Telegram-herald., 1888-04-08
THE NATIONAL GAME
sALL TENS cAuG-T or THE FLY
1As niasaaad Already k4ksd - 49, ss-
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X~GN
While Grsnd Rapids has not the fortune
tzood Or la.i 10 n4ye cub 10 any Of ths
base ID. league associations this year is .
nos 70 Be supposed thst me citizens take
~ interest aaalsver iu ths National CANA
Tie VALLEY Chy Ia turned out a number
Of sxeelsut players. and her ciiigens vii
watch their course tnrougn the coming SEA-
500 silh Interest
There : one player especially IN whom
deep Interest IS fs.L. especially by hand
soms young lady Of Grand Rapids. 10
whom report SAYS be . engaged TO be mar
riod znd lhat ]. Charles r. Getzein. pitcher
o. the Detroit team. We hope he may
win 0ofa lAurcs and luess. snl When the
season has closed 30 may make home run
for Grad Rapids aad make her happy.
His friends viii award him The longest
pols and tie br0allss5 peanansi ia the maIri-
da0nial league.
By the pa3i.shed schedules we see that
TIE National Lssgae opens on Friday,
April ~. with games a. Pittsburg With
DetIo.s. ~ Indianapolis With Chicago a.
Philadelphia With Boston. znd at Washing
t0u slth New York Detroit PLAYS is first
game ~ home win pltis0urg Nay l. and
Chicago a. home with Indianapolis the
sanls daIs. TIE lxLEssAN- h EEAtD Is max
iag arrs0semeuts CD receive the latest re-
suits of each week for publication IN its
Sunday lssue.
TIE Tri-slats League. composed OF Jack
son, Kalamazoo. Toledo. Wheeling Canton.
Columbus Lsnesv1s. SSndusky. and
Mansfield. IS organized and fhe schedule Is
out tor ne scasCn q g Oper via Jackson a.
home with Mansfield on the nth Toe
Sandnsxys WI he known as the Fish
Eaters. X zlamazOo a. the hszoos.
~ Wheelinz a. The Nail Citys" Columbus as
tEs Statesmen. Jackson IS TIE Central
Citys." Lenesviils ss The "Kirkapoos." and
Canton as the "Deuberites" Manager
Bcrbridge. Of The Central Cisys is confident
that De bas the best material IN the league.
and ssYs taat pennant has got % come %
Michigan and Ehs Kazoos won't get it
sithsr.
have not heart much lately about
College League. The invincibie VI. A. C. :
are ready. and Ohvst. Hil!sdsie and even
hftis Alma express thsir willingness. Now
et the Z laiVersilles brace up and come 20
The sticking point and We car have 8
collegiate contest thsf IN public interest
here viii discosnt Harvard vs. Yale or
Oxford - CaPhTitge. with all their
stbisiics sad many Of their ssthstics.
What's the matter with the Detroits' I
don't know Three straight games 20 the
Browas. Il The Anasrican Association 70
- allowed % take the championship this
year n it does. II will certainly be The
Browns who vii get il tor them. However
II Detroit Steps aside, St. LO1is must keep
- northwest sJe peeled for Chicago.
ssason aeksts for tn Tn-sta.e League
games A. Jackson have been paced at
SlEN.
Gannsli cannot play for three weeks. and
49, go home. The islon on his finger Is =
bad one
Enroy. he Baltimore pitcher. has left
thai city. refas.ag 10 sign for $1,000. He
wanted $50.
John Ciarksou pitched bis Glst game Of
bah Tor Boston Friday. tie bids .Sir q
oufrivsl John T.. SULLIVAN in the s.timatio
o. tp, romantic oesn-ssters.
Fingers are coid ves and The lrost isn't
out 0f she groand but stationed IN the
Jeff 6e'd W. sntesvor % gather in
few h0t balls rom she home plate.
Sandnskv Iy,.rsai sanduskv has. or will
have. the best tesn ia tne Ir state League.
We don 90 much slowing. bar - 10 the
wingless iDsect sct. al the same.
a Niles hass bal supply dealer placer the |
usual srrRy Of bats and balls in his show
window. sod then adds = it a lsrxs roll of
court plaster huge bottle OF sruica ard a
psly of crutcbss.
The foiesic cf1h comes pretty near being |
ief. handed The 'asemsn ara all left
handed fhrowers ant batters- When Conk
snd BeCk sre fhe bstterv there siu bs SIX
leil-hsnded hiitsrs in the team.
A bsse ball ulns viii Be organised IN Lii |
lev Newsyzo county. md the liliians 5s-
sire the TsfssRka- HEHtrD 20 state tba,
they vii - 0ren to AT challenges II |
there's snvth.ug n1ors efactlvs IA bSss bal |
than irn hold on the Gag. is gal
Whiie the Browns were plsving poksr |
n, a secoBd story ROOM of Hot sprin<s |
h0tsi sorne prscticai joxsr wrapped upon !
the door sod yelled "Folice. Robinson !
and O'Neil .lnned Gus OF the window 1
Rascis isvinE iown me winning hsud.
Iisnnie Fitsrarsid. fscxson's cultured |
Boston fwirisr In letisv to Manager Bur /
bridge sars ( have bsen rrscficing in /
Boston al wiutsr. ana u have snv kind 1
cf t.-am behind me-. IN ths rri-Stsi@ rscs.
fb. folstios viii hsss "a play bail fer their 4
lives
The <pesrl rith rhich a bsse hall csn bs /
teiveresi BY Sofue pitchers is terrific Il
Thurs.isv sfternoon = singular sccitsut oc-
carre.f kt Rroosivn- Carasasrs ths fam 4
ems Si3 SEQ pitcber. negsn work wifh Siich /
ths ST. Louis oufdeider. who wiil piav with 1
Rrs,oklvn. and he undertook to catch The 4
rresf pieeher without gloves. Caruthes 4
sens the hal in fke ris shnts and ~i.ch 4
wfecef perrernelv sewers hm-s. When 4
tie cali hit f1e cairns q his hands the re-
uerf n the hizh- wsilei court Tss 'oucer +
than sn ordinary pistol shot Suddenly 4
SiIch dropped h,s aan3s. Bleed Tss stream
NJ frern a ert i1 one of them. - ~ n
veef izatioa r. was found ihsl the ferrr ~ I
the hali sd rsrtaraf oiocd vessel Ia the
palm. Siich cut catchinE AZ once and suh-
;ectei th. inlaasd hand % treatment
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