The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-22
THE NATIONAL GAME.

A NEW professional club-the American
has been organized in Chicago.
In a New York VS.. Cleveland game on the
grounds of the former, Daily, the one-armel
pitcher of the latter club, was fined So for
dlsputlng decision of the umpire.
The defeat of the Athletic team (Ameri-
can association) by the Yales at New Haven
was disagreeable surprise for the profess
slonal visitors. The score was to i in
favor of the college champions
The st. Louis (Americ an association nine
return home from their first tour East with a
credit OF ten victories out of twelve games
play ed, and five of these were won in their
six games with the Athletic and Metropolitan
teams.
RECENTLY in New York funny incident
occurred. The game between the New Yorks
and Chicagos was stopped at the fourth in
ming by rain, but the fifth was started, when
a small boy snatched the ball as it was hit
out into the field and tossed it to compan-
ion, who ran away with it. The umpire eyed
the flying thief and as the rain continued he
called the game.
THERE are four Sullvans, three Man
nings, three Dolans, two Says, two House
holders, three Mansells, two Lathams, two
Gleasons, two Deasleys, three McCormcks
1.-TWO of them pitchers), two Dorgans, three
Browns, two Wises, three Corcorans 1.-TWO
pitchers), two Sweeneys, two Kennedys, two
kellys, three Farrels, two Joneses, two
McLaughlins, two Fergusons, four Smiths,
two ILLNESSES, two Richmonds, two Snyders,
three Whites, two Caskins and two Lynches
now engaged as players in professional clubs,
and in majority of instances the similarity
of the names does not Indicate even distant
relationship.
The Boston Herald says: Last Monday
morning, while several of the Boston club
were sitting in front of their hotel at De-
troit, Mich, hack was driven by and Rad
ford noticed that one of the horses cast
shoe. He Immediately started for it, ex-
claiming: "Ill get that for luck" AT this
time the Bostons had lost the last eight
games played by them, and in the last four
games Radford had not participated. In
the afternoon of the day referred to he was
assigned a position, and the Bostons won.
He played in both of yesterdays games,
which we're also won by the Boston club.
The name of the maker of the shoe, O.
VIM (Which appears to be prophetic), is
plainly stamped upon it.
THERE is good deal of head work about
baseball, said Manager j. j. Mutrie, of the
Polo grounds in New York, and the proof of
it is seen in the considerable number of col
legians and students who have made their
mark in it, and adopted it as a profession.
So far as the remuneration is concerned,
there is every reason why they should do so,
for first-class baseball players now receive
salaries which would be considered prizes by
many young ministers, lawyers and doctors.
There are now thirty-One professional clubs
eight in the League, eight in the Ameri-
can association, seven in the Interstate
| association, and eight in the North
western League. This requires say $50
skilled players, and the competition
to secure the best has gradually run up the
salaries, until it is not an uncommon thing
for tirst-class player to receive more than
$1,000 for eight months work. An ordinary
salary is from $1,000 to $1,000 for season.
The combined salaries of the Metropolitan
team amount to 10000, and those of the
New York league to about the same sum.
You may Judge how sharp the competition is
when AL Reach manager of the Philadelphia
team, offered $4,000 a season for four men,
and could not get them. Do you see that
young fellow in the Chicago nine who just
caught that ball so beautifully in the center
field? He was getting ten dollars week
working in paper mill not long ago. This
season he refus ed an engagement
at $500, and must be getting more.
The contracts with professional players are
now so strict that only men who have pretty
good habits can live up to them. From the
opening of the season in April to the close
in November professional must play in
about 100 games. To do this he must be tenn
! perate, must take regular sleep, and must
keep in good health. 1t is erroneous 10 sup
Iose that professional players are sluggers
| and rowdies and drunkards. Such men do
not last long in prominent positions now.
professional player is liable to expulsion if
he is seen in a pool room, and gambling is
strictly prohibited.
LEAGUE CLUB RECORD.
The official record of the league champion
ship games played up to the 10th Is as fol-
| lows: