Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-28
NICHOLS.
SWEETS

1.-THE great pitchers Of the Boston baseball
club.
ity to hold out-thcir ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
largely the Bean Eaters chances to keep
their lead. Young pitchers, however, arc
always unreliable during their first year
in major company. They are apt to begin
we'll and weaken as the weather gets warm,
while the veteran usually does his weak
work in the spring, but warns up to win
ming form during the hot period.
Stivetts, to this date, has pitched better
than he did last year. He has his old ire
mcndous speed again and splendid control
Nichols is Nichols all the time. He is not
as strong under the present pitching dis
lance as he was when the pitcher stood
nearer to the bItsman, yet he maintains his
right to the title of one of class A. His great
distinction has always been an extraor-
binary control of the ball and a courag &c
to put it over the plate whenever necessity
demands it. a good pitcher will always
make the batsman hit the ball rather than
risk giving q base on balls by coaxing
with wide delivery. Dad Clarke of the
New Yorks is fond of saying in this con
nection, "There are eight other men be-
sides myself in this game, and what can't
do they must" presume fewer men get
bases on balls from Nichols on the average
than from any other pitcher in the Ma
tional league.
The Bostons have great team, but the
Baltimores have q greater, barring pitch
ers. If Nichols and Stivetts pitched for the
Orioles, the latter would be consistent
even money favorite. The Baltimorcs as
fielders, battcrs and base runners have no
equals, but they are weak in the box.
am inclined TO believe tho New Yorks
will be q dangerous club to other pennant
nSpirants provided their tremendous run
of ill luck has run itself out. Tho team has
made such n splendid fight with it's stars
all disabled that its work should be re
markable when the crippled big four &c,
back into harness. Great uneasiness, how
ever, exists AZ to the real condition of Nee
kin's arm. Fear is freely expressed that
the injury to the nerve in the forearm win
give him trouble most of the summer II
1t does not keep him out of the game en-
tircly But should Mcckin regain the use
fulness of that arm the team would have
the finest pitching corps by 10 per cent
ever possessed by one club. Rusie and Nee
kin led all the other pitchers last season
and now Clarke has shown that he is ri
ant in his way and has proved by his work
during the absence of the two star pitch
ers from the nine that his great success
with the Eric club in 1892 was not a fluko
With three such pitchers alternating on.
ly medium batting and fielding would be
required to win two-thirds of the clubs
games That is why l look upon New
York's chances as still good in the pen
nant race.
moderate team of batters and flcldcrs
without a full stock of first class pitchers
mas no csance to win high place in the
NATIONAL league race. Early in the season
became very unpopular III Cincinnati for
expressing the opinion that Captain Ew-
ing had team which had little or no
:huhcc 10 remain IN The 1irst division. 1
pasea my opinion on a conviction that OF
an MS pltchefs Dwyer alone could in the
long run DC depended on Then, as the
Team was helther strong IN batting nor In
heioins l could not figure out how II
"ouiu Gu. mnch OF ngure In the race.
'uso Mter Went on record with that
prophccy inc |lncihhatls Won those ten
s,raieht games ana occupied second place.
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