The morning times., 1897-02-28
SIS a Month

baseball until 1884. Brown was brought
flom California originally by the Phila-
delphia club, l think, and after being
released by it played out the season in
Baltimore under Henry Myers Brown was
captain OF the Columbus team in 1884"
Manager Captain Oliver Tebeau of Cleve-
land explains how he gained the plain
and very positive sobriquet OF Pat"
He says: When | was a e-year-old
kid, about a half mile from where we
lived in st. Louis was a place then called
as it is now, Kerry Patch. Ny dad
bought me a toy wagon and a shovel.
Now, | had noticed lot OF Hibcrnians
digging in Kerry Patch, and nothing would
DO me hut that | had To trot over there
with my wagon and shovel and start to
work. They were d good-natured lot OF
men and took 20 the joke OF the thing,
You should have seen my mother size
me up when came home, mud from head
To foot. l was also full of dignity. and
ordered my supper like a working man
Next day | asked for my dinner in a pail
and the folks humored me. l have been
happy many times in my life, but never
so much SO as when l started to work
with my shovel on my shoulder and draw
ing behind me the little red wagon loaded
with my dinner pail. Every day I
shovelcd away and knocking off at noon
to eat my dinner with the workIuen.
George, when he'd see me coming home,
would say: Here comes Pat from his
digging. Everybody got to calling me
Pat, and Pat am to this day. 1t was
While | worked at digging that | learned
to speak lriSh--neil ge jibben, faugh
balla gh, tausha gaumaugh."
Manager Schmelz stated to The Times
representative at Baltimore Thursday that
had Selhach's hands not been toughened in
the palm by gymnasium work the in fury
inflicted TO them by the fire would have
resulted seriously, and in all probability
would have enforced his retirement from
the game. Fortunately, however, the skin
was thick and callous by reason Of practice
on The horizontal bar and rings, and the
German ambassador" as a consequence
escaped permanent disability. Schmelz SAYS
Selbach's hands looked like a. rare beef
steak for few days, but that the burns
had now healed completely, and no appre-
hcnsion need be felt for him at all. The
Baron is due to arrive in Washington in
time TO witness the Inauguration.
]. Earl Wagner and Gus Schmelz were
chatting in the Rennert Thursday, when
the former mentioned in a tone of fatherly
pride that his boy baby was growing to
be a great big fellow" Gus followed
with the remark that be had seventeen
year-Old yOungster at home (Columbus)
whom ne would no more put on the gloves
with than Corbett or Fitz. Then Gus
chuckled and smoothed the gray hairs
in his Van Dyke.
Scrappy Joyce. Jimmy Rodgers, Tommy
Dowd and Jack Doyle were sitting around
the mahogany at the Rennert in Baltimore
'fanuing'' at a lively rate as they dis
cussed apoIina ris and smoked perfectos
The conversation turned on Dad" Clarke,
the coucaI pitcher OF the Giants Doyle
told this one: When l was captain Of
the New Yorks Dad got jag on one day,
and after losing game which he at.
tempted to pitch President Free edman
called him into the business office of the
Polo G rounds. What was the matter with
you today, Dad? inquired Freedman. as
Clarke shamb,ed over the threshold OF
the magnate's sanctum. 'Nothin'; only l
had that Tallahassee feeling 'Talla
haSsee feeling?' question eG Freedman
what do you mean by tbat?' Same as
we had on that snip you sent us to Floridy
on last spring replied Dad, and say,
it is something awful 'Youlook the part
said Freedman, and l AIN going to fine
you $100' Does it go?' anxiously in
quired Dad Yes, SIR said Freedman,
and, more, Z l see you TallahasSeeing
again I'll double the dose However, the
the fine wasn't collected concluded Doyle.
Freedman laughed so heartily over
DADS Tallahassee talk that his good
nature forbid the infliction. Tallahass
was the name of the steamer on which
We went to Florida for our spring prac-
tice, and everyone of us had a horrible
case of seasicknesS; hence Dads witt
reference
in the opinion of j. Earl Wagner and
President Jim Hart of the Chicago
club, the three "headiest'' pitchers in
the league are Griffith OF Chicago. Maui
OF Washington and Nichols of Boston.
The pair of magnates agreed in a CONVEX
sation at Baltimore Friday that the above
trio depended almost entirely on brains
to win their games. Said Mr.. Hart.
Neither Griffith nor Maui have speed
enough to break a pane of glass. and
WihC ANt1hoio huo tb EOOo he uOeS
not depend on strength to retire the
batters facing him."
Harry Weldon, the ruBicund and robust
sporting editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
was in attendance upon the meeting OF
the ina agnates at Baltimore. Harry takes
the world easy, as his ready smile and
$50 pounds Of jolly avoirdupois attests
He is the most prodigiously upholstered
member OF basebalI's fourth estate, and
every inch OF the fat is permeated by good
fellowship He will Journey to Carson
this week to remain until the champion.
ship fight is pulled off. Harry has wilt
messed and reported every big battle in
the ring since Sullivan defeated Ryan
and is an encyclopedia Of pugihstic points
He says he has no favorite in the mill at
Carson, but thinks Corbett will win.