The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

adopted at Baltimore last week the mag
mates should have considered the sugges-
ton of Tom Brown to replace the rubber
with an lSX36 frame. The compromise in
the coaching rule would then be OF some
value. l believe any player will agree with
me that at least so per cent OF the abuse
OF the coaching rule last season was duo
to the launching up from the rubber. This
nudging was always looked for by the
cOdthc., aud a volley OF the sort OF Tobasco
language that the girls could do up their
crimps with was fired at the pitcher This
was especially true when Klllen of the Pi-
rates was on the rubber Killen is one OF
the best left handed twrers in the league,
but he viii steal round and no one knows
II better than the umpires and the men
VINO are sent to the coach line IL the
pitcher was confined within the rubber
frame ms suggested by Tom Brown, there
would be no chance for all this display of
cayenne oratory. as IL would be impossible
for the pitcher to nudge up from The frame
vi course EdHanl0n treated this Brown sug-
gestion with his customary foxiness. Han
Ion Is Just about smooth enough to make
many wise guy invest in a green tissue
or give cents for a ). He thought that
ms pitchers were faring well enough under
the present rules. and 1t was n cinch that
me chanSe proposed by Brown would not
DO them any good. so what was The use of
the PLAYING rules committee, word from
nm might have led TO a discussion that
would have brought about the change. But
he stood pat, winked the other optic. and
said nothing"
Iohh McGraw tho Baltimore third base
man, says individual record PLAYING is the
rum Of team work. That's n mighty easy
proposition and can be proved In any
roWh with ball club. amateur or profess
sional.
ihe strange case OF McGreery, the young
tc'onel, whose services We're in such great
request, is the subject for no little tanning
among the players this winter When Nc
treery played in the Virginia league he
was VIGOROUSLY weak as a hitter. Rut his
single season ir major league company
mas developed an Improvement in his stick
that almost battles belief Now the critics
OF this much -advertiaed player are Won
dering whether Mac was favored bv that
hirtauous and tickle deity. Fortune, or
whether he swatted a clean average. I'M
aided by any more than a moiicun O.,
luck.
The uncertainty of pitching Is attested
by tho case Of Donovan. the Hibernjan
twirler OF tho Browns with the old gold
LOCKS, Donovan was but a mediocre $3.50
sort Of twirlcr in the Eastern league. but
he has managed to practice deception on
Inuny n nara hltter In the major league.
THIS improvement probably arose from the
knowledge he received from Breitenstein
MS to the strength and weakness OF the
various baismen who faced him.
Dennis iIoulc tho joblot outfelder
signed by Scrappy for the Giants, is not
overwhelmed with buquets from the play
ers who have seen him perform Houle is a
iair hitter, but it is alleged by Jimmy
kosers that he covers about the same area
OF territory as a mud turtle.
The senators viii he one Of tho few teams
In tho major league that will probably 20
through this season without a left handed
pitcher.
scrappy joyce unbosomed the rather sig
nlhchnt statement at the Baltimore meet
ING that Ruse would be Immediately ex
Shanged In case he settles his casa with
Freedman. Wv"
Manager Tcbeau of tho Cleveland tcam
went to South Bend yesterday on n LITTLE
scouting expedition. and the result was
that ne signed SockRlexls the player whom
several teams havo been trying TO land for
some time. SockaleNis is said 10 be nne
otlHeider aud a wonderful batter. He is a
fun blccdod Indian. -
amos Rusie's suit to break tho National
agreement Will como IN