Show I Beginning of Fred Clarkes Clarke's r Career as Big League Player Barney Damey Dreyfuss the overlord of ot the Pittsburgh club took a trip to the Southern league circuit away back In 1834 1894 to pick up a player or two At Memphis he met Throw Em Down McCloskey whose team das vias as playing tb there ere Mac was broke and didn't have enough money to take his team to the next town so he met Dreyfuss and asked him for tor the loan of ot 50 50 O. O Carney Barnay Dar Car ney nay asked him to wait walt until be he saw his team in action After Atter the game rame be ba asked McCloskey how much he be needed for tor carfare carfore Fifty bucks said MacWell Mae Mac Well sold said Mr Dreyfuss Ill give von toil ou that sum for tor Clarke your center center- fielder Gelder Hesitating a long time Throw Em Down answered lIe He Is worth orth OOOO but I dough so make It 75 and he I Is yours Clarke in his first game tor for Drey Drey- u uco W u 1140 V LV e C II upa up- up Ur a player for tor 75 all right This was the beginning of ot Fred Clarkes Clarke's career as a major maior league player and he developed Into one of the greatest the gamo game ever had bad |