Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-05

Ths nuznheR 81 nsoa - and rsyed
oas b1st ball p1nysla, says 9 Wrisax IN
~ S.. AGais 1af D1Efth, Eko have
len erRpd sid bFuud CT e 81
n1afn,naal fakine t1s D11t fec asaspns,
144 nriEIE41ed he en1E1aIlon e t1414
ing ~ asgIam IL fisahled prafsasiasal
playeEs AZ year ~ year pamlaa p sna
lha national Wsma grows ln popular1tE
Il also degslapa ID soiEuliHe peinkss end
aesidenis % players hseoms m0rs numr
aEoug ard Esf1s1s Nature never mafIe
. ease ball rlaE1E's had; Il t4e1 H.
dane uss neFzr guilty. e uanaf etuF-
ina sz11 "a 11zainig and rnisHlapen -
ise4 II any q tie veil kno91 LeaG1e
eztahers meald hire himself opt % M
seum prorxielnEs and exhibit bis hands
~ o0ald demand Q larger aalary han
the dog faced boy. A base ball player
eannot pr1lest Ms hands ~ . orlekeaez
does e. tes playinR 10 be former game
b 100 rapid g allsg eambeEsoue gloves.
kltchinR i danaerons oocup1fl1ns
and y faf freEa he ainscure tnet ssEHe
paopls seem 70 think. ApilcheE's Ereat
ee1 tEoubis Is il dizi0oated muacles and
Ianea sho1idHra. 1bsfe wlii Be lev q
the Rgeaf piinheFs fhis year wko will nat
- laid up Tor 3 time a least from one
81 these cause& A pitener IS cunz1aul-
ly exposed 70 the liRhtniDR line shoots
from the batter. He stands 20 close
that . b almoz1 impossible % stop OF
catch Sc bail. sud II be is not unusa-
ally suppls sad lodges TIE ball. 3 =
ten - one that be viii be badly injured
o. possibly killed.
Ward, the preseut short stop and cap
tain Of she Nsw York Oino. vas few
SEASONS aa0 oEa 81 eur greatest tWlFierA
sut his arm gave cat and nov he =
forced 70 0conpy positions where les
showing Is required. Goldsmith she
ouce famous pitcher Of The Cnicago
Club, has had % refine ffem base ball
through tro1bie with his arm. Old
Colby is running hosleiry 10 Canada
and Lever tires d talking Of only lew
seasons aeoas when be vas one 81
Amerlca's greatest piichkKs.
Many players are nov injured every
week through the daring and reckless
mac nef u which souse Of them run
bases. The slide over the r0agh. IN.
even ground, mes infrequently covered
with pebbles and stones, could only Be
performed ~ . man Of unusual courage.
A sliding pad 30 protect the players hipa
and side from SUITS, spEains and bruises
has been invented, but the players do
aof look upen the Invention with favor,
and few Of the great players wear them.
Several Of toe League and the Ameri-
can Association elabs number among
their players q regular medical graduate,
and consequently the regular physicians
seldom travel with the clubs when away
from home. These players are always
called Doe and, being on the field all
the times their services IN handling tneir
injured companions are invaluable.
Veteran pass ball enthusiasts Who
Eemember when big Dan BFoutheFs frst
began 20 play base bail say that the big,
hrst baseman and terrific batter acci-
dentally killed q man ina game. BFou-
theirs was trying 70 make home Ean
and was ooming toward tbs home plaA
from third base with terrific speed. The
catcher saw the bail coming and stoop-
ca low 10 catch. Brouthers VAS running
with great force. and his knee stuck
the catcher square in the top Of the
head. 1he unfortunate player rolled
over With fractured skull and soon ex-
pired.
The second accident to Buck Ewing,
the local catcher, has filled the folleW
eFs Of the New York Club with grief.
Ewing wreached bis hip early In the
season, hut after two weeks rest be
went back TO play again. While sliding
to the bases the other day at Chicago,
/ be gain injured himself and may not
play again this season. Dea6ley, the
other catcher Of the local club, has al
so been unfortunate, and his hands are
mashed into an unshapely mass. Some
Of the finger naiIs have been driven far
back into the hesh, while others have
been completely torn Of.
BroOklynites will remember with hoE-
roF the accident which befell poor Jack
Daily al Washington Park. Brooklyn,
two summers ago. Daily was umplFlnR
and stood close behind the bat. A foul
tip struck him square on the side Of bis
face. The Jaw was broken and the teeth
were knocked out In fact, be present
ed frightful sight. Careful nurslng,
heweyeF, brought Daily through, bat he
Is not as much Of an Adonis as be was.
Probably few people ere aware that
Gillespie, the left fielder Of Che New
York nine, carries q large silver plate IN
his head as big as silver half dollar
piece. Several seasons ago, when Gil
lespie and Cassidy we're members OF the
Troy League Ciub. the latter played q
game against the old Metropolitan
team al the Polo ground. Cassidy was
playing center field and Gillespie left,
and, when one Of the home battera sent
the ball high into the air between left
and center field both players started for
IL With the speed Of sntelopes. TIE
warning CRY from the captain came teo
late, and the players eollided head TO
bead. Both were knocked senseless to
the ground. Cassidy was tough and
soon COS over il, but Il was q long time
before Gillespie was again able 70 play
base bail. People have noticed that
Whensver fielder comes near Gillespie's
territory that player gives the other
plenty Of room.
The face and body protectors, nov
worn BY the oatcheFs have saved many
lives. and people cAnnOt understand
how the old players got along without
them.