Connecticut western news., 1888-08-29
THE BALL-PLAYERS.
THE RECORD, AUGUST 27. Per
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Young Keas whom Manager Loftus, of the Cleveland to m signed is only 2l years of age. In tho Interstate League he played with the Dubuque Club and had the highest per- centage of any ball twistcr. In 19 games he made IS hits. He also retired IA men, assisted 151 times and is charged with 12 errors.
 If ever n baseball organization needed head badly, says Pittsburg paper, the Amercan As sociation does. This body is about the worst and most loosely manased affair in the base ball business. It makes moro foolish laws than all the combined leagues ill tho country and is never sttistied with leaving well enough alone,
 Glenn, Bostons new left fielder, who will occupy the position until Horning recovers, is a sure catch and covers a great deal of ground, besides being a good thrower. He is not a strong batsman, but with him in tho team the outtield will continue to be the best in the League. He played with the Charlestons last, and was formerly with the Rchmonds.
 By this time all patrons of the national game must be convinced that the good playing of the Giants is not question of luck. Their victorious spell has not been mere spasmodic leap or jump. For several weeks the players have done brilliant work, and done it so stcad- lily as to convince any convinceable man that they are extraordinary players.
 It Is no wonder that tho Baltimore Club does not win, If the statement is true that the men get no credit when they play good ball and are jumped on when they make an error.
 O'Rourke has played twenty consecutive errorless games in left field, and has made ono error in twenty-eight games, two in thirty five, and but three in forty-six games.
 movement is on foot ill Detroit to circulate petition for signatures, to be presented to the directors of the Detroi. Base Ball Club, requesting the retirement of Manager Watkins. The base ball public is very gore on that indi- vidual. Baldwin declined Anst ms offer to play with tho Chieagos. He was, however, quite willing to remain with tho Detr pit Club.
 President Von der Ahe of the Browns is in
 l., adoption of the percentage plan rendered Cliff ford superauous, and he was paid up to Sept. 1 and released. He refuses to take his release and proposes to stay out the season or take the ma ter into the courts. Von der Ahe says: "Gifford is incompetent, and discharged him."
 MT. Spalding will have to hire two new men for John Wards all-American team to go to Australia with the Chicagos. Comiskey and Robinson of the Browns were assigned pos itions in it, but Comskey says ''I shall not go. Tho trip is too long, and we arc not sure of having to play for tho worlds champion ship. If we do, Robinson will not go eithcr." St. Louis will not get Gnmbert, the zanesvi'lc pitcher. Zanesville will not give him big share of the Sl .50O Yon der Ahc was to pay for Robinson's release, and Von der Ahe now repents of his bargain, and doesn't think that Gumbert would do for the Association good control of the bali. He was to have got S400 a month from St. Louis.
 Cincinnati as well as Cleveland must be weakening on the Association, as President Aaron Stern offers to sell his team for S20,00O and deliver the men next October. This is startling move, and in keeping with other ln- dications of base ball revolution next fall.
 In six games played Bcatin of the Detroits made two home runs and two triples.
 President Byrne still hopes that the Brook changes are under consideration.
 The Brooklyns was the first club to reach the century mark in games played.
 The New York players say that with Kelly and Clarkson the Chicago Club would have won the championship with but little trouble.
 Manager Mutrie is writing song, so it is said, to be called srThe Tumble That Never Came." Advance sheets are to be sent to Capt. Anson.-N. !. Press.
 It was figured out the other day that Boston would have to win forty out of fifty-three games to get tho pennant. They'll do 1t some other season.
 A crank told Mutrio that when the Giants got to sliding tho now white and maroon uni forms wouldn't look so pretty. "Nover mind the uniforms" replied "happy Jccms." '1f they'll only slide I'll buy 'cm new uniforms every day."
 Pinkuey, of Brooklyn, is the first player in the Association to score 100 runs Those who are following him very closely in this rcspe.t arc Collins, of the Louisvilles, with 90 to his credit; Kelly, of Cincinnati, Stoyey, of the Athletics, with S3.
 me lJeaSu0 race uAS aDOut SCttlcl QOWu to what it will Do at the finish, provided no se- rious accident happens to tho leaders. The badly broken-up condition of the Detroits p events their being dangerous foe to the leading two, and Boston will have to do some wonderful work to get any where near the New York and hicago clubs. The pr sent indica- tions that New York and Chicago will have to fight it out to the end. New York will have the advantgo over Anson's men in the final fight, for they finish at home. while Chicago finishes away from home St Louis will have the same advantage over it's Eastern foes, for the Ea tern Association clubs will play the last series with the Western clubs in tho West. The final ending will be with the East against the East, and West against the West, but by this time St Louis is likely to have a rong lead. The Athletics will make a strong bid for second place, with chance of getting there.
 Captain Ed Hanlon of the Detroits says anent the light batting: 'I would liko to see return to the high and low ball. Then the pitcher would have to deliver the ball where you wanted it, and you would have some idea where it was coming. The umplring would not be any harder than it is now on the bats man when strikes are called on balls that pass at the level of your hair or ankles. The batting would then be improved, and that the people