Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-09

er Charley Farrell Indignantly rejects the
New Yorks' offer of 800 month. Pitcher
Bill Kennedy Of the Brooklyns has been in
suited by an offer Of only 600 month In
crease In his last years salary and has aired
his grievance in a letter to a Brooklyn
friend. George Miller, endearingly called
"Foghorn" by his friends on account oi
the intonation Of his chest sounds, turns ur
his Roman nose at Won der Ahe's offer oi
s333. .33H per month to play west Of the Mis-
sissippi
Amos Rusie treats with silent contempt
the New Yorks' contract forwarded to him
with $500 per month engrossed on the sal
ary line. Ned Hanlon, manager Of the Bal
timore club. is on record as thrusting satan
behind him when he was tempted with al
offer Of 5000 a year to go to st. Louis and
manage for Won der Abe. And SO Oh ad
infnitum.
The most remarkable of these Is that
reputed offer made by Won der Abe to Han
Ion. There seems to be no doubt that the
offer was made, but there must have been
some private conditions attached which
made the acceptance prohibitory. / know
that Won der Abe refused to give Harr,
Wright s., 900 year for the latter's serv
ices, and there is nothing about Hanlon
spiritually, esthetically, physically or pro
fessionally. TO make him worth 1876 pei
cent more than Harry Wright in a mana
gerial capacity.
Farrells dissatisfaction with the salary
offered by the New Yorks grows out of the
fact, no doubt, that the club paid so much
money for his release. Seven thousand Eve
hundred dollars cash was handed to the
Washington club for his and Meekin's re
lease. and Farrell at once became full OF
the sophistry that II a club could pay that
much for his release they ought to double
his salary. He forgets that while the club
paid so much for his release they have con.
troll Of half dozen other players for each
of whom they could get equally as large q
sum of release money, yet they do not on
that account pay increased salaries
The New Yorks have II men under con.
tract, counting Rusie, whose contract IL
but question Of time and endurance, and
these II men will draw $34. 900 from tn.
clubs treasury for six months services. In
the light Of the hard times and this fact,
does anybody believe that baseball player
is an abused or suffering mortal, especially
when it is known that during two months
Of the six he is living at the best hotels in
the land or travelling around on Pullman
Car at the clubs expensef
Farrell, It Is true, is a great catcher. The
League has not man behind the bat who 10
his superior, but 800 a month Is good sal.
ary in these days of financial depression.
He was one of the members of Anson's Chi
cago team which was 80 completely dis
rupted and scattered by the revolt of 1890
Farrell, Duffy, Van Haltren, Pfeffer, Ryan
and Williamson deserted Anson, leaving
burns, Hutchison and Wilmot all that
were saved from the wreck. In 1891 Far
rell went to the American association club
In Boston. At the indianapolis consolida
tion in December, 1891, he was assigned to
the Pittsburg club In spite Of Anson's pro
test and claim. Last year he caught in 81
games for the Washingtons and ts now al
the head Of his class.
The baseball stars life generally is mete
oric. Usually he lives a score of years
without more than few hundred of the
$1,000, 600 people in the United States know
ing there is such fellow on earth. Sud
denly he plays several remarkable games OF
ball, and then something like 10000, ,00C
people, more or less, begin to speak his
name in tones of admiration, while his re-
fusal to accept pitiful pittance Of 5000 q
year for his services Is the subject Of col.
umns in the daily newspapers. A few more
years, and the star sets-settles, should
oblivion, and he Is forgotten by the mil
lions who SO short time before called him
mighty.
This homily Is pardonable, perhaps, when
am forced to announce the sequestration
Of King Kelly, recently known as the s10..
900 beauty. Twenty years ago Mike was
an unknown barefoot at Paterson, n. j,
There he began to play baseball on the cor
ner lots. He showed skill Barnie took
him out to Columbus. o., where he began
to play semiprofessionslly. In 1879 Kelly
made his professional hit as a member Of
the Cincinnatis In 1880 he went 70 Chica'
90. and there he shared laurels, bouquets
and homage with Anson. A few years
later came the celebrated $1,000 transac
| tion, IN which the Bostons purchased hii
release. Last year the Bostons loaned
! hin. tn Nav Yosk- hlsss their kind hearts