Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-05-25
THE NATIONAL GAME.


DETROIT would like Burdock, of the Bos-
PHILADELPHIANs are wincing under the
fifuY-cent tariff.
CINCINNATI draws better than any of the
Association clubs
ST LOUIS has a wonderful fielder and
base runner in Mccarthy.
DUNLAP, of the Pittsburg nine, is said to
receive 5000 for the season
MORRILL, first baseman Of Boston, has
made but one error this season
IN the first twenty games played by the
Southern League there were seven blank
scores.
YOUNG MYERS OF the indianapolis team, is
doing the heaviest batting of any man In the
league
O'DAY, of Washington, has already twice
accomplished the feat of striking out three
men in succession.
SECRETARY Villas is passionately fond of
the national game, and he attends all the
matches at Washington.
PITCHER CHAMBERLAIN has been signed by
Louisville and is to receive $500 and SO
extra for every game he wins
For being caught mapping at second in one
of the recent games at Louisville, Pete
Browning was fined five dollars.
AT least eight base runners have stolen
home from third base while the catcher stood
at the home plate with the ball in his hand
big element of success. He infuSes his team
with confidence, and they all play ball to
win.
MANAGER WRIGHT and the players of the
Philadelphia club propose to play testl-
monial game for the benefit of Pitcher Fer
gusOns widow.
In the second Mansfield Lima game, Allen
had seventeen chances offered him at short
field and accepted fifteen of them, which is
wonderful record.
THERE never were so many injuries and &C
cidents on the field as there have been this
season. New York is about the only club
that has not been crippled in this way.
1.-THE double umpire system" is only aques
ton of time Before long a judge OF balls
and strikes will be behind the plate and a
ruler on base decisions will be on the infield.
In the first ten games Mike Kelly played in
this season he made this record: Batting
average, 40; total batting average, .73o.
He made twelve runs, seventeen hits, and
stole eleven bases
THE Detroit Club had to buy off John
Deppert the individual who erected ''wiid-
cat" stand opposite Recreation Park and gave
citizens view of the game for ten cents. 1t
cost the club $500 to settle Deppert.
GEORGE MILLER, of the Pittsburgs, will
net be able to play for six weeks or two
months. One of his ribs is broken and
another fractured. Fred Pfeffer, of Chicago,
who unintentionally did the damage, regrets
the accident keenly.
A PECULIAR thing happened in Brooklyn's
first championship games. Pinckney struck
at the first ball pitched, banged it for the
first base hit, stole the first base Of the sea-
son and scored the first run on the first
passed ball and fielding error
PRESIDENT DAY, Of the New YOrks, has
been receiving an average of thirty letters a
day from cranks who make suggestions as to
how TO place the men on the team and what
ought to be done generally. One man par
ticuIarly, who leases two grand stand seats
by the year, sends in criticism OF each
game.
IN the last game of the first series between
New York and indianapolis, at the latter
city, eight home runs were made-seven by
the New Yorks and one by their opponents.
Conner alone made three of them. Three
home runs were made by the New Works in
one inning. The score was eighteen to four
in favor of New York.
GAFFNEY, the umpire, and Bushong, the
catcher, are probably the onl y men III the
country who wear chest protectors under
their shirts. They are small affairs, but an
effective and great improvement over the
cumbersome big windbag that most catches
use, and weary the spectators by putting
them on and off during the game.
NATIONAL LEAGUE RECORD.