Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-26
CHAPTER XI.
1 Helm Win Tho pennant.

Nellhel lhe president nor tho cap
tain OF the Chlcegos had worried Il III
tle hit over my threat to break my
contract Spading certainly knew
me we'll enough to recognize my big
blum az the final kick OF man who
wouldn't 80 back on his word no mat
ter what his personal likes and dis
likes might be When II came 10 tho
scratch thero was nothing to DO but
FIX It up the best could with tho
prospective Mrs. Anson and turn my
face toward the setting sun
so | submitted meekly, pnt on the
Chicago uniform and started In to do
my best 10 help win the coveted pen.
pennant for tho Lake Michigan me.
tropolls During tho winter Of 1878
10 the National league was formed.
Morgan q Bulkeloy OF Hartford,
Conn. afterward governor and now
United states senator from that state,
was It's first president and ilNod tho
position one season, being succeeded
by Mr. Hubert The eight clubs that
were members OF the new league were
the Athletics OF Philadelphia tho Dos
tons. the Hartlords, The Chloagos tho
st. Louis, the Louisville. the Mutuas
OF New York and the Ciuclnnatls
BY the constitution of the new
league no city OF less than $4,000 in
habltants could become member
and no city could be represented by
more than one club II that had been
the rule when | was with the Alh
letics we would have been spared tho
humiliating experience with the Phil
adelphlas beaten by our own towns.
mem Another reform brought about
by tho league was the adoption OF a
players contract. With that In force
the Chloagos could not have taken the
big four" away from Boston The
new rules also provided for the eIpul.
sion Of member guilty Of breaking
their contracts or for dishonesty, sud
for penalty such men were debarred
forever from playing In league clubs.
Gambling and liquor selling on club
grounds were prohibited and any play
or Interested In a bet on tho result OF
q game was liable to get the grand
bounce
guess | could remember the mako
up OF the Chicago team in the Arst
season OF the National league without
consulting my diary, but TO make sure
sec that II was as follows A q.
spRlding. pitcher. captain and man.
Rgeri James White. catcher, A G An
son. third base, Ross Barnes. second
base, Cal McVey, first base. ]. p Pc.
ters, shortstop, J. W Glenn left
field; Paul A Hines. center field
Robert Addy, right field As have
said already. four OF these were
coaxed away from the penuantwin.
ming Bostons and nfth-who waA
myself was suatched bodily from tho
Philadelphia Athletics For five men
who had been treated I'm such high
handed manner. want TO remark
We were tolersbly cheerful bunch OF
ball merchants
Just at frst the Boston folks were
40 crushed by their loss that they
hardly knew which way to turn Tn,
blow was q tough one, but the man
RsemSnt gathered up the fragments
and went 10 make their organization
as formidable Az possible, From thai
time on Boston,s sole ambition was e
beat Chicago, but It so happened thai
We bested them in nine straight game,
before they got their hearts desire
shall never forget the drst gam,
we played on the Boston grounds tha
season, II was Memorial day and
record crowd turned out to witness
the event, Long before the hou
named 70 call the game the inclosur,
WAS packed too fun for comfort, and
vast crowd Of disappointed fans, SOM
OF them from long distances, was ma
king a big hullabaloo outside On aC
count OF the holiday no one was work
Ing and apparently everybody Wa
Wild to see tho stolen Big -Four" Il
their new uniforms The mob was y
dense that at one time II looked q
though there wodld not be roor
enough In the grounds TO play N
game. when the gates were close
the crowd swsrmed over the fence
and the force OF special polceme
had more than II could do TO preserv
order
wish you co,ad have seen an
heard tho ovation tho big Four" r,
ceiyed whom they put In an appeal
snce The crowd was so uclLed {
see the old fayoftes that tho fac
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