[Illustration: ALL AMERICA.
BROWN FOGARTY CARROLL WARD HEALY HANLON WOOD CRANE MANNING EARLE.]
[Illustration: CHICAGO TEAM.]
The greatest historical event recorded in the annals of the national game was undoubtedly the journey to Australia, which began in November, 1888, and ended in March, 1889, on a trip around the world. While in 1874 Mr. A. G. Spalding was the avant cornier of the visiting party of base ball players to England, and also one of the most prominent of the victorious team players; in 1888 Mr. Spalding was the originator of the trip, the master spirit of the remarkable enterprise, and the leader of the band of base ball missionaries to the antipodes. Of course, in recording the Australian trip in the GUIDE for 1889, only a cursory glance can be taken of the trip, as it would require a volume of itself to do the tour justice. Suffice it to say that the pluck, energy and business enterprise which characterized the unequaled event reflected the highest credit not only on Mr. Albert G. Spalding, as the representative spirit of Western business men, but also on the American name in every respect, and it did for the extension of the popularity of our national game in six short months what as many years of effort under ordinary circumstances would have failed to do.
The party of tourists which started on their journey to Australia on October 20, 1888, met with an enthusiastic welcome on their route to San Francisco, and in that city they were given a reception on their arrival and a send-off on their departure for Australia, unequaled in the history of the game on the Pacific coast. The record of the series of games played by the two teams—Chicago and All America—en route to San Francisco and while in that city, is appended:
DATE |CLUBS. |CITIES. |PITCHERS. |SCORE.
———-+——————+———————+————————+———-
Oct. 20|Chicago vs. |Chicago |Spalding, | 11—6
|America. | |Hutchinson |
" 21|" " "|St. Paul |Baldwin, Healy | 8—5
" 22|" " "|Minneapolis |Baldwin, Duryca | 1—0
" 22|America vs. | " |Van Haltren, | 6—3
|Chicago. | |Tener |
" 23|Chicago vs. |Cedar Rapids |Tener, | 6—5
|America. | |Hutchinson |
" 24|America vs. |Des Moines |Hutchinson, | 3—2
|Chicago. | |Baldwin. |
" 25|" " "|Omaha |Healy, Ryan | 12—2
" 26|Chicago vs. |Hastings |Baldwin, | 8—4
|America. | | Van Haltren |
" 27|" " "|Denver |Tener, Healy | 16—2
" 28|America vs. | " |Crane, Baldwin | 9—8
|Chicago. | | |
" 29|Chicago vs. |Colorado |Ryan, Healy | 3—9
|America. | Spr's | |
" 31|America vs. |Salt Lake |Crane, Tener | 19—3
|Chicago. | City | |
Nov. 1|" " " | " " " |Healy, Baldwin | 10—3
" 4|" " " |San Francisco.| " " | 4—4
" 11|" " " | " " |Van Haltren, | 9—6
| | |Tener |
" 14|Chicago vs. |Los Angeles |Baldwin, Healy | 5—0
|America. | | |
" 15|America vs. | " " |Crane, Tener | 7—4
|Chicago. | | |
The teams, when they left San Francisco on November 18, 1888, included the following players:
CHICAGO TEAM.
A. C. Anson, Capt. and 1st baseman.
N. F. Pfeffer, 2d baseman.
Thos. Burns, 3d baseman.
E. N. Williamson, .short stop.
M. Sullivan, left fielder.
Jas. Ryan, center fielder.
R. Pettitt, right fielder.
Thos. P. Daly, catcher.
J. K. Tener, .pitcher.
M. Baldwin, pitcher.
ALL AMERICA TEAM.
J. M. Ward, Capt. and short stop.
G. A. Wood, 1st baseman.
H. C. Long, 2d baseman.
H. Manning, 3d baseman.
J. Fogarty, left fielder.
E. Hanlon, center fielder.
J. C. Earl, right fielder.
F. H. Carroll, catcher.
John Healy, pitcher.
F. N. Crane, pitcher.
Earl also acted as change catcher. The All America team included players
from the League clubs of New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Pittsburg and
Indianapolis, and from the American Association clubs of Cincinnati and
Kansas City. Mr. Spalding stood at the head of the tourist party, with Mr.
Leigh S. Lynch as his business manager, and H. H. Simpson as assistant,
Mr. J. K. Tener being the treasurer and cashier.
The record of the games played by the two teams with outside clubs en route to San Francisco and in California is as follows: