Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-17
OLD CALVIN RETURNS
Gentle Jeems Tells Some Stories
About st. Louis.
HOW Won DER AHE WEAKENED.
Chicago Authorities Make Strong State
ments About McAuliffe and Myer.
THE WINNERS OF THE BICYCLE RACE.
Entries for the Three-Day Female Local Pedestrian
Contest

Jimmy Calvin, that is the original Lit
tie Steam Engine" has returned from St.
Louis. Mr.. Calvin has been known to
many generations of baseball enthusiasts as
baseball pitcher. At different stages of
the worlds history he has been known as
the "Sawed Off," as the dumping, as
the "Podgy Pitcher" as the "Terror," as
"Gentle Jeems," because of his good nature.
He has been known by any amount of other
appellations that mean greatness and gen.
tleness, but he has for many years, not to say
generations, been known to the world as the
Great CALVIN"
Well, Calvin is in the city. He has washed
his hands of the home of Won der Ahe-that is,
St. Louis. Last evening Jimmy said: "Fn do
ten years sooner than live in that city OF
measles and smallpox. went there to COM
plete q certain business transaction for my
mother. That was completed by Inc and left
Her property is all right now, and have the
deeds. am therefore content and certainly
happy that am clear of st. Louis. There are
many good fellows there, but st. Louis is not
the city for me-"
ST. LOUIS CALLED DOWN.
During conversation Jeems said: 81 met
Won der Abe at st. Louis, and had talk with
him about the Pittsburg-St Louis games.
asked him pointedly if he desired to back his
team against us for good, honsst cash, and he
said that he wasn't inclined that way. 1 met
Dunlap and Conway at st. Louis, and we talked
the matter over. Particularly that part of it
relating to the offer of Comiskey to bet $500
that tine Browns would beat us.
Dunlap, Conway and myself in
moment came to the conclusion that we would
cover any money that Comiskey would put up:
There was no money put up, however, and L
couldn't find out where Comiskeys SOU was.
However, l think that we can beat the
Browns, and they are the champions of the as
sociation. 1 don't say this without weighing
all the circumstances of the two teams. L
mean we can beat them If our strongest nine
is on the field. The Browns are hard people to
beat at st. Louis; however, Fred Dunlap, Con-
way and myself are prepared to bet that we
can beat them If we are in reasonable cond1-
tion."
GALvIN'S STORY OF A FRENCHMAN.
Calvin told an amusing story about his
leaving here. He went on to say that on the
evening of his departure, when the band of
music bid him good bye and wished him well
in st. Louis he encountered French Count
in the Pullman car. The Count, VINO could
speak English well, said:
What is all this demonstration
Calvin said: "a distinguished man is leaving
the CITY,"
"Where is he?"
'Tm him." was the reply from Calvin.
"What do you do?'
81 pitch ball for the Pittsburg League Club,
sir''
"Do you get any money for that" was asked
by the breathess Frenchman.
81 get So, 900 for seven months in the year,
sir. and my name is James Calvin"
MY God" was the only ineligible sound
heard from the Count until the train arrived at
St. Louis. Then he almost embraced Jeems,
because he had heard during the journey
49, l1Nv.N hour nh
had Knocked ball. at critical period, beyond
the sight of every citizen in Allegheny, in 1887.
Calvin is in the best possible condition. He
sudden mysterious appearance here is attribu-
table to his influence in the destinies of Allie
gheny politics.