The morning times., 1896-04-11
Ola MOSD DUST.

Ted's Texas Steers will play the
Baltimores at Baltimore this Afternoon
II will be the first meeting between champion
clubs this season.
The Orioles are starting their rowdy
tactics early. Perhaps the champs. think
il just as necessary TO train for ruffianly
conduct as other points. And to think
that 'colleg gc- -bred' Hughey Jennings
started the riot.
Rusie is The only star player holding out
against a league club. This time last year
there was n dozen obstinate ones, our own
Capt. Scrapio Joyce being in the list.
You kno W, )" said Al Maui, why pitchers,
as a rule, are poor batters? 1t is from the
fear of being hit by the ball. pitcher
knows how often he misses man Just by
sheerluck and this kno wledge has the effect
10 make him umid at bat. / don't believe
there is pitcher in the league who would
wilfully and maliciously strike batter,
but in attempting to keep the ball close
10 the person the accident will happen.
l always give warning in time, if possible,
as j would not injure Il player: nor do
want him to get a base on me in that way.
AZ am going to make those Yanigans of
mine stand up TO the plate while at
| bat this season." said Ted Sullivan"
.'if / have to drive down a stake and
tie them to it," Pulling away from the
with amateur and minor league players
when facing fast pitcher. And a num-
ber of big leaguers are not free from the
| habit. The best batters go at the ball
| instead of shyiug from it,"
O. p Ca ylor: Il believe the Baltimores.
all accidents barred, will have the best
| chance. But there are others. The Bal
| timores should play stronger game this
| year than last; but so should the Bostons,
| Philadelphias, New Yorks, Chicagos, and
LouiSvilleS. / don't believe Tebe u S
team will equal last seasons record. My
| opinion is that it will be the turn of
| Young and Cuppy to fall off in their work
| this year. Boston has surely been much
| improved, and | fail to understand why
| anybody counts the Phillies out of the
| race. They are certainly no weaker than
last year, and they should be stronger in
several ways"
Capt. Gilman and Third Baseman Boyle,
of Teds Steers left for Baltimore yes
| terday, TO rejoin their team. Both playe
were badly injured in the games with the
| Virginia clubs and laid off in Washington
for several days to recuperate. They will
not be able to resume their regular positions
for several days.
Wednesday afternoon, during practice
| game, Mercer was standing on the first base
| line going through Indian club motions with
| j couple of bats. Crooks sauntered up and
said, give me the boys-Tll show you
how to handle them" Mercer handed Jack
the bats and he squared himself and com
menced beating the atmosphere about like
the white of an egg. Inthe middle Of whirl'
| wind evolution he got mixed on his signs
| and both bats came down on his head will
, n whack that could have been heard tC
Seventh street. Jack hoped about in pain
and Jim Mcclure, who was sitting on The
bench. ventured the opinion that he wal
hurt. Not much,'' said the hard d-aearted
unsympathetic ''Scrappy." Didn't you
see that the sticks hit him OH the COCO;
Had they landed on his shins it would haye
| heen different"