The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-07

from the East this season. Boston and
Baltimore are the only formidable oppo-
nents of st. Louis. Cincinnati and Chi
cago, all of which have championship
chances. With Pittsburg and Louis
vile to aid them, the Western trio
should make it hard shedding for their
Eastern rivals, when they come out
West.
Charles Nichols, the greatest pitcher
ever identified with baseball from the
standpoint of continuous and consistent
effectiveness. began his career with the
Boston club in $780, His record for each
season shows that he won .581 of his
games in 1890: .612 in 1891: Csc in 1892:
.696 in $685. .733 in 1894; .62S in 1895; .6Gi
in 1896: .73S in 1897 and 1873 in 1898. In
that time Boston has won five pennants
and its splendid success has been large
ly due to Nichols superb pitching. Ger
tainly no pitcher has done such good
work for SO long a time as the Kansas
Cityian.
One precious crippled arm may throw
overheard the prospects of the Hanlon
Superbas for the pennant; for, II
Hughey Jennings much discussed,
much-doctored throwing wing fails to
recover, the Superbas' infield will be
torn asunder unless Cassidy can make
good at third base. II am sorry that
Jennings arm is causing him worry
this spring" remarked Frank Selee. i
noticed in our recent games with
Brooklyn that Jennings. in throwing
the ball across the diamond. swung his
arm slowly in a sort of push like a nun
putting shot. Hughey. however, had
trouble With his arm last spring; also
in the opening of the season of 81, and
/ hope, for his sake and the good of
the game, that his mysterious wing will
round to FORM Take Jennings out of
the Hanlon inner circle, and he can
scarcely be replaced, as he would be
missed in every branch of the game.
The first disgraceful incident of the
season occurred at Louisville Man
ager Fred Clark of that club and Snort
Stop Lockhead of the Cleveland club
INDUCED in a fist fight The Califor-
nian is charged with having used too
much force when touching out the
Louisville player in a run up. Its oc-
currence is to be regretted and its rep
etition should be guarded against by
the severe punishment of the guilty
party or parties as provided for by the
recent amendment to the league con-
stitution. Rowdyism thrives by toler-
ance.
Instead of being cripple for life.
as many physicians predicted when
Perry Werden broke his knee cap at
Kansas City year ago, this popular
| player is doing excellent work for the
| Minneapolis club. Reports are to the
| effect that his leg is as good as ever
| and that he is stealing bases to prove
| it.
! The New York papers comment on
| the absence of almost all of the most
| noted of the metropulitan roOters from
the polo grounds this season. The mem
| bers of the old guard despSe Freed
| man and announce that they will pat
| roAize HanlonS SuperhaS exclusively
| until a more popular man buys the
| New York club The anti-Freedman
feeling Is growing stronger all the
| time.
The baseball dope fiends Of the
| Western league circuit have prepared
showing on which Buffalo seems to
| be a cinch winner. They show that the
Buffalo team averages .252 in batting
and $40 in fielding. The other aver
| ages are as follows: Columbus. bat
ting, 30; fielding, .922: Detroit, bat
| ting, %: fielding, .a26 indianapolis,
| batting, 30; fielding, .934: Milwaukee
batting, .963: fielding, 500: st. Paul
batting. .z7o; fielding .923. Dope figures
| however, as applied to baseball, arc
| not certain indications Of how the
teams will finish the season.
Tim Donahue missed a third strike
| in a peculiar way in Cincinnati. Nc
! Phee tipped foul, and the BAH lodged
| in the heel Of Tins mitt. He appeared
| not to realize it was an out, and flip
| ped the ball out. though Griffin yelled
| you've got it," SwartWoud did not
| allow the out. though the ball appear
| ed II be held mOmentarily.
| Old Anse must feel jealous to sec
what a team Of ball players Tommy
| Burns has put together. The present