The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-19

60 the Outfield, without going anywhere near
third base He will also call players in off
the base on a close decision and then bluff
the umpire into giving him out. As kicker
ne 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 the Keystone Junior club. In
1876 his parents took up their residence at
Paterson; being still quite young, here he
joined and played with the Olympics
as right fielder and catcher In 1877 he
went with the Buckeyes Of Columbus, and
played as catcher, and in 1878 and 1870 played
right field and catcher for the Cincinnatis
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 outfeld. He signed with the Bos-
tons in 1887.
CHARACTERISTIC OF ANsON.
o. c. Caylor has given to The Sporting
Life an interesting letter from Arson, dated
from New York, on his arrival from his trip
around the world Here it is:
On THE BATTERY, New York City,
America, April :. (
ME- DEAR BoY-The blawsted trip is ovah, and
We once more stand upon our native heather
dontcher know. What a relief it is for fellah to
find that at lawst he is quite sure his stomach
will hang right side up FOR few days at a time at
least.
Yaas; as i before remarked we are back from
a-er-fowelgn shoah. In fact we are-er-back from
sevawal foweign shoahs. 1t is beastly business
dontcher know, this gawdding awound thea
world. I'd rawther settle down in ShecawgO or
Luunon, where a fellah Gavin appweciate living
. ~ a.. H.
Islands, you know
What how'd place those-a-S9ndwich Islands
are, 10 be suahl 1t makes me face flush to think
of it The ladies' go out to see bawl games dressed
a-er-wcll, they are not dressed at all, dOntcher
see It's a beastly habit they have out there.
And how Gavin fellah see whether the pitcher is
delivering a curve or a drop with a lot of-a-aw-
awdierce of ladies lookin' on in an undweSs state2
1t was howible, deah boy, and neveh shall get
ovah it, l assuah you. was nevah so mortified
in my whole-er-life We couldn't play bawl be
fore such an awjence, and realize at the same
time that Albert, deah boy was fowced to remain
back among those how'd Sandwich sassiety bellies
and explain the foine points of the game
Yes deah boy, saw the Pyramids and the
Sphinks. Deuced stupid things, ye know.
CheopS is nawthin' but er-a-pile Of stones
which any feah could pile up If he had
the time and the characterization. And the
sphinksl Why, my deah fellah it don't begin to
compaih with the Goddess of Libertaw enlighten-
ing the world The sculptah who did the job
must have done 1t, dontcher know, with a-er-
crowbah and pick. Then the country is 50
bloody full of sand fellah cawn't make any pro-
gress awound the bases. Weally don't believe
baseball will ever become popular in Egypt
But HI like hold Hengland, me boy. Hits ha
great land The people are so Apply and earty
hit strikes me right where Hi live Hi met is
Royal Tghness the Prince of Whales, hand lordy
'e's ha ale fellow well met. Shook me and hand
hinquired hall habout you Said he oped has 'ow
Ho. p. was Ho. K, e Railways reads your letters
hin Tho Sporting Life wanted to know, you
know, what sort of ha blawsted place Carthage
was and IL the Hindians were troublesome He
thinks some hof running bout there this summer
and spending ha few weeks with you hin the
block 'ouse. His Royal Tghness hts hs ruin 'un
hand doutchcT forget hfe S1onG.
HADRIAN C HANSON
RYAN AND ANSoN.
The Chicago Herald prints two stories
about Ryan and Arson in which the blame is
made TO rest on the former.
There has not been a season since Ryan en-
tered the League, says The Herald, that he
has not attempted to belittle and abuse An
son. This sort Of impudence grew out of the
center fielders belief that he was about the
only real baseball player alive and that he
was ebove criticism and teaching. Two
years ago Ryan threatened to leave the Chi
cage team because Arson had reprirnanded
him FOR careless play in game in Wash
ington. The boys were riding to their hotel