Show ARE GOOD PLAYERS AfTER YEARS WORK I Some Interesting Facts Concern Concerning ing Many Old Time Ball ANCIENTS CALLED KIDS A c umI Win Wh eVI in Into I ii to till llio ii in XII Nii I I lum st mint Twenty Venn KO 10 Are tre re Still nt at It What If It It IK it J nearly nuri twenty years tine since 1 broko broke Into tho Iho hi Does say ea aa that I ought to 10 retire now t to mako room for tor young follow I J dent rico neo 1 why wh Thus spoke KM Gleason on clad and recently fc when Homebody hody called hi hl his attention to 10 time the Met ho l Is III ono one of Cf the tha very Aery Cn fut tew 1 still mill IIII In lit s that html entered enle 11 the limo National us 00 fat far back as au lS IS I S Tho cuili tint luu lIu n II lino IIno husky hu kl of IlI it Us on IU It I t re I moo ter II or In hi I ii tha I lie pea c ni nt Pr UI on mend Ind Unit t 1111 1 other it hi r p IC I 11 Until run III KHI KII when tn t 01 1 OX lii ti tie ino t e ui c I are still JI ny iy II the tte Ih runs KiloS Neither any C nu s all OKI until LIls MHO IS 01 III III iii I ru tin III I lie It Mill HUD ii ii veil urn kr r it im r and 1111 a lip 1 lii I j activity ItCH 5 II y a nm lila K of ot llo a IH is only one ono man says ays t n on pie PIU ing in III nut company pa II still 1110 win was In III It tile I A ii t i I pt I brose in tn hunt Hiat is ft I old Jim lell II II now lor lur the ier anti and he ho h woe was wn tan inn first to tip tl my when I 1 Ica M capio ca tue a it major lillO I LI I nav I tOut IlM Jim is in GOing oung to II r II rl li you yote O it II THO Ie out nimy will ho ItC when whon the Iho umpire ca taIts play null neat sprIng I as a Pure turc ui us u Dan llau Johll 11 wit wll lix Ito schedule for tor th tM the Ned Juil II und and Connie wore crt pla playIng in th tho league I aluc belore bPI ore Isis h hut hilt us na thoy time have hae long iong since stopped to t of ot talila tailua WP we can puss ll I them up 1 t ii rIg ia II with wi tie ii in III my m hume home N J in lii J h hu i I 1 omit and pitched provisional bull for tor time the I fain there I went scent to I 1 did 1 goud enough work ther there to 10 attract the tho ti n lion of ot Harry Ho 11 mo Inc tor lor or thu club and Jute Jim my may III clutcher In III tier the hl Just east cast u l your eye eo over tile tha n lust t of ot pit C In the tha league l nIU nt itt that time III In John Ilyf n t Welch I 1 Mins un aO a Wa nt that thaI ix n lino tub for a n kid to 10 face 1 I I pitched about Iw games In li our stat Mar twIrler He lie 11 pitched tho bulk of the th SOME BOMB OK OF rum THi nutty lurt who now not the Phi joined tho Iho I ho ii in 11 n I V tM j ant Jako Joke Heckle broke brukl In III i tho tue sauce Hamo year tear CRr playing t bob for Ill fo foun un camo callie from I In III the th Ih New ee J and uM lagie l all Kye Fa e from tram tOO tM Ht alt cub club of ot the tho association tion lion lionI 1 L trail liml almost overlooked another r man who cut n a fIgure III In the thu league at lit time just oo as ho itu now That ThIll In is Mr henry Henr ODay ODa 01 01 m called then tutu n a pitcher now in sn n anti and a II co Ool one UDay wan waI wa a It ball na nil far tar bacK bar an M anis asIt is Jf when he pitched for the team learn of ot the Norl Northwestern league In lim H thank nude m le his National debut and amid became one InC of oC tho the It II was buck huck to 10 tile the minors for him III In 11 6 but thu Iho th season saw naw him back In fast company rind and hn tin Is U still III with UP liP While wo use are arl about an 1111 urn lint I 1 might an nit well weil 1 par sa pa the rH IlkA Hank because he Ice doe nl throw you out of thin tho gam nn at oon coon ni nu you ou open your OUI mouth but wilt will talk lalk back And nul dont ilon think for tor it II minute that Ihal anybody