THE OREGON SUNDAY : JOURNAL, PORTLAND,. SUNDAY,. MORNING, APRIL 5, 1908.
BASEBALL-YEAR OF PROSPERIOT
'Interesting Prospectus Ttat
It
S&S$E?O.STER
' : ' TEAR OrjPKOSPERrrT1. ' j ,
I (Br Ban- Johnson. President of the
. ,. , .American League.)
' lomt or the wonders of the Amr--lean
league seem to be doubtful as
to whether this on will bo
proeperous aa tho two or three pre
ceding. I am mora optlralatle than
they are, ,11 I ballave that It will
bo more prosperous. J have como
to the conclusion- that baseball en
thusiasts are attracted to the came
aa much for a relief from business
cares aa for other reasons,, and
unleaa there la an extreme business
depression baaeball will not suffer.
In any event, the American lea rue
la better equipped for a faat race
ln,l0s than U haa been In aome
other years, and that will attract'
spectators, no matter what tee con
ditions may be. Our teams are
well enough matched to keep
everybody guessing aa to the win
ner. .... ' . ;')-"..' v, '
Zr , ..,-,ki Playera will be beneflted correapofWlng-
" 1 A , weloomea 'tho .: first balmy '', . . ., ."
v VV ' th "outh wind, that . ' ' '' " -V" ' '
, ' 5'J , ;iurt forerunner - of . tho ad- - -V'-V-iJJ""! "55!
Mora lived through IDOCthan
were able to w.l ths tend the adversities
of .J905, and more are likely to live and
prosper through 1108, than did through
. 1 ft17 all ku..... ,Y. 1 .... .....
w 1 1 mi. w..wuaa 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 ivy. I t-m n una siv
on auoetantiat rooting. . xney . Know
' their position, they know their poasl- ;
bllltlea. ao far aa their relations to the ,
arse leagues axe ooncwrnro, ana inoir
f reateet rlak is In their ability to put ,
ogether such, clubs, aa ahall command,
the aupport of their patrons.' -
. For these reaaons It Is fair to assume '
that the season to come shall benefit tho
'- Pr0nntra or baseball, and It la certain
!tsrsSs
I Astern ariJ f stern' Vns Have Looked Forward to Wltat tte Star Players TKmk t Prospects of tte Approaching Season-Sometlnn.?
'well recompensed', for developing ,',' ; . ; ' ' '"" " ' ' ' ' ''.' v' -"' ' ' : T . -, t' v J ' V-' - "r iv fear than fi
players; whereas, tf there were , rj T rmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammamtmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmm . . fff .' 1111 a l . i"?.
booting and unllcenaed liberty h u u -j ,.., : c "I ?- ''- K"3V ! C T--i V ' A W ' 1 "" tfvfi'l ' O " .- ,.L -ttLjl '. 3 . . O v ! . . rolt wl" 1
nball. the minor league owner would , I C , I ' ' - ' - ' - " r f A J ?' ' Y f i . ' Z.' -SOliBB f , -A S"ZlL X f tea
icked regularly at the end of every . . PKa fmammmmimmmmS Tr la.t year a
ion, with nauaht to reward Mm for NtV 1 7V -7frJ2aC I CT ;ssmuh-ln
patience and 5l. )oy.ty to hi. pub-,VN I t&J 7 P I , "trwould
v'rf:..-v..:.t-.--,-f r.vr.U-. V-. .- f I I 'TV K" -V. 'm!'' ii' ' j 2fl . , I X S l-STni i .the Detroit
ijrf Minor' Leagues;;.-;'; ."''J ' J l-V Jfp'f,- 'v ;&;Vt-t& '"V" - 11 7 XBr
)'';''-'Tf''.' ; " kC'.h
K
proach of spring which oomes
perforce, if -It foljows poetical precs- '
dnt. tripping o'er the lea. with flocRa v
.'of nice little sheep, -skipping fawns.:
- dancing nymphs and rusty brown ball .
playsrs in Its wake. ' t . ; 1 y
Nor i a sad confession to make, but .
ne much to tho credit of the sterling
American people for their good natured
participation In the Incidents and the
details of a fine National sport, that not '
- least of their appreciations Is that for
the "rusty brown ball player," who has -been
tanned and baked by the southern
sun while bis friends and his future
clientele have been fighting away pneu
monia and influensa In the laet rally of
th forces of nature asatnat the all con'
querlng and tireless sun, whose march
' to the north Is unchecked by. gale or
tempest s
It Is almost Aeedleas to ssy that the
baaeball season of 107 was In every
way the best tn the history of the pae
time, not only from the sta ad point of
tlis professional, but from that of. the.
amateurs. .
Yet It would bardly be fair to the
far that baa gone to omit mention of
he fact of Its greatness lna. forecast
of the year that Is to come. It is by
the past that we are able to judge the
future In baseball, as well as in Other
affairs of our busy world. ,
Quality of Game.
In attendance, In the quality 'of tTie
games, In the deportment of the players.
