The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-04
MANAGER HASLOS TALKS.
Tells Why the BrookIyns Took n Drop on
the Western Trip.

The members OF the Brooklyn baseball team,
in charge OF Manager Hanlon. arrived home
from their second Western trip lato on Sunday
night. They INDUCED in hard practice at
Washington Park yesterday morning. and
nearly all Of them went to Sheepshead Bay in
the afternoon TO look the ponies over" as
Broadway" Smith put it. The players left
for Philadelphia last night. where they will
play two games to-day and one tomorrow,
after which they return to their own grounds
for q series OF four moro battles with the
Ouakers.
The Brooklyns fell down somewhat on the
trip Just ended losing three out OF four games
In Chicago and four straight in Pittsburg.
They won four games in Cleveland. one in Gin
cinnat and broke even on two in Baltimore
AS the Bostons did not do much better Ham
Ions men got back with strong lead. although
1t was about half as secure as when they went
away When Hanlon was asked about the trip
he said:
The Brooklyns are like other crack League
teams. in that they are forced to experience
setbackS. They cannot win all the time
for the fortunes Of baseball prohibit such
performance ! am Of course disappointed over
the showing wo made. but it could not be
helped Most OF our defeats were due to weak
batting. That is to say. our men were unable
to make timely hits tho way they did earlier
in the season. The pitchers let down
bit, but McJRmes has rounded into form
nicely. l do not believe In the cry OF
hard luck. because it has been played
out. But | will say that the Brooklyns were
not favored as they were earlier in the season.
When a team Is playing In luck It can generally
win right on the rcel. We certainly had things
coming our way before We went West but we
played I'm" ball. too. There were several games.
however. TINT were won by us that m ght have
gone the other way only for lucky incidents. A
mum Of fly ball or n bad bounding hit often
changes the result Of II game. and III severai in
stances the Bruoklyns haye had to contend
with Just such insignificant incidents.
Jennings will be kept on first base, accord
ing to my present plans. His hitting and base
running will help us wonderfully. He was
taken III with a slight attack OF indigestion in
iittEburR. but has recovered. Dahlen has been
playing with n badly bruised flngeron his right
hand, which has interiered with both his ied-
ing and batting but he has stuck to his task
gamely. The other players are in good shape.
down hill was marked hy poor batting on tho
part Of our team. In the four games batsmen
like Kelley and Dahlen made only two hits
apiece. That Is enough excuse for our defeats.
look cd that the Chicagos were playing hoaut-
full game. The four defeats in Pttsburg were
particularly heartrendinG. But in two OF the
games we were clearly Outplayed, In the other
two tho incompetent work Of Chippy Mctiarr.
one Of the recent additions to the umpire staff
am not in tho habit OF protesting umpircS but
| have sent word to President Young that Nc
Carr should be removed
II is understood that Pitcher Maui will re-
into shape at Philadelphia for tho past three
weeks,