Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
HOME RUNS ANDBAsE HITS.
Items Gathered in the Diamond
Fields.

Fields.
Dan Brouthers leads the league bats
men.
Bob Barr has been released by Wash
ingtOn.
Lawrence will secure catcher Moolic
when Chicago releases him.
Barnie is said to be after SOwders, the
heavy hitting Nashville outtelder.
Manager Watkins, of Detroit, has or
dered Twitchell to join the club at once.
Denny aud GlasscOck, OF the st. Louis
team, have been ordered to return home.
McKnnOn, formerly of New York, leads
the st. Louis men in batting with an av-
erage of 1912.
Clifford is much indebted to Mike Dor
gan's recommendation for his new berth
at Syracuse.
Thompson, the heavy hitter Of the De-
trolts, tailed to make a base hit in three
games in Boston.
Dunlap claims to have made a two
years contract with the Detroit club at
81, 800 per season.
1t will not be so very surprising if Dem
ny, GlasscOck and Boyle, all of st. Louis,
also 20 to the Detroit club.
The st. Louis Browns have renowned
their silk caps because of the poor luck
which has accompanied them.
Savannah left Charleston at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and viii reach Mem
phis tomorrow just in time TO play there
The story that Spadding and Arson, of
Chicago, own One-siXth of the stock
in the Detroit club is pronounced untrue.
Baldwin and Bennett and Welsh and
Ewing formed the rival batteries in yes
terday's New York-DetrOit game at New
York.
Hecker and Wolf are the only old plav-
ers on the Louisville team now. All the
rest are colts, with lots OF life and am
billion.
Getzein's arm has given out and Detroit
Is consequently in sorry plight, having
but Baldwin to fall back upon, as Smith
is still an experiment.
POwelPs denial that he was engaged to
play first base for Savannah does not alter
the fact that be was. Notification of his
release can be found at headquarters.
Dunlap's sale from Manager Schmeltz's
ST. Louis league team Is believed to fore
shadow the dIsbandment of that organ
izatlOn at the end Of the present season.
pittsburg is looked upon as likely to take
the vacancy.
The News and Courier, Of Charleston.
denies that Umpire Hengle was accused
of selling out the disputed game i'll that
city. The charge was made in the News
and Courier's base ball column, and yes
terday's note must have been written
without remembrance Of the fact.
Arson, OF the Chicagos, gives his views
about "A left-han led batter as follows:
'That a lett-handed hitter can strike the
ball any harder or truer than right
handed man do not think. However. 1t
cannot be denied that the left-handed
man has better percentage OF base hts.
This is explained by the fact that be
stands few feet nearer first base, and
when be hits it sends him along in that
direction, whereas if he hits right-handed
he must stop and turn around. Ita right
banded striker could run to third base he
would have better percentage"
Charleston News and Courier: "The
race for the pennant still lies between Sa-
Vannan and Atlanta, with Savannah
slightly in the lead. The fight promises
10 be very interesting, but nobody Will be
surprised to hear that Atlanta wins. The
resources of Atlanta in the way OF strate-
gem, cheek money and guile, are appar-
emily ineXnausuble. The President of
the league, tor some reason, seems to lean
towards the Gate City, and with all these
advantages, combined with n logged de.
termination TO win or break up the game
in a row. 1t will not be surprising if the
pennant remains with Atlanta"