The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
THE NATIONAL GAME.

UTICA, N. Y, has female baseball nine.
KANSAS CITY has developed unexpected
strength. e. ..
FOSTER, Of the New Yorks, is an estab-
lished favorite.
WHITNEY has been exchanged by Pitts.
burg for Pitcher Gruber,- Of Detroit
INDIANAPOLIS is said to have offered tho
Bostons $5, 900 for Pitcher Radbourn.
HOY, the deaf mute centre fielder Of Wash
ington, is keeping up his record as tine
fielder. -. - -
THE score cards at the Polo Grounds, New
York, are said to turn in about $4,000 q year
to the management.
NOBODY need be surprised to see Tiernan,
OF the New Yorks, pretty near the top In
batting this season. g..
THE three-strike rule has worked very well
so far in the association. Comparatively few
men have failed to hit the ball. I...-.-
MELANCHOLY DARBY is the nickname be-
slowed on O'Brien, Brooklyn's left fielder.
He has the saddest smile in the business.
The white stockings and blue uniforms of
the Chicago club have been discarded for
neat.suit Of blush gray, with black hose and
caps.
KELLY, of the Bostons, Is playing much
stronger game this year than last, when he
was handicapped by the empty honor Of
captain. -
GRANT Is now the only colored baseball
player professionally engaged. he isa valu-
able second baseman, and covers vast
amount of territory.
LITTLE RADFoRp, Of the Brooklyns, is as
clever centre fielder az can be found in the
Association. He is always on deck whether
at the bat or In the field -.r. .. - : .- . o.
EZRA SUTTON, of the Bostons, has played
in the League for twelve seasons In that
time he has taken part in 979 games, and has
batting average Of .291. ... r.,
CATCHER BENNETT, Of the Detroits, thinks
that Dunlap is the king Of in-feld players.
There is no pinch so tlght, he says, that
Dummy cannot squeeze out Of
UMPIRE, GAFFNEY takes position in the
centre Of the diamond when men are on bases.
The plan has worked admirably SO far and
seems to be the nearest approach yet reached
to perfection with one umpire. ..
The first serious trouble over the umpire
has occurred. In recent game between the
Birmingham and New Orleans clubs Of the
Southern League, at New Orleans, almost
riot was created by Umpire Saunders's de-
cisions against the home club. Saunders
managed to escape.
CAPTAIN MORRILL, is in ecStacies over Sow
der's work. Said he: ~ think he will
prove to be one of the finest pitchers Boston
ever had he delivers the ball as straight
and as sharp as an arrow. His actions re-
semble those Of Whitney in many particu-
lars. He is hitter, too, and worker, and
they all like him." IT,.
MANAGER KELLY, of Louisville, has in.
troduced new wrinkle in beginning games.
When the team takes the field the gong taps
once and all the nine players in single file
march from the dressing room to the plate.
When the gong rings again they face to the
left, and at another tap the players break
and 60 on run to their positions.
ONE Of the greatest games of baseball
ever played was the Manchester. Harvard
game. The game was played may II, 1877,
and was continued for twenty -four innings
without tally being made. All the play
ers were college students, and oil, with the
exception Of two, have dropped out o. sight
in the baseball world, the two exceptions
being Tying and Say. Tying, now Of the
Philadelphias, was great catcher, at that
time having few equals in the professional
ranks.