The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-18


ment. The arm has had relapse. 1t was
overworked. Ewing played behind the
bat for the New Yorks in nearly every
game for three successive weeks, and at st.
Louis threw out seven men who were run
ming bases In the next game the arm ap-
peared to be weak, and at Pittsburg it
went back on its owner entirely.
Whether this disability will be perma-
nent is doubtful to some. To me there is
little doubt. fear Ewing, the catcher, is
q person Of the past. 1t was bad manage
ment which overworked that great and
effective arm just as it had apparently re-
covered
The showing of strength made by the
Clevelands has been q general wonder in
the baseball world. 1t was nothing less
than an all around surprise. Yet the
games the team won from their strong
eastern opponents were not accidental VIC
tories. IL was the work Of team showing
up strong in every department
The lead gained by the Cleyelands ought
TO be maintained to the end. Their twelve
games in the east during the present trip,
which will be their last, may reduce this
lead: such a result is not probable But
by losing six Of the twelve they ought to
return to Cleveland on the 10th inst. at
least four or five games in the lead. An
advantage of that size should carry them
safely to the end Of the season because
their only dangerous foe will be
among the eastern clubs, and the
five western teams they will have to fight
on the homestretch, from Sept. 10 to Oct.
IA. will be much weaker collectively than
the five eastern clubs which will finish
the season with the eastern rval. have
figured in all colors and ordinations on
the Cleveland's chances and have not been
able to find any considerable chance for
their final defeat. But We all know that
baseball is very much such M animal as
the old darky's mule, Mighty unsartin,
an Jest as liabable to kick you'll head off
when youh amt lookin as he air to eat his
oats"
The surprise Of the eastern teams late
visit to the west was not confined TO Cleve-
lands remarkable showing. Your Uncle
Arson cut another watermelon about the
same time The old man is due for a squirt
every season. This year was divided into
two seasons, and Adrian divided his yearly
squirt to suit.
Tommy Burns is not, presume, living
upon the money he expects to win in his
suit against the Pittsburg club-some
$4,000 l believe At least he goes right
ahead earning more and at the rather pre-
carious business OF umpiring. He makes
one of the many old BAH players who have
tried TO keep in the business by switching
into an umpire's berth. 1t seems to an old
ball player such an easy job. True, he has
In his day roasted" every umpire against
whom he ran in his capacity as player;
but, strange as it may be, he never yet
found an umpire who knew enough about
the game to separate balls from strikes or
see when a man is out or safe on base.
He has always had an itching desire to
umpire and all that kept him from leav-
ing his position on the diamond to seize an
Indicator and show the jay umpires how
easy it is IL they only knew how is the diff
ference in salaries But his time is sure to
come when bis joints begin TO creak and
his muscles to take On wrinkles and tough
ness It IA astonishing with what conf
dence he enters into the new field, and it is
just as astonishing how soon he
has the hornets Of the diamond about his
head.
OF the old and famous players who were
fairly successful as umpires Ferguson,
Emslie and Snyder are about the most
prominent examples, but on the failure
side are Jones, Hurlbert, Goldsmith, Ma
cullar and half score more 1t will not
take long to class Tommy Burns. Mean
while those who know him hope he will
succeed, for he is one Of those rare players
who possess character and have the ability
to make friends Of whoever they meet.
A rumor makes Joe Hornung, the
once famous left fielder Of the Boston
team, heir TO legacy of $35, 900. This ru-
NOR comes wAooping along yoked to the
that the Providence club
has just released him. IL is very insig-
nificant baseball player who at some stage
of his professional career doesn't have q
straw uncle die and leave him fortune.
Hornung is almost old enough himself TO
die and leave somebody legacy, but it's
better to inherit late than never.
Comiskey is having more trouble in Gin
ciunati this summer than if he were the
right tackle of team Of hog drovers.
Among his troubles have been the sickness
OF Chamberlain, the break Of Halligan,
Mullane's revolt, Murphy's typhoid fever.
Genins' unexpected failure and the drunk
en- fight of Rhines, McGill and Harring-
ton. And now comes the recent disgrace.
tul escapade Of Welch, which caused that
worthy's suspension. No one but Comis-
key-~unlcss it be Anson-could have kept
the Cincinnati team so far up In the race
under such circumstances.
Down in the circuit Of the Southern
league where the code duello is still hon
ored (sometim.s); where the cotton grows
and the sun glows; where mosquitoes sing,
alligators thrive and pretty girls are in
digenous, baseball seems 70 be on the top
round Of the ladder OF popularity. At
least the magnates, managers and report
ers on the circuit are calling each other
liars" human warts" white hvered
lunatics" and other opprobrious If not APP
propriate names. Thus do the signs OF
success boom up from the south; foc base
ball is never successful without these little
impugnments. II may be these southern
terms OF ardor which recently caused Pres
ident Young TO express gratifed surprise
at the healthy condition Of our national
game just as the health Of the common
community is threatened with cholera.