Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-06

His hopes were
III crushed ~ one
HIS summer pride
may all DO dead.
BnsN yos give htm any show
Ecu tsik VI prospects years ahead
Whns pCss mot myself of eourse, Was IL
Who sas1 that ni.sn newer Is bat always TO
be ha<sxP' ! think tAs< sweet SINGER had
Anso1 IN his msnd when he wrote such
sansisnsnt The Chicago baseball chief
has been IN sscive service on the diamond
for eighteen years, bat ha< never been
whipped 70 = dnish. II he DOESN'T win
seasons championship be goes right 10
work, VITA tie psssi.eence aud Confidence
of hsusbo<tls ~ Ia midsummer. and IN
sists that 10 b as a "cinch' on ehe pennant
for the following year.
That has been Anson's habit Tor years.
When be wins, and he has led the League
Procession six years oat Of tie seventeen
which have passed since the League was
formed. Ia never boasts, but when he fails
10 losrs no str1s ia expLaining how and
Why he tzale,l, bat goes 70 work on his
yisns fu< sns next campaign-
This has been o year OF bitter Cfisap-
pointmens ~ Arson. Il began when be
Jailed 10 eet Duffy and Farrell returned 10
ms team "a the consolidation assignments.
It Continued when his batteries went all
20 pieces IN miaseason by rsason OF sick
assz Il W. aggravated BY the unfeeling
and unIn<rited abuse heaped upon him
right along by the Chicago patrons and
newspapers
The fact that IN discussing plans for next
year AnsOn does not mention Chicago with
emphasis leads many 10 believe that he has
hopes of changing bis base Of operations for
1888 Inaeest 10 has expressed desire TO
have Chicago IL viii not therefore come
IN the way Of total surprise should ar
rangsanenfs be made before next spring for
the great captain TO take charge Of the
New Ynrks. That team needs first base
nan pnary marty as zuch as it needs a
eomvesens captain. Baseball interest ev-
erywhere demands that the game in New
York be revived at once. Anson's trans
plarsasion from Chicago 10 the metropolis
would be che sorssS mode Of securing such
a RESULT, tpr he Is immensely popular with
New York patrons 81 the national game.
His transfer wossid also hare the effect OF
stimulating Interest in other cities.
A few moro games and the double season
Of ts83 viii have passed into history. "
has not besn a suece-s by any means. Why
10 has not I propose 10 sho.s in future
letter. The remedies are OF such plain
character rhAs they. too. can DO easily
pointed cut.
Nothing has occurred during the last
week 90 change the force Of my prediction
that the Clevslands cannot be headed in
thefrdash for the prize. Only another Gar
r1snn fnish" by ths Bostous can shut the
Ohio club ont Of = championship. and with
ths Philadelphia Brooklyn and New York
teams To meet yet DO not believe the Bos-
ton team can repeat last fails great squirt
The recent eastern trip Of the Sc. Louis
team wss tbc moet disastrous on record
They played twelve games and lost all but
sna have no recollection OF any club
ever making such an unsuccessful trip
The team under President Won der Abe ,
rnansgsnens was very mach denoralires,
whils it was ou The eastern circuit. The
81 Louis chfef may have excslisnt busi-
meas quahecsriocs adapted to the national
game, bus De u clearly out Of his sphere
when ho undertakes The management Of n
team Of plsyers. CoIniSkey's great worth
Is clearly shown by contrast.
A ranAx%sbis phase Of this season In
Baseball was the early ADD disastrous fail
tAs~ ~ VII F~~r~fth n-NSLrs N4ttr WHIT
organisations comprising smaller cities in
their circuits vent through TO the very
end OF their schedules. The Southern
leagra. the Eastern league, the New Eng
land leaxus and tSe Poetic Northwestern
league sre all frishsrs. The FIRST three have
recently voand up their individual cam
pszEns and gone into winter quarters in
good condition. 10 resuae BUSINESS next
spnng. Tho New Engisnd leagues sue
cess was he most surprising outcome Of
all N mIiscason. when tho Lowells
dropped cut, IL seemed impossible 70 keep
the organization s4lost for fortnight but
every othsr ctnb kept mp the fight and
played over ntnot7sg asnss-she complemen'
called Cor y The constitution. Much OF
tho credit for this 'nervy business must
Be- given 10 sx-Msnagcr MctSunnigie. OF
the Brooklyns. whoss long head and valtI-
abe experience IN major company made
him vsia die leader for the New Eng.
Land league people.
The succrsS q hhe Southern league must
be gratifying "a every lover Of the game
The south n a good field for the sport If IL
h honestly and earnestly played Several
seasons in late years questionable methods
praottu-d ~ Eaaxpafes and players 81
scaa4heru kssyus clubs almost destroyed
eonfsiss>re ami interest in the game
through that serriors The high plane
ca wrsh the lesxue this year did bust
ness snd the Dsaouhs~d interest mani
tested by he people in every city assure q
revival n hssssssA in thu southern states
which asn D. made permanent by = con
tinuation &c this years policy.
Somewhere aat ws.st they have noni
mated niiv Sunday the ex baseball player
for congress Billy left the profession
sotne line ago ~ accept the secrpsaryship
Of a Twu.g MenSs Christian association.
which woufi give MIN . chance occasio7
ally 90 pr~serb THIS latest evidence If MS
far frurn grace viii pain his frien'is. Once
naa ess heen professional bsse ball
player ucbh5ng short of a Congressman 5
salary snd drties seen - satisfy aim
Clev<}ani shesid r.t Up q mcnumen. 20
CAPTAIN reh.au " hen ~ ~as injured
w-ess ago Davis was allied in frssn the
easfela % play in his place at thirvi base.
Ds~f~ did 40 ven and tsge tasa kept
winrsux 80 steadily With the nire thus ar
rsssevri shaf when feheaa entirelT ~
co~aresa - part esl his personal ambition
h..Fssrd re clubs interests and refused "a
e. sscS - his rlece AZ the risk II turnin :
the ts,ie u vfctory q rare Pat Tehesu
q. 2 CAyIoR
7sss vss the lucky numher that
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