The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
THE BASEBALL FIELD.
INTERVIEW WITH THE FAMOUS
CHICAGO ANSON.
What Ho Has to Say Of the Baseball
Outlook and the Future OF His Own
Club-Goss In Local Circles About
the Game.


club arrived in the city, direct from Chi
cago, and registered at the Gayoso hotel.
With the team there are Mr.. I. Gallagher,
OF the Chicago Tribune, and Mr.. G. Sey-
mour Of the Herald, Mr.. John A. Brown,
secretary Of the club, and Mrs. Reid, a
friend OF Mrs. A. @. Arson, who accom-
Fpanies her husband, tho manager of the
White Stockings. The players that were
here are: Williamson, Ryan, Sullivan,
Baldwin, Brynan, Sprague, Krock, Ferell,
Duffy, Darling, Petit, Wilkerson, Te.
beau, Hoover, Clark, and "silver" Flint.
Ed Williamson came direct from San
Francisco to meet the club at Memphis,
and PieIcr arrived later in the day from
Louisville.
TnR ArPEAL reporter found the entire
team playing billiards, and singing out
Capt. Arson, tho old manager, who was
telling Flint Of the probability Of getting
Clarkson to play, asked him how he was
and what was his opinions Of Chicago get
ting the league pcnnant OF 1888.
"l'm perfectly well, weighing about 2l0
pounds, and will arrive In Hot Springs on
Monday weighing just twenty pounds less
than did when | went there 4 year ago.
While at the Springs, where we shall stay
for two weeks in active practice and taking
a series OF baths, shall put the boys in
thorough training.
al have twenty boys with me, and by
the time the season opens ] shall select
from them team that can and will win
the pennant OF 1888. shall play first
base, until find that am playing bum
game and then shall retire and put Will
hanson there, who will make an excellent
first baseman, aud put Duffy at short.
by the way, believe Duffy is destined to
rank ut the very top OF tho list as a short
stop and third baseman ut the seasons
close. But, then, | can't say today just
where the men will play. Why, II find
among my new men folders better than
Sullivan and Ryan, the new men will play
In left and center. You can get better
idea Of this fact when we return 10 Mem
phis In about three weeks, for after We
leave the Springs We will make tour OF
the south and include this city in the list"
"Will you be as strong in the box rs
heretofore, even II you lose Carkson?'
"Well, wo have not lost GARRISON yet.
Whether We are 10 lose him or not will be
decided, | presume, when Mr.. Spalding
reaches New York next month. But IL
John decides 10 sign. with some club other
than Chicago. why we shall 90 right along
playing ball out here Just the same. Van
llaltren and Baldwin will. think, prove
themselves rs capable under the now rules
m any brace OF pitchers in the league.
KrOck think well OF; Brynan look upon
~ an exceedingly clever pitcher, while |
also have hopes Of Clark. The latter man
has an exceedingly clever delivery. but
has not shown any great strength at the
bat or between bases. Those points, how
ever, lao may improve upon. On the
whole. think we are rs well fixed for bat
terry talent ~ any one Of the other league
clubs"
"Clarkson would probably strengthen
Boston considerably, would he not2'
"Oh, he can't win the pcnnant for them,
YOU know. Boston people, you know,
thought they had mortgage ON the pen
nant Of 1887 when they got Kelly, but You
see where they landed. They don't seem
10 20 To work properly. They seem 10
have an idea that all II IN necessary for
them 10 10 Is 10 slap big wad OF money
into some star player and the thing Is
Fixed. They made money out OF the Kelly
deal, though, even u they did not win the
pcnnant, and Il would not surprise me II
they would make n similar deal this year
In connection with Clnrkson. 1 have nm
idea that John thinks he can secure his
release for song, and then sign with Dos
ton nj fancy salary. II he really has any
such idea, though, he wants 10 dispel II,
for Chicago thinks too much Of his sery.
ices 10 let him 70 for nothing. Speaking
Of Boston. reminds me that they have
actually done nothing NJ yet but secure
Sowdcr, man who has A. vet not demon
stralcd his ability 10 travel In the class he
has stepped into Still hs may be good
man. II he h M good a man, though, M
he has been cracked up 10 be since boston
signed him, cannot understand why NJ.
Paul let him W for any amount OF release
money, They might have done thousand
or two better"
The reporter left Arson, and taking
Flint aside, asked Of him;
"silycr, do you think Clarkson will play
with the Chicaeos this Year,"
Don't know, but between You and
aud that post don'tbclicvc he will. The
last time ! had talk with Spalding |
asked him the Slmc question, and he
answered II by saying Yesterday re-
ccivcd Tie consent Of fie1cr 10 go with ms;
the day before lac vowed up and down he
would play with Chicago, iust ~ Clarkson
Is doing now, and with a suggestive wink
he walked away from me. John seems
determined To play with Boston Or play by
himself, and ! gucsa the Hub will get
him"
The club left lam evening for the Springs
by way Of Little Rock.
In cgarl 10 the Southern league, the
idea that there will be u Eix-club league,
although vague, seems ~ bc growing
stronger daily, and during the coming
week u meeting will be called 10 he held
either at Atlanta or Augusta, az which II
will be seen whether the other two spirits
will materialiSc kilograms 10 and from
Manager Wood 10 Hart nj New Orleans
have been passing yesterday. and II IL
morc than probable that Toby will come
10 Memphis on Tuesday and hc and the
Memphis manager will 10 20 Atlanta and
give the schemes big boost.
Manager Wood objects Ia the word dis
gushing when used In describing his feel
inr on leaving Texas las, week. lilo SAYS
he was accorlcd the "klndcst kind OF
treatment ihcc, but the inicriority Of the
clubs In the Lone Star State league, when
compared with that In the Southern clubs
ma ala aauanlt.lalt.t, H.. ...., ILL