The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-26
Baseball Gossip.

Buck Ewing is making an effort to
correct Winnie MERGERS weakness as a
handler of hunts by compelling Win
ME to practice at least 20 minutes every
morning in grabbing the infield taps.
Ewing insists that Winnie has the max
ing of one of the third-bag 1uminaries
of the game
The Pittsburg teams travelling uni
forms are identical with those that
were worn by the late Louisville club.
Waddells quick work in the box was
good for sore eyes There is consider
able difference between Rube's work
and many twirlers of the Cuppy order
who pose and grand-Stand it before de-
Iivering the. ball.
One change already has been made
in the Reds home games st. Louis
date of July 16 has been moved up to
July 10.
why didn't Mr.. Davis hit that pen
nant down there?" asked a Brooklyn
girl who was trying to keep score. Be
cause" replied her wise escort, "he got
a signal from the bench to bunt, and
bunt he did. That's allI"-New York
Sun.
Lotus was much disappointed over
the Cincinnati series. The Reds have
appeared strong in only about one in
ning-the ninth-today, and Tom is
mourning that he did not get three
notwithstanding Record.
a very close friend to Lajoie said
yesterday that he knew for a fact the
Philadelphia club had made every con-
cession to Delehanty and Lajoie. ''They
are each getting $9,0OO Larry's contract
calling for 81, 400. with an extra 5000
contract on the side."-PhiladeIph
Record.
Earl WAener has ceased to be a con-
SpicuouS lslne in baseball circles. He
was always the life of the sport and
his absence is keenly felt. He is now
in enforced retirement, but it's dollars
to half pennies that he is doing lot
of thinking that may bring him into
action in the near future--Washingt
Times.
Pitcher Cy Young says: "John
(Muggsy) McGaW is the greatest player
that ever put on a uniform. I say this
without knocking any of my fellow pro-
fessionals. And, what's more, no mat
ter how hard he fights for game, he
is a modest, unassuming gentleman of
the field. He is a wonder, the sports
| grandest STAR
It is interesting to recapitulate the
| great advantages q left-handed, batter
/ has over the other kind. He has some
| 10 feet the best of 1t running to first
| base. He has the curve of a right
! handed pitcher mastered. His over
/ whelminss advantage, however. is of tbs
! team rather than the individual sort
/ He can bunt to better advantage thar
| the right handler, because he can reach
/ first faster Nothing will demoralize
an infield so much as having a series
/ OIL DuulS OF SLOW DOuuQ6IS beaten out
Having balls hit through like cannon
shots is bad enough but having scratch
hits beaten out by a fast fellow, hav
| ing a third baseman drawn in to fell
| a bunt and then almost massacrsd By
a hard drive is the most provoking
and exasperating of all plays. Playing
against Indianapolis the other day, Bur
kett, Heidrick and Donovan made sue
| cessiye Fsafe hunts, which, followed by
two hits, were enough to win any gam
and drive any team up in the air. I
is the utter state of decentralization
rather than anything else, to which
lot of left-handed hitters drive an in
field that makes them valuable. TIL
superiority of the left-handed hitters
apparent by the fact that of the
best hitters in the league u bat left
handed. OF the so players who bate
within the coveted 800 class last yea
35 were left-hand hitters. At that tn
right-handers were piled together a
the bottom Of the nst.-Cincinnati En-
| Quirer.