The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-29
THE NATIONAL GAME.
DAILY captains Washington. s,
GORE, of New York. has a SPLIT hand.

DAILY captains Washington.
GORE, Of New York, has SPLIT hand.
| STovEY has returned TO the Cuban GantsS
McVEY is captaining the New Orleand
team. e
OBREN will hereafter Captain the Brook.
lyn team.
The Jersey City club has released catcher
| Reipschlager.. e
| WILLIAMsoN's latest trick to block q man
| 8 to fell down in his path.
TAE American Association goes back TO
| twenty-five. cent baseball. y
| IT is reported that Anson and Pfefer have
| again had a serious quarrel. -. u
RYAN, of Chicago, was the first League
player to make 100sa hits. ~
THE three-strike rule seems to have hurt
the batting records after all.
BEcKLEY, of Pittsburg, is already In the
tront rank Of League batsmen. 81
THE Houston Texas club has levied an
assessment upon its stockholders
THE New Yorks have won more games ut
home than any other League club.
DETROIT has missed Dunlap more than the
management car es to acknowledge.
JERRY DENNY, Of Indianapolis, has tde3
clded not to 60 on the Australian trip. Sr;si
DUFFY, by his heavy batting has won
permanent position on the Chicago team.
New YORK has again fallen off In team
batting, but is holding up its end in the field
NED HANLoN and Fred Carroll are the
latest additions to the Australian contingent
NEITHER Klusman nor Ray have so far
been able to fill Burdock's place at Boston's
| lecond base "
| KEEFE, New Yorks pitcher, has not yet
dropped game to Detroit, Indianapolis or
Washington. 5S..assi
THE Association has abandoned the per-
! centage system, and has gone back to the
f; guarantee plan.
TOMMY POLLARD is said to be the greatest
| short stop in the Central Pennsylvania
League In every department. 81, 81
ONLY Ceveland's vote was cast In favor of
retaining the fifty-cent tariff at the Asspcias
tion meeting in Philadelphia. -
WORCESTER has derived $500 from the :
sale of players: Salem, S1750: Manchester,
s1S5O; Lynn, 5000. Total, $5G0l.
CHICAGO first built up the lead at the start
Of the season at Indianapolis expense, ana
now has lost it through that club. 60
THE chances of the New Yorks winning
the championship are increased by the fact
IN Rio Janeiro they occasionally play our
game. but the Brazilians are too tired TO run
bases and Indians are hired to do 1t for them.
NEXT to the Detroits the Hoosiers can count:
. greater number Of recognized sluggers in Z
their ranks than any other club In the
League.
New YORK has played more errorle@
games than any other League team. The
Athletics excel the Association clubs in this s
respect. -1 r s
BURDIcK wasn't of much. account at I,
Omaha, and Crmpau was no good In Kansas
City, and yet both are holding their own IN (;
the League. .,
WILKEsBARRE has the honor Of being the :
first Central League club to defeat Newark N
. championship game on its own grounds
this season. ~
The Manchester IN. H.) centre-fisld fence
the Chicagos, is the only player who ever put
ball over this fence. sise7
THE Cuban Giants, of Trenton, Nj, are
better Off for catchers and pitchers than any
other club in the country. Every man on
the team can play battery position.
WHAT an emergency man is Camel he
has played about every position except
pitcher for Detroit and at present isplayi
ing second base very well, in Hardis Rich
ardsons Place ...r aa,5.sg
UMPIRE KELLY considers Burns, scf
Chicago; Sunday, Of Pittsburg; White, of
the Detroits, and Seery, Of indianapolis, the.t
calls upon them to Judge foul balls when he.
stands behind second base.
THE first curved ball was pitched by
Arthur Cummings, Of the od Stars, in
Brooklyn. Bobby Matthews Is sometimes
credited with the feat. but he has acknowl:
edged Cummings right to the honor. It is s
probable that curved balls were pitched be-
fore this, but they were not recognized; 20 :
that Cummings is considered the pioneer.