The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-31
RELEASIO BIZ ANSON.
A. . Team They would Mako the Of,
Man Hustle.

A. Q Tesm They WOuld Mako the Old
Man Hustle.
Capt. Anson Of the Chicagoes has Of
ten been berated for letting good play
ers 60. When the big deal which trans
ferred Clarkson and Kelly to Boston
went through there was no
end Of fault finding in the Windy
City. says the New York Sun.
Spalding and AnsOn were un-
mercifully scored for selling such
rich talent. hut they never fiinched.
ana, by dint OF hard work. Anse soon
picked up other stars that overshad-
owed the former great battery.
The argument has often been made
that II Anson had the players now who
were formerly members OF the Chicago
team. and who are still in the league.
he would have the pennant In his vest
pocket. But just what the old mans
opinion Is on this point will never be
learned. for he refuses to discuss the
matter at all.
There are two men on the Boston
team who once played with the Chica-
gos. They are Hugh Duffy and Her.
man Long. The New Yorks have three
Of them, and all would undoubtedly be
acceptable to "Anse." Charley Farrell,
George Van Haltren. and Dad Clarke
are rubbing a defeat into the White
Stockings. Dad Clarke was released
because "Anse" didn't think he could
pitch. That was in 1888. and Clarke
tells of his experience as follows:
"rhe old man took me to New Or
leans with his team and put me with
some colts he had picked up. Among
the players he had on trial were Willie
Hutchison, Gus Krock Dell Darling.
and myself. could pitch then as we'll
as l can now, but Anse didn't think I
was in 1t. The first game we played
was between the regulars and the
colts and pitched for the latter. The
regulars went to the bat first, and Dali
rymple, Gore, and Kelly got bases on
balls because one Of the Chicago subs,
who was umpirlng, was afraid to call
strikes. Anse then came up with a rush
of blood to the face and told me to put
1t over. I got a couple Of strikes on
him. and ventured to tell him that he
was troubled with a pain In his fore
head. He was so angry that he struck
wildly at the next ball, and what do
you think he did? Why. he just landed
the ball on the fence for a home run.
When he had chased those three fellows
across the plate, and had scored himself
he said. Get out Of that box and go
away somewhere. You're rottenv
said something back and he picked up
a bat. That was enough. SO I left. He
released me shortly after that. and to
this day he won't acknowledge that /
can pitch"
There are three pretty husky ex-Chi-
coans in the Brooklyn team, Tom Daily,
Stein and Gumbert.
Pat Tebeau, the clever manager Of
the Clevelands, was also on Anson's
staff at one time. He was a. noted st.
Louis amateur, and was recommended
to the Chicago club as q coming third
baseman. But after Anson had seen
him work he decided that Pat was out
classed. and so let him go scot free.
Frank Dwyer, the Cincinnatrs winning
pitcher, is also an ex-Chicagoan. Fred
Pfeffer was sold by Chicago to Louis
Vile, chiefly because he couldn't get
along with Anson, but 1t was only last
February that President Hart Of the
Chicago club tried to get Pfeffer back.
Bill Schriver was also released by Chi
cago, and his ball playing this spring
was far superior to that of any catcher
on Anson's pay roll.
Taking, then, these "eastoffs"i and
making up a nine something like the
following. the question arises, could
they give Ansons team hustle? Here
Is the team: Catchers, Farrell and
Schriver; pitchers. Clarke, Dwyer, Gum
bert, and Stein; first base. Farrell or
Schriver; second base. Pfeffer; third
base. Tebeau; short stop, Long; left
field, Van Haltren; centre field, Duffy,
right field, DAILY. 1t looks strong on
parsar