Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
BASE BALL,
THE LEAGUE STANDING.

Sunday stole eleven bases in seven games.
 Rowe struck out but twice in twenty-six games.
 Person has not stolen base this season.
 Clarke of the Washingtons is promising catcher. He throws like rife shot to second.
 Faatz of the Clevelands has made but three errors in 32 games. He is good player, but he hasn't the least idea of what gentlemanly department on the field means.
 At Louisville, Umpire Goldsmith fined Third Baseman Raymond of the Louisyilles $2O for addressing him improperly, and or dered him off the field. The league ought to secure this umpire. Jim White is finding the ball. He made three hits Thursday and the same number Friday, including two-bagger each day. TURMOIL IN THE BOSTON BASE BALL CLUB.
 Treasurer Billings of the Boston ball team has sent two dispatches to Manager Hart at Chicago this week complaining of the way the team is playing ball and blaming Hart Tor the m results s4 o lie E. said that kadboarn work of the team was costing the manage ment thousands of dollars MT. Billings owns third of the stock and claims right to take part in the conduct of the team. Hart intimated his intention of resigning unles he received better treatment. The players are all disgusted and say that there is no use in trying to play good ball. Manager Hart has signed contract with a Chicago firm which will make it impossible for him to continue with the team after this season. Director COnant of the Boston base ball club was shown yesterday morning the published story of the matter and the inter- view with Hart. in which the latter sgnified his intention of resigning. MT; Conant i'm mediatey communicated with President Soden, and as a result the following telegram was shown to the reporters:
 To Manager James A. Hart, Boston base ball cluby Chicago. Don't let Billings tele- gram bother you. We have every confidence in you and the players. Go ahead and win all the games you can. (Signed)
 SODEN and CoNANT.
 In his letter to President Soden, Hart said that he did not merit such treatment as he had received from Billings. He did not pro- pose to take abuse from anybody, especially if it was unnecessary.
 Washington has won just one-third of her games, Pittsburg twO-tifths, Chicago One-half and New York fve-eights.
 Morris is again back with the Pittsburg club. He will pitch two or three games, and if his work suits the management he will be put back on the payroll at reduced salary.
 It is probable that Sullivan, Washington's new pitcher, will be released. He was hit so hard in Cleveland that it is doubtful if the management Ol tue CluU ever TtCOfeTS 1IOul the effects.
 A new wheel club has been formed at Woonsocket, K. I.
 |. Woodside and Canary sailed for America August '.
 Worcester will hold tournament in Sep tember.
 October and are the dates selected for the tournament of the Pennsylvania Bicicle Club.
 The Hudson county wheeImen of New Jersey will have races at the Spring Valley fair September 24, 20, 26, 27.
 The St. Louis Bicycle Track Associations midsummer tournament will be held at the Crompton Avenue Park, Aug. 31.
 Louis Stein, one of the German contingent now in England, lowered the quarter mile tricycle. record, flying start, to 37 los.
 J. H. Draper leads the Pennsylvania Bicy- cle Club in mileage, with 2461 miles to his credit, and F. K. Mears second, with 24O1 miles.
 w. I. Wilhelm, the Reading (N. Y.) fast rider, has been riding since 1880, and has won over 200 medals on the path and road.
 Lehr, the German champion, is IS years and months old, with stoop and a nar- row chest. He rides German machine of very inferior appearance.
 The professionals are in the far West and are going farther West every day. Boston is threatened, however, with an invasion of MT. Fax and his aggregation of "lady" riders.