The Washington times., 1895-06-24
! catcher who once Led the League in bat-

catcher who once led the League in bat
ting.
Cleveland is putting up remarkable
game Just now. and like Boston, is booked
for the finish
New York. Boston and Plttsburg are all
after George Mahoney, the noted George
town College pitcher.
St Louis Miller is laid up With broken
finger
Hugh Jennings is having more assists
than any man playing ball, showing that
be is covering ground.
Cartwright has more stolen bases to his
credit than any member OF the Washington
club.
The harder you hit them the better they
suit GlasScock. II is the slow bunt that
Jack is weak on.
Capt. Tebcau has had his share of hard
luck this season. but he will not give up
hope of landing that prize.
Pitcher Foreman is one of the claimants
who are suing to recover Druid Hill Park
from the city OF Baltimore.
1t looks queer TO see Jakey Stencil so far
down in the list of heavy hltters. He has
not been well this year
To date the Cincinnati team sizes up
as the weakest hitting team in the league.
No wonder they have been dropping.
Arthur Clarkson says he considers himself
very lucky to get away from st. Louis TO
join such good club as Baltimore.
Outfielder Clark, of Louisville, is one of
the sprinters of his profession. He gets
down to first about as fast as any of them.
Pitcher Kjllen, of Pittsburg, went home
in advance of the team, as his ankle is in
bad shape from the spiking received i'll
New York.
Tom Parrott says bell do no more cycling
during the active season. He believes the
risk of injury is too great for ball player
to take.
Not for some years has George Smith, the
German nobleman who plays short field for
Cincinnati. hit the ball as he has done
this season.
Ewing says he believes that Clarkson.
under Hanlons management, Will be one of
the first-class pitchers of the league in
side of a year.
Pitcher Hawke, who refused to play
with Baltimore because the club would not
increase his salary, is running saloon at
Wilmington, Del.
1t has been a long time since Arson has
been able to swell out his chest with pride,
and be is making the most of his present
opportunity.
According to the averages most of Anson's
men are on speaking terms with the ball
in fact, to date the Chicago team is lead
ing the League in batting.
When it comes to fielding, hitting base
running. and the sand to make an uphill
fight, where can YOU excel the trio that
roams around the Boston outfield.
There is no longer any evidence of inter
mai dissenSionS in the Baltimore team. If
they existed at all the storm and stress
OF the pennant fight has smothered them.
What do you think of this? AnSon says
he does not see how the Boston Club is
superior to his colts in any respect, batting,
fielding, base running, or head work
Pitcher Griffith, of Chicago. is one of
those don't step on the tail of me coat
sort of important little chaps. In some
of his movements he resembles John Clark
son.
Dad" Clarke is doing very good pitch
ing for New York. We had an idea that
his time for regular duty Would come sooner
or later, and it came sooner even than ex-
pected.
Baltimore enthusiasts are still signing
for Mcmahon. He still practices before
every game and appears to be ali right,
but he is afraid to go into game and let
himself out.
That the West has come to realizing
sense of it's dangerous position is shown
by the fact that Chicago is in the market
for the purchase OF players instead OF
sale as heretofore.
President Freedman has determined to
spare no expense in Strengthening the
New Yorks at once. He has two agents
on the road now looking over young players
in the minor leagues.
The Baltimore Club usually picks out
pitcher with good record in the League
This is O safer play than picking up green
material from the minor leagues, and
HanlOn knows it.
President Frank Robson, of the Cleve
land Club, is home from the East, and tells
Cleveland folks that 10 money will buy any
Cleveland players; that there is absolutely
no price on any player in the team, and that
Cleveland is after the peunant this year.
The batter's eye is like the tides of the
seas in it's variableuess. For a day, or
perhaps several Of them, it can guage
nothing right, but then all Of a sudden
things change completely. and it looks as If
the man couldn't miss ball if he was paid
to do it.
The story is going the rounds that Jouett
Meekiu can no longer be relied upon, as
regular pitcher for the New Yorks. There
is a sneakirg suspicion that Meekin was