­

tled a b i t T h e play is qu icke r a n d s h a r p e r , t h e """TETeTT

a r e faster and the re fo re m o r e pract ice is needed. I

work eve ry forenoon to perfect myself In t h e po in t s of

play. A t first I was bothered a bit a t w a t c h i n g the

bases, bu t under t h e able ins t ruc t ion of Manager -cap­

ta in T e n n e y , I h a v e m a d e very rapid progress in t h a t

d i rec t ion . "

Y o u n g has s o m e ve ry baffling c u r v e s a n d grea t speed.

H i s n a m e being Y o u n g , it is n o t a t all s t r ange That h e

was dubbed " C y , " t h e n i c k n a m e of t h e ve t e r an p i tcher

of t he Boston A m e r i c a n s , whose n a m e Is n o t " C y , "

b u t Den ton . H e is a v e r y quiet , unos ten ta t ious c h a p ,

a n d has a l ready b e c o m e a ve ry w a r m favor i te , no t on ly

wi th the Boston love r s of t h e g a m e , but all ove r t h e

circuit . W h e n he first s igned a c o n t r a c t to play wi th

IRVING M. YOUNQ.

He D i s p l a y e d S u c h S k i l l a s a P i t c h e r In t h e

.Minor L e a g u e t h a t H i s S e r v i c e s w e r e In

D e m a n d . He w a s s u b s e q u e n t l y S i g n e d b y

t h e H o s t o n N a t i o n a l L e a g u e C l u b a n d i s

f a m i l i a r l y k n o w n a s " Y o u n g Cy Y o u n g . "

I rv ing M. Young , t h e le f t -handed p i tcher of t he Bos­

ton Nat ional l e a g u e Club. Y o u n g is a n a t i v e of Col­

umbia Fal ls . Me., which is located in t he eas te rn p a r t

of the Sta te , about t h i r ty miles eas t of l iangor . W h e n ; once were* double

a youngs te r his pa r en t s m o v e d to Belmont , N . H.% a n d

here lie learned to play ball. T h i s town Is s o m e eigh­

teen miles Nor th of Concord , t h e capi ta l city of t h e

^ ta te . and Y o u n g w o r k e d In a hosiery mill . H e dis­

played such skill as a p i t cher t h a t his services began

to bo in ac t ive d e m a n d , a n d he pi tched for I/ftconla,

F r a n k l i n , Ti l ton and Bristol, a m o n g o the r places.

F r o m Be lmont h e w e n t to Concord , which is ft rai l­

road cen t r e , a n d t he r e he lenrned ra i l roading. T w o

years ago he quit n d l r o a d l h g , nnd got an e n g a g e m e n t

with i h e Y. M. C. A. t e a m of WhHene ld . N, H . H e i B r o o k l y n lielng t h e

tried to lot-ate with t he Concord Club, w h i c h w a s t h e n only o the r t e a m s to

unde r t he m a n a g e m e n t of J a c k Carney , w h o Is n o w In

charge of the Sioux City t e a m , but t h e la t ter was of t h e

opinion t h e y o u n g m a n was not sea«oned e n o u g h for

New E n g l a n d l e a g u e c o m p a n y .

In 100-1. Nate Pulslfer. w h o m a n a g e d t h e Concord

" a n ) , gave h im a t ry -ou t . nnd Y o u n g was A success

from t h e s t a r t , and In his first season In m i n o r league

c o m p a n y p roved to be t h e steadiest p i tcher And o n e of

ii»e m o s t effective In t h e N e w Englflnd League . H e

1M..-.1 t h e s t rong-hi t t ing Fall Uiver t e a m after two o t h e r

pUchcra of his own t e a m had l-een k n o c k e d out of t he

t h e Boston Nat iona l s , he did so at a m o d e s t c o m p e n s a ­

t ion , but he did such good work t h a t t h e a t t en t ion of

independen t clubs w a s a t t rac ted , a n d agen t s of t he Tr i -

Sta te , o r^buUaw, league, as it is k n o w n , m a d e eve ry

e n d e a v o r to induce h i m to j u m p his a g r e e m e n t To

his credit be it sa id he refused these offers, and re­

m a i n e d t rue to t h e people to w h o m h e had con t rac ted

his services. I n his first e ighteen g a m e s th is season

b e was vic tor ious in ten , a n d mos t of t h e defeats

shou ld h a v e been vic tor ies .