hut has anything on Henry when It cornea comes to 10 repartee 1 I remained r 11 with the Ih Philadelphia club until I r Then I 1 was wall to 10 the St club pitched for them until the Ih middle of Inn th Ih season reason of when h I L joined tile the club under the tho man of Neil Ned ell Hanlon In lit the tIme of Pr ISM it I m was as traded to New York for fOI Jack JileK Jac Doyle I 1 put In five years ears cars with the tho Giants Sometimes It II was n a jot joko n and a tragedy In the tho eptIng of the tho New York management would neither sign nor releMo me The war var was wall on Oil so o I lumped jum l to the tha Detroit club chili nf or the American league In 1111 John Johnl McGraw l Oraw and Kd EI made mad A trod IVy which I once onCA more became a 1 Na ia National leaguer gave Smith to 10 Detroit for lor In and then handed the thue Kid md over o r to t Philadelphia where I havo hlo been heen ever sluice H 5 aJ you IJU see co eo there are only 10 of nf th the crop of stIll MUll left letl In ant fast COlli 1111 They The ate aio McGraw Duffy ODay and myself anti and wo WI wilt will 11 on etc just n tee long Jon us ire tile tho th public the th duh ami amid the tho league president pre will stand for us mrs CHEAT WORK wom Kid hIl Nichols had lila bin troubles amid bin was recognized 1111 just junt jU 1 like Ilko other great stars of th Ih the diamond linns I Napoleon Cy Seymour Jimmy Handow Mertes Hurry Harr Davis Davo Fulls and arid Kill Kid l Nichols III In telling of his hie experience before lie he was wn signed by b Frank tides Helen for forthe the tho Omaha lIAr any Mat I 1 was dropped droppel twice bv by Kunnus City CIl arid and that when w lell lellI I 1 was wan pitching winning ball In Mi 1 S1 Jim Jima Jimmy Jimmy my Manning Maiming engaged mo rue for his lii western 1 team learn I J had to fairly Bt gt down on 1111 ti my In and an l licit g for Cor n II trial It II was war granted me inc and tumid I Z pitched IllI heil lIve IIvo Kumes Kames winning them nil all Inu lIu Inri not 1101 and nd Manning to tu Ink Inc rno on tho Iho I Initial I iii I trip tn p He ma mu my roy III release r hn e I 1 went wept down to Memphis anti and played with Hurry Harry and the tue late luta John Juhn 1 until that tram went up tip Then Man Ion Manning icIng ning lured hired mo mu for tol hi hl his City In Jim ISSI S J I I pitched twenty for rOI lilt hl I inin w win n log i gil of or th t m hut hill y yet yetI tt t 1 I wan wall turned to rn Ott down dowl clou Ii a ti lImp I I ni nis As s 11 fur burl bitch an ats o Frank that good anoil If f bull liell players that afterward II I ri him lit in to In Ile E I tO I pennant winners tot for live uis ami in L build up tho Iho tir present strong Chicago Nn sr srI I I league I alue team 1 flu I I m for itt tho 1111 I he I club climb tn t II twin in w 11 won n the Ihl I chit mn pious of tuf Ih ii es it p lI pIla lion Tho club climb played 1101 genies and Nichols and Dad l 10 nI it lIlIk C to rk out h 1 t gim t of 01 Helen I m mice i nf ot the ilip tiam nm in lii l 1 k I i bliP n Nichols I with w I I It him ItI iii and ilmi tn t lie Kid 1111 l lit hII I II Mr luls long Jong lOll and a nit honorable ruble DI I a a a II Nut 01 JI I I HI I I n gli r Fn the Ih t It In years yearn Ilko a it I leitt 1111 leittie II T ie almost bin arm 1 na oft nit for Ilium lit lilt ii i g Iho Ihu I owners of t tile tub dut Jim III W tea H Kl ii hl Ills l Kl release nm liy h the Ihl iii 11 s i that hi h accept hut 11 of 01 th lb Kan nt f City club In 1101 R H tempting of ot offer for fer rom Ilme I brought broil g Ii I Nichols li In I I tho Iho ge nicil t of or the Ihl t he St letl is UI a ii I unit 11 I e was stat R 1111 I tt ill POliO and 1111 situ nt mit on ro tom till li II l lI I I ci w h Duffy I lii 11 tty Ills hit hl old ci r of ot the HoMon days |