The evening times., 1898-08-18

umpire. who kept cool. But Anson ragged
and stormed until Gaffney "got bet too.
fined Anson 500 more and ordered HIM
out of the game.
Nor was Anson's first meeting with
Umpire Tim Hurst extremely cordial.
1t was in Philadelphia Scarcely player
knew Hurst. who had lately Joined the
League stan. Anson was at the bat for
the first time in the game. The. second
ball was a pretty one; Anse gazed at II
as II whizZed by.
"Strikei' cried Hurst.
Anson dropped his bat, stood on the
home plate. turned. and. with an express
SION of supremest disgust and contempt.
looked Hurs. over from head 10 toes and
Who are you looking at?' asked
Hurst. -
You. of course" 2sneered Anson.
well lie; me tell you, young man, II
will cost you so TO look at me- said
Hurst, 80 You had better look AT the
pitcher and hit the ban when he puts 1t
over or I'll call 1t a strike. Dye under
s:and?''
Young man" to Anson, 1t was too
much for him: he did as Hurst bid and
struck out.
Baseball was born-in Anson.
Anse-s father was himself q baseball
player. one of the sgrandfathers of the
game. Anson the younger. big. strap,
ping sunburnel farmers boy, played
second base on the iMarshafitowh' Iowa;
team in 1863. There Anson was born and
raised There his father and two broth
ers played with him on the local nine.
The famous old Forest City team, OF
Rockford. H.. visited Marshallton in
1863 and AL Spalding. Ross Barnes and
the other professionals were amazed by
..Anse's" batting and by the way he cov-
cred second base. Two seasons atter ne
p,ayed third and catcher on the Forest
Citys.
Arson was lately asked when he played
his first game OF ball!
Il can't remember when / didn't play
baseball" he answered. when 1 was
sent to school l didn't go. / ran away
to play ball So when / came to tackle
the examinations for the Iowa State
University l couldn't pass them and had
TO take a year Of private instruction to
get in. 1 didn't study very much there
and was sent to Notre Dame University,
where 1 learned all 1 wanted in nine
months and was ready for the baseball
business.
IN 1871 1 hired myself out to the old
Forest Citys. of Rockford, at $e3 month,
and my professional career was under
way"
game in the world to the benighted ma
tions of the earth.
In the winter of lSSS-S9 he was the
star Of the trip around the world with
the Chicago and All-America teams,
under the management of A. G. Spalding
The party went first to Honolulu, thence
to Australia, where they played games at
Auckland, Sidney, Adelaide, Ballarat and
Melbourne After leaving Australia the
tourists called at Colomo, Ceylon, and
thence went to Cairo.
While in that city they visited the
Pyramids and played game in the
sand in front of the Pyramid Cheops.
Their first game in Europe was played
Rome, Florence, Nice and Paris. They
visited London, and landed on American
soil just six months after the day of
departure. During the trip Anson was
hailed as the representative athlete and
sportsman of the Western Hemisphere.
II these American boys. who have set
up Anson as baseball hero wish to play
ball as well as he does and to play ball
as long as he has, they had best listen to
his advice. Pop was asked how he
had kept in such good condition for so
many years. He answered:
There is only one way I can account
for 1t. / have not burned the candle at
both ends. I do not drink, and did not
smoke after I was convinced 1t was not
good for me. When I say that have not
touched liquor in the past twenty-five
years am telling you pretty near the
truth. 70.
'When I was married. dozen bottles
of champagne were presented to US. Nine
of these were consumed by the guests at
the wedding. OF the remaining three, two