In the Inteest taken by tho publlo and
In the Incidents of the baseball races
there has been no year the equal of that
of 107. It Is true that here and there away where a imtgue fades out in me
.. hi iHutmniiitnimii nt tha middle of the year, and leaves the play
were the bitter disappointments of the wlthout p,,,,, tor the past and
rltlea which failed to aee ia champion. wlth 0 Burety for the future. -
ahlp team, but It Is also true that dls- Buslnees reverses may play their part
appointment In one city Is not without i rducing the gross incomes of sll
Its corresponding elation In another, and leagues. That , is a contingency from
In a measure there Is always an estab- no club or organisation of clubs
llshed balance which is to tho good of u exempt. Nevertheless with. tho per-
overybody. .. feet understanding which exists between .
tiio lauure of yesterday in DasenaH M(ula, u u.th c at the present ,
is alwavs tho hope for tomorrow. There t, tner no ownOT who ,lky , Jl
are cltfes in the major leagues which t- b; depHVed of his rights so long as ft
ij Zisi ' : :. - w laumuny i u. ,n hl- ao ir aa nis nine is secure a pucner wno seems 10
LhVh soned and who may be at the
wheh have struggled for years With the blch ha, Wn,seli t agree, v . . of his rame. Qrlfffth takes the
"il"i".a.1 " "ir" " X.r?f The maintenance of this sUblllty in because" he believe, that It 1.
"rjrr.-r.r tlis control or Dasenau means us ex- ir- a r salvation for his club's weakness.
nmmm t n n wnav vAra vnmrm am. v mr t nm . . . s . . - m irst. isiinii li h.l ' bci.uiiu, n bauqi
1 iiv oM-iav-eaa, wiw thnrtiinn anrt I Jrn at thfrfl rA t( fflKA viiiiim. 11 (joro wv asiuv.ii iwi mo i"tu wnvwai f aiw win wv avia j utvuu.
rights of the player are KZnrnnmtnn mhi mamtM ia,in keeping with the slashing moves for strength which shall have to be reck- fact that he has retained
. aa la aaaerted by soms wno which American lea rue manaaers are oned witn from tne start or tne season, era. ana tnat his svstem
wheel of fortune may stoo this 'season ! . v..
ascat, , n uivu tuv wsi ass aaiw icnsjuv rsaiMtMSiaA
with which they are conheoted. and all v"
tho equal Of the ball player to whtclt
he pretends. The task will be murh
harder for him this season titan It was
last. rithera In the Amrl-in league,
having discovered that be has a weak
ness, will see to It that he Is nvr
permitted to forget It. 1
Ietrolt haa fully aa murh chanoe tn
win - the champlonahlp this year as It
' had last, and these the argument end,
It has no better. - 1 . j t
Chicago;
Chicago seems to have been strength
ened. not so murh by a wholesale ad
dition . of . new players as by . a rear
rangement of the Infield.' Much depends
upon, tho work of Parent If he plays
ball at short as ho was wont to play
with Boaton, tho Chicago Infield Wilt
perhaps be tho fastest oon Jointly In the
American league. Donahue. Davis, Par
snt and TannehlU . are . a remarkably
faat quartet ' Iavls Is as likely, to
become a star second baaeman as ho
has been a star at third and short
atop. He Is a natural inflelder and
takes to the various positions of the
diamond as if he had -been accustomed
v y ,m mil VI illfl. , re,
The outfield will bo .much the same
as it waa laat year. There Is little
probability that a new man will take
the place of either Hahn or Dougherty.
There are some young pitchers on the
team, but thoy have yet to win their
spurs. McFarland has been release
lo Boston, but Chicago will suffer little,
for Sullivan haa done 4 he bulk of the
catching when In condition to do so. '
Chicago ia a dangerous factor In tho
race and always will bo so. long as
Comlakev la In control of the team to
make Itplay ball after his Ideas. .
St Louis.
At St Louis there Is another whole
sale shakeup, due to the fact that Mc
Aleer has been urged to get new talent,
and a great deal of It Ills team Is ,
wholly problematical. ' There Is a great
mixture of men from many teams,' anl
It will be a task to get them to play
ball nnder ono system. Tho Infield will
be quite new. With Jones at first it
Is probable that "Williams 1 will plsy
second. Wallace shortstop and Ferris
third base. Here Is talent, but tho
question Is whether It is talent which
hajl Mn 1 1 hmm mA m-w ...
- , . . ' . . v . ,
The obtfleld Is composed of men
aiv iini, ttiin ur in irery strong
with the bat and two of them merely
rlever. Hoffman, who waa taken from
New York, Is a fine outfielder, but he
never will bo a wonderful batter again.
Unless he Is- cured of his timidity.
Behind the bat there are aome goo.1 .
catchers but not all of them s re men
wno art easy to handle, and MaAlocr ....
Will be at hla wlfa atut In kn -
upon the race for the coming year with American league team had been a poaai- In one other respect that of ba;e barring ths extra man whom ho win up to the mark. . All tho pitchers, with
ISam wnicn IB me Deginning gi wiiu.l uuiiy, jni iuun who iiuu own " uhuiii,, fm w iu luvoumic, nn-j; iu DiTiirec. inu rower,, xiim iiiuv vxcrpuvn, verge upon f.no CiaaS -
s owner calls tho regeneration of base- stone of the infield was sacrificed to and, tf. the pitching staff works with pitchers are the same, except those of of older men. If all of them fail to
De aea- mm eucoeaa wnicn inimipwiea, me me younger element, wnom no may come up 10 expectations 8L. Louis will
height New Tork nine will be dangerous and deem worth retaining. Satisfied with have a hard fight on Its hands from
chancs a winning factor in olose games, by Tlank. Coombs. Dvsert snd Bender, he the moment that the race heaina. ,,
the one reason oflts ability to get runs over dropped Waddell. and will make the Many of hla pitchers are seasoned ,'
Home tne ciate tnrougn tne speea or us in- ngm wiin tne remaining veterans and ana Know tne batters of tho American
league tnorougniy. waddell may take
view 'of the a notion Into his cranium to behave
his old play- and pitch up to his best If he doos,
of team work St Louis will not be tiir ta heat
Thnn flnlltvan fleaaler and Barrett famous. , 1 . w not on arrectea Dy radical onanges, wrn-n ne is in tne oox.
inoney, BUlllvan, uessier ana oarreit .. Kn manner In th Imnr nn ntm that ha will ntiih ih. A,kl.,i. Thur. I. nnf .1..K la ait ff. Am-.l.
less aiaturoea oy tne necessity or commanding position from tho start CHn league wnere a manager m con
It has come to a Pass in baseball "-ir,""' . "Jrit. ;"r men. an 01 uiera, put nui on wim mo gvuu m i nyiwu, ii..iipci i M.a -kl - ,,i... xm.'u n, n. uii-. '.k i" :. ,11Z i, s . k...
hVhert;oau.t2S,,J:.nCSut" 'ffiTWSl irfollowhat suVof ".S which m' OZ eraan . VS and "no" eVTop Tru AthtaUcV" The" fortune" of baVebsll their waV MaTk will bnvinV along f-eul'"Alne thln St LoulsNot '
wUoTotlaTlfe Vehink th. Dato'ne of the greatest' Shin he T? Vt it'hU be-t? 'cUb'a ? "L!ZJS:
a.,.kii.i. ; ..n.f . regardless or consequencea. nucn i - catchers in the United States. Criger. problem. like any other pitcher who has "-","" .""". "''"V'". !'" ?:r "".J' ""- " r.. 1" J.""." V"'u "'
-Ki-fc .i. .rr .V.-T.-. T.-rcrii actly the logical conclusion of any up- romDanv with him another who Is seen the tide go out and leave him 011 "quBTm,'v n"n .n? I?" Wr " reaourceruines- or nis men. with "" m winning stanopoini. ...
games In 107 csn be MtlnAted lit. li heav' ,n baseball that would permit good W he devotes himself to the the shore; Newton, nom and then lm- r.lMBHf, ! hTT vSVS tltS:iZtlSmatilZJnu WUnln ltlt ,U,rt
53ble"re and the fam, a. h . should. Eddie" McFarland, possible to hit and nefer wholly cer- Vub?:l of experimenting. .
255? WTOmW'SK clihf NeW York Chi- IOOTtchVh?erTnXYoung. stlll aage numbed -o't vJclorleS? Hogg, a ltWlWl Waghington.
ZonTh... in lS teS f. in! eago, Phllade phi... Plttabur. . Cincln- a power In the box. and Winter., nd winner if used infrequently; jfeuer. 2JS"' ft:h""dt P .?i"JS,.ti w..h.
- . - . . ... . Ma, 1 ruvo Btiri and an nn rnu in nimn m 1. 1 1 T u a .m
formation, and it Is slso
make estimates reasonably accurate.
rU:-iw-a natl, Cleveland, and ao on. could Jump TahnehllL with experience to aid them, conjectural: Lake, a splendid minor :!rcenl"F:-flimoL.r waeningion is a team almost wholly
accurate into the market, overbid all others, loot whn. Harris, Burchell, Morgan and league pitcher, who may develop Into tA "Ti'JL,"" 01 "work. There is a mixture ot
a eieaoy winner, raaenas a wnoie.it "i Z, k ul " ,i - ""rr-'rv.-' old blood snd vounr anrf not
Wfcat 3Xr Players Say .
perhaps where the information is re-' teams right and left, subscribe to no others ars considered possibilities of a ste
fused, but even when all this Is done, conditions of fn hm; great importance. It would hardly be is a
who Is going to give the accurate fig'
ures for the patronage of amateur
Mtnii, or one third? One might as well
attempt to take the census of the United
selves, and finally place the sport in that possible to call - this combination
attitude where the owner of today would ehamoionshln winninr, team, yet h
not know whether ho would have A team lies ths difficulty to effect a comparl- him.
10 Burhe pTom1 of "hav.'lh.se 3 would '"avS hun'wadde1!? :!"trUtr,eoninUCh 'n h W'y ot tr th. pennant this year 1. ' between
aa proDiemor naving mesa fll th ,.,,.,, w. Brr nnf ,hm positivs assertion. ,h. v.. -ir,v ..ji ft a ,
tiy "Willle, Keeler. .
(Who Never' Talks.) -r
I am not much on 'picking champion-
tomorrow.
son of its form. May It not do much men on the .field is still to come.
until the pitcher was aged, not for the
Behind the bat are Warner,, long in of the others will probably bo playing
rvica ana him vara A.n.M.. o...., last Dan. DUt wnen it cornea tn tha
WOUia oe anaiterea, mr piaysra wuuiu reason 01 tne tci in vincr Kama 'tbi iiiol io n iu ,nu iui nuiw n lh , ... . . - - t . kjiij-ci i, ik ii ain V, iv. ui.ki..j...
Jump hither and thither as offers for of the league are almost as greatly will fill the place which Williams has iom other mlnirer f,".1. Kahoe" Nothing phenomenal, but i, thf Soi will bo the Highlanders
their services were increased! and would changed and must perfect their team left. Of Moriarltv. Elberfeld and Chase "ome omer manager. likely to do good work when tho game 'nd the 8x - v ,
. . ... ... r: '. j :r- s -z - , . . - ir. ; - . r . reason tnat ne mirnt win ror tnam. nut
fr.r.ye"WUha",ngl9regl- would" be shaue'for pikysrsould Sa.on of' th? fact that oTher team's exoept'that' he hu T to find th?t Niie. J"! -2r-5!? fert J Mrv,c d vy capable; Street
It is known that more nersons at
tended the games of the major and
minor leaa-uea than ever before Tt la hold their allegiance 10 one city no, worx rrom tne- beginning wun every mere ia no quoanun. ineir merits a w.,,, mtn...
known th5t 1hi Znrnl Siji longer than the next could mats a' bit as much difficulty as will fall to knoWh. Chase has no, superior, and Mack at Manager.
perhaps but two in tho world can ap
proach mm. .jMoriarny is a gooa rieia-
ls golna their wir.
For Ditchers there la
or possibilities and a
lone- string
Mack Is one of the very few America. HugYi.'patn. and Falk.nbeYg
By George Edward Waddell. , V
(Always WlUing to Talk.) '.
rr. . 11 v. . . . v. 1 . . 1
mci, wiu uw . iiotiiing 10 in - caul4
pionship in , the American ' league ex .
series at its beslnnlnr attracted crowds proposition to pay them a. few dollars Boston.
It Is known that more T SDectators were The necessities of baseball demand Sweeping changes have been made In ing third baseman and Elberfeld a brll- league managers who is so well satis- are known quantities. None of them is
A mo spectators were ..,Ki- .11 r 1,. 4,. lia Kw TorV nlna r.larka Orlfflth liant ahortaton with an uncertain arm. rla.l with th. .tn.,k 1.1. .v... a world beater. Patten nnl.r a.,i.
conTeSt. in 190 and "l? follow; tails' be kept mAAeTubto bisls.Few was told in 1907 that his team was which Is not the detriment that It B pop camwta of fi,ou' Slrcumstances." might ihinrilkea VZ.Ti
throuabout all the baaehSl world it players are Tready to Jump into the major weak in the box and that he could not might seem, owing to th- phenomenal . ' " , P?, Jl camPaln f star. The opportunity has not come his fp' ,.tn ? 2?u. !club 1 m f01
neveuMi hJ'LnV.nh. .n",0 PaS At ' caIC ind the enor- hope to succeed In 1908 unless he had ability. of the,, first baseman. .. with practically the same nine which way. In the younger pitchers it is pos- A...1 lr to
witnessed sWtenr ramel and i i. aaVa moui salary rolls that aro carried by pitchers who could be of more assist- In the outrieid are uonroy. Staht he had last year. His infield Is Davis. ",ole -antuion, the manager, has " " ' ' ' ' ?
t w "for " avoS spectator at a the "arr orgVnlsatlons at the present ance to tho nine than those who played Keeler and Hemphill It Is a good out- Murphy. Nlctols and Collins. It is true S,"! w or three who may develop yM
orofesWnal SM. t mi? thri ii me arV contingent upon the fact that In 1907. field. It can run. bat and field, and that he let Monte Cross go, but the nr,aJo.r, 1auj strength. But there's a. Ttr fom-e-A Davis ' ' v
Amateur gam which w scatter the pla?eri ?obUin their flfst grounding V This opinion waa appreciated and these are the qualities that all outfields splendid work of Nichols in 1907 war" ,quf',1t,,01n w,h,cn ' ot W be answered v 7 , TS . J V '
a.maicur gamea, wnicn were scatter,! ine piayora uuunu "" 5'y"""""P nirt,w V,.. .id. ndLi mnvaa tn ahnn rl nniuu r.nt.,1 th. tt - .... ." until thev have been rlvan their fTh Cominir Second Durnn an.
tnrougn every state, from the far off in tne game in- sucn ways j-s r k"-. V- kT. ;rT -k -iVi .,a " n.hi5 .V. h. ... Tfi.iw r,,, i u. . ,r..".k"-. Ing under the flra of h. m.w i-I.V,. 7 " 7Z
m PHMiris v.v aa -- -mw " iuau5vi iru I II Cat, 119 WU1U BDir rfwa -0 JtVC tl UH WIU lllelaVV KaVUlO V1U Ur
"'""A" "" wm,a-" 1 1 MI IIIW Alt r ULI a"a.-i. an -i.- . "J f T A , " vltV-Kt-a wm Ul. AAm ,
pine tree- In the hills of Maine to ths such leagues as the sturdy organisations P.yp his team '
mflmmoth sequoias of the Pacific slooe. which are now scattered from one ocean lp- ".,)ila.m. ma"
Lnaer tne existing rules the quality to the other.
liob-
from the team of last year. and swung lem of the team. Klelnow Is experl-
were lifted snd Blair. Here lies the greatest ii
him.
The infield Is loose Jointed and given tb championship : this year, becaus
mVAflnff a Amt A... TTlttrh 1 Tsnnlnirs --.aA.yTna. Ufa. -, la. sssfM
infl OlIlBr. x T- . - . . . r . . . ' . a . . ... . . . " a-"-- J . Anvai.n j m V . r Tin rk , Tal..l . - 1 J a . . A
of th rmtinnul .rrf mn-tTi. Am ThA.a, .r tartm whirh i.r worth th XjOuis witn a can Donun jn ex- ncea ana Knows now 10 nanaie oma iotn.ne very wonderful about it. but v v p"- o. jrouna, out uiu jwiuiub -.i prr.iuuuir ui
mendedArtMoii mTllion-hSf AmTrl stKon'of SfVho arete-ted In change for Glad. Nile, and Hemphill. &ht$rUjrt good.. It has been tried and Dm pkaSed .A"..11 'S. ot cient to make any. team, work' tooth
'-".-or they simply would, not baseball. . They need hot necessarily b. w.um. oeen witn tno niana- - ".yro,U,"'n-; e': W SSoK,. "?e
nave unn tne rrmi nia tn aaav tr tham MnnnMi to tne mavare ana 10 ino own- -.v. ...
Many Arguments.
era, but tney are gooa precepts to do
Instilled in the minds of the patrons
whA rtertalnlv rannot be averse to oar-
There have been arguments, pro and taking of the knowledge which has to do
con as to whether baseball of th pres- with their pet pastime.
ent is up to the standard of that of the wje th0 man wh0 1, able to look so
past Some there are, with a loyalty far ahead as to name the winner of a
which Is praiseworthy and a seal which' championship In a baseball race. Form
ia fnmmandahi vtto i raaitin. ,v. In the national pastime is an elusive
is commsndawe, who, In recalling the 1 uantUV( m us truest sense It can only By
Jlaiasn1 a a tHA haai a J At., a.!... 1. I " . a . a. a
uco ,i n.o vaw auu vua pirwurw wnicn be determined py containing tne acnieve-
they derived from the game of the vet- ments of the past with the age of the
erans, assert stanchly that ths sport is player, A correct understanding as to
no whit Improved over what it was. whether he has reached the senlth of
Others, less impressed with the story his fame, or has passed it a knowledge
of the history or that which Is gone, f hla possibilities, in cooperation with
set the players of the present on a other Dlavers. and sometimes, most.dif-
nigher pinnacle than those of A decade flcnlt of alL whether he will sssimfiate . i
Without h.lnr
His catchers are the same.
OREGON'S KNIGHT OF THE LIONS
How History Repeats Itself
v.h.W", J.7,f,,k Tbm W,U. be and nirto win: but I believe we -fll.'
days when it will hold Its own atrainnt An tw,a . th.. . a i... .....
.h.tt.t! td-?fJTJL w.nen J111! and 1 "hould not be surprised to see
fr-m ,h" w,. , - BUU tnree-cornerea raco Between wewyor.
t nicago,, ana .Detroit. 1 The Athletics
may be up In the race nart of the
Mike T.
from the bats ot Its opponents.
Cleveland. f
And now comes the Cleveland club.
What shall be said for that? Is It at
the start to be a shipping light as of
old, flickering at the finish with the
year, but the Sox look good enough
w - me to ceat any team. . v,.v...r.. .: v
Bf Harry Davis. ,
(Who Wintered In Philadelphia.)
