West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-13
BASE HALL

THE Brookiyns aro weak at the bat
GEoRoE GoRE's hand is vol again.
sAM WISE win bcrelehsed by Boston
PIrTsnURo Is endeayorIng to sell Maui
PGTTsBURG will clear about 5000 this sea-
son.
THE Athletics have new uniform OF navy
blue.
THERE will bc no more Sunday games at
Rochester
BosToN and New York are playing tho best
ball In the Lengue.
THE release OF "Phenomenalp Smith, OF
Baltimore, Is for sale.
No catcher can gather flies in better style
than DAILY, OF Chicago.
GoMER PRrcF, an old boil player, died re-.
Gently at Scranton. Penn,
FRED DUNLAP, OF Fittsburg Is again laid
up with sprained ankle
II now looks like New York anl ST. Lou's
for the worlds championship
NIcOL, OF Cincinnati leads both the League
md Association In stolen bases.
PITcHER MEADE OF H1rvar1 College, is
now fullfedgcd professional
EsTERBRooR anl Shombcrg have been ro.
leased from the indianapolis Club.
BaowNw0, OF Louisville, never teforo had
50 low tatting average as this sanson.
Ro0ER CoSNoR, OF New York, swings the
heaviest bat OF any player In the League.
MfLwAUKgE claims 20 have the best bnse.
running team IN tho Western Association.
PfTcHER DUCK, OF Sandusky. Ohio, had
several ribs broken i'm collision week ago.
WORCESTER Mass "a mentioned ~ n
likely Association city IN case OF n vacancy.
CONNoR, Ward. and Ewing nre the New
York payers who have made over 100 base
hita
MuLLAgE, OF Cincinnati, has lost eyory
game ho has pitched against baltimore this
year
HOY, Washingtons deaf mute player. has
This season stolen ten bnses In two games on
Mike Kelly
IL Boslon they consi Ter ono victory over
Philadelphia rs good os two over any other
League cub.
BhRELY's feat of shutting ont tho Cincin.
natis two successive days breaks tho record
in the Association.
baltimore is fast losing its grip as "A lngo
tall city Six hundred has been the average
attendance this season.
TlfgiT sro but three real outand-out fifty.
cont ball towns n the country Chicago,
Boston aud New York.
IN Boston this year the PhiIadelDhins have
drawn tho largest and tho Pittsburgs the
smallest crowds Of the season.
TfE Cuban Giants have won tbo coloro1
championship Tho prize, which Is n silver
ball, has been presented 10 them.
ALDnIcn. of Kalamazoo. Mich. has proba.
bly, Won greater porc ntage Of games than
any pitcher in tho Tri-State loaguo
III is rimored that two professional base
ball clubs probably the New York and ST.
Louis mines, viii go 20 England On The fall.
THEATRicAL people who have been 20 Aus.
trails think that President SpauldiDg will
makea larrel Of money OF bis combination.
TuF Chinese Minister at Washington has
developed n great fOndness for watching
professional ssbail Ho never yelii at tho
umpire.
TnE Bostons stili have strong hopes N tha
penuant All the players are conhd0nt that
in their case this season viii be repetition
OF 1885
BECRLEY, C0nnor and Brouthors nrsl
basefneu, are among the frst four bat8mon
ia Che League. while five pitchers bring ur
the rear.
MfcHArL KELLY the Boston $4,000 BALL
player, was educat "a Tor the priesthood o.,
6eorgctoHu 3D. CO College BE has been
playing ball since 1875 Isis first engagement
was with che old Oiympics Of Paterson,
N. j., &C s1lary of sl2 r. week.
IT is sad % think OF n man being com.
peliod b. play ball when bis chiid IS do1d.
such was tho bitter experience of "Pop
smith, The Pitisburg in hoidcr As Dunlap
was ill, Smith being The only man % play
second base he was unable - attend t1e Ga.
neral o. bis little one