Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08

lress few philippics to the spectators or
o the opposing players 1t was such an
uncontrolled desire to hurl invectives at
he audience" that got fuckers check
n trouble in Philadelphia, and had not
he plate on Toms face been of better ma
erial than the Carnegie variety he would
AVE been disabled.
There are ball players who seem to be
wholly unable to control their tongues
While at play, but 10 off the field are
he most agreeable and reasonable of men.
They say McGraw is such q man. The
'ame is true of Duffy. Arson probably
never insultcd a man willfully in his life
while in civilian dress, but In later life
he old man has joined the select band
whose mission ON the diamond is to tell
he umpire he is thief, a thug and an
object for carrion crows to hover over
Gomiskey is another who is regular Mr.
hyde to theuJnpirc while no is in uniform
md gentle DR.. Jckyll between games.
The baseball loving public regrets to see
UGH promising player as Mciraw en-
hanger his future by disposition that is
% uncomfortable. He is one of the great
'oung players in the League There is
40 doubt about it either. Among the
'ather mediocre lot of third basemen of
he ~ clubs McGraw stands near the top
Mac is not q large man physically, and
fet he can bat with the best of them. In
he game against the Washingtons on July
20 he made five safe hits.
AS the season advances into the last hall
he struggle for pennant honors in the
National league grows more interesting.
The Bostons, with the aid of the New
Yorks, finally succeeded in getting the
lead and will be a hard club to beat out
That which predicted carly in the season
seems to be coming l then said that the
Baltimores would probably fare pretty
much as 3-ycar- old--a Henry of Navarro
would fare in mile and a quarter hand
icap-that is, cut clinking pace to the
back stretch and then fall out beaten.
The New Yorks last May pulled the
Clevelands out of the lead, and Tebeau's
men never got back to the fsont again
1t remained for the New Yorks to pull the
Batimores down also by beating them
three straight at the Polo grounds.
And be wise enough to keep your eyes
on those New York Giants. From this
distance 1t looks as if they will be fighting
it out in the stretch with the Bostons
Their strength is in their pitching depart
uhcHb. Al tHab comparison tney arc &c
every one of the other IL clubs what the
horse Banquet is to IL selling platers
herman has just rounded into form after
long spell of weakness, the result of ma
larial fever last spring. From this time
out he will take his turn with Rusie and
Meekin, and in the trio the club has near
ly the best three pitchers in the country
Last year German led the League pitchers,
and Rusie ranked second. So far this year
Rusie leads, and Meekin comes second
With these three men in fettle the team
behind them need do very little batting to
win most of their games. That is where
they have the advantage over the Bostons
The action taken by President. Kerr OF
the Pittsburgs, whereby he declares Lyons
shall never play another game for his club,
deserves !, the highest commentators
Would that the League had more Kerrs
Lyons fell into his old habits while at
Cincinnati and was promptly dumped, al
though the team had no good man to I'LL
bis place. The quicker the National league
emplates Mr.. Kerr's nerve and makes
drunkenness among players an unforgiva