The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-25

L RANK boWSlDldD- Inc Baltimore catch
or, may reverse positions, and blossom as
Il pitcher next season. 50 rumOr says.
Manager Sclcc and Buck Ewing agree
that there are few star catcherS now
adayS compared with the old-time brainy
backstopS. Ewing says that there are
but three in the league today.
Phil Corcorai:, brother of the Cincin-
natl clubs clever shOrtStop. is conceded
TO be the star pitcher of the Connecticut
State league. He has done some excellent
pitching for the MCrden club.
The agitation i'll favor of the double
umpir" system again is on, notWithStand-
in@ the fact that it is impossible TO get
six competent umpircS, to say nothing of
twelvc.-Sporting Life.
j. Earl Wagner believes the Washing
ton team would have won at least ten
more games this season II De Montr"-
will" had started the season at second
base and played the position regularly.
President Young is i'll favor of an
amendment 10 the rules which will pre-
vent the choice of HON" substitutes ', lcI-
ever the regular umpire is absent. He
thinks the visiting team should Sc.cct au
official to act
There is strong suspicion that Nc
Kean Will not be with the Indians next
season. 1t is limited that Wallace will
play short field and Pickering third base.
Mexican is figuring in a deal with Phila-
lelpha.
Buck Ewing declares that much Of
Boston'S success this season is due to
their ability to pla"" hits i'll right field.
Almost any sort of Il runner who is on
first can travel TO third on Il single into
that territory.
Tho Indianapolis correspondent to
Sporting Life says: With proper school
ing young Irwin of Detroit should become
a star: He has fine curves and speed,
with fair control, but appears 10 lose his
head with men on bases. Hes bIg,
strong youngster.'
Cincinnati will probably release Eddie
Burke.
Adons Terry and Cy Young are the
only pitchers of reputation since 1873
who have accomplished the feat of shut
ting out Il team of crack professionals
without Il hit in nine innings.
The first game of the Temp!e-cup series
will probably take place in Boston on
Monday. October t. Games VIII be
played on Tuesday and Wednesday. The
scene will then shift to Baltimore and
continue until majority of the seven
games is won by one of the two clubs.
Gcicr. late Of Philadelphia, has joined
Montreal. II" is said 10 l." part Of tn"
deal by which the PhiIleS secured Pitch
or Becker
Chicago wants To- exchange Everett for
Nash of Philadelphia.
MA l\ttnan. VINO II Gt-dfNth rs one
Of the best pitchers in the Interstate
league, has jumped the team at Toledo
and gone to his home il C8yiugtOn, Ky.
He was fined so for being drunk during
an exhibition game ut Dcgraff. and when
it WAS taken out of his salary he became
very abusive and left tn" city. II" i now
under suspension. He * brother OF
Pitcher Jack Keenan, of Wilkcsbarrc.
Jimmy Ryan sprung 4 new one the
other day coming down the sound t"
New York. He said: Talking about
long hits. | think | made the longest on
record. hir a baseball from Staten
Island to Liverpool. 1t was back in the
days when New York played on tn"
island after being evicted from the polo
grounds. The center field was plank
and built over the sea beach. We had to
wear rubber shoes on it. One day |
was at bat and hit ball clear over the
platform. y Cuuar,ler WAS going out.
The ball hit on deck ami bounded into Il
StatcrDom. The passenger kept the ball
AMI wrote I" me from Liverpool. Arson
could hay" mad" a homer Oh that hi,.