The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-16
Professor David S. Jordan of Sanford
University to Play First Base.
"SOUTH PAWS" DON'T LAST
How Dan O'Leary Made the Cir
cult of Bases the Wrong Way
Patsy Tebeau's Brokon Nose
Touring In the south.

doubted the semi-truths of evolution.
He has taught Socratic philosophy
with Spencerian emendations and Hux-
leyan combinations. He has guessed at
the origin of man and specialized upon
his ultimate purpose in the scheme of
the universe. He has Travelled the
depths of ancient metaphysics and
sounded the shadows of modern
thought. He has also written a poem.
II Is now apparent that President Jor-
dan is also something of an athlete
an amateur in field sport, and in the
coming festivities of commencement
week he will play first base with the
faculty baseball team, matched against
the senior class nine. The attitude In
which President Jordan is depicted Is
one of many which he may assume In
that game. II is not as picturesque,
perhaps, as others with which he Is
familiar, but II gives an excellent idea
of his possibilities at this station in the
game Moreover. there Is a certain dig
nified repose that accords well with his
attachments as a scholar and his cour-
teous bearing as a man who knows the
world and his right to eminence among
men
BURNHAMS TALL STORY.
'I'll wager a dollar TO a quart of sun
shine" said ex-Umpire George w.
Burnham, recently. that 1 saw the
funniest play ever made on diamond.
In 1888 / was umpiring for Watkins at
Port Huron. Dan O'Leary came up
there with the Pittsburg Browns.
by the four-tongue forks of Dan
ties lightning. George, but I'm glad to
see you. What are you doing hereY
was Dams preliminary.
'Umpiring.'
"'Thank heaven for that! The fates
are at last upon my side!
well, we went up to the park after
dinner Mountjoy was pitching for
Port Huron. O'Leary had heard of
the then celebrated pitcher, but he had
not met him. Dan headed the batting
order.
$50 this is Dumjoy. is 1t not? quoth
Dan, as he took his position at the
bat.
lone striker shouted.
whats that. George? You forgot
we are from the same municipality.
Let me have one crack at the ball.
and I'll make Canadian citizen out
of it,
Strike two!"
"o'Leary was frenzied. I'll lose the
ball In spite of you Dan bats left
handed. Mountjoy pitched him an in
shoot. Dan stepped out of the lines
and knocked IL away over Morrison
into the left.
Well. what do you think OF me.
George, you great mountain of obesity
go back on a fellow townsman, eh?
Well just tell the scorers to mark
circuit)
II cannot do that. DAN said.
why not
YOU'RE out
"'well, what am out for?' O'Leary
demanded. in amazement.
For running the bases In the
wrong way
"o'Lear-y was so excited that he actu-
ally made the circuit by way of third
instead of first"
SOUTH PAWS" DON'T LAST.
Left-handed pitchers never last very
long. History shows that they cannot
stand the pace as wen as those who
pitch with their other arm. Ramsey.
Kilroy and "Tody" Baldwin. the three
crack left-handers. did not stay at
their best very long. Four years is the
limit given left-handers in the top
notch class. This will be Breitenstein's
fourth year in fast company. and II Is
already predicted that the star of the
st. Louis team will wind up his major
league experience this season. There
are exceptions to all rules and Brett
may prove an exception. Anyhow there
are a half dozen big clubs who would
like TO let go of a big wad of money and
take n chance on Breitensten lasting
more than one season.
TEBEAUS BROKEN NOSE.
You never heard how Pat Tebeau's
nose was broken while Pat was at
tempting to hunt a ball?" asked Tom
Brown. This came off in Boston and
] think Clarkson was pitching. John
sent a slow one and Pat brought his
bat down on the ball There must have
been an awful twist on II. for II ran up
the bat and struck Pat an awful belt
on the smelling organ. breaking the
bridge of his proboscis. i have often
heard of batsmen being injured while
attempting to bunt. and IL always hap
pens in these cases that the ball ca
y.Nrs 49, I'll 100 a,.s1
catches the batsman In the face"
ANSON BEHIND THE BAT.
THE old man" never hesitates when
duty calls. Last week. when playing
I'm Cincinnati. Catcher Donahue had his
nail split by a stubborn foul tip and
there was no one on the bench who
knew anything about catching but An
son. He rather seemed glad of the
chance to get back to the place where
something like 20 or % years ago he
was a star. Arson started I'm the
spangles'' as n backstop. but, aside
from filling IL once In a while when
some of his own catchers were hurt.
he has not done much of that kind of
work in years. He showed in the Gin
cinnati game that he knows how"
He backstopped Briggs in good style.
and when Buck Ewing undertook TO
show up the old mans bad wing he got
even with the reds captain by throw
ing him out with a neat assist to sec
ond base. Anse also demonstrated the
fact that he is still some pumpkins
with the bat. His hit down the left
field foul line in the sixth was
beauty.
KANSAS CITY'S PAYING CROWDS.
Kansas City Is the star town of all
the minor league cities. Jimmy Man
ming realized $4,000 net profits in two
seasons in the town by the kaw.
Crowds of 5000. 5000 and 5000 turn
out TO Sunday games in that city.
Manning regards his franchise as more
valuable than the majority of those
I'm the major league cities. Indianapo-
lis stands second TO Kansas City among
the minor league cities, and Charley
ComIskey has brought St. Paul rapidly
%. th.. fore since his debut I'm the amos