The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-26

PITCHER WILLIAM II. TERRY, CHICAGoS.
pitcher chased tho umpire to cover An
sons father in-law ut this point took up
the cause and engaged Clarke In fist fight.
Just as Clarke concluded il was his time
to run the police took him In charge. Tho
Chicago officials ordered hands off by the
police, after which Clarke got into the ON
nibus with the other players, and tho whole
team were driven off amid storm of fly-
ing gravel and mud from the crowd. And
such Is the enthusiasm In Chicago this
year, where last season policeman had TO
go through the stands after games and
wake up the WOODY" spectators who had
dropped off into doze during the prosrress
of tho contest, that the New Yorks In their
series of three games in Chicago played to
over 20, 900 people, which Is moro than the
combined attendance on their 12 games in
the Same city during 1898 and 1894
Rusic's performance In his two games
against Arson on July and 8, I believe.
Is unparalleled. So far as my memory
serves mo no pitcher previous to this time
ever shut out an opposing team two success
sive games in tho same series. Back In the
eighties Tony Mullane, while pitcher for
the Louisvilles, kept the Cincinnatis from
making hit in 10 consecutive innings of
two games. That Rusie accomplished his
feat against Anson's heavy hitting team
makes the deed all the moro remarkable.
Following this notable work came the 9
to contest in Cleveland, where Clarke
held the Spiders down to three hits and
tho New Yorks won another shut out game,
the third OF four played on their western
trip. That is another record. If any Wis
iting team ever won three shut out games
In four played, do not remember tho cir
cumstance.
The pitching of Clarke this season has
been tho greatest surprise of the year.
There now remains not the smallest doubt
that as pitcher he ranks among the best
IN the land. The big batsmen of Chicago.
Cleveland and Baltimore will attest to his
strength. Here Is a man who was wasted
by his club all OF last season because the
manager would not test him. He came
lrto the National league from the Erie
club, where he won tho Eastern league
pennant by his pitching. But Ward had
no use for him, and he sat on the bench
except when a game was lost, and ANY
kind OF an old pitcher" was needed TO
pitch out the forlorn hope. Had Ward al
ternatcd Clarke with Rusie and Meokin
there can be no doubt that the League Den
nant would have gone to New York instead
OF TO Baltimore
The pitcher problem is the greatest puz-
zle III baseball Take tho case of William
II. Terry. Several years ago the Brooklyn
club, after long period of service from
that young gentleman, concluded that he
had passed his age of usefulness for them
and they gave him his release Pittsburg
tried him for brief spell and sent him
adrift with an n. G. tag to his coattail
Then Uncle Arson took him up, and Terry
has been most useful to the Colts ever
since. Arson said to me on his hast visit
east, Il think great deal Of Terry and
wouldn't trade him for any one OF more
than half the pitchers in the League"
Terry Is worth considerable to Arson on
account OF his ability to once in long
time win game for the Chicago club
from the New Yorks. In two seasons
that is, since the Worlds fair closod-the
Chicagos have won three games from the
New Works OF 81 played by the two teams,
and Terry pitched in each game won.
While the New Yorks were surprising
the baseball world by their three shut ont
games there We're surprises going on else
where, The Brooklyn; left home as con-
qucring heroes and lost four of their first
Ave nnes on the trip. The Baltimores