, 1891-08-29
.THE ASSOCIATION.
Rem Mulford's Gossip from the
Baseball World.
MEN WHO HAVE LEFT THE FIELD.

For Just two days last week the Ameri.
can association could not lay claim to a
single member of the playing corps who
had been in the harness continuously dur
ing the ten years life of the organization.
When Louisville dispensed with the ser
vices of William V. Wolf the last OF the
faithful old guard was gone, but the alb.
sence of the Chicken" from right field
was fatal in two games. and Manager
Chapman recalled him.
OF the eighty-six players who were I'M
der contract to the six clubs that formed
the infant baseball institution in 1889
Wolf is the only one who has never left the
ranks. Captain Comiskey comes next, but
one year in new and strange pastures was
enough, and after the experiences of 1890
he returned to the city that had idolized
him so long. Just six others who were
participants In the first campaign of the
Association are wearing uniforms in major
league company today. and singularly
enough four of them are members of the
League Red Stockings In Cincinnati and
the other two are stars in the Association
armament at ~Boston-Tom Brown, who
was with Baltimore, and John C'Cub')
Stricken, who guarded second base for the
Athletics.
Antonio J. Mullane known as the
Count of Macaroni-is the only one of the
eighteen pitchers on the Associations 1889
list who still possesses his cunning, and
he is as great a man today as he was when
louisville raved over his accomplish
ments. James Keenan,, the veteran re-
ceiver, is the sole catcher among thirteen
to survive the rigors of ten seasons work
behind the bat. He was on the Alleghe-
ny's roll. John A. McPhee began with
Cincinnati in 1882, and he has never DOTTED
the red since. He and Stricken are the only
ones among nine second basemen counted
among the survivors in fast mpa
Last but not least on this interesting list
is Lewis Rogers Browning. 1.-THE Gladia-
tor" led the Association in batting In 1882
and his lamps nave always been in fair
working order ever since.
Browning was an infielder in those DAYS
and he played at second, third and short
stop during the Eclipse clubs first year in
the Association society. A glance over the
records reveals that grim death has cal ID
the game of life for several of the actors in
the diamond draua of 1882. Many have
disappeared entirely from public sight and
mind and others are plodding along in
minor leagues determined to sniff the grass
and tread the base lines until Charley
horses drive them from the field forever.
The Association, of course, was modest
then and composed OF stars whose luster
had been dimmed by time, as we'll as a
bPiAhhlluk vi lOuuB DlOOu LndI mas SluCe
risen to prominence. or the army OF
League players who were active In the
struggle Of 1882 no less than twenty-five are
still in No. l company. Fifteen are under
the old flag and seven follow the Associa-
ton standard. No player in the Associa-
ton has more admirers than Jimmie
Wolf. How he over caught that title no
one knows, but Jimmie he is to the
cranks the country over. He honestly
| Rarnah his other ROhrionaf for M man
alive can devour more b%arnyard fowls at II
single sitting than this same Kentucky fat
man.
This seasons struggle for first place in
the American association can with almost
absolute certainty be considered at an end.
Captain Comiskey's St. Louis Browns,
after a brave fight against Boston-a fight
that was well w-on-cowered before the
Athletics and Baltimores and were igno-
m%iniously slaughtered. The defeats were
signal and while st. Louis suffered Cap
tain Duffy led Boston through clover fields
Mt Louisville and Columbus and plucked
six more bouquets of the fragrant blossoms
of victory. OF course disaster may over
take the gentlemen from the Hub, but the
Browns rave about as much chance OF
beating them out now as a Guttenburg
skate" carrying weight, would ave in a
mile brush with Longstreet.
The Athletics deserve to be higher in the
race. They are to the Association what
New York is to the L~eague-giants at the
bat. Good management would have
brought them to the front; and yet Wash
ington-the despised tailenders-are re-
sponsible in a great measure for their rank.
The Nationals, weak against other foes,
are Samsons when pitted against the Ath
l~etics, and nearly one-third of their victo-
ries this year have been taken from that
team of heavy hitting Quakers. The ex-
perience OF the Athletics is common. Every
club has its Nemesis-its ~unconquerable
enemy. The Athletics are now firmly in
trenched in fourth place, and may yet en-
gage in a triangular struggle with Balti-
more and St. Louis for second place.
Columbus and Cincinnati keep their
distance" but 1t is no sure thing that
King Kel may not step forward and re-
lieve the Buckeyes OF fifth place before the
coming of October days. The struggle of
Washington and Louisville to escape the
eight hole" is really amusing and an Off
set to the similar scrimmage in the League
family between Cincinnati and Pittsburg.
There nave been several significant
movements within the Association circle
lately. Two presidents have retired.
Charles A Prince, of the Boston club,
voluntarily discarded the mantle Of au-
thority, but Edward Renau, of Cincin-
hoeAt ""o " NhS oSfSh ThRoOSihSiOh
clubs who have given the s~ustenance
enabling Cincinnati to live. Mr.. Renau
was not a stakeholder, but received the
liberal salary of $500 a month for the use
of his name. Three days after he was be-
headed Chris Won der Abe, who has well
been called the father of the Pendleton
baby, was in conference with John T,
Brush and another official high in League
councils, James A Hart, of Chicago. The
warm rays of n common sense sun have
been upon the bud Of peace, and it will
soon burst the most beauteous flower in
baseball's conservatory.
Mr.. Won der Abe sensibly turned a deaf
ear to the fierce ideas of William Barnie,
who actually talked of a renewal of the
1890 fight next year, with conflicts at Chi
cago, Brooklyn and P~ittsburg. Mr.. Won
der Abe is bright, and he saw in the i'm
practicable scheme ruiz for everybody con-
cerned. President Kramer, of the Ameri-
can association. has been cropping about in
ignorance. His administration is nearly
at an end, and those who can read between
the ines believe that Zach Phelps, OF
Louisville, has been slated to succeed him.
Rem MULFoRD. JR
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