Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-05
MICHAEL ]. KELLY.
w. I. Harris Letter Is About
This Extraordinary Player.
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.ouId No, .ha,o tho ,,orr ~ IJector ono
tot and tha n,artyr5on, ~ Winkclrcjd
Srved s,rr,v to ;m,norta,i,e the notriofic
sr,t,or.. na,,,s =, Ke,,v ri.es Snbinx like
from the c;nders Of yesterdays catastropbe,
a,ss,o,,r~d r,avban hut undismnyed md
ssgrT ave rannapt for conouest.',
Ths .,onIvn Mike cannot he downcd moro
tbop Temporarily There isn't another like
hin IN the baseball business. After "KeI.n
:. be Ia Familiarity known wherever base
hall is nlayed was made the mold wa.
broken. He is an original OF originals.
Kcllv was horn dec Al 1857. nj Troy. N
" and never did ANYTHING like work so
far n. INV one kpows until he beoan IN
play hall The exact date of this event ia
mot known excl, himself saws "I alwavs
o,aved hall ~ Uo,vever nj ~ ,ve have n
rccorxl of him He was then n catcher for
the lawmakers of potersop N 7 Tn
1876 Kelly played with the Olvmpics Of
Paterson and in 1s77-7s he went TO Colum.
bus and played with the Buokevcs OF that
place In 1870 he played with the Cincin-
natl Leacue club In the winter of 1879 he
went TO California with the Cincinnati
Buffalo combination. and in 1880 signed
with Chicago. He remained with that
club unit, the spring of 1887. when his rc
lease was sold TO the Boston club for
10000 and he went 20 that city. receiving
n salary of A. 800 In 1870 "Keio - 500 n
month and his advance money yvben he
signed was $40, When he signed with
Bostou he drew Al 600 as advance salary
A handsome. dashinp fellow IL 'the only
Nike a braipy. intelligent PLAYER. who
plays with his brains as well ms his body
His wit is as ouick as n flash. and he has
invented obout half of the tricks oS tho
game that are now in such general usc
One of his most famous trick Is TO woit for
his base on balls. and tantalize and worry
n pitcher and exlaust his strength and M.
ticnce by 'sbuntinpr every good bali over
into foul ground. He il maryelously skill.
full mt IL. aud many base SO earned has
netted a much needed run, Kelly was the
first PLAYER who became famous for emitting
third base. and he has always been tho
most successful man in tho business M
breaking the rules and escapinu tho conse-
uuences. both on and Oft the field
Kelly stands nj the home plate with evorv
nerve strung IN IN its highest ,c,s,on
Clutchinp his bat several inches frcm tho
end of the handle TO give him n onicknr
command of il. he keeps IL neryo,,slv do.
shoulder. with his feet well together. the
left little In advance. From his unerrino
accuracy in paupinu pitcher,s doliverv
all the craft dread him.
"Play bali, is "Kersn watcbword and
no matter where he may be standing his
war cry is sure TO be heard when tho can.
tion is needed. Few better call aroundu
y PLAYERS ever donped n uniform His hat
ting record does not show his true worth
as a batsmap, because he always plays for
his side, but such ms IL Is il gives him I'm
twelve seasons play fourth position among
the veterans. In that time he hos plaved
1,155 games. been 4,s1, times Mt hat and
made 1 $40 base hits. with an nyerape of
1893. In 1884 Kelly stood third In hating
He was No. Is in 1885. and led the League
in 1896 Uis position was sevontb In ,sa-
fourth In 1883. and twenty fifth I'm lssg
Kelly is a great run petter. and as n bass
stealer has few equals in the profession
when IL comes to stealing bases where suc.
cess means runs and victory, There are
men who steal more bases, but not over
two or three can touch .'the only" in an
emergency.
Kelly US a captain was not n success In
1889. The main reason for this was that
he dissipatcd and his example was not
conducive to discipline. Had "Keln kent
his own behavior up TO the right standard
there is little doubt that his team would
Kelly has Ion, hi,,Soi, ,;,,o,,,a;,ie,, s !, s.'i "a,