Evening star., 1896-07-04

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sibly Chicago Louisville Is off the earth.
In New York Magnate Freedman has an
tagoHised a big class OF base ball enthusi-
asts. as,a, :. who also have money or influential
friends, and to make the possibilities
stronger against him the club Is playing
very ordinary ball. The Rusie case cuts
small figure. If the club was up among
the leaders, the big Hoosier would soon be
forgotten Over in Brooklyn the manage
ment stands well, but the club doesn't and
consequently winner is looked for. In
Ioston the management by it's short
sighted. stingy policy, has turned the pub
ilc from 1t and a new club would rake in
the shekeis. The same state of affairs ex-
lists In Philadelphia with the addition of
roorer ball playing. St Louis has suffered
from Won Der Aheism for the past decade
and the big German would have plenty of
tlme TO attend to his race track and chutes
II another st. Louis club takes the field
rms would give the new enterprise Bos-
ton. New York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia
III the east and St. Louis, Milwaukee, De-
trclt Indianapolis and possibly Chicago in
the west. This circuit Is not a bad one.
and then If a break should come from the
league magnates the new organization
might make things decidedly warm for the
league with the big name. There is consd-
cradle base ball managerial talent and cap
ltal hoating around loose and the advan-
tage of former mistakes would come into
play Whether the game would be benefit
ed or not is a question, but If the new
organization would lead to the suuelching
OF Freedman and an advance in salaries for
the players two worthy objects would be
accomplished at least
several eastern papers were dubious about
Buck EWing's base running record and In
tlmated that the scorer at Cincinnati was
padding Bucks" record of stolen bases
but the way the old boy sailed around the
bases on the last eastern trip caused every
body to open their eyes. Buck always
was and Is one Of the best base runners
in the league.
Billy Hart Of the st. Louis club recently
said: II was caned in Washington and
afterward slugged The printers In Wash
ington came to the conclusion that If Joyce
could get watch the printers could raise
a cane for me. So they dubbed together
ana bought me cane. A few minutes
after 1t vas given me the Senators turned
In and slugged me out of the box. got 1t
Goth ways. 1t was the only thing l ever
had given me in twelve years of profess
sional play, and 1t proved a jonah"
Fred Pfeffer's playing at second for Chi
cago has set the cranks going. Everything
that comes his way is gobbled to a Ger
talnty and his batting will carry him into
the 300 class within the next two weeks
The Cleveland boys will play better ball
from now on, If their kicking is barred by
all the umpires. They are all frst-class
players. and II they can devote all their
attention to playing the game it will take
a very fast team to head them off from the
pennant.
Pittsburg continues to play the same in
and-out' game as Of yore. The wonder is
that they didn't lose a game at st. Louis
But then the poor old mound city lads were
so completely tied up with changes and re-
leases that they couldn't beat a carpet, let
alone the Pittsburgs.
That man Bergen, behind the bat for
Boston, needs no apologies from any one.
II there ever was a conner he is one. He
is new to the league players. but by next
year he will be up with the leaders in the
catcher's position. His throwing to second
is revelation.
The contemplated change of Rusie for
Delehanty and Taylor of the Phillies would
be good thing for both clubs and New
York would have a shade the better of the
bargain. Delehanty would help out wonder
fully in batting and Taylor is quite pitch
at times.
Everybody is yelling for the Joyce button,
and 1T will he ready by the time the team
returns from the west. If the club holds
its own and returns in the first division
the buttons will command a great sale.
In the meantime the Mercer button is the
favorite with the ladies and is conspicuous
among the crowd that turns out on Ladies'
day.