The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-30

san francisco with the 10Th Infantry
for the Philippines, which, Announce
ment reminds the AshevilE CAizen of
something. Colonel Burt, tt:says. COM
manded brigade at Jacksonville, Fla.
last summer, and just to show his men
that he was not proud, one day he
threw aside his coat, bearing the tokens
OF his rank, and went into baseball
game, saying: II am Just plain Andy
Burt till this game of ball Is over The
bat, swatted the sphere for "a two bag
ger and proceeded to do the sprinting
act When he reached second his ears
were greeted with shout from negro
soldier on the~coach line, Run. Andy.
you bow-legged rascal, run on to third!
When Andy made third he called for
his coat, remarking, I am Colonel Burt
from now on
Keller leads the Brooklyn team in
stolen bases, with 26 McGann second.
with II; DAILY. and Dahlen third and
fourth, with 16 each, and Kelly fifth,
with a. The Orioles have three men
ahead of Keller in base stealing, Nc
Graw, Holmes and Sheckard, with Al,
81 and &c. respectively If the last two
could get on the bases anything like as
many times as McGraw, he would have
q hard time keeping ahead of them.
The Superbas have stolen 125 bases to
rule as to stolen bases the number a
team steals is no criterion of the ability
of its men as base runners. Where a
team plays the hit and run" perfectly
there is no chance to make stolen
base at all, and the hit and run" is the
most scientific and prettiest form of
team play when carried out as the old
Orioles used to do in "a, '95 and 96.
Clarke Griffith of the Chicago team is
one of the best pitchers the game has
ever known, Griffith, like all sensible
and thinking pitchers gets his skill
from purely practical methods, Instead
of keeping his eye fastened to the home
base, while in the act Of delivering the
ball, he picks out his catcher for mark
and gauges the distance and location by
the position of his backstop. The ma
jority of young pitchers are handicap
ped by the habit of keeping their eve
on the home base, and the result is
that they lose control of the ball. If
they would single out their backstop
and pitch at him, regardless of the
home plate, they would lose fewer balls
and add to their effectiveness.
Manager Hanlon is not taking any
chances. He apparently sees the dan
ger of losing first place ad has set to
work strengthening the Brooklyn team
for the home stretch, so Ito speak. The
Brooklyn clubs officials are giving
Hanlon every announcement in the
way of funds. They started out to win
a pennant this year and will land one
If such a thing is possible. New play
ers are being secured. Hanlon made
an excellent move when he secured Nc
CURE of Washington to help out Catch
er Farrell. he sacrificing Mccain,
good first baseman, and Catcher Smith
to secure the Washington player. 1t is
Hanlon's intention to keep Anderson at
first base. He probably does not play IS
well as McGann at present, but under
the care of manager of Hanlon's abll-
ity he should develop into good base
man, McGann was only Second-claSs
baseman when Hanlon first secured
him. Anderson is a far bstter hitter
than Mccain. which is the main reason
that he is being retained at first. An
other move now being made by the
Brooklyn manager is to secure Wagner
of St. Louis for Jennings. The latter
has undoubtedly seen his best days.
His arm is in bad shape. Wagner is
young player, who is improving with
every game. He would just fill the bill
ait shortstop for the Brooklyns.
Selee and Leonard are trying to dis
pose of Klobedanz. 1t is said that the
reason is probably desire to prevent
a disturbance with the labor element
in Worcester. The Spy says: The big
pitcher has far more friends than en-
emies in Worcester. Many of those
usually looked upon as labor support
ers are in sympathy with Klobedanz
in the present trouble. They say that
the union should not single out one
fellow and make mark of him, when
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which the union might devote Its at
tention here in Worcester. 1t Is fairly
e.. ~ Ill
the Worcester club, either by sale, ex-
change or release, 1t will be because
Manager Leonard fears the labor ele-
ment rather than he really wants to
part with Klobedanz's services.
How would a trade of Taylor for
Mercer suit your" said Ewing to IT.
win while the Cincinnatis were at
practice in Washington City. What"
calculated Irwin, Taylor for Mercer?
Why, l wouldn't trade Mercer for six
Taylors, with a bunch OF money thrown
in to boot" And then Buck thought
a few things, for his good thing of last
spring was not as bread cast upon the
waters, but as vinegar and hyssop had
Pitcher McJames of the Brooklyn
club, who Is a doctor, would like TO
Join the army medical staff, as DR.. e.
Arlington Pond has done. DIR. Pond
is now in the field around Manila doc
toring UP damaged soldiers and Filipi-
nos. McJames has been having rather
hard luck in his twirling this year.
go against McGinnity with chop
stroke of the bat if you want to reach
his tender spot" says one of the Bos-
tons. THAT jump ball of his will
climb out of the way for anything ex-
cept the old Baltimore bunch"
Mccain is the Senators sixth first
baseman of 1899. Harry Davis was the
start-off, and then followed in quick
succession Gettman, Cassidy, Barry
and Decker. to say nothing of Mercer
playing first for one inning
Don't give Lajoie ball out where
he can see it," advises kid" Nichols.
If you give him one shoulder high and
on the outer corner that ball won't be
working in the big league any more.
You will never find it,"
Sockalexis has been released by Bris-
tol. When the Connecticut league is
too fast for an ex-star, there is only
one thing left for him to do-carry
bats.