Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-11
BASEBALL BREvITIES.


 tainted on the ground.-Detroit Free Press. BASEBALL BREvITIEs. Tebeau captains the Clevelands when Faatz is not in the game.
 Van Haltren made nine hits in the last three games at Pittsburgh.
 The Cleveland 'Babies,, have been snfrer. ing terrible relapse of late
 Old Anse has his lamps with him. and is hitting the ball hard and often.
 Pitcher Krock may go to one of the clubs or the California State League.
 Sam Wise is still as much of fayor,te in Boston as any of Kelly's players.
 The Clevelands have lost moro games by one run than any other league club.
 During the last week in August the Chi cagos won five games, lost two and tied one.
 williamson IS not playing his old fielding game, but he hits the ball the same as ever.
 Washington has let go of it's latest pitch Ing phenomenon, M. J. Fitzgerald, and To- ronto will give him trial. .
 The Washingtons want a hard hitting hrst baseman, and would be glad to get Hines back from Indianapolis.
 Boston players say that if young Daley were not so wild he would be one of the, greatest pitchers in the league. ,
 Boston rather wabbles on it's pitching genius. Clarkson only possesses its conf dence, and it is about to sign John Healy.
 Rays release from the Bostons cost the Baltimore club s1,5O0. He is expected to become second Shindle in the club.
 The signing of Ed Andrews by the h. dlanapolis club and the transfer of Sullivan to first base has forced Hines to the bench.
  home-run getting, with Indianapolis sec ond, New York third, Pittsburgh fourth, Philadelphia fifth, Boston sixth, Washing ton seventh and Cleveland last
 Hanlon has brought the Pittsburghs into better ball playing shape than they were ever in before. He has the faculty of filling the men with ginger and making them play ball whether they want to or not.
 A. G. Spalding & Bro. have bought the factory, sporting goods store and business of A. J. Reach & Co.,, of Philadelphia. This virtually puts the baseball supply work of the world into Spalding's hands.
 Gumbert leads the Chicagos in home runs, Denny the Hoosiers, Conner tue New Yorks, Beekley the Pittsburghs, Thomp- son the Phlllies, Brouthers the Bostons. Wllmot the Washingtons and Tebeau the Clevelands.
 
 Casey, Philadelphia's lefthander, so we'll, has deserted his club, the Torontos, be. cause permission was not granted him to pay a visit home, and if the team can get along without him he will be blacklisted
 The lay-off of Sunday by Manager Han- Ion, of Pittsburgh, is said to be the result of ring manipulation inside the team But it is claimed that Sundays playing is over-estimated by the general public. He Is not team worker, either with the bat, or the bases, or in the field.
 The changes in the Boston team have vastly improved the team work Hardy Richardson was always @ great outfelder and never a second baseman. Quinn be- tween Nash and Richardson couldn't play short. while at second and without inter ference he Is strong, and Pop Smith has but one superior as fielding shortstop-Johp Glasscock.
 King and Chamberlain, who have done such excellent work in the box for the Browns this season, say they will not sign another contract without the assurance that they will not have to pitch every other day. This Is a necessary precaution, for when their pitching arms are worn out neither of them would be of any value on the ball field.
 The Bostons will probably sign John Healy as an emergency pitcher. The opin- ion seems to prevail that he will do good work in 8 team like the Bostons, especially If he has plenty to do. It is doubtful, how ever, if he will be used much unless an &C., cident should happen to either Clarkson or 
 The Washington man agement have made with the Bostons to play series of six games in Washington during the tr1ennial conclave of the Knights remplar in October. The club is negotiat- Ing for new pitcher, as Captain Irwin Is of opinion that it Is very weak in the box. Overtures have been made to the Syracuse ,lub looking to tho purchase of "Connie" Murphy. President Brush, of Indianapolis, is urR- ng the adoption of plan to get the Cleve- and, Indianapolis, Columbus and Cincin- ,ati clubs into contest after the champion 1 'hip season closes. He proposes that each l 'f these four clubs put up $25O, and that the | purse of 1000 thus obtained shall be d. | 7ided into two prizes, the first of $75O and | he second of S250, to be played for by the | wo association and two league clubs, the | eries to consist of two games in each city l y each club, to be played between October to 28. the winner to be awarded the first l ,rize and pennant emblematic of the in- er-State Championsip. The Cleveland di- ectors have not considered the matter ully, but will likely decide to favor 1t. Gin innati is said to favor the proposition.
 The Throwing Championship.
 In 1888 John Hatfield, of the old Cincin-