Thursday, December 20, 2012  1963 Hall of Fame  In 1963 we were
still living in Ferndale, CA, camping and picnicking among the
giant sequoias along the Eel River.  Four men were inducted into
the National Baseball Hall of Fame.      John Clarkson had a
career record as a pitcher of 327-177, and one season won 53
games and pitched over 600 innings in two different seasons.
 Between 1882 and 1894 he played for the Worcester Ruby Legs,
the Chicago White Stockings, the Boston Beaneaters and the
Cleveland  Spiders.  He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
1963, 54 years after his death.  He suffered a nervous breakdown
in 1905 or 1906 and spent the rest of his life in and out of
mental hospitals.  He came down with pneumonia in 1909 and
passed away at the age of 47.         Elmer Flick played for the
Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia A's and the Cleveland
Naps between 1898 and 1910.  In 1907 his value to the Naps was
so high that they turned down a trade that would have brought
the 21 year old Ty Cobb to Cl