Wichita eagle., 1889-07-10

ting the ball; II he makes mistake he hits
at the ball just the same. This accounts for
the way he hits, often missing the ball by
several feet The young pitchers never know
where to find Kelly, and il they try to pitch
for him they will find him at times out of the
box altogether. This is when he has pitcher
covered and wants to get his base on balls
He uses heavy stick, well seasoned
RYAN.
Jimmy Ryan, of the Chicagos, who is a ma
tive of Clinton, Mass, is one of the very best
Of the young men in the League, who can hit
any kind of pitching high or low. jim was
No. among League batsmen last season,
Arson and Beckley getting in ahead of him
Ryau's position at the bat is easy and natu
raj. he has careless way of letting bis club
swing around over his shoulder; he takas hold
with his hand close to the knob, and swings
on ball with full force He is hard man
for pitcher to deceive, as he can pull In a
curve or crack out an inshoot He stands at
the bat something like Kelly and Arson and
can hit as hard, if not harder, than either Of
them. and vet he is a small man end weighs
but $50 pounds when in condition. Jimmy Is
full Of confidence and loves to face the phe-
nomenai twirlers, when he will smile and
show his teeth and delight in cracking out
home run drives over the fence.
EWING.
William, better known as Buck" Ewing,
captain of the New York team, is one of thu
most scientific batsmen in the country His
great forte is hitting to right field. His po-
sition at the bat is easy. IN waiting for a
ball he swings his bat up and down and hits
out at the ball mostly from the wrists. Buck
seldom strikes out, and puts IN many three
Esse hit when it is most needed. He is I'M
doubtedly the most timely hitter in his team.
BECKLEY.
Beckley, of the Pittsburgs, is a slugger Of
the Brouthers type, and, like Dan, is left
hsnded- His position at the plate is easy, and
he likes low ball the best, which. if pitched
over the plato either fast or slow, Is very apt
to be cracked out of the lot. This new League
player has proven to be not only good aver
age batsnan, but timely hitter as well
Dickey Johnston, Of the Boston club, is one Of
the very hardest hitters in the League.
While he was with the Richmond team he
was known as Home Run" Johnston. He
stands close to the plate and can kill an in
shoot. he lets his club hang easy on his
shoulder, but can meet the fastest kind Of
pitching. Hugh Duffy, of the Chicagos, is a
natural batsnan This year be leads that
organization with the stick. Duffy Is small,
well-put- together voting fellow, that swings
q very heavy bat He stands well up to the
plate and steps in to meet the ball High or
low, it's all the same to Duffy, and Arson
says he is the best batsman in the Chicago
team
Among the other fine batsrnen Of the
League might be mentioned Paul Hines, Of
the indianapolis team, who led the League
one season; Jim O'Rourke, Of the Giants,
who had the same honor; Sam Thompson,
the fine left hand hitter Of tie Philadelphia;
Herman, of the Giants; Denny and Glasscock,
of Indianapolis, and Ward, of New York.
Order of the Iron Hall.
The supreme accountant reports quite a
boom in the western branches. The supreme
sitting meeting in the west has created quite
a stir among them