I n t h e first g a m e a t New Y o r k , Y o u n g pi tched t h e

last four Innings , rep lac ing Wi lhe lm w h e n N e w York-

got four hi ts off t h e fo rmer . I n t h e g a m e with St.

Louis , on May 20, Y o u n g pi tched t h e full n ine inn ings ,

w h e n he held t he .Cardina ls down to six hi ts , s t ruck

out six men a n d g a v e one Imse on balls.

I t will be seen t h a t Y o u n g landed 12 ou t of t he 22

g a m e s in which he pi tched u p to Ju ly 22. In these Ids

o p p o n e n t s m a d e but 59 r u n s , which is an a v e r a g e of

less t h a n three per g a m e , a r e m a r k a b l y fine showing .

Boston m a d e bu t

56 r u n s with h i m

in t h e box. w h i c h

8hows how little r u n

get t ing and ba t t i ng

t h e r e was b e h i n d

h i m ; in o the r words ,

he had to pitch for

all he was wor th all

of the t i m e in o rde r

to win his game . But

I f y o u a n t i c i p a t e s e e i n g - t h e H a s e h a l l

Pos t -Season C h a m p i o n s h i p Ser ies you will need to In-

posted on all the t ine po in t s of t he g a m e , therefore the

need of t he l>est Baseball Book ever placed on the

m a r k e t . I t is N o . 10 of F o x ' s Athle t ic Library . We

h a v e a few lelt a n d a copy will 1K> mailed direct on

receipt of seven two-cent s t a m p s .

Our Halftone Photos. •

L o o k a t t h e fine p i c t u r e o f H i l l y H a n n n r d on page 11.

F r a n k C h l o r a z r i , 3 7 8 F i r s t s t r e e t , J e r s e y City, N . J. , is one of the mos t expe r t lonsorial is ts in the Sta te .

A . C . C o n n o r o w n s t h e E m p i r e s a l o o n a t -PetehTrltf.—HTTlrrHTnrp~mrroteT7bowler and ali-aroTihTT s p o r t i n g m a n .

G e o r g e R o b i n s o n , o f ' .J442 S t a t e s t r e e t , Chicago, 111., Is a s a loonkeepe r and m a n a g e r of the S m a r t Set Baseball t e a m .

C . W . J o h n s o n I s t h e o w n e r o f t h e H a s e b a l l E x c h a n g e , at 752 H a r r i s o n street , Chicago, I I I I t Is well pa t ron ized by the spor t s .

J o s e p h M a n u e l i s a v e r y y o u n g - m a n , b u t h e - is n o t too young , it s eems , to he t he owner of a barl>er

s h o p a t 2832 P e n n a v e n u e , P i t t sburg , Pa .

C o l . G e o r g e C o f i e l d i s t h e p o p u l a r a n d w e l l -k n o w n Hea l t h C o m m i s s i o n e r of S p a r t a n b u r g , S. C. He is also a m e m b e r of G o v e r n o r D. C. H e y w a r d ' s s tal l , r a n k i n g as Lieut-Colonel.

J u l e J o r d e n I s n o t o n l y o n e o f t h e l e a d i n g pol i t ic ians of Peoria , III., hut he isu p o p u l a r s a l o o n m a n . IHs_rilac£4s_at^l-446-N^Jr44^Wa*niJ>«t4>n--8t-reMtT—tmd—lH-

the High lander s , will Job. C r iu l t h ' s t eam nex t Spr ing .

