The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-06
CaylOr Gives a Few Points
on the Young Players in
the National League.
Royal Battle of SlOOps and the
NayahOe Carried Off the
G0elet Cup.
GOOD HORSE RACING ATDOYER
All the New England Games Postponed on
Account Of Raln-BaItimore Wins the First
Game From the Bostons-Notes.

Don't 60, gentlemen! This game is
not flnished!" Such were the words of
Adrian Ancient Anson on tte Polo grounds
In New York last june They rang out
clear and defiant. and were heard by near
~ every spectator on the ground. 1t was
ct the end Of the eighth inning. The New
York club had a comfortable lead In the
score, and the great Rusie was pitching.
Hundreds of the rooters, considering the
game as good as won, began to make their
way toward the exit gates. 1t was this
movement of tho crowd which caused An
son to utter that appeal.
His words may have been the spirit of
bravado. They may have been prophetic,
for you know we arc told:
Tho evening Of life gives US mystical lore,
And coming events cast their shadows before.
Many in that moving crowd stopped to
jeer the veteran hall player. The Chicngos
went to bat for their last turn, and the re-
suit was to mako Anson's words Q memory
long to remain green. When the Colts got
through with their last deal with Rusie,
seven runs were piled up to their credit,
enough - Insure them victory.
This incident is worthy Of record as
part Of the history of baseball In 1897 1t
was recalled by the recent loss In Cleve-
land of two successive games In the very
end of the contest by the local club when
victory seemed assured each time. One
error was the koy of defeat, allowing the
visiting team to tie the score in the ninth
Inning and to win out later on. Such re-
suits cause great enthusiasm, provided the
home club Is the winner, but in each Of
the instances mentioned above the homo
club was tho victim, and the effect was
most depressing.
A notable feature of this seasons Ma
tional league campaign Is the small num-
ber of extra inning games. There has been
not one prolonged struggle among all the
games played, and yet scores have not, as
. rule, been large. There is no reason to
explain it except upon the ground of
chance.
The last western trip Of the eastern clubs
turned out to be an almost even break. 1t
was big disappointment to the Bostons.
They met defeat where they least expected
It, especially in Chicago and ST. Louis,
and lost heavily in the big lead they had
when they left home. Their failure can
be traced to falling of in batting. While
they were making their phenomenal win
ring streak at home In June the players
of other clubs insisted that they were bat
ting above their average and that the
slump would come. 1t did come, the day
they left home. The New YorkH and Bal.
timores went through the trip with the
best records, but neither equaled the per.
contage won which they made over the
same circuit In 1894. This probably shows
that the western teams have been gradu
ally growing stronger.
The BrookIyns' poor showing during the
trip was very disappointing to their pa
irons at home. That club has always beer
unfortunate while on the road.
The Cinoipnatis and Clevelands were
expected to make the best record against
the six eastern visitors, and, while they
did IL, the record was not SO good as ex
pectation put It. The Cincinnatis have
always been tho best home team In the
west, and their large percentage Of losseI
In this International series is calculated b
shake the former faith Of their hackers
1eboau's Indians have been a disappoint
ment. They were coming strong at one
time In July, but suddenly balked and
Lost ground.
The ball players Of club form their owr
estimates (often wrong ones) and stick d
them. For instance, the Bnltimores insis
that they do not fear the Bostons as rival
Cor the pennant, but have sincere regar,
for the New York Giants Their opinion
n based upon the estimate Of the grea
strength Of Rusie and Meckin, who the
'believe will win nearly every game the
pitch In the long finish on the Pol
grounds. Other teams shars IN this est
nnnte, In len positive degree perhaps.
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