The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-16

once upon time the possibility ol
the engagement of Jake Stencil would
have aroused enthusiasm in Cincinnati,
but that day is past, says the Cincin-
natl Post What Cincinnati wants and
needs for pannant chases in the future
are outfielders of the Elmer Flick. Chick
Stahl. Dan Green. Roy Thomas, Jimmy
Slagle and Heidrick sort. The hopes CT
1900 and the years to come lie IN the
youngsters. Cincinnati has been unfor-
tunate in the less of Algy Mcbride for
the greater part of this year and his
return to the game in condition to play
would materially strengthen it both at
the bat and in the field. There is no
reason to believe that Stencil would
be an improvement on any of the pres
ent outfielders. Cincinnati is on the
lookout for players who are more likely
to improve than retrograde.
Catcher Butler of the Washington
club is slightly eccentric, to say the
least 1t was during Buffers limited
stay with the Louisville team that
Charlie Dexter had his leg broken and
was laid UP in hospital for some time
Butler showed more interest in the lit
tie fellow than did any other member
of the Louisville team. His visits to
the unfortunate Dexter were frequent
and his friendly offerings even more
numerous. On one occasion Butler came
to the hospital with large package.
After several miles of wrapping paper
had been taken from the parcel it was
found to contain a package of cigar
cites, two cigars, bottle of pop some
chewing gum, fruit and head of cab
bage. The mess was presented to Dex-
ter, in all seriousness. and the latter
was at a loss to know whether to get
angry or feel pleased. He compromised
with his mixed feelings by declaring
hot RntIar'S 1,ha needed nllinR
IF Frank Selee had as much rope as
Hanlon. Boston would not be so far be-
hind Brooklyn now" said a baseball
man the other day. When Hanlon
loses a player through an accident he
takes a satchel full of money and as
fast as a train can carry him goes to
some magnate who is fond of the long
green and offers to exchange the pre-
cious stuff for the release of star. He
continues to make the rounds until he
gets what he wants. as was illustrated
in the spring when upon discovering
that Jennings would be out of it for a
long time he tempted Earle Wagner
successfully and landed both Farrell
and Casey With Selee it is different.
Working for straight and shrewd Yam
KEGS he must take good care of the dol
lars and when Hamilton was knocked
out and a terrible hole made in his
team he had to make the best of it. The
patches which he was forced to use
have cost the champions many games"
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Twenty eight years ago this last
spring the veteran Nick Young Joined
with me in organizing the first Ma
tional Association of Baseball Players
at Collins hosiery on Broadway, New
York" says Father" Chadwick. "Since
then we have been hand in hand in
building the professional structure up
to it's present high standing for integ
rty in its work, and doubtless | at least
will die in harness in my battle for hon
esty in sports, leaving Nick to follow
on"
According to J. Earl Wagner. the
treasurer of the Washington club. the
practice of boosting the batting of
players in order to sell them to ad-
vantage has been introduced by him
into the National League. He admits
that this was done by the official
scorer of the Washington club to in
crease De Montreville's market value
and claims President Hanlon adopted
similar tactics with a like purpose at
Baltimore. Mr.. Wagner has so far en-
tered no denial of an interview to this
effect. He says that he considers such
a course legitimate, because De Mon
treville was only given the best of it
in not charging fielder with an error
on a tumble, but giving De Montreville
hit on it. This may satisfy the con-
science of the Washington magnate,
but his reputation would not have suf-
fered had he kept quiet about the smart
practice that he boasts of.
The surrender of the Syracuse fran
chise by George w. Kuntzsch has
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ern League masnates. Kuntzsch sold
Pitcher Mullarkey to Utica and is ped
ding out his other players. President
Powers and his associates want to get
Newark from the Atlantic League to
succeed Syracuse. kaunZsch offers to
give his franchise and team to any one
who will finish the season in Syracuse.
Inasmuch as he has lost money regu-
larly since the season opened 1t is
accepted, The players We're paid to
July l.
Manager Comiskey and Willie Nc
Gill are at outs, or rather Willie is at
outs with the manager. The sawed
off pitcher failed to report at the
grounds the day following the game he
pitched in Milwaukee on the recent
trip. and when he got his envelope he
found himself short to the amount of
the fine inflicted by the management.
Whersupon Willie declared he would
never pitch again for st. Paul.
The sale of Pitcher William Magee to
Philadelphia. which has been pending
for some time, has been completed The
cash consideration is $3.50. Rogers of
fered $4,000; Dreyfuss wanted $500 50
they compromised Magee and the
Louisville management have been on
the outs for some time. the charge be
ing made that Magee was not doing his
best work.
Ball players usually guard their ia
vorite bats carefully, but Lajoie. the
greatest of sluggers. is careless. After
making that heavy hit which knocked
the cover completely off the ball. he
handed his bat to a friend who wanted
it as a souvenir.
Billy Hamilton reports that his leg is
daily on the mend. and that he will soon
be able to resume his position. He has
had his leg blistered and expects that
he can resume playing when the Bns-
tons meet the New Yorks July !
Louisville critics figured that because
Kittridge, who was released, caught in
fourteen losing and but four winning
games. and Powers had been in one