The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-25

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'.The league is certainly on Velvet
street thus far this season. says Uncle
Nick Young. I'VE are drawing four
to one better than last year, and more
money has passed the turnstiles than al
any time since 1889, the year before the
awful dark days of the brotherhood.
/ am speaking of the amount of money
in the aggregate, that is embra cling the
IL cities. Brooklyn leads in attendance
and receipts, with St. Louis second and
Boston third and Chicago fourth. The
Reds have been losing. and these losses
have had a shrinking effect at the box
office. However, the Cincinnati club
will turn a goodly profit on the season.
Ewing has one of the most expensive
clubs in the league, and l hope for
his and John T. Brush's sake that the
Reds will pull up the line. Mr.. Brush
invested $4,000 in cold cash last win
ter for players, and it will take many
quarter and a half to make up that
amount. winning club in New York
would make a difference of thousands
of dollars on the velvet side of the
ledger but even with a loser the at
tendance at the polo grounds is twice as
good as we anticipated. The return of
Amos RuSie to the Giants would CON
tribute much needed strength to the
pitching department. In view of the
close race this season, the pitchers will
certainly cut more of a figure than ever.
Take the crack pitchers out of any of
the first division teams and they would
slump into the second SeXtet before
New York fans are again bowling for
Ruse.
Bostonians now rate Willis the great
est pitcher in America.
Third Baseman Williams is the
whole works" in Pittsburg a present.
Dan Shannon, who was manager of
the Omaha baseball team in 1891 is
now managing the Buffalo team from
the bench.
Ex-Umpire Honest John" Kelly is
wagering to 4 that Boston will beat
out Brooklyn.
ST. Louis fans don't appreciate their
team. They guy all of Tebeau's play
ers except Criger, Wallace and Held
rick.
Captain Joe Kelly believes that there
will be six teams in the league race
clear to the finish. Boston's chance, he
thinks depends solely upon Willis abil-
ity to keep up the fast pace he started
with. Kelley regards Willis now as
Boston's best pitcher. St. Louis, he
says, hasn't got the hitters or base run
ner to win out with.
Amos Rusie has notified the manage
ment of the New York club that he is
willing to sign a New York contract
whenever the figures are made equal to
those in his contract of last season. So
far Mr.. Freedman has shown no sign of
relenting. AS yet nothing definite has
been heard of the suit Rusie promises
to file against MI Freedman Tor re-
lease from reservation.
Manager Selee is using the height of
wisdom in working his pitchers. 1t is
an old baseball maxim, where the
team is strong otherwise. use the star
workmen against the dub club Tor VIC
tories and take chance on the strong
And Manager Billy McGunnigle first
Won a nennant with it in Brooklyn in
1889. han.
Manager Selee is keeping sharp
lookout for the Brooklyn boys. me
BOSTON team has a big task before 1t,
said he to Tim Murnane Brooklyn
has unite a big lead. We must hang
m ,to their heels until they show some
signs of letting up. No doubt the Su-
nerbas have played good ball. but
guess luck has been with them. In
fact YOU must have good luck to win
from all corners as they have been do
ing of late.
After having seen Wolverton and
Williams play one is struck with the
abundance of first-class third base ma
terial that is now in the league. AT nc
time in its history has the major or
ganization had such a number of capa
bile players guarding the third oaS a!
Collins, Wallace. McGraw, Lauder
Williams. Wolverton, Cross and Irwin
while little Casey, under Hanlon's tut
ton. should develop with the best o.
fhem.-EXchange
A correspondent asks why baseball l!
faster now than in the day when the
Md Browns were the worlds cham
uions. The rule allowing a batter {
base on four balls is the real cause o.
The change. In the old days a pitcher
could nut six bad ones over and was
not penalized until the seventh. II
those days strikeouts We're numerous
and batting was not the fine art it is to-
dav. then the hitter knows that the
b. r MI come over for him-EXchange
l. New York paper; 1t need sur
y = no one if Hugh Jennings does not
inlay another game at sh0rtstop for the
Brooklyns this season. The great play
cr's arm is in very bad condition. and il
is doubtful whether he will ever be able
to throw again as he has in the past
philadelphia wants him badly to play
FIRST base and captain the team. It's
"A good wager that Ianl0n will not lei
him go there, but will retain him Will