Evening star., 1897-05-31
You are the..1ktne:.of pitchers. you're the
Pirates guiding star,
You're peany peacherino. that's exactly
hot

Pirates guiding star,
You're q peanly peacherino. that's exactly
-Pttsburg Chronicie-Telegraph
Childs set the stand in q roar Wednesday.
Haliman sent up high one back Of Sec
ond. Fatty went after 1t in circle. He
and finally stood on his head while the
ball fell right beside him.
Beat the tofn-tom. and let all patriotic
citizens celebrate the event-Capt. Rogers
accepted FOUR chances at second without
an error.-Lohisville exchange.
Just as the game started Saturday some
one In the bleachers recalled painful things
by shouting TO Sheridan and Mcdonald:
Now. you fellows be good and don't forget
the dose we gave Hurst."-Pittsburg ex-
change.
Everybody had it in for Mercer. He was
guyed through most of the game by the
Dieachers. win Is too good looking, and
wears his hair too long for any one to re-
Post.
The "oid gag was worked again in the
second inning. This time it was O'Brien.
After After, Mcclure Me- had hit safely o'Brien
man to reach first. and Rogers and Wer-
den quietly nabbed him. Everybody
laughed. and Johnny walked back to the
bench, wondering where the ball came
the day before. he was not fortunate
enough to have watcher on the line to
lay the blame to.-Louisville Post.
Muessy McGraw has the reputation of
back" On account of the pugnacious
front he puts up on the slightest provoca-
tion. II Is popularly believed that he would
iight James J.; Corbett. Bob Fitzsimmons
This is the grand stand estimate of the lit
tie third baseman of the Baltimores. The
players ph,,s nave an entirely different idea
ao6 ao6t. NV Mnggsys. desire for getting into
v,la
of the opinion that "Muggsy'' is consider
able Of a bluff. You will notice that Mo
Graw always picks out some great big fell
low when ne Is looking for a quarrel said
one Oh the players the other day. eff he
Is In a scrap on the field it is always with
some fellow that towers above him head
and shoulders. Players the size of Anson.
nanse. Harry Vaughn. Con Daley and
ferry Werden are the kind that "Muggsy''
looks up when he is in scrappine humor
There Is method in this scrapptness. He
knows that none of these big fellows would
take "a chance OF hurting him. He is so lit
safe in unloading his venom at their ex-
pense. why. he once told big Con DALEY
that he wished he had him in a room with
tne door locked and the key thrown out Of
only laughed at him. Why. Daley has
whipped two or three prize fighters. You
never hear of McGraw going up against
players the size Of Eddie Burke. Little Dex-
- " An"1 oioS.oli. XSOl Oh your nfe. He
knows better. They are about his size
and they could afford to get back at him.
He knows it. and that is the reason he
never tries to scrap when they are around"
old Eagle Eye" as Beckley is affec-
tlonately called by his admirers is happy
over the prospects Of playing with the Gin
c1nnatis. Anything to get away from
New York and its slav~-driving president
was my motto" said Jake. There was no
chance for me to play ball with such sur
roundings as had there. Think of a man
oeing hned 800 and suspended because he
went to train to meet his wife, That is
what they did with me- The money didn't
go. but 1t was assessed against me- and
shows how they drive you with that club
freedman made 1T SO unpl .asant for me
that didn't know which way to turn. He
had me all TAixed up.''
How abouthJoyneY
"Oh. l don't blame Joyce. He has a
thousand gray hairs in his mead, and he
got every one Of them since he took charge
Of the New Yorks. He did some funny
things. but Z never thought any thing about
1t. for Freedman has nagged at him until
he is pretty nearly 'nutty.' 1 had chances
to go TO either the Washingtons or the St
Louis Browns. but have long desired to
play with the oCincinnatis. 1 feel sure that
| will play as: good ball here as ever did
In my carecr!y, !, s=-+s-.-.. ...'.--
What was your trouble at Pittsburgh"
II don't care to say anything about It,
That matter Is dead and oasr 1 am glad
that am With 'aneam now where 1 will
gett credit ff i dq the right thing. 1 am
going to do my best to help the Reds take
good place in the cham pionship race. 1
know that we have a good team, and 1 will
do my best to help prove it."-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.