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Show i NICKNAMES STICK TO BALL PLAYERS SOME ARE FUNNY WHILE OTHERS OTH-ERS INDICATE STYtE OF THE OWNER. ORIGIN OF MANY IS UNKNOWN Odd "Handles" That Have Been Given to Various American League Stars Lajole of Cleveland Is Larry, King or Nap "Wild Bill" Donovan Ono of the Steadiest Players. Few if any of the ball players In tho American Icnguc nro without ono or moro nicknames, in fact, tho public know ninny of the plnyors better by their nlcknnmc3 than they do their Chrlstlnn name. Lajolo is spoken of moro often ns Larry, King or "Nap than by tho original. Its Just tho same with all tho other stars. Somo of tho nicknames handed tho players aro very funny nnd It's hard to discover their origin. Thoro nro at present qulto a fow doctors and dentists den-tists In tho league, who wrlto prescriptions prescrip-tions nnd pull tcoth during tho oft sea-son. sea-son. Of courso nil Bitch players go by tho namo of "Doc." Thero aro also a fow players who travel under tho namo of "Doc" who know nothing about medlclno or dentistry. During his early years In the big leaguo, "Mil" Donovan, of Detroit, hnd a world of speed nnd poor control. He was dubbed "Wild Mil" and tho namo still hangs with him, although he Is ono of tho steadiest players In tho league. Tho fans aro nlwnys interested In nicknames and hero nro a fow of tho funny ones handed tho stars on tho different American leaguo teams: Chicago Sullivan, "Sully;" Altrock, Nick; Hart, "Hub;" White, "Doc;" Donnhuo, "Jlggs;" Isholl, "Izzy;" Tan-nehlll, Tan-nehlll, "Tnnny;" Kobe. "Whltey;" Doughorty, Pat; O'Ncll. "Tip;" Wnlsh, "Mg Ed;" Towno, "Jay;" Halm. lid-dlo; lid-dlo; Comlskey, "Commy." Detroit Schmidt, "Smltty;" Payne, "Doc;" Donovan, "Wild Mil;" Mullln: Georgo; EubankB, "Honest John;" Donahue, "Ited;" 'Blevor, Ed; Schaof-for, Schaof-for, "Germany;" O'Lcary, Charllo; Coughlln. "Mil;" Mclntyre, "Matty;" Cobb, "Ty;" Crawford. Sam. St. Louis Spencer, Hack; O'Connor, "Howdy Jack;" Iluelow, Fritz; Glade, Fred; Pelty, 'Harney;" Powell, Jnck; Howell, '"Arry;" Jones, Tom; Nlles, Harry; Wallace, Ithody and Hobby; Delehnnty, Jim; Ycngor, Joo; Stone, "Silent Georgo;" Homphlll, "Hemp;" Plckorlng, Olllo and Pick. Now York McGuIre, "Old Jim;" Klelnow, Jack; Orth, Al nnd "Curvo-less "Curvo-less Wonder;" Hogg, "Peggy;" dies-bro, dies-bro, Jack; Clarkson, Walter; Chase, Hal; Williams, Jlmmmy; Elbcrfred, "Kid;" Morlarity, Georgo; Conroy, "Connie;" Keeler, "Weo Wllllo;" Dole-hanty, Dole-hanty, Frank; La Porto, Frank. Cleveland I.ajole, Larry, Nap, King and many others; Chirk, "Nig;" Be-mis, Be-mis, Hnrry; Joss, Addto and tho "Human "Hu-man Slat;" Ithoades, "Dusty;" Hess, Otto; Bombard, Mil; Llebharclt. Cupid, Cu-pid, Glen and Iron Man; Bcrgcr, lioino; Ehmnn, Buff; Turner, Terry; Stovnll, "Brother Georgo;" Bradley, Bill; Flick, Elmer and "Gcno;" Bay, "Deorfoot;" Congnlton, "Conny;" Birmingham, Bir-mingham, "Dodo;" O'Brien, Potor; Wakefield, "Wake." Philadelphia Powers, "Doc;"-Shrcckcngost, "Doc;"-Shrcckcngost, "Shrcck;" Wnddoll, "Itubo;" Vlckors, "Doc;" Plnnk. Eddie; Ed-die; Bonder, "Chief;" Davis, Hnrry; Murphy, Danny; Knight, Jack; Cross, Monto; Hartsell, "Topsy;" Seybold, "Socks." Boston Crlgor, Low; Armbustor, "Buster;" Young, "Cy;" Dlneen, "Big BUI," Winters, Georgo; Harris, "Fat;" .Grlmshaw, "Grim;" Ferris, "Hobo;" Paront, Freddy; Colllus, Jim; Hooy, "Hoss;" Freeman, "Buck." Washington Hughes, "Long Tom;" Patten,. Cnso; Falkenborg, "Folk;" Stall!, Jako; Sclially, Larry and "Shnf:" On?:'i, "Lavo;" Jonss, C5ir-ley; C5ir-ley; Hickman, "Cheerful Hick;" Anderson, An-derson, "Long John;" Kltson, "Kit;" Altlzer, "Tlzo." |