The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-09
BALL MEN IN THE WINTER
aOw KNIGHTS OF THE DIAMOND
PASS THE LONG VACATION.

one Teaches School, Another Pulls
Teeth, a Third Studies for the Minis
try, a Fourth on Bis Honeymoon
Others Keep Saloon, Sell Hardware,
or Laugh at Home and Grow Fat.
(Copvright)
NEW YoRK. March S-The average crack
Sase ball player is a very different man with
his winter coat on from the nimble athlete
# tbesummer diamond field, full of action.
inely trained, the ideal of health and phys
cal perfection. At this season of the year
the expert ball-tosser is a well-dressed, we'll
Ted, easy-going, sporting man about town.
de eats expensive dinners, smokes the
fnest cigars, drinks all kinds of seductive
beverages without any apparent Judgment,
and does no more walking nor exercise than
he can possibly help. Consequently it is no
wonder that we find this large body of
American athletes very much out Of condi-
ion in the early spring, when they are
called upon to commence practice.
1t is no easy task for the trainer of base
ball team to get his men into proper form
and condition after five or six months Of
luxury ana idleness. Heavy sweaters, long
walks, quick runs, hard rubbing baths, and
Dften great doses of blood-cleansing medi-
zine are used to get rid OF the fat winter
soat
OF the ball-players who make comfortable
incomes majority generally do nothing
whatever from the middle Of October until
the middle Of April, except spend their
money and enjoy life in their own way.
This has been an exceptionally lively win
ter on account of the organization of the
brotherhood's league. Buck Ewing was
married IN the early part of the winter,
Of hp in,
New Orleans with his southern bride.
John Ward has been busy man dur
ing the past few months, organizing the
brotherhood league. His services have been
very valuable on account OF his knowledge
of law. "Short-stop" Ward is brilliant
member of the New York bar, and
practices his profession when not playing
ball Tim Keefe, who last year pitched for
the old league and will this year take the
box for the brotherhood, runs a sporting
goods establishment with his part
ner, buchanan, in New York. Jim
O'Rourke is, like Ward, a member Of
the legal profession, and does some very
earnest law work during the cold months
Roger O'Connor is spending his vacation at
home in Danbury, Conn. Last winter he
held position in the public stores in New
York. Mike WEIGH is 'laying off" in his
cosy little home at Holyoke, Mass. Denny
Richardson is putting on flesh at Elmira,
N. Y. Arthur Whitney is attending to his
sporting goods business at Lowell,
Mass. Mike ]. Slattery is spend
ing most of his idle days in Bos-
ton. "Big Bill" Brown is playing the
game with the local teams in California.
George Gore spends most Of his time these
fine days on Broadway. In the evening he
goes to the theater or attends some sporting
event taking place in the metropolis. Gen
tie James Mutrie is a very busy manager,
especially this year, making arrangements
for the coming struggle on the diamond
field. Jim can be seen almost any day
hustling among the New York newspaper
offices, telegraphing to all parts of
the union, or talking base ball at
Nick Engle's, the uptown social head
quarters for a great number of players.
George Miller of the Pittsburg league runs
billiard hall at Harrisburg. Bob Car
ruthers does quite trade in the hardware
line in Chicago. Catcher Reynolds drops
the willow for the ferule and teaches
school. Dave Foutz has been PLAYING this
winter in California on the st. Louis team.
Third Baseman Pickney is spending the
chilly season at Peoria, Ill Adrian Arson
is Chicago billiard expert and travels a
bit and enters small matches. Hub Stricken.
the nimble second baseman of the
Clevelands, has been looking after the
Interest OF that team for the past few
months. President WEIGH of the Inter-
State League is full of business connected
with his association. Fielder Wood of the
Philadelphia club is working hard in the
interest of the players league. Ed Swartz-
wood, the manager of the Hamilton, Ont.
team, spends his winters at home at Pitts
burg, Pa. Umpire Gaffney is working at
his trade, building wagons, down east. UNI
pire Lynch, of the league, is spending
a good long holiday pleasantly among
friends in the eastern states. Catcher
Brishon softens his horny hands
and pulls and fills teeth in Philadelphia.
where he has an establishment of his own.
Genial Mike Druggan runs saloon in SYRIA
cuse and attends all the cock mains and
prize fights Whereabouts. He runs down to
Boston occasionally to see his friend, John
l.. Sullivan, and drops over to New York
to chat with handsome Mike Kelly about
base ball prospects. Cliff Carroll late of
the Washington team, keeps hotel at the
national capital which Is noted resort of the
sporting statesmen in the winter season.
Nimble Catcher Clark slumbers away his
winters in Brooklyn. Catcher DAILY. who
has signed with the Brooklyn team. shines
in Philadelphia society. Hatfield lives at
home with his wealthy parents at Hoboken,
N. j.
Bill Sunday, late of the Chicago team
has distinguished himself by taking a reli-
gious turn, and is studying hard for the
ministry. Probably his name had some
thing to do with this move.
Pop" Anson has been hard at work since
he last appeared on the diamond for the
Chicago league club. He is one of the
greatest hustlers i'll the profession, and leads
very active life all the year round. Jerry
Denny of the indianapolis team makes a
very comfortable living this winter as man
ager for large clothing concern. Pitcher
John Clarks0n of the Boston National
League CLUB has been playing ball in Cali.
fornia this winter with his club, Gozpel.
''Pop" Smith, Dick johnson and Tom
Brown have spent the winter on the Pacifi c
slope. Clarkson recently took charge of the
Harvard university base ball nine candi-
dates.
Mike Kelly, the $4,000 beauty Of Boston.
keeps one of the largest sporting saloons in
New York, being assisted by his namesake,
John Kelly, the ex-umpire. Dan Brouthers
hibernates quietly near Poughkeepsie-on-
the Hudson. big Thompson" of the Phila-
delphia team disports himself in the Quaker
City, while Guy Hecker passes his time at
Oil City, Pa. Wolf and Pete Browning are
at their home at Louisville, KY. Ned Han
lon is travelling and working like beaver
for the success Of the brotherhood. John
Glassc ok thinks his home in Wheeling. w
Va, is good enough place TO winter IN.
George Comiskey and the majority Of the
st. Louis players have spent most Of the
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