The evening times., 1895-11-07
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514 9th St.N. w.
"pop" ANsoN AS ANIAcroR.
Bngnboo of the Empires Rehearsiu9
"A Rumt way Colt" in New York.
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"A Runaway Colt in New York.
tFrom New York Telegraml
The baseball public finds it difficult
TO fully grasp the idea of .Old Pop"
Arson as an actor! The bugaboo OF the
entire umpire starr taking the center OF the
stage, rescuiDg the heroine and cutting the
villain 10 an artistic peakI
The man who has never admitted the
less of the pennant till some other team
hind the footlights and holding the base
ball mirror up 10 nature
The announcement will create a general
litter and the "cranks" VIII prepare to
lay back in their orchestra chairs and
roar at the grand old man OF the diamond.
OF course, no one has ever seen '.Anse"
play nine full innings OF this new game.
but from the little limbering up work
he has done over on Hoyt's diamond
the indications are that the bleachers
and the grand stand viii all root" for
the Chicago captain before the Series
is completed. And If lie doesn't win the
dramatic pennant II won't be because
he doesn't play till the last man is out.
1t is in order to refer 10 the term "Old
Pop" Anson. This blonde-haired giant
is a young man so far as yearsare concerned,
but he is a patriarch in baseball chro-
nology.
When a man has played baseball ten
years lie is regarded as granG-parent
of the game, and as Anson has ornamented
the green diamond for over twenty years
lie is regarded as a baseball Aethuseiah.
.'Anse' has been rehearsing for about
week in his play, The Rnna way Colt
and, while ne makes an occasional tumble
and Is sometimes caught mapping, yet he
usually accepts all chances and pla VS. to win.
In order to give the scene a baseball fla.
vOr, Frank Mckee and Manager Good.
win sit down in front at rehearsals and ex-
hort "Anse' to .'hit her out ''get into
the game:' 1.-TWO out, play for the bat
teri sacrifice" and indulge in other en-
remarks.
Stage Director Julian Mitchell also em-
ploys a baseball vocabulary when coach.
ing the captain. When the big fellow came
in ahead of his cue Mitchell remarked:
- You're batting out of turn, 'Anse,' The
old man went 10 the bench muttering that
he believed he could have made hit and
tied the score then and there.
Again when Anson got mixed in his lines
said:
.Out at first. cap"
lis that your decision?'' asked the tall
Chicagoan, with the same glare that he
used with such effect on the deadly UNI
pires. Il don't think I was touched. Any
way, these rules need revising
Then Mckee yelled, play ballr' and
he game went on.
There is one point in the game where
'Anse'' gets plainly ratified, and that Is
where the winsome heroine, Miss Alice
Evans hugs him enthusiastically in return
'or saving her brother. "Anse" turned
Ill sorts of colors and acted like a man who
lad muffed a pop fly and let in the winning |
'un. But he is expected to regard that as |
IN easy curve before the season grows old. |
The story of the play is a light one. |
Tna nf CLERGYMAN N "A the choice of Il
IN $500 position in bank OF a So 900 place
Is a pitcher for ADson. The boy was 1
,Ollege pitcher, and attracted AnsOn's
lttention. The boys father wanted him to |
20 into the bank, but the youngstcr ran
lway and joined Anson's team. When
Cap found that the boy was runaway |
Ie wrote to the boys parents, and every
hing was lovely. .f
The villain, who, of cohrset wanted to
marry the heroine, couldn't get her. and
ought TO bring disgrace on her family by
her brother to wager q large sum
N ball game. The situation was perilous
nd "Anse'' made a homer over the fence
nd won the game.
"a nse" may not he a dramatic Kohinoor,
ut the craDks will remember that, while
e has rallied at umpires and fought like
wildcat for every point of the game, yet he
as always played fair anu above board.
1hen asked about the baseball fight |
,r 1896, he answered: 'iHow can lose
ie pennant? / finished fourth last season,
nd will be stronger next. I Will hare new
itchers and be in good shape generally.
II expect to see the twelvc-club League
There are some objections to it,
ut, on the whole, ii is satisfactory.
"Ip ] S94 ] had doubts as TO Baltimore
inning on its merits, hut their victory the
,st season removes all doubt on that
,int.''