The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-03-10


baseball has reached that point of scientific
| nicely that one vulnerable spot in the field
will prove the inlet for disaster that the
magnificent work of the remaining eight
cannot Offset. Upon the fingers Of ones
hand can be counted the outnclders of to-
day who possess the rare combination of IN
ability TO field brilliantly, to bat splendidlv
and to run bases with an abandon calcu-
lated to terrorize the gentlemen in mask
behind the plate. OF all the outhelds in
the major league today, based upon their
deeds upon the diamond in the past, Bos-
ton has trio that will perhaps challenge
the most admiration. Harry Stovey, who
has often led the Association in base run
ming, will be flankcd this year by as clever
. rair as ever chased the elusive hoghide
il, J'"0ts TO the fence. Hugh Duffy and
Tommy .-, thy have both been cap.
tains-one oi. L.. "ostOn Reds and the
other of the st. Lou, ....r.-rs.
1t was fortune of war tL.j ..o'.o = '...
the little man from the Mound Ln...,.
singularly enough St. Louis received gaouu
of the trophies Of peace the release of Wal
ter Brodic, who a year ago CavortCd over
the green in the Hub outfleld. There are
only three clubs among the twelve who
purpose making no changes in the Guard.
ianship of that portion of the diamond this
season. That of course is the outlook as II
now exists. New York still retains George
Gore, Mike Tiernan and Orator O'Rourke
Baltimore rests content with CAPTAIN
George Van Ualtrcn, Curt Welch and
johnson, whose poetic title Of SLEEPY
Bill' attracted no little attention last sea
SON.
Sam ThompsOn's name still adorns the
Iii 1vbt ~ II 4.
Billy Hamilton are TO be in their old posi-.
tions. Washington has four good men
from whom TO make q choice. Charles f.
Dutfee, who became a Benedict at Mobile
few days ago, is one of them. Hardie
Richardson, w. l.. Hoy and George Wood
are the others The same sort of problem
faces Brooklyn. Captain Ward has four
candidates for the three places. GrifTin's
calling is req onably sure. Hub Collins,
Darby O'Brien and Tom Burns are the trio
who will strive to be elected TO the two
vacancies
In the west Cincinnati presents the
heaviest artillery in the assortment. Tip
O'Neill, Bug" Holiday and w. T. Halli-
can, all rank in the first class among the
batsmcn, but Holiday is the only one of
the three who has standing in the society
or base runners. Tom LOTUS used 20 say
that "JOckO' IIalligan could be trained TO
get away" faster than he has in the past,
and Captain Comiskcy is nursing a course
of spring sprouts which he will put into
Jocko's sassafras tea.
O'Neill has Il careless lope which Is de-
Ceptive. He covers u good deal of ground
without the sGmblance of an effort. On
the bases, however, he has never startled
the world. The Reds have a Sub" who
may be called upon to take his place regu-
larly on the team, if any of the elect STUN
bic or fail to come up to expectations.
Eddie Burke is the man. He was with
Torontoa q few seasons ego, and after the
revolution of 1890 was found with Philn-
delphia- Tho past season he put in at Mil
waukee. Burke has voice ON the lines
that sounds like Hugh Nicols', and a blind
man who knew the diminutivc chief of
the tribe of Rockford hustlers would, if
he heard Burke chirping, stake all he pos
sesscd that "Littlc Mic" was on the lines.
Cleveland has one of the fastest outfields
in the land. james i. McAlecr is o sprint
er, and George Davis is not very many
points behind him. Jesse Burkett, who
was installed in right last fall, fills the
bill and will be anchored there as long as
he can keep up the pace he showed at the
wind up Davis and McAleer have made
many catches that saved Cleveland from
defeat. Much of Davis reputation was
made off one of Cincinnati's playprs.
"Bid" McPhce was unfortunate enough to
suffer the massacre Of at least three grand
drives year ago, and each catch was made
in contests so close that had they been
missed the tide of victory would have been
twined toward Cincinnati. The Forest
hnUG III laG ItyS
the Reds four awful trouncings. This year
Cincinnati pants for revenge.
On Pittsbury's list Is n man who will
rank as one of the greatest players who ever
ran in and grabbed a short field fly. Pop"
COrkhill always was a sensational catch.
He was wont to make connection with flies
that most outtleldcrs could not reach, but
he lost his batting eye If he has rcgained
it Pittsburg will have an all around corker.
Captain Ned Hanlon remains in the field,
and it will seem like old days revived to
see Ed Swartwood once more at bat in the
major circuit SwartwOod always was L
heavy hitter, and he has already gone into
training. st. Louis has lost all its old
men, and in addition to Brodie has corralled
Cliff Carroll, who was with Chicago last
season, and Billy Van Dyke, who helped
land the western pennant at Sioux City
Louisville and Chicago are still in mood
of dicker, and until they get through, their
outiields cannot be named with certainty
The Colonels have given walking papers to
j. V. Wolf, who had been one of them ever
since the Eclipse club attended the birth of
the Association ten years agn- 1t is pos
sible that left field will be turned over to
the care of the Gladiator-Louis Rogers
Browning. Farmer Weaver has been
elected to continue in center and Tom
Brown has been dreamed about for right.
Chicago still covets the Bostonian, and
may secure him as q running mate for
Sam DUNCAN, Anson's big western find,
and Jimmie Ryan, who is still shifting
orange blossoms in Florida Walter Viii
mot would be transferred to Kentucky II
this should prove to be the end of Degotia-
tions.
In week more all the wrinkles In the
business will be smoothed out, for the mag
mates have carried compresses with them
into New York. N. T. Young, president
Of the League Association, isa little gentle
man OF tho old school, and he believes that
the veterans llayed as we'll individually as
the modern followers of the game do. In
team work alone do the mines OF today ex-
Gel. George Wright" said he to me,
was the greatest shortstop who ever filled
that position, and / think next to him
Davy Force deserves the rank"
Rem MIIy RORD In