The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-09
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and His Colts.
Ew YORK, Oct. 8.-Discussion Of the base
tangle is warm in this city. All sorts
minors are going the rounds and some
" sensations are promised. A state
t that A. g. S%palding will sell his
k unless the Boston-New York games
thoroughly investigated has aroused
siderable comment. This was consid-
a hit at John B. Day, and Mr.. Day
10 of the matter at some length. h
believe" said he, that Mr.. Spalding
DO shrewd a man to have made the state
t attributed to him. This kind of talk
not help base ball in the first place, and
9 is no real foundation for such dslara-
in the second instance, I have never
; any explanation as to the absence of
Pral players frpm the team in Boston,
husc / never thought it necessary.
ausis came to me before W went to
ton and asked to be excused from max
Brooklyn and promised to be in due
b on our return from the Hub I con
led to let him off. He would only have
he'd one gamo in Boston anyway, and I
kidsred that it would DO best to save
for Brooklyn. | neve imagined that
Chicago club would lose its lead. If I
thought there was a probability Of suoh
ing I might have acted differently in
les case. John Ewing sprRined his
10, and therefore could not play in Bos-
Roger Conner was permitted by
RE to go to Waterbury. He WAS to re-
on Monday. On Tuesday he tele-
shed that he had been in a railroad acci-
:. It was four O'Clock that afternoon
n he reached Boston. Buckley was in.
q in tho first game at the Hub and
harrison was i'll when he went to Boston,
is still a pretty sick man.
Tho only question in the matter is about
ie. If there is any blame in the matter,
|sts with me. 1 can state positively, as
bis the New York club officers and play
ire concerned, that there Was no con-
acy to beat the Chicago team. Arson
tho pennant by being beaten in the
['hs games between the New York and
ION teams were played as fairly M any
les eve were. am sorry for Arson,
he ia q good fellow and q great bali
or. He was heart and soul in the race"
What do you think of MIR. Spalding's
to sell his stock in the Chicago club?''
asked.
can understand that Mr.. Spalding
bit have said that he would sell out in
the charges against the New York club
} proved" replied Mr.. Day.
here will be some sensations in base ball
he next two months. &s
King Kelly looked very bright yester-
He arrived in town late Saturday
1t and has been receiving congratula-
ia at the rate of twenty an hour ever
be. As he strolled down upper Broad
last night allowing the electric lights
shine on his glossy top hat, he was
Ppsd at almost every step by some en-
Elastic admirer, who wanted to say:
bod Boy, KEEL; you're a beauty bright"
ore he ate his breakfast the monarch Of
diamond read an interview with Msssrs.
lding and Hart. He expressed his ideas
ne lckln being done by the man
~ Of the Chicago base ball club in thia
lion:
These Chicago folks are naturally cut up
their defeat, but all the kicking they
do will make M difference. They were
len 40 fairy AZ any club ever was. Now,
= all very we'll to talk shout tho New
\ team having laid down. They did
lay down to us. Their team was badly
KEN up and we were playing better bah
at any time during the season. I tell
that Boston club lays away over any
pr team in the league for fielding and
drumming. In my Judgment ii ia the best
Of ball players put in the field for
by q year. / don't care a rap If the
cago players kick at their hard luck,
they have no business to cry hippo
me. Why, in 1898, when ! was with the
csgos, w left for the cast with a lead Of
+ games and only twelve more to play.
ooked like good betting at two to one
I va would win the pennant, but Boaton
; III out. There ia no crookedness in
. ball. There ID no betting Of amy
CUNT on the game. u there was the
talk will do base ball no good. Still,
lbt II IL will tend TO iniure II, for the
sible people who patronizs the sport, OF