Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
THE BALL-PLAYERS. Notes Regarding the Professionals Who Will Compete for Records.


 It is one of the peculiarities of the majority of great base runners in the Association that they are long bodied men with legs of medium length: Such are Comiskey, Radford, Lat Mccarthy, Pinckney, silch, Griffin, Hogan, Greenwood, and Denny Lyons. The principal examples of the great long legged base runners are Reilly, Stovey, Tebeau, Faatz, Shindle, Caruthers, and McPhee. The probable reason for the success of the long bodied and short legged men is that they are quick starters and handy enough to easily and early attain high rate of speed. Good base running has got to be such an attractive feature in the Association that men with the talent are engaged before they have attained distinction as batters or fielders But they are generally improving men. Big and slothful men are seldom more than fair base runners Some men, such as Browning and Latham, beat their ing never slides. Latham and Tebeau do very little sliding. Some men do too much and miss opportunities for advancement on wild throws. McKean is such base runner, but is improving. Generally, however, the best base runner is the medium-szed handy man, who slides when he has to, and seizes all opportu- mites for advancement. Such men are Stric- ker, Hogan, Griffin, Nicol, Greenwood and Latham There is no groove in which a base runner can measure his work. He must use whenever chance offers itself, watch the ball as it comes near him, slide if he has to, keep mp if more errors are probable, and make as much as he can for his side. If handy, the base runner takes but few chances; if clumsy good many. His greatest danger is from mean basemen. and these rare.
 There have been numerous complaints made against Umpire Valentines judgment on balls and strikes, and also his base decisions. The principal complaint arises from the fact that he stands to far away from tho home base, and therefore cannot properly judge the close plays.
 Anson does not seem to need Clarkson after all.
 The Senators have not kept up their end as base runners. Hoy, Wilmot, Daily, Irwin, Donnelly and Shock are fast enough after they reach first base, but thus far they have not visited that bag often enough to become we'll enough acquainted with the territory beyond.
 Herman stands third in the batting in the League
 The only special clause in "Deacon" Whites contract stipulates that he shall not be re- moved from third base until 2 meeting of the Detroit Club directors is held to decide upon it. In every other respect White is subject to Watkinss rules.
 Glasscock certainly gets away with trick better than any man in the profession, says the Indianapolis Journal In the second inning Brown attempted to throw him out at first base, but the ball bounded by Morrill, and rolled toward the home plate. McGeachy had overrun first, and it was Impossible for him to turn around in time to take advantage of the wild throw. Glasscock, however, who was in the coaching box, started for first base at full speed and Kelly picked up the ball and threw it to first with all his might. Nothing came of the play, as the throw was accurate, but had it been wild McGeachy would have been ad- It is said that some of the Boston players do not back up Conway
 If Mutrie could secure Deacon White or Jer- ry Denny as his regular third baseman. what an infield he would have! Money could prob- ably secure either of these men. and money should certainly be no object to the New York l Club in this respect.
 Radford has not only fallen off in batting, but has also fallen off the team. A new feature was introduced on the Bos- | ton grounds in the shape of base ball regis | ter board partition was erected on the | centre field fence, little to one side of the | flag pole. By means of electric wires which l run from the board along the fence to posi- | tion ill the pavilion, operator, sitting in the | latter, by touching 8 knob, registered on the | board the decisions of the umpres as to balls | and strikes, giving the number of each. and | also whether batter runner out, or when the ball hit was foul. This will prove an advantage to those people who in case of | unusual noise, cannot hear the umpire's de- | cision
 | No less than eight of the Louisville's team l have hair bordering on the red The white horse combination is Hecker, Smith, Werrick, |
 The Kansas City Western Association CluE
 is not drawing very large crowds.
 Here are some of the nicknames by whicE | Anson's men known: Silver Flint, Eide ] Baldwin, Dandelion Pfeffer, Whiskers William.
 son, Dad Clark, Sandy Anson, Rooney Daily
 Kinnikinnick Krock and Wenerwurst Oar
 ling.
 Washington will have few games to iti
 credit at the end of the season, after all
 Manager Barnie of the Baltimore team hal l q
 the team on the field, and that in case any o1
 the players disobeyed his orders they coule
 expect no redress from him. Purcell has als'
 been instructed to compel each player to do al
 he says, and all fines resulting from disobe
 dience, where they are found to be justiiable
 will be doubled.
 l Nine thousand base balls went to the bolton | of the ocean on the steamer Eureka which wa | sunk a fortnight ago. The mermaids may or | ganize nine now and have base balls cnougl | to last them for several scasons.