The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-08
DIAMOND DUST
The National league teams rank in bat
ting and fielding as follows:

The National league teams rank in bat
ting and fielding as follows:
BATTING. FIELDING.
Baltimore. Cleveland.
Boston. Boston.
Philadelphia. Philadelphia.
New York. Pttsburg
Cincinnati. Brooklyn.
Brooklyn. Cincinnati.
Cleveland. Baltimore
Chicago. Chicago.
Pittsburg Louisville.
st. Louis. Washington.
Washington. St. Louis.
Louisville. New York.
In individual batOrg, Kelley and Keeler,
OF Baltimore; Seymour, CT New York;
Duffy, of Boston; DelcEanty, of Philadel-
phia; Clarke, of Louisville; Mercer, OF
Washington; Lelly, OF st. Louis; Jones,
of Brooklyn, and Lajoie, of Philadelphia,
rank in the order named Keeleys' aver
age is .425.
In fielding Decker, of Chicago, leads the
first-basemen; McPhee. of Cincinnati the
second basemen; Quinn, of Baltimore, the
third basemen; Ritchie, of Cincinnati, the
shortstops; Selbach, of Washington, the
fielders, and Camel, of Boston, the. catch
ers.
1.-The fastest sprinter that ever played
in the major league was probably Billy
Sunday said Tom Brown. THAT is.
Billy was the star man in the straight
away 100-yard dash for quarter or half
a MILE but like many fast man / know
of, he was a dummy on the bases An
axe wouldn't knock the running idea out
of the head of many of these sprinters.
That is. they think of nothing else but
running, and they generally run till they
get out. Sunday was Farback when ne
got on the Eases, with such pitchers as
Matte Kilroy on the rubber against his
Ia pf
ming is securing start on the pitcher
Sunday never thought OF the start He
was so popular with himself as a sprlnter
that 70 thought his speed was all that
was necessary, and he was 50 mashed on
his speciality that he wouldn't listen 10
yoG IL you told lin to wait and get a
start. l have seen him caught off first
base as often as three times In one game.
Though he could give Johnnie Ward ten
yards in a hundred and beat him out in a
straightaway race, he was am awful short
card compared with Johnnie on the bases
Anson sized up Sundays base-running
bne day after Billy had been caught in a
trance off first 'Billy,' said Uncle, I'm
running bases you want to work the
other end Of your body-that Is, your
head. Think with your hands instead Of
with your feet, and you will not be caught
doing so often.
A line on the prospect at Toronto is in
dicated in an interview with Irwin. He
says that nearly every club has a chance
and he thinks well OF all that he had seen
play. This includes all but the BuiIalos,
so Mr.. Irwin cannot be accused of favorit-
ism. He says that the Torontos viii max G
more money on Hanlon's island. as II n
ride of only eight minutes from the very
heart or the city Last season the COM
many operating the ferry furnished strong
counter attractions to base ball every
Wednesday and Saturday, and on one
holiday Buckenberker. fearing the oppo-
sition. began the ball game at o'clock
to a crowd of 90O Later in the after
noon the players went to Hanlan's island,
where $500 people were gathered to see a
laoress match. Toronto's Canadian league
team does not furnish any competition
worthy the name.
There seems to be a great deal OF misun-
derstanding about the hit-by-pitcher rul-
ings. A batsman is not obliged to get out
Of the way of a pitched ball II he IL In po-
sition. II he purposely gets his anatomy