The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-15

PrrSHHR T. p. coLCoLoUoH, PITTsBURG.
mores were the first to experience that Bit
ter dose and the Phillies the first to ad-
minister II. The Brooklyns repeated tho
prescription for tho Orioles later on, and
then the Phillies turned their attention TO
New York's Giants.
That memorable game at philadelphia
on the 4th inst. has probably no parallel.
/ have been a constant attendant upon
National league games ever since that
body was organized, nearly 90 years ago,
and / can recall no contest which will
match tho one above referred TO in mat
ter OF climax and the attending delirium
of enthusiasm. In the first place, the as
sembled spectators numbered nearly co.
600 persons and the climax came their
way. In the next place. IL was worked up
against the greatest pitcher who ever stood
in the middle of the diamond, and bar
none-Amos Rusie Should Rusie find
the spring Of eternal youth and maintain
his present powers 90 years doubt wheth-
er that wonderful ninth inning could be
repeated at his expense.
With tho score to in New York's IA
vor the Phillies, taking their last turn at
bat worked in seven runs and won tho
game. II was not bad pitching either that
told me that Rusie never pitched better
inning nor used such good judgment on
every ball he put over the plate He 10.
loved the big man had not made thco.
rotical mistake In that inning but that
streak of wonderfully lucky batting, rs.
sisted by only one error, rolled up that
block Of seven runs
Then Meekin met with n similar recep.
tion from tho Cincinnatis three days later,
though the margin was not so wide to he
overcome. A day later still the Bostons
fell upon Won der Ahe's Browns in the
eighth inning and looted them of their
laurels by making seven runs In bunch.
1t is this nervous uncertainty that makes
baseball so much of n noble rage.
To this date there Is not much promise
among the new pitchers tho National
league drafted from the minor professional
clubs. The Bostons seemed sure they had
prize Ia Wilson, but the New Yorks and
st. Louis Browns both knocked him out.
The Now Yorks did the same to Smith of
the Phillies and to the Cincinnatis' Phil
lips. The promise Is good for n confirma.
tion of my earlier predictions that out OF
the 80 conseripts probably not half dozen
will find permanent berths in the National
league.
The pitching talent of the country seems
to be on the wane. Men like Calvin,
Kcefe Welsh, Ferguson, Whitney, Nc.
Mahon, Goldsmith, Corcoran, Nolan, Nc.
Cormick and dozen more who within the
last score OF years wero called great have
passed away, and today the first class
pitchers can be counted on the fingers OF
two hands and are not plentiful enough to
go around the National league circuit If q
distribution were made Of one to u club.
Having failed 20 find new stars, man.
ayers have turned their attention to patch.
ing up the old ones.
The Pittsburg's arc once more encour
aged in the belief that Colcolough, the
man who spells his name one way and
pronounces it another, Is regenerated
wonder / am not so sure that he is. but
in n recent game against the Brooklyns he
held that strong batting team down to four
hits, which at this season of the year is
crcditable performance
ColcOfough Is southerner His HON,
Is In Charleston, ;. c., where he learned
to play rs nm amateur. In 1898 the Pitts
burg club purchased his release. and n,
moved north. Since that time he has done
rather unsatisfactory work and was IL
partial suspension last year. IL is barelJ
possible that he may give the Pittsburgi
this year the value Of the money thoy pai,
for his release t&o years ago. Colcoloughi
most notable work was done in 1893 oi