The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-13
throwing Of ball look more difficult.

throwing OF a ball look more difficult.
The Eastern league games scheduled
for the FIRST three days next week be-
tween Syracuse and springn-,d have been
transferred from Syracuse to Schenec-
tady. IL is probable that the games with
Hartford on the 2Oth. 2ist and 22d will
also be transferred to Schenectady.
Shortstop Lockhead of the Sacramento.
Cal. club. last year with Cleveland. prob
ably one oil the most unfortunate players
as 10 injuries that ever donned uniform.
has been forced to retire from ehe game.
His right eye Is badly injured and his
left eye Is becoming affected from the
strain on IL. This Is the result OF an in
jury sustained by him I'm game I'm San
Francisco several weeks since. when
batted ball took bad bounce and hit
him in the eye.
William Conroy, the shortstop of the
Milwaukee, club. OF the American league.
was born In Philadelphia on April g. 1878
He learned TO play ball I'm Camden. ~ j..
and secured his first professional engage
ment with the Carlisle club of the Cum
berland Valley league I'm 1896. He played
with the Milton, Pa, team I'm 1897 and In
1898 made a fine record with the Paterson
Niuo VI tIt AlistbliC-iedEut- w flllt Il lDtIn-
ber OF the Cortland team OF the New York
league, I'm 1899 his work attracted the at
tention of the managers of the clubs OF
the American and Eastern leagues and
his release was purchased by Milwaukee,
He batted 800 I'm 1885, 320 In 1897, 300 in
1925 and .275 I'm 1929. He has never fielded
below 800, His playing since he Joined
the Milwaukee club has oeen highly Gre
ditable.
Left-handed infieiders are In the minor
ity. but behind the bat the southpawed
catchers that have won enduring fame
are few. indeed. Big Jim Clements, the
Boston backstop, is the only catcher In
fast company today who encases his right
mauler In a big mitf and uses his left
for rapid-hring purposes. Clements isn't
youngster by any means and has been
in the thick OF most of the fights ever
since he started out with the Keystones
In the Union association. in 1884. Cle-
ments' hitting, rather than his catching
has kept him In the harness He hasn't I
had enough work to do this year TO cul-
tivate accuracy in throwing, and In the
recent Red engagement he kept Barry
and Long digging into the dirt for low
thrown. balls Donohue. OF DAYTON, In
the Interstate league. Is one OF the few
left-handed catchers in the minor fold
Cincinnati Post.
Funny twirier is careless and gets into
too hole on a batsmen; then he has
to pitch all he knows how TO prevent a
promenade. Wasting too many balls is
the weakness that has proved fatal 10 II"
Breitenstein In many a weil-pitched bat
tie. adds Rem Mullford. Jr. Uncle Bill
Conant can grow pretty bitter in the
hour of defeat. We've got a dozen limit
men, and Cincinnati only has one," was
his wall after the Thinning defeat Limit
men cannot always wln.r responded
Frank Selee. There are two or three
youngsters In Cincinnati's team that are
getting along toward the limit class. ia
rather have them .--an some of the high
priced tarnished stars"
The Boston club has decided to reduce
the number OF players on the payroll. as
there Is little chance OF the present make
UP ever making igh for the pennant.
George Cuppy was handed his notice of
release yesterday, and arter his 10 days is
up, George can go where he likes. His
work here was quite satisfactory. but a
great many patrons of the game COM
planned about the length of the games
wnen tuppy was In the box. so the direc-
tors requested Manager selee to let him
go.
The weakness of the pitchers and the
poor felding could be put down to hard
luck. but as soon as the team added dumb
playing 10 the whole the crowd was jus-
tined In getting on It's roast But they
seemed TO forget the past brilliant work
OF the Champions and became so sarcas-
tic that they actually applauded when n
man was finally put out i'm the third.
Cross ADDED To the bitterness Of the dose
when he was caught fast asleep off third
In the NTH, thereby cutting off a run. ao
was fooled by the actions of little Leach.
who walked leisurely toward the base TO
receive Zimmers throw. thereby cajolng
Cross into believing that the ball was not
coming. When the yell of the coacher
Jared on his thinking apparatus IL was
too late.--Brooklyn Eagle.
MANY slip is made In a game OF La'l
that never falls beneath the notice of
the spectator" remarked Capt. Corcoran.
In a diagnosis Of causes of defeat .Ill
mention no names, but IL was a catcher.
and he Is not with US now. who opened
the gate for procession OF runs in one
of the New York games this year. |
signed for throw TO second when there
were runners on first and third. For