Connecticut western news., 1888-08-08
THE BALLrPLAYERS.
THE RECORD, AUGUST 6,
A VAIL FROM CHICAGO.

WALL thOM CdlCAdO.
 He wants 10 be kicker,
 And with the kickers stand;
 Find fault with every umpire
 And the way the pitchers stand.
 He kicks about his players,
 And about the scorers, too;
 He thinks the man that never kicks,
 A meek and humble fool.
 For he is a kicker from Kickerville,
 And his patron saints mule.
 Al Mays will marry Louisville girl in tn @ fall. Ken Mulford says that "Al thinks he mays we'll join the rest of the Bridegrooms." Detroit tried to buy Brown or Murphy. Manager Mu'rie says @ is not inclined to strengthen the Wolverines at this stage of the game.
 If the Phillies will kindly wallop the Chica- goes two out of three, New York will try to bear up under the sorrow such calamity will cause in Chicago.
 The Bostonese recently jeered Mike Herman because he tried to bunt the ball. The at tempt resulted in a foul. Then Mike 'laced one' for three bags and the jeers were turned into cheers.
 It is very likely that John Ward will accept Spaldings offer to go to Australia. If he goes Mrs. Ward will go with him. The trip will occupy about four months. It is probable that Mir. and Mrs. Wa will make tour around the world before returning to America.
 Billp Sunday is the only ball player in the country who knows as many bible verses as Frank Sylvester Flint of the Chicago team.
 Gossip is scarce just now.
 No one seems to be able to tell just why the Boston club has gono to pieces. It has been sa, d that Merrill Is too easy with the players, but then tho manager always comes ill for the blame at such times. Then again it has been said that Kelly was the cause of it. Boston man lecently remarked that in the estimation of the managers of the club there were only they got the credit, and when they lost it was no fault of theirs. If this Is true no wonder the team is broken up.
 Cleveland is doing b. tier. It goes more for runs and Jess for base hits.
 Detroit has signed Sheiiler of the Manches- ter, to take Twitchelrs place in the left field.
 Some "sure thing" men were fooled at Ere mont, Ohio. Elmore's club, n neighboring town, hired the Detroit battery, Gruber and Sutcliffe, and went down there to clean out Fremont They backed their club and GOV red SI, ,0O0in small bets. But Elmore couldn't bit Fremont's pitcher, Wilson, little bit, and the sports, with the imported battery, walked home after the game.
 The Browns weakness is in the batting line, and Von der Ahe and Comiskey have made up their minds that they cannot win the pennant. They also want another pitcher as Devlin is unreliable, and only King and Hudson playing trim. Jim Clifford, in casting around for an- other man, picked up Sterling of the Ashland, Pa., Club, and brought him on. He wasn't tried in game, but was on Jack Boyle and NJ lligan Their verdict was, "No good" Sterling Is still free and "roady to pitch the game of his life" V, n der Ahe is still making strong effort after Ed. Crane of the New Yorks At one time the chances for getting him were good, but the Philadelphia game made Presi- dent Day change his mind Since that Crane has met reyerses, and tho deal IS on again. Crane is a great friend of Robinson and Nc Carthy and wants to go the Browns.
 The New England League, says Boston letter, is in very bad condition. The Salem Club has disbandcd, making the third member of the organization to drop out The clubs still in are Worcester, Lowell, Portsmouth and continue in crder 10 hold their reserve privi- leges under the national agreement but it is doubtful if Portsmouth will be financially able. Next week will tell the story.
 A Chicago exchange taunts Anson's nine in this manner: ''The Chicago ball players are not hitting the ball, but they are pounding the air and producing series of atmospheric waves that will undoubtedly have a marked effect upon the weather"
 It is again rumored that Harry Wright will leave Philadelphia next season, and that Arthur Irwin will manage the team. Both Wright and Irwin deny the story, but there are many grains of truth in it. Harry Wright is possibility fpr Bo,ton next year.
 Welch has won seventeen games out oi thirty. One tie and twelve were lost.
 In Brooklyn they no longer speak of Porter as Henry. He is called plain MT. Jonah.
 Kelly and Clarkson are just at present de- cidedly unpopular in Boston. Kelly is parti- cularly so.
 Boston and Detroit are both looking for catcher. Joe Sullivan would be fairly good man for either club.