The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01


ing that if we accomplish a certain thing
on the trip we will have the cham
pionship cinched. If we can do as well
as we did on our last eastern tour-win
seven out Of the dozen games scheduled
can't for the life of me see how they are
going to beat US out. I expect to meet
two tough propositions in New York and
Boston. Still Boston is none too strong
just now in batting and base running.
Their pitchers, however, are doing great
work. AS for New York, I do not expect
to SEQ them put up as good game in that
city as they did out here. They were bat
ting like fury when they played their last
series here, possibly little beyond their
natural gait"
The town with the muddy water foun-
tains on the bank of the Ohio is certainly
well worked up over the fight for the pen
naut, and the average local rooter is pref
ty confident that it will come down there.
I never saw a town so anxious for the pen
nant if except New York in 1888 and
1889. New York would of course like to
be the premier town in baseball again, but
those with any positive knowledge of base
ball realize that pennant in New York
under the present management of baseball
affairs in the metropolis is an almost i'm
possibility. So the situation as far as
Cincinnati is concerned hinges on the
eastern tour If you want to beat out the
Porkopofitans, ye athletic heroes of the
east, you must put quietus to Buck
Ewing's ambition when he is among you
the next time.
When I saw Manager Selee of the Bos-
ton team, he was nursing his thumbs in
the corridors of the Burnett House A
nasty drilling rain was falling, which
made it necessary for Boston and Cincin-
natl to play two games the following day.
We have got to face the music twice to-
morrow, - said Selee, land, to tell you the
truth, I don't like it. If my team was
right, they could not give me too many
games, but we are not right, and I don't
know when we will be. Our pitchers are
doing great work and our infield is a stone
wall. Our outf1eld, however, is in such
condition that you could drive a wagon
load of barrels through the holes. We have
missed those two fielders, Hamilton and
Stahl, greatly. Each is troubled with an
af1ictiOn of the knee. Both are great hit
tiers, base runners and fast players, and
when you take two such men out of a
team for so long it hurts I hope that
they viii be able to play when we get
home. have been looking around for
two fast outfielders, but they are mighty
hard to get Thomas of the Orange Ath-
1etic club team has been highly recon-
1nended to me, and may give him trial
Carter, the old Yale pitcher. thinks that
he is one of the best players outside of the
League today. 1 am always ready to &C
cept such recommendations for a fielder.
but can't tell about a pitcher When it
comes to getting a pitching wonder, you
have simply got to try him out yourself to
find out what he is.
So it can be seen that SeIee is counting
heavily upon the return in playing condi-
ton OF Hamilton and Stahl If their i'll
ness keeps them off the diamond to the
end OF the season, Boston's pennant
chances will be materially lessened.
ran over to Brushville, where the CIV
clists were having their convention. the
other day and arrived there on the open-
ing day of the League of American Wheel
men meet 1t was a. IN. when we ali0ht-
ed from the train from Cincinnati, and we
were met with much show of cordiaIitv
by the head porter at the station 1t was
late and everybody wanted to get to the
hotel as quickly as possible, but that head
porter was inquisitive. He knew that the
party was just up from Evvingstovn. and
he wanted to know.
Say, there was no game down there
today, was thereS'' he asked did Won
see Ewing?' he continued without wait
ing for reply. Then he ratified on in
this vein: do you think Cincinnati will
VIM . What does Ewing think2'' How
about CleVe2and?'' 81 think that Cleveland
has the better team, don't you?' ''Think
That Baltimore has quit, don't you?''
Don ike Boston, do youf'' 'tSheis had
is once, and that's enough" would like
! % Sse Cleveland win the penlant, wOuldRt