Telegram-herald., 1888-02-26
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Speaking q bAse-h@li ia ths Nosthwes
last year. Manage Seise sad OsAa9s
has but 20 pser.e. but tas interest = fhf
game there, - wel as - the wao.e NOrtl
nest. - soDetAing re21Fk ka0is We had 80
average cf 20 people = s-ae, = l2Ege pss
portion % WHOM were ladies'. The success
Of car team w1s n no snG-- measure due O.
their excellent conduct, temperate habit
shd gentlsmAaly beS~tng Ths people wefe
NOS ilbeT4l u taelr patronage and support
OF INC team, snd stuck by rs during tat
whole season. In the nTst part OF the see
son sEe had hard luck. bat - soon as we Sc
cured Lsyett aud Wilson we played greai
ball and despite the efforts Of The mines IL
the Big eiu@s, we won tho championship
The club was not = cheap one, costing Is ro
less than t2i 600 10 run. but We lost less
than 5000 Oar hackers were Eessrs- Ed
gar Sawyer (son OF United States Senator
Sawyer, Porter, Hollister and Cho4te. The
jumps were extended and expensive
The longest was four hundred and ffty
miles, 70 Dss M0ines, and II took US thirty
hours TO ge. there. IL cost Us thirteen ,lo-
lars man. The trips averaged two hun
dred miles, and IS we took fourteen men on
trip, tho expense was not light We
played three games ~ place. The Inter
State Commerce bill made big difference
with u OF the clubs az the Northwest,
Milwaukee, Dcs Moines, ~ Paul and Min
neapolis made money. The other mines
could not make money because the cities
were too small and the mines too expensive.
The attendance a. st. Paul, Milwaukee and
Des Moincs averaged one thousand people.
Oshkosh drew the best Of the smaller cities
at home and abroad. The Northwestern
League was the only one Of the minor
leagues that closed the season with the
same clubs that there were at the start.
The best pitcher in the league that
Oshkosh faced was Sowders. Of ST. Paul.
He pitched in more games and struck out
more men than any man II the league. No
doubt he was overworked ~ times, but |
remember several instances where he faced
our club after rest OF several days and
pitched great ball. ST. Paul won SIX games
from Us, and Sowders pitched in four of
them. In one game he had Us shut out up
10 the ninth inning, when, with two out,
Wilmot muifed fly, and We made two runs.
IL was 20 easy matter 10 shut out team
like ours, for we had great hitters and base
runners. He pitched in and won four 10
three game from Krock He has fine COM
mand of the ball has several deliveries,
and uses the same motion IN them, thus
greatly puzzling the batsman. He has a
splendid drop, and this IS his most effective
ball He is fair fielder in his position and
q good batsman.
Hutchinson, the once famous short stop
of Yale, hled the pitcher position very ef-
fectively for Des Moines last season. We
found him hard TO hit because he sent an
underhand ball, and we had always been ac-
customed 10 face overland throwing He
is a big, strong fellow, q good fielder, base
runner and batsman-
"Brynan pitched for Duluth, and was one
Of the best everyday pitchers in the league.
He is young, Of good build, very speedy, q
| fine fielder, watching his bases beautifully,
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| The Chica.os have secured him for next
season. consider him a better ball player
| than krock.
"Vlau, Of st. Paul, now with Cincinnati,
viii. in my opinion, do much better than is
expected. viau pitched great ball tho first
| OF last season, but got sick and did not do
himself justice He did net take good caro-
OF himself. He has very speedy overland
delivery. Detroit thought so much Of Viau
as 20 offer s., 800 for his release. HIS great
| forte il to retire the side when men arc on
bases
Shcnkel, the left-handed pitcher of Nil
waukee, IS a rising young player, who viii
be sure to make his mark.
| "Oshkssh's trio OF pitchers consisted ol
Lovott, Krock and Burdick. The first is
we'll known Krock VIII go to Chicago. and
/ will be an acquisition for them. while
think enough Of Burdick 20 retain him for
/ Omaha"
"who were the best players in the
Lesguoi''
| For catchers, should nsnc Kemmler
and Earl. Of st. Paul; Cocuey and Wilson,
| Of Oshkosh; Sage and Sutclfe, Of Des
Molnss; Brouyhtou and Mills, OF Mlwau
kec Shert-stops: Joo Miller, of Lacrossc
and Oshkosh, easily the best; Shaw. OF Mn
nca2slis, formerly OF New En- gland, Fors
t.r. OF Milwaukee; Dave Force, OF Dss
Moines. the Old reliable; Sheibeck. of Du
/ l1th, now Of Detroit. a good batter and base
runner For first bascmen can be men.
/ tiOnrd VeAch. OF Des MONIES, oncc n pitch
or; Hawcs, OF Minneapolis, and O'Conaell
I OF Oshkosh. On second base: Quinn, Of
Des Moincs, n man good enough for any
! club: Shsfsr, brother Of tho Orator. =
| and fine young player. Crooks, OF st
| Paul: Joe Quest. of Fan Claire. the vete
/ ran. and Ted Brosnan, al Des MONIES On
| tnird base there were Doran. Of Oshkosh
/ AlvoTd. Of pcs Msines. Pickett ard Cleve
/ lard. of St. Paul. Strauss. Of Milwaukee
1 HJlcy. Of Eau Claire. Ia left field may ID
ncnt oned Wirlot Of 81 Paul. a Crea'
batter. now with Washington; Burns. o,
Oshkosh, Lowe, of Fan Clare now ~ MI
/ waukec, Rco<s. Of Lacrosse. now with tht
I Chicago Western League team, and Var
| DYKE, a Des N0ines In center fed ther
/ were Hoy. - Oshkosh, now with Washing
( ten Jcvne, of Lacrosse. now with 81 Pau
McCuilur1. % Fan Claire, now with Mime
/ aroHs. Mlrphv. of 8, Paul. Foster. o
! Minneapolis. new of Nt7- YORK. II rixh
/ fed, the hcsf mea were Mccarthy. OF Osh
/ xosh. ard Aaskrey. q Minneapolis Tn
| best general players were Cooney. Shloeck K
| Quinr- Best base ruancrs. Mccarthy wi
/ not. Nsn Dyke. Strauss. Foster. Best bats
zen. Foster. Burns. . C0nnsL Weulot.
As'rsss Ger. Ssorfie0 Tig.ss.
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