El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-28
Sports and Sportsmen

, c. L. thinner. better known as
CHER thinner the well known base
ball catcher and president of the Play
er's Protective association has an
nounced his retirement from the dia-
mond. Since the announcement sever
al days ago there has been no less than
four different stories published in diff
ferent parts of the country as to the
cause of his retirement and which
have caused him to send out the follow
ing signed statement: 81 have decided
to retire from base ball so that 1
may look after my business. A good
many players and owners said 1 was
taking advantage of my position, and
l am accused of having this or that
purpose in view. but l acted with no
selfish motives. l have been charged
with double dealing and everything
else by members of the Players Protec-
tive association, Notwithstanding that
l succeeded in getting from the Nation
al League magnates the precise conceS-
sions the players demanded. | acted
solely for the best interests of the play
ers and with no selfish motive. as some
OF the latter continue to assert l would
have announced my intention long ago.
but | wanted to first accomplish my
mission, and that was to get the play
ers a, good contract. That | have done
and | did it honorably. | can speak
nothing but the very highest praises of
the Pittsburg club and its managers
and | wish them all the success in the
world.
The retirement of thinner marks
the end of sixteen years spent on the
diamond His first professional en-
gagement was with Detroit. with whom
he played in 1884. Owing to illness he
did not play in 1885. In 1886 he played
with Poughkeepsie in the New York
state league, going from there to Roch-
ester the following year Cleveland
purchased his release in June. 1887, and
he played with the Forest City crowd
until 1899. when he was released to
Louisville. He went to Pittsburg in
the Observation-Disclosures base ball deal.
thinner was born December IS, 1861.
He will not have hard time to dig up
eating money. for he had considerable
laid away. He has a cigar factory in
Cleveland. runs retail cigar store.
has a news stand and pool room in
connection with it. and also has a num-
Der of nickle in the slot machines in
his place that bring him in consider
able revenue. He never smokes. chews
nor drinks and does not spend any
Money foolishly.
Notwithstanding the Indifferent
showing that Edward Doheny. the well
known left handed pitcher. made last
year with New York, he has been sign
ed for the coming season. Doheny
maintains that he never got good sup
port when pitching. owing to the eff
forts OF a certain clique against him.
Many think his contention well found
ed. He will have an opportunity this
summer to prove its truth.
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Captain Kelly. of the BroOklyns has
this TO say of the ball players Pro-
tectiye association: THE Protective
association is dead. I. for one. am
done with it. don't see where ii has
done any good. The only persons to
benefit Ivy il have been the attorney,
who got a fat fee. and a few players
who used the association to feather
their own nests. I don't believe the
players will stand another assessment
to support an organization of any
kind.
John j. (Mugsy) McGraw. Connie |
Mack. and Charles Comiskey. all great |
players in their time. constitute the |
on rules of the American |
and spent several hours |
in discussing all the present rules. one |
by one. At the conclusion of their |
labors they issued the following state
ment-
After careful consideration of the
playing rules of 1900 we are of the
opinion that no changes at the present
would add interest to the game. as the
rules of 1900. as enforced by
the umpires OF the American League,
gave fast clean baseball. entirely sat
to the patrons" All the
players of both leagues think that the
National League made mess of 3.
Kings meddling with the playing rules. ;
rhe games would be lively enough If
President Nick Young would make his
impires hustle players along and then
rack them up. as Ben Johnson did
asst year. President Ben Johnson of {
he American League laughs at the I
lew rule of the National League by '
which a batter hit with the ball is not {
O he given his base. and says that I
Malicious pitchers will hit the heavy t
,atters purposely. the batter will re- t
ent the injury, and there Will be e
ght in every game. a
Pitcher Schmidt. the comedian. who v
as cast his lot with McGraws Balti- i
1ore. American League team. says that n
Z team could be made up of the club d
wnerS and managers of the American h
.cague which would beat any team in f
IS circuit with little training. This v
the way he makes up the team: q
first base; Manning. second f
ase: Collins. third base; McGraw. T.
bort stop: McAleer. Duffy and Stall n
ngs outfelders: Connie Mack. catch F
r. and Clark Griffith pitcher. The s
cam would make several teams in the
ationaI League do some tall hustling "