, 1889-08-25

lsnt1 Int htiSpn
with the Newark club as third baseman. In
1885 he WINS ~re-eugaged by the Newark club,
and remained with 1t until the Buffalo club
sold its 'big four" to Detroit, then Buffalo
purchased Hhtfeld's release from the Newark
club, aud he finished the season with the
Bisons.
Ia 1896 he was signed by the Portland CMel
club, OF the New England league, and stood
second In the official averages Us n third base
man. In eight games that he oficinted MS
pitcher, his opponents made forty-threo base
hits and earned only seven runs, and he rank
ed first In the pitching averages at the close
OF the season His batting average for lOl
games he took part in was .261, and was four
points better than Slnttery'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 tho bat
ting list, with an average Of AS, and was
credited with no fewer than l4l stolen bases,
he leading his league in that respect
In ninety-three games as third bascmnn he
stood second on the official list, with an av-
erage OF .S53, the man above him taking part
in only twelve championship games, and that
with two clubs. He pitched in twelve cham
piouship games, and the average OF base hits
made Off him by opponents was the smallest
In the New England league. In 1888 he 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 n fielding average. However, he
made so creditnblo n 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 tho New
York club was sorely in need OF pitchers,
1IatHall a D-pSaaI into gaPvf-a aud hfa
work in the box was as god, IL not better,
than that Of any OF the regular pitchers. In
a championship game, May II, in Boston, he
held the hard hitting team of hat city down
TO four scattering safe hits, and, had he been
properly supported, the New Yorks would
have won the game. During the last west
ern trip OF the New York team, Ward was
unable TO play in a majority Of games, and
Hatfield very creditably filed the short
stops position, besides doing good service at
the bat He is n very swift and accurate
thrOwOr, besides being n fine base runner.
A. IL D
A. b.. Sanders is one of the crack pitchers
Of the Philadelphia Baseball club. He was
born at Catharpin, Va, twenty-four years
ago, and comes from one OF Nirginiais oldest
families At the age of o he began his studies
in the public schools Of his native place, and
was kept right at them until he graduated
from Roanoke college in 1888. 1t was while
he attended the latter institution that he first
began playing baseball us the college clubs
pitcher and change catcher. He never 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 hattering offer,
which he accepted, and in the spring OF 1887
he played his first professional engagement
with that club. He Immediately took the