New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

PICKED UP
Charleston. 5 c. March % (specaD.-Manager
Day and his players have been here for ten DAYS
now. and those who have followed closely the
work that has been done at the ball park are able
10 form some notion o. what may be expected
from the team this season. Day was seriously
Handicapped right AT the outset by the lack OF
men He brought only fourteen Of the regular
team here with him. Wilson had been I'm Denver
and was delayed in reaching training quarters by
floods that interrupted travel In the South and
Southwest Mcfarland came I'm day or two late
giving no adequate for his tarliness. Rusie
Meckin and seymour have not come at all the
three making trouble over salaries and threatening
not 20 play ball anywhere this season.
This left Day in a crippled condition. even for
practice work He could not make mp two mines
OF his own without calling In local assistance and
As there was no good baseball organization In
Charleston lt difficult 70 arrange practice
games that gave any promise OF sport or which
were calculated TO arouse the interest of the team
or the public a dare was given the boys OF the
college Of Charleston last week. but the collegans
could not even make the New-York men exert
themselves The score closed 81 10 l. and the single
tally was given outright 10 the collegians. Then
there was "a distressing lack OF pitchers DohenY
Carrick and Brompton made up the bunch Inc
nrs two are good enough men in their way. but
the latter is a new man. with whom me manager
had 10 work inlefatigably
\ Few days ago Day added Colcolough 10 the
string Cocolough In the National League
once. having gone from here 20 Plttsburs "tp
Suvdam az the same time that Parke wilson ana
German were discovered IN the Southern League.
Bu, Coloolough had been petted and coddled at
home was fond OF erands:and business and was IN
clued 20 shirk duty for pleasure. Pittsourg soon
sdefrac,ed him and he has been floating around
IN minor leagues ever since. There Is no question
Of the fact mat he can play good ball Tie mas
a good eve. a steady head and strong arm Wheh
IN condition He l. a good base-runner ana makes
q fair showing with The stick II Day uec'ueS L"
give him "A contract and IL able 10 Keep MN III
,-,, b Will get his moneys worth and II is pos
sill. TOO TINT past experiences may have Drought
/ Colcoough % his senses and made him ready 10
do ,be nes, work Of which he IL capable There Is
/ ro question u the fact that Day is hishy p'as'u
with him SO far. and is seriously thinking o. sign
nfwitb~tandinr '', drawbacks tho team has put In
some good honest work. The weather u.S "'.i
id.al and not a DAY has been lost The inheld anu
Tie outneid have got 10 a point az "Mch lhes
- th men have been lmbere1 up without serious
. u.ishap Of amy kind Grady and Wilson penihq tle @
made progress. An encouraging sisu is ne YIN
with which everybody has been hi,ns i"o he the
,,asro, ricled mo bv the club Re IS an ebon-hued
iittc pickauinny who was known ABOUT the I
/ calv known as a Guah negro. The negroes On
Sea Islands are disinc, from pa,s ,1g rs ~ ther
,,rr -, uatoie which cannot be UNDERSTOOD by any
0ra vha has not associated with them FOR years.
/ Rabbi mas of course. picked mp considerable
English It il spoken about ne s,reeIs . OF d =,
/ Southern town. Ills parents died several yeal'
/ ago and he fell into the hands OF chimney CON
/ fIactor who brought him w 10 De a sweep @ for
Two years he has daily struggled through the mar
row. nueS ~ nigh chimneys and sung AZ the TOP
OF them the quaint song which ne ana ms col. con
frer.s alone know. This Will seem very old-iasilc
+ toned 10 New Workers. but there are scores or
,trparfrries I'm Charleston who still follow the
/ irade Of chimney sweeping Rabbit has no more
idea OF what or where New-York is than the man
/ t tbe moon but he Is delighted with the favor
Ina, he has found IN ne eyes Of the big ball-
plavers. and he would follow them without ques-
+ lion 10 tho North Pole.