The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-14
BASEBALL.
Notes, News and Gossip About
the American Nation
al Game.
An Interesting Reminiscence Of Nike
Kelly's Early Base
Ball Days
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The past week has been busy one for
tional League and Association Presidents,
as well rs of tho Boerd of Arbitration in
New York and Brooklyn, have resulted In
any amount Of interesting news and Cos
sip. The League and Association sched-
ules of games for the season have been
adopted. The schedules would take up
more than q column Of your space, so that
/ will give only the dates of the Chicago
games Of the League for the benefit of
those who may desire to come to the city
to witness them. They are az follows:
With Indisnspolis-May l. 2.s. 4; Aug. 2. ..
With washington-Msys s. 2. 8. o; July IL. II.
with New Ycrt-M.y 10. IL. IL. "a; July Il.
with Ioston-May Is, ls. II. Is: July 7. o. 10;
With fniIadslphis-May 10. a. q. Is July
With Detroit-May "a. rs. 26, IS; July 10, 20.
81; Sept. 8. 40.
With Pittsburs June 10. 10. 81. %; July 80.
81, Aug. Aug. "a. rs. 20
The meeting of the arbitration commit
tees was protracted one, but resulted in
little or nothing. The principal tangle
at irst-the quarrel between the two clubs
in Kansas City. Won der Abe was indig-
nant at the recent decision in the Halliday
case, and demanded another trial. The
decision was again adverse to the German
manager, aud Halliday will have to play in
Des Moines. The delegates were also
unanimously in favor of the three strikes
rule. and it was declared base bali law.
Both Captain Hanlon and Pitcher Clark
son were present in New York during the
meeting. Hanlon refused to sign with De-
troit. and Clarkson also refused to sign .
Chicago contract. Boston in still anxious
to get the Chicago pitcher, but Mr.. Spald-
ing is not willing to let him go. Clarkson
BILE increase in salary, but he would much
rather stay in the East. The matter still
hangs fire.
Harry Wright, the veteran manager of
the Philadelphia club, said recently. in
speaking of Chicago's chances for the
coming season: "The Chicagos are in bet
ter shape than last year, when they were
demoralized over the disintegration of their
team. There is no use talking, new material
is good enough in its way, but it can not be
imported Wholesale into team and do the
work from the start that team like the old
Chicagos was capable of. A club like that was
similar to an intricate piece of machinery,
where every wheel and portion has certain
rectly. IL any one part goes wrong it
arrows the entire machine out Of gear.
New men are the same way. They don't
fit In like the old ones did until they have
become thoroughly seasoned. The Chi
Cages have always had luck with their new
players, however, and they are certain to
be among the leaders in the race. con-
slider Arson the best batsman in either the
League or Association, ranking head and
shoulders over even Brouthers, Kelly,
O'Neill, and the other heavy hitters. Arson
never bats for record, which accounts for
his low batting averages. have often seen
him deliberately forego the possibility of
base-hit for the certainty Of advancing q
runner base on sacrifice hit.
He is gathering men whom it will be
easy to discipline and who are likely to
improve. They will have TO make an up
hill fight, however, for there will be stronger
teams in the raes this year than last"
Mike Kelly told an interesting story to
Boston reporter the other day, bearing up
on his early experiences In the game. "A
very little thing" said he, will make or
break q mans fortune. know whereof I
speak, for it wss only very little thing
that determined me as to the pursuit in
life which should follow. 1t was in May of
1879 that i started with the Cincinnati Club
upon our first Eastern trip of the season.
We went first to Troy, thence to Syracuse,
to Providence, and ended IN Boston. The
team started cut under the manac >s-nlei
of Jim White. Jir s,o S'uiscouraged
the bad bus;-euess, resigned while at Tro
=, ..ad Cal McVey went into authority. "
9 lost one game out of three at Troy, two OF
n of three in Syracuse, three in Providenc
8 and the first two in Boston. Dickerson. OF
O of the club, was drinking pretty hard. and
n was playing in pretty hard luck. After Il
second Boston game the record showed thu
= out of the last twenty lone times at the bat
had reached the first base but once, al
= that was by virtue of an error. McVs
4 announced privately that night that he ha
Q telegraphed Jack Leary, who was then
!. Manchester, to come on the next day ar
play on the nine in the last game in Boz
ton. He said that be hadn't made up
mind whether to lay off Kelly or Dicke
son; the latter was drinking to be sur
but he did hit the ball occasionally, b
he thought I seemed to be 20 complete
( demoralized that was the one to be r,
heved. With that impression McVey We
to bed. Much to Gals disappointmel
Leary did not arrive in time for the gam
and was put in again to play right feel
/ knew what was going on, and / becau
30 desperate that the ice was broken and
succeeded in scattering my ill-luck TO Il
winds. i went to the bat five times, NAL
ing two doubles, triple, and home rul
Z Cal was delighted with my stick work Tia
. day. The team returned home, and v
met the Chicagos. In the FIRST game l WI
very lucky. l batted in every run mad
and won the game for my club. At Il
end of the season / stood up among Il
leading batters. What might have bee
the result IL Jack Lcary had appeared {
the grounds in Boston? I would hay
4 been laid off and returned TO Paterson
disgrace. Perhaps / never would ha'
nerve enough to play in n League clr
again. That moves me to repeat the sacrs
thought:
q Great God. on what q slender thread
= Hang everlasting thingsi