The Athletics will vdo better with
H'
n D-t h Than Ksa - .ii ...
quiet little man sitting serenely upon opened his cavernous mouth and yawned whi T im there T to d.n.n,r;,
nP Uuixot. n.anted hlmaelf tuat be- loZ ' Wff S JSfl, - ' Som.'ofth. pUyr. could
.v: ..J IA. - atirkt.w..' ... with ha llolre an Vi "i . . . " . "r . ". ''"-"U una
Whither go ye. with he licked and washed his face, had more or less trouble in vital mot et,aJon? 'lh him and some of them
tnisT a" uon? ne eiuca nis nead out of the ments by injuries to Dlavera. and th,-a iwi. ; yur team wors. . win neip :
Cervantes and Randall who rode upon one of the mules, and a stretch himself at full lens
wnite. quiet mi
ISTORT relates that when Don Pftrt-
wu.wl v...,,- v-. w ---"-..fo-. thtm ,nd said:
ransa, nis servant, ne was ouy- brethren? What carriage is
ing curds of the snepheras. eum- what
ntn1 f In ailrh halt Kanp.hO tllOSe 1
ncnil DI !. wirenrei ll w ill ,oniuiu.u i ,kt . . j ,,k tham an ha 1
tk. .rnnn nt man whn hnva hn kseW HOt What tO AO With them, SO 00. j ,
After all, what difference does it 'chosen from hundreds to be hla com- poured them into the helmet and hur- general of O'Ran is taking as a present attention. Impatient for- him to leap out position has given the owners ot the ?, KOOa ' chanc win the champion- ; ,,
make? Certainly baseball haa not de- panlons for a baseball year. 4 - ried to his master. . t to the people." The flags belong to the ot his den. that he might grapple with club not little worry. .shlpTas any nine in the Amerlcsn league
tarlnrataH AmA haa k.I ln.il , ..., . ... , i . .v. . t. . l v V. . . . l . . t . . i i . t . lilm avwl k.w kl.M a 1 T. t . . ... . . . B n rl .a, tar than ,nm.
ity, and may It not be true that under dubs in the American league have been Sancho, boy, Bald the Knignt, grve g.longg' t0 .thwn But the generous lion, after having he believes Cleveland to have a better - . " ' '
prevailing conditions those of both gen twirling the baseball kaleidoscope. They me my helmet, tor either I know little -And are the Hons large?" demanded stared about, turned liia back contempt- pitching force this year than last. - The ' t- t. xrr. . - "
orations witnessed equally exciting have spun it around and around, peer- 0f Adventures or that which I descry Don Quixote. ucusly upon Don Quixote, and calmly addition of Berger is thought to havo ' ,' AmeA jtiruoiro.
games? In the eighties we had not the ing at its attractive combinations, first ;,, i a one which win oblisra me to "Larger never came from Africa or and quietly laid himself down in his strengthened the team, for Berger. ao-- '(The Good Deacon of Boston.)
aris-iVJAOi writ" rna ns mars innr aa at. Mawt .1 1 aa. .e-ixawa narii ka..a maw. er ------ UHain t baim tha iittia m . vm e i- am ruAnr mFP nnMini n , 11 ana aj . - a .. ' v ,
" v ' " .vuua-s ,asa,w, - mm mil Ono ICtJH uo uiilvi -UJii.il viicy lies, t v wii" fiBvak rannriA tft orma" . - peviu mo inwo tuoiii w.-j -iwitv
u-a. a,..-, "fc-v v w.aU aav n w j , UKUIHI J 1U XI VIItCU lUQ fl3 V 14. OA( UO VAWW WHII
th eighties the pitching distance was so many radical changes that one must
shorter than it in now, and th pitching almost ffropa blindly toward th light
atyle wholly different, and in those years after looking at . the new formations
there was an absence of the newer genwhich have been developed Iby . the man-
rurinn nr nuLinri. wnn irnnmn ihh Tmu r at tt nae . .. - , .
.with the bat that were not even eonsid- These', ehans-es must not be 'tAkea . W-a!.'':' lu. nrenarad la they are to be fed to prepare them for door open to him and the liberty to come . First base is not settled., nor w-iir it how Win that we can.
ered a part of the game. The bunt and lightly as those of men' who Are trust- half the victory. I know by experience thTgrn? fete on April 18. , forth; and since he haa not done so. he bo until almost the last moment, if- the Just as often as wo are able to bent
the -chop" and the quick, speedy wrist ing to-luck.? but as plays which have that "have enemies both visible and in- ' "What!" yelled Don Quixote, with a will not come out until the day of the determination of the owners of the club somebody else we shall f eel so mm h
sctlon were the areat excention rather made on the winter diamond to vlaihla and T knnw not whnn. nor from scornful smile, lion whelps against me! great fete. . holds good. Lajole, of course, will nla the htiar t v.that Boston
than the half constant rule. . produce results on the summer field. what quarter, nor at what time, nor in fJ1"?!;!;? .i,X?- .i.,,ln . 8ald won 'Quixote. JfcoiToraer shortstop and Bradley will win the championship or is likely
jl ue organisation or oaseoau never - t
has been: so perfect nor on such a log- r ea ronservatlve
leal basis as It Is at present, and woe t'"" A-onseryauve
betid the man or men - who endeavor tTss coiiServaElve,
"tJha lwhkwk,.ullitt2r ?r?! than the NaUonat league owners, the
'- ujr iivii vs wai vi as an vwir uuiitt; iu
coming toward1 them Tth two" or three "y tlmrhave had'oharg; ol many lion. k,eper to give him jome b P'onshlp when he ha. a nine on hi.'
