Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-30

business is not an idle one. The records
bear it out, and his own eo-workers will
admit it Ask any player who is the best
in this line and he will invariably men
ton the center fielder of the Bostons.
Yet Hamilton, if he only had the proper
ambition. could be even better than he is.
Globe One thing was clearly shown
by the visit of the Bostons and Balti-
mores during the past two weeks. That
is when their own style of game is played
against them they do not look dan
gerous. The Pittsburgs took their brace
just before Boston came and went
against the dashng men led by Captain
Duffy with a rush. No finer games need
be played than those, though as usual
the home crowd was beaten by a killing
weakness with the stick. Still. the Bos
tons Were matched by the rapid style OF
play but as sometimes happens, got the
best end of the luck that frequently
creeps into base ball.
Globe Chicago is the queerest base
ball town on earth. That is to say. it is
nowadays. A visiting team gets to the
base ball park to find nearly everybody in
sympathy with ii and roofing for the de-
feat of Arson and his Colts. But let the
tide once turn and the old mans hench-
men loom up as possible winners, and
allegiance and loyalty to the home bunch
attacks that crowd like malignant small
poN. The derision hurled at "Anse" be
comes storm of plaudits and even
"Pop-up Jimmy Ryan is besought to
tear the cover off it, What a steadily
winning team couldn't do in Chicago is
one of the problems that keeps Arson
from remembering that he is entitled to
dignified and honorable rest from his
labors.
Boston Globe; People are asking the
Globe continually which is the regular
scheduled game when two are played in
one afternoon. President N L. Young
of the National League. decides the eues-
inn nj la first Of
played in one afternoon is the regular
scheduled game for that date. The rea-
son is that it is possible. and has hap
pened. that this contest is prolonged so
late that it is impossible to play the sec
ond game. or it may be prevented from
other causes In any event, it is not pos
sihle for a postponed game to take the
place of a regular game on scheduled
date; therefore it is ruled that the first
game is the one scheduled for that date,
and, if il is possible TO play another. 1t is
the postponed one
The Phillies are no longer the great
team they once We're, according to the
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat Clements,
Boyle, Taylor and Deahanty ii says are
the only ones of the old guard left, and
the new men are much weaker lot.
Gillen and Geier are not up to major
league standard. and are without excep-
ton, the Worts combination at second
and short in the league today Nash has
gone back some, but is still in the game.
Lajoie is all right on first but Cooley
and Dowd, though good players. are not
nearly the equal of the heet-footed Billy
Hamilton and the heavy-hitting Sam
Thompson. Lave Cross, one of the most
popular players that ever visited st.
Louis. is laid up at Philadelphia. Cross
has not been given a fair chance with the
Phillies this year. and is dead anxious to
make a change. Any club securing him
will secure one of the greatest all-round
players in the business.