The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-19
ANS0N PEREZ, ANSON Fills.
The Great Base Ball Captain Taken
in Hand by His Venera-
able Sire.
Fresh Iowa Air as an Unfailinp
and Sure Cure for
Grip.
Gossip of Other Knights of the Diamond
Tho Only Pfeffer-Ths Brooklyn
! Club-So Back Numbers.

the Chicago Post. The public 10 familia
with the fact that the great base ball gen.
sral has been confined to his bed with gril
during tho past three weeks. So i'll, indeed
wal he that his father was sent for and tn,
old man came at once from Marshalltown
Iowa.
"Nsvar mind, Ado. old boy" said the
elder, slapping his son on the back. as ht
sat up to greet his parent, never mind
I'll have you out of th,a soon. You know
me-" "
But TIM pretty sick, dad" replied the
captain. ''I'm pretty sick"
81 know you are. But you've been taking
drugs for it, haven't you? Now come.
Haven't you been taking pills and msdi-
cine?"
"Well. yes, so,ne.'
That's got to stop. All that's got to
ston. You mustn't take any moro druge.
Drugs are the worst thing you can take if
you want to get we'll. Never take drugs
Adrian protested mildly. but the father
insisted, and so the medicines were discon-
tinued. But the foyer had left the cap
tain, anyhow. about the time of the elder
Anson's arrival. Still ho was very weak
and z~carcsIy able to walk about the room
on his fathers arm. This was the condi-
ton of affairs last Friday when President
Hart. of the Chicago ball club, dropped in
to see how the captain was getting on. Mr..
Hart encountered the cldor Arson taking a
fierce interest in his sons condition.
II know what's the matter with Adrian
said Arson psre to Mr.. Hart. HE hasn't
had enough of fresh air. That's all he
needs. and I'm going to give it to him."
"What arc you about to do?" exclaimed
Mr.. Hart in alarm. ""@
do? Pm going to take him to his homo
in Marshalltown, where he can get a breath
of the country"
Now, Friday, you will remember. was one
of the coolest days of this season in Chicago,
and Mr.. Hart WAS terribly perturbed. IF
you take that man out for a long railroad
journey in this weather and in his present
condition sou will kill him. That's what
you'll do" he said to the mayo of Mar
ahalltown.
1--WE took him out before and didn't kill
him." retortsd the captains father.
When appealed to himself, the captain
said it was a very simple matter n that
he would do as his father bade lika an obe-
dent soa. Mr.. Hart was e1asperated. He
came up town, told MIR. Brown the situa-
ton and begged him to go to Anson's houss
at once and do all he could to prevent
Adrian from taking the trip. Mr.. Brown
friends of his that did what Arson was
about to do-caught pneumonia and all but
died. But Mr.. Browns PEI suasions were
useless. Alison, pere ct fls. would go to
Marshalltown at all hazards. Then Mr..
Spalding, as a last resort, called at the cap
tain's house. He used every argument he
could rake up to show to the two Ansons
the utter foolhardiness of their contem-
plated trip in that weather. But Mr..
Spalding's pleadings had about as much
effect on either of them as tiny drops of
water falling on the back of 4 duck.
were bought and the father and son loft for
the old homestead in Iowa. whers fresh air
is abundant. Nothing was heard from
either of them until this morning when a
latter was received at headquarters from
Marshalltown. It was written by tho
father. who said that his son was improving
rapidly. The fresh air had dons him u
world of good and he was getting on toward
health as we'll as the drugs in his system
would admit. AS soon as these drugs were
we'll out Of the captains economy the cap
tain would be himself once more.
There was a postscript to this letter writ.
ten by young Arson himself. The captain
confirmed his fathers statements and
added thereto the pleasing intelligence that
he had played two games of billiards yes
terday, and that for An invigorasor there
was nothing like tins fresh air of Iowa. He
informed Mr.. Hart that he would return to
Chicago in time to get his team together
and take them south. and promised that he
would be in as good condition as any of his
athletic young colts. All of which was re.
ceiyed enthusiastically by the people
around headquarters, and another earned
run was credited to the captain and his re-
spectsd father, who. as has been said, make
up a pair that is hard to beat.
Morning papers publish 4 dispatch from
Louisville which states that the directors of
the club in that city have decided to reject
Chicago's offer in the Pfeffer case. This
offer, saith the tale. is to trade Pfeffsr for
Canavan and $4,000. When President
Hart read this dispatch he said: You can
consider that this dispatch was never sent,
for it is null and void. 1t means nothing.
1T is senselsss gable. 1t is Il fake all the
way through and there isn't the remotest
ssmblance of truth in it. Tho Chicago
club never made any sucb offer and this
fact renders the statement inane. Tho
Chicago club has made but one offer to
Louisville i'll the case of Pfeffer, and that