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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
William Joyce, Captain-Manage
Of the Giants, Writes a Timely
Article on the National Game.

the very next time up TO bat he'd reach
after every high ball pitched 10 nm.
The incurable habit soon sent him adrift.
Suppose the man is a brilliant out
fielder IN the common acccptation OF the
word. but doesn't know the opposing
batsmen and never Will learn. lie
plays just ina one place for every man,
and YOU can't teach him to move about
according 10 the habit Of the batsman
in placing the ball He would play just
as TAR out for Fheld as he would for
Delohanty and no farther for Schriver
than for Ritchey. He's a good. strong
thrower. but never knows where ne is
going 10 aim the ball at the infield tin
he picks it up. Then he's as liable to
throw to one base as TO another His
fellow players all stand guessing till the
bah leaves his hands As a rule every
one of these mechanical fellows throws
home regardless Of the speed OF the
runner going there or of the state of
the score.
ON the inheld he covers ground nicely.
but never has in mind who the bats
man s Fast runner or slow is all the
same TO him. Hc plays all grounders
alike, and almost any sprinter can beat
him 20 first on a moderately slow
grounder. Hen throw To first when he
has an easy force at second, and hc'u
throw TO second when there is no pos
sible chance 10 put his man out How
often while playing in to catch the man
at third at the plate we've seen a fielder
get a grounder in plenty of time TO
make the play, but who forgets and.
letting the man go home. throws the
batsman out at first.
on bases he tries To steal when IL is
not necessary and when the situation
calls for steal or trial at il you can't
move him with dynamite. He's caught
mapping and never knows enough 10
run back when he sees he's caught be-
tween bases, so as to allow the other
runners To move up TO third and second
Such a man is a natural" player. and
he usually lasts year. sometimes less,
sometimes a little more.
Now III Try 20 show what is a good
ball player-the man who makes a study
of the game learns TO take advantage
OF all its fine points. knows just what he
must do before the play comes off and
does IT,
First the outficlder This position Is
more difficult To play correctly than an
inheld place on the nine. He must know
the particular batting habit of every
man VINO faces the pitcher Every bats
man has such habit, though OF course
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
tCopyrlght 1911

One hears great deal about "natu-
raj born ball players" l don't believe
there is such thing. Successful ban
players do not grow up IN a day or "a
week on the back lots like a mushroom
or a dandelion. Baseball is an art and
must be learned. OF course "a man must
be able to bat. field and run fast before
IL is worth while TO take up the educa-
tional part. just as a young man en-
tering college must be bright apt and
retentive of memory Playing baseball
successfully does not consist alone in
being able To bat 300 per cent or IN
stopping groundeTs, catching flies ana
throwing we'll All that goes for naught
II your man is not heady, has not thor
oughly learned the strategic parts OF
the game and Is not quick in thinking
and acting. Ia ratitr have a mediocre
fielder in ability at stopping and throw
ing who had the above acquired quail
fications than the most sensational
fielder who half the time blundered In
judgment and seldom saw an advantage
until Il was too late 10 accept ii.
| will try TO illustrate the difference
between the ball player who has nat
ural" abilities and one who has the
capacity for learning the tricks and the
correct points of the game and using
them. First the natural player who
never learns Hecomes from some minor
league where his fame is monumental
There is no doubt that he can bat hard,
Is good fly catcher throws well and can
cover considerable ground on the in
.leld. but he knows absolutely nothing
about playing the game for all that.
He is sure TO have some weak spot in
mis- batting. Nearly every player has.
II will take the major league pitchers
few games TO snd out just what the
weakness is. Once they've done that
his batting services decline i'm value, for
the pitchers work him. Often the man
is so set in his mechanical way OF play
Ing that he makes no effort TO meet and
rheckmate the pitcher by avoiding that
weak tendency. whatever II might be.
have in mind former New York play
er who made sensation with his bat
ting when he first came into the major
league. but who had weakness for go-
ing after high balls. some OF which were
above his head. As soon as the pitchers
discovered IL his name was Dennis. No
amount of urging could induce him 10
let those high Blenders" alone Occa-
sionally he'd hold himself back and get
base on balls as "A consequence, and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
Queerly Named Ball Players

