The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
M.aGNArE voN DER HORST TALKS.
says Baltimore VIII win the T1ng-Pittsburg's
orr to NInnnEer HnnIon.

NAS" bht NstN
OIrr TO Manager Hanion.
II. r. Won der Horst. owner anil Treasurer of
the Baltimore b scbail Club, was in town on
Wednesday on tho way to Saratoga with his
family. As usual. he was only too eager to dis
cuss the League pennant race. and expressed
confidence in his teams ability to win the flag
for the fourth successive year.
1--WE have not been complaining OF hard luck.
but it is n fact that our players have suffered
more from injuries thnn those OF any other
team said the magnate TO THE Sun man.
THAT collision between Capt. Robinson and
McPhec in Cincinnati last May was very costly
for both teams as neither man has bern able to
play since. Robinson, however. will resume
work behind the bat this week. and no will add
untold strength to the effectiveness of our
pitchers. Bill Clarke, our other catcher. was out
of the game a long time. owing to n broken
finger, and the team hid to get along
with only one backstop. Bowerman, who
had had no experience. Nops, our left
handed pitcher. is on the sick list now,
which is n handicap. Doyle Inns been hurt on
several occasions. the last time BY being struck
in the eye by ii ground ball nt the Polo Grounds.
Jennings. too. was out OF the game because no
was hit on tn" head by a Rusie curve. and now
lie is laid up with a lnme hand. McGraw could
wrenehed leg. and Joe Quinn is II present in the
hospital recovering from blood poisonin-'.
Billy ktei.r han a BAD attaCk OF charley.
horse not long ago. and Stencil had TO lay on
because OF some injury.
BAT in the face OF all these things. Hanlon
has kept The champions pegRinE. away, 50 that
they are in second place only a few points be;
hind the Bostons. And let me say that we will
beat out Selects men sure. They have one ad-
vantage, though, WHICH is q handicap to other
narrow. and the left. field fence is SO close that,
by constant and deliberate practice. the Bos-
tons have learned to hit balls over that fence
for home runs. They have won many games
home. But when they come to Baltimore they
will receive n setback. and l lelieve we will
"The New Yorks are. playing very good ball
and / look to sec them beat out Cincinnati for
third place. They will also give the Bostons
believe they can get into the Temple Cup series.
much as we should like to have them. That
series. to my mind, viii! be between the Bostons
and Baltiniores.
Just a word about my manager. Ed Hanlon.
He has been criticised for several deals. and un-
justly. too. He released Mcmahon. HetnminE.
md Esper, the pitchers, and was scored fer
traded Oft Brodic and Donneliy for Stencil and
OBrien. Pittshurv got the worst Of that deal.
as everybody knows. md yet at the time Han
You can say in THE Sun, II you want to. that
within several weeks the Pittsburg Club made a
fabulous offer to Han on. 1t was double the
amount Ed is getting from the Baltimore Club.
but he came TO me with the facts and told me
that he would stick to The Baltimore Club as
long rs he was wanted. and that means Tor life.
There hns not been so much Interest in base
ball in years. But. I think that tho recent dis
graceful rows on the ball field have . tendency
taken by the throat this winter mt the League
meetings. A notable fact, though. Is that the
two lea 'ers. Boston and Baltimore, have not
been mixed up in scandal. From what | can
learn, all OF the clubs will be ahead financially
at the end Of the season.