Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
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THE NATIONAL GAME,
HUB HAPPENINGS.

a Chat with Anson-The Rival League
Clubs Sized Up from Ills Standpoint
One OF Adrian Anson's characteristics is
bis loyalty to the Chicago club. Iii just
the same now as last year and the year be-
fore, and years back too far TO count. Ask
Arson who is going TO win the champion
ship and you get that stock reply Of his:
"Why, Chicago, of course"
That's what he says now, and that's what
he has said for many seasons The only
difference is that sometimes he has said 1t
for effect, because he felt that he must.
Now he means every word Of it
Captain Arson sat in the doorway
of the United States Hotel, says
the Boston correspondent Of Sporting Life,
and wondered, as he peered up through the
falling rain, why he manages TO bring wet
weather to Boston so often. The last ti-ne
be was here in August, a year ago, rain
prevented all three of his scheduled games.
If he couldn't play in tho rain he could talk
baseball, and, as always, when he says any
thing. words of baseball wisdom fell from
bis lips.
"Of course, I think we are going TO take
the pennant this year." he said, ''and l
mean it, too You see, we haven't taken
that terrible tumble some of our friends
predicted for US when we left Chicago.
Why do think we are going to win the
championship! For several reasons. The
men in nv team are ell alike. No man is
treated any better than any other Every
man is necessary 10 the team success, and
vet no one Of them is so valuable that ]
could not get along without him. [ treat
the men all alike. Good work is commend
ed and mistakes are pointed out, whether
made by an old PLAYER or young one.
That is the only way to run bail nine.
Show no partially, but make them all play
ball. That is business.
THAT is the way my nine run, and the
result is there is perfect harmony. So
those reports are all wrong. | did not tne
any body after our bad defeat in New York.
Some one started that yarn about my fining
Pfeffer and Ryan because they would not
support Van haltren, in the hopes of break
ing up the team. can not think Of any other
reason for it. And, by the way, speaking
of Van Haltren, II have that youngSter
playing in the infeld yet You ought to
have seen him at Marlboro yesterday at
short, and you couldn't ask for any prefer
work.
aYou say you are going to land your
club in first place. Who are you going 10
get second!'
There are only three others in it at all be.
sides ourselves. Second place lies between
those three-Bostop, Detroit and New Iork.
Those three viii have the fight for second
place, and I think your own Boston team
VIII Just about get it.. Certainly it ought to.
You have team that is able to get it easily
] have made little bet Of a nice ball suit
that Boston will beat Detroit out. You can
see what I think about these two teams. [
was talking with John Morrill, in coming in
on the train last night, and he thinks just
as I do about Boston beating out Detroit
Why we never have any great trouble in
beating the Detrolts. They are big hitters,
know, but on the bases they are slow as
death, and they are not such wonderful
fielders. The great thing in playing against
Detroit IS TO go in with confidence, and not
with the feeling that YOU are beaten before
the game begins. That is the trouble with
the weak mines. Detroit has them beaten
before they go on the field. We have to WIN
our games by playing ball. The Detroits
are no harder to beat than anybody else.
"Ard those New Workers, they give me
pain What q shame TO have that club
playing as it is. If it wasn't for the fact
that the men individually are great players
the New York team would not be anywhere.
Tt is the worst handled nine IN the country.
have no fears of New York and don't see
how they can possibly finish better than
third No, the Phillies will not do as well
as last year, when they played IN great luck
at the end of the season. They have great
pitcher in Buhinton. If / had him l should
not expect to lose game III which ho
pitched The Bostons made great mistake
when they let him go. But even with Buff.
they can't win the championship IN PEila-
delphia. They are not the hitters, although
they play great team game.
Pittsburgh will stand where it is now,
or possibly go lower, for they've got team
In Indianapolis that you don't want TO mako
any mistake about. There's a nino that
ought to be right up with the leaders. be-
lieve / could take that nine and win the
championship with it. The Washingtons
need not hope for any thing. They are no
stronger than they were lastyear."
/ have noticed before now, that what
Manager Arson says about a team as play
ers, turns out generally to be just about
right. He says he has got the run of the
youngsters this year, and it looks as though
he was about right. Ans likes to have
his little joke, and when asked if he had
anybody for sale az present, he replied with
a funny smile: 'Not just at present. l
have got rid of all my knotty wood, and
have only good straight timber left. / guess
shall have something choice to put on the
market next winter. l might self Duffy to
Boston. But they will have TO pay big mon
ey for him if they want him"
And then Arson chuclled as he thought
how Chicago scooped Duffy with Tim Muir
mans assistance, when Boston was beating
the woods for him. The battle-scarred vet
eran says Duffy is a great ball player, aed
viii be with the Chicagos on their next trip.
He didn't bring the stocky little infelder
with him this time but he did bring the
other Massachusetts youngster he get last
winter-young Farrell The proudest day
in that boys life was Wednesday, when the
Chicago nine played at Marlboro, his homo.
His friends gave him a reception that ought
to make him play good bali for the rest of
the season He will be reminded of 1.-The
boys at home" every time he pulls out that
handsome gold watch. Ryan, the young
gentleman, with the bleached hair, belongs
up Marlboro way, and his friends turned
out Wednesday with gold-headed cane.
DETROIT SPECULATIONS.