Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-17

GILBERT HATFIELD ishcl the season
with the Newark club as third baseman. In
1885 he was re-engaged by the Newark club,
and remained with II until the Buffalo club
sold its "big four" to Detroit, then Buffalo
purchased Hatflell's release from tho Newark
club, and lie finished the season with the
Bisons
In 1856 ho was signed by the Portland Mel
club. of the New England league, and stood
second In the official averages as "A third base
man. In eight games that he oiiiciatca as
pitcher, his opponents made forty-three base
hits and earned only seven runs, and he rank.
ed first in the pitching averages nt the close
Of the season. His batting average for lOl
games he took part in was .26l, and wasfour
points better than Slattery's Of the New
Yorks, who was then in the same league with
Hatfield In 1887 Hatfield remained with the
Portland club, and did great all round work
that year, in batting, fielding, base running
and pitching. He stood seventh on the bat
ting list. with an average OF AIS, and was
credited with no fewer than l4l stolen bases,
he leading his league in that respect.
In ninety-threo games as third bascman he
stood second on the official list, with an av.
erage of .S53, the man above hnn taking part
In only twelve championship games, and that
with two clubs He pitched in twelve cham.
pionship games, and the average of base hits
made of him by opponents was the smallest
in the New England league. In lsss ha was
signed by the New York club, and played IN
twenty seven championship games but did
not play enough games IN any one position to
give him fielding average. However, lie
made So creditable a showing that he was re-
engaged for this years team, and his work
thus far has been of the highest order
Early in the present season, when the New
York club was sorely in need Of pitchers,
Hatfield was pressed into service, and his
work in the box was as good, il not better,
than that of any OF the regular pitchers. In
n championship game, May II, in Boston, he
held the hard hitting team Of that city down
to four scattering safe hits, and, had he been
properly supported, the New Works would
have won the game During the last west
ern trip Of tho New York team, Ward was
unable TO play in a majority of games, and
Hatfield very eredtably filed tho short
stops position, besides doing good service at
the bat. He is very swift and accurate
throwor, besides being fine base runner.
A. n. SANDERS.
A. B. Senders is one of the crack pitchers
Of the Philadelphia Baseball club. He was
born at Catharpin, Va, twenty-four years
ago, aud comes from one of Nirgnil's oldest
families. At the age of q he began his studie5
IN the public schools Of his native place, and
was kept right at them until he graduated
from Roanoke college in 1885, II was while
he attended the latter Institution that he first
began playing baseball rs the college clubs
pitcher and change catcher. He mover played
until 1883, and In two years time developed
into one of the best college pitchers in the
country.
The Altoona club, Of the Pennsylvania
State league, made him n iiattering offer,
which he accepted, and in the spring of 1887
he played his first professional engagement
with that club He immediately took tho