The times., 1899-08-25

will make quite pot of money.
According to the official scorers figures
in Baltimore, McGraw. Holmes, and Sheck-
ard have stolen more bases than the en-
tire Boston team combined
"After looking over all the Eastern
clubs, / have found the McGraw- Robin
son aggregation as strong as any team in
the League" says Pat Donovan. Their
outfeld is hitting over 300, their infeld
is fast, and their pitchers are as effective
as any in the League. In McGraw and
Robinson they have two Of the brainiest
baseball generals that ever happened"
Reuben Waddell one of the best pitchers
in the Western League, who will probably
be seen in the major organization next sea-
son, is long, lanky farm hand, with a
world of speed When he first became a
professional ball player he used to tie
fan to this breast and another to his back,
and on them was printed the injunction:
Come out and see old Reub fan 'em out"
Then he would march round the city and
advertise the game.
"Adonis" Terry has retired at last. He
is still under reserve to the Milwaukee
club, and has been in the profession for
eighteen years.
Hughie Jennings, the anglefaced lad who
is playing a fine game at first base for the
Superbas at present, tells of the queer end
ing of game he once played in near Balti-
more. Just outside of the Monumental City,
so Jennings yarn is spun, there is an insane
asylum, and the better class of patients
have a ball club and play the teams OF the
country round about. One time, after an
unusually hard session with the umpires,
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money with which TO pay fines. so they
accepted the challenge OF the manager of
the Nut College Club, who was physician,
to play game. In the seventh inning the
score was close, and the third baseman of
the insane club was at bat. Men were on
second and third and the crowd were all
excitement for hit meant possible victo-
ry for the amateurs. Just at that june
ture big red rooster flew up on top of the
right field fence tapped its wings, and
crowed Justify. The man at the bat threw
down his club. made desperate run across
through the diamond, dashed out across the
infield. clambered frantically over the Gen.
tire field fence, and tore up the hill toward
the asylum. Enquiry proved the third base
man was suffering from .'hallicalations, as
Tim Donohue would say, and imagined he
was a grain of corn. He fed fearing the
rooster would swallow him. That stopped
the game, and the crowd wanted its money
back-but Jennings and his confreres paid
their fines.
McGraw and Robfnson's depot of liquid
exhilaration is source of plethoric
revenue and when it comes down 10 cases
they can give the au revoir to baseball
without regrets.
wilhelm, the CoIonels' new pitcher. is
a terror al the bat. In Wednesdays game
he batted out three-bagger and home
run.
The Cincinnati team seem to be afflicted
with a frequently recurring batting slump.
In the first game on Wednesday they made
but five hits.
The Pirates played the Red Legs to a
standstill in the last two doubleheaders,
winning two and losing two on close
scores.
practiced at critical stages, is an effective
and pleasing feature of the game. And
the club that follows ii viii win.
The rumor that Bob Allen will manage
the Chicago club next season came from
the imagination of some correspondent
While Allen would be a good substitute
for Burns. nothing official looking to that
arrangement has been given out.
Gus Weyhng denies that he is desirous
of getting away from the Washington club
and says any statement made that he has
so expressed himself is untrue. Wash
ington is good enough for me-, says Gus.