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BALL.Tony Mallane’s Engagement by tie Cincinnati Club.—HI8T0BY OF tHE' iREMARKABLl tlTGHERiW#*t Released—Clinton a PoiiibUHy-NoMi, Ml’ Vvfc'News and Comment*.*The official averages (final) for the entire season are in onr possession, and will be* -v V, ^' ' r H. ’ ' ii.' 11 ' • '■published next Sunday. The^pressure upon our columns by the election news of the last'.f. hWPweek has made this postponement necessary. They will ^positively appear next Sunday.**0Ed. Com. Gaz.]The above cut is j John iReilly’s idea of what the higli-hand. pitching craze may come to unless speedily checked. We have grave fearsare -*• tiiQlJjpicturesque. • %?■PURELY A FALSEHOOD.The statement made in a Cincinnati paper *811 mU*y*3at Carpenter waecsuied int^theoffice‘of he SecWfcrry of'thfe Club Snr'instructed that he must not take any Union players to New Orleans, or play against them, wholly false, and Carpenter pronouncesl|| so. He never recited any such a story to any one, He is under salary fo the NiewOrleans Clu1 for the winter, and the Cincinnati Club for five months have no more control of him or his actions than they have of the Queen of England. The fact is, the New Orleans com-,pany desired to keep clear of any entanglements which might occur in playing against expellee^ or blacklisted players,-and which might induce some of the duos already booked to cancel their engagements. | That 'isjjipand Carpenter was acting simply upon instructions from theta. 4J_ |J g #5.; ■ fp| mf f 1; «J '^.0. MULLANE’S ENGAGEMENT. r ®- In the midst of the election ^excitement the base ball patrons of the Cincinnati Glub and readers of * the Commercial Gazette were diverted with the , pleasing news of the engagement! by l^e Cincinnati Club of Tony J/pful-iane to pitch fot* them in 1885. The announcement wasf made Tuesday morning by the Commercial Gazette, a ||ay in| advanced of any morning paper ; in the country, WednefSte^ morning we published a full history of the manner in whid^he was secured. .|il -V | Mullane is one of the great pitchers of this 'country, ly He and | Hecker lire a'jmjAif that have few equals as pitchers alone, ana none as itchers, outfielders, first basemen, batters and ase runners. Mullane \ does not - onlE ikrengthen thef Cincinnatis in the pitcher s points, but adds large^tobase-running and fielding abilities. We believe we do not raise false hopes In our readers when we unhesitatingly declare that the Cincinnati team - of I next | year ousrht to easily win the American Association championship, f 1 # ^ f « HThe enemies of |the Cincinnati Club, the Union organs who bate Mullane for refusing to play with Lucus, and the St. Louis papers whose hopes have been disappointed, wiftheap abuse and blackguardism upon Tony’s head a mile hi||hy* But he can stand it and it will not harmwK'* The Cincinnati base ball public In the spring will testify to his popularity, fWe wish to state right here that Ikfullane bada perfect morfcl and legaf right to sign with the Cincinnati lt;5Hu1. He was under no obligations to other c^ubs. The Cincinnati contract is according to the requirements of the American Association and National Agreement, and has been duly approved by Secretary Wikoff. It is now in the possession of the Cincinnati Club; ‘The Cincinnati Club wanted-. Mullane if he ever left Toledo, but would do nothing to hurt that club. The officers of J the 5 Toledo Club, howevef; promised to give the Cincinnatis the reference if they concluded to let Mullane go. .Jit, per contra, they made * bargain and sale iflbm Welch and Bailey to the StXoni* Club, through Manager |k»rton, who tied him-self on to the baThis bargain an mated until the date of and furious, an affidavit4th day ofeligible, this monkey not been sho have *tult;k H The fad is an ature evmt or biknown by evesyuseless affidavitmmmEyer# lawyer inmm; therefrom, not be consum-expired from (■^■en fast„■Nik all to siP; sign ; e%HH ikmn they wereJ believg|iiti d,had he he would interests.to ai isOhio■* the notary Hrho lent by making a false andi.avu msmidnight, then acted, honorably by him, and securefl him in a manner laid down and made legal by the base ball rules of| the land. , All blow and bluster #iil avail naught. cinnati Club outwitted Morton. St. Louis andToledo. 4 Mullane is under valid^nd legal contract with ithe Cincinnati*; and will as surelypitch for them^HM» year as he lives.