Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-19

GEOEGE HOGRIENER. ClNClNNAIlS.
jor league managers in their choice among
the young bloods, but the batting record is
moro likely to be deceptive. Batsmen in
minor leagues face a class of pitchers so
much inferior to National league "twirl-
ers'' that there is no means by which a
correct estimate can be made of their bat
ting abilities. But the fielding is done in
all leagues under pretty much the same
circumstances. The minor league fielder
has just as much ground to cover, just as
difficult flies to catch and just as hard
grounders to stop and field as his brothers
in the major leagues. When he compares
the two classes of pitching, however, an
other story results. So it is that Hogricv-
er's fielding has disappointed no one. 1t
is quite up to his Western league record
but he fell back when he changed from
the Western league pitchers to those of the
National league.
Hogricver's experience as batsman in
the higher grade has been the experience
Of two-thirds of all tho young players
brought into the National league this
year. have only to mention the cases Of
Collins, Hines, Carey and Gray to illus
trate the point.
This leads me up to the subject Of Ma
tional league pitching, and it may be said
that there is promise that the pitching of
1895 will be weaker than it was In 1894
as a whole. There is scarcely club in the
National league that is not complaining
of its weakness in the box. Cincinnati,
New York and Pittsburg alone are hold
ing their own in that respect or are i'm
proving. Cincinnati's four pitchers seem
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gins 10 reaiize .ii'le ne may lali ochlhu ior
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ana ouppy nave peen hit haru: -, baltimore
n y, McMahol'' anu 'ne hl'Iee arc III
the same ola rut: Taylor mas not come up
TO expectations SINCE ne reco'Sreu inc use
OF ms arm, ana IL looks as IL Mce1ill were
already weakehlng'
AT TINS point the question may De askeu,
where are the ~ young pitchers ABOUT
whose orliilan. prospects III 1ne Na'ion'.l
ieaeue we hearo ias' spring lhey maven
developed. "aiiace Oh OieVeiand, McDcr'
mott Vi Louisville anu fhiliips Vi oihci,i-
natl are ABOUT an VINO nave any prospects
OF staying In last company anu they arc
not yet sure.
The New Iorks recently oHered SLoVO
for the release OF Breltensteln ana slo,Voo
IN cash for the transfer OF Burkett ana NC
kean from cleveland TO the eastern me-
tropolis Both offers We're declined, not
because the amount OF money involved was
not appreciated, but because nelther clup