Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-05-03
JACK G~lASSCocK.
w. d. Harris Writes of a Wei known
Baseball PLAYER.

universally now ~ Jack. His habit Of
picking up pebbles, tlods If grass and other
things that lac can seize when ia his posi-
ton earned him the nickname uf "pcbbly
Jack
There are only two short stops who can
approach Glasscock in fielding. These are
Ward and Williamson: only one who can
equal him in brilliant plays-Ward; none
that can excel him in batting. and only
one-Wari again-who can equal him in
base running. Aside from short stops
Kelly il the only bas- runner | know Of
hat can touch Glasscpck for daring on the
bases. Many people think Ward and Kelly
use better Judgment, nut on this point
am doubtful,
Glasscock is a peculiar man any way you
take him. On the field he j. never in re
pose. Always on the move. anxious, en-.
t~husiastic. squirting and inspiring. the uni
versal opinion has always been that on a
great team in a great city he would he the
greatest ball player of the day. lie j. now
in just that position, and as captain of the
New York team il is my opinion he will
prove that, as a ball player. he j. ~ great as
any in America. Not even Ewing, Ward.
Kelly or Arson will excel him.
Gla>scock's disposition is little under
stood. He appears TO he a man Of morose
and ,urly disposition, but this is hut his
outward semblance. He j. uncouth. per.
hap. rough. hut not near 81 black ~ he has
been painted, speaking of him. Charley
Bassett. of the New York team. sHys: Jack
is a hard man IT, understand. When | first
played with him his apparent surliness
used t. break me up. But | soon learned
10 know him"
Beneath hi> roughness Jack i, "a good
fellow. and can give some of his dptiartors
points on mtlliurs>. lie j. "a g"ud friend
and u bitter enemy. | have seen him when
be aplrarcl Ia he in bad temper, when |
knew he was Just the reverse. When Jack
was made the velvet was LEFT off. Hence
he cannot gild hi, words like some other
men. WHOSE hearts could not le seen if
placed alongside ol his.
Glas>nock j. the most enthusiastic base
ball plGyrrI ever knew. lIis peculiar tenn.
permanent hides much Of il. lie Is I the ball
player aud nothing else when un the field.
lie is tricky-all great hall player. are-to
the verge of unfairneSs, and his anxiety To
win. a. j. the rasc with Ewing. Kelly. An
sou, Ward aud uthrrS, often leads him bc.
yond il; lac seldom lets a point escape him.
he has very little uSc for what lac calls
"mildnc>s in baseball; he believes in win
ming fairly il you can, unfairly if you must
and can get away with the umpire, but win.
no matter how: a hard man to manage, aud
Yet a good man Ia manage others; adriycr
always, and seldom "a persuader: during a
game lost to all but the thought u win.
ming and the methods for doing 80. such
is John Glasscpck on the field. Away from
it he il quiet and deep, not over laxative,
not always agreeable. but on the whole an
every day, decent sort of fellow, gentleman
~ and fairly entertaining.
Glasscock is resident Of Wheeling, W.
Va, having lived in that city since "A young
man. He is now about - years Of age.
As a ball player he came into prominence
when playing short stop and second base
for the famous gilt edged Cleveland
team in the years ISL aud iss2. 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 hat 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 Ciucinnatis he played only for a
few months. being transferred from that
club to Henry V. Lucas famous aggrega.
ton in II. Louis. This club was known "a
the Maroons, and under this name. In lssj,
WAS taken into the League.
In lsSt Glasscork was transferred to In
dianapolis. where he has since remained.
last season during the closing months he
was manager of the HOLSTERS and got bet
ter work out of them than any one had
ever been able to do previously. lie is now
captain and short stop for the New York
League team.
G~lasscock's punishment for his Cleveland
jump was a fine Of sl,Uo and the necessity
of playing for tail enders ever since at a
less salary than other men not half his
equal were earning elsewhere. Surely he
expiated that o~tfense, which has always
been the regret of his life. Glasscock is
not %ungrateful He knew he was WRONG
and he realized that the League had treat
ed him with great leniency. He hesitated
when the Players league scheme was pre-
scented to him. Finally he decided 10 re.
main with the League.
Glasscock and the Players league men
differ materially in their stories of his ~.
lation with the brotherhood Ward and
Others contradict him. They say he lies,
| and Gllsscpck returns the compliment.
| Among batsmen he stands foremost. He
has always been well up in the averages,
and generally stood quite ~ we'll from "A
utility and reliability standpoint. In lsSi
he stood sixth with .a2j. IN ~. the year
when "ghn,t hits" were In vogue, hu stood
twenty ninth, but in actual bA~e hits le
was up near the top. lie was tweaty-siSth
In 1875 and second in 1852 with .3JB, having
made the largest number Of hits, ~, made
by any player for many years. and finally,
Glasscock, during his eleven seasons Of
League service, has played l,OsG games,
been l,+jl times Mt bat, made ,ggN blse hits.
has u grand average Of go aud stands six
tenth among the League veterans.
GlasscOck's attitude at tlr bat il charac.
~teristic Of the intensity with which he plays
ball. lie stands in a slightly crouching
attitude. ~ much so that he appears round
s%houldered; he favors his left foot some.
thing n a horse does who has % SPAWN
under his hoof, and he swings his stick
clear Of his body with n sort OF menace that
makes a pitcher hate TO give him n ball that
BE- can hit. When he hits IL square the ball