*? Andhere he -icoonknows that the? accuse\ I u I i a a«o||break«;, g a:Bfferantljftconsulting a lawyer oar law student that knowsthe mere law. S«llatiemp|p*only the foli o w in#p to open 'his cyea:k^|2Mvlpasseithrough, Friday, 01 He Will join Carpeuter’on s*p* * * 0 , #j* / *. #4 ** * 0 — . • ** . i ^ TONY J. MULLANE r| ; ^ *;Is twenty-five ]yearsand the most promising ball-blayer in the Union for his a^e. He occupies the proud distinction of .receiving for next year the biggest salary ever paid to a base ball player—more than he was worth to any other club. But with the Cincinnatis he was like Nat Goodwin's Fairy, “Hii. comes high, but they must have him.” i t ;He has a widowed mother, two sisters and two ^younger brothers in Erie, P^., who are largely dependent on hit» for support,; He has now gone to Erie to prepare to build I them ahome. Thia isthat many of hisdirty maligners never did and are never capable of '(.\r T; 'jr':Tony ' Mullane is a perfectly temperateyoung man, of fiueaddress, good habits, frugal disposition (a scarce article of virtue in the profession) andlias alwaysbeld his mother and uQtUy’s interestrs paramount to all. ^ne ooy s hist^Q|^.tt^ona he of.wd oneto encourage^ie poor boys of th^ land everywhere. In thdt^fall of 1877, when he was butneries at tin Uity. mat year Hecker was playing fi^base and captaining the Oil City nine. Heeler saw Tony twirl the iball onefor the Oil City dressed in his greasywon thedaygame, and:; the club gave him a dollar. This war his first compensation as a ball player.Next vear Struck took,|0.. where orest City6I* Your..qIHwiimake n affidaviti*uuz inmmmmfo, go farHo member 3,1884.mm easy to he aa*nature of things,■MH|■eBWOrtito Genehe played awh ife, defeating .the and Erie clnb«t several times. Then he drifted back to*Oir CityC where he played [for $15 a month and board, i In 1879 he played in the Stars, an amateur nine at Buffalo, where Dan Stearns (now of the Baltimores) caught for hlii^The Buffalos' promised to pivt*- him a trial that year, but took Gunnigle instead. He stayed there two months, and then went to North Brookfield, where he got a job as pitcher, and ftltecf in his oif time by working in a shoo factory. Thence be went to Bradford, pitched two games, and wintered at the place. In1880 he wont to Akron voluntarily and asked for a trial, but they'I wouldn’t take him, and . lie went back to Bradford, where he engaged for $25 a paonth and board. At the end ofj two months Akron wrote for him and he went there,'playing first base till Nagle got hurt, when he began ; to pitch. This was late in the year, t -He remained: joT AJkron at $60 a months.jfcill near the close of 1881; when be went tor Detroit,$125.Louisville for $115 aand last year he got $2,500 in Toledo, exactly the same sum he was to have received from Lucus. on der Ahe was to have paid him $3,500 for next year, but in Cincinnati he will receivf-still more. ' This is the history of one of «, the most/famous young ball, players in the country.' ‘ Had he not 1 taken ; theadvice of 1 friendsand* saved j himselffrom^| the |j clutch ;^ Of the ml wreckers he would now. be at their mercy, With Daly* Bradley and the rest. If-As it is he is reap^i’g the reward of his J|ustr worth, and has a splendid future before him. ?| Mullane ^weighsabout one hundred and 3 seventypounds. Every player in the Cincinnati team wanted him |togagefcI|MOTtialW: Snyder,,-' who will probably be his eatcher, and Wbitel who will alternate with him.frfev^ i'f : IJUST A, WORD. |g|I; J,ij||Ex-President Thompson, i of , the -Detroita, haj|»g been “unloaded” by the Detroit*, takes cowardly satisfaction in making general ‘ accusation of crookedness as the reason why base ball has not been more liberally supported in Detroit. This comes in poor taste from a man who has treated ball players like beasts, and whose filthy actions on and about the grounds have done mfuch to drive lady patronage away. The facts lie behind tliis^hint, and Mr. Thompson should not drive the respectable base ball ublic to a defense of against his sore-eaded attack by a plain fullpatement of his publicclienslt;iiMMiiit public jjecencr. ^Base ball officials, as well as ; Mr. Thompson, know whatTO .CLINTON. I ::L : lt;J-'r ■ - j*- j'- 'Sf, ..,5 -a jri’ y ■ B m S. it'' ' fjk'c •_ lt;'1 The Cincinnati Club has this to say In regard to the ruuj0f*iabout Clinton i-.f The latter ha* expressed j an desire ®*. p^ty in | the CSncin nati Club (indeed many other players are similarly inclined).' *While the dub has no crying need of him, they know li* is a strong fielder and batter, and are wiling to pay him a fair salary. The club and Clinton have agreed on terms, Barnie agreeing to ,v let him g'm CinciaMiitg wanted aim. pflbe is rek ed and still of thegamemiilt;-ubwheiij^tb« ten days expire he will Ml% signed loiw ? play center filt; d for the ^ncini iiti#! nextw year. If not Mullane;.and Peoples will., alternate iniiliKfle: ■ i.being e; .