Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
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CfeQeQce.
President Freedman came back from Eu-
rope little too soon, it seems. While he
was gone the New York club, under Joyce's
able management, came within hailing dis
Freedman arrived the Giants have taken
tumble and are no better than they were
early In the season, when Freedman was
making Joyce's life miserable after every
defeat, and Joyce came near deserving his
job. Even Brooklyn, crippled and run
down at the heel, was able to beat the once
invincible Giants.
1t looks as though Charley Nichols will
have to win the pennant for the Boston
club. il the pennant Is to go to that city.
Tie other twirlerS on the Beaneaters staff
are rank In and cutters, but Nichols can be
depended upon to do great work and will
win all his games If given anything like
the proper support.
Waiter Wilmot has at last broken into
McCreary in right field. Walter is a nat
ural hitter, can be depended upon in a
pinch. something that is lacking in young
players as rule, and in fielding should be
able to give satisfaction.
When Sheckard was put in his first game
at Brooklyn. Germany Smith disap-
peared and Manager Barnie was worried
about his absence. The exhibition given by
Sheckard in his second game convinced
Germany" that he still had right to live.
and he was back in the Brooklyn infield
yesterday against the Senators and played
good ball.
Phillies next season and can persuade his
pi esent outfield-Delehanty, Dowd and
Cooley-to give him their best efforts he
need not doff his cap to any other trio of
outf1elders in the big league. The
way the three mentioned players have
been playing the last week or so substan-
tally corroborates the assertion that it is
only a case of want to- with them.
If the Louisville scorers permit Keller to
beat out Fred Clarke in the champion
batter class they are very foolish. When
Clarke was in Baltimore everything he
hit went as an error and everything that
Keller hit was cha1ked up as a single. The
Louisville scribeS can play the same game.
and perhaps with better effect, as they have
the reputation of being square in handling
averages, while everything that comes out
of the oyster city is viewed with sus-
picion.
The Cincinnati club is all right in bat
teries and around the bases, but an entire
new outfield must be secured before 1t
can hope to pull off the pennant. Dusty
Miller is good player and should make
a good trade, but he is worthless in a
Cincinnati uniform. Hoy handicaps his
side partners by his infirmlties, while Burke
has drifted back into the has been class.
Men of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS Hogriever
class won't do. They must be crackerjacks
and of the Delehanty order.
A specimen of unauthorized American
ism was exhibited during the sQuabble over
the selection of an umpire for the second
game yesterday. John Dyler, who re-
lieved Kelly, holds responsible city
position and served only to oblige his
friend. Harry Pulliam. At the end
of the game some of the Louisville
players found fault with his umpring, and,
although President Pulliam and Manager
Clarke didn't indorse the demand for the
best of the decisions, Dyler was indig-
nant and left the field, declaring he would
not have anything to do with a club that
wasn't satisfied with an honest deal.
While Pulliam and Donovan were trying
to persuade Dyler to change his mind. a
drummer who had been sitting in the first
row of the grand stand leaped to the field,
picked up Dad Clarkes coat, grabbed Rube
WaddelPs cap, took two new balls from
the bench, removed the boxes and called
play. Taken by surprise, the players me-
chemically lined up as quickly as though
Tom Lynch had appeared suddenly.
Donovan was the first to recover and,
rushing up to Harry Pulliam, exclaimed:
Here, we won't stand for this ringer
HE is no friend of mine. / don't know
how he got there" retorted Harry.
asked:
who are you?"
my name is Morse" replied the self-ap-
pointed umpire.
Never heard Of you," Pat said.
You had better read up, then" answered
Morse.
The upshot of it all was that Morse re-
ceived an invitation to get off the field and
Cunningham took his place-Louisviile
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