| Show NED C CRANE WS WA A GREAT f T PITCHER f During the Very Early E Days Of The GaLe Galle of Baseball INCIDENTS IM HIS CAREER One Oe Who Knew Him Tells Of How lie lIc Twirled Against Great Players i of ot Ned Crane I will reter refer to a couple ot of Instances wherein the hiS big good fellow turned down Uncle Daniel Shannon a tL t man IRan to 10 bo tho Sporting Now No On Satin Satur Saturday day 11 Juno Julio 22 K m IS Uncle Daniel I arranged with Toronto for Or n R 1 double bill till owing to too toI o II I rain on the thC previous days Compiled wa 38 pitted Ned Crano that day In Ia 11 thu the Drat game cuino und anti at II the clo o ot of tho Iho io trat halt half of a Of fumo the tho fIfth Inning had id n IL lead by u IL I score of at 8 S to 10 0 and only anI two 10 or hits hUs charged against him Ug lug JIll Crano ran started off eff their hUh fifth with a I ingle hl hiM second ono ona In tho tb name game and the Iho Canadians mado two SCOWl SCOTCH while In Inthe inthe the sixth they the worked two more mora men menever mener ever oer er tile Iho plate and Crane CraM died Itch Id on Win ono ot oe the Iho barc after atter having another Bin eIt eItle 11 klC jle le Tho rho seventh Inning was a II blank aol and thu the eighth camo como m ill wai II hit reel free yati od tho Canadians man managed aged to 10 coro only two Iwo roan men and thero were weN two to out and nd two on bases when was WLl up trIm Tim fol tol follOWed lOWed Crane roil and ond during tho garno gamo limo had gone com out on Ut each tach time up UI by b weak hits hit realized that thai a n hit from rota 1 Crane would tie lie tho thu game It If not lIol h worse and an although HUV dUVern uv cral ern culled out for tor or him to ta tl gIve dvo I Crano Crane four IIo ones ha lift hI disregarded theIr clamor and put It over for tor the tho husky husk twirler Crane Cralle drove OVO tho thu ball on all a 11 aline n line for tor or tho bank bI on which he lie ought to have hae made third and a 1 nun flail could peered cOred but bul Ned Neti was waif wa winded windell at nt second und and actually sat at al down Iown t o 10 lo bag bug lie Jle had hM C up 1111 UI tho the mid how ho ho did enjoy enjo It II From Ids his po PI on WI to tJ brig ng 1 ho Io It gave Itao thu bleacher lied Itt u II lot of Ot and nn in n a 1 moment Jim Il at hit down lI wn to Shannon at tt all l and WOH thrown out Toronto won Ion out In lit their ninth 9 to tu 8 S Crano Crane practically won WOO his hili own game for tor or ha lie In live runs A month Inter or to 10 ho 10 li accurate on all July Jul 2 l the again Crano and hi hb bat 1 I happened to accompany tho Iho th team Haw Baw jV Crane Crano turn the tho trick Tom Toni Conkle hut but re rc recently Joined Iho the team com coming comIn comIng ing In on truth from rom on a IL special con can contract contract tract trad at 3 30 per month The Tue game was wan iila ed at al Toronto on tho the pretty ground ucross tho Don on a it 1 Friday Irl a afternoon Crane pitched Itched splendid ball bolt against the tho Iaron arona and yet yel never Mtr deserved to win ll Ms Ills game fume Aba Abe made n a 1 homo run rull Unit that rolle 1 nearly II a mile which was liB lidded In III by y Charley Chancy Smith mIIli who played right Held Tim I 0 ground wile was damp and fell felt Hat flat Hatin in iii turning and dipped onto his lila knees at ut and fell tell again nt lit titled third Smith threw tho ho hull hlll at lit tho the Plato piato In returning It II but bitt Homier who was ne coaching kept hint him nt It titled third was as first nr l man up hut ho Ito died nt rat it third Charley barley Smith tho the third baseman bareman and tUt Homier gava Toronto runs rims by their Four times the Kamo gamo wits was tied up tip and the ninth last laM tho the Koro soro oro I 4 to 4 t 1111 had hall two out 11 nil Crano Wits was nt lit ha the bat bl and Coakle hud hM two and ono ball on OIl tho tim Me hI pitcher Ucher Tho The Saturday previous Crane Crano 0 had won nail a IJ gania III In tho ninth liming inning with witha a homo home run cull drive over the tho left field leM clico and anil a al labout the grounds there thoro coma came a cry for tor or Nell Neil tn to lit last and lilt Jill It Il over Oer tho the tholen fence len o Crano caught one of 01 sait RII ones onea lind hit the ball bail with full lull nice and It went out on a 1 lute line scarcely fifteen Miceli feet from the tho Old Ohl lop lOh Lytle out oUI In left Ic field in III n a step or two tO tOa and aint a 1111 then retreated Tho The bolt was waH Just out of at reach of ot Pop Lop anil 1101 cleared the tha fence enea not hot more than eight or ten ton incIter Inches It was nas a ono Olio of at lIne lino hits that go 10 out In itt almost t n a 1 curve nod It t I seemed to ralie rahe Just Juat about an 1111 Inch or two to tho thoard yard ard Crane trotted around the tho circuit I and won his lila game gairo Tho Tue Canadians cheer cheered fd rd him for tor a ii 1 paca pae of ot tIme lime that Deemed l full till tWo five Thero Thera wits no music In hi I It II for mo me for I would rater ratel have fuwa lirt lis listened to 10 the dead murch just at lit tint that time timeTha The Tha following day do It rained noil Net Nell pent the Iho morning telling stories starlet among the tho players nt at tha ito Palmer Palmor Tho Thu llamas left on tho the 1220 12 Grand aruid Trunk train Iraln for tor or home hut hill before time hue for cull call callIng culling Ing lug Ih ii o a 1 game that day lIay tho the weather cleared up and tho the grounds were In iii condition Mr Chapman called the HIP fame at lit 12 And AM to 10 c cat p the climax thA final namo iamo of or tho lie Toronto series played In barre on AUK Aug Ul II 1 iti M wan Wll won by n a 3 to 10 2 core care when whon Mucky Huck drove the tho lie hall ball over oer the right lieu field most this closed a fl I l against Iho thio weak of ot the tho league did tacit men were teero ero compelled to 10 tight light hard hurel to win will a it 1 majority of ot lie tho series |
