The evening times., 1896-01-17
Pop" Ansoa's Predictions Of
The Next Pennant Winner.
OF COURSE, He SAYS CHICAGO
He Is willing to Lay 90 to Against
of the HamiltOn-Nash- -Deal-New
Story on Arthur Irwin-AbOut the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Match.

pipes for the coming season. ''Anse"
told reporter yesterday that the Chicago
team would undoubtedly win the pennam
this year, and gave as his reason that lis
team would far out-rlass the others in the
league race.
1T is a good 20 to 1 bet,'' said the
veteran, that the Baltimore won't win
the flag again. They have a good team,
but there will be better ones this year.
The Bostons have a weakness In the pitch
er's box that will prove a severe handicap,
and l don't believe that Cleveland tan
make sucn a finish again as that of last
September. The New Yorks are a puzzle
to me, and until know the max, ZIP OF their
team cannot say much about them.
THE Chicago players viii go to Gal
weston, Texas, starting March |. ] have
secured a number OF youngsters, the best
OF whom Is Mcbride, an outfielder, who
will probably fit into WilmOt's place. He
is a rorking hitter. and that's what We
want in Chicago. Truby will play sec
Ond base, as Stewart has gone to Indian
apolis. We have stronger pitchers to
begin the season with than year ago, and
that will count in our favor. l haven't
decided Wheeler la keep Bill Hu tchinson or
not.
THE Chicagos' grounds will also be the
finest in the country. The field will be al
tered and the grand stand will be enlarged.
The club lost money last year because the
stand was so small.
"Pittshurg will be strengthened by the
addition of Ely at snort, but there is not
much chance for the pennant TO go there.
Cincinnati has secured fine player in
Charley Irwin. who was with me two years
ago-that is, if Irwin can throw, and hear
he can. When he was with Chicago he had
a bad wing and that was why / let him
CO."
BOSTON GOT THE BEST OF 1T.
What do you think OF the Hamilton-Nash
and Doyle Gleason trades?" asked the
reporter.
Boston got the better end of the Hamil
ton deal, although, mind you, I'm not speak
ing disparngiugly OF Nash. The Doyle-Glea-
son transfer to me looks like an even thing,
as both men are corking good Players
Ibid you see Prefer in Chicago?"
Yes" answered the captain, 'he called
on me while was play ying In the Runaway
Colt He said he had been i'll and didn't
look particularly well. But he was re-
covering aud will be all right no doubt.
No, / didn't ask him what had been the
trouble, but am quite sure it was appen-
dicitis.''
what do you think of the double umpire
system as favored by Mr.. Byrne of the rules
II am not an advocate of il, for the rea
son that IL won't work any better than
the single system, and is too expensive.
You can never totally eliminate kicking
from the game. Players will kick any
way, whether there are two uInpires or
one.
81 am also against having players put
out of the game. 1t weakens teams, some
times at critical points, and often causes
small riots. The only way to do is>to in-
fllct heavy fines and make them go. Yes.
believe a player should be soaked for
even leaving his position to question a de-
cision."
WANTS MORE BATTING.
what do you think of the suggestion
to substitute a twenty-fOur-inch box for
the present pitchers rubber"
II don't see how that would restrict
the pitchers any more than the rubber
does. 1t might also help the pitchers ard
decrease the batting. The public wants
plenty of hard hitting. and ! would favor
rule making the pitchers keep both feet
on the ground while they are delivering
the ball. Then there would be lots OF
slugging."
us A. G. spalding going to re-enter
baseball politics."
That can't say. 1t would be coed
thing for the game If he did. and also
benefit to himself. But l don't know what
his intentions are"
Anson was asked about the story re-
Gently published that the New York club
had offered him $4,000 for the release
of Bill Lange, and that President Freed
man had waved check before his eyes.
The captain thereupon denied positively
that any offer of the kind had been made
but said that he had offered to sell Ryan
to New YORK for $4,000.
The Pittsburg Press is responsible for
this new one on Artie Irwin:
New York baseball headquarters were
thrown into a flutter of excitement last
by the appearance of the ripest
looking Reuben that ever handled a
hoe.
A mob of several hundred boys and
men followed him down Cort-
landt street to the office of the club.
He said he heard Irwin wanted pitchers.
He lived at Bethel, VT, where he had
pitched for the Haymakers, who had de-
feated the Cornplanters OF Stamford.
He got S1.5O day up there, but thought
he ought to have $12 week for pitching
for the Giants. In answer to questions
he said he had good curves, and the Corn
planters did not hit him more than once
put OF three times. Irwin wanted to
know If he had good speed:
'Wal, now, I've run hundred yards
10 a minute and ten seconds said he,
IAN l recon / kin get around the bases
purity pert like"
How are you as a batter?' inquired
Irwin.
"Torable. Iginerally hit the ball. Some |
lines knock a fowl, but I've never been
ketched out on one, cause 1 knock 'em
over their heads" /
"Do you bat right or left-handed?''
''With both hands," came the Innocent |
reply.
After Irwin had all the fun out of the |
he could squeeze and Reu-
1en retired by stumbling over the rug |
md nearly breaking his neck at the door, |
the joke was put on Irwin.
The Vermont pitcher was Billy Vino, |
6 Bailey's professional hayseed. |
Harvey Watkins, the clubs business mana |
ger, who was formerly connected. with the |
show, had steered Vino up against Irwin.
The Giants new manager will hereafter |
De very suspicious of any new pitcher who |
loes not come with plain credentials.
The following has been written to Patsy |
Bolliver Tebeau by some amateur poet who |
in inducing a baseball paper to |
publish 1t:
What have you in the past year won,
That you at others faults should scott? |
You find in the year you've done
Most all the things that you sworeoff.
Writing of the Ell Pasc carnival OF fights, |
sam Austin. of the Police Gazette says: /
DC over $22 ,OOO-$1 O,0OO for Maher and /
$4,000 for Dixon and Mar
hall, So, 500 for Bright Eyes, and Wal |
,rit, $3, 900 for Bright Eyes, and Wal
k3 900 for bantamweight fight, for which
he arrangements have not yet been per-