fasy whhlh he bouaht it probable bu f ny he- olto h1.m ; come forth. "Not on your Rboades, Hess, Dlebhart. Clarkson and hnd which. Is Just getting over A case
it was oonvavlna- nubllo treasure He Not having eaten lately, they are now tintype." replied tho keeper; "for, should some young blood it is-hoped that of chamtilonshln eninraement of the
meiTtfoned his Lrk bt.,th,t whom inland w?ll make . better Showing head 1 lT wk ?ingPhis time We are Jot
wa iuubl uiaKH iihbio iu Liie uihub a im -n in w uitrcr. i iib iitm nHa r na iu tiiw uua. ..... ; l .. .. , , .4 1 1 . . v. . , m irnnw.
1 . -r . ii - tnia time or aavi hv von DiAasea aun.
? 4 . Don Quixote then took his helmet J Jh P f .Jjyn hV mount, those form yoo can. of what you have seen me rs
' . from Sancho and without nerccivine the that sent 'hem hither shall see wheth- perform." 'n
er in some respeetsrS ?lm'm!2& lZiSSZJZ 'a .D3 ,Qull,. "k",d t0
leaiue owners, the head. The curds, being squeesed and ifhS, b?i 1,naXJ.,U! 4rlY,r: Now. friend, hitch up your
give me a certificate now. In the best third, and. the infield therefore will to da so but If I felt like talking
vary out- mue iron wnat it has been , I should sav that there are other uluhs
'' v?- rv ; possiDimy or. iirthe American league iMin "
change at first., , . - ... . - .hi..h win i he
b.hha ,k. v- . ' miv iuiiu w .......
. ana rv P l m. "". inmu, mieu up your -...u ... ui viovrmua seems to be i thlnklna- when wtoner is past n swa.
j. thplr knener. nnen the p.ita , 011 turn mnlA .t(N an.l 1.... wall nr tA.. l -1, 1 " ,,iia,ift w v1- w ,.. .
tlOWIi T " 1 ' ' ' - w . " ..-.' c .u v.' vii JVW ,UUt' .1 . " vfninD in.
destroy thst which it had - taken him nieriun icaguo uwnc jmu jni xace ot ins Knigot. to nis great oon- J.v' . r., j V ... .L wn ,imu in lunm bv. . nu . iunKiieiio manner . : .
yeir-of ""best Ufe'toT.c would b at conclusions which heretofore' have sterna tio.p: , Ji k5,ow whoDon Quixote Ti nlfrWi?.iVaIwt$aa & fSfi fifm 1 hRerSr 4kh "P V- " B' Clarke-Griffith. -----
nouaofUaM.m which; with an unfortunate run of iuck. f.Lnn. Vm. :'bltin1Srd If , i . vowV Don Rascal. . If thou , doit AreShedead er ale6 " ?' while m,. ATMu', ,, - I-Iiava run close to the hainp ion
upon the foundatl might result In discomfiture. f s- Aweat from head to foot! It 4s surely T!0? The driver thanked Don Quixote, bf Is always steady and reliable, "p. ehlp for so many seasons that -all I
LirJll . i.i ' , V- . '5 " rJ. " " ' " . J." Jit , v . i . .... nnt. thrnuah fmr thouarh I vrilv ha. lance I will pin thee to the cart! r, Promlslna- to relate this valorous emlolt vidson is a new Blayer. fomwl -iT,- . . U that will run o-vr
friend to the publo Pple at the fete.- land. eoreln;whW.lthe am A-y thAw. tove In the past.-"j don't
unAinted Md loval . , first , gate. Don Quixote deliberated "if. perchance," said Bon Qutaote, 'w t'r-Jton of wliUotu"1. want toamioy fate-by trying to 4
If. there Sancho grinned and gave him a cloth, whether It would be better to engage -they mould inquire who performed it .. The outfield will very likely b much; ,lVanr lt'0",,rwlHoln'11
nreaent ttaf T Ale me man! isal ' that new futures may be de? Dn Quixote took off Ills helmet "By on horseback or not; and finally deter- tell them the Knight of tire Lions; for the ' emecaa ftast year.! hA'"one,-BnAntlfr we are actually oi. the
,er"t2 brin mlm'fntoffJcrffbv ". SSlSSi' wHh Pa?eln.'. & of me ul!" he exclalmei" mlne4 it should be on foot a. Roxi- I haye resolved that mettle I have .at Cleveland Is krieWhked. .?ttlnlull ly.t
xnese are cuixia which inuu n bul ., .nm.cu -. . iiiinciiii mrnp.i nr me tvniKni or ine turuuauoui inn - t.u. f Line in .gwnm mmcm. ma.
diiu litik.w av.uuii, irmi mi, Ul, IIIUIIJ j cmi atBu ui uuaiuu thmi nnniiiiuu'b! a.iulra
unamou. support of all w
vi-riicu, a,m iiui uy tuiiiicm wniurn pionemp oi ii orsTMuaauuit. . Jiitn w ,,m.,. -f tnaw are nuritn
.iii. .k-u ..i.u.u ..i - r . ... u. ..w. . ... .,.!. cunning. ir mey are euros,
rJ"'-;..'""".!? ww." .".. "T.V.i;" I" ISailT'r" - would sooner have Put them
apori mai vn now nis rrcoi vea ana . laoie ?VO a cnampionanip- orrptniU'Ut' .tnni..h than Into vnnr wnrahln'
weaiiirio too many uoa inrusis iron it oisintegraiea -or naeii. no eea?,,.-. .
