The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

would nave done so nad not lnelf cooler
headed associates dissuaded them.
Too much praise cannot be given
Manager McGraw for his skillful ex-
hbttion of every fine point in the ma
tiOnal game yesterday. To many Nc
Graw's work alone was worth the price
of admission. His record of five safe
hits and four bases on balls in 10 times
up. is one that will seldom be equaled.
But once did he fail to get his base
the last time he stepped to the plate in
the second game, when he fouled out
to Casey. He mixed his style of hitting
after the most approved fashion, and
his base running was something to en-
thuse over. At the bag he accepted u
chances without the Semblance of an
error, and some of the chances were
hard. Stout Captain Robbie also de-
serves "a hand" for his share in the
performance. He steadied McGinnity
at critical moments and did his duty
at the bat. He sprinted around the
bases like colt and never minded the
weather, though it nearly killed him.
F. F. Patterson in Baltimore Sun.
Comiskey, though gray as a badger,
still occasionally plays first base, just
to show his st. Paul hired men how the
game should he played
1t is said that Manager Burns not
only lost control of the players when he
allowed them 10 select Everitt as cap
tain after he had appointed Ryan, but
he has also made himself unpopular
with the club owners on this account
He is accused of lacking the backbone
to act. and when he conceded the play
ers demands he gave them a rope
which they refuse to return. Some of
them, according to rumor are doing
much as they please.
Jim Mcguire has a way of climbing
out of his original lines behind the bat
with runner on first, about to steal,
and calling for two or three wild balls,
in order to get away quick on the down.
He make his pitcher waste that many
balls unnecessarily.
Pitcher Magee of 1.-THE Colonies is al
ways a hard nut for the Bostons to
crack. He has beaten the champions
more than all the other pitchers on the
team put together.
Says a Chicago writer: Cincinnati
has really good ball team without a
capable head. Buck Ewing is q has
been and two or three of the men he
is carrying on the team are in the same
class"
Bases on balls are not approved of
generally by the spectators of a ball
game, but it seemed to be the almost
universal wish of the onlookers yester-
day at National park that Delahanty
be given a free pass to first every time
he came to the bat. Del is hitting
better than ever this season. and his
all-round ability seems to improve with
age.-Washing1ton Star.
Van Haltren is playing bad baseball
At bat he has lost his swing and some
of his eye" too, apparently. on bases
he isn't using the speed OF his feet or
of his intellect, and time and again
has faila6 n yEnrlx with nm
ner in getting home from third.
Most of the league catchers work the
signals from within the shadow of the
knee and the big nit so that they are
exposed for the gaze of the pitcher
alone, and cannot be seen from the
coaching boxes. 1t is claimed that
many, however, work the eyes for the
in and out changes on either side Of
the central wire of the mask. The
straight ball is head on or no signal at
all except a nod, possibly.
The major league may have inter
national connections ere the present
season is over. Toronto, in the Eastern
league is one of the most liberal sup
porters of baseball among the minor
league cities. The Robisons. owners of
the Cleveland franchise, have wistful
eye focused on Toronto. and are conf
dent that the present Cleveland team
despite their position in the race, would
prove a paying investment in the Can
adam metropolis.
Billy Dammann has been released by
Cincinnati. He will go to the India
napolis farm.
Pat Tebeau is thinking of transfer
ring Catcher Schreck from Cleveland
back to st. Louis.
Jake Beckley is out of the game with
a broken finger. Vaughn is covering
first for the Reds.
II iS said that NrCrau has Loaf rOD-
siderable weight through worry in max
ing the Orioles win.
Washington has tried % players to
date, and leads in that respect. Chi
cago has tried the least, IT.
If there is the slightest doubt about
the honesty of baseball Baltimore's
record this season should dispel it.
Mexican is playing gilt-edge ball at
first base for the Tebeauites. andis like
ly to become a fixture at that sack.
Dan Daub, the former Brooklyn
pitcher, seems to hav struck his old
gate. He is pitching winning ball for
Buffalo in the Western league.
Louisville has released Catcher
Kittridge. One or two outfielders and
pitcher will, it is said, figure in a
trade or be released before long
Kit will probably go to Baltimore.
Dick Cooley plays much better game
away from home than on the Phila-
utlpDld grounds. UNFAIR criticism puts
him in the air at home. Dick should
play great ball for some other team.
Mike Conlin, the California pitcher.
who is slated to become a member of
Tebeau's twirling corps, is highly spok-
en- Of by Hughes, the Brooklyn twirler
Hughes Joined the old Baltimore team
in the spring of '9S, Jennings running
across him on the tour of the All-Amer-
lean team to the coast. Jennings rec
commended Hughes to Hanlon and he
was promptly signed Hughes is now
one of the leagues best twirlers, and as
he says COnlin is just as good a man as
he ever dared to be, perhaps Tebeau
has located sure-enough find"
Muggsy MCGraw of the Balt!mores
is just as modest as he is energetic
The sensational figure in the league
race cut by the Baltimore club under
his guidance has not caused him to be
gOlistical or conceited. He is not
the pennant, nor will he risk
the opinion that he will he one-two-
.hree. Wen be up there somewhere
n the bunch when che finish comes"
said McGraw last night. The Balti-
more people are well pleased with the
showing We have made. They are