The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

Inns and Tenney. were better than the cor
responding places with Baltimore, garri-
soned by McGraw and Doyle The outfields
were of equal power
New York. on the real strength OF the
team, had no right to take third place.
Rusie did It. Big Amos, coming back into
the league after years rest tore holes
through the batting averages of the other
clubs, and pitched the Giants UP to high
position. Meekin seconded him well, but
Seymour and Sullivan were most doubtful
quantities The batting OF the New Works
was fair but the base running and fielding
Yves much inferior to that of the two lead
ers. The New York infield was weak COM
pared with Baltimore or Boston, the out
field less powerful. and the catching prac-
tically limited 10 one mahI-Warner. To
big Amos'' Rusie nust3all the credit be
given for New York's high standing.
REDS ARE DISAPPOINTING
Cincinnati cranks are disappointed at
their clubs failure to get into the Temple
cup series, but tho present, standing OF the
team is really all that could be expected.
The pitching was very good--ip fact, Gin
cinnatis pitching staff Is as good as any
club's-an the catching Of fine quality.
The team 10 fast on the bases and good In
the field. But the batting was weak at
times when hits were needed, and lacked
the fiery spirit Of the leaders. Defeat came
when few winnings would have counted.
Nothing else could really have been ex-
pected
The Clevelands, on paper. looked much
stronger this year than last, but did not
play the same ball. Sockaeyis, the hard
batting Indian, lost his head through dissi-
patton and accident "Cy" Young did not
get into his regular form until too late,
and Cuppy went wrong with bad arm:
The infield was strong, the outfield patched
lid and shaky. Back Of the bat the team
was strong. the batting good, the fielding
fair and the base running slow but 1u-
dIcious. Powell proved the pitching find
OF the season for the club. and wallace
played superior game on third.
Washington fell away ba1ly during the
year, owing to weak batting, uncertain
fielding and wild pitching Toward the
last the Senator'S took great brace. The
shifting of De Montrevile to second and
Wrigley to short, while Gettinsn went into
the field, gave the team formidable field
ing and batting strength and the steady
Ing down OF Mercer and McJames. with the
signing OF young Bresnahan, made the
Washington team at the finish equal to
anybody's club.
Brooklyn played losing game through
batting at critical times and a general lack
OF ginger The club strengthened a little
at the bat toward the end. and played good
ball when too late. All through the year
the fielding was fair but not brilliant. and
the pitching only mediocre.
PIRATES WORRY ALONG.
Pttsburg was disappointed in Its infield
Lyons and Donnelly proving sad 'frosts'
at the bat. After they were let out the
poor pirates worried along with substitutes
playing third until Hoffmeister and Foth-
fuss were secured Their batting helped
the team. but the fielding OF Hoffmeister
has been something wierd and wonderful.
The Pittsburg catchers have been none
too coed. the pitching shaky and unreliable
and the only wonder. considering ell tho
troubles Of the team. Is that they finished
as well as they did
Intrlnsically, and taking the indiyiduai
strength of the players, the Chicago team
ought to have finished as good 90 thin.
The batting strength was tremendous. mo
base running superb and the helding eooo
enough The pitchers ought to have mace
record for themselves But a nompsI
OF mistakes at the beginning Of the year
cramped the team and started II on the
down Grade, and the men never showed
enough life or ginger after that to re-
cover The team played the greatcat tail
In the league In its three great successive
victories against Boston, but was asierv
unable 20 hold the pace. The causes Tor
the tumble, aside from the lack Of sireer
were, primarily, Bert Briggs inter fiz-
zle as a pitcher. Thornton's failure in left
Dahien's long illness. Pfefer's troubles on
second. penzer's hzzle and the "old Fans"
attempt TO catch.
philadelphia was a worse disappointment
than Chicago. The club played an even
iess earnest game than the Colts. ana
seemed to care nothing about its LerceLt-
age while dissipation added 10 the sor-
rows Of Manager stallings, some OF the
players drowning their miserics In liuuor
The pitching was shaky. even Ortiz prov
Ing a utter AISLE. The base runnins Was
poes. and The oace mighty smuggling baro