The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-11


season.
Charlie Hickman has batted safely In
10 consecutive games. the record for the
season I'm the big league. "Hick' has
connected IN 70 out OF the last 81 games.
Katoli, the Chicago American Lacquer.
who was formerly with Fall River In the
New England, Is said TO hold the record
of the season on shut-out games.
Pitcher McKcnna, the former Brockton
twirIer. who has been with Cleveland this
year. has gone home TO Virginia. He has
been I'm poor health all season, but has
won 10 games out OF 20.
Connor has few OF the Eastern
league and several other league second
basemen beaten TO death I'm fielding
ground balls. Worcester Spy.
The Derby team holds one record for
the season. and that is playing to the
smallest crowd OF the season. There
were IS paid admissions at a game there
last week.
Pittsburg has purchased the release OF
Eddie Pool from the Wheeling club. He
is a shortstop that Eddie Barrow had an
eye on. and was trying to get. The price
paid was 500
The veteran Van Haltren made his i25th
hit OF the season In this city on Thursday.
He reached his top notch In put outs that
day with seven, a figure he also attained
June 20. Three times this season he has
put six men out In games.
"BiI' Dahlen In always the last one OF
the Brooklyn players TO come on the field.
This seems very iaxy OF him at first sight.
but he makes up for lost time once the
game starts. He covers an immense lot
OF ground. and seldom let's anything get
by him. His number OF accepted chances
nearly always runs into a double column
OF figures.
Roy Thomas played As consecutive
games. from May to July 10. without an
error, accepting 107 chances. On April %
he had seven put outs and one assistant
on June I six outs and one assist. This
nearly equals the record made by Ryan
OF Chicago in 1859, who played co games
without an error. and had nine put outs
in one game.
The season OF the Eastern league ends
with the games of September p. Hartford
closing in Syracuse. AS far as can be
learned, Providence. Worcester. Hartford
and Toronto will have a balance on the
right side OF the ledger. BY strict bust
ness economy and by supplanting stars
with cheaper players. but In no way
weakening his club, Manager Tom Burns
OF Springfield will not he a heavy loser
financially. Hartford Globe.
Here are some choice things from Arlie
Latham. while he is on parade in the
coach box: "Cheer up. everybody. The
sun may come out. Now. Heine. nobody
amt out yet Talk about ginger New
ball. How is that Robert? Foul? Thank
you kindly. sir. o. Maggie Mitchell. Hard
running today. Wei. well. A. j. Reach.
o, dear. Eye like dead eel, / guess.
stand UP. Joe. Get that hump on your
hack. More ice on the corpse Quite a
favorite. Yes? No? Nit?'
A Pottsville, Pa..amateur twirler named
Enders. has established a record probably
never befor eequalled. A few days ago.
pitching for the Trilbys. he necessitated
only three put-outs In the field. giving the
catcher a chance for all the remaining "a
on strike-outs. His team won TO 5.
There are epople who persist that Hart
ford has an excellent chance OF winning
the pennant Hartford scribes are harping
on tie splendid opportunities OF the team.
A team that depends solely upon Its pitch
ers TO win games cannot always be sue
cessful When a Hartford twirler gets
bumped a bit. it's cinch that the other
team will win. because the Nutmeggers
couldn't hit bushel baskets served to
them. in chute from the pitchers box
Worcester Spy.
Old Herky Jerky Is the star OF the Wor-
cester team when II comes to shutouts.
Horton has beaten Toronto 20. Syracuse
so and Hartford 100 and 1910. This last
is the worst defeat any Eastern league
team has experienced this season. Provi-
dence beat Syracuse 20-4. and Springfield
did up Montreal 1873. but is TO sounds
worse than either.
The Referee.