Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-25

IS counter sitrset go. A ure STAR. or
80 Der 81 a.d case eh.eh E-s neilsset ~
have set fafsssf. Is ill i.4e ascendant. re-
Ger &, EasA Eata.rs star gniea 50 su,l-
leu-g ald - eFIiizs.n-iT reapi.eaied 80 tH1
bass bail aEEr salear.
Be- Is trls tfs-s - . eslssns.ll player Ewing
has nol - aLF tilae dropped oGE III sd g.
hat d required issa sb.su me Year "a deaaet.-
ssFaks the Ls.t l1aL - lrsl h.Lssnis1a ..e
ws.s ~ a suiah fraction ~ interest," a. tie
general guhiie .aaIllp l.r,si 50 lIis sorS ss
cateher n a4szs lri.e thas sszl-, 81
snloEg tAe first oafters aad Bass runnsrs ID
The ltaaurEy 81 ..il tia1es. Ihose Two quail
ihesaioas aiqas wuua noi hasesea1 r.FlH-
- tlae hes-s = the ginlic estimation
which b. reaeli11 fsS wears .-,o Bat
his superog AID uaFiyaled abilities As
catcher pul hlu ia tie very front rank q
AL the si4rs.
have seen every prominent catcher
sinea professional baseball - nrsJ played
ssle ara prepared o. .ay Without hesIta-
tious that LN.ng ~ tbs prime never had an
equal a. catcher Morgan Aurpt
CharLes thinner snd Charies Bennett IL
to-day 4ld Snyder. Clanp Flint and
Deasiy ~ the past are and were Allnost
pyZtules IA comparison. Ia.sr - why
EWiugs popularity was natiouaL IL
could a0t hs confi4ss~i TO the city where be
gave his services.
WbeI ga l-9o E~lng's arm failed him the
wise men ~ the press aged their heads
and hihteti rheIr fears that he wosild never
again thnu q multitude b. his displayed
skill as = tactician and those wonderful un-
pars.lielsd snap throws Months pissed
and his feS appear .suovs during lsbl- aud
a . L. .HH
seemed 70 coudrll thase fears. When last
spring be started cat a,s = rirst b--seCnaa for
the Nesg York club tLe patrons % the
game eFeryvg here u1lted in belief thut
they hAd seen the Last ~ Ewing as a
catcher Iheu e tr-nsgircd that Ewing
the h1st b,lsemaa was almost - unpop-
ular ~ Ewing ta- catcher had been pop
uiar
Nituous any previous positive announce
ulellt hs shel5hed himself in the armOr 81
the modern catcher IN tte fir.t game ol the
late Brooklyr-N..-,s York scries and faced
ths swiftesr Of al the pitchers 10 the coun-
trv. Twenty minutes after Umpire Blrrie
han called Play b.4lIF the public baseball
idol Wa restored IS one OF those fondiy
remembered snap shot throws he had
s.Is.aied" bis ris.ai and tnat great base run
ner. John M " Assi n an atte.npt 20 steal
second.
The good work ia that play was repeated
many times duriu., Tins game and The next,
by which time tisc patrons Of the game all
over tho country were informed that the
King Of catche<s bad come hack IA earth. -
Ewlng's own joy 81 his recovery must have
bezen nearly IS grtak as that which the IA
Their IF the prusi1.Al felt Long ago. For this
my arm which 1as dead - alive" And
have Ipo DOUBT Buck s0uld willingly have
killed a fatted calf 10 commemorate the
event bad DO Owned such thing.
The rssult can hsasdly De- estimated in its
general elect upon the game. It IS the
most promising surprise - the season.
His work behind the bat in support Of
Rtlsie, Crane and King viii greatly
strengthen tire New York team
Pitcher Mullans's SECOND misunderstood
inx with his club j. probably beyond al
jrtstnenL. and the end promises to b. All
other baseball sIlit. which ia import ance
will ontsha Ow that brought By Burns
against the PfrtsbUrg club Mullane viii
probably not only sue the Cincinnati club
under his first contract for SsIary. but he
may sue the National hague and ATneri-
can association. through President Young.
10 recover dasnases. II he does the case
viii le sesisaEiogst1-
RfuliaTsb ADMITS tllat under the ten DAYS
option clause In his contract his club mad
a right 20 rcfease lin without cause. But
he viii make his g -slI5 on the grounds thar
before he was released his club entered
into a conspiracy with the other eleven
League elsbs whereby II wsss intended %
compel him 20 return to the Cincinnati
club NJ rrsluced salary. rs a proof OF
toe alleged Conspiracy hc may testify that
though be ~ rsgogui1ed ~ one Of the most
desirable pitchers Ia the country. and
though numerous clubs were openly ex
pressing anxiety % secure coed pitchers At
alnSszt ANY prce, he could not. after his
rsi.sssc. even set rrply from any one Of
th,, other eleven clubs, to all Of whom he
tender~d hiS services.
n the suit IS brought the court might
srTnmous President Young under teCum
dues. ssnd thus briug intO evidence the
signed axreeTn..it nlssskr In June at the
Fffth Avenue hotsl which pledged every
club 70 refrain from negotiating with Ger
tain sCiDolatesi players who might be ~
Is,ss,sed for the purpose ~ reducing sala-
ricS Muilanes lawyers claim that such
a conspiracy nulliEefi the option clause II
AIunane'= contract They further assert
that the at ~ conspiracy - criminal ard
could D. punished ~ such
Therefore & may be- seen how univer-
sally isuportut uulLlnes suit or suits
will bccomc T. thy are brought and
pushed 60 90 a.
Very lately thsre was a conference in
CiiIago 81 r. few us.synares, the outcome
81 which is v1fcaut They agreed that
the etsoa Hi> year began too early. chat
April cn1lnp.an -lrip GENES are dangerous
ana uarro ht They proposed that
rext yea GAS League should Curtail The
seas0u. r.,i Fire nunhor II champion
sh'p 4nm.. md make che season tx
month .ns "a oi seven. That means - K
months ea. -tct- .1gesd ~ seven. "a .t
present iu rH.fa y heFs tne twelVe months
kiud arC a-Cd.
WAstilr .rch p move would help TO
pull down sd s. .,as siUu 3f al, b,gt that =
its prime 0rrtt
TX Afnn. harnios experience ~ a
new ui1e.r. aas rough one Tbs hard
task proves laas empires are born. Ike
roets ncs ee8.. an. that yess<s - expert
enc. asn p.sver ~ manages il ssot alone
enough to ifsrrs sucress with thc midi
Gator Eu ~ ooehg 20 sBoceed for 10
p,Sszsses r.e p-s9sr amount ~ decision
asd force
TAa e1mr.aaF Taur-r in which be ~
aera.i pitcher Graue - the bench for ia
erane s.ctns a the fssIrth BrDokl Yn- New
To-k saae .0owsd hrn " ~ sa umpire of
nerve auS sig rcsIT,e %. + ChTLoR
rrE FAMOUS FUTURrTY
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