Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-17
"ANsON's GENTLEMEN
HE SAYS THEY ARE SURE TO WIN
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
People Have Ceased to he Surprised at
Anything in Base-Ball-A Rule with y
Double Meaning = Interesting Gossip
Anent the National Game.
[CHICAGO CoRREsPoNpENcE.l

past. NOBODY, not oven the cranks. Is.
surprised at the outcome of anything that
happens in the domain Of the national
game nowadays. Consequently no devotee
OF the sport is surprised, at the close of the
second week OF the playing season. to find
the the Philadelphia colts occupying first posi-
gregatlon Of sluggers trailing along al
most in the rear of the process
sion. 1t was pretty much the same
last year and the year before. So the adj
it: They are not surprised. neither are they
discouraged. They remember that while
the club these past two or three seasons
started out in bad form and was away down
at the bottom OF the list at the close OF the
first months playing season. before the
summers solstice had passed it was playing
winning ball and beating everything that
came in its way. and they console Them
selves with the prediction that the same
thing will happen this year. Maybe it will:
maybe it won't. We will wait and see.
Whatever outsiders may say or think, ono
thing is certain-President Spalding. Cap
tain Arson and other officials connected
with the club are as serene as u harvest
moon. Spalding says he is going to capture
the flag sure; Arson says he has sure
thing on it; the players all say there is no
doubt about it. In the meantime the base
pal ball patrons particularly the cranks.. have
the effect that they would have more faith
in the professions of Arson ct al If the lat
ter would only suit their actions to their
words
where are you going to land the, Chi
cage Club?" asked Cleveland reporter of
the big Captain the other day. In notch
one, was Ansons prompt answer You
can put that down solid. Arson is out for
games, but that fact hasn't discouraged us
in the least. People have been talking
about my clubs weakness at the bat but /
think the record will show that that's just
our ea strong point. We've made more hits SO
not bit afraid of either New York or Bos-
ton. I've better club than either of them.
I've as sober and respectable lot of men
as you will find in any business. don't care
comfortably now. My team is composed Of
gentlemen. invite inspection. l can trust
any OF them in any company. The boys are
all sober and well-behaved. and that's just
what VIII It's is going to land me on top sobriety
Dalrymple, the old-time left fielder of the
Chicago Club. is playing in Depver
Capt. Irwin, Of the Philadelphias, has
been laid of indefinitely on account of poor
playing.
Mark Baldwin. the we'll known pitcher.
formerly OF the Chicago Club. has signed a
contract to play with the Columbus (Ohio)
Club.
Duffy. Of the ohicagos, was fined s. at
coae ne was out at t
Five dollars" answered Umpire Barnum.
Barnum says he will stand no more nom
sense from players. Every man who kicks
at or questions his decisions hereafter will
the players made a sucker" of him. es-
pecially the Indianapolis players.
movement is on foot in st. Paul to pro-
hibit Sunday baseball playing. If it should
prove successful Manager Barnes says he
will disband the club. as without Sunday
| games the club would not live month.
| An interesting disputed point touching
| one OF the League playing rules arose in a
game at Indianapolis between Arson and
| Capt. Glasscock, Of the Hoosier team. When
| the Chicagos' turn at bat was reached in
the seventh Burdick, the Indianapolis tenth
man, was substituted for Boyle. Ryan was
at the plate when Barnum discovered the
change.
you cant do that" shouted Barnum to
Glasscock; you can bring in your tenth
man only at the end of a completed inning.
This is not completed. An even inning is q
completed inning. You will have to wait
until the Chicagos have been at bat"
| What difference does it make so long as
he doesn't object2" asked Glasscock. nod
ding his head at Arson.
Tisnt necessary, answered Arson.
"theres the rules"
HE doesn't object" urged Capt. Jack to
| the umpire.
yes he does,- answered Barnum.
do YOU object. called out the Hoosier
| commander.
Il most certainly do" replied Arson.
| Then Glasscock went to the bench to con-
| suit Manager Bancroft, who drew a book Of
| rules from his pocket.
Look at Rule %. suggested Barnum.
Sec. of Rule %. reads: One player. whose
| name shall be printed on the score card as
an extra player. may be substituted at the
| end Of any completed innings by either
read Rule % and Rule 65 which say: "An
| inning is the term at bat of the nine players
representing club in a game. and is COM.
pleted when three of such players have been
put out as provide in these rules" Then
pleted and Glasscoek had the right to sub.
| stitute Burdick for Boyle without further
delay.
Barnum was won by the argument. and
| Burdick was allowed to remain in the box.
term innings" is used. while in Rule 65
inning" IS used. Base ball authorities
have for many years held that inning" re-
ferred to time at bat for one side and in
nings' a time at bat for both Sides.
Ii these definitions hold good Barnum was
| wrong when he conceded Bancroft's point.
4 Arson says: They made that rule while
I was out of the country. Now. all want
is somebody to tell me what it means"
Martin Sullivan, formerly left-felder of
the Chieagos. has signed with Indianapolis.
Daily. lately released from the Chicagos.
has been engaged by Cleveland. Petit.
another OF Anson's released players. has
signed with Wilkesbarre. 81
Pete Conway knocked the ball oveS the
fence at Pittsburgh. and now the Pittsburgh
| cranks rank the great men of history in this
order: Conway, Washington. Alexander.
Napoleon.
This is the way Comiskey. the Captain of
the st. Louis Browns, sizes up winning
ball club: There is little difference in the
actual playing strength of teams nowadays.
Nearly all professional ball players can
catch a ball when it is thrown to them, and
ne is poor one. indeed. who cannot make
I safe hit once in while. When. size. up
a team do not look at the players" batting
or fielding records. A winning team is
made up o. i4l"n who will turn tricks
when they see ii chance-men who study
points and work very advantage to win.
All is fair in low and war, and the same
may be said OF J. se-ball.
Spaldings Basel Ball Guide, for 1889 is
out. 1t is edited by Henry Chadwick. who
has been appropriately dubbed the father
of baseball" and is undeniably the best
work of the kind that has ever been issued.
1t contains Il vast amount of Information.
historical and statistical, relating to the
national game. and is profuse!y illustrated.
i J. w. Spalding says that the League bat