Evening star., 1896-02-08

bond If there Is to be a large amount of
money handled. Instead Of parceling out
the gate receipts after each game, let the
secretary and treasurer give out what the
game brought in, and then deposit the
amount in common fund to be divided at
the end of the season, each club to have an
equal share. There need be no trouble
about trophy, as that would be forth
coming if the organization sticks together
and naturally proves a success. There Is
no use in electing a man to the presidency
and expecting him. to work for nothing
with equal success as he would If paid The
gate receipts will prove ample, and as a
school for young and ambitious players,
nothing better could be asked. One thing
should be borne in mind, and that is that
the man elected as the chief executive of
the league must have no connection with
any of the clubs making up the organiza-
lion. In this way no claim for favoritiSm
can be advanced. and many a rough piece
OF ground will be gone over smoothly.
The Sporting News SAYS: "Anson's views
on kicking are entitled to consideration as
coming from an expert. His objections to
putting players off the field for indulging
IN 1t are strong arguments in favor of the
system IL the time he has spent In useless
"rangling with ulnpires were computed it
would be found to be longer than the pro-
fessional career Of the average player. A
man with Anson's record should not be
consulted in framing rules to put a stop to
one OF the worst practices connected with
the game
Although Anson has been a great kicker,
ne has always had good grounds for his
objections
There is a surprise in store for the fol-
lowers of the national game when they first
get a glimpse of Frank Shannon, the east
ern shortstop drafted by the Louisville club.
shannon is tie man that Washington want
ed several years ago, but through a hitch
Murphy, and is hard man to pitch a ball
10. II McCloskey heads the batting list
with Shannon he will come pretty near get
tins to hrst base at every attempt as he is
a very fast man on his feet. While not q
batter, he is good run getter, and will pull
many base On balls from pitchers who
have not perfect command Of the ball.
Phillies next season recalls the time when
the two were the mainstay of the old De-
troit ball club. All the men on that team
were cracker-jacks as batters, but only
fielders. With the exception Of the pitchers,
there was not weak hitter on the team
and in this respect the Phllies the coming
season resemble that great aggregation
very much. BroutherS and Thompson did
great stick work. but they received able as
sistance from Rowe, Hanlon, White, Rich
ardson, Dunlap, Bennett and Cancel. They
were not, with the exception of Dunlap and
Hanlon, brilliant tielders, but if one of them
made hit the others felt caIlel upon to
follow the leader, and the result was dis
couraging to the pitcher. The Detroi.s had
put one really fast base runner, Hanlon, but
in Bennett they had q thrower who kept the
opposing runners pinned to bases. Bennett
was great factor in the success of that
team, which had no really great pitchers
To illustrate what favorite Charley Ben
nett was in Detroit, 1t may be added that
the base ball park in that city has been
named after him, and his name can now be
seen on almost every street car in that city.
1t Will be remembered that Bennett lost
Bff IN 1OO iy,
song ago and is now engaged in business in
Detroit.
The debut of Theodore Breitenstein as an
actor last Monday night in "The Derby
Winner was anything but a success, and
from the remarks made it would be better
for the great southpaw pitcher to stick to
the game he excels in, base ball. In the
starting sceEe in the fourth act he was
simply scared to death, something that rare
ly happens when he faces thousands upon
the base ball field. One or two of the actors
could be heard urging the little fellow on to
say something, but the best he could do
was to stand on the starters block, red
flag in hand and look stupid. The assistant
starter, a colored man, did enough talking
for the entire company, and through his
shouting to the jockeys covered up any de-
feet that would otherwise have appeared
moro glariI g.
1t is the popular impression that the lead
at balls unless over the plate. The ex-
preston good eye" generally carries the
idea to the average spectator that the bat
ter is such fine judge of length and dis
tance that 1t is next to impossible to tempt
him to go after ball that is not over the
plate. While it is true that some of the
leading batSmen are walters and won't 60
after bad ball, it is equally true that
there is another class who are known as
free hitters. Some of the most terrific bats
men that the profession has ever known
belong to this latter class. Delahanty,
Brouthers, Thompson, Duffy and several
others claim that any good batsman can hit
the tall directly over the plate, but that it
takes superior hitter to successfully con-
meet with any ball within reach. In this
connection a good story can be cited in
which Delahanty and Billy Earle figure
The latter tells the story in this way: sI
was catching for the Pittsburgs against
the Philadelphias one day. Delahanty was
at the bat, and there was a man on first
base. signed the pitcher for a wide one
in order to make a throw to second. To
my surprise Delahanty went after 1t.
What's the trouble with your lamps, Del?
That was nearly a wild PITCH remarked.
I know it was; that is the kind 1 like he
replied, with smile. why, old fellow.
any dub can hit good ball. 1t takes a
star to hit bad one"
Geo 'ge Vanderbeck, the Detroit base ball
man, tells a story on President Young
which serves to show how the veteran dis
private arrangements. Mr. Vanderbeck
reached Washington early Sunday morning.
ard as it was the day before the board
meeting In New York he had telegraphed
to Mr.. Young, asking for a conference.
MI oung was down at his office when the
Detro t man reached there from the train.
but IL was plain to see that he was iii at
ease. They talked for a while, and Mr.
Young kept f1dgeting about in his chair.
Finally he pulled out his watch and said
something about going to church.
But it is too late for church now, isn't
it|' Mr.. Vanderbeck inquired II heard
the bells ringing as 1 came in"
on, replied Mr.. Young, "I don't care
much for the music just so I get there in
time to hear the sermon"
MIR. Fanderbeck says he half expected
Mr.. Young to invite him to go along to
church, but he did not, and finally warming
up on base ball, he failed to go himself
BASKET BALL.
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