Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-24

Sundays PhilAdelphiA Item had the
following concerning . we'll known hall
tosser After months OF weary watch
ing Solicitor Gavin has laid the violent
hands of the Law upon Vim. G. Mo
Cluchen, .; famous hall tosser Of the
Win inston club. William had q
pretty little wife Who could not live
with him in Wilmington. He WASH,
overly kind to her on the contrary, he
thought that = Wife's hex-', like = base
ball, was mad e TO be hated. He never
made . miss strike when he wanted 10
hit her. Finally she returned 20 her
friends in Philadelphia There was Que
other reason Why Mrs. Josephine, thai
being his Wife's name, could not live
with her husband, and 1t was a reason
that did not speak much for his taste.
As before remarked his wife Is . pretty
little girl that any ball tosser ought 10
be proud OF, but sing ilAr IN 1t may ssem,
he discarded her for othless old
woman, who, 70 far as years are con-
cerned, might have been his mother.
He found this aged creature somewhere
around Harrisburg on one OF his hall
playing excursions, and for her he has
discarded o wife that was infinitely su-
perior 70 the old lady In persop al beAui y
ouu Lncb III kuttt
10 no account ting for tas.es, says the pro
verb. A millionaire and plumber
may plead poverty ~ reason for not
supporting their wives, hut base ball
player can offer no such sn excuse.
Driven by poverty, the good little rife
visited Wilmington and begged the un-
faithful bail tosser for some money. In
stead of drawing q cheek for five thoas-
and dollars and giving it to the suff=r-
ing WON an, he gave her five dollars. snd
promised her the same amount every
week on condition that she would take
Il he child and care for it
She brought the Guild Ia Philadelphia,
but Re never scot her another penny.
W h~l The club came 10 Phiisdel phiA
William took holiday, and y HEN IL
passed through Philadelphia. on it's was
TO other diamond fields, he made curve
srourd the city that is known to ~
other pitcher in the profession. 1t IL q
new curve entirely unkno~ and IA not
described in any OF the books
So 1t was that the false hearted base
ba Hist not only refused To support his
wife bDt aleo managed TO get RID OF his
obiigation TO support his child. But
there never was a player 70 skillful that
he would rot be caught out sometimes,
and that was Williams fate last week.
He came TO Philadelphia 10 invest his
asst Summers salary. He wanted 10
buy few hundred shares Of railway
stock, SOME bonds, and couple Of
blocks Of three story houses up III the
Twenty eighth ward. His poor wife,
who bet~ee caring for his child aud
mas ing shirts 1T 40 cents q dozen, IL
half starved and wholly disheartsned,
heard Of his presence in the city and no.
tilted Solicitor Gavin, who 1t once sent
au officer, who caught him uut and sent
tim 10 Moy where he nov Is.
When Judge Thayer stands hun in
the small dock, which lie will do next
Friday, and says, "Mr. Balltosser, you
must pay six dollars week and give
good security that you will do 50, or
continue 20 languish In Moy amensing, -
be will wish that he had never seen ths
Harrisburg old lady, bu: had contented
himself " it'll the nice little beauty who
ic we'd him NO tepderly.