*lei)did^iootfieldersi.WejjfiB^§esterda\|rei'',i - d^K«-^battelt;|#ei,,g a^p base iiinnine|. re i jt apto a staniftp^- hic^auif/d •: - *clMHsN Ot San«or' mOiQfr* or CWp$% will |ei ■ he%c. .If 1 ne§|iH^KflMtaab set theirCUiSton. They will. take him, but ot pay a dollar They are alr«»^:|Lxe^i|tt: a wayto i make them feel indifferent |as| to other. -’.C' tWw. J. . V #■ -J. • Cj* Sep ‘ *Bamie gets a strong man in Bastian.afclh 1 etics SBp signed ail their menthis letter ajfmmci showed Ton^Hp #ipe he bad beenr,made.||Bag|in v ssfi^EB»ap|@atleast i^^pciMw^|]haven,t,|.,l He wi^JIfii shown | the instruction^ |jo piaye*fc.,« nd-.dftibs from'reme lM of the ^p^gpisSao^Blncinnati lube, to-wit: No agreement |»a ie or enteiaea into by a club and a playif fMlftr to preceding the day w hen the p 1 ay eg pMpe a| be binding or similf $e recognixed* whetherWt wri tinanfcto . \ i »eup to Monday night, andwbv heMsUae^ and Peo-81(9 wBm phi hhi^Sfim J’Bourke has signed to play'in New York?shortly go i to Kew Or-^ —Juice ’Latham, ^pligr in Brookly n nextlost his father by death last week.H-~€owley, ofi^HflmH|j|w play in^Bfialo init comesVon der AIkK is indeed a hostler.HlB... s..* ■- A:r II'-f(Mi-■■■ *■■V.■trijp:mmmSka af I I mmm*cinnati Unions for 1885. He was not reserved in Louisville and .is perfectly free to sign wherever he-|fiaii«'y :: - *:; * * ;■—The|ndianapcil| Club have signed Josefife Miller, and the Louisvilles Amos C. Cross anlt;?c. w. Noe* W®mWP: l|f ?w v m®—Jimmy Peoples his w’ay ‘ South.IilplyflSPHRHBHHHHB- *t. v. 1a ' hvV' *■Manager Chapman, of last year’s Detroits, may transfer- to the; Brooklyns next year. Brooklyn is Joeb’s home. v t '- f s.,/ j . ♦ * g. ',.*«* i g* -J m\ ' ^ A ^ V 'S I v iS?' r. '—George Miller says it is news to him that he is to .play with the Indianapolis Club next season. It is some other Miller. - I1—Hick Carpenter writes from New Orleans that the boys are all well, and their season has opened profitably. They play the Bower Brothers Club to-day.r 5’ —f he ? chairs in , the grand stand of the grounds of the late Baltimore Union Club were sold, last week. Other effects will go as soon as purchasers are found. ?, i- lt;i:' , ' :i JThe Cincinnati Club has been flushed with congM^||ttions upon their engagement of Mullane. He is one of the best pitchers in the land, and the public know it. 4 :Au exchange says: “President VonderAhe will pay Mullane a salary of $3,500 next year.” Ti^is is a mistake, however. Mr. Vonder Ahe will not pay Mullane any such sum.—Notice is- officially given of the signing With the. Providence of Kadbourne, iC^roll, Farrell, Irwin* Radford and Dtenny. • Joe Start and Ilines wifi surely be with the team again J,—Williamsonirefused an offer of $10,000 for three years from Lucus before he signed in ■■PPI:; Gore also refused, a huge moneyed temptation from the Unions. The old and useful players are not chumps. * ‘ *—Secretary Young, of the League, ln«t week served notice of the expulsion of McCormick, Briody and Glasscock. This trio are now on the same shelf with Hall. Devlin and Crover, and there they will remain. ••—That crowning fraud, Hugh Daly, is indulging once more 1111 senseless lying. His latest i^that the Chicagos are negotiating with him for next season. Does not .iSbP' that he is a dead dog in thstpit? ^ : ;. —Jack Lxmch sailed for Bln rope last week. In this we see the fine managerial ha*id of Jim Mutrife. Now look out for Jack’s release from the Mets when the ocean roils between him and the officials of other clubs. Sabe? $ ‘ %i:w» .New York is to l^gve a State Association under the protection of the National Agreement. Albany, Troy, Auburn, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica apd Binghamton are the citiesto be represented/ They hold a meetiug December 10, to organize. '-r • Vr'!