The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-27
TIMOTHY HURST.

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should be good ball players. Asarule, they
are swi 1T foott |, natural athletes, who need
little training to get into the pink OF con-
dition," and are noted for their acute eye
sight. These qualities go far toward giving
q ball player success on the diamond. Base
hall to the Indian is as yet n venture, but
within the last year he has demonstrated
that in other games, especially football, he
has the power to give his Caucasian broth
er a run for the money" The success
achieved last season by tho Carlisle foot
hall eleven against some of the strongest
college teams of the east demonstrated the
fact that these descendants of the former
lords of tho forests, IL given equal opportu-
mites, would in few years take the foot
ball championship from their white oom-
petitors. It Is only the advantage which
tho big college teams have of selecting play
-ers from greater numbers which gives
them their present superiority. What the
rcd race will do In baseball remains to be
seen. II Sockalexis achieves any success
with the Cleveland team, he will undoubt-
edly open the gates Of the profession to 9TH
ers of his people
There is no prejudice against the Indian
among professional sporting circles such
as has always existed against the negro.
Once before ! noted the fact that, while
there have been excellent baseball players
of the African race members Of distinctly
negro teams, not one has ever received pro-
fessional recognition from the National
league since its organization. Anson some
years ago went upon the field In an Ohio
town with his Chicago White Stockings to
play the local club In an exhibition game.
The local team appeared with . negro
catcher on the nine, and Anson refused to
let his team play until the colorcd brother
was replaced by white player. Strong rs
the Cuban Giants and Paige Fence Giants
are rs drawing cards, one never heors OF
either of these negro mines meeting Ma
tional league team on National league
diamond, or on any outside diamond, foi
that matter. The Cincinnatis, while
member of tho American association,
played game in New Jersey with the Gu
ban Giants some years ago, believe. But
that was an exception.
This question Of race In baseball comes
mp again through the entrance OF tn.
American Indian into the National league
and recalls some rather astonishing facts
When Friend made his appearance with
the Chcagos In 1895, IL was generally be-
iieyed and so understood that he was He
brew. took occasion then to call atten.
tion TO the fact that the jew In profes
sional baseball playing, i'm spite Of its remu.
neratiyc returns, had neyo been an element
of composition with the Irish and Ger.
mans. Friend promptly denied that he
was Hebrew. and that reduced the case
10 one in which no member OF the Jewish
race ever attained prominence ms a ball
player. Why 10 Is so none has ever tried TO
explain. IL may Ia that the indolcnt life
of the diamond Is not in accord with the
constantly active ways OF the true Hebrew.
Men Of that race however, have been
prominent rs magnates and "hackcrs" OF
the number Cincinnati has furnished the
most Edgar Johnston of the Cincinnati
National league club Of 1889 was the
first. Then came ThorDcr, president Of the
club of 1850, who was succeeded by Men.
derson, another jew. Later still A. :.
Stern, one OF the most successful magnates
I'm the National league, owned and con
trollcd the Cincinnati club. He, too, is OF
the race. Julian Hart was one Of the
Brotherhood hackers In Boston, and prob.
ably the most successful magnate Of the
National league today, In business way
of viewing IL, is Andrew Freedman, chief
owner of the New York club. Mr.. Freed.
man, though Hebrew by birth, has nearly
all of his powerful business and Influential
social relations among the sentiles