The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
CAYLOR SAYS THE SIGNS ARE FOR
PROSPERITY IN BASE BALL
LEAGUES.
DESERVED HONoRs FOR ANsoN
NEsTGR OF THE GAME TO BE PRE-
SENTEDi Al HANDSOME SILVER
SERVICE.
INSIDE HISTORY IN RUsIE CASE.
COrcOran Fakes Advantage of Cir
cumsta1eesa-How Business Af-
fects Players.

Special Correspondence Of the Globe.
NEW YORKgg April 29.-The opening
| games of International league cham
| pionship showed unusual enthusiasm
all along the circuit which must be
forerunner of certainly prosperous
season. In the seven games, includ-
ing that at Boston on Patriots day,
$500 spectators witnessed the sport.
Truly base ball is our national sport.
As usual some Of these opening games
were surprises in their results. The
Philadelphias' leap off in front is prob
ably the most surprising of all. The
Bostons weak showing and the Cleve-
| lands unexpected defeat at Louisville
| attracted the most attention from the
rooters.
| Opening week was made additionally
| noteworthy by the sudden and salts
factory ending of the celebrated Rusie
| case. A fund was raised by eight of
| the league clubs which paid all attor-
neys' fees and costs in Rusie's suits,
whereupon at the pitchers own request
| these suits were discontinued and he
gracefully returned to the discipline
of his club and at the latter's long
standing terms. Rusie is extremely
pleased to be once more in the ranks
| and promises to make up for his badly
advised actions of the last year.
| Two notable figures in base ball are
about to be publicly honored. Tribute
| will be paid to the memory Of one, but
| to the other in person. monument
Is the offering Of the friends of the ma
! tional game to INSTRUMENTATION for the
name of the late Harry Wright. A sill
yer service is the token Of esteem to
be presented to the very much alive
Adrian c. Arson It took years time
in which to raise the fund for the Harry
Wright monument, but the committee
having the matter in charge announces
| that it is ready to place and dedicate
| the marble column, and it has asked
| that it may be placed upon the child
ren's playground in Paramount park,
Philadelphia.
/ Harry Wright was a native Of Eng
land and made his home in several
American cities during his many years
devotion to the national game-frst in
New York, then in Cincinnati, next in
Boston and finally In Philadelphia,
where HE had a comfortable home es-,
| tablished for his family when he died.
It is therefore ftting that base balls
tribute to the memory Of the father Of
theg ganaesa should be. placed in that,
city.
In Chicago they love to 'insb" the
grand old, man, Of the living game The
cracks go to the grounds to have fun
/ with him and make all kind Of fore
| tious comments upon his methods, his
team and his own playing. But under
| meath these merry jeers lies strong
| foundation of admiration and love for
the man who has been q central figure
| in base ball in that city for twenty -one
years. In all of those twenty one years
/ there is not to be found one dishonor-
able act or questionable transaction in
/ A. C. Anson's connection with the ma
/ tional game. His advent into Chicago
was the personification Of honor It
! was at a time when ball players had
! little regard for their contracts.
Arson was a member Of the Athletics
| of Philadelphia when he was persuaded
| to transfer his services to the Chicago
club, and he signed memorandum to
that end, only to regret it Immediately.
| His sweetheart, the lady who is still
/ his sweetheart, though she has been
| his wife for a. score of years, lived in
| hiladelphia; and she urged him not to
| go to Chicago and leave her. Swayed by
| her pleading, Arson hurried away to
| the Illinois metropolis a week before
reporting time and plead with the
president Of the club, William A. Hull
| bert, for a release. Hubert would not
| grant it. Finally Arson offered LOCO
| cash to be absolved from his bond, and
| that was refused. There was no pun
| ishment then for breaking a base ball
| contract and the dishonest practice
- D,.A
| young Arson valued mis- privilege of
| staying in Philadelphia at 81 200, he
| was too honorable to break his word
| and smirch his honor even at that
| price. He threatened to do it; even
said goodby to: Hubert and started for
the depot as q bluff" The bluff"
didn't work. and this man who has
| been an honor TO base ball for quar-
| ter of century reluctantly submitted
| to his dilemma and began the career
| which Chicago is at this late day about
! to fittinglyd recognize. A meeting of
prominent promoters Of base ball was
| recently held IN that city at which
| steps were taken to present the Glad
| stone of tha4gnIne with a silver service
home clubs grounds. The tribute
comes bit late, but it is all the more
! deserving. sTrss
| Now, If Cincinnati has any emulating
pride, its chief rooters will in some
similar way fttingly acknowledge the
| long, honorable and faithful services OF
| John A. MePhee for their club. This
| will be the great second baseman's
! sixteenth consecutive season in Gin
cinnati club uniform. He and Arson
stand alone In the way Of long and con-
| secutive club service. Like Arson.
| McPhee's whole career has been UNI
| blemished.
The action Of Short Stop Tommy Cor
coran, exchanged by the Brooklyns for
| Smith and Fisher, of the Cincinnatis,
| in holding out for more salary attracts
general attention.. He holds the key to
| Cincinnatfs infield, and no doubt real
lied his advantage when he refused to
report on April 10 and sign q contract.
The instances in which players have
sacrificed seasons salary rather than
play for what was offered are, I believe,
three. Joyce. captain and manager Of
the New Yorks. lay idle one season
rather than play in Washington for
what he considered was less than his
services were worth. Lovett, OF Brook-s
| lyn. demanded $500 more than the
Brooklyn club offered, which was 81. 100,
and sacrificed the whole by staying out
| OF the game the entire season. The
| third case was that Of Rusie, which
| has Just come to an agreeable ending.
There will be one more test made this
season to verify or weaken the belief
| that player who carries on an outside
business whifed he plays ball cannot
play up to Ms usual standard. Robinson
| and McGra#, OF the Baltimores, have
recently opened1a place" In that city,
| in which Hieys have invested $4,000
Previous undertakings Of that kind
have all resultEd in the inferior work
| NJ tho investor IT ruined McCarthv as-