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but as the Brooklyn Club lias not bad a sue-erssftil year since the Brotherhood, little talk ; of that kind is heard of late.’ ”At one time in base ball a team that did nor have a mascot was not in it,” says the Globe Democrat. “Captain Comiskey of the. old St. Louis Browns and Captain Anson of , the old Chicago White Stockings, were enthusiasts on the subject. They were firm believ-ir« in the abilirv of a mascot to down a' hoo lcb. In the halcyon days of both these clubs tadh had a niascc-t who during his regime was !coked upon as an omen of good luck and c nninni’ i sprct of players, managers andthe public. Captain Anson of the Chicago I?;;,; ;* yra;■ ivnFCOt in Clarence Duval, *he cnlrrrd ‘YIlow who was a wonder in more ways than one. He is in St. Houis this week, but under the stage name of Lord Barnie. drum major with Williams Walker. : in their coon act at Hopkins’ Grand Opera ‘ House. He called at the Southern yesterday ; ami in strolling through the corridor he saw ; many familiar faces as he gazed upon the \ passing show of base ball luminaries and ' when told that his old friend. Captain Anson, j was not at the meeting he said:“ ‘Well, well, well! So the old man’s on the shelf. I’m scrry to hear it. I went around the world with the Chicago-All American team with Cap’ Anson and had a glorious old time. We lived on the fat of the land and many funny sights we saw. The ole man was a whole show in himself and as I could do several different turns the Cap’ and 1 used to make things pretty lively. I know Tom Burns and Jim Hart well and lots of others.’ ” Manager Tom Burns left for Chicago Tuesday night to prepare for the departure of his team for West Baden for spring practice on Saturday. The following schedule has been prepared:•March 3, departure from Ohtl-ca-so: March 6 to 13. urn a: West Baden: March H to April 1, pr.irthv at Way cross; April 2. game at Savannah, C:i.; ,\i ri! I. ire me *u Chari r-stvn, A C.: April 3, P; mo at Antra,«•;a. (.ra,; A]ri 1 *. xr.me a t Athr:ta, it a.; April T. same at Mon-tfrc.mery, Ala.: April S, game a: or M-kvn; April 0 and 10. ganrai at N\ w Orlor.s: April 31 to 14. schedules tkm ar-jriniyel: Apr'il 33. ’league season opens, with CM-e.lt; 2T ». prif'-.hly at -.St. L-xiis.After the •.!]»lt;-r.'irrr content at St. Lcuis a series .•if four yames o.V-:*h will probably be played a.: i'ir.cit-.vat i ar l lv*uisvMlt*. This wcuH brvnc? the iir.-t «xnv.-s in rv/.-cr.fyo ti-Wu't May 1.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Fri, Mar 04, 1898
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