The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18

| he can win two out three right along
with Chicago. Terry did so we'll last
! year it is safe to say he has regained
his old form, and the three other places
---AnSon will probably carry only five
men---are to be fought for by good ma
! terial. Briggs and Rice are the I'M
I known quantities, and even they are re-
ported 20 be strong and speedy. Dolan,
Thornton, Parker, Friend and McFar-
| land have all shown themselves good,
and every one has a host of staunch ad-
herents among both crankS and players.
Stiveets and Nichols will remain Bos-
tons chief dependence. Bolan and Sulli-
van did well last year and will make
excellent reliefs for the mightier pair,
and two New England men---'Long
! Willie Mains, who was with Arson in
1888, and a promising pitcher named
Yerrick--- will do battle for fifth posi-
ton.
The Brooklyn staff a steady, relia-
bic, and fairly strong outfit, though
showing no brilliancy---will be the same
as last year. Kennedy, Daub, Stein and
Gumbert, all of whom would be winners
with Baltimore or Cleveland, and will
be we'll enough backed by Byrne's men
to win many Of their games.
Down in Pittsburg they have many
pitchers, but pink" Hawley will hold
the laurels, and Frank Killen, who was
laid up most of last season, is counted
on to alternate with him. Little Fore
man, the small twirler, showed good
quality last year, and Goar, a stocky
fellow imported from Terre Haute, may
prove a winner.
Rusie and Meekin, the great pair who
were SO much talked about, who were
depended upon to NOW down all opposi-
ton last year, are again to be the stars
and mainspringS Of the New York nine
There is a man on the. team who did
better work than either of the high
priced wonders last year, and that man
is Clarke. He will take his regular turn
with Meekin and Rusie. German, who
did good work two years ago, seems to
be a has been" and the job lot of
youngsters signed by Freeman will
hardly develop any winners.
Cincinnati has a good pitching corps,
capable of hard work. and about an
even break in defeasts and victories.
One star pitcher is needed. Rhnes,
Foreman and Dwyer are all right. Ehret
may do better than he old for Won der
Abe, and Fisher is apt to prove a good
thing for the team.
There are many pitchers signed by
Washington, but Maui and Mercer, who
are good men, Maui being the more re-
liable and Mercer the more brilliant, will
have the work TO do. Young GilrOy a
Washington boy, is thought 20 be a win
ner and the Senators also have a Vir-
ginia pitcher named James who is we'll
thought of by those who have seen him
play.
Won DER Abe got the best of his fam
Gus trades last winter. He viii have
Breitenstein for mainstay. and
Brett" win 30 per cent of his games
with spirited work behind him. Billy
Hart, won from Pittsburg in a clever
trade. can win games if rightly treated
by the erratic Chris. and Parrot, the
eccentric, is apt TO fall in with his ideas
and do great work all summer. Kiss
niger, McDougal and DOnohue. the eX-
periments, are uncertain. DOnOhue is
the man who pitched the longest pro-
fessional game ever played---twenty-
two innings and McDougal used TO
pitch for the Garden City's here in the
City league.
The Louisville collection is more than
likely IN prove formidable. With hus:-
ling young players behind them. there
is no reason why McDermott and Cum
bingham should not win games. Young
Tom Smith, the Philadelphia left-hand-
er; Frazer, the speedy Chicago boy: and
McCreery are all Of the best material.
and 'OSgie" weighing has been good
enough to make a return Of high abil-
ity more than possible.