Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-17
BASE HALL.

Huteh1ns0ns Formerly of Yale Co1-
 Iege, Joins the Chicag0s-Other News
 of Interest.
 Hutchinson, one of Yale's old pitcaers, who
 has been pitching this season for the Des
 Moinss Qa.) team, has been sold to the Chi
 cagos. Anson tried to get him at the begin
 ming of the season, but he said he was afraid
 the league was 500 fast for him. He later
 joined the Des Noines team and has done splendid work. Anson, as well as other managers, has been after the great western league and Yale pitcher all the season. It is
 said that Anson paid large sum for Hatch inson's release The new man will join the club in time to go on the last eastern trip. Dan Shannon, late of the Omahas, has been signed by Newark to play second base. Pat Powers was one of the happiest men in the country Saturday. By winning that day's game from Wilkesbarre his club-Jer- sey City-took the lead in the race for the Central league pennant. Newark had the lead all the season until Saturday, when Scranton beat the Newarkites. Powers now thinks that his team. barring accidents, will end the season first. Wfkesbarre is a good third. r
 It is not generally known that Jim o. Rourke, New York's left fielder, was the first base bail player that ever received the sum of $6, ,000 for . season's work. This is neverths- lsss . fact., In connection with Jim's big salary is story that not only does credit to the big, honest fielder, but goes to show that few more like him are needed. The fact has also just come to light that Jina is the only player since professional base ball began that played with club without so much as g straight line of ink to bind him. Jina's word is his bond. A glance at the record will -A- ii l.. =. 1w,4 Gv1f falo club as other players were, but at the end of each season he came to terms with the club management and in the spring he signed. When he was about to leave the Buffalo club President Day said to him: t "Wel1, Jim, I hear you are to leave Buha- loi"
 "Yes," said Jim.
 "How would you like to come to New Yorkg'
 CT would like that very y-well." "Well," said MT. Day, "You are now get
 ting $2 ,50O; come and I'll make it $3, ,500." "That would be no inducement," was the reply "You know what reputation have made in leading the leage in batting. I can get more money than that"
 It was finally agreed that Jim should re- ceive 6, ,000, and that was his first seasons salary with the club. In coming to an agree ment all that bound Jim to the club was his word How well he kept it was shown later H when B6V6f8l OluDS LI16u bO K0b HILL ! Ac Athletics even went so far as to offer him $6 O0O but Jim refused to break his word with the New York club. He would have been willing to pay $500 if the New York club had let him go, but he considered his | word as good as a contract.
 Syracuse has headed Toronto in the Inter- \ national league.
 The latest reports from Kausas City bring \ the news that Jimmy Lillie, the ball player | so well known here, will never play again. His wife's clothes caught fire and he burned his hands terribly in trying to extinguish the ! flames. He is closely confined to the house, I and in the next room to him lies his wife dy- \ ing.
 ! In speaking of the so-called forfeited game \ in Chicago during the past week, gentle man who knows what he is talking abcnt I says: "Ths talk about $500 fine for the New Yorks for refusing to play is all bosh. The club cannot be fined, for the simple rea-
 son that the club did not leave the ground, and more, did not refuse to play. Nine New York players were ready to 90 on with the game. Ewing could not continue the play, and was willing to make oath to that fact; and more, 6 player who was not nearly his equal was put in his place. On the other hand, Anson acknowledged that he knew Ewing was not in condition to play, but that he refused to consent to the change for
 the reason that if Ewing was wholly
 disabled it would hurt the New Yorks
 chances for the championship. This does
 not seem to be the right spirit to inspire our
 base ball games. The game should be play
 ed on its merits, and the best club should
 win. It is quite plain that if this game
 comes up before the League directors it must
 be thrown out. And more than that, Spald-
 ing has had so much to say about the affair
 that it is quite likely that the $S, 900 or $10,
 900 which the New York club has been pay ing into that gentlemanis pocket will flow into the pocket of some other firm. The New York club has had eight full suits of uniforms this season, and all made by Spald- make no more for them. ."-The Sun. Keefe, the left-handed twirler of last sea-
 sons Hartford team, but this season of the
 Troys, has joined the Washingtons, and has
 so far done good work.
 The following is the record, including Sat
 urday's games;