The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-11
THE MORNING NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1888.

years of usefulness on the green diamond
field. II, however, he is fond OF appleJack,
rye, bourbon and beer, and INDUCES too
freely in these fluids, his reign as base ball
monarch will be extremely short. ball
players life is an easy one, all told, II he
wants to make it such
Take the players OF any team, say the
New York Club. The men get large sala-
ries, ranging from 81 800 to $4,000 year,
and this year is crammed into season OF
seven months. Their actual work, il such
It can be called, consists IN playing game
which Is started and called generally inside
of two hours. A player will arise about
o'clock i'll the morning during the playing
season, and after partaking Of his morning
hour later tor practice. lie Will
generally don a uniform and, with
! his companions, catch and bat the
| ball. He will occasionally take SPIN
| around the bases 10 timber up his muscles.
| BY noon he has his street clothes on again
and is on his way home for lunch. He
must report again at the grounds at O'Clock
or shortly after. His team will take fifteen
minubs' preliminary practice and the bat
tie with the bats are started. BY $3.50
O'Clock he is again in street costume, and
can go and come whore he pleases until y
o'clock a. IN. comes around again.
He has even less work TO do when the
club is away from home" continued the
veteran, (which is nearly half of the play
ing season. He travels like a prince and
lives on the fat OF the land. He seldom sees
III the inside of an ordinary car, and his
precious anatomy is packed away inside
coy sleeper. He always puts up at the
tirst-class hotels and is conveyed out TO the
grounds in carriages. He takes no morn
ing practice away from home, except at IN
frequent intervals. He can loll around
hotel corridors during the morning and
evening, or take a stroll and see the sights
The late fall, all the winter and the early
spring months he has to himself. 1t is his
duty, of course, to keep himself in condi-
ton during the idle season but ball play
er is like the rest of mankind, he does not
always do his duty.
"LoOk at some of our well known players
and base ball men and see what virtue has
done for them. AL Spalding, the old Boston
and afterward Chicago pitcher, now gath
ers in Uncle SANS dollars in bundles in
stead of hot liners and sending lightning
curves over the plate. He is a successful
business man, and is said to have million
in his stocking He owns the Chicago club
and lots of other things. His income from
his club is said to average $50,0OO a year.
His first lieutenant, Baby Anson is a model
player of the first water. He played with
Spalding in the old Boston club and fol
lowed his Chief to Chicago. de is captain
and manager Of the oft league champions,
and is said to have saved over $4,000 of
this worlds goods. His friends say the big
first baseman's income is $4,000 year.
"'Then there Is old Deacon White, the
third baseman of the Detroit Club The
deacon has skating rink on top of his
head, and is old enough to have grand
children. He is still playing ball, however,
and great ball too. He has always been a
sober and earnest player, aud has saved
lots of money, and owns a big farm besides.
He is worth a dozen ordinary colts yet.
The deacon is too pious at times for
his companions, but they respect him
highly at the same time. 1t is
said that the godly player frequently sends
up mental prayer that he may stop that
liner despite its whiskers, or that he will
make the bat and ball collide when at the
plate. Fred Dunlap is quite a seasoned
player, but still young in years. He will
draw $1,000 next season, and drew $4,000
last year. He saved enough to purchase
half a dozen houses in Philadelphia, and has
fat bank account besides"