The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-26

Season
Winter Is the harvest time Of the ball
| players for complimentary forecasts On
| other roads in the journey OF life there are
! sporadic cases where a man has leaped
into fame in night, but it is while the
base paths are frozen that the unknown
are dug out and placed upon pedestals fos
public inspection. Some fulfill the prom
Uses of those who have discovered them.
Others rejoice in typographical notoriety
for time, but when the hour comes 70
careSs the horsehide they are found want
ing. Ranked as exploded phenomenons.
they tumble back into ohscurity unwept
and unsung. Such fame is not lasting. In
the ages to come. when the memories Of
the war of 1890 are not so narrowing, 10
will be safe 10 refer to the most stipend.
| Gus list of phenoms ever given TO the en-
thuSiastics-the roster OF the ambitious
youngsters who wished TO shine in the
places of those who had deserted Leagus
for Brotherhood.
Phenoms may come and phenoms may so.
but Nick Young's roll will exist alone n
long as Yankee Doodle loves the game.
The crank loves TO dwell among his idols
To throw down his idols is a task that can
be accomplished in but one way. A dis
play of nerve at a critical moment, a base
hit when il was needed as badly as the
gentleman in Oklahoma did n gun. slide
into the plate with the winning run on an
electrifying. life saving play in the field
will make the ordinary crank forget home
and mother. While he is giving his larynx
athletic exercise he forgets the favorites 81
the past. He lives only TO sound aloud the
praises Of the new.
History will show that a majority Of the
young bloods do not last Many of thoss
who were hailed as coming heroes ia the
year of strife have fallen into humber
company. Others are in reality out ot
sight. There are always a few who stick IL
out Dahlen and Davis are striking ex.
anples of the talent that lies hidden await
ing development. The coupterfeitS, how
ever, are more plentiful than the genuine
article. Almost every follower Of the game
can recall metaphorical poundings OF che
drum and claShing OF the cymbals OF JOY
over valued playing acquisitions that
proved sadly premature when the time
came for the lay down Of '-the hand"
Some years ago Cincinnati was worked
up TO the highest pitch OF enthusiasm ovet
the high promises made for a young twirl
er who had gained fame up in GAINESVILLE
by holding the st. Louis Browns 20 a couple
of hits Walter Watson was signed. He
was as innocent looking a specimen as ever
left the farm. The first day he arrived in
town he was tackled by two bunko men,
and that night he plaintively asked II theirs
really was hay on his back. Watson waxed
fat, but he did no work.
Watson will pitch today" was the bul
letin that was run so often that it might
just as well have been marked -. T." Fl.
nally, after fortnight OF disappointments.
Watson did pitch, and the panorama OF the
other fellows getting around the bases wa
one that made those who had banked" on
the proves Of the Zanesvilic boy whistle
''The Heart Bowed Down" WAtson's so
journ was not heightened.
Old Hickory Carpenter also stumbled
across two finds" while wintering in New
Orleans, and they also found refuge In the
Queen City. Michael Shea, the pitcher,
was one Of them. There was no singing
ale Never Came Back" In the Crescent
City in his case. lie arrived home on an
early train, and has since only figured iD'
the Southern and Texas leagues. James
f. Woulffe was heraIded as the cotton
merchant" who had abandoned his bust
ness for a love Of the game. The merchant
was not at home in the field and the goia
of the bleachers were caUstic. Tho Gin
einnad club soon gave Mr.. Woulffe pr
mission 20 again shine among the factors
in cotton in the Pelican State. Later on
there was another great surprise promised
10 the Porkopolitans A pitcher who bad
been king promised to resume his throne
IL was Or. Richmond The ether fellows
were very cruel They made hits a good
deal faster than DR.. Richmond could pull
teeth, and he returned 20 take up the for
ceps, abandoning forever the ball field.
There Is scarcely city in the land thai
Is not fun Of such "reminiscences. The al
ventures Of the Eldorado battery ia 81
Louis Is a story as fan Of meat as an n
Quad sketch. Chris Won der Abe signed
them for play and they worked out them
advance as carpenters tinkering on thu
stands. Even New York has possessed .
first baseuan who had bis picture In more
prints than he ever played championship
gamesi
There are q score OF youngsters who ~.
fated 70 20 through the old treadmlll %
experience in the big league DsTt spring.
Cleveland has one likely pitcher upon
whom have been requested 20 keep my
eye" Enthusiasts who summered AZ IAaks
Chautauqus and ran down 20 Jamestown T.
see that team play ball say that George
Cuppy Is likely 20 fool some people. 10
the fan games Theodore Breitsnssein made
. remarkable box record Ia 81. Louis, ard
the Browns have in Nick Moran young
catcher whose work az Joliet Ia tia team
with the beautiful title Of The Coayiets'
attracted no little attention.
Louisville has been fishing IA mfno1
league wstsrs and has landed the Brad
ford battery d Jones aud Hes New
York has an assorted lot q pitcher. IN
addition % q quartet tired aDd true.
Fred Woodoock, the pitcher that Pitts-
burg has signed. II Eaid 70 b . 'cornsr"
Tim MgrnABs declared 20 me that be de-
serves ali the good words that have hem
spoken about him. AID tbs sage % Bost0a
has IN bis day picked ozt players IN nun
ber mere than few Uncle Anbon kas
bern unusually qusf, Tor him. ard The
KeikaskA woDder- Michigan" Pip
booked 70 fll Fred Pfefsr's shoos. l. tbs
only player be has scared CIT Il the woods
aimee All Halloween
None q tnsss boys have ever ben sssn
IN good company. With psrssssrznos znd
the nooszsAry nerve 70 sustain them sue
eezs IL likely 20 be marked o1t fog sons ~
them Bat in the coming campaign nseass
rrss VII Be q far rBors iupor+ADes than
men Uniess there Il a ssirsss from the high
Kround taken there Vii - Discipline en-
forced All sFourd I. - god dlsciDlins
that has ksgt Chicago IN the fire. diviEzoa
ever Esnce pr1sssazsoz-zI bal hAs hen played.
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