The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09

the matter of place hitting. However,
the bunt will not become obsolete, even
IL its use does diminish. 1t seems, ac-
cording to Kelley's deductions, that
team goes from the bunting to the
strong hit-and-run period. And there
fore IL Is useless to urge the Reds to
play the hit-and-run game, when many
members of the team have not trained
their batting eyes sufficiently to pick
out a good ball to bunt. Time ard
again do Cincinnati players go to bat
for the purpose of sacrificing and in
evitably they try to hit the very first
and every succeeding ball that is
pitched. The result is that in the
majority of cases the attempt to sac
rifice is a failure. And the bunt be-
comes unpopular. Care exercised in
picking out balls to bunt will improve
the batting eye-give it the necessary
judgment to lead to success in hit-and-
run efforts.
Old Jack Chapman, who has circulat-
ed up and down the baseball line for a
generation or more, is now plotting the
Newark team of the Atlantic league,
In the '70s, when the Mound City was
in the league, Jack was the Adonis
of baseball athletes as gay and mer-
curial a buck as Bill LANCE or Tommy
Dowd of the present school. In the
Elegant of the diamond, time has writ
ten but few faint lines on his azure
brow. Ball players are forever boys
and never wither with age, as witness
Uncle Nick Young in his sprints for
a Mount Pleasant car at o'clock each
afternoon. And Nick, forsooth, was
gamboling on the green diamond Is
years before Jack Chapman was in, his
flower as the Adonis of the league.
There is a peculiar angle in base
ball." says a Western baseball man
ager. Take that Reitz family. There
are five boys and all of 'em ball play
ers andsall second basemen. That's the
funny thing. They don't switch off and
play the other positions, but all go in
and work the second cover and work it
well, I'll tell you. Heine's with Pitts
burg now; George is playing second
for me and is faster than his National
league brother. John is just back from
the California league, where he has
been playing the second bag. asked
them why they didn't switch around
and one play short and the other third.
All they can say is that second seems
to come right for them. There are two
younger brothers playing locally, who
are fast with the fielding game, but
hardly heavy with the stick work"
Alderman Franklin never tires tell
ing the story about Danny Daub 1t
was in Milwaukee on the last trip.
Daub had been pitching in hard luck.
One afternoon after losing a game he
went to the alderman and said. Mr..
Franklin, l want you to let me go. 1
can't pitch half decently and l don't
half earn what you pay me. hate to
take your money" The alderman was
surprised to hear this statement and,
ha nil hoa IL
replied: That's all right now, Dan.
You're doing the best you can and
that's all / ask of any man that plays
for me. You can't pitch good ball all
the time and 1 don't expect you 10.
Just take your time and your speed will
come back to YOU And the alderman
was right, for it is doubtful If Daub
would be traded now for any other
pitcher in the league
The Baltimores are the first team to
steal 100 bases.
Cross and LaJoie work remarkably
fast on double plays.
Washington has tried % players 10
date, and leads in that respect.
Every dollar that comes our way
after July A will be clean profit" Nc
Graw says.
Frank Dwyer denies that his arm is
dead, and it is to be hoped that his
diagnosis of the case is correct.
George Lachance Is looked upon Gs
the best first baseman of the league in
Baltimore. He is playing great ball.
Frank Selee let Lajoie slip away from
him and took Fred Klobendanz. Lajoie
to-day is the greatest second baseman
in the league.
While in Chicago the Boston team
called on Arson in body and they met
a royal welcome from the old-time Chi
cago manager.
Baltimore seems to make more runs
on fewer base hits than any other team
in the league.
The New York players say that Jen-
nings In his best days never fielded
short range more artistically than Fred
Ely did In their recent series.
The Colonies have established a new
record. They played five men at short
stop in as many days, viz: Dexter,
Hu!swede, Bayer Langford and Clarke.
Pitcher McGinnity of the Orioles pos
sesses all the nerve and authority of
seasoned major league pitcher, result
ing from his years of experience in a
minor league.
Cleveland has signed a new "phe-
nom" twirler, one Eggleberth, who
comes from Brockton, N. Y. Sugden,
the only catcher besides Schrecongost,
has the malarial fever.
Manager Selee recently threw this
compliment to two veterans: Ryan the
last three or four years has been play
ing faster and better ball than any
other time in his career. Duffy is the
same way. He's better than ever. They
are both fast"
Fred Pfeffer, the ex-Chicago player
is writing sheets in one of the dollar
books at the Hawthorne track during
the week. On Sunday he umpires games
between colored baseball teams, hav-
ing been designated as the official UNI
pire of the, Chicago Mindus, the crack |
colored club of Cook county.
Bug Holiday, the retired outfielder, |
is now at work on the Canadian race
circuit. He is at Fort Erie for a month.
Bug is now cashier for Eddie Austin, |
one of the best known bookmakers in |
America. He has an all-the-year- j
round Job with Mr.. Austin. The latter |
win book at all the principal tracks in |
the country.
Mary E. Earle has filed suit at Gin |
cinnati for divorce from her husband, |
Earle, better known as the |
'Globe Trotter' and ball player. They |
We're married in St Louis in Nav 1895 |