—“Hugh Daily is shouting that Spaldingwants him for the Chicagotin lap, Shaffer, Dalv tfc• i *be sent to the asylum.”—[American Sports. Yes, an inebriate asylum. Make?no mistake as to the kind of insanity Daily has.Mourned without so muipb as noticing the 1 bieraMtrve jumpers,o. The Arbitration Committee alone could reinstate those men, and when they do it the “jumpers” will be wearing gray hair and false teeth. -Cr/. , ' - . * jit- V.- r';'s. . 0g,. . ff*.■: —The proposal that the high-armed delivery;be offset by »Ving the batsman the benefit of more called balls should not be considered for a moment. That would have a tendency to prolong aifl make the game more tedious. i*fhe arriT must come down to the shoulder or under. ' _ ‘. -—Cincinnati Club officials claim that 'two very strong men will be added to the team ereithe first of the next .year. Wonder where they will; be gotten from?—[Sporting Life. Youhave one of them m Mullane. Just wait a fewdeals in facts not fustian. _—The St. Louis Club now have under contract for next year Foutz and Caruthers, pitchers; Coniskey, first base; Barley, second basej£ Gleason, short-stop; Latham,., third base; O’Neil, rNiehol and Welch as fielders. Thev will also sign . Tom Deasley and 'lt; another catcher.: It will be a strong team.—In answer to a correspondent the Clipper states that the authenticity of Crane’s alleged throws is questioned, and they have no rightto f go on record.: The Clipper, ■' as well as all high authority, gives no credence to the truthfulness of the throw, and Hatfield’s throw being-one of undoubted record, stands un-chaltenged.py/r-^ ; lt;:‘r:. .That Mullane will wonderfully strengthen the Cincinnatis cap not be doubted,, The official averages show him to be a better -i batter than fl|ljatham, |^S0mmer,^ Knigh^ JSaylor,* Ulobol, ^eason^ tti^y^ Walker or juMtPeater. and that is sa^n much. Aa.an outfielder he has an average OK .014, and is only beateq Kennedy, Dundon and Morton. ^ C Ww-/| —Our esteemed f friends, the Unionists, have howled themselves hoarse about the “sale of the reserved slaves” and “bargainine^inman flesh.” This is just What IheijI?IjCiub | preventedhu-c• i 11 a tlane, and yet you’ll hear them howl J worse’ than ever, becaoMP Mullane |was not delivered to 8t. Louis.# Some people never knpw wliat they do want. 1^1jT ^ j‘ ‘ * A.I—TW« absurd claim is made by the Wash in g-ttt^JSerald that Paul Hines will play with the Washington Nationals next season.] Paul toldthe ■ writer, Hn| the presenetfoiWhite, Snyder and otheii of the Cincinnati team, at the Nar-ragansett ilotel on the 19th of October, that he would not sign with a Jnion Club Tof any salary offered, because ife had no faith jm| their—The ^atement made ern papers.? jeeeks aga that President A. £L Mills would • retire from the head of s the League this winter, is true. 1 Mr. Mills told t^e writer on the 15tl^ of last month that his b ’ ness , as Superintendent of the Otis Elevat r Company in New York would not permit h to serve the League longer. He wished tof Btgo, but was only persuaded to stay a year longer on account of it being the National Agreement’s first year. As thitplan is sueeessroiijt established, Mr, Miffi' think* ha can safely step aside. |-'^|g-About seven yean) ago ;j^|t ..:Ewidriving a four-horse team for Maddtta*.If* *£nofficially in East-■V-fLsigp a year ago* i-ipMlwasMt Ul Co., of Cincinnati/ for $1 ing up an extra i Hof play A yea# later he received $100 a ^weefc:'lying Sundav games. $10 pe as a ball*I.r game, and forci$ *. The next 3 td^|mas hand the past twolreafspe 1ms for seven ^jjBmlhslwori^li A m e r i ca 11 Spqmtk * Wia life r§if base bal^ihonli^e se to ex- fMaddux, Hobart 'fcli' couldhisceived a sala raieed to b«rather■■p3|pi apo tenga/i^-aiaotber four-horse driver for « ecfili 1! ut en the reserve r»le is horrible.pjimm.IHN First Srte,,t! Swwae ! f mtfmm Bbohcsb? w ith■ r. 3 CxHcinaAn, NovemSeries Ko. 2, GenemJ Order No. 2. - c1 - 1 - t im *i nrliiifcsi f r I «regimmii whi form at the Regimental Arnon-attendanoe.Will be received, eqt«^bsohaE^ne-: ■ 1 i cer oflliililteiipany' will be^req■ 1 ; 1 a stiMSttlrailol' - ■ vdtor; ‘4 ie^ifthe 011 that occasionlt;1».vt' . •-'WPEt.•V ■ ofi4 '-ym*
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Nov 09, 1884
Page 11
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