Gus Schmelz has not rounded up all
of the players with odd names il ne has
corralled Lush and DE Montrevile,
Kansas city has ROny Niox and Peter
Brcen, and indianapolis claims "A man
who reioices i'm the surname of Aster-
muhle.- Cleveland World
And still there are others very many
others. II wouldn't be fair, would II, TO
overlook Kcele" of Baltimore, Buffalo
Bolts "Jiggs" Parrott, Cuppy, Maui
iireitenstcin. Daniel Daub. w Black,
Hawke. Mr.. Glasscock MIR. Virtue. Mr.
Hogdriever. Mr. Gayle, Mr. Goodenough,
Mr.. Boyle, Mr.. Pepper. Mr.. Plock, MIR
Mlnassau, Mr. Balls, Mr.. Pears, Mi.
Blde MIR. Darby. MT Katz, Mr. Fear
Mr.. Chils Mr.. Pedro. Mr.. Boxcndale,
Mr. NcFadden, Mr. Pequigney. Mr..
Whitehead, Mr. WhitehH, Mr.. Loolla-
bouRh, MI Figgemeir. Mr. G. Cock
Rouch Mr.. Doves, Mr.. Rafter Mr..
Cuarlcs and Mr.. Ruddcrham. who have
added so much To the uster and pic
turcsqucness OF The game in their re-
spectivc leagues?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

batsman hits safely 10 right or center
field. The good fielder will have i'm
mind the running ability of his two op-
ponents. and he viii at once measure
the hit. whether IL be slow or fast. He
must make UP his mind i'm a moment
whether he has a chance for the man
going home from second. If he hasn't.
he'll not attempt a throw home. but try
to catch the second man at third. for
which place the latter Is almost sure to
try
The iudodCr, too must he a quick
witted, shreWd fellow TO do his work
right. Suppose a runner is on third and
one on second. with none or only one
out. The intield plays well up To cut
he run off al the plate If the ball goes
,raight to the fielder. the play is easy,
ut sometimes the necessity or a step
= two one side or another 10 get the
all spoils all chances To make the play
o home Then the bail will be telded
first and no attempt made 10 head
ne man going home. The headIess
layer will usually throw home regard
SIS of chances having mechanically
lade up his mind that such is the play
ypcctcd.
The nhelder Of worth also has the
aiming abilities of his batsman in
lind all the time If the man be a
lCderate runner the fielder viii not
rake too much haste I'm throwing. but
h0uld il be a sprinter he viii not lose
fraction Of a moment in getting the
all off on it's way tc first. You've seen
he infielders who take the same time
throwing Co first on every batsman
whose grounders he handles. That is
the mechanic. and he loses many games
for his club by his failure TO think and
discriminate.
Above all. a pitcher must be brainy
quick 10 think and a student OF bats
men. The pitcher who goes at one bats
man the same as at another and pitches
the same kind Of balls at all stages of
the game will never succeed even IL he
has all of Rusies speed. curves and
control Ii Is not those three qualities
I've named which make Rusie the king
of all pitchers. The big fellow knows
every weak and strong spot i'm every
batsman who faces him, because he has
made study Of his men. Being a man
of excellent judgment, he generally
knows how 10 work mis- opponent under
different situations. That is why he
can get out OF a bad hole" SO often.
| have heard Rusie say that when
runners were on bases and an extra
man from the bench was sent out in
place Of a pitcher or weak batsman
to drive them home he was almost GER
tain Of his victim. The extra" feels
that he has been called up TO hit the
ball, and nc seldom waits for a base.
Just work his weak point, and you've
got him.
The catcher. too must be especially
quick witted. for so many situations are
sprung on him without warning that
the least slowness in thinking will put
him in the second or third class. No;
there is no such article as a natural
born ball player"
WILLIAM JOYCE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
Hunting
KangarOOS
In Australia.

