The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25
THE NATIONAL GAME.

TIE Southern League is reported to b
going to pieces
TIE Washington Club has tried twenty
four players so far this season.
DETROIT and Chicago each won eleven out
of the twelve games Of their last western.
series.
THE $12, 900 expended by the Detroit Club
for tho big four has already netted them
S30,o00
MADIGAN, of Washington. is the Leagues
feather-weight pitcher. He only weighs ISo
pounds
liza recent game at st. Joseph the first
baseman and catcher put out the whole
twenty-seven men.
GERHARpT, OF the New Yorks, has been
playing second base longer than any other
man in the country.
MARK TWAIN is a baseball enthusiast, and
contributes literally to the support OF the
local nine In Hartford, Conn.
OVER 10000 persons witnessed the last
three games played in New York between
the New Yorks and the ChicaSos.
BUT two men-Anson and Brouthers-
have led the League tatsmen for more than
one season, and the former in 1879 made an
average which has never been equaled, viz,
4o7
IT is O singular fact that Cross, LouisviIles
catcher, in a recent game with the Nets did
not put out single player. nor did he have
an error, a base hit, or a ased bal, but he
made hit.
A PHENOMENAL baseball pitcher, who re-
Gently struck out twenty seven men In
game, says the secret of. curve pitching can
be learned by watching woman trying to
hit hen with stone.
THE greatest number Of runs ever made in
q game is 2O3, scored June 8, 1860, by the
~ p,,R 40, tho Gnlppo-
bia, also of that city, the latter max ug only
ten. The NiagaraS made forty in their first
inning and fifty-eight in their eighth.
In Louisville, KY, July 6, 1876, tho Louis
vile and Mutual cluts, after playing fifteen
innings and making five runs each, agreed to
postpone the game until Monday, July 10,
when they met again aud were compelled to
play sixteen more innings, the Mutuals finally
winning this thirty-ole-inping game by
score Of eight to five.
THE most noteworthy game in the history
and Detroit, played in the former city August
IL, 1882 Not a run was made till the eight
eenth inning, and then Radbourn hit over the
left field fence, making home run and win
ming for Providence by score of one to
nothing. This was zone of the longest pro-
fessional contests on record
UP to recent date the greatest number Of
games WOnln SUCCESSION uy auy LeuRUe Clup
this season is fifteen, by Detroit; and the
greatest number lost in succession is twelve,
BY Washington. Boston has not won nor
lost any more than five straight; Chicago, ten
won in succession, two lost; Detroit, fifteen
and three; Kansas City, three and nine: New
York, nine and four; Philadelphia, seven and
six; St Louis, three and ten; Washington,
two and twelve.
PITCHERS and catchers are alike in one
particular" said Manager Ferguson, of the
Nets, lately. "When the former get batted
FIRE ,ly they have sore arms, and when the
latter have four or five passei balls their
hands are always sore. Sometimes catchers
hands get very sore. The great trouble is
with the knuckles, which become bruised and
the slightest touch eau es the most intense
pain. Even the big gloves do not deaden the
blow. have known catchers' hands to be-
come numb by constant pounding Catchers
have hard time of it. They have to take
good care Of a STAYED finger, or the joint watar
will gather into one spot and become callous
substance leaving big lump. The only way
70 get lid Of this is to rub the bruised part
frequently. have removed several Jumps
from my fingers in that way"