The Washington times., 1901-09-04
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

"1f anybody thinks the National
leaguers in the American League have
had a bed of roses to travel this year
they are badly mistaken and don't know
what ttrey are talking about" says Jim
rnie Collins. the Boston third baseman.
Three of those who came over from the
National have been picked out causing
all the disturbances in the American this
year, yet those three are the ones who
worked the hardest for the success of the
American League last winter.
But in saying that the eX-Nationa1
leaguers have had a tough time | exclude
these three-Grifffth. McGraw, and Duffy.
No matter who you pick out among the
players who left the older organization
last winter for Ban Johnson's. they have
ell of them found plenty to do to keep up
with the pace.
This talk of the hitting being so much
better in this league than in the National
because the pitchers are weaker Is all
bosh. Sometimes it is said that way and
again it is just turned around and said
that the bat work is weak because the
pitching department, drawn largely from
the National League. outclassos the bat
ters. The fact of the matter is, there are
lust as many young twirlers in the Amer
lean League who never pitched in the
National in their lives and who are max
ing good against those brought over last
winter as there usually are in the Ma
tional. Where can better youngsters be
found than Winters. Mitchell, Moore, Mil
Ter. and Patterson? They can hold their
own with the best National League COM
pany and they have never been in the
National. If pitching is poor and the bat
ting is strong what has been the matter
this year with Louis Criger and Bill
Clarke? Both of them were way up In
stick work last year in the National, and
look where they are now-htting ABOUT
$50 These comparisons between the two
leagues are odious, as comparisons always
are. The leagues are more evenly matched
than people think they are.
The Boston Club has had great good
fortune this year. We have been up near
the top. most of the tine. and the people
here arr with us heart and soul so much
so that Soden had to, come to the %
cent limit Still we draw the crowds and
now the club is on velvet. We have
enough ahead, after paying all necessary
expenses for the year. to carry the team
to the end of the season and every cent
taken in from now on can be laid away
in the strong box for rainy day. we
ought to play to $1,000 more before the
end of the season. and II the club stays
at the top with close hnish 10 Cnlcaeo'
think we will do 1T.
Shugart is said to have had all kinds of
offers since President Johnson has put his
ban on him. The Columbus Club. of the
Western League, has made him an offer
of 500 a month to finish the season. and
another club has made still better offer
to him to take the reins and manage 1t.
Shugart will not accept anything this sea-
SON. however, until the whole trouble Is
settled, so far as the league officials are
concerned.
Comiskey has taken the managerial
reins for the rest of the season. and fig
ures that if the Chicagos can increase
their lead to four or five games during
the Western series it will enable them to
hold IL to the wire.
Adkins the Beloit College pitcher. who
has signed Milwaukee contract for next
season. is under the ban of professional
ism on account of his playing with a
team. Adkins expects
to play on the Beloit football team this
fall
Charley Hickman, one of Freedman's
Giants. promises to develop into a good
pitcher. He has been hit but eleven times
in two games. It's good record. consid-
ering that "Hick'' has not pitched in over
three years.
According to Dick Padden the National
League clubs are using but little team
work this year and are playing almost
absolutely without signs. They are play
ing the game with no frills or fringes.