There are two ways of hunting kan
garoos in Australia, one followed by
natives hunters and the other by white
men. The natives surround a herd of
the animals, narrow the circle and then
when the kangaroos dash at them in
wild efforts TO escape kill them with
short spears and clubs. commonly called
waddies. II Is lively work for the ma
tive. The kangaroo uses it's hind legs
Viciously and with great judgment, and
dogs, horses and men have been torn
open 10y the nails OF it's hind feet.
The white men prefer to follow the
kangaroos with dogs. Every herd OF
kangaroos has "A leader, known as the
old man or boomer which warns its fol-
lowers Of the approach OF danger by
stamping the ground with its hind foot,
making booming sound that starts all
the kangaroos in hearing on a run
scared herd will run twenty or thirty
miles at times or until il reaches safety
Riding 20 the place where a herd OF
the beasts had been seen the day before
by bushmen," a Sportsmen's Magazine
writer says, Eve came 10 the bush. a
growth of ubiquitous ii trees and tree
ferns fit TO brush one off his horse.
Quiet was the word of caution passed
when we came near the sparsely grown
ground beyond the bush where the kan
garoos had been seen. The dogs were
called in, and then we rode from the
bush into view of the herds sentinel.
and then away went the kangaroos. fol-
lowed by the dogs, and we were at the
tail tips of the dogs The kangaroos
could not run, but, folding their fore legs
across their breasts they sat down. Then
with tail and hind legs, away they went
by hops no hop being less than twenty
feet long. and others being more than
thrty feet. They cleared shrubs twelve
feet high.
"Curiously enough. the kangaroo
travels faster up hill than down, the
dogs catching up on the down slopes.
The beast sometimes breaks it's neck
while running down hill by going head
over heels. The does began 10 throw
their young out OF their pouches, and
we knew they were hard pressed. The,
turned suddenly for the water w,
found the dogs al the water hole with
two boomers at bay. We dismounted.
and drawing our knives waited an op-
portunity TO run in and hamstring
them. dog rushed in and was caught
by a hind leg OF a boomer and pressed
under water. where ii was quickly
drowned. Then a dog got one of the
beasts by the back and threw II. where
upon my cousin quickly hamstrung il.
while | raped it's nose with my whip
and killed it, We had kangaroo tail
soup and steaks for dinner for several
days"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

Though there seems to be some doubt
about Lord Hawke and his famous
cricket team of England coming over to
try conclusions with the American
teams of Philadelphia, Boston, New
York aud Chicago, the Associated
Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia have not
given up all effort 10 secure games with
the celebrated team.
Lord Hawke accepted the invitation
of the Quallers some time ago ana be-
gan 10 arrange for the trip. He met
with some difficulty however, i'm secur-
ing one or two OF his team, This turn
OF affairs was a disappointment to the
great cricketer and he Is seriously con-
templating abandoning the tour. The
eleven is made UP almost entirely Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
A Play on Words.

Merlens, the flying Dutchman" ~ St
Paul and the hve-mile champion. is
now called Eck's Champion in play
un words % is pronounced ex-cham-
Ii0n. and many are the bets made ON
th. matter 10y the unsophisticatcd. who
always claim that Mrrtens never hold
The nve-mile championship before ha
took tle great race at Philadelphia
There a.a 500 many combinations with
both Mrrtens and Kiser thai great
deal ~ money manages tD change
hands almost daily when suckers" are
caught nauuug
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

90 per cent; third. c. A. Lippincott.
80 2-3 per cent; fourth. L. H. Bellows,
50 l-3 per cent nth. II. w. Goodsell.
81 2-3 per cent; sixth, 6, A. MurrelL
50 l-3 per cent; seventh, III. A. Newkir<.
~ per cent
The next event was bait casting. for
distance and accuracy combined, cast
ing ON the lawn Within q court 80 feet
wide. a tapeline extending down the
center and was won by T. II. Davidson.
with q record of 9S feet and fuur-arths
~ an inch four casts The last contest
OF the tournament was hong distance
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

Then there are batsmen who are purely
right field hitters and some who are left
field hitters The outheld must shift
three-fourths 60 the left or three fourths
20 the right as the case may be.
But The important part of the right
nclder's work after all, is IN having his
mind made up before the ball is batted
as 10 what he must do if il comes his
way. No good fielder will wait till the
bah lis battcd 20 DO that For instance
there's a man on third and a man ON
first. II the man at third is a sprinter,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
Lord Hawkes. Team
OF Cricket Players.

gentlemen, including lords and bar
onets. who, despite their titles rank
among the best players in The world.
When tours of this kind are taken, the
individual members pay their own OK
penses and go i'm for the pleasure of the
sport and trip.
The team is composed Of Lord Hawke,
A. j. l.. Hill, r. 5. Jackson, Sir II. G.
O'Brien, +. w Miliigan, II. f. Warner,
A. q. Jones, G.. l.. Jessop, David Hun
ter, John Briggs and w. l.. Murdock.
All Of these are record men with the bat
and az the wicket having won many
victories on the green.
should Lord Hawke not come to
America a proposition has been made TO
w. H. Murdock. the famous Australian
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
A New Champion
In Fly Casting.

