, 1889-05-15

to the outfield, without going anywhere near
third base. He will also call players In off
tho base on n close decision and then bluff
tho umpire into giving him out. AS n kicker
no Is the dread Of all umpires.
He was born In Troy, N. Y, Dec. 81, 1857.
From there he moved to Washington when
quite young, and commenced his first ball
playing with tho Keystone Junior club. In
lS75-70 his parents took up their residence at
Paterson; being still quite young, hero he
Joined and played with the Olympics
as right felde and catcher. In 1877 he
went with the Buckeyes of Columbus, and
played as catcher, and in 1873 and 1870 played
right field and catcher for the C~incinnatis.
In the fall Of 1879 he went to San Francisco
with the Cincinnati club, and when he re-
turned Joined the Chicagoes, playing at vari-
Gus times positions of catcher, short, third
base, and outfield- He signed with tho Bos-
tons In 1887.
CHARACTERISTIC og s
o. G. Caylor has given to The Sporting
Life IN interesting letter from Anson, dated
from New York, on his arrival from his trip
around the world. Here 1t Is:
on rnK BATTERY, New York City,
America April z.
ME DEAR ri blawsted trip Is ovah. and
we once moro stand upon our native heather,
dontcher know. What q relief 1t Is for n fellnh 10
find that at lnwst he is quito sure his stomach
viii hang right side up for q few days at a time at
least
Yaas; asI before remarked, We are back from
a-cr-foweign shoah- In fact, We nre-er-back from
sevawnl foweign shoahs. 1t Is benstly business,
dontcher know, this gawdding awound thea
world I'd rawther settle down In Shecawgo or
Lnnnon, where q felah Gavin appwccinte living.
You cawnt do that sort of thing In the Sandwich
Islands, you know.
What q how'd place tho~se-a-Sandwich Islands
are, to 30 suahl 1t makes me face flush to think
Of It The Indies go out to see bowl games dressed.
a-er-wen, they are not dressed at all, dontcher
SEQ Its n beastly habit they fave out there
And how Gavin a fellah SEQ whether the pitcher Is
delivering a curve or a drop with q lot of-a-aw.
awdjienceo of ladies lookin' on In an undySess stated
1t was howible, deah boy, and / nevah shall get
ovah II, / assuah you l WINS nevah so mortified
In my whole-erlife We couldn't play bawl b.
fore such an awjience, and realize at the same
time that Albert deah boy, wns fowced to remain
back among those how'd Sandwich sassiety bellies
and explain the foine points of the game.
Yes, deah boy, i saw the Pyramids and the
.Sphinks- Deuced stupid things, ye know.
Cheops Is nawthin' but eE-s-plo OF Stones
which any feIlah could pile up II he had
the time and the ah-inciawnntion- And the
sphinksi Why, my deah fellah, it don't begin 70
oompajh with the Goddess Of Libertaw enlighten.
Ing the world Tho sculptah who did the tt
must have done IL dontcher know, with aer
crowbah and a pick. Then the country Is &c
bloody full OF sand q feIlah cawnt mako any pro
gress nwound the bases weally, l don't believe
baseball win ever become popular In Egypt
But III like hold Hengland. me boy. Hits ha
great land The people nro so Apply and Nearty
hit strikes me right where HI live HI met Is
Royal Ighness the Prince of Whales, hand lordy
'e's ha 'alo fellow well met Shook me and hnnd
Inquired hall habout you Said he 'oped has 'ow
Ho. 7. wns Ho. X. e Railways reads your letters
hin Tho Sporting Life wanted to know, you
know, what sort OF ha blawsted place Carthage
wns and u the Hindians were troublesome lie
thinks some hof running hout there this summer
and spending ha few weeks with you hin the