The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-06-28

Fessenden's calling of balls md strikes
i'll the second inning, and thereafter ran
things with n high hand. "I've been
robbed of games enough this season al
ready" said he after the game, @and I
made up my mind as soon as I saw how
things were going in that game that it was
time to do a little kicking myself, and I
did it,"
No one who was present ut the game
that afternoon will doubt Anson's state.
ment. There was not an inning of the
game in which the big Captains powerful
voice was not heard in determined dis
pute with the umpire. Fessenden threat
ened, md clustered, and bluffed ut the
but the beauty of Anson's kicking is that
he always knows what he is talking about.
and, consequently, has the best Of an
argument upon any rule or point of play
that he may decide to kick upon.
Before Arson began to kick the game
promised to be us tame a one as that of
the day before, when Cleveland had won
by q score of s to 4. The .old mans"
kicking, however, had the effect of awak-
ening the members Of both teams, and
the mount of ginger they threw into
their work made the game q bitter fight
to the very end. Chicago finally took the
victory by o score of s 10 4, Duffy's hit 10
center sending in the winning run in the
last half of the ninth inning.
Another good effect of the sold MANS
kick was the battery work done by the
team. Anse himself went to bat four times
and made four eautifulh hits each Of which
helped along or brought in o run. Duffy
and Ryan also did great stick work, and
where Chicago had not been able before
this senson to hit O'Brien they jumped
upon his delivery and deliberately batted
out their victory. II was a triumph in.
deed for the @old man, /" who Of late has
been doing little or no batting compared
to his record Of last season.
Cleveland captured the third game OF
the series handily-score . to4-thus
winning two out Of the three, much to
the discontinue Of the big Chicago cap
tain. In this game the double umpire
system vas introduced, and Fessenden
aud McQuaid worked together in first
class style. There was nc w~rangling, bad
gering or kicking, and the balls and strikes
were attended to with care.
Chicago has returned home, and during
the remaining days Of the month it will
meet the four Eastern league teams
Washington, New York, Philadelphia,
and Boston. Williamson will rejoin the
team July 4, when lie expects to play his
first game Of the season in Chicago. The
return Of the big short-stop will be hailed
with joy by every lover Of baseball in
the lake city. for his coming will put the
team in smooth working order again.
CURRENT BASEBALL TALK.
Tim Keefe, Of the Giants, holds the
record on strikeouts, in o single game,
for the season. Twelve Of the Bosto.
mans went down before his curves in the
series. Clarkson comes next, having
struck out ten Of Anson's hopefuls.
There are four players in the league
who have . batting average Of over 400,
while there is not o player in the associ.
alton who has yet reached that figure.
The Chicago team has made more home
runs than any other club 90 far, with
total Of twenty. New York is seventh,
with nine to its credit.
There GEMS to be nothing the matter
with John Montgomery Ward az . sec.
ond bassman.
Tom DAILY, tho old Chicago catcher
has signed with Washington. He Is nov
with the team In Boston, and says his arm
u in Arst-olasss condition.
The Giants wear subber-solsd shoe,
whom playing the outfieldo ON the homl
grounds, O. the boards make sit uncom,
Portable with spike shoes. OF late visit.
ing outAeldsTs are following the New
York t1aMis exampls, and md that tAey
eansPlAyA much bettse game o1sshbsl
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