Expert anglers have just closed a
very successful tournament in Chicago.
These experts were from all parts Of
the country.
The best fly casting champions i'm the
world were present 10 take part in the
contest at.Garfield park
In the long distance contest for the
fly casting championship ON the closing
day Of the tournament w. D. Mansfield
of san Francisco established new
worlds record. IL was perhaps the big
gest event OF the tournament The
weather was perfect and brought cut
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

the fielder will tell himself he has no
chance 10 head him off At the plate on
a long hy catch. and he'll throw 20 sec
ond 10 hold the man at first Hen do
that also when his side has "A good lead.
and one run for the opposition doesn't
amount 20 much. on the other hand.
there are helders who invariably throw
home no matter what the chances are.
Base runners know them and take great
advantages from their weakness
Then .et us say there's runner on
Cir owe a~1t.yr On second. The next
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

captain of Sussex to bring a team over
for the autumn games. Several of the
members of the Lord Hawke eleven will
accompany Murdock's team. This team
Is composed Of the following players: c..
II. BardsweH and +. II. +. Cunliffe of
oxford university. G.. Brann and w.
NEWMAN Of Sussex G.. l.. Jessop, c. l..
Townsend and w Hemingway os
Gloucestershre $. NJ. j. Woods and \.
T.. Newton of Somerset, II. r. Shinney
Of Surrey, =. +. Warnock of Middlesex
and Il. A. Bennett OF Hampshire. Ii is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

was the first man to east, and when he
made his appearance ON the pier the
spectators gave three cheers for the
California champion. The place winners
We're. Second, +. y. Peet 81 feet, third,
/. II. Bellows, 81 feet; fourth, b. w.
Goodsell, ~ feet. NTH. w. H. BabCock.
81 feet sixth. G. q. Ludlow, IS feet
seventh, q. n. Murrell. - feet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

penter. who is small and boyish looking.
peeled of his coat without delay and
said coolly: We'll start right in. Did
man, There's nobody Co Interfere
The player left IN a hurry, Some NJ
these toughs OF the diamond viii find
out some day that little Carpenter can
handle his fists pretty clevcrly, as he Is
said to ho an expert hoXor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
BASEBALL AS A SCIENTIFIC GAME.

he doesn't always send the ball into the
same field. but his percentage is largely
one way. For instance, left handed bats
men usually hit hard 20 right field and
short 10 left Some left handlers, like
Cllrkc OF Louisville, hit hard TO left.
The left fielder must therefore know
whether to play i'm on out for this man
The same will apply to other ieders
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

a strong AGGREGATION with variety and
quality in bowling and batting ability.
g.. l.. Jessop. whose hitting has been the
sensation OF the cricket season in Eng
land is possibly the star uf the team.
They will play thuee games at Phila-
delphia. Thence they will go To New
York for as many more and then play
the same number I'm Boston. From the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
Little; but. Oh, My!

After a game at Eastern park recent
ly one OF the st. Louis players waylaid
Umpire Carpenter under the grand
stand. I've half mind to do you
right here" growled the player. Car
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

casting. ten minutes allowed each eon-
testant 90 extend his line 10 tho greatest
possible distance and was won by W.
ID Mansfield of San Francisco. who cast
iiih feet beating the worlds record OF
1922 feet. which has stood seven years.
Mansfield was not ln good form and
did MT expect TO win the contest lie
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

Hub they will go 10 Chicago and play
three games with the Chicago cricket
elevens. The visitors will then so to
Toronto and finish up their tour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

large crowd 10 see the anglers COM
pete Tor the diamond medals.
The first event was the roll ny cast
Ing, FOR accuracy, az buOys. 90 a. and
20 feet. ave casts made FOR each buoy
which was won by w. r. Babcock. with
a record of 30 i-3 per cont The place
vinnc.p were: Second. W. -. Mansfield
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
THE TELEPHONE oRDINANCr.

