Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-29
THE NATIONAL GAME.
CLARKSON'S GRuDGE

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Tho Story. rs spaIdins Gives 1t, OF the
Trouble Bctweon Himself and the Great
Pitcher.
By tie wsy. SAYS the Chicago correspond
eat of Sporting LIE. see that some refer
ence has been made in the pubic press to
the ul-feeling which intiaated in my Lass
letter existed in Clarkson's heart against
President Spalding 1T was ST the ist;er's
request that / lid not tell the cause or
Johns ennity and his reasons for not pitch
ing in more than two Of the seven games
thu. Boston played here this season. An
effort has beer made By one Or TWO CORE
spondenis, friends OF Clarkson's. % cal
Gimme the affair. or, III other words. 10 let
John "down easy" bus a. / am under no
Obligations 70 Mr. Clarl.son and Is be-
heve ms course 20 be deserving Of the Sc
veres. criticism, l viii state IL substance
just what President Spaldlng ted ne con
corning II.
It will be remembered that Clarl1son had
a sore finger when ne Boston Lean was
here las, spring. and that he was afflicted
with a sore toe last week. the existence Of
both may be explained by the following
story:
When the Boston team was here las.
ing aud greeted him warmly. Later on he
came into a. G's private Office and said;
May talk with you privately
"Corae in tomorrow, JOHN returned
Mr. Spalding, II am pretty busy to-
day" and next day John showed up as re-
Guested.
well, what can do for your asked the
Chicago club president IN his Characters
ticaily hearty manner.
We'll, I'll tell you," said John, as he
tipped his chair back bit, "you got
pretty nice haul out OF my release 10 Bos-
ton, and I'd like slice of II
To say that 4. u. was astonished would
be to put i, mildly, He was dumbfcunded
But as soon as he could find his tongue, he
asked:
what do you meant don't know that
understand you"
so. yes YOU do, retorted JOHN. II want
q part Of the ten thousand you got from
Soden for my release"
..Yesa Well, how much Of il do you think
YOU are entitled toi" asked A e., coolly
"Oh, the 'rake-ofr' whatever that may
amount to-" said CIarkson, just as coOuy
Then the president OF the Chicago club
began to get warm under the collar.
.'See here, John" said he, "who has
been advising you TO take such a course as
this. You are certainly very soft young
man or very impudent one. Understand
once for ALL sir, that the Chicago club IS
not indebted 10 you one dollar In any way
shape, or manner"
But you made q good thing out Of me-"
persisted John, and ought 20 share in it."
why, you ,ednted 10 60 10 Boston, didn't
you. You refused to play here for any
money, did you noti And you went to
Boston, didn't youi What more do you
wantf'
'.Wen, / think l ought 10 have some Of
that release money"
We'll, / do not, sir, and you viii not get
O dollar from me or the Chicago club unless
You earn It,"
Well, you think it over; l believe you
Will decide differently. viii come IN 70 sea
you tomorrow
- All right, sir; but i can tell you now
that there is no chance Of my thinking diff
ferently."
Next day John showed up with all the
self-assurance imaginable. We'll" said
he. addressing the Chicago club president,
shave you thought Of the matter spoke TO
you about yesterday
" No sir; not since you left me-"
"Then you don't mean to do any thlngr
al don't mean to give you dollar OF tho
Chicago clubs money, If that's what you
mean"
Wen, | might have expected IL" re-
Piled Clarlyson, =" but III tell you what
you can do: Day after tomorrow -
Mrs Clarkson's birthday, and | would ike
TO send her a little present of-well, say
one hundred and fifty dollars. You can
let me have that, can't yout'
No, John; ] an not making presents 70
ball players or 10 bail players wives just
now, and what is more. l am astOnished
a. your indehcacy IN suggesting such
thing"
= [ don't get any thing then, ehs~ said
Clarkson, rising from his chair.
' Not q thing, sir"
AN right, thcu-fll get even with your
81 suppose you mean b that that you will
not pitch a game for Boston in Chicagc"
questioned Mr.. Spalaing
Never mind what mean. but just re-
member that I'll get even," and the onco
great pitcher Of the Chicago club turned on
bis besi and left the Office.
Garrison wa. billed to pitch in the OPEN
ing game Of the last series with Boston in
this city, but he pleaded q sore toe and
Morrill, excused HIN. thus assisting him 20
disappoint 900 people, all Of whom went
there with tho expectation 81 seeing Clark
son and Kelly play. he disappointed near
IL az many more the following Monday.
and on Tuesday-the Last game Of tho series
met his Just deserts for few batteries
have made a worse record than Garrison
and Kelly made in that game.