Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-22
Stray Hits From the Diam nd.

The Hartfords have won their ninth con- secutive victory.
 The Hartfords are to play two exhibition games with the Bridgeports next week, one at home and the other at Bridgeport.
 Frank Nash, pitcher of last seasons Meri- den nine, died at Columbus, Ga., Sunday, of typhoid fever. Nash was pitching for the Columbus nine.
 The Waterbury American thinks that with two exceptions every man in the Waterbury nine deserves to be fined for their work in Thursdays game with the Springfelds, which, however, they won by the score of 20 to 19. They made 20 base hits and g errors to their opponents 14 hits and 15 errors.
 Vinton, the Yale freshman, who was gently released by the Philadelphias, is now pitching for the Athletics. He pitched in yesterdays game against the Metropolitans, the latter making only two hits off his de- livery.
 The Meridens will play an exhibition game to-day at Newark, N. J., with the Newarks of the Eastern league.
 A base ball nine has been organized in Branford by some of the we'll known young the other day. The fielding and batting were not very satisfactory, nor, in fact, the throw ing of the ball, but the base running could not be better. They succeeded in striking the ball several times.
 To-day the Hartfords and New Britains play in Hartford, and the result of the game will have an important bearing on the strug gle for the league pennant. Should the Hartfords win they will be tied with the Meridens, the leaders, in games won, though they will still be four behind in games lost. The Meridens have won 40 games and lost 21 the Hartfords have won 8 and lost 25. Much interest is accordingly felt in Hartford as to the outcome of this afternoons game.
 The poor attendance at yesterdays game hes nearly disheartened the members of the Springfield cooperative base ball association, and they will probably disband before two weeks pass by. Smith has decided to give up the bat and ball for the rest of the season and will return to his home in Trenton. Tucker has received telegram from Mana ger Hackett of the New ark, N. J., base ball nine, asking him to join his club, which Tucker will probably do. Donald, late of the dis banded Lancasters, played here yesterday. He will go to his home in Holyoke in few days. This would look as though the nine had no chance to play the season out, which they would have done had all of the players stuck together and they had received fair support. If the players decide to disband they should at least be given rousing bene- fit.-Springfeld Democrat.
 The Electric Lights, of the west end of Grand street, Captain William F. Cannon, have challenged the Gas Lights, Captain William Scully, of the east end of the same street, to play match game of base ball at a time and place to be hereafter agreed upon. Much interest is taken in the event as sever- al players of note are on the two hines.
 Games yesterday: At New York, New Works 7, Philadelphias 1; at Detroit, Buffa- los ,, Detroits 8; at Brooklyn, Brooklyns 16, Baltimores l. at Philadelphia, Athletics 7, Metropolitans O; at Washington, Nationals 13 Norfolks 3; at Richmond, Virginias 8, Westminsters o.