Connecticut western news., 1889-08-07
BASE BALL.
THE LEAGUE STANDING.
Indianapolis takes sixth place.
 Dnffy made his 1OOth hit Thurs.lay.

Duffy made his tooth hit Thursday.
 The Augustus are playing league ball.
 Bob Wheelock is playing great ball in De troit.
 Bastian has stolen one base for Chicago in thrty-eight games.
 Roberts, late of the Lovells, has signed with the Rockports.
 Tate accepted fourteen out of fifteen chances behind the bat last Thursday. Up to yesterday Miller batted safely in nine consecutive games. Worcester is anxious to sell Shefiler. He is too rich for their blood. Up to yesterday McGeachy played eighteen games with but one error.
 It is reported that there is little hope of Manager Phillips recovery.
 It is reported that Hallman of the Philadel phias is worth $25,OOO.
 Farrar is one of the Philadelphia players who has played every game. It would not be surprising to see Billy Sunday in New York uniform. | There is probability of Minneapolis talk | ing Pttsburgs place in the league. | Three put-Outs, five assists, and two errors | was the work of "Pop' Smith Friday. Tom Mccarthy is one of dozen in the | Association who has made over 100 base hits. .. s# ~ .--.
 In eighteen games played since rejoining the "Giants," July s, Ward made but four errors.
 George w. Clapp will wager $1OOO that no one can name the winner of the pennant this season. !- ..
 McKean of the Clevelands was fined $25 for provoking quarrel at the game in Chi cago Friday.
 Ewing won $1OO Friday by batting the ball over the centre field fence on the new polo | grounds.
 Washington has seven left-hand hitters.
 Burns of Lowell is doing great work in the box. Friday he held the New Ravens down to two hits.
 Since Cleveland began sounding in the tureen the attendance at the games in that l city has fallen of.
 Sam Wise had only four errors in lG games at second base. In those same games Sam batted safely in 13.
 Minneapolis is the Boston of the Western Association. The attendance at 8 games was 77,3OO people, representing $lOOO per game.
 Beckley has his eyes on the ball lately. He made hits in the first II games, after re- joining the team and II hits in the next seven.
 Burdock had seven put-outs and two assists in Fridays game with Lowell. The old man hasn't forgotten how to play second.
 In the last 15 games Schriver of the Phila- delphias has had but one passed ball. He Is | Il second edition of Bennett in throwing, and is also good hitter.
 Anson does not steal base very often, but the one he got away with Friday won that b inning game. He had stolen but one other base in three weeks. The Stoneham Base Ball Association will give a series of band concerts, entertain ments and displays of fireworks, the first to take place on the ball grounds next Thursday evening.
 The New Haven directory are very well pleased with Burdock, and give him the
 fSNrf ixN hn hO
 brought the team to its present high standard
 of excellence.
 Here is one of Anson's breaks: "There Is
 not Il pitcher in the Chicago team who cam
 not run the bases ut full speed four times in
 succession, go in the box Ut once aud pitch } without any let up in speed" Walter Durnham was very sorry to lose
 Dick Conway, and says if he had his way Dick would still be Il member of his team. He thinks that Dick will be all right; in fact, , that he is all right at present. Both Reach and Rogers have protested Umpire Phil Powers; They hint that he IS }. one of Nick Young's favorites, and that } whenever he gets out of work Nick pro- vides a place for him. His umpiring in 3 Boston was very good indeed. } It is doubtful whether the promise of greenbacks, tall hats and canes to home-run hitters is not more harmful than judiciOus. Sacrifice hitting counts more effectively In 5 the long run than powerful and ofttimes
 abortive efforts at long-distance slugging.
 Although the directors of the Middlesex
 league have given the championship to the
 Medfords. Stonehalh people are far from con- , ceding superiority to that club. The Med-
 lords stood higher because they played more
 games. If the people want to know who the 2 champions really are the Stonehams are ready to play series of three games to decide : the question.
 The Wilkesbarre club has realized enough ; ; money from the sale of Fitzgerald, Beecher, Irwin and Petttt to pay of all it's indebted , ness to date, $500. The club will be contin- ued until the close of the season, providing 2 2 the schedule committee, composed entirely of .. Eastern men, does not discriminate against I the Pennsylvania towns. The committee is now at work making q new schedule, made l Van Haltrcn has made 100 hits. 9 The diamond in Music hall is boon for 2 the stay-at-hOmes. Richardson of the Bostons has made 21 two-base hits this season. F Gillinand will pitch his first game for the t Lowells ut Hartford on Monday.
 Annis, released by the Worcestcrs, has
 signed with the Hartfords.
 John Irwin makes great accession to the
 base running strength of the Washingtons. f Sommers has joined the Indianapolis club.
 Washington wanted him, but spoke too late.
 Dan Clare of the old Boston Blues has not lost his ability to pitch, and goes occasionally into the box for the Auburn club. 5 The Clevelands have lost 12 games this | season by one run, and have won II by that same margin. F Buckley of the Indianapolis club is making , practice of bunting the ball, and is very
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