Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23


ways alert and watching the interests of
his own club and allowing no advantage
to his opponents. Whenever he has been
right, and perhaps oft n when he thought
a bluff would go, he has made his pro-
test and most frequently has carried his
point. He has always had the support
of the fans of his home town, however,
when given a chance, and he will make
the best interests of the association en-
tirely his own. He began playing base
ball in 1884 in St Paul, and the next
year was in Hamilton, Ont. In 1867
he was again with st. Paul, 1889 with
Washington, 1905 with the Chicago
club. 1867 in Minneapolis, part of 1898
in New York, and in 1890 and 1900 with
the Minneapolis again. He has latterly
played the right field position. There is
no doubt about his headwork and he has
proved it.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
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"Topsy" Hartsel, the we'll known In
dianapOlis left fielder, is here visiting
friends writes Hal Reid in the Indianap-
oils News. He said that many of his
friends believed he had been killed in an
accident recently at Portland, Indiana,
and his visit was largely for the purpose
of proving that he was still on earth and
anxious for the baseball season to open.
Like several other American league
players who were drafte blast fall, aHrt-
sell does not know just what his assign
ment will be next season. He was
claimed by both Cincinnati and Chicago
last fall and later turned over to the lat
ter club. He signed his Chicago contract
and WIS prepared to play in that city,
but President Hart has not yet come to
the front with the $1,000 for his release,
and unless he does this Hartsel will still
belong to Indianapolis. President Wat
kins is not averse to holding his crack
outfielder next season. While Hartsel
would like another chance in the big
leage, he says there are much worse
places OF play in than Indianapolis.
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Another member of the Philadelphia
ball club has succumbed to the smiles of
a member of the fair sex. This time it
is Elmer Flick, the wonderful right field
er, who ranked second in the National
leagues batting last season. Flick has
announced his wedding In a letter to
Billy Connors, of this city. The event
took place at Indianapolis one week ago,
the present Mrs. Flick being an heress
of that city. Thus Elmer has kept up
the traditions of the diamond, for it is
a thing unheard of for ball player to
marry young lady who is not beauti-
full and an heiress. Flick, according to
the letter, is at present on his honey
moon, the announcement being sent from
Niagara Falls. Flick writes to Mr.. Con-
nors that he and his bride will make
tour of the country before coming here
to make their homes about April 1. 1t is
not expected that Rick will receive any
lie, t,,1o
of the Philadelphia club. Matrimony
among the me.abers of the team is not
favored; in fact it is frowned down upon
by the officials.-Phiiadelph Press.
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The Cincinnati club has two players
under contract for next season. They are
hrijHwlike a etaoi shr eta slrhhhhh
George MagOOn, who played second for
the Indianapolis club last season, and
Billy Bergen, the young catcher Of the
Fort Wayne club drafted last fall Ma
COON was signed to ., Cincinnati contract
last fall, before the Players Protective
association was organized. while Bergen
signed some time ago, he not being a
member of the Players union, and con-
sequently was not under any restriction
Just at present these two players are
all the local club can pvasr of in the way
of material for next seasons Reds. In
this respect it is not behind any Of the
other clubs in the league. In fact, the
local club may have little the best of
the others, for it is said that few of them
have any men under contract. AS yet
no effort has been made to sign other
players. Treasurer Lloyd has not sent
otu contracts as yet In former years
contracts were always sent out early in,
ENa1>, 1,,,t l1>,
it is believed waste Of postage to mail
contracts, for the players are not very
apt to Superintendent Commercial Tri-
bune. l.
At least one game in which he par
ticipated at Philadelphia Park last year
will be remembered. This was on June 4.
when the Phllies were struggling to re-
tain their hold on first place. The home
team was in the lead by the score of
to 3, when Pittsburg went to bat in the
ninth inning. With two men out and
Richie on second base, the game looked
to be "cinch" for the Phillies The next
batsman should have been Pitcher Wad-
dell, but O'Brien was sent to bat. The
big fellow stood like a statue while Piatt
sent two balls, each of which was called
trke, over the plate. O'Brien never
moved muscle. The game seemed won
beyond the shadow of doubt. Piatt
sent the third ball s1uarely over the
plate, O'Brien moved his bat for the first
time and before Thomas could get the
ball back to the plate. OBren was safe
at home and O'Brien had registered a
safety" which hurt many a fans feel
ings. Pittsburg won out in the tenth
inning by the score of 5 to 4. and
O'Briens hit that day still fingers like
a nightmare in the memories of some of
the Observation-Disclosures Press.
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There are several of Manning's players
winterng in this city, and the local agent
OF the Washington Association club is
particularly anxious to get them to sign
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