The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-06-20
THE NATIONAL GAME.

MACK, Washingtons catcner, ID Blk Lees
two inches tall
CH1NAMrN are commencing to patronize
the national game
MEMPHIS has signed pitch Rudolph, OF the
Eclipse Club, Louisville.
BALTIMORE has tailless kitten for mas
cot, and Kalamazoo little fox.
THE Phiadelphias were the first to win
game Of Chicago's young pitcher Krock
THERE are more postponed games 30 Tar
this season than there were all Of last year.
TIE Louisville Club Is badly of for catch
era, and is on the lookout for suitable men.
JAcK- FIRTH, of the Houston Texas Club,
died last week from rheumatism OF tne
heart.
ToNY MULLANE, the Cincinnati pitcher, has
entered the list for the long.throwing cham
pionship .Hs ~
CoHIsKEY, of St Louis, had finger
smashed against his bat by pitched ball. at
Baltimore: - =
TIE indianapolis Club is the only one In
the League which insists on having mar
bic home plate. g.. ~.
IT seems to be the regulation daily thing
now to find Ned Williamson, OF Chicago,
credited with home run.
TITcoMB's record would suffer greatly but
for Murphy's magnificent catching OF the
New York pitchers erratic delivery. w..
IT has been shown pretty conclusively that
Dunlap. second baseman Of the Pittsburg
League Club, gets salary Of 5000 year.
No team In the American Association, not
even the famous St Louis Browns, has any.
thing like the great base-stealng record OF
the Cincinnatis.
THE secret of the weak batting on the part
of Foster, Of New York, Is said to be that ne
can't hit drop ball and that the League
pitchers are all onto this
THE st. Paul players have rented we'll
furnished house, engaged cook and washer
woman, and will run their own noteL ine
wives OF two players will supervise.
TERRY, the Brooklyn American Associa-
ton Clubs pitcher, at recent game WIN
the Louisyilles, performed the remarkable
feat Of shutting out the rival nine without
single run or hit
THE rivalry between Easton and Allen
town, the two Pennsylvania ball clubs, Is SO
great that the papers of the two towns can
not find words in the English language to
express their feelings "a.
BILLY SowDERs, Of Boston, Is q pitcher in
action, and looks pitcher in every regard
hut in size, He stands about SIT. Gin high,
and does not weigh much over 13O pounds
he is slight, dark and very modest. -.
RECKONING the season at six months, John
Clarkson, Boston's $40, 900 pitcher, who will
probably not pitch more than an average OF
two games week during the season, will be
Maid the handsome wages OF 3.33 1-S an
hour or s.. IS minute for his services.
AN important event in Milwaukee
Wis) sporting annals occurred in the open
ing of the base ball season in that city, and
the dedication Of Athletic Park, the new
S4O,O 900 ball grounds the Milwaukees WILL
hereafter entertain their visitors upon.
THE number of people who witnessed the
morning and afternoon games OF the League
and American Association Clubs in New
York, Brooklyn, Boston Philadelphia. Wash
ineton, Cleveland and Baltimore on Decora,
ton Day aggregated S4,454. New York LED
with a total attendance of l8 2S2.
"WHo Is the best pitcher in the professlonr
was asked Of Charley Bennett, the Detroit
catcher, recently. Swell, the best pitching
talent in the country lies between Caruthers,
of Brooklyn, Clarkson, of Boston. and Tim
Keefe. of New York. Caruthers and Clark
son are great strategsts, but when ls comes
to putting the ball right over the plate no
body can touch Tim Keefe."
ONE reason for Chicago's high standing Is
its great strength behind the bat. IN Ualy
and Darling they have couple equal 10 any
pair of catchers in the League. DAILY caugn5
eight games without fielding error, accept,
Ing seventy-fve chances He had four passed
balls. His colleague played the same num-
Der Of games, accepted as many cnanceS'
with five errors and six passed balls