The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-24

49, suhs, ana the two-mile record,
O. $50. OF Chehala Mr.. Murphy thinks that
s.a,, { 'ointer viii beat the two-milc record
~ fast ten seconds. and even hopes TO
"SKe mark Of 4:0s or better.
baltimore is the fastest team In the
league today on its feet, and one OF the
newest In gauging the opposing twiriers
for hits" Is Arthur Twins estimate OF the
Orioles, 1--WE played the birds in Baltimore
on Ttescay and never saw the beat OF 1t.
ne Montreviile Is rs fast. eager. and snappy
as a-ycar-old champing his bit a, the post,
waiting the drop OF the flag. He mixed up
MS batting on US. and dropped the ball
around the infield with tho skill OF Willie
heeler when Willie takes II into his foxy
noodle 10 beat out an intield hit. Danny
McGann heads the Orioles at the bat In
the exhibition games, | heard that the
hanlon band was weakened as the result
of the dcs with Washington. but fai,e
10 locate the alleged holes In the in or
outfield. or at the bat, and my cycsight
doesn't require pair of doublc-barreled
specs.
The records OF championship season
are eccentric and whimsical. and simply
prove that figures as they 20 In baseball
often tell whoppers. mused Arthur Irwin
in the Washington Post. I'm 95. my last
season as manager OF the Quakers. We
scored sixty-three moro runs than the
Orioles. We finished third In the race. and
Baltimore won the pennant, But TO Offset
this l. will take the record o. Kid Nichols.
the leading twirler of the Boston team.
and, TO my mind. the best pitcher that base
ball has produced In the past ten years
Nichols has had a larger percentage OF VIC
tories since 80 than any other OF his con-
temporaries, and this is as II should be.
as he Is undoubtedly the king OF all the
pituhlrs. One Of the hard-luck pitchers
who lost more heart-racking games than
any other rubber.twirler of his generation
was Henry Boyle. l think IL the records
were brought to bear on Henry's continaou5
performance streak OF bad luck II would bs
found THAT he lost more close-score games
that is by one or two runs--than any
other twirler OF the decade OF the SOS Per
haps the luck,est pitcher that ever served
roundhouse curves and rainbow shtos al
home plate is old Pete Daniels. the lett
handler OF Tom LOTUS team in the Western
league. Pete had but one point to recon-
mend him, and that was. control OF the bali.
He had about as much speed as trapped mo-
lusscs, but he won the majority OF his
games last season. which shows after all
that control is the basis OF the t~irlers
art"
Kansas City has a strong hitting outfield
In o,tI2gan late OF Pittsburg, little Slagle
and Matte Mcvicker. About 400 seems TO
be their daily average, and in addition they
are pulling in the flies that venture in their
TERRITORY and stealing bases now ana then
IT the infield was in as good conditloh nun
ning's team would make strong BID LOT
place in rhe ii u division. Manning Gets
out and plays With the boys occaslohaii!,
He does very well In batting, but is SLOW
and unreliable in handing the oaii'
nearolis journal.
Little Butler. who was gold bricked into
the New York club by Stallings, got OH
a funny one at his own expense, says Jaeh
Doyle THE day after he was released ne
went over to Philadelphia With the cup 10
helm out. Arthur Bell on the grand stand
turnstiIe. Arthur introduced him 10 John
!. Rogers. and John, extending two con
descending fingers. inquired If Butter was
hall PLAYER. Well said Butler, as he
photographed q wink to Bell. TO judge from
the New York newspapers this morning
some folks think I'm not. 4a6ils
Ed Hanlons fedora wears no trappings Oh
VOC. while the biceps Of the Orioles are
not swaddled in crepe in respect 10 lho
memory of the Pompadours brother, Joe,
more Brother Joe is still calling ed Tor
$500 lift in salary. but Willy Eddie stanus
rat with his deck of aces and refuses 70
break ground. Though Corbett Won a ma
iority of his games for the Orioles ne is
accused OF wearing that symboh oil Weah-
ness the saffron streak, which was the
prevailing tint in the Corbett escutcheon al
Carson CITY,
Buck Ewing starred in the farce comedy
III, n
Billy rarnle and the Brooklyn CLUB tor an
audience By his ambidextrous bit Of dis
sembling Buck convinced Billy that Chauil-
rev Fisher was necessary for the pitchlns
welfare of the Trolley Dodgers and that
his departure from Cincinnati would prove
n severe blow for the pitching corps OF the
Reds hut Buck and the Cincinnati fans
survived The blow with fortitude, and
Chaunecy has seen his finish. He has been
dropped a nolch--from the National to the
Western League--and now refuses TO sign
with Omaha on the grounds that ne mas
been confronted by salary that woulo
insult a hod carrier. Chauneeys Inc con
trol of the elusive high hall, known es
me rickey. may be the innocent and HI
Iarion. causs of the nod carrier contract
submitted by Ban Johnson. Washington
Post.
Tim Hurst signed Big Mike Mahohey, the
~. C,eorgotcwn whirlcr, to play first basr
for The Browns. Mike VIII no; be called ON
10 mitch. which shows that Tim Il familiar
with Big Mikes specially, AS iirst base
man Mike viii surely hold up his END az
Tho lat and at the right corner he WIZ
Icon in relief in that Mound City diamond
,;re an afternoon shadow Of Chang. the chi
ne a giant. Long John Riley of the en-
o,nnoti Reds. In association days. was the
,oSf,est fret baseman Of the decade Of the
sos. and Big Nike is but scant TWO
inches briaier in height than john.
Monte Cross. as captain Of the Phiiiies'
has received positive instructions 70 ~
s igS from flooding the umpire with Chuck
ronnor,s eloGuonce this season. What
Nm of lore tho members Of Uncle NICK 8
~. a.a Vii be deprived of il Monte obeys
he ultimatnm by thinking to himself
while lack Crooks was strayine from ne
r,,ht corner at ST. Louis on Ffiday cialhe
r 'snt switched. threw 10 first and caught
I.an Invested In the arms OF MORPHEUS
T me- a,mosphere in the vicinity OF inc
lawns bench was not proof against as-
h n'y when Jack awoke from his sleep
vho omniuresent and timely lat OF Jesse
~ ..i,t Ia missed by the Tebfau cian.