Stephen T. O'Neill, the young catcher of the Cleveland American League Club, was born at Minooka, Pa., July 6, 1892, and first attracted attention as an independent player in his home town in 1910. He is a brother of the famous O'Neills who once formed a battery at St. Louis, and Mike took him to Elmira, of the New York State League, in 1910. In the spring of 1912 he was taken South by the Athletics, but was sent to Worcester, of the New England League, for further seasoning. At that place he was a star, and was purchased by Cleveland in the fall and has been with that club ever since.