The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-03

will hardly play In any more OF the cham.
pionship games. But even with Easton
out IL looks like an easy task for the Jer-
seymen Co win the pennant again. They
undoubtedly have the strongest team that
has over represented the university.
That visit from the Australian baseball
players has been a complete failure. It is
not the fault Of Americans, but Of the Aus
tralians themselves. They came heraded
as representative team from the antip
odes, and as such arrangements were
made 20 entertain them and give them a
chance to show their skill in every large
city of tho United States. San Franciscans
got the first experience as hosts. They
found tho Australians pleasant guests and
agreeable gentlemen, but abominable
ball players. Their attempts TO play the
American garne were so wretched that IL
was inviting insults from spectators TO lot
them 90 upon tho field. The result has
been that these misguided mon from "the
bush" arc advised TO conflnc their visit to
the Pacific slope and not cross the Rocky
mountains except in the characters Of pri-
vate citizens and unprofessional tourists.
1t was originally intended TO give these
visitors clanco to play upon every Da-
tional and minor league ground In the
tho homo club fow hours before a regu-
larly scheduled championship game The
committee which had the arrangements
for their entertainment in hand has kindly
given them tho same advice which was
once given 10 the young man who was
about TO be married, Don't"
IL Is seldor that single accident puts
out OF tho game two such highly respect
able players as Captain Robinson Of the
Baltimores and John A. McPhee Of the
Cincinnatis. In collisions of this kind
there Is usually malice behind them, but
the very character Of the two victims pre-
cludes even n suspicion of such motive.
1t was playing the game" which did it.
Robinson blocked the plate while receiv-
ing the ball. McPhee, alive TO the situa-
tion, attempted 10 raise the block by a feet
first slide. Robinson was game. col
lsion was the inevitable result. Robin
son made tho play, but at the expense of
great pain and damage to both men. He
himself was so badly eashed under the
kneocap by tho spikes on McPhee's shoes
that ho will play no more probably till
July, If he be not permanently lamed, and
McPhce was sent To bed with u painfully
sprained ankle.
All this for the sake of one run Rehi--
son caino off the victor in the play, but the
greater victim. The two clubs lost In the
future services of these star players many
times tho worth of that fatal run. But
the unfortunate incident serves To show
the desperation which professional ball
players put into their work and the ex-
treme chances for personal injury which
are taken in every game.
Surprises in tho national game never
cease. Tho Cincinnatis checked the Bal
timore's triumphant march with three
successive defeats which made their own
string Of ten consecutive victories. Then
the Broollyns rated far below either the
Champions or the Reds, went Go Cincin-
natl and gavo tho conquorors Of the Balti-
mores three most impressive drubbings.
At the samc time the Philadelphia team
started into It's western trip with six
straight victories at ST. Louis and Louis
Vile. Ihcn camo one of those "toboggan
slides" which has been peculiar in the Ma
tional League races with tho Phillies only.
The cause Is plain and has been plain for
several years 20 every one but the man
tigers Of tho Philadelphia club, who per
iistcntly Close their eyes against the fact;
the clubs pitching is weak, unreliable and
timid. The rest OF the team has been
in the pitchers box.
Tho EUsiCns, who started Off with a
string Of eight defeats before a single vic
tory was won. have rallied nobly and have
been passing through their field with tell
ing effect. In strong contrast Is the utter
demoralizatio which has bosCt the Chicago
team--a team which before the race began
was rated rs a dangerous factor In the
championship.
soyeral Of the star pitchers of the major
league are disaplointncnts so far In the
fight Men likc Mo,kiu, Young, Dwyer,
Brei5eustcin, HawlCy and Taylor have
been hit hard nearly every time they faced
O foe this spring All have hot weather
arms and mono of them can acquire speed
til The inusclcs uf thoir wings" are thor
oughly "thuwcd out" Meckin, Young,
Brcitcnstcin ard Dwycr, particularly, will
make up for ioEt time after hot weather
sets In % stay.
One Of the strange but well established