The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-18

and new management.
Pitcher Hughes of the Brooklyns has
come to be regarded as one of the finest
workers in the profession. He won 10
of the first II games this season.
Cincinnati players think that Billy
Nash's poor playing is due to the eff
fects of being hit on the head by a
pitched ball two years ago. He has
drawn three releases since then.
Al Maui, the Orioles crack pitcher of
1898 is having a hard time getting
started this season. He started to
pitch against Louisville, but had to
give it up. The Colonies made it alto
gether too lively for him.
Iajoie of the Philadelphia club was
the first batter this year to make so
hits The big Frenchman has been do
ing better all-around work recently,
both in the field and at the bat, than
a any time during his career.
Messrs. Ben milford and Charles II.
Zuher representing respectively the
Post and the Times Star of Cincinnati,
are here with the Cincinnatis. IF the
championship We're between st. Louis
ard Cincinnati" said Mr.. milford. we
would win in a walk" Boston En-
change.
Both the Phillies and Chicagos are
eager to secure little Willie Sudhoff.
the Cleveland's clever pitcher and
Willie would like nothing better than
to make one of these teams. Louisville
also would like him, and offered Magee
as basis of deal, but it did not so
through.
When Admiral Dewey was in Wash
ington he was a constant attendant at
the ball games. He was an enthusiast.
and was we'll informed on the technique
of the sport. Upon his return to this
city special attention will be given to
make his visits to the ball park pleas
ant and entertaining.-Wa
Times.
Jack Doyle says of Willis pitching:
1T is a case of a face full of spikes
and shoes every time he throws UP a
leg. You're so much taken with that
step that you overlook the ball he is
pitching" when T go to the plate and
look at him." says Dahlen, Il feel that
he is going to pitch down on me and
pick me in the head."-Exchange.
Walter Wilmot is a great favorite in
Indianapolis. He is an earnest con-
scientiouS player and will contest any
point on rules. The charges Of ruffian-
ism and rowdyism made against him
in st. Paul are absurd. He has never
played dirty ball in indianapolis. He
is saint compared with such men as
Burke, Geier, Glenalvin, Spies and their
commander, Comiskey.-Indian apolis
Sentinel.
Breitenstein, Dwyer and Vaughn are
at work every morning al Cincinnati
park. Brett is trying the hot water cure.
He places the elbow of his pitching arm
in a bucket of hot water and gives it a
gentle rubbing with a sponge. Frank
Dryer is also trying the hot water cure
for his arm. He is going through the
same treatment as Breitenstein. and
also expects to be in good pitching fet-
tie by the time the team returns home.
Boston certainly advanced when it
rrF,t r.,ts
sence of Bergen he has had the first
chance to do consecutive work Clarke
is valuable man. and the 81. 500 Bos-
ton spent to get him was money we'll
expended. He is a fine coach, a first
class backstop, throws superbly and is
not the worst of batsmen. Boston has
suffered for two seasons for lack of a
man like Clarke and now has got the
man, consequently a big gap has been
filled in this regard.
Amos RuSie has notified Manager
Day of the New York club that he is
willing to sign a New York contract
whenever the figures are made equal
to those in his contract of last season.
Badly as Rusie is needed Mr.. Freed
man will not allow Mr. Day to offer
any conciliatory terms, and Rusie must
sign at the money offered him or stay
out of the game entirely. AS yet moth
ing has been heard here of the suit
that Rusie promised to file against Mir.
Freedman for release from reservation.
Billy Hoy is not playing as good ball
for the Colonels this year as he did
last. The weakness that practically
was -he cause of his being traded by
Cincinnati has come on him again and
impaired his efficiency. Last year he
handled ground balls as we'll as any
outfielder in the league, and the Louis
vile management felt certain that he
t1a1 1,iS In h1,t hi
year it is more glaring than ever. and
so far as ground balls are concerned,
Hoy might as well make no effort to
stop them.
Jack Doyle will not be with the New
York team for some time. He is
thoroughly discouraged over the fact
that his injured leg refuses to come
around right, and asked for and OBJ
tanned permission from the New York
club to lay off without pay in order to
secure proper treatment for his lame
shaft. and, incidently, to save few
sundries for the New York club. There
was report that the New York club
had taken the initiative in laying off
Doyle, but this proved to have been a
Canard.
Each of the teams of the Western
League has now met all of its oppon-
ents, and batted against their pitchers.
Detroit is third in the batting list. be-
ing three points behind Minneapolis
and nine behind Milwaukee. In fielding
the team ranks fifth, but is only 10
points behind the leader, Indianapolis,
but is far ahead of the HOosiers in bat
ting. Milwaukee, Enthusiastically holds
the first rank, but has now TO play two
weeks away from home. The batting
and fielding percentages are as follows:
Milwaukee, .290-. 9l1: Minneapolis, .2S4-
S3l; Detroit. PSI .933; Kansas City, .274-
800; st. Paul, ,26$- .924; Indianapolis.
.243-,943: Columbus, .239- $40: Buffalo,
.23S- 931 .--Deroit journal.