The evening world., 1894-06-21
BASEBALL CHAT.

revelations were the order OF the day
at the Polo Grounds yesterday. The
two games with the Phladelphas
served to bring into the bright glare Of
the blazing June sun the marvellous
qualities of shorty Fuller. Shorty
had hitherto concealed his dim!nutlve
personality beneath bushel. But, ah /!
no longer will the handsome little short
stop be permitted to trot around az
Datkeeper-in chief for the Giants. He
will get right Into the field now and
cut as much grass as the rest of the
bis-salaried players The enforced alb
sence Of Tot" Murphy from the field
gave shorty" the chance of his life
He had evidently been waiting for lust
that chance, for he hoped. skipped and
jumped into both games as II he had n
contract to defeat the Quakers alone
and unassisted.
Capt Ward evidently realizes that
Fuller. Eaugcd by yesterdays remark
and should be retained In active work
arises, az between Murphy and Fuller
wSS na% WS%5 bs pak ksr ,h The
ering right field in place of Herman
who surely wouldn't object to rest.
II John Montgomery, has any compunc-
tions as to transferring the Tot" from
why shouldn't he be thoroughly impa~,
tial and permit the midget 10 remain at
short, and assign Fuller to round up
things at and about second base?
The New Yorks must need be In the
strongest possible shape for their games
Today. tomorrow and Saturday with
the Brooklyns. The Bridegrooms have
fashion. and their gait has been a
steady and victorious one, sure. This
afternoons game Is at Eastern, Park
ssimpTpS's sso-mpFp4Ws at, at the Polo Grounds, and
will be necessary for New York TO waltz
away with all three games in this series
to pull out ahead of the B3ridegrooms at
pretty difficult one, to be sure. but II
the fates be kind and the Brooklyns ali
but faint in the field, the Giants may do
the trick.
Tommy Murray. of the Patersons, who
was tried at short yesterday by Manager
irwin. OF the Philadelphas, yesterday,
will scarcely do. Murray Is too 'logy''
Tor swift League team. Still Irwin
may be Obliged to keep him for a while,
as his club is well nigh disintegrated BY
sickness and accidents to players. Those
son and Grady. Boyle is suffering with
a sore knee. Taylor did not show up in
either OF. yesterdays games. Altogether
u wasn't such a hard thing to do up
'"N 'NS's'u"y III oo'h games.
Dad Clarke is pitching cleverly
enough to warrant his retention In the
box. box. NSW' SI, II Capt Ward would only
and allow the boy to pitch his limit
I'm a game perhaps It wouldn't be neces-
sary to crowd Rusie and Meekin so
closely.
Foutz's anxiety to save his best pitch.
ers FOR the games vita New York no
doubt largely contributed to .Brooklyn's
Daub had been hit freely Kennedy might
have saved the day
1t was the first time this season that
Capt. Foutz occupied the pitchers hex,
David used to cut the plate into scientific
slices few years ago.
The "Colonels" seem to he constantly
adding TO the vast majority OF losses
which makes the tail end sure thing.
Manager ComIskey. of Cincinnati. does
not seem TO have solved the pitching
problem for his club, lie Is experiment,
Ing az present to the tune of one game
lost for each new ''phcnom.'
II Brooklyn keeps up the batting streak
developed durinR~ the last two weeks
Wards outhelders will get heap OF ex-
erCiSe.
said to be en- route for New YORK York to 10
arrange a deal for pitcher. Clark
will not be released and Eddie Taicott
Will not hear of Westervelt going this
season On, yes! There's Lester German.
Col, Earnie' perhaps you may secure