The times., 1901-06-11
HOW the Clubs stand.
National League)


Cincinnati ........--....-..- " 10 '99V
Brooklyn .--..---.-.--..--..- - -
Philadelphia .------.-.------ ~
St Louis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Il - -
Boston Neutrality-suspicious. Is u -5lS
Chicago OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 20 'o'5
When in doubt. pick out a slugger and give
him a base balls but be sure the next man
up isn't in the bum hitter class-fron bi-i
EvereJt's Pearls OF Thought.
The situation in the tenth inning was
something awful, the score was tie,
and the Chicago men, who have won
more medals for slugging the ban than
were ever conferred upon the champion
roller skater or the trick bicycler were
about to face the mighty Gear. The
crowd at American League Park. some
forty-one hundred wildly insane and de-
liriously happy followers OF the fortunes
of the Manning tribe Of ball tossers, were
standing on their feet, yelling to beat
the band. and a roar Of encouraging
words were waited from the grandstand
TO the pitcher who had stepped in and,
to all purposes, saved the day for Wash
ington.
Bill Everett nervCusiy tcyed with his
mustache as he put on the sofa pillow
that he uses for glove To stop the hot
ones fired over in his territory. Then he
motioned to Gear 10 meander to first.
Hist said the Senator's captain.
Gear hlstcd.
The heads Of the captain and the occu-
pant Of the pitchers box were as close
together as the members Of a male quar-
tette singing The Old Oaken Bucket
and lingering with much fondness on the
barber shop chords.
Hoy, the mute, was on first. which he
had secured on a rafting single 10 right.
and he listened intently TO get an inkling
OF what was doing, but not a clue could
he get He might as well have been a
local 5. Holmes on the hunt for BOnine
clues
"'Tis weH," finally sigualed Everett to
the other members of the Washington
Club, and Gear returned to his pl@ce in
the middle Of tie diamond. He suddenly
curled himself W into a knot and as
suddenly jumped out of the box, 50 as
not 10 make a balk- He wig-Wagsed TO
Catcher BIZ Clark 10 come for d word
Of final instruction for the great bit Of
strategy that was about 10 be unfolded
to the wonderment and satisfaction of the
populace which had become impatient
and had begun 10 rudely call 'Aw, what's
the matter with y0use?" Get in the
game Get move on your- and other
Similar harsh words that evidenced an
about 10 be pulled off
With Hoy on first. TWO men out and
the score q lie, and over 4g5o fans vainly
wishing the game were a matter of his
tory, that they might cut for home and
belated dinners, the situation was indeed
one Of stUpendOus import As Isbell, the
elongated first base guardian Of the Chics.
came up 10 the plate with a look Of de-
termination in his left eye-his right was
shaded by the Vizor OF his cap. SO the
veraciCus historian Of the game is unable
to recount what this particular optic was
doing-Eiarke stepped nan dozen i~et
away from the plate and Gear threw a
wide one.
All, ha,
Twas as plain as a Supreme Court de-
eisioni
Strategy was being employed TO win the
game. Everett, the handspring Of the
combination, had evolved the massive
idea that as Isben had once been known
70 make a safe hit when a man was on
base. ne might remember just how the
trick was done. and this would be equiya-
Again did the sphere leave the Gear
paw anG land in Clarke,s cushion some
ten feet from the plate, while lsbeH looked
aghast at the proceedings, and was no
ticed 10 smother desire 10 turn around
and bat from the other side Of the plate,
and Try whack al the ball in this un-
conventional position.
-Four times did the bail sail wide Of the
rubber.
MT Haskell. and with a look Of unutter-
able disgust written all over his patrician
features, the Chicago first bdSeman
walked down toward Everetts stamping
Wasn't it a cute scheme?" queried
He laughs best who laughs last %
quoted Isbcll pulling from his pocket his
book Of Brilliant Get Backs for All
Times and Occasions
Then up stalked Hartman.
Hartman, then. was the good thing
Everett had touted 10 the rest Of the
Meaningless.
Gear Rrinned sardonicaEy as ne recalled
what captain Bill had said about the
Windy City third bagman being a come
on a buyer Of gold bricks. a cinch, and
all the other things Everett had termed
the player in whose veins courses the
blood Of some % the proudest members Of
the German nobility Of Cincinnati.
Gear pondered second before striking
out Hartman
Hmm he unused; guess TE Hand
him with high straight one
This is whore Gear made his fatal mis-
take Had he presented Hartman with q
low out shoot this story would never
have been written Bot as matter OF
fact Hartman of late has been showing
q great foudness for high balls Of varl-
Gus kinds including the sample offered
by Gear The ban was handed up on a
silver platter 10 t1e Chicago third Dag
patFplmau. and air he hau 10 do was 10
give II a gentle tap with the end Of his
Bills and IL started on a tour Of iuspec-
tion that is said TO have included the
Milky Way. the recently discovered snow
covered fields Of Mars. and several other
interesting points that are not usually
visited by the personally conducted tour
fst Before Il returned TO its owners, the
small boys on the other side Of the fence
had engaged ia mad struggle for pos
session that II might be used on the moT-
row as a means OF obtaining admission
10 the last game with the Comiskey clan.
Hoy. lsbell and Hartman chased each
other around the circuit Of the bases and
the official scorer chalked down what
r,royred TO be the three winning runs, for
rrhen the Senatorial wonders tried 10 take
q fall out of SIR. Clarke Grifiith they were
eyide utly scared by his importance, for il
should be remembered Mr.. Griffith IS not
only pitcher. captain, manager, and any
number of other things in connection with
fhe Chicago team. and he has served no
1fce on ali the hitters IN the American
league that any man who knocks him for
q safe hit will stand but little chance OF
ever drawing a salary from the Chicago
fr.slsury SO out OF respect for Mr. Grif-
ffls and bearing in mind that the dinner
hour was long past due, and ball players