ʃɹˈɛkɪŋɡˌɑːst wˈɜːkt ɪnðə mˈaɪnz ænd plˈeɪd lˈoʊkəl bˈeɪsbɔːl ɪn nˈuː bˈɛθlɛhəm bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wɛnt tə wˈɪljəmspˌoːɹt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv tə plˈeɪ sɛmˈɪpɹoʊ bˈeɪsbɔːl.
Schreckengost worked in the mines and played local baseball in New Bethlehem before he went to Williamsport in 1895 to play semipro baseball.