The times., 1897-04-27
TO bulge out with Coin after the conclu-
sion OF the series

| to bulge out with Coin after the couclu-
| sion OF the series.
II tlle ooIonels keep up their present
| speed the old-tnie rivalry that used To ex-
| list between Cincinnati and Louisville will
| break out with renewed vipur this season
| Every game between the two clubs Will
bring thousands of fexcursionists.
If van Haltren keeps up his present bat
| ting gait, he Will lead the league hitters
| in hollow style at the end OF the season
Van is eleven years old in the league and
seems to grow better every season. The
Californian is, indeed, wonderful ball
player.
In several ways yesterdays games We're
remarkable and the days results In gen
eral viii hardly be patalleled this season
There We're thee tie games, two extra
inning contests, and with the exception of
the Chicago-St Louis affair, the scores in
games WOE were close
As the Cincinnatis have won four straight
games, with no defeats nor ties, they are
entitled to the top of the column. The ties
between Philadelphia and Boston, New
York and Washington and Louisville and
Pittsburg cannot be estimated in the per
centage until played off, and their figures
remain the same in the table this morning
In addition 10 whooping ii up for the
Senators, the fans at Kernans had soft
spots in their hearts for Louisville and
BROOKLYN, and gave the ''Colonels'' ind
Trolley Dodgers hearty hand every
inning that they gained an advantage or
held their own against Pittsburg and Bal
timore, respectively. Philadelphia was also
the favorite over Boston.
President Young watched the returns Of
the games at the Lyceuni yesterday after
noon, and was well pleased with the
contlSance for showing the plays The
only thing that bothered Uncle Nick was
that he left bis tobacco in the other pants
pocket and had 10 hustle chew from i
rooter in the audience, he got il and then
settled back against the phssh and en-
1oyed himself.
Mercer had a bad first filming, but after
thathe settled down TO business and allowed
the sluggers no liberties., Young Doheny
also made a most creditable showing and
with good support such as was given
Mercer, would have won the game. For
a left-hander, he had admirable control
and handled himself like veteran in tight
good one In the yermontboy will no doubt
be verified during the season.
The Young SeIbachs ADDED two more
victolies to their long stsing, which they
gained by defeating the Atlantas by a
score of II To IL ana the NJ. A Stars by
d score OF II to 5. The winning battery
was Monahan and Hartnett The teamlines
up as follows: Holden and Hartnett, G.;
Monahan and Whelan, D.; Mangun. 1b;
Herbert, 2b.; Taylor. 3b.; Monahan, ss.:
Perry, l. f.: Simpson. C. f.; Moore, T. +:
Send all challenges for teams fifteen years
OF age 10 II Monahan, 4S1 street south
west.
From the poor starts their teams have
made in the race President Robson and
Poo-Bah Freedman must realize the mis-
take they made in not sending their
veterans to the South for their preliminary
work Old players, like aged horses, do
not round to rapidly 4 ( trained in ice. snow
and raw weather. 1T takes sunshine and
warm winds to uncurl the kinks and loosen
up the joints of the old fellows, ard New
York and Cleveland are sure to lag behind
until the hot summer sun greases their
machinery.
i
to the farm at Indianapolis" was asked
of Capt. Ewing, of the Cincinnatis.
NO, sir If Corcoran were to report at
once ] would keep Ritchey in the game,''
was the captains reply. II wouldn't
change winning team Under any cireum-
stances II had nine dubs playing win
ming ball and nine stars on the bench the
nine dubs would continue to play just as
long as they were winning. The best you
can do is win, and what is to be gained
by breaking up winning combination?
In any event Ritchey will be retained here
He is fine ball player, and 1 think can
hold up his end in the best company. II
Corcoran comes we will have utility man.
The team will go through the season as it's
now made up. including Corcoran, If he re-
ports"
Not MANY championship games are played
in one hour and twenty-five minutes. Forty
eight put-outs in eighty-fiye minutes is
quite rapid work. Not quite two minutes
to every put-out Such was the speed of
the game between the Cincinnatis and Chi
Cages at the former city last Saturday.
1t is remarkable that two minor league
pitchers making their initial attempt in
the aristocratic league should have had
the magnificent command displayed by
Dammann and DenZer. Only one base on
balls was recorded against each of them
1t is also remarkable that of the eight
hits made by the Reds seven Of them were
better than single. -Four triples, three
doubles and one single is something that
will not occur again many months. The
fact, too, that neither side made an error
of any kind, not passed ball nor a wild
pitch stamps it as one OF the best games
of baseball ever played
The Fatal Fitz Punch.
1t is not six weeks since Fitzsimmons