The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-08
BREAKING THE RECORD
Cayi0r Comments on Recent Base
ball Surprises.
New Phase Put on Championship Race.
Narrowing Down to Four Clubs.

Record breaking has been a rather fire.
quent occurrences In the National league
recently. There were three such events
within one week. First the New Yorks
shut out the Clevelands on two successive
days. Then they beat the Baltimores on
the latter's Rroundytwice I'm one day. FL
nally the Bostons made their victorious run
of successive Victories IL. Each Of These
feats created considerable commeIN wher-
ever baseball Is talked about.
The failure of ~ Cleveland team to get
a run against the Giants In is successive
innings Is something which I believe has
not occurred to any other club in the Ma
tional league for years. Rusie shut out
the Chioagos In 1928 twice In one series,
but game interyoned between the two
runless games To Moekin aud young
Seymour belongs the credit Of the double
whitowash Of Teboau's men. The latter
pitcher by the way, is attracting great
deal of attention and seems TO be the COM
ing left handler. Anson hns so tabled
him, and when Apson grants supreme
praise to any player not on his own staff
his words are based upon u veteran s strong
convictions. Seymour Is not 90 years old,
but Is feet tall and has muscles Of iron
knit His former weakness was lack OF
control and what is called an inclination
20 90 "up In the air." Good coaching has
rid him Of both faults TO large degree,
and he IL improving rapidly in both re-
ypects His speed Is something marvellous
On this point all batsmen who face him
agree.
The double defeat Of the Baltimores by
the New Yorks at Baltimore on June ri
aroused enthusiasts in all parts of the
country and at once put an extra phase to
the championship race. Here is u team
which Is all bat inyinoible on Its own
grounds, which had won 33 games and lost
but 10 during the season, succumbing
twice In one afternoon 10 a visiting rival
In the prcsenco Of 5000 supporters. IL
was something which had not happened to
the Baltimores since the city has had
championship team.
To the great pitching OF Rusie and
Meekin was due much Of the honor thus
won by the New York team. The grand
work Of these two men IN the latter part
of 1894 has not been forgotten, but was
brought forws rd and talked oyer by reason
OF the Baltimore double achiegement 1t
served notice on the public that, barring
accident. these two notable pitchers are
going To duplicate their deeds of three
seasons ago. Then they had practically
no assistance, and they pulled their team
up from ninth position on June go 10 SEQ
ond Llace when the race ended. This timo
tho team IS in fourth place, and they haye
tho aid of Seymour, Sullivan and Clarke.
Such arc tho circumstances which put
new phase TO the championship race with
In one weeks time and set critics, as well
rs close students Of form" to asking the
question, Why are not the New Yorks n
dangerous factor to other aspirants for
pennant honors? The playing of the
Giants improved so materially with the
improved work OF tho pitchers that she
query was ius natural Whatever supc-
riorlty the New Yorks may have lies In