, 1879-08-17
ANSON'S LIVER.

past two weeks the aggregation Of baseball
talent variously known as the Chiea.os, th'
| White Stockings. the Silk Stockings. Anson'!
Gang, Hulbert's Hired Men, ETC., haye beer
bringing disgrace upon this city aud execrations
upon their own heads by the extraordinarily
| capable manner in which they have allowed
themselves to be beaten by clubs which, fen
weeks ago. they would have scorned to acknowl-
! edge had any show OF defeating them.
It may not be generally known that the blame
for all the disasters which naVe fallen thick and
fast upon the White Stockings for the past fort
NIGHT is to be laid at the door OF Dubuque
town somewhere In 1owa,-but such is
the fact. The Chicagos had the championship
about as good as won before the Buffalos cane
here, when some malignant and enterprfsing
persons in Dubuque offered to pay the nine's
expenses to that CITY and back, and present the
Club with $3.50, provided the boys would come
out there and play game. IN an evil moment
Mr. Hubert accepted this proposition, and*from
that time, as ono OF the Club officers neatly
expressed it, "h-1l was to pay,h The Whites
not only lost the little one-horse game in
Dubuque, but they also lost their grip. One
OF Flints thumbs suffered the loss of
a nail {neatlg peeled on by a foul
balD aud Anson's liver was affected.
The thumb recovered, but the liver is
still out OF condition. In general way and in
ordinary times MIR. Anson's liver is not, perhaps,
more. i'm portant affair than any Of the internal
organs OF the ordinary citizen, but these are not
ordinary times, and just now that liver and its
workings are tho source OF Intense anxiety to
thousands of Young meu With standing collars
who are mildly insane on the subject of base
ball, and who worship Anson as the only man
who can save Chicago from ruin. It is tight
place for the town and no mistake. Every
body knows what the trouble is. and people
go around the streets with fearful fore
bodtngs, and dead. dull pain IN
the heart. Ruddy cheeks olanch when
the championship question Is mentioned, and
fhe first question is, "How ia Anson's }yer!''
Neehborhood gossips discuss the absorbing
topic across back-!ences and over clothes-lines,
and even the sparkling fuslllade OF bon rnots
which IS continually passing between members
Of Chtcago's best society is fnterspersed with |
practical and solemn observations concerning |
the internal machinery OF the White Stocking |
hrst bnseman, and the possibility OF its becom-
ing ire oarablv damaged. |
It is but Justice to the officers Of the Club, |
however. to say that they do not attribute The
'ecent defeats entirely to the want of gastric |
Juice in the Captain. Que OF them was met on
he street yesterday, and be EXPRESSED himself
7ery vigorously regarding thu matter.
oliver be-" said this ovcrheated person,
s he mopped bis brow. "Wnatin ----
lid Hubert want to send the boys to Dubuque
or, and lose that games tell you that hoo t
|oed the whole racket. Do. you know what
II Spalding savs!"
The reporter said he did not /
swell, I'll tell you. al ts q quiet sort Of a
ellow, but you can bctcher life he's warm about
lis thing. What dye tspose he says?'
What"
swell, be saws that as soon as ever that hloof1v
[ub gets back to Chicago he is in fayo. OF ship
ing them to Dubuque and keeping them rhere
ntl tneY "ln game: fon can bet Al is
'd"a soou. h IT, ,,sa sys fns oat tnat
,amnf8nshin mil Dubnoue il heaten WI ana Ir'
els rot another notion. That's to take the cat
long. Heard about rhe cuts having kittens!r
Inc reporter confessed ,nat thls Interesting
31ncst!c y e'e''e hiu escapeu US no1'ce-
:, faet, tnouen, goI SIX lttle oacs cusses.
3srrhe Ief a3o Ya m 20 ond se hin, Hes worked
The renorter soaot H. fonnd N~ u,.,a,a
the act OF selling Young man a how ani | /
TOW, regarding the wonderful qualities OF | I
ll 1teh ne was te!!11g some oriental stories.
sr LIAM ,,i 1ao h;n, W sulnea 70
;. IA was evidently iaborug1ni1er snnnrassa5
lotion. - 0s'~" +
II How about this story that you are po;no IN
nd the White Stockines to Dnnnnn. for !,
.k,9U 1~' .
,t All nonsense, assure you. We hava an 1n- G
alton to % there. Nth the nsnal gnarantea a