The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-07


1899 and 1893 The Chicagos are an equal
winner with the Bostons, having claimed
the pennant in 1S78-the first year of the
League-1SS0 1881, 1882 1885 and 1886. 1t
has been seven years since Uncle Adriauap-
oils has tasted the sweets of final victory,
though on several occasions the cup was
held to his lips, but dashed to earth just as
he inhaled the intoxicating aroma. Seven
years was the period allotted to Jacob to
serve for Rachael. Anson knows therefore
how hard it was for Jacob to wait all that
time for his bride. But let us hope that
"Anse" will not have to serve yet another
seven years for his reward, as Jacob did.
1 saw Captain Anson last week, just aft
er his reorganized Colts had won three sue
cessiYe games, and he told me with all the
sincerity of a Worlds fair fakir that his
team, as now organized, was entirely salts
factory to him, and that with it he ought
next year to win the League championship.
OF course he expects Ryan to be well again
in 1894, and that will make his outfield
consist of Ryan, Lynch and Wilmot; his
infeld, Decker, Irwin, Dahlen and Campo;
his pitchers, Clausen, McGill Abbey and
Hutchison, and his catchers, Lange, Kit
fridge and Schriver. The team, as thus
constituted and as it is now playing ball,
should surely make bid for place high
up in the lists. My impression is that
Decker will be a fixture at first, and that in
spite of all the old mans bluff he has
played his last season of regular ball.
But to return to my first subject. Out Of
the IS championships of the National
league Boston and Chicago have claimed
12 in equal division. The other six have
been won bJ the New York, Providence
Detroit and Brooklyn teams New York
made successive twins" in 1888 and 1889
The Brooklyns took the flag in 1890, De
troit in 1887 and Providence in 1879 and 1884
The present Boston team has practically
been playing it's second season with almost
unbroken ranks. Quinn is the missing
member of last years team. Otherwise
the composition Of this seasons champion
team is what it was last year, with Merritt
and Gastright added to the battery depart
ment. A brief sketch Of the members of
the team will not be uninteresting in this
connection.
Nichols has been the clubs star pitcher
He won the nickname of kid" while in
the Western league, where his youth, cou-
pied with his great success, earned for him
that title. When Selee came to Boston to
manage the team, he brought Nichols
along, and the latter hAs been the Boston's
winning pitcher ever since He is strictly
temperate, takes good care of his physical
powers and always has his clubs interest
deeply at heart
Stivetts also went to Boston from the
west He is one OF Comiskey's pupils and
made his first great reputation as a mem
ber of the St. Louis Browns. He is young
man of fine physique and shared with Ru-
sic the honor until this season of being one
Of the swiftest pitchers in the country. He
has not been so effective this season as last
and was one of the four players who re-
Gently appeared on the ground at Cincin-
natl in a state of intoxication There is
no doubt that Stivetts' indulgence in liquor
has lessened his effectiveness this season.
Staley, the third of Boston's last sea
sons trio of pitchers, has been almost a
complete failure this year. His work in
1892 was excellent, and when the Bostons
secured his release from the Pittsburgs he
had made reputation second to no other
pitcher in the League. Staley, too, has let
dissipation lnUer1ere with MS work lately
and is not entitled to any of the credit his
team may have won by capturing the
League pennant.
Gastright, the fourth pitcher of the club,
/ is one of the mysteries of the season OF
1898. Last year he was "loater,' being
engaged and released on an average of once
a month. He started in the present season
about the same way, and when at last the
Bostons gave him a trial, while Stivetts
and Staley were almost useless, the other
clubs realized that the champions were in
"@@d in desperate straits. But here the un-