The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-04

JONES, Of Cincinnati, has the best home
run record. He made three in four days.
ME1sTER, the able second basenan Of the
Hartfords, is looming up as q great batter
O'RoURKE, Of the New Y orks, leads all the
League players in run scoring this season.
THE American Association is now the only
prominent baseball organization to play Sun.
day games
BuRDocK, Sutton and Captain Morrill, have
played with the Bostons longer than any
three players on any other nine in America.
THE st. Louis Browns are said. to regard
the Brooklyns as more dangerous rivals for
the American Association pennant than
Pittsburg
ROCHESTER beat Toronto twice in one
day, and every player of the Rochesters was
presented with ive-dollar note by the
management
THE Detroits have made 90 home runs this
season, as follows: Thompson, S; Rowe and
Bennett, each; Richardson, S; Brouthers, A.;
Crane and Hanlon, l each.
JOHNNY WARD, a short stop Of the New
Yorks, graduated from Columbia College
shortly before starting on the present West
ern trip and is now an "a. B."
J.F. Cross, third baseman Of the Yale
nine, and member Of tile senior class Of the
Divinity School, will supply a pulpit at
Oxford, Conn, during the summer.
UP to recent date st. Louis had failed to
win game from New York, Boston from
| hiladelphia, Kansas City from Detroit and
Washington from both New York and Kau-
sas City.
THE New England League will put in
force rules in regard to coaching and coach
lines similar to those in the American AsSo-
citation, and will require clubs to place a
marble slab in front Of the pitchers box.
FERGUSON, has been Philadelphias win
ming pitcher, Mccormick for Chicago, Rad
burn for Boston, Baldwin for Detroit, Keefe
for New York, Shaw for Washington, Wied-
nian for Kansas City and Boylefor St Louis.
TAYLOR, Of the Nashvi'les, few days
since was accused of making balk, and i'm
mediately after the batsman knocked two
bagger. This led Taylor to remark to tho
umpire "that's robbery. Each Of these words
cost him SIS, as fine Of $50 was inflicted
upon him.
In order'to make the number Of clubs even
in the Southern League and as the disband-
ment Of the Augusta Club left only seven,
Chattanooga, the tailend team, withdraws
for the present season. A new schedule has
been arranged and the League has been
thoroughly reorganized.
In the Association the clubs, according to
their batting averages, rank in the following
order: st. Louis, Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati, Louisville, Athletics, Metropolitans
aud Baltimore. As fielders: Cincinnati and
Baltimore lead, followed by st. Louis Metro
politans, Pittsburg Louisville, Brooklyn and
the Athletics.
IN o recent game, Cline and Stricken, Of
the Atlantas, were both fined, Cline 500 and
Stricken $50. Cline was running to third
base and fearing that he would be thrown
out struck the third baseman in the mouth
! with his fist and reach ID the base in safety.
Stricker undertook to wipe the grass with the
umpire who called him out on strikes, but
was pulled OF by the bystanders.
THE Washingtons have protested the re-
cent eleven-inning game played at Detroit.
Two balls had been used One ball was
knocked foul over the fence when the De-
trots were at the bat The other old ball
Pitcher Getzein had in the folds OF his shirt
and would not produce it, and new one was
brought in This was also knocked over the
fence. The umpire would not allow the old
ball in till the new one anne book.