Telegram-herald., 1888-07-27
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.elfer existed 10 Ci4Fzsoa heart against
[ Preslieni -24-ding Il WAS - ihe latter's
request ina T dit uot eel the saase -
F jonas eanllty aud Eis reasons f1r Hat pitch-
F iBg = more -haa two af the seven games
I that Boslsn played here tais season. A
E e11Ft has aesn made ~ gue " E9o e0Fge-
T sFfudents, ffiends u Garrison :. 20 cal
criine he zHzlr or in ether words, % -
J1ha asegn easy tat a. | an under no
a1a Fafioas 10 Ar Cizrksoa aad IS | BE-
hsVe hss course 20 be deserving q the Sc
veress crifscism. vii state Ia substance
. list s. rat President Spaldlng told no coa-
cegning II.
+ h viii be remembered that Clzrkson had
> sore finger when lae Boston team was
+ hsre .ast spnug. and that be WAS Afflicted
E with . sore Too iast weez. The Cxsience OF
T both nay be explained By the following
story.
When Jhe Boston team was here last
F sprag Ci4r1son called 0n President Spald-
I ing and greeted him warmly Later on he
ealns into A. q private Office and said.
May tax with yea prlFateiys'
Come IN tomorrow. Joan" returned
T afr Spalding Il am pretty busy To-
F dav,r sad next day John showed up as re-
/ questcd.
Vel. what can DO for your asked the
F Chicago club president n his ch4racteriS-
tlcaliv Ae4rty manner.
Wen IL tell you," said John, as no
tipped bis chair back a bit. "yoa got
pretty nice haul Out Of my release 10 Bos-
I tor. and I'd hkea = slice OF It"
To say that a G.. was astonished would
/ be 70 pat H. mildly. lie was dun5bf0undcd.
/ Rut a. soon as he could md his tongue, ho
asked.
What do you meant don't know that
I / understand YOU. "
%, yes you 10, rstorted John. II want
part OF lhe ten thousand you got from
! Scdeu for my release >
Vest Well, how much Of II do you think
you are entitled ioi'' asked 4. c., cooliy.
! s"Oa. toe 'rase-od whatever that may
amount TO, - said Clarkson. just as coolly.
Then the president + the Chicago club
! began 70 get warm under the collar
See here, john" said he, who has
been adv sing you 70 take such a course as
thisl You are certainly very soft young
man or very impudent one. Understand
I once for all, sir, that the Chicago club is
not indebted 10 you one dollar in any way,
/ shape. or manner"
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persisted John, ard ought 70 share IN it."
- Why, You sranted to so 10 Boston, didn't
youl You refused 60 play here for any
money, did you noti And YOU went 10
| Boston, didn't ycui What moro do you
wantrr
Wen, think / ought 20 have some OF
I that release money"
Wen. I do not, sir, and you will not get
I o dollar from me or the Chicago club unless
yon earn t."
=. Wen, you think il over. believe you
VIII decide differently. VIII come in to see
yoa tomorrow
q" All right. sir; but I can tell you now
that there Is 90 chance OF my thinking diff
/ fereni.y."
,ext day John showed up with al tho
seif-assurunce imaginable. ''Wel," said
be- addressing the Chicago club presidents
shave YOU thought OF the matter spoke 10
| you about yesterdsyl'
a. 10. air not since YOU left me"
"Thcn you don't mean 20 do any thingi"
81 don't mcaa to give you a dollar of the
Chicago clubs money, il that's what you
I mean
Wei, might have expected IT," re-
! Piled ClarlIson, but I'll tell you what
/ you can do Day after tomorrow is
Mrs Clarlyson's birthday and I would Ike
to send her a little present of-wcll, say
| one h,ndrcd and ffty dollars. You can
1 les me have that, can't youl"
- No, John; am not making presents 10
ball players or 10 ball players wives just
now. and. what il more, am sstoni.hcd
at your indelcacy in suggesting such
/ thing"
don't set any thing then, ehr' said
| Clarkson. rising from his chair.
'' Not thing. sir
/ "Au right. then-Ill get even with you ~
suppose you mean by that that you viii
not pitch game for Boston in Chicago"
| questioned Mr. Spalding
B. Never mind what mean. but Just re-
/ member that I'll get cven,n and tho once
I great pitcher Of the Chicago club turned on
I his bcel and left tho Office.
Garrison WA billed 10 pitch in the open
/ irz game of the last series with Boston IN
| this city, but he pleaded a sore toe and
/ Morrill, excused him. thus assisting him TO
disappoint 1000 people, all Of whom went
/ there with the expectation Of seeing Clark
son and Kelly play. He disappointed near
+ " - many more the following Monday.
and on Tuesday last game Of the scrics
met his just deserts. for few batteries
+ have made worse record tnan Clarkson
Z ard Kelly made In that vamN