The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-07
JAMES M'JAMEs.

tory. But In Lajoie the Philadelphia club
secured one of the stars among the young
sters. Wheeler, Yeager Fifeld and others
have yet TO make League populations.
Washington developed two 1896 stars who
AS "a pair are hard to match--namely, Nc
James and Lush. Baltimore's only claim
TO star material for this year lies in Cor
bett and Nops.
The west, too, has produced some young
players who have already established
themselves among the experts. Louisville
can name Pickering, Dexter, Mcfarland,
Rogers, FrazersGnd Hill. Cincinnati has
one In Irwin. St. Louis names Douglas;
Pittsburg, Paddon; Chicago, Briggs and
Donohue. Cleveland alone cannot produce
"a single player of this year lot and place
him in the list have named
Out of the above list / would point with
especial interest TO Payne, Jones, Lajoie
Lush, McJames, Irwin, Pickering, Frazer
and Dexter. These are the products of
this year who are bound 20 stay at the top of
their new class. Several of them are jewels
of almost priceless worth. This can be
said of Frazer and McJames in particular.
They are the two additions to the pitching
constellation who are bound TO take rank
with Nichols, Meekin, Cuppy, Young and
Hoffer
McJames, 1 believe, is the grand prize
of the lot Asa pitcher he Is acknowledged
by all players TO be wonder He sprang
into prominence suddenly, and his brill
liancy was all the more dazzling on that
account. This young man Is typical
southerner. His homo is at Charleston,
where his father Is q medical practitioner
of renown. Jimmy began his ball play
ing on the nine Of the University of South
Carolina, of which he Is a graduate In
1895 no was with tho Petersburg team of
tho Virginia league, from which lie was
drafted by the Washingtons in the fall.
Young McJamcs speaks with the delight
full drawling "r. less dialect of the south.
He Is most intellectual and entertaining
and popular with all who know him. He
Is an especial fayorite Of Washington
young Indies. The young southcrner Is
ready at all times to discuss the free coin
age Of silver at 16 to l, of which he Is
strong advocate and on which topic he can
give arguments and figures by the yard.
His hero politically Is Senator Tillman,
whom he knows personally and whom he
never Tres OF praising and defending.
The above list of new major league stars
makes a rather promising roll when added
90 the youngsters who came into the Ma
tional league a year or two previously and
are now established favorites. Among the
latter are Tenney and Sullivan of Boston,
Anderson and Lachance of brooklyn, De-
montreyille of Washington, Clarke and
McCreary Of Louisville and Friend of Chi
cago. Old favorites may go, but new ones
take their places One only of the Whole
profession seems to be immutabie and
eternal. Captain Anson has just declared
his intention Of returning Co his first posi-
tion--bchind the bat Think of It'll TAX
ing up the hazardous duties of a catcheri
Since Arson served his club regularly be-
hind the plato such catchers as Ewing,
Flint, DAILY. Buckley, Bushong, Briody
and Bennett have como and gone, have ap-
peared and disappeared. But Anson Is
about 10 begin at the beginning and do it
all over again. Wonderful nan Is Adrian
&. Anson.
1t is tacitly agreed among the magnatos
that some legislation will be enacted Mt
the annual meeting of The National league
In Chicago next month which will tone
down If it does not wholly wipe out
coaching The rule which permits cap
tain or his lieutenant 90 stand near the
base lines and direct base runners has been
wholly subvcrtcd. Coachcrs are selected
who can mako the most noise and do the
greatest good (y) wv rattling tho opposing
pitcher. That style has encouraged tho
spectators 60 become boistcrous and alto
gcthcr has harmed rather than benefited
the game. such managers as IIanlon,
Anson and Solce are in favor Of cutting
down the cnachcr's liberty u we'll defined
limits or OF abolishing thcm altogether.
steps will also be taken looking toward
the prohibition Of the disputatlon of an
umpirc's decisions on the part OF captains
or players except upon an Interpretation
of tho rules There arc laws which cover
this point, bat the penalties are such that
they cannot bo enforced No player ever
expects 20 gct decision reversed unless
ne can show conflict OF rules with IL. Ia
90 eases ont of 100 tho Kicking Is done
solely 20 bull!ozc tho umpire or 20 call
down upon Lin the disapprovnl " the
spectators 80 as TO influence subsequent
decisions Those new rules will interest
every club I'm the Land, because when once
adopted ~ tlc Netiuunl league they be-
como law for all minor lcagge and profess
sional clubs in America.
Two championships were so close that
they are I'm dispute and will not he dof-
nit9ly sottlod until the buards Of directors
sf Al a.