
johnny cling

oru american professional baseball kalikkaaranum maanejarumaayirunnu joonn gransfield cling (november 13,1875-januvari 31,1947). 1907 num 1910 num idayil naalu deseeya leag pennantukalum rund loka seerees chaambyanshippukalum nediya chikkago cubes teamukalile amgamenna nilayil addeham oru catcheraayi mejar leag baseball kalichu. boosttan braves/rustlermaarkkum sinsinnaatti redsinum vendiyum addeham kalichu.
aadyakaala varshangal.
joninteyum (oru jarmman-american baker) carolin klinginteyum makanayi missouriyile kansas sittiyilaan cling janichathum valarnnathum. sahodaran chaals cheythathupole addeham bekari bisinessil jolie cheiyumennu pratheekshichirunnuvena johnny basebolumaayi pranayathilaayi. pathinanjaam vayassil addeham amachwar booal kalikkukayaayirunnu. poolil thaalpparyamulla addehathinu baseball currier pinthudarumbozhum ("maachu geyim oof pool", 1897,3) mathsaraadhishtithamaayi kalikkaan thudangi. 1904 januvari avasaanathode cling lilian meeii gradwolline vivaham kazhichu. cling janichathu joothanaayirunnillengilum, addehathinte bhaarya kansas nagaratthile raabi haari echu aayirunnu. mayer, oru parishkarana sabhayaya shethramaaya banayi jehudayude mayer.
pradhana leagukalil.
amachwar, semi-proo baseball kalicha sesham, oduvil 1900 septambar 11 nuu deseeya leagile chikkago anaadharkkaayi kalichukondu cling thante pradhana leagil arangettam kurichu. moonnu hittukal nediya addeham oru catcher enna nilayilum hittar enna nilayilum nalla mathipp srishtichu. seasonil avasheshichathil, addeham pathinanju malsarangal catch cheyyukayum baiting sharashari. 224 umm nedi, addeham maitanath nirantharam samsaram thudarunnathinaal "shabdamullah joonn" enna vilipperum nedi; chila baseball charitrakaaranmaar ithu athiraalikalkkethire "maanasika yuddham" nadathaanulla addehathinte kazhivinte bhaagamaanenn abhipraayappettittund. moshtikkappedunnavaril pidikkapetta oottakkaare purathaakkaanulla addehathinte kazhivine prashamsicha addeham asaadhaaranamaaya oru prathirodha catcheraayirunnu. haal oof faim infieldermaaraaya joou tinker, johnny everse, frank chaans enniva ulppedunna raajavamshathinte avibhaajya gadakamaaya chikkago cubes ennariyappettirunna teamile oru pradhana amgavum addeham oru vishwasaneeya hittar koodiyaayirunnu. 1906 num 1910 num idayil, kuttikal naalu deseeya leag pennantukalum rund loka seerees kireedangalum nedi, klingaanu athinulla oru kaaranamenn parayappedunnu. thante kaalathe pala booal playerukalil ninnum vyathyasthamayi addeham pukavalikkukayo kudikkukayo pukayila chavaykkukayo cheythirunnilla. thalphalamaayi nalla aarogyathode thudarunnathaanu addehathinte baseball vijayathin kaaranamenn parayappedunnu.
mothatthil, 1261 pradhana leag geyimukalil kalicha addeham thante pradhana leag kariyaril 20 hoome ransum 514 aarr. bii. aii. yum nedi. 4246 baatsil ninnu 1154 hittukalum 475 ransum addeham nedi. 1902 augustil thudarchayaayi 12 hittukalude oru pradhana leag baseball record addeham nedi. walt dropo pinneedu 1952-ll eee nettam kaivarichu. thante kariyaril 115 shattouttukal nedi, pradhana leag catchermaaril ekkaalatheyum 16-aamm sthaanathethi.
pool vezhsas. baseball.
baseball ishtappettirunnenkilum, kulam kaliyodulla bhakti clinginu orikkalum nashtamaayilla. udaaharanathinu, 1902-ll oru reporter addehathe eathoru sajeeva baseball kalikkaaranileyum ettavum mikacha pool kalikkaaran ennu visheshippichu. addeham palappozhum 300 dollar vare uyarnna pezhsukalkkayi kalichu, aaa kaalaghattatthil ithu oru valia thukayaanu. eee samayat addeham swantham janmanaadaaya kansas nagaratthil svanthamaayi billiard room nadatthi. 1900 kalude thudakkathil, addehathinte pool kalikkunna kariyarine sports reportermaar anukoolamaayi kanakkakki-oru lekhanathil, oof seasonil nishkriyanallaatha oru baseball kalikkaranaayi addeham prashamsikkapettu; oru vidagdhanaaya pool kalikkaranaayathinaal addehathinu "diamond varumaanathinte eratti [dii]" undennu parayapettu. baseball shambalam charcha cheyyaanulla samayam vannappol poolile addehathinte vaidagdhyavum addehathe nannayi sahayichu. 1906 seasoninu munbu chikkago thanikk shambalam vardhippikkumennu vaagdaanam cheythillengil oru puthiya karar oppidillennum vardhanavu varaanirikkunnillenkil addeham veettil thanne thudarukayum pool kalikkukayum cheyyumennum addeham prakhyaapichu. ithu addehathinte maanejare prakopippichu, klingineyallaathe mattellaavarum klabbumaayi poruthappettuvennu addeham paranju. pinneedu calicano uyarthaano vendayo ennu addeham theerumaanichu. 96 geyimukal nedukayum record <aii. dii. 1> pennant vijayikalkkayi. 300-ladhikam adikkukayum cheytha addeham mattoru aakarshakamaaya season nedi.
1907 seasoninu munbu poolinaayi baseball upekshikkunnathinekkur thaan aalochikkukayaanennu addeham orikkalkkoodi cubes maanejmentinodu paranjenkilum, 1907 lum 1908 lum loka parambara nediya cubesinu vendi kalikkaan addeham veendum madangi. pinneedu, 1909 nte thudakkathil, chikkagoyumaayulla niravadhi uracha varshangalkk sesham, shambalathecholli maanejmentumaayi mattoru tharkkathil earppedukayum ithavana clubble ninnu kurachu samayam chelavazhikkaan theerumaanikkukayum cheythu. aaa samayat addeham poolil malsarikkunnathu thudarukayum loka billiards chaambyanshippu nedukayum kansas sitti teaminoppam semi proo baseball kalikkukayum cheythu. 1909 season muzhuvan addeham puratthaavukayum october aadyam chaals "kauboy" westoninethire malsarikkukayum poolinte loka chaambyanshippu nedukayum cheythu. 1910-nte thudakkathil addeham basebolilekku madangiyethaan theerumaanikkukayum veendum niyamikkanamenn aavasyappedukayum cheythappol, 1909 seasonil addeham thante karar maanikkaathathinaal addehathe madangaan anuvadikkanamo ennathinekkurichu oru charcha nadannu. deseeya leag president thomas jeey. linch ayalkku pizhayo allengil orupakshe vyapaaram nadathaano aagrahichu; oduvil, ayalkku 700 dollar pizha chumathukayum thirike pookaan anuvadikkukayum cheythu. poolinodum billyaardukalodum ulla sneham addehathe malsaraathmakamaayi kalikkaan mathramalla, deseeya amachwar three-kushan leag ennu vilikkunna oru leag samghadippikkaanum prerippichu. ettu nagarangalil ninnulla teamukal, kansas sitti, chikkago, sent. avaril luis. thante baseball currier avasaanikkumbol pool, billiards ennivaykkaayi muzhuvan samayavum svayam samarppikkumenn addeham maadhyamapravarthakarodu paranju. palappozhum bhinnicha vishwasthatha undaayirunnittum, cling thante kaalaghattatthile ettavum mikacha kalikkaaril oraalaanenn baseball ezhuthukaar sammathichu; vaasthavathil, addehathinte anushochanam addehathe "chikkago kunjungalkku ithuvare undaayirunnathil vachu ettavum mikacha catchermaaril oraal" ennu visheshippichu.
avasana varshangal.
kunjungalumaayulla oru pathittaandinte vijayathin sesham, klingine thaazhmayulla boosttan dheerarkk kaimari, avide addeham 1911,1912 seasonukal chelavazhichu. oru ghattathil addeham dheeranmaare polum kaikaaryam cheythu, pakshe addehathinte maanejment sramangal vijayichilla, teaminte nashtamaaya record undaayirunnu, dheerarude udamakal addehathe team nayikkaan prerippicha reethiyil addeham asanthushtanaanennu parayappedukayum ithu 1913 ll addehathe trade cheiyunnathilekku nayikkukayum cheythu. mejarukalile addehathinte avasana varsham sinsinnaatti redsinoppam chelavazhichu. thante jeevithakalam muzhuvan addeham niravadhi pradhana pravarthanangalkkaayi samarppichu. kansas nagaratthile dixon hotel addehathinte udamasthathayilundaayirunnu, avide addehathinte billiard paarlarin deseeya amgeekaaram labhichu. thante baseball kariyaril, addeham thante anantharavanaaya bennie aalane upadesikkaan thudangi, varshangal kadannupokumbol, bennie oru chaambyanaayi. 1933ll american associationte kansas sitti blues addeham vaangukayum adhikaaramettu oru varshathinullil teamil kooduthal thaalparyam srishtikkaanum avarude hajar vardhippikkaanum addehathinu kazhinju. black aandu vaitt aaraadhakare orumichu geyimukalil pankedukkaan anuvadikkunna bolpaarkkine verthirikkuka ennathaayirunnu addehathinte puthumakalilonnu. 1937ll cling blues vittu.
haal oof faim rutermaaril orikkalum oru pradhana peru illengilum, koopparstauninulla pinthunayil cling thante punk nedi. ettu thiranjeduppukalil bii. bii. dablyu. eiii. yill ninnu addehathinu vottu labhichu, 10 sathamaanam vare vottu nedi (1937 ll).
1947 januvari avasaanathode, miyamiyil ninnu kansas cityilekku madangumbol, addehathinu hridayaaghaathamo cerebral hemarejo anubhavappedukayum 71-aamm vayassil ashupathriyil vachu marikkukayum cheythu. bharya rund penmakkalum addehathinundaayirunnu.
mathaparamaya charchakal.
cling joothanaano ennathinekkurichulla oohaapohangal varshangalayi nilanilkkunnu. oru srothass parayunnath addeham thante kariyarinte thudakkathil "kline" enna peru upayogichirunnu, chilappol (pakshe ellaayppozhum allah) joothan enna kudumbapperu. oru parishkarana jootha rabbi nadatthiya oru chadangil addeham oru jootha sthriye vivaham kazhichuvenkilum orikkalum poornnamaayum pariharikkappedaatha chodyangalundu. pradhana jootha pathrangal orikkalum klinginte joothathvathe chodyam cheythittilla 1920 muthal 1970 vareyulla lekhanangalil ezhuthukaarum reportermaarum addehathe joothan ennu pathivayi paraamarshichirunnu. boosttan "jootha abhibhaashakan" thante yadhaartha peru joonn kline aanennu avakaashappedukayum aaa peril thaan baseball polum kalichittundennu parayukayum cheythavaril oraalaayirunnu; oru ezhuthukaaran thaan "jootha [baseball] pioneermaaril aadyatheyaalaanennu" (harrold yuu. ribalo, "johnny cling vazhi kaanichu", "jootha abhibhaashakan", epril 12,1951, peju. 22). ennaal athinumumbum, klinginte joothathvathinte kathaykku newyork jayants udama-maanejar joonn mcgrow vishwaasavotteduppu nalkukayum, 1923-ll "jootha baseball kalikkaar aagrahichu" ("american israel", 9 august 1923, peju. 6). addeham joothanaanennu vishwasikkunna samakaalika ezhuthukaaril doow. klinginte jeevithathekkurichu oru pusthakam ezhuthiya gill bogan. ennaal chila gaveshakar ithu tharkkikkukayum, addehathinte maranathinu varshangalkk sesham, theerchayaayum joothayaayirunna addehathinte vidhava lillian, thante bharthaav ellaayppozhum joothanaanennu nishedhikkunnathaayi thonni. 1976 leeii oru "esquire" maasikayile lekhanathil, kaayika ezhuthukaaran haari steyin anchu vamseeya baseball teamukal ulkkollunna "ekkaalatheyum ool-staar aargyument starttar" prasidheekarichu. steyininte jootha teamile catcheraayirunnu cling. (ennirunnaalum, oru vaayanakkaaran cling joothanallennum bhaarya joothayaanennum choondikkaanikkukayum pakaram haari danningine nirddeshikkukayum cheythu.)