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Show FROM DIAMOND IDOL TO "OLD RAGS" MAN Amos Rusie, Once tho Star Twirler(of tho National League, Now "Works in a Sawmill. "To what base uses we may sometimes some-times come." Amos Rusle is laboring In a lumber yard at Vincennes, Ind. Here ho Is sticking boards at the lordly remuneration re-muneration of SL50 a day, and very glad to get the job. Last year he pitched In the "Kitty league," but was not considered con-sidered fast for even this company, and was sent on his way not rejoicing, but perforce. After .the season was over Rusie procured a horse and wagon and went about the country buying old iron j and rags. This business did not pan out ducats enough to feed the horse and the former player accepted the placo In tho lumber yard. It Is not so many years ago that Ruslo was the greatest pitcher In the country. coun-try. Rival managers were continually bidding for his eervlces and ho wus considered a whole team In himself. Now he is a two-legged horse in a raw board factory. When Rusle pitched for tho New Yorks of tho National league he was the Idol of the fans and tho pet of the players. His principal skill was In his speed. No man of his time and few nowadays could shoot them over the plate with the speed of Rusle. He was a giant In size and endowed with enormous strength. But, although a great pitcher, Rusle was not so great in other directions. He got himself in serious trouble, his wife having him arrested ar-rested on a charge of cruelty and abandonment. aban-donment. This happened while the New Tories were trying to get him back on tho team. To cap tho climax hl3 arm began to glvo him trouble. His downfall was rapid. It almost happened over night. From one of the greatest If not tho greatest twlrlers on the baseball diamond dia-mond ho suddenly found himself outside out-side the breastworks of fast baseball circles and had to sjgn. .with, the minor league, teams, |