Ita ami llltvM ailnnnrtara' .. i.lr.. avav rnm tt. Kv rM.nn t . '.
The strength .of r tne prVienf baseball a bblil war" Wr wre any otZ(nV.lihia ,WK S K " The
situation is demonstrated most strongly quence sold, but nh team 8hyeied up ing wiped his head. face, beard and hel letting- lose the lions without incurring
" M w n aA Wet, 1 11 1 V label ta I ISA ftYL U rafaA Ann eaja akaA a aa, A A a. s a S a. aav ai wSl rv t7 All AS AAnAl I atn at w . WA . . . a aa t . . . m .. a a.
! i , sight of the lions. He therefore leaped Sorrowful Flaure. ahall be thus chansred.. nd in.. Addition to that . to '..mC .":,kT.;i,.v mhd
nets and from his horse, flung aside his lance .nd herein I follow, as I ever do. tho flttle finer system of team wrir , A,n T. inraa a
, air,'. I , braced on hte shield and drew lit . ancient practice of knights errant, who aiw.y. .,. jnvevldenoe 'on the J ...--
into my swora; then. Slowly advanclnjf. with chans-ed their names and causes at Part e players There haa 1 ,
hai. marvelous courare ana an uniiaunteti n .,ir. ... uoea mat clone anniii-atinn
bent us will have
nd thn continue. ..
tit
heart.- he . slanted himself before the
ell," said toon Oulxpte, ''there may lion's cage. .
... . . v,v miu " li V low " J - vuaiu .ni.r . VBln r.111 It Ot, tun. TITI n - n ITTI- XI1B nRBHinin
ara- thav. hattar.ahla Ia . Btmnnn tht.m. .iMi.hl. . . . . . - . . .-". . . . , . . . . , . . . ..
.w...r, .. .. -; K . ,, aeii rirm in bis surrups, aajusung nis iniiui, aei wiue
Mlves'than they have been. It Is true of its players today there were none sword and grasping hie lance, exclaimed: cage, .whore lay
that they receive assistance to the ex who were champions except among the Noir ram, what mav I am nrenared to No. lVof extraor
rent that they are paid, large- sums by. Ditcher and catchers. That wonderful ,mvu.;i.. h. - - .
Breating It Gently.
n.n.t.... liV .ldUUlTOU IHMC.
runs Which COUnta In thean ..h. '.' - i'i..,l,n nr n'laminlntmont '
.rngtalleUalVV,Ct Barring accidents, barring unruly
JC A UIII .UIUCI a - HCUlt a ' ' - . - . ;'.,' v . . . . ' ' - a i f v i n( - ----a " "
of tlie angry and daring ''"Pardon toe,: sir." began the portly Detroit, " " ' n ' U which at various times have tisruf t- )
open ine uoor or me person in mo raiiroaa irtun to tue man - v . v . m eu'vemnow. we nave mi im j
a monster (Statement .who sat next to him. "but what, would vJJetrolt Is practically unchanged. It Is nd ixiftlnif strensth to mak t, n ,
llnarv else and hideous '.. Tou aavof 1 aat nii vour hatT'. hrrlw- wn.ii. ,v.-. .h,iinii nun ,!Hi -.If tin ! : i
U And frikhtful asnect. : f" 5 v " : : .vrRunboi mi nit on It and ihen lit .. " T f T ni down to a tihl n't I '
Thav were anon. overtaken hv th cart ' Tlte flrat thlna- tha ; eraatitra lt waa me'-aiiartreaTed the other ' ; F- ' wowr , wi me players. Urantea tna. lh. ar four .-liii crul i :w .. 1
separated teams, with me llsga. for It was moving at a to turn himself round In ths cage, growl "I did,'' Admitted the gortlf person K may be a harder task for the 0e- f them I don't n.c t).tt I
a i ,"v,i iu io ice cnampioisa;p ui
the major leaguee for the Mayers whom pair, Ferris and Parent, are torn apart
1 1 1T W ltn VVIUIL BJUl. 1L IPS BAlBni IIUR L 1 1H.L IS rl (T nia V1TIB- in WIllfBllr- PIIBraisn IBMmA Ti'ltrl Vtaaw 1 la aa Wrm 1 ara am SM At 1 n w am. r mm r ft! -- A. I van e 1 AT I 4 W a,,
under the present admirable system they ColUns, too, is gone, yet Boston enters rapid pace, Attended only by a driver, In contempt reach out a great paw And calmly.