The herald., 1893-05-21

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dust at bis fret and beg him to go to their
aid at hisosvn terms. They came not, how
ever. He suffered and perspired In private
one whole slmmer and meditated and
ehivered one entire winter, and then he saw
O. grsat light. The light led him on and on
till II brought him to the gates Of Eastern
park, the home Of tho Brooklyn club. 70
his knock came the invitation, Enter"
So the prodigal had returned. But they
killed no fatted calf. They did not even
open keg Of boer. All that greeted the
penitent was a cold 'Ifello, Tommy" An
hour later he had sigasd contract calling
for just s6o0 less thnn was offered him last
spring and 5000 less than he demanded.
The case Of Lovett was prod to drive
many of the holdbacks of this spring into
camp, and they are all there except about
as many as you can count upon the fingers
Of one hand without going over the row
twice. This, too, In spite of all the volume
OF threats from players who several months
ago declared they would quit playing ball
and "go into business" before they would
accept reduction in salary to fit the re-
ceipts Of the game. Some Of the boys were
blufln9, hut some were in dead earnest"
Each one of the latter class seemed to be-
lieve that there was an empty niche in the
business or commercial temple waiting for
him to step into and ell. He expected that
'going into business was as easy as going
In and out of the rain, but somehow the
tide of trade would not catch him up in its
mad swirl, and when baseball salary days
began to run he concluded wisely that q
two-thirds loaf was better than none, and
he hastened to get In touch with the club
paymsster.
A reminder cornos along here that base
ball has none OF ths heroes now 1t had in
the past. Lart week Charley Jones was
appointed an EASTERN issgxe pmpire And
II there bc ono man en cAsSA who has moro
enemies than rny cshxr that man is an
umpire. Bpt Joaes Is glad to accept the
berth. For whsb u pays him he agrees to
"bear the proud msnss conbumely" and
take his chances of escaping with his life
frora ths vengeance Of the cranks
Yet this IL the SAME Jones whose popu-
larity in the early eighties was sometimes
annoying to him. l have seen ham during
those days take refuge fron the worshipful
throng Of boys and men who followed him
along the street until be became annoyed
beyond the limit of his endurance.
Another applicant for an unpireship is
Joe Hornung. ffe is sEzious to get the berth
at salary of $3.50 mcztA. In tlxe fall Of
1888 was a witness to this mans acme of
popularity The scene waa the Boston bnse-
ball grounds; the occasion was the final
meeting between tho Boston and Provi-
tionai league ciiamp pionshdp for tkat season.
Nine innings were played, and the score
was tie. Joe Houung, the Boston's left
fielder, led on for his team in the ninth
inning with e-base hit and scored the
winning run on Buftiociz's safe single to
right The scane which followed cannot
be Described. Suffice 1t to say that Hornung
and BurdocsS, both immensely popular be-
fore that day, could have had the keys of
the city for the asking that night. Their
names were on tho lips OF half the people of
Boston hongfefluwand DR.. Holmes could
have been spaxsa mere easily Just then
than Heruxng ard Bulioca, That was
less than ten yeapy ego To-day Joe could
not borrow a picaydne from any of the
thousand BostDnians who that night sang
his PRAISE and Dutdock last week was sent
to the wuadrhouse for ton days on convic-
tion Of dI7,nkeunsas and lettering
Since the proposition was made to bring
the old Cinrinnati Red Stockings and their
conquerurs-- Atfautics--togethera at Chi
OHlgO CQ Bl21l6 1R UlkiTU litiS DctA
a newspaper acrount of an auction sale
which took place at the Union grounds
the Red Stockings home in Cincinnati--in
April folfcwihg the celebrated game in
BROOKLYN inesitioned in my last letter.
Among the effects sold on that occasion
were pitcher and goblet won in a tourna-
ment in 1861, gold medal won in 1866 and
the different balls won in the celebrated
year of unbroken Victories. These balls
sold for from 81 to $40. Tho latter price
was paid for the "a Mutual ball of 1869
Thus in less than nine months after the
elimination Of the Red Stockings fame II
their defeat on the Capitoline grounds tht
team was dispersed, the club had disbandec
and all the trophies Of victories were sold.
Since that day the fame of those Ret
Stockings has had resurrection, and i
will live as long as the game lives. Tit
balls, which sold in 1871 for mere songs
would, if put up at auction now, fetcl
many times as much money.
News comes from Chicago that J oe Quest
Nho at one time some years ago was ia
nous second hasenaan, is one of the heirs t.
an estate of SO, 900 located somewher
beyond the Atlantic To anybody but
ball player such news would be interesting
With bail players of experience, however
y littlo matter like that has no powers c
} excitomant Mr. Quest Will probably fal
into his millions (when he gets them) @
naturally as duck goes swimming an
will not make ha6 the noise about 1t Whic
some OF the players produced this spIin
when they wvse offered not moro than q
! an hour for playiag ball.
,, As rule. morn baA players fall heir
iuamoderateStzcd fortuues than any otht
class Of citizens, and yet they manage son
how to keep In stnte of financial sofic
tude. There are not many Of the Que!
family living. however, and il Joe gets
fair sactiun 81 that, so sooo,o ,ooo he should
able to keep up. aupssrances, among u
piaying prsaSees of the Naeional league, an
nov thsS tie Ice has becn broken, rs
were, we txfAy expeut TO heaT Of many 9TH
resired players ~fln expeot to live ltlxiirion
lv the rsmhiatier Of their Days on the wealt
rom over tho sen towhich they are heirs
O. 2. CAYLoR.