The evening times., 1896-09-14
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DlgIe kept TIE Httlt young W dSilibE'oihdhiH
the field. McCrcery signed with LOUISVILLE
as a pitcher. Ills case recalls that OF Tip
O'Neil. who was signed by Corniskey on the
strength OF his reputation as Iwirler.
Tip did sub duty III the outiield, and sur
prised himself and Connskcy by his fine
work, especially at the bat. In his day,
O'Neii was one OF the most powerful bats
men in the American Association. McCreery
is "A good base runner. as well as heavy
batsinan. In ninety games he has per
centage OF .35S at the bat.
There is one advantage which the Phila-
delphi8ns will have over the New Ynrks If
they ever get a nine OF younger men to-
gether wiicl can win; they Will be getting
COOL when the Giants are growing sale.
Nearly all OF the New York nine are play
ers OF nine and ten years stGGding-fier-
nan, Van Haltren. Beckley. Gleason, Davis,
joyce, Clarke and Stafford. Some OF
them viii commence going down the hi!l
before many more years. Probably about
the time the Philiies are rejoicing IN a
team OF Young w.1ners, such as the Balti-
more's are the New York Club will be .ook-
ing around foT young players to repla.e
broken-lown star
By defeating the Pawtuckets in the fore
noon and New Bedford in the afternoon On
Saturday Fail River for the fourth success
sive year won the champio rs IMP Of the New
pions a hard tussle for the hOLur, finish
ing onl Y two points behind the victorS. The
season has not been successful one finan-
cially. Fan River, through the sale Of
La iuie and Geier to Philadelphia md klohe-
danZ to BO ston, W as atJOutS5ou aheadof fthe
game, and as an extra induce To the
nine To beat Bangor out offered To divide that
amount among The players II they carried
off the pcnRant. IL Is doubtful II any Maine
cities viii be included in the League next
season, rs the long trips into the Pine Tree
State are expensive.
lit wilinever do to abolish the Temple Cup
series. unless some plan is formulated 10y
which TWO or more Of tie leading teams
can play Il series Of games for money after
theregular season. The Temple cup scheme
is in the nature OF a testimonial to the
players and it would he rather small rOta-
foes If some kind of a testimonial prize
isn't tarranged for in case the Temple trophy
is barred by the League" says Manager
Shettsline, OF the PEillies. Il would sug-
gest. however. that II such plan is estab-
lished, the games for the prizes, or prize,
should he under full control Of the National
League"
President Andrew Freedman will recog-
niZe no League passes next year, and he
further says that he does not believe that
there will he any of the silver souvenirs
issued. declaring: Il know there won't lie
any il can stop it. Brush is To blame for
this All "A New York fan had to do 10
get one Of these passes from John T.
Brush was to nlalign and abuse me. / am
always willing to extend cuurtesies To
persons that are entitled TO them, but |
do not intend To extend cuurtesies TO knock
ers, and for that reason NO silver passes
GO / am opposed To free silver. any
way" And this from Richard Croker's
right bower, a starin Tanmany's constel-
lation.
Three years ago, when the Rostnns
We're IN their glory says Harry Weldon,
in the Cincinnati Enquirer, ''Eilly Nash
was considered as much above all the
other third basemen in the LeagIe as John
l.. sullivan used To be considered above
the fighters. Tommy Mccarthy at that
time was considered the luckiest and cpe
OF the most valuable outfielders in the
profession. Had both men been put IN the
market there is not a League club that
wOull not have gone after them AMI SlJ,-
600 is not an eXtravagant estimate of
what they would have brought Now
both OF these whilom stars are on tie
verge OF retiring. What short jump it
is from the zenith of fame to the serc and
yellow leaf periolr'
\ Western writer wonders why ShOrtstop
Jennings is hit so often by pit tched ball,
and thinks it strange that he is not badly
hurt. There is considerable of the fox about
jennings. and lie knows when 10 get hit
Every time mis- shape is prodded by a ballhe
takes a walk to first and is exempt from
Il time at bat, which means boom iii his
batting average. And it's slow ball->one
of those delivered at a lobster rate-that
visits Jennings form. You never hear OF
an iDiur y he falling him, yet he is hit oftener
than any player IN the big League. He is an
adrOit player, who never was known to
overlook a slow inshoot, which. someho W
or other-JenDings can explain it-tckles
him in the ribs or on the legs. No one Will
begrudre him for turning his hit by pitched
bail trick. He is brainy player.
John GoIdar, who was one OF the latest Of
Mobiles managers, tells an Interesting
story OF the distressing accident, which dis
abled George Pa ynter.
1T occurred" said Goldar, 'at Montcon-
cry. KelIum has very little speed ard the
bail that hit Pa ynter was not swift one,
but it struck him in "A vulnerable spot.
Paynter was not hurt badly enough at the
time to retire from the game, but he CON
tinued at second base until some innings
later he was spiked. Then he quit.
Usually Paynter is very lively, but on
the way down to the hotel in the bus he
sat with his head in his hands. Hcsuffered
a good deal all that night. and we were
compelled to leave him at Montgomery
while we went on to Columbus. Ga. When
we returned we learned that Paynter was
as crazy as a bedbug. He recognized me
and then turned in and abused ne. His
one idea seemed to b. that every one was
knocking him, and when the poor fellow
wastaken back to Mobile in one OF his spells
he tried to kill his wife, to whom he is de-
voted His case is a very sad one but the
doctor sa VS. that as soon as the blood clot
that is on the brain is distributed, he WI
no a n ripht again -