Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-20
THE DIAMOND {

versity pitcher. who, on January 10, sign
ed Philadelphia American League club
contract. and two weeks ago asked and
received $50 in advance on account OF
his salary for 1901 from Connie Mack,
but fhO has since signed with and re-
ported for duty to the New York club.
today tried to escape the legal respon-
sibility of his action by sending check
for $50 to the manager of the local club.
but Manager Mack. upon the advice of
his lawyers. refused to accept the same.
returning it uncashed. with letter or
dering him to report here at once. If
Matthewson refuses he will likely he
made the defendant in two suits. one
for breach of contract. and the other
for receiving money under false pre-
lenses.
1t seems that Manager MoPhee has
Sc cured the equal of Harry Steinfeldt.
| when it comes to throwing. in Billy Ber-
gen. Bergen can hand the sphere around
| the bases like creased lightning. He
\ throws exactly like his brother Martin
but there is much more speed on the
ball. He throws from the plate without
! getting out of disposition. He does not
! take a step or move a foot. but Just
, SLABS the ball around. With Steinfell 1t
! at third. the ball was sent through space
/ so fast that the naked eye could not fol-
Slow it. The feature of Bergen's throw
| ing is that he can place the ball to either
base without changing his position in
! the least All the members of last years
! t. am who saw him catch at Fort Wavne
! pronounced him the most promising
youncstsr who has stepped into the
league in recent years.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
No accession to the Baltimore team
could have been more acceptable than
| Pitcher Schmidt He is the uueerest
! genius that ever happened in base ball
history. He has fine mental material.
=; with an excellent command of language
| and an optmism that has never been
| evceled since the world began. His
greatest peculiaritv is his absolutely un-
a'terable high opinion of his own ahili-
/ ties. He makes the most startling dec
larations of his wonderful achievements
in the past and trumnhs in store for the
future. without glitter of the eye II
show that he appreciates the unconscious
humor Of his remarks. He tells at
length his success as a pitcher. and in
truth he is a twirler who has caused
the best of them to retire after three
coaching. even more than his delivery.
H. delights to tell strange doings.-Bal-
timore Sun.
FIN the controversy over the services of
Albert Wagner. the Eastern League
awarded the PLAYER to Providence. At
the conclusion of last season Wagner
o"ened negotia tiors with both the Syria
cuse and Rochester clubs After nracti-
cally accepting the terms of the Roch as
ter club Manager Leonard. of the syria
Cuse club agreed to raw the player al
vance money if he would sign a contract
A contract dated ahead of the commence
ment of the NEGOTIATIONS with Rochesta,
was sent to Warner by Leonard. and
ne was told t. sign it and he would ~
raid tie advance money demanded
When the waiter came up for considera
ton tie Providence peonle produced q
contract bv which the nIaver agreed tc
riav with the club After lot of dis.
cussion WAGNER was awarded to thai
tear. The lea",'e decided to reprima nd
the Syracuse club and warn the players
IS
rich rare joke at the expense of ths
National League magnates can be dis
covered by any one who cares to lOOs
statutes will show that while the mag
: mates We're thoughtful enough to amen,
the rule concerning times at bat deduct
ed for sacrifice hits they utterly forge
the change they have just made in thu
playing rules by taking off the hit-bs
pitched ball clause. AS the rules now
stand. a player gets a time at bat de
Quoted If he either makes a bunt sacri
flee or purposely hits ball to the fiel,
to have himself retired at first. The rule
deducting a time at bat when hit by &
pitched ball. however. still stands ur
changed. How. Obeying thus rule liter
ally. can accurate scoring be done? Sup
pose Keller when at bat, is wallOpet
on the shin. He does not get his base
but under the scoring rule. a time a
bat must be taken off. If he afterwart
makes a hit. how does he stand ON tn
scoring? If he is given four balls. doe!
he get two times at bat taken off?
he it hit four times. is he credited will
four deductions from his lab" column
EXCHANGE.