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Show Interesting Career of Veteran Catcher Gibson (Jeorge (iihson. veteran catcher and former pilot of the Pittsburgh Pirate, has become coach of the Chicago Cubs, succeeding Oscar Dugey. (iib-mn, (iib-mn, a student of the "old school," Halted his baseball career with tbe Buffalo chili In HXVJ. He Joined the Pirate in I0O4, remaining for ten jenrj. While with the Pittsburgh club he established a major league renin! for catching consecutive games. This record of 150 games stood until Hay Schalk of the White Soi took the honor by backstopping In l.M contests. con-tests. Clhson w ent to the New York (ilants ln 11117 and 191S. but was sent to Montreal Mon-treal the following year. Pittsburgh claimed Gibson as manager in lfiL'0, but in 10'Ji he was succeeded by Wil-iam Wil-iam McKeehnie. The new coach the following season coached the Washington club, under the management of Donie Hush. Last season (libson spent his time hunting and fishing. |