The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-25
WORK ON WORLD JOG
HELPS BIG PITCHERS
Experts Predict Hurlers VIII
Be Better for the Trip
Around Globe.

Since the Giants and the White Sox
took to the road on their whirl around
!. the world, the question of the prob
able effect on the salary wings OF the
pitchers has been the subject Of lively
discussion and debate However, the
conclusion has been reached by experts
that the long strain will not impair the
usefulness Of the hurlerS, and: they, go
hack to the other globe girdhDg trip
to back up their opinion.
OF the four hurlers who made the trip
around the globe in 1888 -S9-John Is;
Tener, Mark Baldwin,. John healy, Eo
in fact, the best ball Of their careers,
after returning from their globe trot'
Baldwin, one of Cap Anson g mann
stsys, was regarded at that period one
of the leading hurlers Of the country
and certainly his record sfterward sus-
tanned the claim-although he was
let out by Mr.. Spaiding after the
trim was over, not on account OF sore
arm or lack of ability, but for reasons
that at this time would be of no inter
est to relate.
Baldwin was shownred with offers
from every club in the two big leagues
save Chicago. But Columbus, having
regained entrance into the majors and
having TO get together, team that
n
cured Baldwin at a fabulous. price as
one of the main props and big attrac-
tions. Mark proved the best invest
ment the Columbus club made In their
eudeavor to put winner IN the big
show, for he had the best sui most sue.
cessfnl year of his career he pitched
sixty-five games, every one the fnil
count or better, and the majority OF
them were. gems in the art OF pitching
BaIdwin's Great Work.
Baldwin pitched 100 full games that
wear or rather from October 81, 1888,
until October 5. 1889. Thirty games on
fhe trjp around the world, five exhibi-
tiou games while with Columbus, and
sixtv.fiye contests in the regular sea
son of 1889. This is without doubt
world s record in number of games
pitched.
was rated as top-notcher in the ma
iors, although he was accounted one CT
the stormy petrels of the game, a law,
suit with Chris Won der Abe almost
driving him out Of the game
s'Long John = Healy, another one OF
the auartette of hurlers who made a
lasting name By trottiug, the globe With
by the trip. Healy s work fac follow
ing summer was very ordinary, in fact,
II was poor. But in 1890 John Healy.
the "Egvp5ian mystery, had the best
season OF bis long career in the majors.
Not alone was he a great winner, but
his twirling was approaching the phe-
nomenal.
sf the New York Giants, gave no iuG.'
cation Of slowing np his terrific speed
FOR many seasons after tie try And
,he summer after his work was fac.
tor IN helping his team'to win the PEN
nant.
Work Helped Tener.
John X. Tencr was one Of Cap An
son IS mainstays IN 1889, the twenty-five
rames he hurled in about as maDy 1if.
ferent countriea just put the powerful
on the firing line for the Chicago White
Sox when he returned the following
spring Tener IS games on the tip and
in the regular season which followed
tosaleG up 10 half hundred, about
twice as many rs the average present.
dav star burls in AN entire season.
So the trip NAV he the direct or in
direct cause of adding extra class and
tone 10 the bunch OF hurlers now with
the travellers.
When the old crowd of tourists
reached Ireland among the noted places
they visited was the world-famed BIar-
ney stone. Each and every one of the
hall players took healthy and re-
sounding smack at it, Tom DAILY was
80 cnraptured with it he not alone took
q healthy and resouuding smack, but
he bit a chunk out of the wonderful
stone and carried ii away as me-
1nento. 1t wouldn Z bother Jeff Tes-
rcau TO duplicate Days feat. With
his powerful jaws be should he able to
bite off enough TO furnish all the
players with a good-sized piece Of the
Blarnev rock TO treasure as a memento
of old Erin and NTess - iron jaw.