S t e a m e r F l a n a g a n , t h e l e a d i n g b a t s m a n o f the Connect icut l e a g u e , will t>c with Pi t tsburg nex t season.

O w n e r F r a n k D u n n , o f t h e H o s t o n N a ­t ionals , is looking for a manage r . Fred T e n n e y w a n t s to n>tire.

P r e s i d e n t F r a n k , o f t h e B a l t i m o r e t e a m , oilers the p layers |1,500 if they win the Eas te rn l e a g u e pennan t .

J a c k H a r p e r h a s p r o b a b l y p i t c h e d h i s l a s t g a m e for t he He !s. He has gone h o m e incapac i ta ted by an abscess in the a rm-p i t .

I n s p i t e o f a l l t h e t a l k g o i n g a r o u n d i t Is a safe bet t h a t J i m m y Collins will In? at the head of the Boston A m e r i c a n s next season.

T o m H u g h e s s p o r t s a f i n e d i a m o n d s c a r f -pin presented to h im by Wash ing ton fans in apprecia­tion of his good work this season.

" B o t h J i m m y B a r r e t t , o f D e t r o i t , a n d G i n ­ger Beaumont , of Pi t t sburg, have IKMM. compel led to retire on account of the had condi t ion of thei r legs.

J i m O ' R o j i r k e , t h e r e a l v e t e r a n o f t h e d i amond , recent ly played in a double-header In Bridge­port, t h e first g a m e of which went seven teen Inn ings .

C h a r l e y H i c k m a n h a s I J I I W a p p e a r e d i n New York In the un i fo rms of live dif lerent clubs: Bos­ton Nat ionals , the Olants , Cleveland, Detroit and W a s h ­ington.

W h e n t h e H o s t o n A m e r i c a n s a n d t h e B o s ­ton Nat iona l s meet in thei r post-season series the g a m e s In wh ich Old a n d Young Cy Y'oting t a k e par t will be luUtles royal.

W h i l e t h e f a n s a r e p r a i s i n g H a h n a n d S tone for thei r l ine luttting th is season and say ing " w h a t they will do next y e a r , " t he p i t chers ' t rus t is busy figuring out t h e downfal l of the br i l l iant y o u n g

by far t h e mos t popu la r resor t in t h e city.

LARKIN SCORED A KNOCKOUT. Westches te r , N. Y . . w a s t he scene of a p r i v a t e Imttle

on Sept. 19, which was a t t ended by 200 spor t s . J o e L a r k i n , of Je rsey City a n d Dan M u r r a y , of Brook lyn , were the pr inc ipa ls .

A t t he open ing of t he first r o u n d L a r k i n feinted a bit a n d t hen s tuck in a s t r a igh t left to M u r r a y ' s face a n d crossed a l ight r ight to his head. T h e B r o o k l y n boy closed in a n d tore of! two bard body p u n c h e s . T h e n they c l inched.

W h e n t h e referee separa ted t h e m L a r k i n Jabbed his o p p o n e n t t h r ee t imes to t he face and then sho t over a ha rd r igh t to t he j aw , w h i c h s taggered M u r r a y . LarKin tried to get to h im aga in , bu t t h e Brooklyn l>oy covered up a n d s m o t h e r e d the Je rsey boy 's wal lops . T h e n , as if s h o t f rom a c a n n o n . M u r r a y rushed L a r k i n and d r o v e h i m to the s ide of the ropes wi th a r igh t a n d left hook to the body, a n d s w u n g a hard r igh t to L a r k i n ' s head .

L a r k i n rocked a bit, but c a m e !>ack smi l ing for more . Both m e n were s p a r r i n g in t he cen t re of the r ing as t he bell r a n g a n d both smi led as t hey wen t to the i r corners .

sluggers.

