Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

days II is preposterous TO argue that a feat
OF a player Of the above description should
go for naught. Base stealing is almost a
thing OF the past. II IL a dificult feat and
therefore one which is extremely fasclnat-
ing to the audience. IL every stolen base
were to count one-quarter OF a run there
would be a sudden revival OF effort In this
direction"
The adoption OF this plan OF scoring by
the magnates would give new life to the
game. IL the public felt convinced that
they we're going to witness q contest OF nine
individual athletes against nine other in
divldual athletes, and that each meritorious
effort Of each one should count in the final
outcome. instead OF simply watching a
pitchers battle pure and simple, the at
tendance would be increased. At least that
Is the idea of the promulgator of this
scheme and OF several prominent ball men
with whom he has talked.
| In the Western league Phillips OF the
Hoosiers leads the twirlers, having won six
teen and lost four OF the twenty games in
which he oficiated on the slab. Taylor Of
the Brewers, the major league probability,
Is next with eighteen won and six lost out
! OF twenty-four pitched. These pitchers lead
I the others in their respective clubs. The
twirlers who stand at the head OF the other
aggregations are: Columbus. Jones, fifteen
won and seven lost; st. Paul, Denzer, If
teen won and eight lost; st. Joseph, Fisher,
sixteen won and twelve lost; Detroit, Hahn,
eleven won and eleven lost; Kansas City,
Pardee, thirteen won and eight lost; Min
n%eapolis, Norton, five won and four lost.
The twirlers of Kansas City and Indian
apolis are the only ones in the whole bunch
that have more than broken even.
The international league has gone out Of
existence and in its place comes the Cana
dian league. All the American cities are
left out and the league is made up of Ham
ilton, London, st. Thomas and Chatham, all
Canuck towns. All the clubs start out with
clean records in a new championship con-
test. The new schedule provides for nifty
games and the season will end September
20. A couple Of Canuck towns also furnish
the backbone of the Eastern league-Mon-
treal and Toronto. They are the only ag-
gregations that figure on the velvet side
OF the ledger in this eastern organization.
1t is an odd commentary that England
should be backing up this purely Yankee
Doodle game, as 1t is backing us UP in this
swap WIN lue Cigarette utIlOllSneTS QOWn
in Cuba. There seems to be no question
that the Canucks are becoming too thor
oughly imbued with American restlessness
to be able to stand the slow game of cricket
when they have a chance to get base ball.
Certain 1t is that the England national sport
Is giving way to the American. Yet the
transformation has been taking place dur
ing a comparatively short time. Will
vaughan, the local cricketer, was in Canada
when cricket was all the thing and base
ball was an unknown quantity. He himself
assisted in the introduction Of the game
at the college he was attending.
Bunts and Liners.
Cooley Is the only tosser in the Phnlie
aggregation who has participated in every
game this season.
John Heydler, the ex-umpire, is again
sticking type on a Washington paper. He
says he'll never umpire again.
In spite of the fact that he is with a tail
end aggregation, Gilmore Cunningham has
won the majority of his games this season
Jimmy Collins has been put out of the
game only once since he began playing pro.
fessional ball. 1t happened in Cleveland
recently.
Jimmy Ryan, Jimmy Mcclure and Jack
Clements have been in the big league longer
than any other players. And all seem to b.
GOOD Tor some time to come.
Anderson of the Senators heads the lis,
OF heavy batters in the big league. Up t.
July 10 he had made fifteen two-baggers
eight trisockers and seven home runs.
Chance, the Chicago substitute catcher
did not go into base ball for the money il
1t, but because he wished to strengthen hi.
lungs. AT least, such is the story that II
going the rounds.
One of the great races of the base bal
wear is taking nlana In tho Etubf- 1nl To .
ern league. There is but 100 points differ
ence between the leaders, Montreal, and tn,
tailenders, Providence.
Gaffney and Tom Brown are provin,
themselves the most successful pair of UNI
pires in the big league. Brown, however
declares that he will be in uniform mex
season again. If not this year.
Cy Seymour is the wonder of the league
II he had a heart as strong as his arm h
could win seven out of every ten games h
pitched with only ordinary support. TIL
slightest hitch, however, is likely t
brighten him and rob him of control.
Perry Warden, the veteran player, will
be a lifelong cripple as a result of the &C
|, cident he suffered in Kansas City. TIL
testimonial subscription paper that is bein
circulated among the players Of the bi
league will net him a nice bunch Of money
Clark Griffith, the pitcher of the Chicagos
still insists on following out his pet super
stition not to pitch a shut-out victory,
there is any way Of preventing it. II tn
, Chicagos have a good lead Clark will CIV
!, his opponents runs to save from pitching
whitewash.
The injury which has put Hamilton of tn
Bostonese out of the game has forfeited hiI
r the premiership in the matter of stole
1 bases, Delehanty Of the Quakers havin
3 beaten his record. Hamilton has thirty 81
stolen bases to his credit, while Delehant
now has some forty.
: Tannehill of the Pirates is not only til
; leading pitcher in the league, but also head
. the Pittsburg batting list with 800. He
very largely responsible for the Pirates pc
: sition in the race. He is one of the ms
dium-salaried twirlers in the league, bl
a will in all likelihood draw a prize packae
next year.
e FOR LOVERS Of GUN AND ROI
ROlla Heises and Fred Gilbert I
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