The times., 1898-05-30

that the pitcher has irregular way about him
and is dancing on the slab when he should heep
his rear foot tied 10 the ground When Lynch
renders his decision Kelley heaves delicate sigh,
thank the gentleman and retiTes. The pitchers
delivery is about all the modern ball player can
kick on, and in Baltimore they realize this y
man like Griffith comes in and every new umpire
gives in at least once against him and sends
man to the first bag on an illegally-thrown ball.
Swain IS the most picturesque individual that
has been seen in Chicago this season. he is built
the order OF ''the tall sycamore from the Wa
BASH and handles himself accordingly. He has
sort OF spiral motion while in the box and IS
apt to strike terror TO the hearts OF timid bat
ters Among his associates he is well liked and
is rated good piteher.-Chicago TimeS-Herald-
The Baltimore team is far nom the gingery
aggregation of last year. Instead of rattling the
pitcher and fighting the umpire they sit quietly
on the bench. They seem TO be showing up the
rules in their tendency to take life out OF
the game. However, they hadn't anything TO snd
fault with yesterday, and may be hard losers
as ever when the umpire begins to give them
shade the worst OF it.-Chicago Record.
At Cincinnati Thursday Judge HolIister decided
the case OF Carney Flynn against President Freed
man and the New York Baseball Club by giving
Flynn judgment for 1881 sgainst the National
Exhibition Company. Freedman suspended Flynn,
who member of New Yorks pitching corps
in 1885, for attending his mothers funeral The
Importance of this result is found in the inter
probation of the notice and Tor cause clause
of the players contracts.
New York what pitcher shall go into the box
for the Giants" without accurate knowledge
OF the condition of the man he names is the
height of folly. He is said TO have ordered
that Rusie should pitch in Wednesdays game in
Louisville in spite of the fact that Joyce had
wired him that Rusie had a lame arm and was
not IN shape to pitch. That good right will
be needed later and should be nursed for the
long season ahead.
President Johnson, OF the Western Baseball
League has received the official figures OF ''San-
dow Mertes' baseball record while in the minor
league this season. Mertes had played eighteen
games before he joined Chicago. He had been at
bat II times, made 10 runs and % hits, with a
total of 81 bases. OF sacrifice hits he has and
stolen bases A. His record is completed with %
put-outs 3 assists and , errors. As it will be
from the figures, his batting average is about
.Sl0 and fielding average 94l.
We would respectfully suggest to A. ]. Reach,
president; John l. Rogers, secretary: William j.
Shettsline secretary. and George T. Stallings,
manager that the next time they get together in
star-chambcr session they pass resolution decid-
ing that it is against the rules of the club for
the Phillies to engage IN Eore than one game
in one afternoon. BY so doing they will cause
the fans less sorrow and the Philles likely
to occupy more respectable standing in Nation
al League club circles. Philadelphia Press.
Cincinnati is "out in front, running easy"
This club is always dangerous and the lead Sc
cured this year is pretty long. More, the Reds
are putting up the real article. Beckley, whom
"Scrappy Biz assured Freedman could not hit
the ball, made three triplets in the first game
with Boston last week. That reminds one of
batting, to say the least. However, ''Scrappy''
may be right after all. Three triples do not make
a batter any more than polywog Spring.
However it looks as ii they would be one, two,
three at the finish.
Three messenger boys were kept busy carry
ing kilograms to Capt. Joyce at the Gibson House
in Cincinnati President Hank Freedman used
up book of Western Union blanks wiring his
manager. The Giant leader cannot understand
what is the matter The idea of the Reds beating
his gang of what you may call 'em, is more than
Hank can understand, and he has wired for an
explanation from Joyce. One OF the kilograms
from Freedman is reported to have read: why
are my men not winning? / can't understand
why they are not making three -baggers and home
runs. Wire explanation
Trotting at Brightwood Today.