The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-08
BAT AND BALL.
Detroit and New York Now Struggling
for First Place In the
League.
Fielding and Batting Records of tho
Teams-News and Notes OF
the Game.
tcr,c,oo CORRESPONDENCE

have TAX On a great tumble. Leaving Detroit on
the 2lst still in possession Of the lead, they went
70 Indianapolis, where nine out OF ten Chicaeo'
enthusiasts were certain they would take Two
or possibly three games, and dropped three
straight victories into the laps OF the HOLSTERS
Then they came back 10 Chicago anu met DC
troit upon the home grounds in three games.
Two OF these they lost TO tho Wolverines, SO
that, at this writing the Detroit rs led VIII
New York while Chicago has dropped back INTO
third place. Chicagos tumble mas Deen d
source Of wonder 20 the teams admirers
been apparent to all. The team has been field
ing and running bases as well as IL ever did, out
10 has not been hitting the ball u little DIT Inc
Hoosier pitchers played with our batsmen AT
Indianapolis as a cat would play with mouse,
while Getzein and Conway OF Detrolt proNeo
nuts entirely too hard for Anson.s men 10 crack.
1t was not until Detroit put Lady BALDWIN IN
the box that the Chicago hitters began 10 ma
the ball and when they commenced 20 get tneif
eyes upon IL in the game of Saturday the zSth,
they pounded the Detroit twirler out OF the box
and won the game by a score OF II 10 IL IN tne'
presence of nearly 10000 people. The attack OF
batting PARALYSIS that has hung over our boys
for the last month, therefore, has probably been
lifted, and Chicagoans may hope Tor DEXTER
things from them from this time out.
Since my last letter was written PRESIDENT
Spalding has dropped Brynan. He was in favor
Of letting the young pitcher go three weeks or
MOI ago, when he received iair ouer ION s 81
Paul but Arson said no, and that setrI IL.
Whether or not Brynan's slaueh'e o. in the wash
ington game here had any earn & upon the &C
subsequently, Il
think had Brynan pitched winning and orlH,
ian. game that day, in tead OF being knock d.
out OF the box, that Arson would never nave let
him 60. :. . 90 oho,oo ,a,wear the borne-
run slugger ana the scientific bat er, who cares
more 70 place he ball 20 advantage than he does
TO hit il hard III take the latter every time,
SAYS "A veteran writer In the Sporting LUe.-
There should be no more credit given 70 man
for a home run or three-base hit than for good
sacrihce when a sacrifice hit is needed. A club
which has two or three home-run hit ers in its
team will never show up very strong IN team
work A player who is always talking about his
base-hits and errors, rather than about his
clubs standing or the games il has won is not a.
desirable or "A strong man in his team. The
conscientious, Woodworking player-tte man
whose WORK will count most-ls tIes one W o
forgsts his own record and thinks only of those
points that will add game "A run 10 his clubs
record. Such has been Kelly, o, the
Bostous, and il is that which rs made him the
grea, PLAYER which he has Justly vs. on the repu-
tation of being. Arson is another OF the kind.
What does Arson care for four-base hits 10 his.
credit il his club loses the game? WHAT does he
care for four errors If his club wins?
by the way, how that man is abused and
barked at. Every time he opens his mouth to
question the decision OF an umpire, as he has
right under the rules 20 do IL is telegrap ed all
over the country in sensational way Fearful
eXaggerations of the occasion are written up and
Arson is pictured as the personihcation OF
abusiveness and obstinacy. Newspapers eve.y-
where take turns in making mean references to
him in that way and speak Of him as a tyrant in
his team. Now, the truth plainly told is That
/
discipline and total refrain from favoritism.
His kicking consists in firm habit Of claiming
every right during game which he tn INKS be
like Arson there would be less complaint made
Of bad ball playing.
"Anson never was a newspaper fayorite. The
reason probably arises from his perfect IN liffer
ence 10 newspaper attack. The old man goes
right on playing ball and doesn't think IL worth
while to reply TO anything the reporters may say
about him or the Chicago team. The conse-
quence 10 Arson IL exsspsrat n.y. ana the more
sphynx-like he remains me worse he is abused.
