Telegram-herald., 1888-07-16
THE SITUATION.
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What's ths mater ~ifh Chicago
This inquiry Is beginning 70 De asxsd Ia
noss rhan one b-ss Dali center IN IiIs eoun-
uy. sad. a. = l0eAl admiEsF q TIE game
from Chiesz0 remarked 70 . fkLssaAA-
Hzz4LD reporter yesterday. ~lt Is = mi<hty
good taing fof Chicago that TIE short teams
Ia tue race are holding down Detroit add
Nss Yorx else Anaon's men would not
be shsfs thsy are no~- The ioss Of Two
z4mes 70 Boston an the 0vefshflmins
cafsaf sustained by the home lesHn a. TIE
haDdz of Washington have not helped
Ghicaxo ie the race and bat for the lucky
combination Of circumstances that have
initiated against DstFOiL tna Wolverines
sould today be comfortably eiose 10 An
soa coat iaI.a
MAJ : ghs troublsg Well. II - rot an
sasy matter - partlcuiAfi1e- The games
tuaS have been lost Lhis week have oesn
lost botn through inefficient battery votk
49, through The failure u the oat and u
nslds 10 bAek uD the battery when the lat
Ter most nesded backing. The second
game ia which Boston defeated the home
team Has lOsl thr0ugh the inexcusAols sf-
rors OF Tie home team second 0assmsn-
Hs Hslffsd al easily thrO8n bail a. second,
.hsre he should have scored a second play,
and one of the men lie should have pnt out
soorsd The SHINING run. In tns h1snlns-
tOn game of nursdsy bry ysns 1ns1ecuEe
delivery vas. a. dFsl glance. the cause OF
Chlcaco's mlseFaDis defeat. and yet the er-
rafic and seemingly stupid work OF Darling
doubtless had much TO do with rafting the
Young pitcher. while the mise rsbie work Of
of The iDtsld-sifh the exception OF Tom
my Bu-ns~-no douot took The nerve from
Bryans arm anu the courage from bis
hsarL
Years Of experiences have no doubt made
Captain Anson a capable MANAGER, and Yet
bis handlilg Of the team a. times Is un-
Questl0nabiy open 10 criticism. For
instance. be n0w has Ia hFOck. Baldwin.
Van Haltrsn. BOrcherr. and BryBan nys
pitchers each 0ee Of which - IN excellent
condition for work IN the box, and YET no
one Of these men play bal often enough to
keeo them IN Trim for effective work
Anson has had ample opportunity TO gauge
ths respective merits OF these men, and
from the i've he should select two. or pos
siolV three men 70 do tbs bGlk OF the
pitching. Baldwin and Van hsltren have
had more experiences As league players than
the others, and IA the minds Of not few
interested patrons OF the team and OF base
ball, the heavy work Of the season should
fall npon the shoulders Of these men. More
work Is What both need. aud should Van
Haltren and Baldwin enter the box on
alternate days during the balance OF the
.@a.on it IL dollars 20 cents that they would
improve 80 rapidly as TO make them IN
every usy reliable as the main stay pitch
ers of the team. The other pitchers need
not grow rusty n the meantime, as they
can be kept In trim oy daily practice and
held in reserve for use IN case Of emergency.
The refusal Of the league 70 adopt the
rule which Anson and Spalding so strongly
advocated-thas Of playing ss many men
curing game a. they wished to-was an
unsise action. Under sucn a rule. team
captain. when he saw that IN the latter
half Of the game svict0ry or defeat was as
sursd beyond ali reasonable doubt, could
bring a young or reserve pitcher from the
bench and taus give him the benefit OF two
or three innings experience against league
batsmso. Sucn a privilege would keep
alive the interest Of reserve batteries,
While A. the same time IL ~ouid imDart 70
them that kn0wlsdge of the different bats
msn's pecuiisrities, which has made
Clarkson. keese. Welch and other star
tuirlers famous
Tnen again. Anson seemed disposed al
times 20 extend ciemency where strict dis
cipfins would doubtless be more effective.
such thing a. Daring did Thursday
wheo he clumsily threw % second, with
the bases fall and lee the maa on thfrd
come home. is not base ball. and IS dsserV-
ing Of the stsrnsst rebgks from ths players
captain. Many player has been sterniy
lsctDred for sucn seemingly inexcussbl5
errors as Pfsfsr. Willismson and Farrell
made 10 Thursdays game, and IN some
teams suon ball playing would insure the
temporary suspension OF the Offending
men.
The best OF players are liable 70 make
errors. argues your conservative critic.
True enough. sDd when errors are excusa-
BE no critic IS more wiling 20 overlook
khsm than the writer. But when easily
thro~n balls are mufiet. When easily bstted
balls are juxxled and iumbied. when Wild
throws are indulred in when there is no
necessity for haste. bat. 0n ths contrary,
sverv opportunity for dsiioeratsnsss. rene
aial measures should De takeD. II II - prac-
ucsols 20 EMPLOY them.
Again. ths conservative critic may argue.
The work cf Ffedsr. williamson, Ryan
and others % the boys who a. times have
made costly errors. il a. rule 80 brilliant
thar team captain can stord 70 overlook
an occasional bit Of faulty paying.
Not 50. These men are old snd exper-
fenceS plavers arquaiutad rilh every trick
and rscfic Of the 5all fsid. The pubic sx-
p~cfs to see them play finished bail and
pays its money ss the gate With thar sxpec-
fafiCu. pom good grounds tbe public i0ok
teams a. high quality OF the article. They
nav vel Tor it and fbsy are entitled 10 t.
ard smplv oecause = bali player may have
seen wsll caisimtned with taGy az he
hands of critics rh0 msy be bis personal
friends the public is no mere disposed to
overlook dsxrsntiY family BAL playing "A
aim taan they are in players whose names
have never appeared lu the pahiic prsts.
Anson = fsned for The system af train
irr AMI men ard fiscic Inc 20 which be
s1biarts as men Yet Ne has permitted. al
f.r ss ne writsr Or The public Knows. some
unrarionahly bad nsli playing upon the
part of ons Or two uf the older members
of the tesm to go wahout reouss.
Whatever usg Be- tbe cause or ccCssion
az sncn eifner-iot circus Day ~ the home
fsau has been guilty. 3l upon several occs-
si0ns fhns isr this season. he tact remains
fbsf the socuer e is stopped fhs better
Sueb 81 rlsv ar avs the team oren 70 the
nasfipst criticism. and gives ths cyuic snd
fba mn Who 8oubt the honesty of hsse
bal an opportunity - Eet "a TIER tnsina-
sfnr Arguments sxai 1st S.
fissr finished games ~ hsss bal srs
whaf re pobhc wsnt. rhss tnev have a
~sg.f =, sxpzct. ani what me iesxue teams
sbo,sls f,~rizh The Cricsgo teafs a. pres
.,t isa,f@ H rivals in tie IeaaUe rsc-. % IL
f~.s hnf Nv snch q nsrr1~ usrsin tnst q
- ~ tun mere rf such csli cltvinE - if
h.s b-.n seinr du1nE ihe pssf ten isys
- - ~arv art g. 81 Detroit oT Ner y nrx
=. -. f~nnf genie. Gaptal1 Arson. yoU
s.va 49, a -anahle team. aoH MAKE it pay
a.. sal ~ rhich IS is csrsbts.
v-zsE NEN DROWN.