The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-22

Browning rolled UP many extra bases
en- the season. but the number of ex-
tras accumulated by these sluggers of
a past decade fall short of Freeman
record. The handicap imposed on the
pitchers distance since the fiowery
days of Brouthers, Orr and the, rest
gives the batsman of to-day a down
right advantage over the oldsters. and
thus a comparison is hardly fair
Washington Post.
Ned Hanlon's success is often attrib-
uted to luck, but it is significant thai
he always gets more credit from play
ers who have worked under him than
from members of opposing teams.
Casey, the diminutive third baseman,
is an enthusiastic admirer of Hanlon
Casey votes at Lawrence. Mass, the
home of Patsy Donovan, and when
the Pirates were east said to p. j.: "A
man who cannot play for Hanlon may
as well quit. When ! joined the team,
I expected that he would have a lot
of instructions to give. but all he said
was to play the game my own way.
l told him l was a catcher and not a
third baseman, but he still insisted
upon my playing the bag the easiest
way. After / got my nerve he gave
me some quiet tips and the players
coached me when I went wrong, but
if they had all talked to me at the
start would have gone up higher than
the Brooklyn bridge tower. In my
opinion Hanlon knows more baseball
than any other man in the league
Kid Gleason tells story of Mike
Kelly which illustrates further the in
exhaustible fund of tricks which that
great player had. Kelly was on the
bench one day, not playing. while
Camel was catching for the Bostons.
One of the opposing batters raised a
foul fly which was out of Cancels
reach. Seeing that this was so Kelly
quick as a flash jumped up from the
game. Cancel" caught the foul fly
himself. The King insisted that he
had right to take the foul and then
get into the game, but the umpire de-
cided against him.
Hanlon luck finds a shining example
in Jimmy Hughes, who formerly
pitched for Missoula. Hughes was
picked up by Hughey Jennings on the
Western trip of the Selee-Barnie COM
bination to the coast during the Win
ter of 1898, and was recommended to
Hanlon. He refused to come East I'M
less Hanlon agreed to $1,9C0 contract.
While other managers would have
halted and probably declined Jimmy s
Lei Ills. I1dUlOI ueu liidl JSllliIllSS
judgment was worth betting on, and
he met Hughes terms. So, after all,
Hanlon's luck in securing Hughes was
coupled with the liberality and chance
taking spirit that the willy Ed has dis
played in all his dealings
The Orphans lead the league in one
respect, at least Burns players have
made 1876 double plays.
L BOSTON would he great haSeba II
city with a losing team-nit. The other
day a double header, with the cham
>pions in second place. drew $50 specta-
tors.
The reported trade of DR. McJames
and Rube Waddell may look humorous
to some people. but to the Louisville
management it has the aspect of offer
ing dead one for the real thing
Waddell is much the better man to-
day.-Exchange.
That supper at the Waldorf Astoria
the other night, in which covers were
laid for Freedman of the New Yorks,
Brush of the Cincinnatis and Soden of
the Bostons, has set the wise ones to
guessing. What is the next move in
baseball?
Cleveland may pass out Of the Ma
tional league and Detroit may make
it's entrance. There's story to that
effect slowly circling the leagues
rounds, and While a great many per-
sons hope there is some truth in it,
there are a great many others who
fear the worst. The league must do
something to fix its circuit for another
year, but Just what to do, and just
how to do 1t, is a matter seriously en-
barrassing to those who will be called
upon to arrange the present status.
According to Tim Murnane, the
Boston cranks have voted unanimously
to keep the Boston infield intact for
another season.
Boston is certain to have one new
outfielder next season. This probably
means that either Hamilton or Duffy
will be turned down.
Hanlon's Superbas now contain six
ex-members Of the tail-end Washing
ton team-viz., Anderson, Wrigley,
Casey, MCGUIRE, Farrell and McJames.
The Boston critics are now engaged
in picking flaws i'll what only a year
ago was the greatest team ever or
ganized." Even Nichols has not es-
capped the hammer.
Washington Post: The Chicago
management, through Tom Burns or
President Jim Hart, will negotiate for
an outfielder to replace Bill Lange.
Hart is anxious to secure Mike Griffin,
though the settlement of Mikes case
against the Brooklyn club will proba-
Louis.
"Rube'' Waddell has strengthened
the Colonies pitching corps at least so
per cent.