Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

the Orioles really respect ffhey are Amos
Rusie and Theodore Breitehstein. In speak
ing of Breftenstein the other day. Keller
said: There rs one of the hest pitchers in
the business. He and Rusie are two men
that we do not care to, run up against very
often. Breitenstefn is one of the few left
handlers who can locate the plate when he
wants to, and In addition to this he has
terrific speed. sharp curves, and there is
not a pitcher in the league that fields his
position better"
Six times the Baltfnores have walked
out on the Cincinnati PARK with heads I'D
and chests thrown out, and stepping as
high as three-time pennant winners ought
to STEP Six times they have sneaked of
the Cincinnati lot looking eas cheap as q
sheep-killing dog. The Reds have only to
win one more game. and they will have the
honor of having won the series from the
champions. In any event, the best that the
Balthnores can do with the Reds in their
series is to make a draw.
Every time 1 see 'Muggsy' McGraw
think of a game he and Umpire Belts won
from US at Baltimore in 1884, said Elmer
Smith. "Old Red Ehret was pitching, ard
holding Baltimore even until the eighth
when with two men on the bases and one
out Muggsy" hunted along the first base
line. Red wabbled over and was reaching
for the ball when 'Muggsy' stopped long
enough in his sprint to give that sphere a
kick. That Brooke was a pretty good
punter. but 'Muggsy' broke all records. The
ball sailed to the Baltimore clubs dressing
room in right field. Red gave McGraw the
laugh as he chased around, expecting that
he would be called out and the other run
hers sent back. but 'Muggsy' got the last
smile. for Belts allowed all three runs to
count. After the decision was rendered it
was warm enough to heat a twslve-rocm
house in zero weather..
Jimmy McJalnes is the pitching wonder
of the year. For three weeks past reports
have been coming in from all along the cir
cult to the effect that this McJames was
he host nit nhAr tn ln bust 1,
tile teams feared him with shuddering hor-
ror, and that he was. in short, Grand
Googoo and Chief Chimpanzee of the whole
league This seemed very doubtful Peo-
pie around town know Jimmy McJanes
and know that he used to be so wild that
he couldn't get a ball over plate nine
teen feet in diameter. They didn't know
all of Jimmy'S tricks. however. Little did
they imagine that James McJames had
taken his curves to Hagenbeck's best hon
tanner. and had all the witness drilled cut
Of them. When they became so tame that
they would jump rope, hop through a
hoop and let the keeper put his head in
side their mouths, Jimmy took them back
again.
And how he did pitch yesterday-Chi-
cago Times.
Joe Kelly and "Muggsy'' McGraw were
the targets for most of the wordy missiles
from the crowd of kidders and joshers
Umpire Burnham once told a story in the
Enquirer about Joe Kelly carrying a look
ing glass In his base ball cap. so that he
could arrange his hair and keep his bangs
in position. Stub Brown. when he joined
the Reds. brought stories along with him
to the effect that Kelly not only carried a
little mirror in his uniform but a pocket
comb as WELL These stories were rot
taken seriously. but a little incident c.
CURED in yesterdays game that seems to
confirm the story that Joe thinks pretty
well of himself" Joe had hard chance
in the last inning. He ran hard for ball
that he didn't get. In his efforts to reach
the ball a little mirror jumped out CT his
pocket and fell to the ground. 1t did rot
escape the eyes of half dozen occupant
of the bleachers. When the sides changed
they called Eddie Burk's attention 20 kel-
ly's loss Burke picked up the mirror, and
just as Kelly was getting in the omnhui
Miller slipped up and. said. Here's some
thing you lost. joe Kelly blushed to the
roots Of his hair, grabbed the mirror and
hastily put 1t in his inpoahet. Then the
crowd hooted and jeerad again. Kelly took
their kidding good aturedly Some of the
ether members of the champion team acted
as though all their friends We're dead
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