Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
RETURN FROM THE WEST.
Experience of the Ball Players OH
Their Recent Tour.

What is considered the ending of the
famous western tour of the Baltimore and
AH-American base ball teams and the re-
turn to the home plate of the voyagers,
may be said to have taken place yesterday
when Mr.. Frank Eline of Baltimore, the
manager and hacker of the enterprise, re-
| turned to that city. Mr.. Eline returned In
high glee, for, when eleven weeks ago, the
performing lines of the base ball world
started out in classic Hoboken, many per-
sons shook their heads obviously as to the
outcome. Yet now the trip is over, those
who took part in it many interesting
sights and in the vernacular of the day
they have money in their clothes. Mr..
Cline is particularly happy over the fact
that all hands are satisfied and returned
home in good humor.
While it has been said that The members
of the two teams returned to the home
plate; that is, only figuratively speaking
for the present Pitcher Corbett, Center
Fielder LANCE, Billy Nash and wife and
Henry ReitZ remain in San Francisco.
First Baseman Jack Doyle, Shortstop Dab
len and Captain Tebeau are at Los Angeles
Catcher Clark and wife are at Santa Fe n.
NJ. Hughey Jennings and wife returned to
their home in Pennsylvania. Pitcher Hor-
ton dropped out at Newton, Kan, Tohunt
in Okiahama and Billy Ryan and Charlie
Hastings stopped at Kansas City. Joseph
Kelley and wife and Jesse Burkett left the
party at Cincinnati. and Mrs. Kelley reach
ed Baltimore yesterday. Captain Donovan
of the PittSburgS and OF rien of the Balti-
mores stopped at Pittsburg. Pitcher Pond
returned to Baltimore, while William Bar
Eie and Alexander Smith of Brooklyn cut
bee lines for their homes in that city.
The trip was more than a gratifying
financial success, and the teams could
have continued making money for two
months more on guaranteed contracts
through Texas and Mexico. where dates
were Cancelled The reason for not con-
tinuing the trip was that the players were
anxious to return to their homes. This
anxiety was caused on account of arrange
ments at first being made for a six-weeks
trip, bpt owing to its success playing was
continued for eleven. A majority of the
players wanted to spend Christmas at
home. and the success of the trip no doubt
added to this desire.
The opening game in San Francisco at
tracted a crowd of 1900 spectators. The
gates had to be closed a half hour be-
fore the game began and a riot was almost
created by the police dispensing the crowd
outside the gates Mr. Eline says that they
carried away from that game $50 pounds
of silver and in addition there was some
gold and about 81 in notes. After that
game the tourists had money enough in
the treasury to pay every expense at
tached to the enterprise and bring the
party home.
Throughout the trip the players and their
palace cars were used, and tally-ho coaches
carried the party from the depots to the
hotels. At the different hotels the finest
suites were engaged with baths and all
conveniences. The players had nothing to
pay except for laundry and absolutely pri-
vate bills. A dividend was made with the
base ball men in San Francisco and one in
Los Angeles. At the first roundup each
player received $342 and in the second a lit
tie less than 500.
When the teams arrived at Denver on the
way to the coast they struck a snow storm
which was waist deep on the level Man.
ager Barnie arranged with fifty men to
clear the snow from the ground but the
workmen piled the beautiful on high
ground. and when it melted the next day
the water turned the diamond into a mud
puddle. Fully 5000 was lost in Denver
on account Of the bad weather as excursion.
lists came into the city on all the traina
and begged the teams to play, although n
was manlfestly impossible to do So
There was no sickness among the play-
ers, except that Clarke had his thumb
split and was out of the game for three
weeks. Corbett hurt finger, and was OUT
o. the game for two weeks Mr. Barnie
was sick fer two days on the coast. and
Nash and Donnivan collided and Nash.
shoulder was dislocated and he also went
out Of the game for two weeks 1t is
thought that more extended trip will be
made by the prominent ball players of the
country next fall, the tour extending as
far as Hawaii and Australia, most pressing
assurances and invitations having been re-
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