St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-31

chances at second base in ten games with
out an error.
Nash and Johnson, two of Richmond,
Vas, best players, have been secured by
Boston at an expense of 81, $50 bonus.
No two clubs in the league strive harder
to win when pitted against each other than
Boston and Providence.
The thirteen-inning tie game, between
Athletic and Baltimore, will be played in
Philadelphia on Sept. >.
Sunday of the Chicagos defeated sprint
runner in 10O-yard race at Chicago recently
In the reported time of 10 seconds.
l.. L. Meyers, who has been in England
giving tile sprinterS there lively time dur
ing the present summer, is on his way
home.
O'Neill of the st. Louis club leads the
American association in batting. He and
/ COmiSkey are both laid up with injuries
sustained in base running.
Fennelly leads the Cincinnatis in hard
hitting this season. having made ten home
runs, thirteen three-baggerS and eight two
basers in championship games.
Jack Farrell, second baseman of the
Providence, has been suspended without
! pay for obscene and disgusting language to
spectators on the home grounds.
Manager Phillips of the Pittsburg club
has engaged a new pitcher named Jones,
from MckeespOrt, Pa. He has record of
striking out twenty-One men in one game.
y game in aid of the Grant monument
fund was played Aug. II in Lawrence.
Kan. between nine county officials and
nine business men, the participants rang
ing IN age from 40 to 20 years. The regis
ter OF deeds Tell in running bases and broke
his arm. and the county clerk Sprained his
shoulder. OF the merchants nine one suf-
Tered dislOcatiOn of the knee and another
had two fingers broken. The score was 81
to IL in favor of the officials. The receipts
amounted to S15O.
Paul Hines, center fielder of the Provi-
dence nine since 1878, was laid off on the
18th for fragrant bad playing on the 18th.
Lon Knight, formerly of the Athletics, was
, engaged 10 play in his place. 1t is reported
that both Hines and Farrell are to be black
listed AT the end Of the season.
The remarkable pitching feat of retiring
club in nine successive innings without a
solitary safe hit being made was ac-
complished twice recently. The most cred
/ liable performance was that credited to
Barr, the pitcher of the Nationals of Wash
ington, who retired, Aug. -, strong, pro
/ feSSi0nal nine the Virginia club of Rich
mOnd. Va, the coming champions of the
Eastern league. without 4 hit or run.
/ i1andiboe, pitcher of the Henley club of
Richmond, Ind, shut out an amateur nine
Aug. IS in Washington Court House. O..
without run or base hit Handiboe per
formed the same feat against the Indianap-
/ oils team July 81.
The council of the National league rulers
and those of the American association
wisely agreed to pay no advance money to
engaged players during the ensuing season.
/ Both organizations have realized that play
erS have altogether the best of this advance
money business. The club has had no re-
course if the player to whom money had
been advanced concluded to go back on
them, but the player had the rules of the
organization to fall back on in case his pay
was not forthcoming. A mutual agree
ment was reached not to negotiate with any
! league or association club prior to Oct 20.
, 1888. There was no trace of the bitterness
engendered early in the season, and the
utmost good feeling prevailed throughout
the conference.