Evening star., 1897-05-29

player. who has been playing with the
Asheville N. c., team. was hit by a pitched
ball Thursday and Is not expected to nVe
Last season Luskey played with the Cum
berland League, and although only twenty
two years old had made quite a record Tor
himself and his prospects were OF the
brightest.
Given up the pennant? 1 should say not
said o. P. Tebeau. why. me boy. I'm SO
sure Of wearing that pennant at the END OF
the season that l have already written
letter of acknowledgment Of congratuia-
tions. 1t Is now being engraved and Will
be ready at the end Of the season"
There Is at least enc young man on the
Philadelphia team who deserves a bunch of
roses or some other suitable reminder OF
the homecoming. This young man is
Richard Cooley. From the reports he must
be putting up truly remarkable game all
along the circuit, and his hair-raising
catches nave taken the western cities by
storm. Cooley has also done good work
with the stick, and on the bases he has
been as active as a jack rabbit.
Says the Philadelphia Inquirer: Mr.. Stall
lings harps too much on system. We
have it on good authority that the system
In vogue in the British cIrcuniocution Of
vised. but there is nothing to indicate that
any desirable results were attained through
its application. What the Phillies want In
the interest of winning ball is less system
and more runs. Not that system IS not
necessary part and parcel of the game
but there is possibility that it may be
overdone."
Bull Mexican has sent more hard hits
this season right into felders' mitts than
any other six players in the business. On
Monday Sox dipped into his rear pocket
and pulled out little round white object
which he tossed to McKesn. 1t was moth
right jaw of a blind moose, which Is a great
lucky stone among the Penobscots. Nc
Kean sripped 1t in his teeth and swatted
hard at the first one Taylor sent him. Biff!
The ball hit the right field fence: Sox trot-
| ted home.
| Outfielder Holmes of the New Yorks is
sorry he ever left Louisville. He AYERS he
would rather play on the bench for Louis
vile than regularly on the New York team.
Stalings evidently believes that to play
| man In the same position two days in
| succession will swell his head. During the
three games here Lajoie played right once
| and first base twice: Boyle caught twice and
| played first once; Geier played right field
twice and the bench once: Gillen and Nash
| divided the time at short: Hallman played
! second when Nash wasn't there. and Nash
played second when he wasn't at short
This may be a great scheme, but results
| don't show it.-Cleveland Leader.
| Why Is it that a left-handed pitcher
| should be effective against south-paw bat
| ters?" Is q question often asked. Should
! not right-handed pitchers be equally ef.
| fective against right-handed batsmen?'' IL
| the arsumentat.ve query SO often put with
| the first question The answer Is easy
| Left-handed batsmen are trained to strike
| against right handed pitching and get bu,
| little practice against out curves-the easi.
est pitched of all the queer" balls in q
| pitchers outfit. The usual out curve of
| risht-handed pitcher is an in curve fol
them. Some pitchers essay foo;ing then
| with an "in shoot" or curve to the left
but few of the twiriers have very wild,
| sweep. The consequence is that a left
handed striker meets with straight ball,
! and in curves. When a left handed pitcher
| opposes him he is easily fooled by ou
| curves and drOpS