New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
CHAT ABOUT BASEBALL.
HOW TO TELL GOOD PLAYER-slGNlfl-
CANOE OF CLLvELAND'S FINE SHOWING.

..r, NV rav vou can Judge a great tall-payer now
.davs said an od.tlme enthusiast to the "nfr 1h o
dav .ss 70 watch how the other players treat MIN IL
always makes NE weary when hear crank s"oo' "'
chi, naver Il no good that that player Is dhhdy'
after seeing him play two or three games 'n "", %
the correct idea Of gauging the rcai "o'' " -
,I.ve, Won never saw Arson take man up ~"u hoeP
Kim ono or two games and then release him In iac' ne
..o. hoIa =, n man unless he thinks be lean De de-
yeloped into hrst.class player, and then lie WI" pu' w.
with almost any amount OF Shortcomings u',oT ~ WI,
eventually release that man. TO iHus,fS'o .'' .
~ 80. aoyeoned paben DUNCAN and the other youngsters
on HE team today | seldom make misU"hc !" ''o
,i,c tho rea strength of the boil player Tor ue simple
reason that watch the players on an oppos" '' "''
in this way ] CHIN that get sure way !" 'uu", "
the abilities Of the player In question f'i - rs,
a, the out and in helders when such players a. ryan ~"
ing Ward and Comskcy 90 to the bat 1hfy n"o' s
,besc men are good htters and daring oase'run'i %
therefore they take no chances win ue'" ~. ,hr
the hall as quickly and a. accurately as p' -
look at these same players and see no" 'h'! ~ "
,hnv knock a ball and erratic player or ne''' WIN
Is iJkev 70 throw wildly in returning the pail
,,, hail coes IN the outncld TO a slow player you
u 600 ,hom running to first tase with full speed ana
,.t,,, Loo, IN running until they get some distance
hevond first on their way to second - tho' III ' "
a tumble or q little sowness IN nei'''s' ~ 49,, -
hoos on what ordinarily they would attempt Dut ono
,ou vou the man that allows tho ball payer '"o' "
-, ME ,dcos Of 40 opposing player seldom II "r"is'
81 can toll YOU another interesting thing sA'o inc
,.r.o ..whrh IL not generally known, ana III "hich
NV great ball player fooshly allowed him'eh 70 'o,o
his renutaton for the time being Inc "onue'iu "vA
now being done by Terry OF the Pttsburg Cuo' hanN
H.oa many neople TO ask why this remarkable P'cher
80 ,-ased NV the Brooklyn Club. Ills release Is uouoS
significant from fact that Terry Is the ohy oa' s
ever developed by the Brooklyn CUB ana u'"' Nv ~
have becn released in the zenith OF MS s'"iS 500 -,
gra, II YOU remember. last year Terry was pitching
pretty regularly IN the cary p''' VI VIZ
rather poor success. +, s,,a TIM, bIs
81 asked him about IL the time, and he sad thn' ms
leg was troa---n g him good deal put NJ ''"S 49,
into the box feeling that he could wn' Ee'
he was not in perfect condition I'ir! .,,a.
orma,io, of lump or swelling on the lcit amir VI ''
lust above the left ankle, but there was H'IV p
ri,rv e,cent when he had long siege at ptchihe' WV"
ha vas going through the peculiar gyratohs heoe"i,
70 nut n curve on a speedy ball, the Injured leg "ou'
frequently give way under him, and sun ""u " ~ 20
ting Terry in to pitch and thu orit;not Oa'eoan "uo
never murmured He did not complain hhc 30 "'
other players do. but when he was tolu 10 ~ ~ INV '
he would go and do the best he could .
Naturally enough with this injury to hlo ieB " "'
Innossibe for him 10 do his best work anu Nv io''
allowed his reputation % be nafrcu "l'ho'' " -,
no.. on, whom this season started Terry was one 81 inc
rst nitchers TO receive his rclcas" from inc b""hS
Meanwhile he has carefully hurs'd MS hJu''1 " ~
tho rot he received carly this year. and as h"'u' ~
su ,s now in good condition and Is pbhihs ~ sod ~
as any twiIlcr the country W,
TN. stories about any actual fccling between "aru
and 1erv ar. all bosh Ward should not be blamed for 1t l.
dottl n he really know Of Tcrrys injury Wheh Terry
discovered that the injury was serious one i' ~
haxe refused to pitch until h. got into coAui'o" u h'
b, don. This he would unquest>raby haze been Heo'
~ m. DrooRlyr team today and one 81 It's most 's'oc
members at that Terry had in his composition 'c
., tho r.caritlcs which 60 toward making up the Buck
Ewlnes and silver Klngs he would not only he mem
Ter OF the brooklyn team today but ne would oe one o.
u . most popular PLAYERS In the city OF Churches"