, 1891-06-14
TEN PHOTOGRAPHS
Facts Which They Recall to
w. /. Harris Memory.
THE MEN WHO SAT FOR THEM.

Known baseball Players-ReIly and
the Prizes-A Has Been" Who Is Now
n Farmer-Gn Hatfield work.
pigeOHhOle. The first, w. A. Nimfek, OF
P~ittsburg-fnozen out Of baseball by nerve
and assurance-a man with a history now
"out Of the swim"
The next two, Mike Kelly and Sam Wise,
have histories Jhst everybody knows. The
two names suggest an interesting story.
In 1887 the Boston Globe gave as prizes a
handsome solid silver bat to the best bats
man and a diamond medal 70 the best base
runner. When Kelly saw the prizes-they
cost 81 ,O0O-he said, 81 want 'em both"
'Pn not drink a drop this season until I've
won that bat" said Wise, on seeing 1t.
Eighteen hundred and ei~ghty-seyen was
the year Of ghost hits (base on balls a hit,
and it cost us a good deal to get the actual
hits. Those prizes divided the team and
demoralized it completely. Kelly's eK-
treme confidence lost him the prize. 1t
was nip and tuck during the last games Of
the season. Wise won with an average Of
.SS4 actual base hits. Kelly's was SO. In
the last game at Washington Wise was
four times at bat and made three hits,
while Kelly got only one. There are good
grounds for believing that Jim Whitnell,
who pitched for Washington, favored his
old comrade. Kelly won the base running
medal easily. The prizes were awarded At
n banquet which the Boston triumvirs
refused to attend. That insult to The Globe
cost the triumvirs thousands of dollars.
The next picture Is Charley Briody, in IA
Detroit uniform. What has since become
Of him | do not know. He gave me the
picture while travelling from Detroit to
Boston. Briody was a great catcher before
he began to grow fat He wa one OF the
first contract Jumpers Of whom there is
any record,
The next photograph Ia one Of Dan
~Brouthers, In citizens dress, and Il hand
some man II makes of him. Dan always
was "A fine specimen Of manly beauty, and
this picture is the best he ever had taken
70 show it of. Brouthers Is still lining out
base hits with as great frequency as ever.
The ability to do so made his fortune and
his reputation. Dan IS exemplary in his
habits, and must nave a good fat bank ac-
count.
The next picture, Daley, a left hand
pitcher with Boston, a young player too
easily influenced to be always in shape.
He went from Jersey City to New York
and was released to Boston for S2,5OO. He
was worth the money, as he sfterward
did some very good work for them.
And then comes a photograph OF Nc
Gunnigle, "a player who in his line stands
high. McGunnigle is a man have known
for many years, and who has never been
friendly to me. stu merit has its call on
the honest commentator. McGunnigle
was for years "A great ball player. In 1885
he anage "a club in Brockton, which |
think won "A pennant, aud hs has alw,
been a winning manager. While with
Brooklyn his team won the American
association championship and the Ma
tional league championship. He Is now
managing II team in the Eastern associa-
ton.
Shades of the pastl Here is a "has been"
truly, and a good old has been" too. Ezra
Sutton, still in his prime, one Of the great
est third basemeu and batsmeu who ever
walked the diamond, now a farmer. Ezra
is not a rich man, because he did not flour
ish in the days OF big salaries. | doubt il
he ever got over 1000 in any one season.
Before his eyesight became impaired, aud
his arm began to fail him, Sutton was one
of the stars Of the profession, and there
were but n few so called in those days.
Who Is there, having seen him play, will
forget how Sutton used to line the ball
across from third base, retiring the swift
est runners, or how he used to line out
base hits about every other time he came
to the bat a friend who has just come
in Informs me that Sutton owns "A saw
mill in connection with his farm.
Next, Mike Madden. One of the first OF
the successful left hand "phenoms." Won
the New England championship for Port
land. Signed with Boston for 81, 600.
Making a fair success his value increased,
but his salary WAS not increased. When
IL was his turn to pitch Madden was prom
ised twenty-five dollars bonus II he won.
After n while he became most effective
against the Detroit left handlers. One Of
the directors, who took a great fancy to the
boy-for he was only a boy then-used to
give 500 extra for winning. The boys
head became swelled and he became
spoiled. He did not have the physique or
strength necessary to make him a great
pitcher. He is still playing ball and doing
fairly well, but is, | am told, not in robus
health. Not having seen him this year
cannot answer for this. He is with the
Boston association team.
And the last, Gil Hatfield, sometimes
called the colt" why / do not know. A
ball player after fifteen years services
ceases to be coltish. Gil has always been
"a great star in minor leagues, and that is
how he came to New York. His brilliant
work for Portland caused great competi.
tton, but Mutrie bagged the prize. He
never hlled the bill at third base for
the Giants - not because be couldn't
play good enough ball, but because he
never could conquer the extreme nervous.
ness which is a part of his temperament
and was brought out by the knowledge
that II he failed another was ready and
anxious TO take his place. Hatfield is
playing in Washington this season, where
his work seems to be appreciated.
w l. HARRIS.
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