Sioux City Journal

Sunday 4 October 1891

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PRESIDENT HART’S OPINION

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He Suspects Foul Play by the Eastern Ball Clubs.

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ANSON WILL BE HERE MONDAY

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The Greatest Captain on Earth Will Lead His Cohorts Against the Huskers – The Sioux City Boys Are in Condition to Meet the Attack.

Chicago, Oct. 3. –A reporter for the Associated Press called on President James Hart, of the Chicago Club, today to learn what steps he proposed to take in regard to the alleged throwing of games to the Boston club in order to defeat the Chicagos in the race for the pennant. Mr. Hart said in part:

“I do not share the opinion of many that it was a combined effort on the part of the eastern clubs. The Bostons were playing a strong game and might possibly have won five straight from New York on merit; but it is very unfortunate for them and all concerned that their title to the pennant should be clouded by the suspicious actions of those in control of the New York team. From present information and from private advices from Boston I cannot but feel that there has been either downright dishonesty on the part of the New York club or gross incompetency on the part of those in control of the team in the games played in Boston.”

Mr. Hart cited the repeated putting in of incompetent pitchers and catchers, and taking out of good fielders in the last two games making the team hopelessly weak, and he said if the New Yorks were so badly broken up as they claimed why did they consent to play two extra games in Boston, one of which should have been played in New York.

Mr. Hart said that he would leave no stone unturned to probe the matter to the bottom and place responsibility where it belongs, and shall insist upon the expulsion of the guilty parties, be they “magnates, managers, captains or players.”

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The Championship Races.

At Chicago – Cincinnati, 15; Chicago, 9.

At New York – New York, 7; Brooklyn, 3.

At Cleveland – Cleveland, 6; Pittsburg, 4.

At Philadelphia – Philadelphia, 5; Boston,3.

At Boston – Boston, 6; Washington, 2.

At St. Louis – St. Louis, 6; Louisville, 5.

At Baltimore – Athletics, 8; Baltimore, 2.

At Milwaukee – Columbus game not played; cold weather.

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Standing of the Clubs

National League				American Association
	W	L			W	L
Boston	87	51	.630	Boston	92	41	.692
Chicago	82	53	.607	St. Louis	84	51	.622
New York	71	61	.538	Athletics	72	65	.526
Philadelphia	68	69	.495	Baltimore	69	63	.523
Cleveland	65	74	.468	Milwaukee	63	72	.467
Brooklyn	61	76	.445	Columbus	59	75	.440
Cincinnati	56	81	.409	Louisville	54	83	.394
Pittsburg	55	80	.407	Washington	43	88	.328

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Base Ball Notes.

Tickets for the ball games are on sale at the Hotel Booge cigar store.

The Huskers will go out to the ball grounds today for practice. The boys are anxious to have themselves fairly limbered up.

There has never before in the west been such wild enthusiasm over ball games as the present world’s series is causing.

With good weather Sioux City will do herself proud. Anson can then tell his eastern friends that there are no vegetables on Sioux City.

Sioux City vs. Chicago at Evans park Monday. Game called at 3 P.M. Batteries – Hart and Earle; Hutchinson and Schriver. Umpire, Hurst.

The improvements at the ball park will be completed by noon Monday. The seating will be completed by noon Monday. The seating capacity will enable at least 10,000 to be comfortable.

Anson and his aggregation of world beaters will leave Chicago this afternoon, reaching Sioux City via the Illinois Central at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning.

A ball game between such clubs as the Huskers and Chicago for the world’s championship and a balloon ascension ought to be attraction enough for anyone.

Superintendent Dixon, of the Illinois Central, says the towns along his road will be pretty well represented at the ball games. There will be at least 500 from Cherokee.

Prof. Gould says if he makes ascensions next week just before the ball games that upon his second trip he will take Red Ehret up with him. Red says he is willing to go, although his lungs are weak.

There will probably be the greatest crowd at the ball game Monday ever seen on the grounds. Over 1,000 tickets had been sold up to 8 o’clock last evening. It looks as though there would be at least 10,000 people in attendance.

E. W. Jordan, assistant general passenger agent of the Milwaukee and St. Paul railway, thinks at least 5,000 people will come to Sioux City over his road on Monday, and the greater part of them are coming to see the ball games.

The Huskers and Chicagos will make a parade on Monday, leaving the Gordon hotel at 1 P.M. sharp. The route will be on Fourth street to Pearl, north on Pearl to Sixth street, on Sixth to Pierce, down Pierce to Fourth; thence to the ball grounds.

Prof. Gould the aeronaut, is trying to make arrangements with the base ball management for a balloon ascension just before the games each day at Evans park. It looks as though the professor would fix matters up so that he may take trips skyward.

Manager Buckenberger says: “I will guarantee to show the people the greatest ball playing next week they ever saw. Our men are in fine shape and Chicago will be all right. If Anson thinks he is coming up against a soft snap I will tip him that he is very much wrong. I claim to have just a good a club as he and the work of our players will show to the people that I am right. The boys are anxious to do Chicago and I feel confident they will.”

President Hart of the Chicago ball club wired yesterday as follows; “Chicago claims the national pennant. The Boston management wired today that they had supposed the construction of rule 55 meant other than it did and if they had acted wrong they were only to willing to make restitution. This shows Chicago to have done her part honestly. The board of control can but decide one way. Advertise the games for the world’s championship and Chicago may be relied upon to do her part.”

Tim Hurst, who will umpire the world championship series will be remembered for his odd sayings during a game in 1889. A dispute arose between the Huskers and the Omaha club. The Huskers were in the field; without a word of warning every Husker came running in toward Tim. He stood there with his arms folded. When the gang all got there he quietly asked “Who is the captain?” George Bradley with his remarkable gestures informed Tim that Tim Brosnan was “de man.” “Well,” said Hurst “eight of you terriers are supposed to be dead; I’ll do business with the captain.” The gang all broke into a laugh, and quietly walked back to their positions. The dispute was settled and no one injured.