The evening times., 1899-09-05

ganized Toronto Club.
The statement that comes from Louis
vile and attributed to President Dreyfuss,
that the Louisville Club is losing 500
per day, is decidedly wild pitch" Two
hundred dollars per day will cover the ex-
penses of that club, and figuring that th1
daily attendance, including Sunday. is SEQ
a very conservative estimate, Mr.. Dreyfuss
would play even on his daily games. While
the Louisville Club may not be making
money upon the local grounds, the owners
are not actually losing any.
II Ed Hanlon's aggregation was located
at the Polo Grounds instead OF at the
Washington Park grounds, baseball in New
York would be upon the flood tide Of &
prosperous boom.
Jack Doyle seems to have lost all in
terest in the national game Ii is no longer
a sentiment with him, but a proposition oi
cold calculating business. He plays his
part in a perfunctory sort of way, and
does not lose his temper or sleep il his
club loses.
Some Of the sporting journals who are
always dealing in futures are now telling
the public how much money the various
clubs will make or lose on the season. OF
course these gentlemen have access to the
League clubs balance sheets and know
just what they are talking about.
There is more genuine fraternity exist
ing between Patsey Donovan and his play
ers than between the manager and players
of any other team in the League. Pat is a
gentleman under any and all circumstances
and there is no occasion for dissensior
in the club.
Pink Hawley is not occupying as promi-
nent position upon the summit of fame
as in the earlier days of his baseball ex-
perience. He seems to have passed the
zenith Of his usefulness and is now in
the mediocre class
If Buck Freeman could hit the ball as
often as Delehanty he would be the pre-
mier batter Of the League, but, like all
fence and home-run hitters, he does not
connect SO frequently with the ball.
Catcher Duncan, late Senator, is doing
the bulk of the back stopping for the
Clevelands, and is playing strong, steady
game.
There are many things outside of mere
mechanical skill that enter into the esti-
mate of ball players abilities and worth
which are not apparent to the casual OBJ
server that determine the tenure of his
stay upon a team. "'~-
Earl Wagner says that "in all of my
several years experience in baseball /
never saw such an exhibition of hard hit
ting as was witnessed at'Louisville on Sat-
urday. Two-baggers, three-baggers, and
home runs were the rule and not the ex-
ception. Some of the weakest batters Oh
the Louisville team batted like Burketts
and Delehantys. Every ball that came
within yard of the plate was batted out of
the lot No pitcher upon earth could have
withstood such an onslaught"
1.-The public likes to see scrappy game
of ball." is an expression that is often
heard, and, in one sense, expresses lust
what the public likes. Yet is is misunder-
stood by many, and ofttimes by the ball
players themselves. What is wanted by
the public. fans and rooters, is game
where the players use earnest and ener-
getic endeavor to make every point win,
to take every advantage of an adversary
weak points. In other words, to hustle
for everything in sight. But this does not
mean that they like to see a base runner
slide into base feet foremost In an ef-
fort to spike and MAIN an opposing player
nor use other means to injure men on the
bases or any interference In the play that
is liable to result in an injury to anyone
or prove breach of the peace upon the
ball field. There is nothing artistic OF
commendable in these methods, and the
public does not like to see them.