Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-18


prrCuFR T Il. CoLCOLOUGH, PITTSBURG.
r,ores were the first to experience that Bit
ter dose and the Phillies the first to adj
minister it, The Brooklyns repeated the
nrescrintion for the Orioles later on, and
then the Phillies turned their attention to
New York's Giants.
That memorable game at Philadelphia
ON the 4th inst. has probably no parallel.
7 have been constant attendant upon
National league games ever since that
BODY was organized, nearly 20 years ago,
and I can recall no contest which Will
match the one above referred to III mat
ter of climax and the attending dellrlum
of enthusiasm In the first place, the as
scmbled spectators numbered nearly ~
900 persons, and the climax came then
way. In the next place, it was worked up
against the greatest pitcher who ever stood
in the middle of the diamond, and l bar
none-Amos Rusie. Should Rusie find
the spring of eternal youth and maintain
his present powers years doubt wheth-
er that wonderful ninth inning could be
repeated at his expense.
With the score to 3 in New York S IA
yor, the Phillies, taking their last turn at
bat, worked in seven runs and won the
game. 1t was not bad pitching either that
gave the seven runs The veteran Farrell
told me that Rusie never pitched better
inning nor used such good Judgment on
every ball he put over the plate. He be-
lieved the big man had not made a theo-
retical mistake in that inning, but that a
streak of wonderfully lucky batting, as
-;e,Ao nv rn1ln1 III that
block OF seven runs
Then Meekin met with q similar rccep-
ton from the Cincinnatis three days later,
though the margin was not so wide to be
overcome. A day later still the Bostons
fell upon Won der Ahes Browns in the
eighth inning and looted them of their
laurels by making seven runs in bunch.
1t is this nervous uncertainty that makes
baseball SO much of noble rage.
To this date there is not much promise
among the new pitchers the National
league drafted from the minor professional
clubs. The Bostons seemed sure they had
prize in Wilson, but the New Yorks and
st. Louis Browns both knocked him out.
The New Yorks did the same to Smith of
the Phillies and to the Cincinnatis' Phil
lips. The promise is good for q confrma
ton Of my earlier predictions that out OF
tho 80 conscripts probably not half dozen
will find permanent berths in the National
league.
The pitching talent of the country seems
to be on tho wane. Men like Calvin,
keefe, Welsh, Ferguson, Whitney, Nc
Mahon, Goldsmith, Corcoran, Nolan, Nc
Cormick and u dozen more who within the
last score CT years were called great have
passed away, and today the first class
pitchers can be counted on the fingers of
two hands and are not plentiful enough to
go around the National league circuit if q
distribution We're made of one to club.
Having failed to find new stars, man
ayers have turned their attention to patch
ing up the old ones.
The Pittsburg's are once more encour.
aged in the belief that Colcolough, the
man who spells his name one way and
pronounces it another, is a rcgcncrated
wonder. l am not SO sure that he is. but
in recent game against the Brooklyns he
held that strong batting team down to -four
hits, which at this season of the year is &
creditable performance.
Colcolough is a southcrner. His home
is in Charleston, S. c., where he learned
to play as an amateur. In 1898 the Pitts
burg club purchased his release, and he
moved north. Since that time he has done
rather unsatisfactory work and was il
partial suspension last year. 1t is barely
possible that he may give the Pittsburg.
this year the value of the money they paiC
fer his release two years ago. Colcolough'.
most notable work was done in 1893 or
juno %, when lie shut out the Montgom
cry team without a hit.
Tho Pittshurg club secured one of the
League stars when they got Hawley for
Ehrct from st. Louis. Hart, whom they
secured from the Western league is not a
youn.: blood, but he has given Manager
Mack much hope by holding the Cincin.
MATHS down to one hit. The trouble with
Hart, however, is that he is an in and out
pitcher.
The announcement is finally made that
McMah0n arm is permanently injured
That removes one OF the four or five pitch.
ers ut thcVcri head Of the profession. Base
ball suffers great loss in the retirement
Of McMahsn.
The Baltinorcs have also turned n noted
player loose. Dan Brouthers, in his prime,
was probably the greatest hatsman the Ma
tional league ever produced But he grew
old. Age, the enemy of all ball players.
sent him t,ptae bench, and younger star
is filling his place upon the Baltimore
team. Lao iaiico, who stands in Brouthcrs'
Brooklyn tricks, is a coming star. and
Baltimore s Carey has already turned the
old mans picture TO the wall AS one star
sets another flashes out upon the baseball,
horizon. O. l.. CAyLop