The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-28

ment. The arm has had a relapse. Il 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.
pearcd to be weak, and at Pittsburg 1t
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, tho catcher, IL
person OF tue past. 1t was bad mana1o-
ment which overworked that great and
effective arm just rs il had apparently re-
covered.
The showing of strength made by the
Clevelands has been general wonder In
che baseball world. It was nothing less
than an all around surprise Yet the
games the team won from their strong
eastern opponents were not accidental vic
tories. 1t was the work of team showing
up strong in every department..
The lead gained by the Clevelands 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 probabls. But
by losing six of the twelve they ought to
return to Cleveland on the 10th inst nt
least four or five games In the lead. An
advantage Of that size should carry them
ooAOiJ w WIG cu0 III Luo b6dSOu DeCduSQ
sheir only dangerous foe will bs
among the eastern clubs, and the
i've western teams they will have to fight
on the homestretch, from Sept IS to Oct
Ia Will DO much weaker collectively than
the five eastern clubs which will finish
the season with tho eastern rival Ihave
figured In all oolors and com binations on
the Cleveland's chances and have not been
able to lind any considerable chance for
their final defeat. But we all know that
baseball is very much such ON animal q.
the old darkys mule, mighty unsartin,
nm jest a. liabable 70 kick youh head of
when youh ain't lookih as he air TO eat hi,
oatS.h rnUn
The surprise OF the eastern teams late
visit to the west was not confined to Cleve-
lands remarkable showing. Your Uncle
Anson cut another watermelon about the
same time. The old man Ia due for spurt
every season. This year was divided Into
two seasons and Adrian divided his Yearly
spurt to suit .79H
Tommy Burns is pot, ] presume. liviuu
upon the money be expects to win In hin
suit against the Pittsburg club-aome
sl3'OOo believe. AZ least he goes right
ahead earning more and at the rather pre-
carious business of umpiring He makes
one of the many old ball players who have
tried to keep in the business by switching
into an umpire's berth. II 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 vet
found an umpire who know enough about
the game to separate balls from strikes or
see when man Is out or safe on base.
He has always had All itching desire to
umpire. and all that kept him from leav-
inU biQ r,pc}ffnp On no 1io .
indicator and show the jay umpires how
easy it ID If they only knew how is the diff
ference In salaries. But his time is sure to
come when his joints begin to creak and
his muscles to take on wrinkles and tough
ness. II is astonishing with. what conf
dence he enters into the now field. and it is
usually just as astonishing how soou 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 a score more It will not
take long to class Tommy Burns Mean.
while those who know him hope be 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 1856, 900. This ru-
NOR comes whooping along yoked to the
announcement that the Providence club
has just released him 1t is a very insig-
nificant baseball player who at some stage
of his professional career doesn't have
straw uncle die and leave him a fortune.
Hornnng is almost old enough himself to
die and leave somebody legacy, but les
better to inherit late than never
Comiskey IL having more trouble in Gin.
c.nnati this summer than If he were the
right tackle Of a team of hog droyers
Among his troubles have been the sickness
of Chamberlain, the break OF HallIgan,
M-illane's revolt. Murphy's typhoid FOYER,
Genius unexpected failure and the drunk
Ell fight of Rhines. McGill and Harring-
ton. And now comes the recent disgrace
full escapade of WeIch, which caused that
worthy's suspension. No one but Comis
key-unless 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
cred (sometimes); where the cotton grows
and the sun CLOVIS; where mosquhoes sing,
alligators tlffive and pretty girls are in.
digenous. baseball seems to be on the top
round of the ladder of popularity. At
least the magnates, managers and report
ers on the circuit are chilling each other
liars" human warts" white livered
lunatics" and other opprobrious if not APP
propriate names Thus do the signs of
success boom up from the south; for base.
bali Is never successful without these little
INDUCEMENTS. 1t may be these southern
terms OF ardor which recently caused Pres
ident Young to express gratified surprise
at the healthy condition of our national
game inst rs the health of the common