Connecticut western news., 1888-10-03
THE BALL PLAYERS,
What the Ball Tossers and Willow TwirIers
 nle Doing Nowadays.
THE RECORD, October |.
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The rich but humble ball reporters are now busily engaged ill explaining how it was that the predictions made in the early springtime did not come to pass. N. B.-This paragraph does not go either in New York or St. Louis. There is likely to be change in the man. agement of the Brooklyn Club this fall Ow- ing to the fact that managers not very plentiful. it does not seem as though the di- rectors of ths club could do better than to give Secretary Ebbets chance at running the team. He has good idea of base ball, and would probably make successful manager. Notwithstanding the fact that the St. Louis | managers and players have made many asser- tions that the St. Louis team will have no trouble in winning majority of games from | the New YQrks in the coming worlds cham | plonship series, the betting is now 5 to 3 in favor of the New Yorks. Buck Ewing says: ''I have S1,0OO that says that we will win the series, but I can't get less odds than 5to ?. There is S10,O0O right here on the Polo Grounds that is waiting for takers, but they | don't seem to come to time."
 keefe don't hit any more men than the aver | age pitcher, and yet he is accused of doing so purposely. The Boston papers. principally the | Herald have harped on this so much that Tim | hates to pitch against the Bostons for fear he will be charged with trying to murder one of them. keefe is in constant terror of being hit | himself, and he would no more hit a player on purpose than he would put his pitching arm | under 8 trip hammer.
 There is no danger of the base ball public
  trallan trip. Nearly all the great journals will be represented on the trip.
 Dr. Leuf, whose book on hygiene for ball players entities him to rank high as an author ity, says that pitcher can curve ball better at ffty-five feet than at fifty. He claims to have demonstrated this fact by number of practical experiments. This is confirmation of the ground taken by Arthur Irwin. If this be so the pitchers will be more effective at fifty five feet than they are now at fifty If ,1soio, 1iror olo | in the rules for 1883, New York paper says: What is needed is a change that will increase batting without in any way injuring the game, | which Is now about as near perfection as it ever will be, This matter Is very important and the moro discussion there is from every l standpoint the more likelihood there is that the. Changes made in the rules will be the best calculated to produce the end aimed at President Byrne has bought Collins Louis ville's left fielder, and will present him for the | first time as member of the Brooklyn team this week. H. will likely go in the outield. The price paid was a little over S3,5 o. Brooklyn's outfield for next season will be O'Brien, Corkhill, and Foutz
 Hankinson, the third baseman of the Cow boys, who has been laid off for some months with lame arm, has joined the team.
 Peoples should receive credit for his fairly good work at short, considering the little prac- tice he has had in that position this season.
 Some newspapers are quoting, an argu- ment for change in the style of delivery, the many fatal accidents which have occurred this season. They say that no less than seven deaths have resulted from careless and swift | pitching.
 The American Association will hardly be composed of the same clubs next year as this. | Indeed, there are rumors, thick and fast, that Baltimore, Louisville and Cleveland will drop out.
 The Baltimore Club has signed Whitaker a pitcher, of the Dallas, Texas, Club. The championship season in the Central League is closed, The season has been a very successful one so far as good ball playing was concerned, but financially it was failure to all the clubs, who lose from $6OO to S2, TOO apiece. Newark wins the pennant by small margin, Jersey City pressing her close. Wilkesbarre finishes with geod third Scran- ton stands fourth and Allentown, Easton and Elmira in the order named.
 Griffin, Baltimore's centre fielder beat all previous records, his throw being 124 yards and inches.
 It is doubtful if Shortstop Smith will resume play before Oct. II. A small bone of the left arm, which was broken by McPhee, of the Cincinnati club, has been very slow in healing