Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-14

kee or Grand Rapids, another victory
should rest with the Blues.
Anscn's Colts" are climbing at a good
pace.
Menefes and Gettinger did some pretty
work yesterday.
KIobedanz holds the record Of the league
for straight victories. He won eleven games
on a stretch.
Kansas City actually won two games I'm
one day. The feat took place In Detroit
last Saturday.-Boston Herald.
Pardee has gotten over his ba~se-on-balls
habit and when he IL in doubt he puts IL
over and trusts the helders for the rest.
Somebody cOnjured the bugaboo that
Pardee could not hit a lick, but il Is II
noticeable fact that he gets In two or
three hits In every game.
The Detroit players say hat PaTdee's
head Is swelled, but the fact that he has
won two games from them within the past
week may have something to do with col
oTing their belief.
OutieIder DUNCAN made the prettiest
catch Of the day, a long fly 20 right, which
he took in on the run with his back 10 the
diamond. II came at a time when two men
were out and two runners were on bases.
l. there is a nosier player on the circuit
than Sammy Nichol he should be framed
as a freak. Sammy has a pair of bellows
like lungs and when he swOops down upon
the coach line the glass IN tho Exposition
building begins 10 rattle. It's different
with the runners, though. They know
Sammy.
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who was released by Detroit. but Egan Is
under the impression that a money con-
sideration figured in his release, and ne re-
fuses TO sign with the Blues. As he can
not play anywhere else this season, or next,
without Mr.. Manning's sanction, he Is APP
parently loser by his stubbOrnness.
ORourke made five hits out OF six times
up yesterday, and not one OF them went
into left field. The outdelders are pretty
well onto Tim and play, clos" up IN left,
as that Is where he usually sends the bail,
but yesterday he drove the sphere into cen
ter ana right center, once for a double,
once for a triple and thrice for singles.
Frank Blanford's throwing TO bases yes
teTdHy was as true as a rifle shot and not
n sin-ladened son OF sorrow from the Pin
gree patches Of Michigan purloined a sack.
Pardee has picked up a quick delivery that
makes n difficult 10 steal, as he loses little
time IN letting tho ball get away from him
when he starts TO deliver II.
Rothermel was out 20 practice a 'thilc
yesterday. He shows his ueWuess, and -
slightly warped IN his neither limbs, but
he has not yet had an opportunity TO
show what he can do; The chances are
the Blues. The ParFOn II popular with the
fans and he l. hitting the ball as hard as
any member Of the team.
The washington club has signed Colt
man. tho star outieldcT Of tho Fort
Worth CfeND club, and h." VIII report at
once. lie H. strongly recommended by
Ted Sullivan. Manager Wagner has also
signed W VI. Fox. Of the CoOpcrstOwn ~.
" club. who ~ said 20 be a fast inneldcr.
The weak places IN tho Washington club
will be strengthened by young blood, as
this Wngners have been unable 10 buy
league players az n price.
Pitcher Newton, whom the Bnltlmores
nave bought from Norfolk. Va. WAS the
Mnysville. n. y, crack tWirlcr IN 1890. aud
was first brought into prominence by his
work there. Ills home IL Mt Hope, Ind.
Newton IL a strapplnG big lsfthander. and
Is ono OF the quickest players that ever en-
tered a box IN his delivery. In his first
game I'm Mayavllle no struck out oightecu
batters. lie held the Louisville league team
down 10 six hits in a game last summer.
a Burlington writer says nbout Pitcher
KitsOn. who was rumored engaged by N"
Bostons "KltsOn f. by far the premier
twirlcr Of the League. With n batting av-
erags Of .a2l and a fielding average Of 30
in addition 20 his other good qualifications.
he has been playing wonderful ball lately.
In the recent Dcs Moincs series he had
eleven OF last years champions saving the
mir. Kitson. with better support. would
have won five out OF six games. Kansas
City rs trying 60 get hin. Cedar Rapids
II crazy 10 get him In place Of Carrish, IN
order 10 win out ahead Of 81. Joe"
While President Brush was awayhe spent
his time I'm a little town up IN Michigan.
about forty miles away from any post
office. Naturally he wanted to hear the
result Of the games as soon as possible and
when he heard that mail was not delivered
AT this place he made arrangements with
one OF the natives 20 drive to the post1fics
twice n week TO get his mail. The trip to
the postofics and return took mp two days.
for which the messenger was 10 be paid s..
The first mail that he brought President
Brush conveyed the news 20 him that the
Reds had lost three out OF four 20 Boston.
and the contract which had been entered
into by President Brush and the settler was
~ once declared off. rs President Brush
did not think that news Of that kind was
worth the price.-Cincinuatl Commercial-
Tribune.