Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-08-23
THE NATIONAL GAME.


WILKESBARRE is selling its players.
CHICAGO is still out for the pennant.
The Nilkesbarre Club has disbanded.
CHICAGO carries fifteen men on the pay
roll.
COLUMBUS has received the most white
washes.
CONWAY is now Kansas City's winning
pitcher.
CHICAGO plays her best game against the
New YOrks.
WASHINGTON has seven left-handed batters
on the team.
DENNY, of indianapolis, still leads the
League in home runs.
LITTLE DUFFY, of Chicago, is one of the
best batsmen in the League.
GOVERNOR BEAVER, Of Pennsylvania, is
an enthusiastic lover Of baseball.
THE Washingtons have fine trio of young
pitchers in Keefe, Hsddock and Person.
THE London Club has released first base
man Tom Esterbrook and pitcher Emil Gelss.
WILLIAM SUNDAY, center fielder, has been
appointed manager of the Pittsburg Ball
Club.
THE Philadelphia have of recent years
always been the strongest finishers il the
League
The Middle States Leaguei is proving to be
much stronger organization than was ex-
pected.
The Toledo Club has secured the release
from Cleveland, of left-handed pitcher
Sprague
GORE, O'Rourke and Herman, Of the New
Yorks, are again the heaviest hitting outfeld
in the country.
CHICAGO is the only League and Brooklyn
the only Association club to escape the white
wash brush this season.
MCGUIRE is doing all the catching for
Toronto; he officiated behind the bat in
thirty-nine out of the forty games played.
The best baseball player in Congress is
Representative Ben Butterworth, of Ohio.
He frequently plays in amateur games at his
home.
MAUI leads the Pittsburgs in batting,
Glasscock the Indianapolitans Clements
the Philadelphias, Mexican the Clevelands,
DAILY the Washingtons and Van Haltren the
Chicagos.
INDIANAPOLIS is certainly the enigma Of
baseball With a great infeld, good out
field fair batteries and well managed, the
team yet plays losing ball and makes no
Roadway.
PITCHER MoRRIss troubles are pronounced
internal injuries and absolute rest is ordered
by his physicians. In fact it is not improb-
able that he may not appear on the diamond
again this season.
JAMES HAMILTON, the Weir City's pitcher,
met with peculiar accident in a game at
Weir City, No. The force Of the delivery Of
ball broke his arm square in two between
the shoulder and the elbow.
JOHN s. BARNES, the manager Of the ST.
Paul Club, who recently fell heir to an
estatein Ireland worth $500, 900, haspromised
his mon that he will take them to England if
they win the championship.
A BASEBALL player named William Camp
bell had his eye knocked out and jawbone
broken while catching behind the bat in a
game played at Somerset, KY. He was car
Tied from tho grounds unconscious and ap-
parently lifeless.
BosToN's only weak spot has been
strengthened by the addition of Pop"
Smith, of the Pittsburgs. He will play short,
and Ray or Quinn will likely be released.
This addition is a strong one to the Bostons,
as Smith is a batter and fielder.
The many friends of Morrill, will learn
with regret that his hand had relapse and
that he had to undergo surgical operation,
that caused him a great deal of pain and
suffering. The injured member is now max
ing good progress toward recovery.
SOME papers talk about there being ques-
ton about the best shortstop. That was set
tied long ago. John W. Glasscock, of the
Indianapolis Club, is admitted to be clearly
entitled to the first place. His fielding alone
would entitle him to supremacy; but take
his batting, base-running and coaching ablll-
ties in consideration. and he is way on top.
LEAGUE RECORD.