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Show Grandpa ton Derides Spit Ball He and Pfefler Talk Awfully About Happy Jack Chesbro's Delivery. CHICAGO, Feb. 25. Cap Anson, Chicago's Chi-cago's baseball idol, and Happy Jack Chesbro of "spit" ball fame, -will be brought together at American League park some bright summer day this season to settle, once and for all, whether the "spit" ball Js Invincible; whether the young men In baseball have anything on the old-timers If the plans laid by local baseball men arc worked out. A number oC baseball men were having hav-ing their dally fanning bee when word came from Now York that Chesbro and Manager Griffin had offered to bet each J100O that Anson could not stand behind the plate and catch six "spit" balls he mlsht throw him. "Get Cap and Jack together at the park some day next season, Commy," suggested Ban Johnson. . "It would be the greatest feature of the year, and would draw a record-breaking crowd." "That would be a great stunt." as-Mntod as-Mntod Comlskey. "I'm willing. If the Cap Is. "We'll give this young man. Chesbro, a chance to make good with his boasts. Call up Anson and find out what ho thinks of It." So "Anse" was called up, and this Is what he said: "You can bet your life I'll go down on the South Side diamond and have It out with Chesbro, I'll catch his 'spit' balls, and If they want to give me half the gate receipts of the game, I'll catch the whole game out for Griffin's bunch, If he Is willing, and I won't need any apron, either. And I'll bet I can slam the 'spit' balls clear out of the lot, and Griff and Chesbro can write their own tickets on this proposition." "It's all up to Chesbro now," said Comlskey, when he heard what Anson had to say about the contest. "I'll be glad to do all I can to bring off the match. I think, too, I'd be willing to lay a little coin on Anson's side of the game, at thjit. I think the Captain can catch the 'spit' balls, while as for hitting hit-ting them, all I've got to say Is that if Anse can't hit the 'spit' ball this Is the ilrst ball ever known he couldn't hit. He has hit the rest of them, and done It just about as hard and as often as ho wanted to. He was a great batter." bat-ter." Fred Pfeffer, king of the second base-men base-men In his day. Is another of tho old timers who believe Chesbro will be up against the real thing when he mecti Cap. Fred haa the situation sized up as follows: "I don't know Chesbro personally, but he is either talking through his hat or Is a poor sportsman when he tries to belittle the baseball ability of a man ill like Anson. Chesbro may be a, graat jit pitcher, but he has no such reputation In baseball as Anson has. and never ;Jll? will have, even if he lives for a thou- sand years. -gk "I believe Anson could cntch the 'spit' ;K ball. He caught everything that was ,SN fired at him for years and years, moro ,CT years than Chesbro is old, I reckon. And If you were to give him a little ; practice, long a-s he has been out of the C game, he would bat several of those six i balls so far that Chesbro couldn't see r. them. These ball-players nowadays v needn't think thoy are so much better jf r than the old fellows. I believe King J ff Kelly knew more baseball than all of l I them put together. If I were playing t 1 ball now I would be ashamed to draw I my salary and wear the pillows the G 'stars' carry on their hands. YVc went J after them bare-handed for yearp. and ; f thoy were cominc Just as hot then as'ji they do now." I |