Connecticut western news., 1888-05-16
THE BALL-PLAYERS.
Notes Regarding the Professi on als Who Will Compete for Records.
THE RECORD, MAY

GafYney, the umpire and Bushong the catch CT, are probably the only men in 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 catchers use and weary the spectators by putting them on and of during tho game.
 Tiernan leads the League to home runs
 Mertie Hackett has been released from the Indianapolis reserved list. Who'll have him?
 The fifty-cent tariff makes trouble in Cincin- nati. The aldermen threaten, or at least are likely to enforce the Sunday law against ball playing, and to condemn the city ground as needed for a new street.
 Mutrie's Giants are certainly in the race this season, says Boston paper.
 "Tip" O'Neill was fined $75 by Capt. Comis- key for allowing Carpenters fly to drop into his territory without making an effort to cap- ture it in a recent game. "Trip" declares he will not pay the fine, as he did not zee the ball until it struck tho ground, and if the money is deducted from his salary he will sue for it's recovery.
 Postponed games in the American Associa- tion arc costly this season.
 They have a base ball man on the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen who in giving description of tho pitchers of tho Jackson Club, claims that to dead stop three feet in front of the batter, and, after he has famed the wind, goes into the catcher's hands. Next.
 Tho Washington management, with clock like regularity, complains that the umpires arc responsible for the defeat of the Senators.
 President Young has promulgated circular letter reassigning his stan of umpires. Lynch is directed to report in Chicago, Valentine in Pittsburgh, Dexter in Indianapolis, and Daniels in Detroit.
 first inning of the game with Chicago the other day. He had reached second on 8 double and was taking considerable liberty when Van Haltren threw to Pfeffer to try to nip him off. He made dive and got back all right. Then Pfeffer dropped the ball alongside of the bag Denny picked 1t up threw it into the field, and ran to third. Ryan returned the ball to Pfefer, and tho latter passed it to Williamson, who walked to third base, touched the Hoosier Captain, and asked: "How's that?" "Out," the point, but was told to "come in."
 Tug Arundel has shown that Western Asso- citation base runners cannot take any liberties with him.
 John Connell, the well-known umpire, has been appointed in the Central League He is one of the best on the ball field, and the Gen. tral League should feel proud of him.
 Talk about ball players having money, Reip- schlaScr, tho well-known catcher, had over ss,OOO in his pocket at the Jersey City game left him by his mother.
 Pitcher Ramsey, recently suspended, has boen reinstated in the Louisville Base Ball Club. Manager John Kelly had him join the team at once.
 Pitcher Neal, whom Savannah sold to Louis- vile as phenom in 1886, is again launched on tho sea of success by his good pitching for Co., lumbus. He is 8 right-hander, with wonder full drop ball.
 Foutz has showed up much better than Car ruthers so far but the latter is 6 pitcher, and when he strikes his gait, look out.
 Charley Sweeney, the phenomenal pitcher of the Providence Club in 1873, is now in Califor- mia. He pitched in 6 game out there few days ago, and kept his opponents down to three hifa