Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-19

WILLIAM Il. CdlCAGOS. pitcher chased the umpire to cover. An sons father-in-law at this point took up the cause and engaged Clarke in fist fight. Just as Clarke concluded it was his time to run the police took him in charge. The Chicago officials ordered hands off by the police, after which Clarke got into the om- nihus with the other players, and the whole team were driven off amid a 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 "wOoZy" spectators who had dropped off into a dozc during the progress of the contest, that the New Works in their series of three games in Chicago played to over 20, 900 people, which is more than the combined attendance on their 12 games in the same city during 1893 and 1894.
 Rusie's performance in his two games against AnsOn on July 6 and 9, 1 believe, is unparalleled. So far as my memory serves me no pitcher previous to this time ever shut out an opposing team two success sive games in the same series. Back in the eighties Tony Mullane, while pitcher for the Louisvilles, kept the Cincinnatis from making a hit in 15 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 to o contest in Cleveland, where Clarke held the Spiders down to three hits and the New Works 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 throe shut out games in four played, do not remember the cir cumstanCe.
 The pitching of Clarke this season has been the greatest surprise of the year. There now remains not the smallest doubt that as a pitcher he ranks among the best in the land. The big batsmcn of Chicago, Cleveland and Baltimore will attest to his strength Here is man who was wasted by his club all of last season because the manager would not test him. He came into the National league from the Erie club, where he won the Eastern league pennant by his pitching. But Ward had no use for him, and he sat on tho bench, except when game was lost, and "any kind of an old pitchcr'' was needed to pitch out the for1orn hope. Had Ward all ternated Clarke with Rusie and Meekin there can be no doubt that the League pen nant would have gone to New York instead of to Baltimore.
 The pitcher problem is the greatest pug Sls in baseball. Take the case of William H. Terry. Several years ago the Brooklyn  that young gentleman, concluded that he had passed his age of usefulness for them, and they gave him his release. PittSburg tried him for q brief spell and sent him adrift with an N. G. tag to his coattall. Then Uncle Ansoil took him up, and Terry has been most useful to tho Colts ever since. Anson said to mo on his last visit east; ~ think q 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 Anson on account of his ability to ones in q long time win q game for the Chicago club | from the New Works. In two seasons | that is, since the Worlds fair closed-the | Chicagos have won three games from the l New Yorks of 21 played by the two teams, and Terry pitched in each game won. While the New Yorks were surprising l the baseball world by their three shut oNG l games there were surprises going on else | where. The Brooklyns left home as con l duering heroes and lost four or their hrs5 | five games on the trip. The Balamores met St. Louis humble eleventh placers and lost two of the three games, winning the third onfy by ten inning struggle. | And the Bostons, after brilliant cam 1 baign in Pittsburg, went to Louisville | Where they were humbled by the Iowly l
 the first game. It is all this uncertainty, coupled with undoubted proofs of the game's honesty, which has made baseD2li | the national sport of America.
 And now we are to have baseball | drama for the living stage, with A. C. Anson as the star. Well, why not Anson as we'll as Sullivan, Corbett and Fitzsim- mons? Jefferson will soon be gone. Booth, Forrest, Mccullough, Barrett and Daven- port are dead. There is room for base ball star. Poor Kelly had bis entrance and his exit. Latham never rose above the plano of an ordinary $50 a week "ham." It remains for the grand old man to stir up the sluggish Thespian world. he fails, it will not be for want of good
 play, nor yet for a lack of nerve and sell confidence. He will bet you suit oi clothes now that he'll knock the audteno'
 silly on his first night. If Anson succeeds
 on the stage. why not look to the diamond
 hereafter for our future stage starsf Thert
 arc Rusie and Ewing and Thompson ant
 Nash and Foutz and Tebeau and Beckle!
 and McGraw and Joyce and Welch, to So!
 nothing of Mir. Von der Ahe in German
 comedy. The play's the thing to make tn
 steaming gallery ring.
 Q.R. CAYLoR
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