The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-17
THE NATIONAL, GAME.

THE Bostons are poor sacrifice hitters.
BuRDocK now captains the New Haven
Club.
COLUMBUS enjoys very large Lady pa
Eonage.
TIE Hamilton Club has released Catche,
Weidman.
TIE Chicago BARRIERS are to organize local
baseball league.
BOSTON has not lost one game to the Pitts
burgs this season.
PITCHERS say that Buffalo, N. Y, Is IN un'
lucky town for twirlers.
BALTIMORE, under Joe Hornung's cap
taincy, is great success
"ZEpHYRIzED" is the latest to indicate that
a batsman has been struck out.
KEEFE and Ewing, Of New York, waste
good deal of time during game.
SHoRTsToP PARKs, o. the Mansfield Ohio
Club, is said to be coming man.
BEARD has been deposed from CincinnatTs
captaincy. Teheau is his successor.
THE Baltimore Club has farIned Pitcher
Whitaker out to the Galveston Club.
TON BROWN is not only the best base-run
ner on the Boston team, but he also leads In
runs scored.
MCKEE. of the Wilkesbarres, Of Pennsyl.
vanin, is great pilferer. He stole liz bases
last season.
CLARKsoN, of Boston, is making great use
of his s.rising ball, !" and the best hitters are
deceived by it.
THERE are now two brothers-the Sowders
pitching in the major leagues, somethng
unprecedented.
THE indiscriminate fning Of players by
umpires lately has caused good deal OF COM
ment in baseball circles. .
A AFIELDER must be charged with an error
for mufing q foul fly, whether the batter Dc
afterward retired or not.
A DEAL is said to be in progress by which
Jerry Denny, of Indianapolis, Is to be secured
for the Washington team.
NEXT to Boston, Cincinnati is credited
with being the home Of more baseball cranks
than any other city in the Union.
"a NAN gets older in five years in the base
ball business" says President Speas, than
in twenty years in any other business"
SIN. DECKER, the ex-League umpire, is an
Oklahoma boomer. He IS now In the centre
of the territory and his lawyers shingle Is
out.
No club in the League has as many batters
with percentage over 300 as Indianapolis.
Seven Of the players rank above that aver
age.
ARTHUR IRWIN is not Captain Of the
Washington team, as reported. Morrill, still
rules in the field as well as of, Arthur being
only his assistant.
In order that history may repeat itself the
Athletics ought to win the Association cham
pionship if Boston wins the League pennant
this season. 1t was so in 1888.
The new Western teague is now organized
with clubs located in Wichita and Hutchln-
son in Kansas, and Lincoln, Beatrice, Hast
ings and Grand Island in Nebraska.
TIE Syracuse On. " Club now enjoys the
distinction of being the only team to shut
out opposing teams three successive days
this season. 1t whitewashed Detroit twice
and Toledo once.
PITTsBURG, which wasa money maker In
the American Association, has had nothing
but bad luck in the League, and, to top 1t all
off, is now playing out the worst schedule
ever inflicted upon club.
ANDY CUMMINGS, the famous shortstop Of
the Forest Citys of 1878, is in the Covington
Ky) Penitentiary. He is the head man In
the shoe department, and Is reported as one
OF the best paying prisoners in the pen.
EWING, of the New Yorks, now has the
honor Of making the longest hit on the CleVe-
land ground. During one Of the recent games
there he knocked the ball over the centre
field fence, distance Of 47S feet from the
home plate. -.
THE full amounts taken from the salaries
of the Louisville players as penalty for vio-
lation of the club rules are as follows; Ray
mond, Ehret, Shannon and Cook, $225 each;
Wolf and Vaughn, S25 each; Hecker, $2oo;
Ewing and Ramsey, S1s4 each.
PRESIDENT HARRISON while enjoying a
visit to Cape May, N. j.. witnessed game
Of baseball between the home team and a
team Of Indian boys from Lincoln Institute
he was warmly welcomed. Mr. Wanamakef
was with him. So was Baby Mckee.
TTAGTTE RECORD