bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, hiː kˈɔːt fɚðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə æθlˈɛɾɪks, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzðə ɹˈuːmeɪt ænd bˈæɾɚɹi mˈeɪt fɔːɹ pˈɪtʃɚ ɹˈuːb wˈɑːdɛl.
Between 1902 and 1908, he caught for the Philadelphia Athletics, where he was the roommate and battery mate for pitcher Rube Waddell.