The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-02

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ters. Kelly's wei
come at the Polo grounds when he Joined
the New Yorks after month Of the cham
pionship season had gone by was in the ma
ture of an ovation. He is one of a class OF
ball playersth that the publicregret to seelea
ing the profession. He is not in a scientific
sense a wonderful ball player, but rather
what is known as a winner. There are
score Of players who have superior abilitie.
as batters, fielders and base runners, and
yet not one of the score outrates him as 0
valuable man to a team, because none OF
the lot knows so many tricks of the game
and has the ability to use them when they
will do the most good.
It is sometimes better to be lucky than
rich. The New York club from standpoint
of recent gain cannot be classed as rich, but
1t has certainly fallen heir to several decided
pieces Of luck. 1t needed a steady catcher
who could also Jolly" the team when de
feat threatened, and it was fortunate il
finding just such man in Kelly. 1t need
ed Il pitcher badly when tried pitchers were
at a premium and could not be had even
then. Behold, the Pittsburgs in a fit OF
foolishness fall out with Mark Baldwin and
give him a released The New Yorks secure
him while other clubs suffering in the
pitcher famine look on with extreme jeal
ousy.
Baldw1n's abilities are not disputed.
His only failing is an ugly temper-a fault
which has handicapped many other pitch
ers, notably Mullane and McMahon. With
cOrtn nf cf
Baldwin should be able TO hold his temper
In check while with the New Yorks.
The news that Darby O'Brien, the noted
Outflelder and captain of last years Brook
lyn team, is dying from consumption at
his home In Peoria comes with almost
stunning surprise to the patrons Of National
league games throughout the circuit OF
all the baseball players from the u teams
OF 1892, O'Brien-brawny, broad chested
Darby-would have been among the last
suspected of concealing the seeds of that
dread disease in his system.
O'Brien's unfortunate condition calls up
a fact that / noted last year-namely, the
extraordinary number of deaths from con
sumption among baseball players. Flint,
Whitney, Briody, Daley, Fogarty and Nc
Cormick all went to the grave by reason of
consumption. Kelly expressed to me re
Gently his belief that overtraining had
much to do with this strange attack of con-
sumption upon baseball players. He says
1t means an early death to every man who
fattens himself in winter by overindul-
gences and idleness and trains off from 20
to 30 pounds every spring before he is able
to play fair game Of ball He may be
right If he is, baseball players should be
apprised of this great danger which men
aces them, so that those who value a long
life may take proper care of themselves
during winter months.
II Is an established fact that the men
who have remained the most years on the
ball field are those who each spring had lit
tie training and reducing TO do before they
were in good condition for play. James
O'Rourke, A. G. Anson, Jim White and
John M. Ward are men who always report
ed to their clubs in the beginning of each
season physically ready to go into a game
and do good work without day of train
ing down" They are the men who have
best stood the wear and tear of a life on the
ball field.
The fact that "Silver" King was given II
days notice of his release by the New York
club on the same day that the club signed
Baldwin recalls the fact that it was on ac
count of King that Baldwin was arrested
and Jailed in St. Louis The St. Louis clut
claimed that King was under contract witt
them in 1890. Baldwin went TO st. Louis
and became in a manner Kings guest
The two were a great deal together Itwas
known that Baldwin had already signed
with the Pittsburgs and that the lattel
also wanted TO take King away from St
Louis. Later on King did desert Won de-
Abe and went TO Pittsburg. Then Won del
Abe had Baldwin arrested under the con
spiracy act and sent to Jail On the pre-
liminary trial the prosecution failed Il
make out a case, and Baldwin was dis
charged. Afterward he got service ON Vor
der Abe in Philadelphia and entered suit
at that place for $4,000 damages for falls,
imprisonment. The suit is still pending
the trial having been postponed severa.
times at the defendants request. 1t is
quite generally believed that when it does
come to trial Baldwin will get a verdict.
Meanwhile Kings notice Of release is
likely to be recalled before the 10 days eX-
pire, and Pitcher Crane will then get the
"grand bounce" instead.
The Vaughn-Brodie-W Werden bat throw.
ing incident in st. Louis was the first dis
graceful act done on the ball field this sea
son. Vaughn has the reputation of being
Quarrelsome. After all the trouble which
resulted from his act of bloc ing the hOue
plate at St. Louis when the rules pro
hibited the play, he repeated iJ in Ciuciu
natl on the st. Louis teams visit 10 that
city. The Cincinnati spectators very
promptly and fairly showed their con
demnation of the catcher's action, and the
club did what il should ave done before
put him under discipli..
The Boston club is playing its twenty
second consecutive season. No other club
IN the country can count up that many uu.
interrupted years of professional playing
BY the way, the fears expressed by Chi
cago officials last winter that the World 5
fair would hurt baseball attendance in that
city Is being verified. Everything gives
way to the fair If it were not for the
clubs great Sunday crowds, they would
have good prospect before them of a big
loss on tine season. o. =. CAYLOR.
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