Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-11

tract an immense crowd. there is not q |
chance ON earth of it's being arranged.
THE DIAMOND.
There is no doubt that The magnates
are troubled at the poor attendance that
has marked the games this season =
some cities. n that some plan is on !
foot to bring about a change in condi-
TONS. The only salvation appears to be
in giving umpires full power and placing |
a live man at the head of the league.
Jack Doyle OF the New York club said
to somebody who was not tired of listen
ing to his troubles: Il feel sure that !
was given all the worst of that incident
in Cincinnati. I'll admit I did wronu
pulling Bob Emslie's sleeve, but TIL
swear on a stack of bibles tina he gave
me a clout on the jaw with his elbow be-
fore we came together. Emslie lost his
scrimmage, and yet I got the worst OF
it-am pictured as a murderous ruffian,
who Jumped on the umpire from chine
~Clnc1nnatians want me chased to the
woods and Kept there. I am willing to
assume my share of the responsibility
for that unfortunate affair, but Emslie
must share 1T with me. My offense was
not to be compared with the assault
made by Billy Dahlen and half a dozen
Brooklyn players on Ned Swartwood
here This week, but no n in these parts
has advocated theh black list for them"
Several years ago." declared Jim Col
Inns ITO a Cincinnati Enquirer man, I'VE
won lots of games in the last inning,
and the result was that when we came
i'm for our last turn at the bat in the final
inning in a close game, or even If we
needed four or five runs, our players had
confidence, while the opposing team
would always be a little nervous, partic-
ularlv after a man had reached first
base. 1t is a nice thing for a team to win
games in the last inning.
The Phillies will have to face a lot Of
good pitchers this week. Cincinnati has
Hahn, Breitenstein, Scott, Newton and
several others, while Chicago has a great
quartette in the league In Griffith, Gala
han. Garvin and Observation-Disclosures
Record.
was recently suspended by President
Ban Johnson for 10 days for ~disgraceful
conduct at Chicago-same Did George as
played at Haight street. San Francisco
Bulletin.
Beckley has but two superiors in the
league when it comes to playing first
base. Tenney and Jennings can outfield
our own Jake, but neither has hit the ball
as hard as he has this season. With
the exception of this pair none of the first
basemen in the league is in Jake's class.
He may make errors, and they all do
that, but he is an earnest worker, excel
lent hitter, and one of the most scientific
Commercial.
Jim O'Rourke has been noted for his
fondness for fve-syllable words n long
sentences, and va set the wheels moving
in the umpire's head when he calls him
down for some blunder. O'Rourke uses
up-to-date methods in his Connecticut
league club, writes Tim Murnane Now
!, and then some visiting pitcher must be
ratified. SO James has a small army of
boys gathered just outside the grounds
that are let loose at a given signal, ana
as they gather back of first base with
} Indian yells, O'Rourke can be seen
wreathed in smiles"
:. Asked whom he considered the worst
: umpire now ON President Young's stan,
t Manager Ned Hanlon said: That IS a
question which I can't answer: but l
can tell who is the best. In my opinion
: Bob Emslie conducts the game better
1 than any umpire now IN the business,
, and I am never afraid of not getting a
fair break when he is officiating. How
: ever, two unpires are better than one;
; and I would not oppose a move to re-es-
l tablish the double umpire system.
} The Boston team is said to harbor a
2 clique a la that New York bunch, VINO
l are set on getting Frank Selee out OF
r the business and have Hugh DUFFY man
, age the Beaneaters. The charge IS a Sc
: rious one, and if proved true, as IN the
: case of the New York players, ought to
! bring out a few cases OF blackllstlhs.-
: Pittsburg Telegraph.
: AS the weather grows warmer this sea
! son the scores of the league games pc
: come smaller, says Tim Murnane' Inls
n = -. A. eovarol fhirpc. first the nttcn-
e ers are in better condition to use their
arms and have better control of curves
l Then the players improve in laying TOT
the batsmen and make it harder to get
in safe hits.
/, The Connecticut State league is per-
. haps the most prosperous baseball or
. ganizatton in the country outside OF the
three big ones, writes Tim Mnrnane: !
= spent a few days last week IN the NUT
: meg state looking over the young talent,
I and came to the conclusion that there
are more promising players In this smaN
: league than are to be oundi in either the
American league or the Eastern: t .hs
games We're we'll patronized, the
: playing of the ~snappiest kind. Among
the old time ball players now looted IN
that part of the country I fonud Roger
:. Conner, known years ago as the .sturuS
I oak" Conner is half owner OF the wa.
/. terbury club, his native place, ana ie
I playing first base. He informed me ina,
r old players found the pace rather ho'
: in one Of the smallest salaried
: in the business, for $1,000 a month Is q
: that goes to the players, and some OF cne
I clubs are run for much less.
It a been claimed that the st. Lou
club has the largest salary list OF any
club. This claim Is not founded on facts
for the distinction Of getting rid OF the
greatest amount Of money-this season al
least-belongs to the Brooklyn. a