The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-30

nown as pitcher LOT .ne
Lebanon Qnd) amateur cruz
during the season OF 1884. his
first professional engagement was
with the Lynchburg club. OF the VIZ
ginia league in 1895. After taking part
in thirty-five championship contests
with the Lynchburg team. twenty
eight OF which resulted in victories
and seven in defeats his release was
purchased by the Philadelphia CLUB,
and he finished the season with the lat
ter team, and made phenomenal rec
ord for himself, although he aid not
take part in enough games to get
standing in the official averages OF the
major league He appeared for the
first time with the Philadelphias on
Aug. 10 at Philadelphia. in the last two
innings OF the game against the New
Yorks, who did not make run on
his pitching. He went TO the bat once
and made n two base hit. Orth pitched
in ten full games for the Philadelphia
last season, winning eight. losing one.
and one ending in a tie. His victories
were one game each from Boston, Cin-
cinnati, Chicago and Pittsburg. two
each from the Louisvilles and Wash
ingtons. The tie game was with the
Baltimores, and his only defeat was to
the Brooklyns. Some of his best pitch
ing performances while with the
Lynchburg club during the early part
of the season OF 1895 were the pre-
venting the Richmonds from making
more than two safe hits eff him in a
game played April % at Lynchburg,
while he retired ten of them on strikes.
On May at Norfolk, lie prevented
the Norfolks from making more than
four safe hits off him. On May IL ut
Lynchburg, the Portsmouth team made
only three safe hits off him,and on
June IL at Portsmouth, he retired them
with only four safe hits. On June 26
at Lynchburg. the champion Rich
monds were held down TO three safe
hits. Probably his best batting per-
Torrance was in an exhibition game be-
tween the Lebanon team and the De-
troit team of the Western league, play
ed Aug. 3, 1894, when he was credited
with making four safe hits, including
home run and double Dagger. His
work thus far this season has been ex-
cellent.
1t is yet too early to speak OF the
playing of the championship contest
ants, although in general way IL may
confidently be claimed that the race
will surely equal if not excel the excit-
ing one of last year. That much has
already been made evident from the
well-contested games and unexpected
results. All Of the teams have shown
Improvement, but just how much each
team has lost or gained and how the |
teams compare relatively cannot yet |
be told. especially in view of the fact |
that very few of the teams have started |
the race in really first-ciass condition. |
owing TO the unreasonable weather in |
the last two weeks of the practice sea-
son. There is not the least doubt, how |
ever, that the race of 1896 Will be one |
of the finest, if not the very finest, in |
the ANIMALS of base ball.
What the youth OF to-day need most |
is not dlHltllCs III SyHl0dSium, Dut |
plenty of fresh air in their lungs. In
stead of a quantity of violent exercise
that leaves them ewak for several hours |
afterward. they need the healthful |
tiredness begotten of base ball playing |
in moderation. There is no game or |
form OF exercise like base ball for
symmetrical development without un-
due strain upon any part OF the anat-
omy. AS physical exercise the game is
simply perfect.
/ am indebted to President Ban
Johnson for season pass to all West
ern league games. IL is not likely
that / will ever have the opportunity
of using it, but nevertheless / appreci-
ate the courtesy. In such matters the
minor league men as a rule set an ex-
ample for the National league officials.
Eddie Shields is with the University
OF Michigan team as manager. He is
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