The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
An All Round Sports
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his grand average at bst : s 4
man who can bat .s2s M, ~ h.
the league Is accounted :
der every condition and Z
batted UP to that mark. ~ (
that his fielding averasss
collected. The figures fnm
he has had 1869 put Qua AZ
b54 errors. This makcs N, 4
centagc .971. r.
AS fielder Anson hss !.
markablc. He Is too M. M h
For that reason he put IVA
tase, where the fielding
as quick. active work az h IA
in the infield. Va !, A.
As a baseball general ~ \
considerable kicking. IN
breath he has expended -.
rifcs would doubtless mi Z s'S
looms. indeed. his "klcklns, b.
have put him in the anomsi..
a Baby" Arson and "Old ~
10 one, to say nothing - a.
names ny which he has hsss n
day the captain has been n W
TO umpires as he has been n b.
he has not often gone into a.
umpires when there wes ss.I
gained by 1t and his kIeli,s
been OF the disorderly kipd
havior on the field hss ~
gentleman and he has resu,3|
of his players.
BY the general public A.
TO be reasonably wealthy. n
usually estimated at about m
900. Naturally he is sonesis,
the question and doesn't isir
into his confidence. He d.
ing, though, that he Il ~
desperate fight to keep ths y,
door. Whatever he has NJ y
baseball, for that has been ~
his life. He started at RON
airy of 500 a month. Since tkn
earnings have been we'll Is \
sands, including salary. III,
and commissions. Therefot,
old man never again step ,n \
he need not know want, ~
Industrious and not extrsNs
made and kept.
But baseball is not the ou,
sport Captain Arson has folIo,
back as IA, indeed, he vsot
with that famous team q
cricketers and achieved muS
batsman. Since then be y
many other branches Of spos
less eXcels in SO many q Il
entitled to be called the ~
individual sportsman in the 4
are people who will dlspuls
ment, doubtless many o. q
them produce a man who ex0A
lines of sport as does Ansa
Next after baseball the ia Y
est of his record at billiard
has not stuck in the minds Il I
but Arson played in and u
match at 14-inch baAk lire
played. It was with Frank m
trail Music hall, on March y,
won by a score of 500 to "
being o 1923 and his best NJ
then he has played match a.
the prominent shortstops N
liardists and has won bis
victories.
At shooting Anse Is also a
has won prizes at the t7H
field, and has brought dovI
in the way Of small gam, ID
to wild duck, and from cotton
1t has been his custom 10 u
of weeks in the woods socnt
of every season at baseball
comes home without game n
Handball is Anson's faverim
else, as billiards is his ~
ment. He is an expert y y
and has won from some * ~
its players.
at is the best game mn
baseball player in shape dgl1
ter" said Anse. tits ~
good fun"
Back in the early days -
prizes at wrestling, and eoM
out his man with the giotd
teur bout--not a professlnn
the captain has ~
and is still. His skating
to straight ahead. hard pes
does fancy stitching graca
In the early days. wheu y
dancing. he and Mrs. Ansca
the best dancing couple y
ball.
Physically, Arson is = "
Of manhood as one would q
the world over in a man 9
approaching the end Of BIZ uy
he is six feet and a coupN
weighs 225 pounds. and - .
arrow. The fleeting yeen
slight marks upon him. ~ /
lie lined as is that Of the q
30. He is alert in action y
in everything. Even NOV
matches that reel y
accuracy and agility Of ~ b
Is successful in them. s
TRULY has Anson beN a
nan. In baseball he Is w. d
man ever played so icnt
of the game no = y
played better. He has ~ !, ii
he grand old man OF ~
md 1T is doubtful II We S
ais like again. Nh "a