The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-12

nant in 1872. 1873. 1874 and 1875. with
that Spalding still shooting them over
the plate, 1t was bitter pill for Chi
cago. but she took her medicine hum
bly, until 1876. when she corralled him
herself and won the championship"
Where does Capt. Arson come in?"
He comes into the White Sox crowd
Just at this stage OF the game. He had
been playing two years with the Phil
adelphfa Athletics-and long, raw
boned. heady. good-natured player he
was. too. When the Athletics and the
Bostons, as the crack teams of the
country, made their tour to England In
1874, Arson and Spalding struck up
the friendship which has never failed
to this day, and two years later Joined
the White Stockings together. Arson
played first base. No baseball crank
in the United States need be told what
he played for q generation or so after
ward. When he and Spalding were in
their prime Chicago had no difficulty In
recognizing baseball as the national
game-took the pennant in '7G. 80. 81.
50. IS and Sc. Boston had long
string of victories. too-'77, rs, SO, 81,
80, '93, 81 and SO. New York came
next, with IS, SO. 1904 and 'O5: Brook
Ign, 80, 80 and 1900; Baltimore, '94.
'95 and 90; Pittsburg, 1901. 'O2 and
'03; Providence. 80 and "a. and De-
troit. 81. Since 1890. and the Ameri-
can league came in. the players are
too many and change too often, with
fresh offers Of salary. for me bub, when
the Giants come around again, IL you
happen to have an hour to spare, old
dad wouldn't object to seeing game
or two"
so you don't take any more interest
in the boys who are playing today" re-
Elected bub.
Not so much in the boys as In the
game. When l get to thinking about
the old crowd l go round to the city
hall and have q chat with Cap. Anse.'
Saw him the other day. The old base
ball red hasn't worn off yet; but
notice that being cooped up in the
Office gives him a cough. Poor fellow!
l don't believe he breathes right yet,
unless he's being baked by the diamond
sun. But he was glad to see ME and
talk about the bat leaders of twenty
and thirty years ago. l had list in
my hand. Let's see it, he says, put
ting down the telephone receiver. which
noticed he handled like the handle
of a baseball bat. Yes. there's Barnes
Of Chicago. He led in &c. believe
he's on the open board here. White
of Boston headed the batters in II.
He's in Buffalo in the optical line with
his brother. Dalrymple, the Cream
City leader of '78, was in this room
few days ago.
HE was brakeman before he broke
into the baseball business. and he has
returned to the railroad business. An
son of 20. Here, you've got him down
Twice. Yes, that's right-79, 81 and
IS. Gore OF Chicago, led us in 80. The
last heard of Gore he was in New
York city-at the bar, or first-class
waiter at a restaurant. Big Dan
Brouthers led the heavy hitters four
years, which is the record, so farm
SO and 'S3, when he was with Buffalo,
in SO when he played with Boston, and
in '92 when he was 18th Brooklyn.
Dan is still In the game-so is
O'Rourke, no was with Buffalo when
his name headed the batting average
of "a. They were both in the New
England league. believe O'Rourke
has the franchise for the Waterbury,
Conn, club. Connors, the star batter
OF IS, is also playing in New England.
Mike Kelly, the great all-around player
OF Chicago, who led in SO. Is dead.
Luby, who came from the Teaxs league
and welded the heavy stick in 80 and
'91-he's gone, too. Stencil, who play
ed with Pittsburg in '93. and was the
drum major of the batters for that
year, Is now running a saloon on the
Cincinnati baseball grounds. Hugh
Duffy, formerly OF Chicago. you know
now as the manager of the Philadel-
phias. He was Bean Eater in "a,
when he headed the list. At this point
l broke off," concluded the old gentle
man. "The others on the list were
altogether too recent"
"And still, dad, it is the Giant Killers
who are holding up Chicago's end of
the game so far this year."
True, bub, and remember, though
I don't take much interest in the boys
of today, l do enjoy good game. and
don't forget when the Giants. or the
Phillies, or the Pirates, or the"
But the young baseball editor had
finished his home visit and was on q
run for the Office.