IL has been a sort of unaccountsble situation to-
me-the manner in which the caeo press
treats the Chicago team. II never gets any
praise any credit for well doing but l. I'd, low
il is abused and blackguarled If il strikes bit
of reverse While the team was in frst place
last week fighting like "A band of heroes % re, ain
its position IL was most numerically assaiie1
because il had lost game at Detroit. Cns
paper insisted that the club was about 20 'tobog-
gan down toward the tail end. Now l admire
the pluck Of Arson and his men more than
admire the work Of any other League team. The
work Of that team has been marvellous under
/ the circumstances. Ii has so far made a vigor-
Gus bid for first honors, whereas il ought 70 he
/ held in high esteem at home if it ended up in
! third place team that, after getting rid of
Z high priced dissatisfied stars, fill their
/ places with raw material and 90 right on AT the
! head OF the profession, deserves more praise
/ than the New York Detroit clubs whose vet
eran teams are under obligation 70 their hackers
/ 10 occupy first and second places. want 70 be
/ one of a few at least who are ready TO take of
! their hats and make a re pectful obeisance 70"
Mr.. spalding's trip to Australia will just be in
/ the nick of time this winter. They have begun
| ball pl wing in Melbourne already. and the Mel
] bourne Cricket Club have taken the Yankee
! game in hand, and, Judging from the report of
! an initiatory game which the cricke; ers PLAYED
/ with the newly organized Melbourne Baseball
/ Club they like The game exceedingly. What
/ will they say when they see baseball played by
| Spaldings American experts? The visiting
| party 10 Australia next November-which with
/ the players and accompanying tourists will num-
tslNa.l IN flnar Claw
tered steamer For those having money and
1 leisure TO take the trip no excursion could be
moro attractive or enjoyable.
PLAYERS RECORDS.
The latest published statistics are interesting
Ryan leads the league in batting. His average
! is .343. Conner is second.
RYAN has made 103 hits. No other batsman
/ has made anywhere near that number
oBrien and Beckley are tie-9s4-at first.
base: Morrill,, .9Sl Esterbrook .9Sl 4; Connor
/ .97g; Brouthers, .975; Farrar, .974 Arson, 1913.
At short Kuehne is first, .979: Denny, 800 !;
Wise, SOS Smith. s94 Shock, .se7 Irwin, SIS ;
Glasscock, 500; Williamson, .S67; Rowe, .S6i !;
Ward, $40.
The er.helders averages are: slattery,
ass; Hanlon, .9j3; Sunday. .92s Johnston, .91s;
Hoy, ga Hines, $685. Ryan, 800; Andrews,
I .S97 Foster, sos.
Bennett of Detroit, has the best fielding
average among the catchers. His average is
.95l DAILY, OF Chicago, sec nd 1893; Buckley
third. .s74; Ewing fourth, .s79.
Bastian is the best third baseman having an
average of go; Denny, .9O7 Nash, .007 Kuehne,
800; Burns, .Ssi White, .sG9 Mulvey $50 I;
Donnelly, .5i5; Whitney, SOL
The pitchers fielding averages are: Keefe
.s97; Buffinton, .Sj3; Gctzein, $40 Sowders
\ .S45 Krock, SD Madden, SIC; Van Haltren,
sos; Calvin, .7gs; Clarkson, .795 NJ Bald
win, 1913
Canpau's average right-helder is LOCO ;
Fo ;arty, .g34 Tiernan, 800 Coleman. 800 Nc
I Geachy, .S99 Daily, $50 Petit 1897 Brown,
So2 Thompson, $50 shomberg, .S57; Shock
$40; Farrell, .sS3 Kelly us.
Joe Homung has made only two errors IN. sew
enty games. His average is $50; O Rourke, .gj6
Farrell, 04l ; Sullivan, 93S; Wood, .g29 Levy
9l3; Wilmot, .9l2; Twitchell, .9Ol; Gore, S43 ;
Fields, .S43 Dalrymple, $50.
AT second base Bastian leads in fe.d.n g with
9jl; Richardson de. roit) 1913; Dunlap, .93l
Myers, .929 CAMEL, 1877 ID. Richardson, 9l4 ;
Pfeter, .g04 The latter has accepted us more
chances than any other second baseman in the
1 League.
In club batting Detroit is fret. .275; Iniianap~
| oils, 1852; New York, $50; Chicago, PAS Boston
| 232 Pittsburgh, .231 Philadelphia, .224 Wash
1 ington 2O2. In fielding Detroit leads with $40
| Boston, .s9s; New York, .s97 Pittsburgh sos
| Philadelphia and Chicago, .s94; Washington,
$50 indianapolis. 1915.
Michael J. Kelly, the $4,000 beauty and
Col John Kelly, the umpire, have decided TO
quit the ball field after this season and 60 into
business. The pair have formed partnership
under the Arm name Of Kelly a. Kelly and have
announced their intention Of opening restau-
rant and saloon in New York. The matter was
definitely arranged in this city when the Bostons