Evening star., 1900-09-25
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| They may make 1t pleasant for the leader:
yet. .g.t5. +. Isl -C.-s ~ - estf
Boston tried a new catcher yesterday b,
| the name of Connor, haifng from Bridge
port, Conn The youngster made a ba6
| start. having two passed balls and two wild
throws. 1sss e-a .f- --~sts
Here's base ball humor for you: Presi-
dent Ebbltts has protested Robinson and
McGraw. of st. Louis for rowdy tactics In
Brooklyn. while he has nothing to say
about; Meg -nnty's assault on Snyder or the
high and lofty kicking of Dahlen, Kelley,
Sheckard and Jennings II.
The Pittsburg club has signed Reidy, the
Milwaukee pitcher. for next year. He is q
good enc.
-Rtchey's errors were of the fatal kind in
Saturdays game But Claude has done
great things this year and 1t is hardly fair
to grumble.
The Ros.nn directors have decided that
the club must have at least one more good
ca-cher and two first-class pitchers. besides
a clever young infielder who can help out
Lowe. Long and Collins now and then
when in need of rest.
Barrett Hartzell and Geier are three
Troublesome little, chaps a. the top of Gin
to pitch to because OF their size. Menefee
gave but three passes Saturday. the three
midgets drawing all of them
Afthur irwin was a clever man at detect
ing Signs when he was manager of the
Quakers. Groundkeeper John Schwab of
the Philiies says that it was he who tipped
off the buzzer on the Philadelphia grounds
10 Captain Tommy Corcoran.a
New York'S record in the eastern series
Is second only to Pttsburg's, and that in
dicates that both in batting and fielding the
Giants, when they are themselves, are the
superior OF most of the teams that a~e
ahead of them. -v--- .a.-
Ihe claim ..a. the. record af txranty-f,,,r
hits made by New York against Chicago
on last Tuesday. stands as the tase- hit
achlevement of the season is not supported
by fact On July 81 Pittsburg made twen-
ty-six hits in the game with BROOKLYN
Whiie only few days before philadelphia
rolled up twenty-five hits against the
Pirates.
Despite all the talk of John J. McGraw' 5
future. the Honorable Muegsy himself mr.
later than Thursday last, made the asser-
tion: Nothing has transpired to warrant
1he assertion that will be at the head of
a baltimore team next year"
What wouldn't the Philies do If they had
a string of pitchers like Hahn. Scott, New
ton, Breitenstein and Phillips of Cincfnna ii I.
iiKe Grifheh. Garvin, Callahan and Taylor
OF chicago; like Leever. Chesbro, PhiIippi
and WaddelI Of Pittsburg. or like Carrick,
Mercer Hawiey and Seymour of New
York? asks Horace Fogel in the Philadel-
phia Ledger. Well. what's the matter with
Dir Dineen at pds. Lewis Wits Nichols and Pittin
If all reports are true, the Brooklyn p -ay-
ers are up in the air. 1t is said that the
champions do not make a move without
first consulting Hanfoni If any blame is
placed for losing the pe!inant they want it
to rest on the broad shoulders Of foxy Ned
The Pirates and Rrooklsns are now keyed
up to high notch. and 1t is like'y that
neither team viii play its normal game
during the next few days. The race Is GER
tainly one Of -theselosesf in the history of
the national game. gaEs
Manager Hanlon was after the new men
secured by the Chicago, club Hanlon sent
Pfackney of Peoria and afterward Pitcher
McGinnty to look at pitcher Hughes of
Omaha, also Strarg and King. They re-
ported that the players would not do The
Chicago club thensselt Ted Sullivan to look
the men over and negotiate for their re-
lease. Ted reported that, in the two minor
fitted for fast company. and the result was
that the men were signed for Chicago.
Hughes has shown himself capable and the
two infieiders have already proved them
selves winners. .3a