The evening world., 1894-05-17
BASEBALL CHAT.

Excuses galore could be offered for the one.
, ,Ss,r style In which n New Yorks los,
frigid, hin'y fact remains that In two Of the three
contests the Qnakers gave the Giants cards and
spades At sl!'plhying There 70 a certain air
4 nor. OF nov. all .tosether style--that would do
the Giants a hen? Of gooi II they would only
emulate 1t successfully, barring the game In
which stage umpired, tho opening game Monday,
r-i!ede!phia taught New York II whole 10, about
the game: The hrst game was handed over to the
Philadelphias on Il gold plate, and young Mr..
stage was the donor. hut umpires DO not always,
lucky clubs. The chief fault with the Giants ia
eeat .nsy arr unable to work up a broad streak
u all well CROUCH if-and II Is a big I + at that
me other fellows In the hed didn't happen to
nave ne unhappy dor the ny-poppcrS faculty
lust like queen bees do to n drove Of gnats.
There surely mus, be a decided brace made in
enc man Is responsible tor a victory. Good pitch
ing must need good fielding. Decause a tvlrlcr
" NIT with freedom II doesn't mean that h. loses
too; T!eldert are hired for that purpose. and il
Is theii bonnden duty to see to it that flies do
MT get away from them. Hot grounders and
nners can be eaaily taken care Of. vide the
sturdy Cross and Mailman and Allen. Of Quaker.
Vile. OF course, Cross does wear n colossal,
glove on his left hand. and he seems perfectly
aoIe to stop a cannon ball IN the dead rush.
Capt Ward doesn't think II right TO have helders
war these basket like appurtenances. hut II
there's NJ rile against It why doesn't he supply
some OF MS boys with them? II Cross ran stop
such drives as he did In the games in Philadel-
helders. ~ '"
The Giants appear to he In too swift, company.
and yet among them are individual players who
can sprint away from most League players as II
the latter were tied Come, boys. get a move
which has no generously supported the team at
the Polo Grounds, aud nobody knows II better
the freight.
George Davis s still unable to play at third,
and Stafford Will undoubtedly he continued a,
Farrell: Rasis PnlsSEy had aS,iI = SaIi H i~ Ss''s sa 9%s
slice Mondays game, have been keeping tabs
ne VIII not be too wild or any less speedy.
Capt. Miller, Of st. Louis, speaks thus OF the
ball play ing OF the Plttshurgs; The Cincin-
nails are not the only club that has suffered from
. player that came down to third in a close play
had up his spike to do me. The only way to get
weapons. The hrst thing the Pittsburg PLAYERS
know the rest of the teams will begin TO lay
line: "' '"Ne u along the
Brsckinridgs, the hrst baSemar OF the Troy
teaia' rs unfortunate perhaps in bearing the name
people for some time past, and the Troy hleachers
are making life a burden for him. Whenever he
"Ain't MadciineE. feiIsr a dandy" " Hni vines when I h.
make. a misplay the shout is: 'Oh. sing. Made.
Washington has a hnc ou,Helder in Abbey. In
fact, the whole outheld is strong, The inneld il
wotully weak.
The baseball writer Of the Portland EXPIRES,
says: Like everything else that comes from nos.
ton the baseball team appears to he a loud.
mouthed. ungentlemanly set o: fellows. and he,
aides them our own team showed up tavorably,
to say the least"
Third Baseman Joyce, OF Washington has
stride that many a heavy tragediau would give a
months salary for,
Philadelphlans want Delahanty to he played reg
ularly on first base and Turner put out in IN,
field. This would undoubtedly strengthen an al
ready heavy team. For goodness sake. don
make the team any more formidable than 1t is
The Brooklyn batters did the baby act sew.
eral times yesterday. Deliberately standing or
the plate when the opposing pitcher is a BIZ
slow In his delivery is neither amusing nor edi
Tying.
The N. J. A. C. and New York Law sehoo'
mines will cross bats on the afternoon OF Memorial
Day at the n. J.. A.. C. grounds. at Berger
Point.
A. c.. oumbert. the PIttsburg pitcher, has re
nswed his suit against the Chicago League bal
club. He wants 81. S25 salary. The previous sui
failed because the title Of the club sued was mo-
made out correctly.
Anson has decided to try Al weddige, Of the Oh
City team, at second base.