Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-06

PITCHER WALTER F. CARTER OF YALE.
 port from the nine behind him. Without Carter the Yale team would have dropped out of the race early in the year. Still Car ter cannot be classed with either Avery, Stagg or Tyng of former college fame. That is my opinion, and think it will be shared by all who have seen the college games during the last score of years.
 Great Highlands, " as he is sometimes called, has not been the Highlands this year he was last. His pitching has lacked steadiness, and at times he was hit very easily and very hard. As he was the only pitcher of any worth the Harvards had to depend upon they "were not in it," to use an expressive slang phrase.
 Princeton had two fairly good pitchers in Altman and Bradley, and Hitzrodt also pitched several good games. Altman was looked upon by Captain Mckenzie as his most effective pitcher however, and was usually called into the game when victory was especially desired. The Princeton pitchers, though, like those of Pennsylva- mia, had better nine around them than either Yale or Harvard could muster, and so Carter and Highlands should, after all, be given the palm of standing respectively 'one, two," among the college pitchers of 1894.
 suppose there are thousands of people who believe Anson is loud buffer and that half they read about his betting on the Chicago team is merely 'yapping, as Senator Hill would express it. That is mistake. For instance, at the spring meeting of the National league Anson offered to bet Treasurer Talcott of the New Yorks $500 that his Colts would beat the Giants in the racc. The offer was ac- cepted Then came the Mcekin and Far rell deal, in which Anson assisted the New Yorks in landing the battery. When the deal was over, Talcott proposed to call the bet off, but Anson wouldn t have it so, and the money is up. What is more, nothing is surer to Anson's mind than that he will win the bet While he was in New York he said to me in all sincerity: I've got splendid team of young players this year, and l assure you on my honor I'm charm ed with them. We've had poor success in pitchers so far, and if 1 can remedy that one weakness we'll go to tho front so fast the other fellows will appear to be stand ing still. :" 5
 After tho New York Chicago games were finished and tho spectators had all left tho Polo grounds Anson would go out on tho field every night and run for du IiOur anu l ildli I1o WOulu Ut bilvro at his work long after his players had ] dressed and gone to their hotel. Though past middle age and playing his twentieth successive professional season, Captain An son need take off his hat to no ball playcr in the National league. It is very doubt , full whether his like will ever be seen again on the professional diamond.
 have seen many statements printed about the amount of Anson's worldly pds- sessions. His worldly possessions have been rated at sums running from $50, ,000 to Sl00, 600. 1 wish it were in my power to pronounce these statements true. But they are not. In spite of all tho money Anson made in his many years of ball playing, very little of it remains in his possession. fIo has always been visionary and has from time to time sunk a great deal in various schemes and plans of spec ulation which have turned out disastrous ly. True, he is ready to mako q wager at almost any minute. and on any proposition which involves tho disputed powers of his team, but he has lost less than hs has won in that way. His heavy losses camc most ly in schemes which lad no connection whatever with tho national game. <