Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

field were like one happy family. All of
the boys were pals. There were no cliques,
no factions. go get the runs" was Han
Ions motto. Another. and the one which
really meant the secret of the clubs sue
cess was do just what the other fellows
don't expect you to do" / have seen one
of the weakest batters on the team go to
the plate with the bases full and two hands
out and bunt the ball. And he scored the
man from third. too; just because the other
fellows were not looking for 1t.
When the team returned to Baltimore to
open the season of 1884 with the New York
Giants Hanlon was under cover He
would make no prediction for the club save
to say that he thought his men would fin-
ish in the first division. The best known
base ball scribes in the country laughed
at this prediction. Among these were Tim
Murnane and Jake Morse of Boston. The
very best Baltimore could get, they said.
was eighth place in the tweFe-club OUTFIT
In the parade to the base ball grounds on
the opening day-brass bands. flags. cheers
and all sorts of frills-the writer rode In a
carriage with 0. P. Caylor of the New
York Herald; Joe Villa of the New York
Sun and George Stackhouse of the New
York Tribune. None OF these men had
the Orioles placed any better than ninth.
New York, of course. was to win the PEN
nant They talked of the great condition
Of Rusies arm and of how Charley Farrell
was lining them down TIC second. They Of
fered to bet three to one that New York
would win the opening game, with no TAX
ers. But much to the disgust of Nick
Engel Judge Cullum, De Wolf Hopper Dig
by Bell Marshall Wilder and about 600
other New York rooters who had accom-
panied their club to Oystertown. Mcmahon
and Robinson outpointed Rusie and Farrell
and Baltimore won the first game Not
only that, but they won all the rest of the
series and the Gothamites left town a de-
jected and poorer lot.
The New Champions Disclosed.
Of no
and run was tried for the first time in the
the victim. Jennings had reached first
base with one out. The sign was given
and Jennings made q bluff to steal. Farrell
shot the ball down and Ward. who was
playing second. covered the bag. This was
what Kelley, who was at the bat wanted to
know. On the next ball pitched Jennings
started for second In earnest and Ward
ran over to take the throw Kelley banged
the ball to the position that Ward had just
vacated and Johnny tried to reverse, but
couldn't The ball rolled out to right field.
Jennings kept on to third and on Tiernan's
throw to catch him there Kelley sneaked
down to second. Brodie, next up, hit safe
ly and two runs scored.
You cant beat that kind of base bal"
Ward said to the writer at his hotel after
the game.
The squeeze play-which means for the
man on third to start toward the plate
bunt the ball-was also tried by this gang
first, as was the triple steal. which means
the same play with the bases full. The
Orioles didn't forget. either, to rake up for
gotten tricks Of bygone days that We're
good ones. and to make them good again.
One OF these, said to have been invented
by the celebrated Mike Kelly Of Chicago
and Boston. was tried successfully upon
one occasion the writer remembers by
Keeler, In Chicago. Big Bill Lange. now
In retirement In California, was at the bat.
and he hit one OF those furious drives of
his that went right between the first base
man and the bag. The ball curved pretty
nearly to the foul line, and LANCE. who
could run like quarter horse. was pound
ing away to stretch It into three-bagger.
Keller playing right WAS digging just as
fast after the ball. Suddenly Wee Willie
grabbed up the sphere. passed It In to Reitz:
who shot II to third, and LANCE was nailed
by Mcaraw by fifteen feet
After dinner that night the Baltimore
boys were sitting in front of the fremont
House when LANCE strolled up. Approach
Ing Keeiers he said:
willie, / take OF my bonnet to You tor
doing one OF the fastest bits OF fielding that
have seen for many q day. I have made
q dozen Of these hits to that corner this