Telegram-herald., 1890-03-17

Hcw the Knights of the Diamond
Pass TIE Long Winter.
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.ThiEa st0ais. for ths aiHissEy.
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wear ths ex pert bsll-tosssr Is we'll
dressed wsli-fed. e4sy going sporting
pAn-about-t0Nn- lie eats expensive
dinners. smokes the hnsst cigars. arinks
All kinds Of sec ucslye beverages without
sny apparent iutgment and does 70
more walking nor exercise tnan Re
can pJss. oly help. Conssq uenuy t
is no wonder tbas We hnd tAis large
BOY % AmeEicAn athletes very much
cut u condition ia the early spring
when they are called upon Eoeomnencs
practice
Il Is no easy task for the trainer Of
base ball team 10 get hls men into
proper form and condition after hye or
SIX months Of luxury and idleness.
Heavy sweaters, long walks, quick
runs, hard rubbing baths and often
grea. doses Of blood cleansing medicine
are used to get rid OF tho tat winter
coat
OF the bAll-players who make com
fortG8 8le 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 las been
an exceptionally lively winter, on ac-
count OF the organization OF the Broth
erhoOd's League. Buck Ewing was
married in the early part of the winter.
and spent most OF the honeymoon in
New Orleans with his Southern bride.
John Ward has been a 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 a brilliant member of the New York
Bar. and practices his profession whom
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 es
tablishment with his partner, Buchan-
an. in New York. Jim O'Rourke
is, like Ward, member OF
the legal profession. and does some
very earnest law work during the cold
months. Roger O'Conner is spending
his vacation at home in Danbury. Conn.
Last winter he held a position in the
public stores in New York. Mike
Welch is laying OFF, in his cosey little
homo at Holycke. Mass. Denny Rich
ardson is putting on flesh at Elmira,
N. Y. Arthur Whitney is attending
TO his sporting goods business at
Lowell, Mass. Mike j. Slattery is
spending most OF his idle days in Bos-
ton. big Bill'' Brown is playing the
game with the local teamsin California.
George Gore spends most of his time
these fine days, on Broadway. In the
evening he goes TO the theater or at
tends some sporting event taking place
in the metropolis. Gentle James Mu-
trie is 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 news
paper Offices, telegraphing to all parts
OF tho Union, or talking base ball at
Nick Ergels, the uptown social head
quarters for a great number OF play
ers. George Miller, of the Pittsburgh
League, runs billiard hall at Harris
burg Bob Carruthers does quite a
trade in the hardware line in Chicago.
Catcher Reynolds drops the willow for
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 Anson is q
Chicago billiard expert and travels 8 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 Welch, of Inter to
League. is fall of business connected
with his association. Fielder Wood, OF
the Philadelphia Club, is working hard
In the interest of the players
league. Ed Swart1wood, the manager
OF the Hamilton (0nt) team, spends
his winters at homo a. PittsbUrg, Pa.
Umpire Gaffney is working at his trade,
building wagons, down East. Umpire
Lynch, of the League, is spending a
good long holiday pleasantly among
friends in the Eastern States. Catcher
Brisbon softens his horny hands
and pulls and fills teeth in Phil
adelphia, where he has an establish
ment of his own. Genial Nike Drug
gan runs saloon in Syracuse and at
tends ali the cock mains and prize
fights thereabouts. He runs down to
Boston occasionally to see his friend,
John l. Sullivan. and droDs over to
New York 70 chat with handsome Mike
Kelly about baseball prospects. Cliff
Carroll, late OF the Washington team.
keep a hotel az the National Capitol
which is noted resort of the sporting
statesmen in the winter season.
Nimble Catcher Clark slumb bers away
his winters in Brooklyn. Catcher Daily.
whohas signed with the Brookly IN team.
shines in Philadelphia society. Hatfield
lives at home with his wealthy parents
a. Hoboken. y. !.
Bill sunday. late OF the Chicago
team. has distinguished himself by TAX
ing a religious turn. and is studying
hard FOR the ministry. Probably bis name
had something to do with this move.
Pop" Arson has been hard az work
since he last appeared on the diamond
for the Chicago League Club. He is one
Of the greatest hBstlsrs in the profess
sion and leads very active life ali the
yesr round. Jerry Denny. OF she In
dianspOlis team makes = very comfort
sale living tbis winter "a manager Tor
large clothing concern. Pitcher John
Clarxson. OF the Boston National
League ClGh. has been playing ball IA
CsliforBsa this wi1tsr witb his club
Gezneil. Fop' smith. Dick Johnson
snd Tom Brown bsve spent the vin ter
or sac Psclfc >lope Clarkson recently
took charge OF the Harvard Tniversity