Show fC N WA WAG s sA I I A G GREAT H PITCH PITCHERS I I During the Very Early E rl Days Of The Gac of Baseball INDENTS INCIDENTS IM HIS CAREER One Oae Who Knew Him Well Tells Of i how lie He Twirled Against Great Players I I I i Writing of ot led ed Crane I will wn refer reler to a atiO couple tiO of at instances Intano es wherein the big biff II good I natured turned down Uncle Undo Daniel Shannon wiltes ti t to Iho Sporting Now On n Batut day 11 Juno 22 2 ISM 1 Uncle Undo Daniel I arranged Toronto tot for i R II bill owing to toa toU a U rain on the thC previous days dae ld was wa 38 pitted pitied Ned Crano Crana that day In Ia tT the tho t game cumo at lit tho th dose clone clo of cf It the lust half of a ot fumo the tho filth InnIng bad had ft n lead lend by 1 IL coro acore of at 8 g to 0 and only two tO or three hits hILI charged him Big Jilg HI Crano Cram started Off eft ruth with a I aingIe tingle ingIe his Iti hi ono In tn tho tb game and antI the Canadians mado two Iwo scorcH coret whito In iii Inthe Inthe the sixth they the worked two more men over the tho Ito plate and Crane Crano died on ono oni of ot the alter after having made another em lu Ic Tho seventh Inning I nn I n was Wac a II blank and ani I the thu eighth came on au win WU hit hil fred the tho Canadian man to coro l only two men Inen mid there two to out anti two on oil basett haeth when Crane t rano rane was wO up again Kuln rim fol Col followed ColIn I lowed In wed frane Cronl ami oM luring during tho the gamp game amp Inn hall gone Iono out on tacit each time up UI by weak hits bite realized that u n t hit from tram fromOr Or a no would tie tho game It If not hot ill M h something worse oree and although uv uveral eral culled out fur for him to give gho four tour who ones once ha ho disregarded their damor and put It II over for tor the th husKY hll k twirler Crane Crollo drove the tho ball on a n aline aline line for fOe tho the bank on all which lie ho might to 10 have havo made third and a 1 man could havo lIVO scored corell but bul Ned Neti was wall winded at second anti and actually eat at down ivi t L to 10 bag lie Ho halt had evened III up the tho score mid tutu how ho hG did It II From Irom his po pt portion on Ott to brig bog ho lit gave ao tho the MPH Itc u IL lot of Jostling Joshing jo In tn a moment rim Ill hit down to Shannon at III conti nd was wan thrown out Toronto won on out In their ninth J n to S 8 Crano Crane practically won on life his own game for tor he bulled In live runa rune A t month to bo ho accurate on July K 2 the again Crano Crane ond hl lib bat 1 I happened I to the Iho team III saw av Crano turn tho the trick Tom Tout hut but re cc recently Joined the tho team com coming leg ing on from ritteburg burg on n It special con can contract tract at 13 30 per ler month The he game gonna was waH at Toronto on tho tine pretty across urro s tho the Don Jon on a it 1 Friday a y afternoon Crane l rino pitched splendid boll ball n l tho the antI and anI yet never neer deserved to win wIll Ms 1118 game came Abe Aba malo a n homo run drive that rolled nearly nearl a u mile which wile was In III by hy Chancy Charey an Smith who played plad right Held Tho rho 10 ground was waa damp mid tell felt Hat lIat Hatin hatIn in turning first and ond clipped onto onlo his hla I knees nee nt III t second anti and fell toll attain again at third Smith threw throw tho tine hull wide willa at tho the plato I In returning It but loaner who i couching kept him at nt third i was wag oas first man up hut but ho died die nt ot third Charley Smith tho the third baseman nd gave Toronto runs by their Four times lime tho the game gamo was tied up tip and the ninth last iho the KOro 4 t to 4 t antI Coakley had MIl two out Ills III Crano Crollo nt itt the lie bat anti and Coakley hAn lis two strikes anti ono one ball bail on all tho Me bli pitcher Tho The Saturday previous Crana Crano had Md won a I gomo In III tho the ninth Inning with witha a homo home run drive over tho the left field fleith fence and anil A at al labout the tho rounds grounds there coma came a n stentorian cry for tor or Ned NOlI tn to litt 11 t Saturday and lilt lIIl It over ocr tho the fence fen o Crane Crano caught one of ot swift Ift ones imd hit bit the ball with full lull force and It went vent out on Ott a tine lino scarcely feet from Irom the ground Old 01 Lytle Iy tI 1 out oUI In left lieu in to n ft step or two to and then thell retreated Tho Thu hail ball wax WOM just out of reach cf of Pop Lop anti and Rn cleared tho the fence not more moro than eight or ten len Inches It was ono one of at those t line lino tIts hits that UnIt go 10 out In utmost almost t a 1 curve antI It I seemed to raise ralle just an lot Inch or two In to tho yard Crane Crano trotted tho the circuit and won lila his game The Tho Canadians cheer rd cd him for tor a space paca paC of ot time Ime that seemed roomed full fail live five minutes There Thero was wan no music In hl It for Or mo me for I would have lis listened to the th dead just nt ut that time Tho The following day do It rained anit Net Nell spent the Iho morning telling tell In stories among the tho players at nt this tho Palmer House Tho Thu ho Huron HaroM left on tho tIm 12 Grand Orand Trunk train Iraln for tor norm hut but before time for Cor call callIng Ing lu th Ih o e game gamo that day tJay the tho weather veather cleared up ur and tho the grounds were In III epIc uld condition lint Jill Air tIr Chapman Challman called the farce at nt 12 And to 10 cop the tho climax the final game Kama of or Iho the Toronto series played In Wilkes Wilke barre orre on tug AUK Ul H II it If wan w won by a n 3 to 2 seere when Ducky Freeman drove the tho ball hall over oer tho right Held nel l Concon n most this a I seasons I 1 against tho the weak of ot the Iho league anti men mn wore were compelled to 10 tight light ht hard hartl to win a 1 majority of at tho series |