The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-14
Right From the Bat.

N ITCHER HAHN of Cincinnati ac-
complished the pitching feat of
~ the season Thursday by shutting
out Philadelphia without a hit or run.
The feat was accomplished once be-
fore this season by Amole of Buffalo,
when he goose legged the Detroit team.
Hahn's feat, of course, Is the greater,
however, when one considers the class
of batsmen he had to face. No one
will belittle the assertion that Phila-
delphia has the best batting team in
the National league, and when
youngster like Hahn can retire the
terrific batting Quakers without sim
gle binEo he certainly deserves to be
patted on the back.
There has been n shakcup in the To-
ronto infield, and Derby Day Clymer,
late nagcr"Captain of Wilkes Barre,
has been shifted to second base from
short stop. Bruce is filling the gap at
short.
Johnnie Burns, the heavy batting
Avoca boy, who played with Wilkes
Barre all season, has caught on with
the Dayton, O., team, which, it will
be remembered, claimed him earlier
In the year. Burns is playing second
base and batting strongly. Hardesty,
last year with Newark, and Gochnaur,
of Paterson, are other eX-Atlantic
leaguars on the team.
Waly Taylor didn't last long with
Montreal, Captain Dooley having al
ready released him. After Taylor left
Toronto he Immediately signed with
Montreal and in the first game made a
grand suppression. His work fell off,
however, and he has been let go.
Archie Stimmel has been released by
Cincinnati and signed by Indianapolis.
The long twirlcr pitched his first
American league last week and won it
against Minneapolis. The Cincinnati
team has an excellent pitching staff
and Stimmcl wasn't given really fair
trial.
Outfielder Lawrence of New Castle
made a great record in left field in a
recent game against Mansfield. He
accepted eleven chances without an
error, having ten put outs and one as
sst, the latter being a THROWN to
complete Il double play.
Frank Killen, formerly a National
league star, when he wore q Pittsburg
uniform, has been released by the Chi
cago National league team and signed
I
league team.
Jack OBrien, the old Scranton out
fielder infielder, and general utility
man, is playing in left field for Kan
sas City. Jack is putting up good,
steady game, but, strange to say, is
not batting as heavily as he did last
year at Washington in the National
league. However, all the eX-National
men who are playing on the American
league teams are discovering that
there is no very great difference in the
pitching. and that they must keeE
their eyes just as wide open and them
selves as much on the alert if they
would maintain any sort of batting
average, as though they were facing
the big league twirlers.
1t must make one Thomas Lotus
manager of the Chicago National
League team, very sore at heart when
he Gazes at American league scores
and sees the way in which Samuel
DUNCAN, first baseman of the Kansas
City team, is banging out singles
doubles, triples, four sackers, etc. Bis
Sam is smashing 'em out with a fire.
Quency that is appalling, and wher
LOTUS reflects that he traded DUNCAN
together with several other players, tC
Kansas City for Camel, without ever
giving DUNCAN a trial, ii must certain
" make him feel like going into the
rear of the grand city and inflictinE
several vicious kicks upon himself
Cancel has fclded his position well
but has batted at a .2j0 clip, and a
present has been supplanted at frs
by SandOW McrtcS