The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-01
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yet good man to manage others; driver
always, and seldom persuadeF; during q
game lost TO all but the thought OF win
ming and the nethods-for doing so. Such
is John Glass6oek OF. the field. Away from
it he is quiet and deep, not oyer talkatiVe,
rot always agreeable, but On the whole an
every dag, decent ssrt of fellGW, gentleman
ly and fairly entertaining.
Glasscock is q resident Of Wheeling, w
Va, having lived n th&t city since a young
man. He is now about 81 years of age.
As ball player he eamesiRto prominence
when playing short stop &nd second base
for tbs famous gilt edged" Cleveland
team in the years 1881 and 1882 Previous
to this he played with numerous minor or
CARNATIONS, none Of which were OF any
prominence With the Cleveland team he
was Immediately recognized as superior
fielder in the above positions, and it was
here that he gained the title of king of
Short Stops" His famous jump from the
Cleveland team to the Cincinnati Unions is
still fresh in the minds of baseball cranks.
With the Ciacinnatis he played only for a
few months, being transferred from that
club to Henry V. Lucas famous aggre9a-
ten in St. Louis This club was known as
the Maroons, and under this name, in 1885,
was taken into the League.
In 1856 Glasscock was transferred to In
dianapoiis, where he has since remained.
Last season during the closing months he
was manager of the HoosieFs sad got bet
ter work out of them, than any one had
ever been able to do previously. He is now
captain and short stop for tho New York
League team.
Ghsscock's punishment for his Cleveland
jump was a Ane of 81 eco, and the necessity
of playing for tell eRders ever since at a
less salary than other men not half his
equal were earning elsewhere. Surely he
expiated that ofense, which has always
been the regret,of his life. GIaSscock is
not ungraeeful. He knew he was wrong
and he realized chat the League had treat
ed him with great leniency. He hesitated
when the Players league scheme was pre-
sentsd to him. Finally he decided to re-
main with the League.
Glasscock and the Players league men
differ materially in their stories of his re-
lation with the Brotherhood. Ward and
others cont tadigt him. They say he lies,
and Glasscock returns the compliment.
Ameng bats tnen he stands foremost He
has always lleen well up in the averages,
and generally stood quite as well from a
utility and reliability standpoint. In 1886
he stood sixth with 1925. In 1887, the year
when "ghost hits" were in vogue. he stood
tweney-ninth, tut IN actual base hits he
was up near the top. He was twenty-sixth
in 1883 and seconS in 1889 with 1853, having
made the largest humber of hits, 209, made
by any player for many years; and finally,
Giasscock, during his eleven seasons Of
League service, hsts played Less games,
been 4. 491 times at Nat, made !, rs base hits,
has grand average 'of .28e and stands six
teeRtb among the Ia vague veterans.
GlaSscock's attitud o at the bat Is charac-
teTist4e of the intensit y with which he plays
ball He stands in ~ slightly crouching
attitude, SO much so t. lat Ae appears round
shouIGereG: he favors his lett fcGt some
thing as a horse GtoeI who has SPAWN
under his hoef, and tie swings his stick
clear OF his body VII {. sort OF menace that
makes a pitcher hate to give him ball that
he can hit. When be hi - it square the ball
goes to the field like s4Not, and the man
who gets in front Of it is often sorry for
what he has done" Gla Vscock, with his
heart in his work as it was list year, as 1t Is
ais year, ranks with AnsoR, Ewing. Brou-
hers. Kelly. Tiernau, H Rit harrison and
Tonnor as = gent w; tn the sti TX. he is
uoTa scientific hitseE than any tN2rrlng An
son and Ewing. and fully the equal OF
sishsr. His worst enemies admit Ghat as a
Ill player he is kiag. Ia my eS5 SmatlOn
ne il the equal if not the superior oiNany in
ne land. ". l. EASIs.