Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-04-07
BASEBALL PLAYERS REACH HOME.
They Are Given Most Enthusiastic ReCep-
ton in New York.
THEY TRAVELLED $4,000 MILES,
How the National Game Was Received II
Foreign Lands.


ing. The team came by the steamship
Adriatic, which was sighted off Fire Isl
aad at ten minutes to two o'clock a. m.
The steamer Laura Starin, with nearly
200 persons on board, met the Adriatic at
Quarantine at o'clock, and took the
party on board in the midst of footing of
tug boats, whistles, dipping of flags, and
cheers from either shore.
At 20 minutes past five o'clock the steam
ting George W. Wood steamed aloogside
the Laura NJ. StaTin. On board were Nat
Wood, the members of the Natural Gas
Company, and number Of other we'll
known actors. At this point the noise was
deafening. Every steamboat of any
kind, large and small, wnls-
tied and footed until people
we're compelled TO place their fingers IN
their ears. All the while brass band
labored with all it's might, but the bands
men might as we'll kept still, for even
they themselves cou,d scarcely hear the
sounds of their Instruments. DeW0lt
Hopper and Dieby Bell stepped on board
from the George w. Wood to the Laura
NJ. Starin. They were given hearty re,
cep!ion by the boys. The ladies on board
were, if possible, more enthusiR tic than
the men. Not content with cheering,
they began to sing. In a jiffy the sweet
refrain of "Home, Sweet Home" WAS
heard. This captured the men and in less
time than it takes to write it, two hun
dred voices sent out the refrsiu acrosa the
bcy. Excitement ran high. AT the top
mast of the Starin was flag upon
= hich was to be seen Welcome
Home" The same motto was on both
sides of the steamer on large stripes
Of white duck. Soon the Starln ran up
alongside the Adriatic. Then there was
scene from stem to stern Cf the Adtlatle;
every throat burst forth until the cheering
hsd absolutely resolved itself into yelling.
Nor was there any recess, for as soon as the
luug power of one party either weakened
or gave out there were those who had
gained over again their vocal powers, and
they made good uss of them.
Most Of the team wore English caps and
overcoats. When the reception steame
was made fast TO the AdriAtic Messrs. 10
seph ]. ODonohue John NJ. Ward, j. W.
Spalding and several OF the reception com
mittee went on board. Here there wa a
hearty handshskiug and plenty of congrat-
ula,iOns. Arrangements were at once made
for the transfer of TIE tourists. The party
who made the trans Atlantic trip were:
Chicagos-Ar son, Burns, Ryan, Sull:-
van, Pc tit, Daily, Terer, Baldwin and
Pfetfer.
All-Americas-Hanlon, Fogariy, Wood,
Crane, Healy, Carroll, Earle, Donnelly,
Brown and Manning.
They we're accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Spaltiug, Mrs H. ]. Spsldirg,
Mr.. Spalding's mother, w. G. Lynch,
Captain Leigh Lynch, w. ]. Snyder.
George Wright, G. Bartholomew, Leslie
Robinson, Mrs. A. G. Arson, Harry Pal
msr. S. Goodfriepd, and the little negro
mascot, Charles Duval, who carried pom
derous shelalah.
Nearly every one of the members of the
team were armed with sticks and canes
williamson was not with the party. he
hurt his right knee while playing in Paris,
over two weeks ago, and he AID his w'fs
remained in London. They will follow
in week, however. In speaking oil the
tin. the members of the team said in one
chorus:
I'VE we're treated right rOyslly and hNd
q splendid time" They recounted good
deal of their experience and spent the rest
of the time which the vessel took to reach
TEenty-second street in resding letter.
which we're handed them by friends.
From TWenty-secoDd street the entire
party was driven to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel"
In speaking of the financial success OF
The trim Mr.. Lynch said they had paid eX-
pgnses, and if anything we're ahead. Due,
ING the entire trip not one OF the party nau
suffered from a days sickness, and they
had travelled nearly 81, 600 miles. Wnen
the last game is played at Chicago 1t viii
be lust exactly six months to day since
the beginning of the trip.
The All-Americas team is Just seven
games shesd Of the Chicagoes. Captain
Hanlon. when asked as to what his plar
were for the coming season, replied that
he did not know but that Pittsburg was
good enough for hin ard he would 60
there if everything could be satisfactorily
arranged.
All the players look the picture OF
health. and claimed that they were IN
good condition.
Capt Leigh Lynch, one of the managers
of the party. told an interesting story Of
the trim to a crowd of eager listeners
Among other things he said: while our
trim was an enjoyable one fcom almost
everv point of view, while we had atten-
fire audiences everywhere, the audi
ences in nearly every case UNDERSTOOD
nothing about the game, and consequently
were unable to appreciate the best points
Of the play. 1 believe they understood
and annrecisted tie game better in Eng
land than any other country We visited.
Won see the game of FOUNDERS, which |
thew nIay there, gives them an idea OF
what base ball is, but the idea, L am
compelled to admit, is a sort of hazy one. |
still we have found audiences in San Fran
cisco when we started out on our tour,
who understood less about our game than
English audiences.
I'm what country was our game least
understood
"Well, never thought of trying to find
ont but | would say that it was less un-
derstood in Italy than anywhere else. l
think the game will now be generally |
taken up, at least in the British Isles. If
it is not, another tour of American ball
players would not help it, for we have
shown them as much as we ever can."
In Honor oil Minister Thayer.
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