Telegram-herald., 1886-05-09
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
Paragraphs Pertinent 10 Play
ful Pastimes.
SPORTING EVIAIs FULll RECORDED
Maag To Bits About 64H Pisfefs-
Curious Cgcfing Conosnsatl0ns
Si1zgsnx Sgnoriss - ports
Successes


Nashville 4as the 6rsf So1taeEn Lessle
ell8 10 be- slile lsaee ~ q championship
-4ase
Ausan taiuks that either Nashville ~ Sa-
yalnaA 1ill ain Tie southern League chant
glonsaip.
The Ptlts0aFs is the champion home Fun
team 0i Lae American Association - date
he elle already has 10 - credit a. many
honlers a. 3 HiAde durils tie ~hole of lasi
seasun.
No matter where they have been this
spring the Deifo.ts have esoses praise not
ouis ior their uae appearance bat Tor ihelr
Ze1tien auiy arniranor on and % the LSld.
There are lo lougls in that team.
An enthusiasts airuifrr of the Brooklyn
ctuU has presented che club @igh hand
some silger-mouuted bal ~ Is 90 be the
sale property of the player who makes tAe
best average a. batting this season.
The Nets have, on their new grounds at
staten Island a neat little tent for the play
ers 10 ref~lse luder when NOT actively en-
gagged. The universal adoption Of such
scheme would he a good thing for the play
ers
Detroits great battery Bennett aud Bald
Nln has bera nickusmeI the Busy Bes
Battery" Bennett Bald Win. Busy Bee,
upon 3 time hear oi Rum. Romanism, Re
belion
Vow that Phil Powers has been assigned
lO duty the Browns batteries have been
named thuswise, Partisan battery, Caruih-
ers and Bushong gas-pipe battery, Fouiz
and Powers, Jumbo battery, McGinnis and
kemmler
Anson keeps on prodding New York
every dav OF TWO. He told Kansas City
reporter the other day that the gllt-edged
G0thamites would finish the season behind
Chicago Boston. Detroit and Philadel phia
This is calculated 10 make Truthful jim
chafe.
More ladies are attending the games in
Baltimore than ever before. owing 10 the ar
rangements that have been made for their
comfort They now have private en-
trance aud separate stand into which no
gentlemen are admitted unless accompanied
by lady
An Eifnira firm offers three gold medals
10 that club-One 10 the PLAYER who makes
the greatest number of hits OFT Binghamton
ia tie series OF games 10 be played between
them, one 10 the man making the best base
running record and one TO Manager y Leary
if ms team wins the series.
What singular superstitions players have.
The Charleston club attribute their recent
successes not 20 the strong new players en-
gagged, but 10 the fact that they changed
their home plate. The old one, which the
players regarded as a Jonah" was made
from an old marble tombstone, appropri-
atey but somewhat disnally engraved on
the under surface.
Hecker's arm has gone back on him
again. and he is now under the care of a
physician who has given the following GER
ticate: Il have Just examined Hecker 3
arm. He has Inflammation of the ulma
nerve. right where it passes over the funny
| bone With proper treatment il ought To
soon get we'll" Manager Hart, however,
is quoted as saying that be does not believe
that Heckers arm will ever be in condition
% permit his again entering the box. Guy
/ is, however valuable man in other re-
spects. and should he remain incapacitated
| from pitching he will be played regularly at
| first base.