The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

club with a pitcher. Tannehill was
the first of the quartette. Lever fol-
lowed him, and at the close of last
season Sparks became a pirate. Ches-
bro completes the list, and it is to be
| hoped that he will acquit himself as
creditably as his predecessors. The
success in fast company of the trio of
tWirlers. whom he developed, stamps
Manager Wells of the Richmond club
as an excellent judge of young ball
players. His experience as catcher
makes his coaching invaluable to young
pitchers. His career with the Rich
mond club has made him one of the
most famous of minor league managers,
and his admirers are confident that he
is capable of handling National
League club.
J. Earl Wagner insists that Wash
ington is a better base ball city than
Brooklyn He admits that the Satur-
day crowds in the latter city will be
larger than the half-holiday patronage
at the home of the senators, but claims
that on other week days more people
will pass through his turnstiles thar
those of the Superbas. The New York
enthusiasts. who We're expected to flock
TO Washington park. have failed to
materialize. Many of them refuse to
60 to the Polo grounds while Freed
man is in control of the Giants but
they decline to become regulars at the
Brooklyn park, although it can be
reached in less time from the center
of the business district of the metrop-
oils than the Polo grounds The New
Workers are clannish and 'uppish' in
baseball as in other things. They pre-
fer to go without baseball altogether
rather than go out of the metropolis
to enjoy il.
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allowed the Washington club to hold in
it's Golfers almost all the salary he has
earned this season. He will not draw
more than he needs for current expenses
until the season is over
What are you batting this year, Dex-
ter about .150?' shouted Pink Hawley.
Just about was DeXter's reply; but
then | have not had a crack at you yet
How many balks do you average
game, anyhow. Pink"
Setback makes four motions prelimi-
nary to batting. He knocks the dirt out
of his spikes with his bat. pulls up his
trousers, pulls down his cap and rubs
his bat up and down. This perform
ance is repeated after each ball pitched
Bill LANCE is again busy denying
stories in circulation that he has recon-
sidered his decision not to play ball
next year. You may say positively for
me- said Bill, that I shall not play
my mind to that
| Harvey Bailey. the Boston's new
| twirler, is typical agriculturist, with
| the atmosphere of new-mown hay pro-
| ceeding from his way-back makeup
He stands six feet one and has plenty
| of driving power in his cross fire delv-
| cry. to judge from his breadth of shout
| der and formidable chest
! Menefee is one of the fastest fielding
| twirlers in the Western league. He ac-
cepted nine chances without an error in
| one game.
| "Dahlen will work his legs off for
Hanlon," said one of the Brooklyn men
| with the team. That's the kind of a
| hold he's got on the men. | tell you a
managers a whole lot to a ball team,
| besides buying players and the railroad
tickets and paying the hotel bills
IF Ed Swartwood would govern him
self by the axiom Familiarity breeds
| contempt his services as an umpire
| would double in value. Swartwood IS
| thoroughly competent but he is too free
and easy in his manner toward the
players and INDUCES in too much slack
talk.
Captain Bill Everett of the Chicago
| club was suffering recently from a
sprained wrist, having been injured in
| a collision with Beaumont, and in his
absence Lange covered first LanEe
! had many Of the movements of Arson
at that corner. When, in protesting
against a decision which he did not
like, he reached down to little Mi.
Hunts shoulder with his left hand
and used his right to make several eX-
pressiVe gestures, he was the old man
| over again.
Judged from spectators standpoint.
| Arlie Latham was as sedate as A
Methodist minister, but there was one
bit of fun which only two or three
cision which Pitcher Bowling ques-
toned The Colonies twirler wake d
over to him and entered mild protess.
Arlie, after looking at him in silence
for few seconds, said: Young man,
| l have never received an introduction
to you. If I knew you that might cost
you something" Bowling subsidized.
| Chicago has made Louisville a splen-
did offer for Pitcher Phillip. As the
Louisville management is badly in need
of money the deal may be made.
Tenney's performance of five hits in
five times at bat was equaled by jim
ME Collins May is. May 81 Stahl
ney and Stafford have each made four
hits in four times at bat.
Judging by his playing of late, there
is no reason why the Louisville club
should think of letting Dexter go. He
played fine field, throws we'll, hits
the ball and can run bases.
Charley Dexter says he gave Noodles
Hahn his first professional place. His
salary was $50 per month.
George Yeager. the Cincinnati back
stop, now with Worcester, is cracking
out a good many doubles.
Mrs. George Cuppy, wife of the St.
Louis pitcher, is now out of danger.
The opera ton performed upon her 70.
intestinal complication was a complete
success.
Rusie is pitching for semi profession
al teams in and around Indiana polls.
| He manages to make a comfortable.
and what is better, a peaceful living
out of this work.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q,
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