The Council Committee on Ordin-
ances has solved the telephone prob
lem in a happy manner. The ordinance
formulated last night will be accept
able TO the people. It is general in its
terms. that is, any company can oper-
ate under its provisions, which are, in
brief. that the company accepting 1t
must begin the work Of construction
in sixty days and finish it within
fifteen months pave with new brick
the streets where it lays the conduits.
from curb to street car line; give the
city one per cent of all business from
use of instruments and five per cent of
all money from rent of conduits; and
finally the company must give the city
an indemnifying bond of $4,000 TO in
sure the city against loss from suits,
or other complications.
These are the distinguishing provis-
ions of the ordinance and the COM
mittee is to be congratulated upon its
satisfactory work. 1t is fair TO all
companies. whom it places on an
equality. and any that wishes may
take advantage of it. From instances
of telephone competition which we
have witnessed in other cities, how
ever. competition certainly is not what
il is cracked up to be in theory.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
OPENING or THE TARIFF DEBATE

OPENING or TIE TARIFF DEBATE.
Senator Aldrjch opened for the de-
tense. We use the phrase because that
is the attitude the administration has
assumed before the country on the sub
iect of the tariff. Mr.. Aldrich's plea
for the mauled and mutilated House
hill was a weak one and must have
made Mr.. Dingley, who sat beside
Aldrich. feel creepy about the solar
plexus. for early in the proceedings
Aldrich delivered the narrow-minded
high tarifTer from Maine this left hand
lab in that region:
industrial conditions in this coun-
try. with very few exceptions, do not
demand a return TO the rates imposed
by the act of 1890"
This was Mr.. Aldrich's excuse, evil
IDENTIFY meant for Mr.. Dingley's con-
sumption. for the Senate Committees
work in butchering the bill as it came
from the House when its rates were
higher than those Of the Mckinley
monsurosity. In that sentence Mr.. AL
drich sounded the death knell if Nc
Kinleyism. But what does he offer in
stead? Something little, if anything,
better. Something, even Mr.. Aldrich
knows not exactly what. a hybrid
measure. neither fish. flesh nor fowl.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

In the recent municipal election IN
Martinsburg party lines were drawn
tight and national issues formed the
bulk of the campaign discussion. When
the votes were counted it was found
that the Republicans had carried but
one ward in the entire city, which ward
has ALWAYS been very heavily Republi-
can. 1t was q clean sweep for the
Democrats. with whom disguised Re
publicans. who have been vainly look
ing for prosperity, voted by the score.
II gives the Democracy complete con-
troll of the city and Council. and is
significant victory.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

Neither a tariff for revenue nor a
tariff for protection. A measure thaC
is calculated neither to honestly pro-
tect honest industry nor TO PROVIDE
sufficient revenue. And in the effort
n provide revenue the boosted RepuD-
lican principle of protection is COM
pletely abandoned by raising the in
ternal taxes on beer and tobacco and
putting a tax of ten cents a pound on
tea till the next Presidential election.
The only people who viii benefit by the
bill as it stands are the Trusts, who
have been we'll looked after in return
for their campaign Doodle.
Senator Vest dissected the measure
exposing its viciousness, folly and IT.
regularity. 1t is the duty Of Democrats
in the Senate, however, to ofter no
hindrance to the passage OF the DILL
The Republicans. from the Admins
tration down. stake their all on the
measure as a panacea for all our ills
and it is as well to get it before the
country in good working order as soon
as possible. that the voters may judge
before the coming elections and so be
governed in casting their ballots.
There is a little voting to be done this
fall and a Congress to elect next year,
and then will come the grand turning
over that will witness the bodily firing
out of the present incompetent, trust
managed and trust-owned administra-
ton
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

one of their staple products. Rookie
,eller realized over s5O,OCO,OO0. AS
the Pttsburg Post, commenting on the
missionary union incident, says, All
know that the constitution of the
Standard is the Golden Rule and its
bylaws the Sermon on the Mount.
Hence these great gains. Missionary
Cossum should return to the Celestial
kingdom with his old fogy notions
about great religious bodies condon-
ing Dives for share of the Doodle. A
brigade of D. D. s assailed him in front,
rear and on the TANKS, with the advice
he larry longer in this country and be-
come better acquainted with our ways.
What business has he here, anyhow,
with the effete notions gathered up in
the land of Confucius?'