The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-02
BASEBALL CHAT.

BASEBALL CHAT.
Aren't the Giants getting beautifully
even with the Bostons for that last three
straight nightmare OF defeats that fell
TO the New Yorks in Boston? This after
noon tells the story whether or no the
debt has been cancelled In full by the re-
turn compliment of q one-two-three lar
ripping for the Bostons on the Polo
Grounds. JOY street, in Boston, took
on several degrees Of darkness when the
papers there this morning told in mild.
explanatory terms of the extraordinary
hard luck of the Beaneatcrs and the fan
tastic good luck of the Giants in scratch
ing a victory out of a sure hole of defeat
in the eleventh inning.
/ Capt. Johnny Ward was on deck again,
and, as IN that feverish thirteenth inning
game in Philadelphia Saturday, Johnny
plunked out plunkity one from Punk
Vile that won the game and nut the
Beaneaters in StuDor. When ward
cracked the pellet past Tucker, scoring
Burke and settling the long drawn out
contest Treasurer Eddie Tdlcott who ga t
! IN the upper tier above. the press box.
shrieked ecstatically, Now. who was 1t
that hit that bail? Now, Willie Nash.
viii you ever take three straight from
us again."
| MIR. Talcotts exuberance was per-
fectly pardonablo. He was witness of
! the opening game of the last series in
Boston. and his nights at Lake George
/ waiting for news Of the next two games
were restless ones indeed. He encour-
aged the boys after the game to jump
! in to-day and chalk up the third straight
victory, and 50 wipe out that awful
/ stigma OF defeat in those pretty, little
lawn tennis grounds In RoXbury, Mass.
! Meekin is pitching excellent ball, and
! 1t is uuestion.if another twirler in the
! League could have stood the strain and
Lecn so cool and discriminating as he
was on the very many tickiisl occasions
| which arose in tina r-markable contest
Of yesterday. Manager ,Selee thinks
when Selee's boys were held down ana
struck out with the bases filed. Seven
strike outs was Meekin's record yester-
day.
This afternoons game should be a
hair whitener. Maybe Manager Selec
isn't on tenter-hooks and determined to
do" the Giants in one game, at least,
or die hard. Selee Is u very quiet young
man, and he hates lot of noise. espe
cially If it is created when the Eostons
are losing. He doesn't care to listen to
a whole batch of arguments when he
gets back to Boston as to how he might
have avoided getting the three-stralght
gag and he's working to avoid that dis
| tressing trial by winning to-day's game.
one thing is sure, whatever change is
made this afternoon. Tenny Will not be
played in right field If there Is chance
to prevent 1t. Selee said laughingiy; TO.
day: THAT change didn't work, did IT?
| think I'll do this to-day: Put Nichols
and Tenny as the battery. and play
SWEETS in right field Nichols is feel
ing finely, and he wants to pull away
one victory from New York. Stvetts is
pitching great ball. though, and per
haps I'll change my team at the very
fact, the whole team are kept guessing
as to just what they will do.
German is in order to pitch for New
of all the New York's pitchers in those
recent Boston games.
They might do it in Chicago, or 1t
wouldn't appear at all outre in Louis
vile, but New Workers were astounded
| when they saw the fusillade of seat
cushions which came from the grand
stand after Van Haltren tied the score
on his grand base running after reach
| ing first on balls
Van Haltren and Burke acted like
manacs after the tying run was made,
and again when Eddie's run on Ward $
hit settled the game, Burke came bump
ing down the stretch, turning hand
/ springs dllCT lie cTOSSeu tne pldte
Perhaps Baltimore didn't have it easy
/ in going against Washington twice yes
terday and winning out both games; Is
1t possible that New York will help
Baltimore to the lead as she did Boston
when the Giants pummelled the ORIOLES
three straight times on the Polo
Grounds? The loss of one game by Bal
| timore yesterday meant second place to
the New Yorks by two points, 6l7 to 6l5.
! However, but nine points separate the
Orioles and New Works, and the former
have a stiff proposition next in the Phil
adelphias at the latter's grounds.
|
from Brooklyn yesterday, and they fell
back to sixth place.
Tim Keefe, the eN-pitcher for New
| York. has been appointed an umpire In
the League to take McQuaid's place.
Quaids resignation, but II was known he
was savagely abused by the Baltimores
in that city during the Boston games:
The orioles tongue-lashed McQuaid
! the games.
John Clarkson will not be seen with
Baltimore, as despatch from Cleve-
cate in Lansing, Mich, and so into bust
| ness there.
Here are two more responses to Mana
Point Aug r. ae With the 9 Hoy Rosa ar in
aid of the Sick Babies Fund:
| To the Editor:
Thu MI s dv cRnoe club you'd be PLEASED
babies FUND il Sir Burke is favorable he
should address F.A. BRADY. Manager.
10 Central avenue, Montclair, n. ].
To the Editor.