The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-17
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ting, as they did last year After
| Duffy who lead the individual batters,
the next four players were Philadelphia
men-Turner, Thompson, Delahanty
| and Hamilton. The team has nine
| pictherS. Taylor is the best of the lot
| weighing is rapidly becoming a has
been" and Willie McGill is known to
about every one IN Chicago. Carsey is
1 expected TO do much good work, but
not r1u-.h rs expected from the others.
| If the pitchers do reasonably we'll the
rest of the team will bat out games.
| The PhilTieS have always been up near
| the top, a they probably will be again
| this season. hut they will not win. They
| lack championship quality; they are
not aggres. tive players, and aggressive
ness in has ID all is necessity.
The Pittsl'rHgs in one way are much
like the Gle uelands-they Will feel the
effect of the rule which prohibits
| rowdyism in coaching. Loud talk was
one of the Stl ;Ongest points Of the Pitts
burgs' game The team is also con-
siderably wea }lened by the loss of some
of its men hey will be without Glass
cock and Denny Lyons in the infield
and Gu1nbeut and Ehret in the box
Connie Mack the new captain-manage ger,
is also inexpeI fenced in that position.
It would app sar that the PittSburS
team is weaker in fielding, pitching and
town is considered a baseball Jonah"
The Brooklylos ought to do better
this season than last. They have
good team and by putting La Chance
on first base they have made that
corner of their infield exceedinly
strong. Grimm will brace up their
catching de Dartment q good deal, but
they VIII be weak at third. probably,
because they are experimenting with
the position. Shindie, who was drop
ped by the BaItimores, and Mulvey, an
old philadelphia cast off, are being
tried for the position Corcoran at
short stop is one of the fastest. Stein,
Kennedy, and I,aub will do most of the
pitching the second named being the
chief of the lot. The Brooklyns are
hard batters and good fieiders. liable
to beat any team at any time, but they
are pennant winners.
The Cincinnati's are a problem. A
good deal there depends on manage
ment and Ewing will succeed Comiskey
in the managers position. The team
has a lot of new blood, the value of
which, of course. is not known in the
National League class. Cincinnati is
not a pennant winner, however. and
will probably not figure long in the
first division.
WITH THE TAIL-ENDERS.
Last season the Washingtons had be-
tween them and the bottom of the box
only the LouiSvilles. These clubs will
probably occupy the same positions re-
lative TO each other and all the rest
this season. The Senators were play
ing good ball at the end of the year,
but the Colonies were not doing much. !
The former team is strengthened some
what. but the latter has a lot of players
no one knows about in the league. !
There seems to be always cry for new |
face of the disconnected Pfeffer there |
is probably not one that was known |
there at the beginning of last season.
1t would seem, therefore, that there |
is no club that can be looked upon as |
a sure pennant winner as, for instance, |
the old ChicagoS were, and that the |
present Chicagos have an excellent /
chance in the race. Baltimore, New I
York, Boston. and Philadelphia make |
the loudest claims, but it remains To |
he seen what they will do. The Chica- |
so team has acquired three new play |
ers-E,veritt. Stewart and Donohue-l
VINO are said to be exceptionally fast, |
capable players both in the field and at |
bat. Second base, which last season |
was weak, promises to be point OF |
strength in Stewards hands. Irwin at
third fell down considerably in his !
work. but has improved wonderfully
in the spring practice. Between him
and Everitt the base will be taken care
of well and both of these players will
do well at bat. Among the catcherS
]<ittridge is the best in the game and
Donohue and Moran will be able assist
ants. Upon the pitchers of course
great deal depends. Hutchinson will
benefit by the rule which stops roWdy
coaching. In the baseball vernacular
che has no heart and is more easily
ratified" than any other pitcher in the
business. With that disadvantage re-
moved he ought to do good work for
his arm is in excellent condition. !
Griffith can be counted on to win
good share of his games and Terry and
Stratton, SO Arson says, viii pitch
good ball. If the pitchers do their
duty the Chicagos Will certainly be in
the race. The infield, with Arson.
Stewart, Everitt or Langs, and Dahlen,
will be strong and will do we'll with the
bat besides. Ryan, Lange and Wilmot
make an outfield hard to beat. and al
together, the team ought to be able TO
Eold its own among the leaders.
The staff of umpires this season is
the same as last except that Tim
Hurst has been succeeded by James
who made such a good
record in the Western League last year.
of the others. Keefe and Belts did not
get as far west as Chicago. Emslie, the
best of the lot. McQuaid. Lynch. and
the veteran Harry Wright, make UP
the balance Of the staff