The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-16
THE BASE BALL PEERAGE.
PLAYERS VINO NAVE WOW THE HON.
ORS OF THE FIELD.
A Veterans Opinion ~ the tarhts OF the
Profession salaries Paid 20 Cr.eh
Players-Taient Worth $1,000 n Year.


70 be gazing into vacancy. lie did not appearto
mind the heat and the shadows had shifted and
loft him under the sun. Still he sat there while
the people In Union square passed and re-
passed. gentle tap upon his shoulder aroused
him. and he consented TO take a seat somewhere
in the shade He was recognized a. veteran
and we-known base ball player.
ayes, was thinkin' about the boys In the
West" he said, land Of the old days and the new
days Of base ball. IL Amt gone down peg sincs
she lrst started Now every town, village, ham
let, borough, and city has ts club, and there ains
no rubin II out. The boys are takin' much
more stock IN II now than ever before"
lie rested his chin upon hs hands and seemed
20 be gathering his thoughts Ho was about
forty-nvo years old His fingers were knotty and
crooked looking more Ike an eagles claw than
n human hand His nose had been broken three
times
YOU SEQ we got the League, now" he con-
tlnued New York, Boston, Hartford, IT Louis.
Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Philadelphia
are working lively for the pennant. Up to the
9Th OF July, Chicago and Hartford were neck
and mock In the race, and know on that day that
tho great deciding game for the championship
would be played there. You know tho League
clubs are all out West now Well that great
game was played and 1000 Chicaeoans had q
sight at It, 1t was darling, but the Nutmeggors
put the bug on Doc Spalding's hi,h-priced team
of white legs and beat them bad, to 0. Just
think Of Tommy Bonds gang going out to Chi
cago and getting away with the giants In that
sort o shape And Thursday they put It to en-
again. to2. It's the biggest thing in sporting
circles that has happened Tor quite spell. After
all, guess they can put down Bond IA one Of the
boss pitchers Of the country Only one exoep-
mean Doihy Matthew'S Of the Nfutes' / don't
know about spalding being the next on the list
~ sestm S''o,g yo1,i ~. ' ~, was SORT Oh
oalt throWen out 70 nm py , me western men
- ge, jim "hiIe btrnes' ana mcN ev away from
the bost'hs Tiaiuihg won Eeb inat money
neNI season., {on can net; piGk Mnhrlaei IS pretty
gDou YET ana me ihilauelphih hthlep9s 81, pped
up When they gave ave-, MN i'm cog shake Bradley
have chilled, Tor see bradley has signed with
the Ath i Tor next year, Cher9kee FISHER
vel az IL '' .osophs Of lie Ro.tnns DeyIin h
getting ahead, ana Aetliein doing tolerable.
BEHIND THE DAT
~ was asSou apou. VII VIZ III, III Wy prv
ahont The s" hoss Flrst hs stndav srsoas
,nsn ana church menosr, Then ne d9nt
WIZ apn iogather uin anJ Rnrnos ma have ao,
nv "a? 81 hna, ,H", uown '''9 anu
n'd SS.'tor ga ,%rn,yep a." a V n a. %a',a
Hicks, q the Mutual club Is another gentle
fnrI ~ a. snliJ man Aud Usriridye iheir change
catcher f. a rising Young man John Clapp IL n
stp ~ H. hIh "niy ~ III az rs ih,
months St Louis had to bid high for him, m
ne sld ne WAS going 10 play oali Tor money anS
a. MS home IN ltheca, n, " where ms brother
y also playlng. snSuer' rleiu, mculhley, nrnWn.
ICONS anu re- IRE unH V y, ., cues al
tpierhblc They get from SiWto ciJO per month.
lie was ne kt asAed a. 70 what ne Thought u
me w sh 2Tt-sIoh PLAYERS 81 me e2nntry; 1. -,.
well hainnan, ot inc Mutes' IL rising
STOCK or the hartiords wouldn't be gunnin Tor
Peters % e Cbteo nfs e bns s and . Dave
IolNt' vi Nnt sNNulclNs ok Dicky
the country, and Charley fulmer, as M honest
llnye., rlEht ulruiEi' ~ worth consluerapie.
niihe sl'eaIy pay ,hure ~ az ar',at than any
",heI man MN KNOW Ihere nessier' he getting
"ohs wei. i, -, .. r,.... , a., H..
or a tnirn Dhso man ferguso 10, on tno hatt-
intI. lands Iisn. en-, nnsnn "i .he Whtes Is CON
siur'er wear sio' ~. i'o '''iis vs ",s i'"o p.
unE - VIA IS lpuAeu a,, ou i VINO stV 10y,
aT,m b ~, VIZ hsen am a. Shame an sass"n I.rrv
sHhaener o, the nos,o MS, Is So SO, big Lew
us!,t a, ,,.,ius ~ I,,va y, i,i mi ,., 'V 10
fhadeipnla next season ne Is ?ne 81 The best
rni - ~ ~ ~ '""'''' ""e"' va '"0 Ho"'S'"'e
y. AZ mo ,eii x,r sors,bin, q, orr or.t has.
inn' We e Ja.ps. All o'ea,o5, na ~ we o ,,
nelj viii wbite linen coii,T ana nsrk lie on',
play the Whole game and get away Without a
ini.sing Of IL. He Is "a fine pick up aud "A good
| batter. lie Il one " the old stand-hys Of tho
| Athletic team. Tim Thurman, Mills, start,
nehman, are neck, and neck. Mcyey Of the
| Whites T. heavy batter and can throw more
! hand springs ON the bali field than any ON"
rur kfNc or r,,r Spensn nAsp
., -
mora .,r,nd ~ seid th,n n'y otbnr mo-, AZ
! the profession. Then comes Burdock, and next
| To him | take SOmervie. although Craven ~
| the Mutual club is AN old and n reliable veteran.
! Mack, Swealy. and Andy Leonard have been
! doing some fair work there this season"
Talking about Folders. DaVy Egqler an old
Hrookyu boy II still the boss In the centre Held,
hut he's been sick all this Year and the doctors
shut down on iuttin' him play 10 gets the
biggest salary OF all the nclders. about S2.3bl
ya.r. Andy Leonard and Tommy YORK, as left
| ileders. are nne bat George Hall Of the
| Athletic IA the longest hitter: Trace OF the
! Mutual Il experienced and sure Glenn ~ the
| Whites IS keeping up his end. Bob. Addy. or
Farmer Bob a. they calls him, Is takin' a lay
| cf in chicago. although he's one OF the hardest
workers and closest base runners I know ~.
'CIthy, Of the Browns, IL doing very we'll and
Il rles him mora, you bot. when no hears ~
| Bond : boys getting away with Doc Spalding's
| team That "A berry that ST Iouis would lie
| TO eat at every meal
That's about all worth speaking Of inside tho
| League They'n ~ be Fast again by and Nv
| and then We may soc some changes. CHICAGO
| Invested about 5000 to win the champion ship,
! but Hartford Is ia IA fair way for IL after ali.
| They lead Chicago now, and that lead can easily
! lie Kent IN might have mentioned lIigham AZ
1 .aher for IA, stood behind the hat in the a
! u % ~. Fourth What Chicago viii do
k.''o -" 4. interest In base ball
West THAN there Is East Gate rece'..