The times., 1901-06-17
How the Clubs stand.
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Washington and Detroit Will oppose
each other this afternoon. There is great
rivalry between the two teams on account
of the president of the Senators being a
resident OF Detroit and also because, thus
far the local men have proved too much
for the Michiganders. Carrick viii un-
doubtedly be sent in to try his hand this
afternoon, and as he had good luck in
his game against Detroit, the club should
have fair chance to pun out a game
and get their names on the right side
Of the score. just for change
Pitcher Wyatt Lee. of the Senators.
leads the American League twirlers in
hitting. Up to June u, inclusive Lee had
a batting average OF .3f3. He has pitched
nine games and has been victorious in
seven instances.
Hughey Jennings is expected to land in
Baltimore this morning from Cornell Uni
Versity. As President Johnson has as
/ sured the management of the Athletics
/ that Jennings will play in Philadelphia
! or nowhere else in the American League.
/ II viii be highly interesting to watch
/ the hedge game that will be adopted by
! the urbanc Mr. Johnson. 1t is expected
/ that Jennings will be sent to his old time
I position at short field. as he reports that
J his arm is strong enough to stand the
/ strain to which it will be put i'll swapping
! the balls over to first
The different managers of the American
! and National Leagues are keeping a close
! watch nowadays on the performances Of
the college pitchers Some of the most
promising material that has been develop
! ed this year is the product os the univers-
ity game. Matthewson, of New York and
Plank, Of the Athletics, are notable ex-
amples of the sort of players that are
graduated from the college ranks. There
are any number of fast helders, too, that
have been secured from the same source.
President Burns, of Detroit, after an
experience at Philadelphia, voices the
/ opinion that Lajoie should be handicap
ped-aliowed only two strikes and the op-
posing pitcher given about eight balls
get the sphere over tha plate. Just at
present, Napoleon IS outbattiug every
other sluSSer in either the American or
the National leagues, and bids fair to
keep up the pace until the end of the
season.
The Detroit News says Haskell is
tcuted as being the best umpire. in the
American League. Washington has had
= dose Of CantiHon, and is at present
enjoying the presence Of Mr.. Haskell
but If there are worse deciders of plays
yet 10 CONF the outlook is indeed dark
and unprUmIsinS.
This is bad weather for the pitching
phenoms. Mat-hewson, the great youth
Of the New Yorks. after winning eight
straight games, has since dropped nye
hand running, and the end is not Yet IN
sight.
Ned Hanlon favored by fortune in
every manner. shape, and form ever since
he tied up with hustling players at Oys-
teryiIIe, is in bad luck this season for the !
first time in his long career. The Ameri-
can League made a big hole in his team
when it captured AIcGinnity, Jones, ana
Cross. The Iron Man would never have
left HauIon had he been treated squarcly
on the salary question, but he didn't rel
ism the pay he received for practically !
in 1860 nor the 800 bonus he was handed !
after il was all over. McGuulty made I
several visits to st. Louis last winter, and /
wnen threatening to desert Hanlgu said I
ne contemplated the move wholly because |
OF the cheap way he had been treated by /
the Brooklyn maEHate. He s. too cheap |
for me, said Mac at the time, and |
I'll never return to him. The Iron !
Man openly ay1wtd that IL would bee /
St. Louis in the National. or MCGTaW iu !
the American for him tins summer, and. |
though his statement was regarded as a !
huge bluff down East 1t proved 20 be- /
sincere. and after Frank Robson had /
failed to secure his release from Han |
Jon and Ebbets he Jumped to the Amer /
lean. and brought up with johnny Nc !
Graw, just as he said he would. MCtGu- |
nifty is missed more than words can tell. |
and Fielder Jones and Lave Cross have /
made holes that lidnlOn has been uTaui, |
To iii. With Dahlen on the sick list and !
Kelley out Of the fray, Brooklyn IS. iu- /
deed, in sorry plight and if the Cardi- /
nails can continue their present fast play |
ing they should come near making a
clean sweep from the 1900 champions.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Says KeeIer: Curve pitching is no
harder to hit than straight balls pro-
yiding the batsman knows what is com
ing. But it is always a guessing match
between the pitcher and the batter The
pitcher always tries to pitch that which
is not expected, and the batter always
tries to guess what is coming next
Burkett declares that no batter is fin
ished until he is able TO buut the bail to
either side Of the plate. OF course, it
may not always go safe, and occasionally !
he viii pop ii up. but he should know
the trick. To Burkett's notion. IL is easier
10 Lunt than it is 60 hit, for not the
slightest swing IS necessary. and there is |
therefore. not much danger OF the effort
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Harry Puiliam ana Barney Dreyfus, of
the Flttsburg National League team, say
the American League has not hurt the
National except that It had caused play
ers salaries to be raised out OF an reason.
bah any more said Mr. Puliam "Nc
have had nothing but bad weather ana
the players get an the money We take
in
The umpire question is troubling The
American League, too. The players. os-
pocially those who jumped from the Va
tiou3l League. are complaining OF the
umpire bitterly. They do not object to
johnson enforcing discipline, but they say
{ h, ump,rjue is worse than they ever saw
before. and they are ciIaGnc because they
cannot cut loose and tell the umpiree
what they think Of them. What both In,
ana American Leagues need is
half a dozen Tim Hursts There never
was any use IN kicking on Hurst s. de
ciSioUs. One day down i'm Baltimore
Harry Steiufodt slid TO tho plate. Rob
irsou grabbed the bali and tagged him
iueT AS his hands hit the plate. Hurst dc