Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1912 — PAT DOUGHERTY QUITS GAME [ARTICLE]

PAT DOUGHERTY QUITS GAME

/eteran Outfielder of Whfte Sox and Well Known Among Baseball Fans, Finally Retires. Pat Dougherty, veteran outfielder of lie Chicago White Sox baseball team ind one of the best known characters n the game, has quit baseball for all ime, according to an announcement liven out at Chlpgo. Dougherty’s retirement was announced in a pertonal letter received by President Comiskey -and was no surprize to the >ld Roman, who had expected It, as he lad intimation of his veteran outfleldsr’s Intention to retire from play. President Comiskey was deeply affected by Dougherty’s letter announcing his farewell. In a way It set a precedent to recent yean. The White Sox chief says the epistle from the player is one of the moat remarkable ie has received from a ball player In ala whole career In hasdbalL Dougherty told President Comiskey :hat he realized he had only a year or none left at the most to play In the Mg leagues and that he preferred to retire voluntarily than to be forced to luit on account of age. He added that Ms affections still lay wrapped up with the White Sox and that should Ms services ever be needed In a pinch for the good of the team alj the old Roman had to do was to speak the word and he would come on the first rrain that could carry him to Chicago. Pat Dougherty has been one of the most talked about characters in baseball in the major leagues for nearly a decade and at different times has been a hero of two big fandoms In different cities. He was with the Boston Red Sox in 1903, wben they won the American league pennant.