West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-26
BASE BALL.

BENNETT Is doing oil tho catching for De.
troit.
DETROIT received It's first whitewash from
Chicago.
THE New York Club win not release Gore
for tho present
THE London (Canada) Club has signed
Larry Corcoran.
DETROIT continues 20 lead tho League In
team batting and fielding.
KINsLow, OF the Londons, has caught IN
thirty eight consecutive games.
WASHINGTON would like TO have pitcher
Crane, but New York won't SELL
EIaHr thousand dollars were lost ON the
Memphis team before 10 disbanded.
THREE brothers on one team In a novelty
presented by the New Bedford Conn. Club.
SINCE John Irwin's release the Washing-
tons havo placed Shock permanently at
short.
CATCHER MILLER insists that Calvin OF the
Pittsburgs Is the speedest pitcher I'm the
League.
FERsoN is doing by far the best twirling
OF all tho New England League pitchers at
present
BosToN has won eight games by one run.
this season and lost eleven by the Same slen-
der margin.
PITCHER RADBoURNE has been made Pred-
dent OF tho Boston Chapel OF the Players
Brotherhood.
w Aiken ana llRBllh, buo COiOIeu pihyofb
OF Syracuse, N. Y, are popular among their
fellow wplayers.
In Cincinnati they have come TO tho con-
clusion That there isn't snap club I'm the As
sociation this season.
BosToNEsE think highly OF Tom Daly's
catching and consider the Chicago player tho
greatest In the business.
THE Iowa State University has asked tho
Legislature for $4,000 60 buy a baseball
ground for the students.
New YoRK's recent feat OF playing two
orrOrless games In one day Is remarkable
and especially noteworthy.
JOHN A. DAVIS, the well-Itnown twirler. is
now pitching for the Portsmouths, Of Ohio.
Hc has not lost game this season.
Or all the young players gobblod up by
League clubs last fall Buckley. the Indian
apolis catcher, is one OF the best finds I'm the
THE exact distance from the home plate 10
second base is i27 feet inches When a
catcher has n lame arm he thinks 10 Is about
= mile.
Boston paid fi750 for Ray. indianapolis
offered more, but Salem wanted hor pet
player TO go TO "A New England club. so Bos-
ton got him cheaper.
:. DUENo a practice game at Pittsburg.
Fred Dunlsp was struck In tho face with =
hard-h hit ball and his right jaw broken. He
will not DO digagured.
CINCINNATT has inauguratcd Ladies'
Day" Onco n week fair admirers Of the
game will be admitted free, and on other
occasions half price will be charged.
THE Washingtons boast Of possessing the
best outlleld in The League. In getting under
erythng and throwing accurately, Wilmot,
Hoy and Daily are lauded as being without
superiorg
HEHEAFrER when tho regular umpire fails
70 appear on tho ground In time each captain
Of the opposing teams will have the right 20
select player. aud the double umpire system
will be tried for that contest
THE Chicago Club Il playing the luckiest
game Of ball in the League. Anson will
admit this, for the nine has lost but one game
by one run and won nine. In numerous
games they hayO boon Outbatted.
"OLD SILvERp FLINT Is rarely allowed 70
catch for the Chicagos. Io has played in
only eight games this season. DAILY and
Farrell are filling his pace "Old Silver ~
being used 70 train young pitchers
BY the time the season Is over land n The
Cbicagos win The pennautl Aneon will be
able 20 start second hand clothing store.
He has bet 5000 I'm new clothes that the Chi
cagos will capture first honors IN the League.
CASEY. the seventeen. yea. old pitcher of
the Monitors, Of New York, struck out n ~
| the New York Reserves in q Foefut game.
/ He e considered ono Of The mnst promising
/ OF O the young pitchers Ia and around New
| York City
THE attendance NJ twonty-aoven game on
tho Boston grounds mas been lD1J, divided
/ substantially a. follows. Philadelphia three
\ Rames 600 indianapolis, ~, ,0O0, (, Pittsburg
| 1900; Detroit 1880; Chicago 81, 800: New
/ York, 100; Washington, 800.
TIE So. Louis Browns are workings cute
I trick right along Whom an oppositg base
/ runner is ot second base Tho Browns pitcher
makes an intentional wild throw over the
| base The runner Of course starts for third
I and gets fooled ne the centre fielder. who has
been posted runs up on the throw, scoops it
| in and, nine times iu ten. gets NJ ~ third in
] time 70 put The runner out nc that has