Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-29

one knows how many moro years tho vet eran will wear the harness. Three of his ribs were unhingcd recently by a pitched ball, but he is on duty again with his oth CT side presented to tho foe.
 What is the secret of Anson's baseball longevity? He is temperate. I do not mean temperate alone in tho use of liquors but otherwise Ball players, as a rule, arc incorporate in eating us well as in drink ing. Before he goes out to play Anson lunches off a bowl of milk and crackers or a plate of soup. II can't for the life of me sec how n ball player can stuff his stomach with everything on the bill of fare from clans to cheese two hours be- fore game and then play ball." says the old man. Yet that is what half of the careless stars do. Two sycn them get out of bed at II o'clock while on the road, eat breakfast at half past II and at o'clock throw a 6inNcr on top of the undigested breakfast that would tax the walters memory when it was ordered.
 Anson never uses liquor or tobacco dur ing the baseball season. He plays base ball on scientific principles. His theory is that clear eye and clear head are two requisites for success on the ball field. No man can do good batting or good fielding
  Toggy. When the stomach is clogged or Is out of gear, the eyes are affected, and the brain becomes torpid. Hence it is that so many baseball players sacrifice their pro feSsion to the qualification of their animal appetites.
 The professional who dissipates and violates the laws of temperance simply saps his abilities and cuts short his career. There are no exceptions to this rule. Yet there are not in any profession so many foolish men as there are among the ball players of today.
 Baltimore and Cleveland should finish first and second. It is a splendid strug- gle between tho two. Baltimore will have tho advantage during tho eastern series and may keep it, but Cleveland has the advantage in tho closing sectional series. Tho two clubs which were rated | favoritcs before tho season bcgan-Ncw Works and BOstons-arc virtually out of | the race. More proofs that baseball is | mighty uncertain.
 It is to be regretted that such a team of | players as is now in England travelling and playing under the namc of tho q Bos tons" should be giving tho Britons q wrong impression of tho game as it is | played in America. Tho team above men tioncd is made up of players wholly un known to tho profession here. They claim l to be college players, but not one of then has won name on tho college diamond l They are certainly travelling through Great | Britain under false pretenScS
 There is a rago among the Nationa 1 league clubs for young players. Tho sue cess of Clarke, Collins and O'Bricn O l Louisville, Miller and Gray of the Cincin | natis, Cooley and Ely of tho St. Loui l Browns, Everett and Stewart of the Chi I --.1I lands, Clingman and Foreman of tn, Pittsburgs, Anderson of the Brooklyns and Dolan and Sullivan of tho Bostons has whcttcd the desire of magnates to trail up a new generation of stars that shal push the old timber out.
 Meanwhile players who have been shifted | from club to club have in many case shown wonderful change of form. Wcy | hing was turned loose by tho Phillics, wh need pitchers moro than any club in tn League, and he is now winning all hi games for the I4ouisvillcs. Brookly lyn pickc up Abbey, who was branded N. G. by An son, and Abbey is q winner. Lucid cut loose hv Bruoklyn and goes to Phila delphia, where he isa star. Wilson couldn' pitch for the BoStons, but the Cleveland find him d great card. Arthur Clarksor as I said in my last letter, was not up { | Won der AhrS standard. but tho Balti morcs find him a great pitcher. He ha won games from Boston and New York b the finest work done in Baltimore thi year
 By the way, is long as Arthur k on tn diamond nubudy will forget his famou elder brother, II" k a perfect double i
 looks, manners and passing of John Clark
 son, as that once famnuS $l0,0 sta
 appeared to baseball spectators ten year
 ago. 0. r. CAYLoR.