The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25
HAS WON HIS SPURS.
YOUNG CORBETT WILL BE WITH
THE BALTIMORES NEXT
YEAR.
HIS FINE CLOSING WORK.
CLEVELAND OyERWORKED YOUNG
AND CUPPY NEAR THE SEA-
SONS END.
THE SPLENDID WORK OF TERRY.
Gossip About the Contest for Ma
tiOnal League Championship
Next Year.

claims to the pennant was dimmed by
its defeats in the Temple cup series.
These two defeats came right at the
close of the respective seasons, and
were so decisive that they dazed the
friends of the champions In nine of
these Temple cup games against the
New York and Cleveland teams the
Baltlmores had won only once. 1t is
not strange, therefore, that the effect
should be a morose or sullen feeling in
Baltimore following closely upon the
exultation of pennant victors and in
other sections an occasional suspicion
that the best club did not win the
championship after ALL
This year no such after dissatisfac-
ton can arise. The champions also
won the cup, and in a way as decisive
as they lost it in the previous two
years. Stranger yet, they won it from
the same team which whipped them so
scundly in the series of 1895, the Cleve-
lands. Last season the Clevelands won
fcur OF the five games This year the
ia: tinores reversed the order and whip
ped their old time foe four times hand
running" More of the glorious uncer-
tainties Of the game! How is 1t to be
explained? A matter of pitching. True,
Cleveland had the same pitchers in
series last October. But, then, thew had
time to be groomed for the special
games: This year, in order to get Sec
Ond place and so become one of the
temple cup parties, Capt Tebeau was
compelled to overwork Young and Gun
Ply right up to the end of the cham
pionship season. The result was al
most breakdown, and the two great
tW1rlers were not in condition On
Other hn Dol
neither Mcmahon, Esper nor Hemming
THIS year-three Of the pitchers who
TOOK part In last years series. They
mad Hoffer, Corbett and Pond. all Of
Whom were most successful.
Nothing has produced greater proofs of the
1osoIute honesty and 'squareness" of the ma
uonaI game than these three cup series
onder the rules accompanying the gift each
series must consist of not more than seven
games put the series must end as soon as
one OF the two teams wins four games Now
considering the fact that the PLAYERS divide
the net receipts no greater temptation could
ne held out for hippodroming so as to get in
t tHe enelre series. But out Of a possible
tWenty-one games in the three years only
thlrteen were necessary to decide the con-
tests: The New Yorks made it four straight
IN IN 1919, whereas the other three games would
nave given each player $500 more money had
tney been played. The CleveIands won four
OF the first FIVE played last year. and the
Balumores won four times without break
series
more than 40 per cent
The most prominent feature Of this last
Temple cup series is the confirmatory work
done by Jim Corbetts younger brother Joe.
he pitched in two of the four games and
had the Cleveland batsmen at his mercy.
During the last week of the championships
season young Corbett held the heavy batsmen
OF the New York team down to three hits at
the POIo grounds. Prior to that time Man.
ager Hanlon had not the courage to put the
young man IN during an entire game. In
those three games, however, young Corbett
Won MS spurs, and he is now rated as one of
the aBaltimore's regular pitchers for next
year. He has not, however assured his
base ball future. Most of the batsmen who
raced him declare that he has a delivery
which will not last. But ball players say
such things Of nearly every new pitcher For
several years Joe Corbett has laid claims to
being good ball player and a fair pitcher,
but because he was brother of the cham
p1on pugilfst few clubs were willing even to
give him a trial because of a fear that thew
would be accused Of seeking notoriety. He
accompanied the Baltimores South on their
last springs training trip and showed so well
as general player that Hanlon retained
him. Corbett Is also a good batsman and a
more than moderate fielder
Nine base ball enthusiasts of everv ten will
tell you that the Baltimores sure to win
the pennant again next year. Still l believe
their chances Will henceforth grow less each
season. At least two of their opponents in
1897 Will be much stronger. l refer to New
York and Boston. Then Arson is liable to
come with rush next season. The Bismarck
OF base ball has been building up a strong
team and l should not be surprised If the
Colts in 1897 would be prancing around in the
van most of the summer. The champions
have been very fortunate this year. The least
bit OF ill-luck may put them out Of the con-
test in another race. AS the teams stand
they are probably three to one favorite-
that is, one chance of winning out Of four
But they have no certainty by long odds.
There is no such thing in base ball.
The season just passed has been, all in ALL
strong argument for the veteran against
the young blood. The Western league champ
Ion team has a good percentage of old and
seasoned men, while the Providence team of
the Eastern league won the championship with
almost an entire nine of ex-National league
stars Then we have the New Yorks' failure
with young players, and their great two
months success after Joyce and Beckley
Joined the nine. Philadelphia dropped ALMOST
out of sight while experimenting and while
the Louisville and Washington teams have
collections of most brilliant young players
neither could succeed as whole.
Arson believes in old and seasoned plav-
ers to some extent. He took Pfeffer up with
great eagerness as soon the chance arose.
Terry Is another living proof OF Anson's be-
lief in experienced men. He got Terry with
out the expense of a dollar Brooklyn de-
ctded this pitchers usefulness had worn out
three years ago, and he was turned adrift
Thence he went to Pittsburg for trial. They
put him in against the Chicagos. and he was
terrifcally batted. Next day the Pittsburg
club released him. Anson in spita Of his
teams easy going against Terry, on the day
before. at once signed him, and the 'sAdoDfs
of the Diamond" as he is called has ever
since been Chicagos winning pitcher Terry
will be with Arson next year, but report has
1t that Pfeffer will not play. He is quoted
as having decided to become a bookmaker
in partnership with moneyed friend.
Should he follow out this plan, he will make
the third National league player to 20 into
that business Billy Purcell and George
Schaffer, both noted outfielders and batsmen
of the eighties, have been layers of odds"
at the race track for several years.
1 presume 1t is a natural result Base ball
players are VIGOROUSLY fond of playing the
races" though a conflict of dates in base
ball and horse racing gives few of them the
opportunity to indulge in their fayorite
sport. Among the racing "Aends" are Davis.
Foutz. Griffin and Stein, of the BrookIyns !:
Nichols. Selee, Long and Stivetts, of the
Bostons; Farrell, of the Washingtons; Nc
Phee. Halliday, Fisher and Dryer, of the
.Cincnnatis, and BreiteDstein, Of st. Louis
1t is also well-known fact that not one
ball player was lucky enough to cheat the
race track game"
Reports from all the base ball organiza-
lions show the season of 1896 to have bean,
as a whole. quite satisfactory financially.
The Brooklyn and st. Louis clubs alone Of
the twelve National league members lost
! money. Only one Western league club failed
not more than two losers while the Vir-
ginia, the New England, the Atlantic and the
Interstate leagues played out their schedules
which is the best positive proof of good pay
ing business. The Western association and
Southern league did not find the business 80
successful. There is no other season on rec
ord which ended so profitable as did the
present one. and the prospects for 1897 are
exceedingly bright %. p. Caylor.