Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24
THE COLOR LINE AGAIN.
7READwArS CASE CAUSED SOMETHING OF A
SENSATION.
TIE Mute Millions Of Base Ball-CaylOr Says
that Players Are Born and Not Made, but
Many Stars Of the Diamond Never Shine
Because They Have No Opportunity TO Do So.

Some people tald as II they thought
good base ball players grow on trees or
can be chased out OF the bushes ike
rabbits. That is great mistake. Gooo
base bail players, like good poets are
born, not made, and born at long IN
tervals too. Perhaps a lack OF oppor-
tunity smothers many Ewings. Ansons,
Duffvs, Rusies. Hamiltons and Pfetfers.
Could some modern Poet Gray WISH
country churchyard and let his muse
out to the length OF the tether, he
he might be constrained TO tell how
these unknown base ball stars dleo ana
were buried without chance 10 ue-
velou their latent gift.
The applause OF yelling rooters to command,
The threats OF lines by umPires to deSplse'
To scatter home runs DER grassy land IL.
And read their greatness in their best gll4
eyes.
am constrained to indulge In the
above homiIy by the apparent failure OF
the many managers in the National
league 10 secure satisfactory material
among the rising young players with
which to patch up and strengthen their
weakening mines. Comiskey's expert
ence in this work has been more extern
siye and at the same time less Satlslac-
tory than that OF almost any otner
I,eague manager. He has had thirty
three players under contract during the
season. and even now has team that
cannot make bid for desirable
place in the race. Anson mas
also suffered from the player famine.
When Arson cannot get together win
ming team, you may rest assured there
is a lack OF material on the market.
The Old Man has swept the country
over with the searchlight OF his dis
corning eyes, and in all the broad land
he cannot find young players enough to
make his team a formidable opponent
to the Bostons, composed almost entlre-
ly of stars whose reputation was made
before this season.
From every city where a National
League club holds a franchise goes up
the cry: strengthen! Why don't you
strengthen the miner" II is easy to ad-
wise, but difficult to point the way.
l am more than ever convinced that
the time and opportunity are near Tor
the opening of a base ball training
school. A man like Arson ought to
make fortune at that venture. Such
an institution would not be antagonistic
to the theory that baseball players are
horn. not made. Anson's duty would
be to develop the inherent talents OF
Young men who otherwise would remain
''mute, inglorious Millions" OF the pro,
fession. In this age, when GOOD
ball player can command q larg-
er salary for his services per
month than is made by thou
sands OF the lawyers of the land, there
should be no lack of pupils when such
a training school opens. Then, too,
club need take no chances In the en-
gaRement OF new player. All that
would be needed to assure the quality
OF the goods delivered would be an
80. K" stamp from Professor Arson.
The idea OF a training school for ball
PLAYERS is not entirely new one, but
il IS nv own, and the time seems
ripe for the launching OF the venture.
At the time am writing the Chicago
club has nine pitchers under contract
viz, McGill, Hutchison, Donnelly, Abb
bey. Haughey, Clausen, Griffith, Mauck
and Luby. In the nine hutchinson
alone has been Of solid worth to the
club for any length Of time. McGlll
would be a valuable man sWere his
habits good. In Clausen the CLUB seems
TO have secured a gem. He is pitching
almost invincble ball for Arson. Clau-
SEN did good work for the Columbus
club Of the Western league last year up
To the time the league disbanded. lie
then signed with the Louisvllles, but
was cut adrift without trial. IL was
only bv chance that Arson gave the
voupg man a chance and found him a
Jewel without flaw.
An exciting controversy recently
arose over TreadwIy Of Baltimore. The
young mans curly black hair, dark SKIN.
peculiar gait and southern manner OF
talking started the rumor that he mad
negro blood in his veins. An iDvestlRa-
ton proved the rumOr TO be false. But
the subject was interesting for the rea-
son that no negro or part negro ever
played In a National league club. Some
wears ago Arson created a national SEN
sation by refusing to permit the chi
cago team to play against nine IN
Ohio which possessed a negro catcher'
Negro Jockeys have tho call In the
east, but eolored men have never at
tanned prominence on the ball held.
The Cuban Giants and the Gorhams,
two clubs which play Ia about New
York City, comprise about all the COZ
ored ball players OF any promlnece IN
the United States. Both clubs have
been in existence for some years, yet
neither has turned out 4 player who
would be able to hold q place In q
National league nine even II there was
no prejudice against him.
While the negroes have never attain
ed a standing in professional base Dali,
ths nationality which fraternizes with
them the least of all the Caucasion ram
ily occupies the majority OF promlnent
places on the big mines. refer TO the
irish or the Irlsh-AmerIcan class. ! be-
lieye that half the players OF the Ma
tlonal league are Of Irish extraction.
The Irish through ages have had rep
utatIop for excellence In games and ath-
letic sports. No one but a true Irish
ma3, too, can understand what .
pleasure it is to badger al umpire.
Many OF the brilliant stars OF few
years ago whose lights have gone OUT
forever might now be occupying the po-
sitions in the National league which are
weak for want Of competent players,
had they husbanded their talents and
let riotous living alone. Drink has
prematurely retired more players OF
brilliant than OF mediocre qualities.
The latter knew they must walk
straight or lose their means OF compe-
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