The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
TWO OLD PLAYERS
ARE IN CONTRAST
spOu' Arson Failed to Grasp
Opportunities Like Vet
eran ComiSkey Did.
sY TIM MURNANE.

shattered IDOL.
DAYS ago the wires sent out
s from Chicago, "Old Arson is
The old Roman Of the ball
ras cornsred BY d bowling band
.-.ffrors and acknowledged manful-
81 4 am busted.
a Arson was the Idol OF the ball
II far twenty years or more The
b,sltay might have been at a loss to
- the president OF the United
.,.tss but never failed 20 name Arson
i he great ball player. Arson was
,riqht in his dealings with men, a
.'.-~'seieptious worker for those who en-
,Ioyed him. and in "a position to get
1rerything the game could afford in
The way Of salary and glory.
I-sa fact that man is usually judged
hr results Arson never was handi-
.soned BIZ sickness, had the conditions
md tools 70 work out a successful des-
,instjon. and after reaching the
beigbts where he could see a good old
-asbjoaed finish, he lost out.
pFedict that the old war horse win
s-.me back 20 the 'diggin's" and strike
-ieb lead that viii give him a better
landing with those WhO forced him
MO that statement, Il am busted"
Ie,t with a bunch of youngsters in
the Players league, Arson managed %
Eve Chicago a fast article of base
All IN 1890. and was the head liner on
the National league bill of fare, He
had then been playing professional ball
for twenty years. and should have been
aT1l.jng on the business end of the
L IN. .r-,r-
ing that he remained too long. James
A. Hart went 10 Chicago from Boston
in the fall Of SO and was clever enough
70 see an opening for a clever business
man. He fully enjoyed Anson's love
for the game, and played cards that
finally landed him at the head of the
Chicago CLUB. Later both men lost out
and Charles ". Murphy holds forth
where Arson once was king. Jim
Hart longs for those old days in base
ban. while Arson has lost his hold
with the powers that be.
x X \
When Arson sees what Charley Co
miskey has done he must feel like
2 sponge. Arson had the opportunity.
but failed to make the play, while the
sd Comanchie was there strong at
the first opening and never allowed
the wheel to slip one cog, after he
got in a position 10 play cards. As
a ball player Arson thrived on the
brains of as clever boys as ever broke
into the game. in Mike Kelley, Ed
Williamson. Fred Pfeffer. Tom Burns.
silver Flint and Jimmie Ryan. Co
miskey trained most of his boys TO
play his kind Of marbles. Arson re-
NAMED too long at the plow, while
Cois.iskey was born thinking. Co
niskey always played a weak hand
strong and Il strong hand recklessly.
while Ans always wanted you to think
he couldn't lose.
Arson had TO sentiment. while Co
mislsey is impregnated with that most
delicious ingredient that comes from
the heart OF man.
Old Ans must now sing with Cold
smith:
Remembrance wakes with all her busy
train,
SVells at my breast, and turns the past
70 pain.
Il was Just twenty years ago that
John NJ. Ward, Ed Hanlon and two or
three other ball players worked out the
plans for the Players league cam
palsn. II was during the tour of the
Spalaing baseball party around the
World The season of 1889 was given
ID TO getting the players into line and
forming stock companies. In the fan
Of mat year Charley Comiskey was
hluced 70 give up a first-class berth
YIN the ST Louis club and go To-
chicago with the Players league. feel
hs That II was his duty 70 stick with
ue players. looking for more salts
.setory treatment by the baseball
magnates.
mere was nothing foT COmiskey 20
san ny leaving St Louis. but he was
eeAious 10 set back 10 mis- loved old
Saieago' ana brought with him sew
Ssl good players. among the rest
ooyle King and Arlie Latham. IT was
% au-star aggregation. and failed 70
axe as good showing as the fans
Ooked for Arlie Latham took a6-
ah'age Of the conditions to turn a
le~ inside tricks and soon had she
..ler members OF the team down on
Iun, About the middle OF the season
LStham Joined the Cincinnati club.
Sna to this day Latham has found
.as OLD players handing him knocks Tor
~ ne way he acted IN the days when
''ey We're out for themselves.
4
Domishey rema' led one year and
YES forced back 10 St. Louis after
g,lnhing the hearty admiration Of the
SSa!ess who had fought for the
elolaerh0od move.
ms one act viii show that Co.
alskey was full of real sentiment.
s s,a nus IS the quality that has made
III IN me Idol Of the baseball world,
real gold. >
After an these years Comiskey has
puIchased the very ground IN Chi
80 Where the brotherhood played
% -. -.- nome games, ard will soon erect
NJ. u,nent in the way Of a hassball
49, from "a baseball slave to the
- SsoF OF One-half million dollars In
60! s',ah twenty years is the record OF
So. AeS' who broke into the game
py7-.t years after Arson and for a
49, OF years fought the National
ns,s.-e lot al in sight. CamIskey was
No.. win the National league al
go, While Anson was always 3
t;o tel supporter of the old organ. "a.
see that President Charley Muir.
- u NE Chicago Cubs has sug.
~ =, mat Ansou be given a place
~ Lle National league as supervise,
~ sS lmpires. Arson would max,
an6 4leal man to handle your umpire
oo1a sSOuid look the part and have tn
bs,'..Slence of every genuine lover ,
NJ Don't let the thought die
o. Aurphy. The National lea gu
t1.s.tJt AFFORD to let this golden oppor
tbs,.s sup Tor their own good, an