Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1913 — TEDDY CATHERS MAKES GOOD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TEDDY CATHERS MAKES GOOD

Former Scranton Pitcher Is Playing Particularly Well for the Cardinals in the Outfield. Ball players contemplating joining the St. Louis Cardinals should get all possible practice in the outfield, no matter what other positions in the game they may consider as the jobs they are best fitted for You may be a pitcher, third baseman, first sacker, or what not, but if you become a Card the chances are you will be made into an outfielder, says the Sporting News. Lee Magee was a first baseman; Evans also thought that his natural position; Oakes began life in baseball as a pitcher; Whitted made his mark as a third sacker; Teddy Cathers was a pitcher. Now all are fly chasers. Cathers has filled the role particularly well, so well, in fact, that he never is called upon to pitch, no matter how badly the Cardinal staff may be going. His possibilities as a hitter were soon recognized and when not in the outfield he must always hold himself in

readiness to do a pinch hitting job. While his batting average doeß not rank with that of the Zimmermans and the McDonalds, it is a fact that he seldom fails to deliver in a pinch. As a fielder he is also some class. As a pitcher there is no means of knowing what he can do, but judging from his faculty of making good at everything he tackles it may be reckoned he can twirl some, too, if he gets a chance.

Teddy Cathers.