D y g e r t , t h e A t h l e t i c s y o u n g p i t c h e r f r o m tlie New Orleans Club, has pitched u one-hit , a two-hi t , th ree three-hi t and th ree four-hit g a m e s th is season ami won t h e m all. H e is eligible to play aga ins t the Ciunls in the post-season games .

M a n a g e r J a c k D u n n o f t h e P r o v i d e n c e Clam Diggers, t h i n k s both Je rsey City a n d Ba l t imore a re afraid of his t e a m . T h e Skee te r s a n d the Orioles refused to p lay double-headers with P rov idence when oppor tun i t i es presented themse lves ,

A m e r i c a n L e a g u e p i t c h e r s d o n o t l i k e t h e new rule, recent ly pu t in to effect, by which n o n e but new balls can be p u t into play. T h e y c la im cu rv ing a new Itfdl is a g rea t deal m o r e difficult t h a n cont ro l l ing one t h a t h a s all t he polish rubbed of!.

J a k e S t a h l w l l i m a n a g e t h e W a s h i n g t o n ) ! again nex t season. T h e boy m a n a g e r was discouraged by illness and a losing t eam earlier In t h e season and wan ted to ret ire. Bu t s ince the S t a h l w a r t s h a v e been doing bet ter s t a h l has changed his m i n d .

T h e r e a r e l i k e l y t o b e s e v e r a l c h a n g e s i n the Nat ional League Umpi re staff n e x t s e a s o n . H a n k O'Day will m a n a g e t h e St. Louis Card ina l s and J o h n -

figures In r u n s

reached aga ins t h i m ,

Chicago succeeding

in a c c o m p l i s h i n g

th is In Chicago, a n d

but th ree t imes were

m o r e t han t h r ee

r u n s In a g a m e

scored aga ins t h i m ,

N e w Y o r k a n d

JOHN MOHL AND OAKLAND SPHINX.

secure t h a t n u m b e r i A P r o m i n e n t

of r u n s beside Chi­

cago, F ive t i m e s h e

succeeded In s h u t t i n g o u t oppos ing clubs, which Is the

record for Any p i t che r in t he NatlonAl I^eague. H e

HANNAH I). OF PRINCETON, I s t h e a u t h o r o f F o o t b a l l , a m i H o w , , T o P l a y I t . I t i« p r o f u s e l y i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h t h e r i g h t k i n d of p i c t u r e s , a n d It h a s f l i e r u l e s o f b o t h A s s o c i a t i o n a n d H u g b y In f u l l . ( J e t I t n o w . P r i c e 1 0 c e n t s ; p o s t a g e 4 c i n t s e x t r a .

and Prosperous Saloonkeeper of South Div is ion Street, ( i rand Rapids. .Mich.,

and Promis ing Young Pacer, wh ich has Shown 2:10 and w i l l do better.

w i t h His Speedy

At t h e open ing of t he e igh th round , which proved M u r r a y ' s undo ing , l a r k i n s t e p i n d In close a n d JabU-d h i m twice to thefA<-e wi th his left, a n d t hen c r o w d a ha rd right to his head . T h e Brook lyn »*>y wen! down to t h e floor for t h e c o u n t of e igh t , nnd ga thered ins s t r e n g t h toge ther only to h a v e l a r k i n s tep In rtose

stone and Klem threaten to retire. This leAves only Km A he «nd Bauswine of the present stall.

IN PLAYING FOOTBALL Y o u w a n t i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e A g o o d h o o k o f

Again And send o v e r A r ight hook to t h e Jaw thftl p u t I n s t r u c t i o n . T h e b e AI p u b l i s h e d U b y H i l l y

him into the landof'dreftms for good. Bannard, ofPrinceton, antl is No. 14 of Fox'A T/UKln was e a r n e d out of t h e r ing on t h e shou lde r s A t l l l r t l o L i b r a r y . F i n e l y I l l u s t r a t e d P n l e e

of h is friend". l o r e n t s ; p o n t a g e 4 c e n t s e x t r a .

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