Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-02
RASE BALL NEWS.
A Little Talk About the Great American Game
Its yotarics and Their Merits OF Dement'S.

Little Talk About the Great American eA"e'
It's votsrics and Their Merits or Dement'S
The League games on saturday were; Al
Detroit {, Philadelphia 8; at
New York, New York 3, Chicago ?; at Bos-
ton, Boston IL, ST Louis l at Washington,
X ansas City ., Washington o.
The Association games on Saturday were
At Philadelphia, St Louis Is, Athletic 4 ; at
Baltimore. twelve innings, Louisville :,
Baltimore At Brooklyn, Brooklyn !, GIN
cinnati o; at Staten Island, Nets I, Pittsburg
Denny Msck's Wilkesbsrre team slugged
the pitcher of Danville's team unmerclfully
on Saturday, defeating them by II to 4. Al.
toona defeated Scranton by to
Ram sey, of Louisville, pitched awonder-
full game on Saturday. In twelve innings
he struck seventeen OF the baltimore team
out and but enc hit WAS made OIL him. hll-
roy WAS only hit five times
Fisher, manager of the Altoonas, has been
released ct his own request, and he Will
manage Scranton. The latter got good
man.
waters, King Crossley and Heller, of
O'Leary's club, are now on the new Scran-
ton team.
Ellick was almost mobbed in Philsdel-
phia on Saturday while umpiring, and the
police had terrible tight to keep the crowd
of him. The Sporting Life says it was dis
graceful affair and could have been pre-
vented by the Philadelphia people. In the
face of the big kick the Detroits outplayed
the home nine at every point
Brooklyn is playing great ball and draw
ing tremendous houses.
McTamany is getting well rapidly and ne
will accompany the Brooklyn West To-Day
Hsrkins' arm is getting along hrstrste'
and he will soon be on the Brooklyn team.
The team which now represents wilkes
barre in the State Association is very strong,
and thew are almost certain of winning the
pennanf. The club is worthy .of place in a
better association. 1t is well managed by
Denny Mack, the well known base ball vet
ersn, who has made money for the stock.
holders aud has a nice snug sum in the
treasury. The players are all well known
in Lancaster. Billy Reilly, who played
with the Ironsides in lSS3, is short
stop of the team. He is won
derful base runner and his steals amaze the
coal miners. He is hitting the ball right
on the nose. Billy Hoover, who has relatives
in the city, often visited Lancaster with the
Nationals He is playing centre field with
the Wilkesbarre and IS the highest salaried
man on the team. He was released by
Barnle this season, as plenty of the best ball
players in the country have been. He Is
valuable man and great hitter. Johnny Me
Kee, OF Harrisburg, Is playing LEFT field to
"the Queens taste" and gets everything
coming his direction. He is also a safe,
hard hitter, and his exemplary habits make
him great favorite. Eddie treamer,
Of Newark, is another OF the sluggers; he Is
playing first base and astonishing the ma
tives. Simmons Is second baseman OF the
Higgins style : he aiways works hard and
ooes after balls in a way that shows he is not
afraid of the error column Kelly, the right
fielder, halls from kellyyille. Although
that town is not named after him, Wilkes
barre NAV be in the future. lie is a great
runner and hears a striking resemblance to
Pat Rooney. Renner is a fine third baseman
and splendid runner. Staltzs is the Dutch
pitcher of the team and is wonderfully
He is backed up by young Hsllman,
of PHILADELPHIA. who has few EQUALS as
catcher. Fitzsimmons is the other catcher,
| and besides doing good work is one of the
| noisiest kickers in the Association. ODon.
| nell is a new man on the team, but he is
pitching good ball. The town has the base
bail fever bad and of course it has the usual
| number of cranks on the subject There i:
| great rivalry between Wilkesharre and Scran
| ton. and with a good team in the latter city
| they could make things lively without any
| association.
When Morris gets back TO Pittsburg he
will find that he is not the big favorite he wa
when he left home
In SATURDAYS game Reilly of Wilkes
barre. had three two-base hits and two sin
giles Cramer had two doubles and three
Singles Hoover "A home run, a double and
two singles, and Mckee had double and
three singles.
OIdfield who has become "A fayorite in
Washington, is in Philadelphia, sick,
| Bsgley, late of Scranton, has signed will
| New York.
One-armed Daily gets 500 month in Nil
| waukee, which is big paw for a poor pitcher.
1t has Just been learned that the Leagu,
| ball PLAYERS have formed a protective assO
| ciation Something like the Knights of Labor
| Johnny Ward, OF New York, is president
| he saws il is not their purpose TO disorganiz,
| base ball. but PLAYERS will be protected NOR,
| than heretofore
| UJuiceu Latham Ia n great coacher in
| JTtica. It ia moi known whether IL is due I,
| his or nChick - Hoftord's efforts that thei
| club leads the AssocIation.
II Ia likely that Ramsey and Hecker. O
| louisville. are no longer kicking apains
| each, as both are doing Wonderful work,
The NEWSPAPERS of the American A Associa
| ton cities still think that Newark ought /,
| disband, but thew don't do so worth a cent
| one of the owners of the Wilkesbsrr,
| Record is a brother of Pitcher Powell, rece Mt
| ly released by Barnie and signed by Gin
| cinnati PoweIl ana EnImer are great frisnd