Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-01
THE COLOR line AGAIN.
Treadway's Case Caused Some
thing of Sensation.
THE MUTE Millions OF BASEBALL

Some people talk as II they thought good
baseball players grow on trees or can be
chased out OF the bushes like rabbits. That
is great mistake. Good baseball players,
like good poets, are born, not made, and
born at long intervals too. Perhaps a lack
Of opportunity smothers many Ewings
Ansons. Dufiys, Rusies, Hamiltons and
Pfeifers, Could some modern Poet Gray
visit country churchyard and let his muse
out to the length of the tether, he might be
constrained to tell how these unknown
baseball stars died and were buried with
out n chance to develop their latent gifts.
The applause OF yelling rooters TO command,
The threats Of flnps by umpircs to dezpiae,
To sontter homo runs DER u grassy land
And read their greatness in their best girl's
eyes.
am constrained to indulge in the above
homily by the apparent failure Of the many
managers in the National league TO secure
satisfactory material among the rising
young players with which to patch up and
strengthen their weakening nines Comis-
koy's experience In this work has been
more extensive and at the same time less
satisfactory than that OF almost any other
League manager He has had 90 players
under contract during the season and even
now has team that cannot make bid
for desirable place In the race. Arson
has also suffered from the player famine.
When Arson cannot get together q winning
team, you may rest assured there is lack
of material on the market, The Old Man
has swept the country over with the search
light Of his discerning eyes, and in all the
broad land he cannot find young players
enough 10 make his team formidable OPP
ponent to the Bnstons, composed almost
entirely Of stars whose reputation was made
before this season.
From every city where National league
club holds franchise goes up the cry;
"Strengthenl Why don't you strengthen
the nineW 1t is easy to adyise, but diff
cult to point the way
l nm more than ever convinced that tho
time and opportunity are near for the open
ing of baseball training school. A man
like Anson ought to make fortune at that
venture. Such an institution would not be
antagouistiu to the theory that baseball
players are born, not made. Anson's duty
would be to develop tho inherent talents
OF young mon who otherwise would re-
main mute, inglorous Millions" OF the
profession. In this age, when good ball
player can command a larger salary for his
services per month than ia made by thou
should be no lack OF pupils when such a
training school opens Then, too, n club
need take no chances in the engagement OF
new player. All that would be needed to
assure the quality Of the goods delivered
would be an 20 X" or "Al" stamp from
Professor Anson. The idea of training
school for ball players is not entirely
new one, but 1t is my own, and the time
seems ripe for the launching of the venture
At tho time / am writing the Chicago
club has nine pitchers under contract
viz, McGill, Hutchinson, Donnelly, Abbey,
uaughey, Clausen, Griffith, Mauck and
Luby. In tse nine Hutchlson alone has
been OF solid worth to the club for any
length Of time, MoGill would DO valu-
able man.were his habits good In Clausen
the club seems to have secured a gem. He Is
pitching almost invinoiblc ball for Anson
Clausen did good work for the Columbus
club of tho Western League last year up TO
the timo the league disbanded. He then
signed with tho Louisvilies, but was cut
adrift without a fair trial. 1t was only by
chance that Anson gave the young man u
chance and found him a jewel without
flaw.
An exciting controversy recently arose
over Treadwny of Baltimore. The young
mans curly coal black hair, dark skin,
peculiar gait and southern manner of talk
ing started tho rumor that be had negro
blood in his veins. An investigation proved
the rumor to be false But the subject was
interesting for the reason that no negro
or part negro ever played In National
lengue club. Some years ago AnBon created
nnational sensation by refusing to permit
tho Chicago team TO play against nine In
Ohio which possessed negro catcher.
Negro jockeys have the call ia the east,
but colored men have never attained promi-
hence on the ball field. The Cuban Giants
and the Gorhnms, two clubs which play in
and about New York city, comprise about
all the colored ball players OF any promi-
nenoe in the United States. Both clubs
have been Ia existence for some years, yet
neither has turned out n player who would
be able TO hold place on a National league
nine even II there was no prejudice against
him.
While the negroes have never attained n
standing in professional baseball, the ma
tionality which fraterniEps with them tho
least Of all the Caucasian family occupies
the majority Of prominent places on the
big mines. refer to the Irish or the Irish
American class. l believe that half the
players of the National league are Of Irish
extraction, The Irish through ages have
had reputation for excellence in games
and athletic sports. No one but a true
Irishman, too, can understand what a
pleasure il is to badger an umpire.
Many of the brilliant stars Of few years
ago whose lights have gone out forever
might now b occupying the positions In
thu National leasnN which are weak for
want OF competent players, had they hus-
banded their talents and let rlotouA living
alone Drink has prematurely retired more
players Of brilliant than OF mediocre quail
ties. The latter knew they must walk
straight or lose their means Of competence;
tho former grew daring through the belief
In their Importance. Few OF them ever re-
gained their prestige after It had once been
lost. Denny is one Of the few. He for
swore his folly, started out to climb to the
top again aud succeeded. In game re-
Gently played by the Louisvilles In Brook
lyn Denny accepted 10 chances out Of 2i--
some very difficult plays at thRt-and made
three hits 1t seemed 10 be the Denny OF
1859
This Is the mAn who realized q, 600 for
his services in 1880 and the following year
went adfift with not a club willing 10 pay
him a dollar for his services The reasonf
Nothing but drink
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