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BELL KILLIFERGREAT CATCHERPitcher Alexander Gives St.Louis Pilot Credit.“Who was the greatest catcher ofill time? Is a question that has come up regularly since the days of | Mike Kelly. Ban Johnson Insists that he was Lou Crlger. John McGrw might string with Bresnahan or Buck Ewing; but Grover Cleveland Alexander has been telling the world he was none other than Bill Kllllfer.Grover has written a story of his baseball career. Here Is what ho broadcast In a signed article:MIn 1909 the Phillies brought In a young catcher named Bill Kill if er from Buffalo and, after one look at blmT the management almost decided cot to let him even sit on the bench. Catchers were usually big, strapping fellows In those days and Kllllfer weighed under 150 pounds. They did . at last let him ride the bench.“Finally they had to let Kllllfer try his hand- Ooce they let him In there they never could get him out- Bill Kllllfer was the greatest catcher I •ver worked with* I saw Kllng and Archer only a few times and I don't want to discredit them. But of all the catchers I know anything about, Kllllfer was far the best-
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Southington News
Southington, Connecticut, US
Thu, Aug 28, 1930
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