Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
Discussing the Makeup Of the
League Teams
PREPARING A LETTER FOR UMPRES
Work Of the Washingtons in the
South.
NOTES OF THE PLAY Frs

President Young was in a gossipy mood
yesterday, when q reporter Of The star
called at league headquarters. Uncle
Nick is a close reader of the reports from
! the southern battlefields where the va
rious league teams are getting into form
| for the approaching season. but he Is too
| much of diplomat to commit himself at
| this early period as to the relative merits
| or dement's of the twelve aspirants for
| championship honors. He realizes that In
Rusie and MeekiD New York has the ablest
pair of pitchers in the league. He does not
| hesitate to say that If Philadelphia or Bos-
| ton had the same strength in the pitching
| department the pennant would probably
! dangle from the flagstaff in the QUAKER
| City, or 1.-The Hub next year.
There is the Philadelphia team" said he,
growing enthusiastic. Just look at the.
| batters in that club. Why, they have a
| nan sitting on the bench-I mean Turner
who Is a better hitter than any man
| playing in the outf1eld Of any other team,
possibly excepting Duffy of Boston. Turn
| er has $50 batting record, and yet ne
| Is obliged to sit on the bench because there
are so many star hitters in the Philadel-
lhia team"
"Uncle Nick" also has very high
| opinion of the Cincinnati team since Buck
Ewing took command. He says Buck can
play first base well as any man in the
league: besides, he Is a great sticker and
| base ball general of the highest rank.
Comisky has been leader in his palmy
days, but for the past two seasons he ap-
pears to have lost some of the old-time fire
| ard vim that made him such a tower Of
| strength in the st. Louis Browns. Buck
| Ewing is better man in the position than
| Comisky would be, and for that reason
Mr.. Young expects to see Cincinnati cut an
| important figure in the western circuit.
| AS to Pittsburg, he is in doubt as to
whether that team has been weakened to
| the extent that some of the eastern critics
imagine. Pittsburg had a bad run of luck
with Its pitchers last season, and some
valuable ground was lost in experimenting
with youngsters. When Tom Kinslow left
here last week he announced that If Pitts
burg does not capture the rag it will at
least beat out Cleveland in the race.
Mr.. Young anticipates a lively struggle
between those two clubs. He cannot deny
that Cleveland is hustling combination,
and they never know when they are beat
en-. He also appreciates the fact that in
Farmer Cy Young the Spiders have
| one of the most formidable twirlers in the
league.
Beef Needed In Pitchers.
Speaking of pitchers, he says there are
! rot mere than ten or twelve star pitchers
| in the league. He regards Taylor of Phil
| aGelphia as one of the best. Chicago was
in bad way for pitchers last year, and
this season Arson has long string of
new men. who have yet to make their
reputation in the league. Arson is not do
ing much talking at this stage of the
game. but he is apt to spring a few sur
prises before the race is advanced very
far. The leagues president is a believer
in heavyweight pitchers under the present
rules. and the work of the big fellows in
the points last year seems to Justify his
Judgment in that respect. Of course, there
are some exceptions. like Mercer, Breiten-
stein. and few of the lightweight twirl-
ers but 1t requires beef to pitch good ball
in game in and game out nowadays,
fp tan 10 he
sprightly Baltimoreans. When the subject
CT gingery ball playing is recalled the vet
eran president Of the league fires up and
reels on several sections of Renaissance
of his early exploits on the diamond, when
he was colt and played ''snappy" ball.
He claims to have coming star playing
who is named for the great Hurlbert, late
of the Chicago club. The boy is said to be
one OF the cieverest amateur catchers in
this vicinity; He is at present playing
with team in Rockville, Md.
Mr.. Young went all over the list of clubs
in the league. and had kind words to say
FOR the weak as well as the strong. In
passing. he did not forget to commend the
business tact of the Wagners and the
good-natured hustling qualities of Chris
Won der Abe.
Brooklyn and Louisville also received
favorable mention. for the crafty Uncle
Nick distributes his paternal blessings
upon his dozen children with due fairness
end liberality.
Letter to UMpires.
He is just now engaged in preparing
general letter of advice and counsel to tho
nembers of the staff of umpires. He does
no. consider 1t necessary to call the UNI
pires to Washington to receive personal
Instructions as to their duties. but he is of
the opinion that few suggestions from
him. in the shape of a personal letter. will
meet all the requirements of the situation.
He Is all ready for the beginning of the
championship season, and, like the old war
horse that he is, he is eager for the battle
to begin.
Looking over the local field, the work of
the Senators against Boston is not dis
couraging. 1t Is true the Washingtons
have not made great showing with
the new men on the infield. Nicholson ap-
pears to be coming up to expectations, but
Houseman Is not fulfilling the predictions
made of him before he stacked up against
ris superiors. The returns from the south
show that Sheibeck has been called into
service again at short and couriers have
been sent out to bring into camp Bill
Joyce and Roaring Bilr' Hasamaear. 1t
is little early to jump at conclusions,
hut Messrs. Wagner and Schmelz are on
iLgtonians are watching the preliminary
work of the team with the keenest in
terest.
Only Four Balls Pitched.
In Tuesdays game in Savannah. between
the Bostons and Washingtons. when the
former team won by a score of 20 to u,
only four balls were pitched to the WASH
irgtonians in the fourth inning. Coogan.
the first man up. struck the first ball
pitched and flew out. Setback also flew
out on the first ball pitched to him. Then
| ig Ned Cartwright let drive at the first
ball pitched to him, and he sailed it over
the fence for home run. Houseman hit
the first ball pitched to him and went out,
retiring his SIDE Dolan, one of Boston's
rev pitchers. did the remarkable act,
" hich indicates that he knows how to
locate the plate. In the same game Mercer
was touched up quite lively, while Malar-
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