Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
BASEBALL JOTTINGS.
The Record.

There IS trouble brewing Tn the Evansville Base Ball Club of the interstate League. It has been asserted, and not without cause, that several members of the nine have been playing for their release, and Catcher Calhoun, who of late has been allowing too many balls to pass him, will likely be the next to go. The club allowing the Davenports to beat them three straight games, one of which was bad whitewash, has caused the directors of the club to become alarmed, and at meet ing they determined to open negotiations with some irst-class players at once. The base ball enthusiasts are determined to have the winning club of the league if it takes an enormous expenditure to do it. There is 8 chance for some good players to get splen- did salaries
 The want of a good captain accounts for the poor showing of many teams, and chan ges are frequent. Ollie Beard. who succeeded veteran Biddy McPhee as Lord High Kicker of the Cincinnatis, is O late experiment in this line.
 From present indications Indianapolis will not be one of those scrambling to keep out of last place this year.
 The talk about Louisville's dropping out of the Association is decidedly premature. With 0 good team the Falls City is q first class ball town, and the cranks there wouldn't t let the franchise be sold to another city.
 There is something in a name sometimes The knowing ones pronounce Virtue, the first baseman of the Detroits, the most prom ising minor league player in the country.
 Old Joe Hornung is worth half 8 dozen back numbers yet, as his fine work for the Baltimores proved. The Colts" may have the "git up and git," but the old timers can still teach them thing or two.
 There are few players more generally liked than Ed Williamson. Williamson spent his money like prince, and he is now dependent on the charity of friends for maintenance.
 The fine work of the Kansas Ctys is moro or less of a surprise to the knowit-alls, al- though everybody expected some improve ment over the work of last year, when the Cowboys were the tail-enders,
 Connie Murphy, pitcher of the Syracuse Stars, is another one of the coming" men of the profession. The trouble with this class of players generally is that they keep on com ing, but never get thcre."
 Burdock, second baSeman of the Bostons, and last season of the Brooklyns (N. 92, has joined the Hackett, Carhart < Co. nine. "Brudie' is still ratling fielder.
 In game of base ball at Chicago between the Butler Brothers and West End amateur teams Louis Justi, centre fielder of the West Ends, had leg broken in collision with a fellow player. The men were running after 8 fly ball: purchasing the release of Jack Glasscock from the Indianapolis Club. Glasscock has not yet signed, but he has had two interviews with President Reach. Six thousand dollars is mentioned as the price named for him. If Glasscock is signed Irwin will probably go to Indianapolis.
 The following circular was promulgated from Washington League Headquarters: Contracts for 1889 with St. Louis, F. J. Meek; Waco, J. F. Guehrer and Fpank R. Gillespie: Austin, John Bates G. B. kittle, Gus Land G. A. Maner. and F. Hutchinson; Greenville, J. G. Katz, T. c. Hanckly; Saginaw. H, J. Spindler and L. Abbott; Grand Rapids, Charles Boher; Pittsburgh, Albert krunncr. Re leases-By Boston, J. Hurley; Waco, Frank Gillespie Galveston, Thomas Drew, Thomas Paisley, and M. Carson; Austin, John T. Diebel and George F: Ammon; Fort Worth, J. J. Rafferty and William Dale; Saginaw, James Grogan and George Adams; Memphis, Frank O'Rourke.
 Tho City Base Ball Club of Long Branch is making arrangements for the season. A dia- mond has been laid out inside the new race track at Elkwood Park, and tho team will play there next week
 Third baseman Donnclly of the Washing ton Club has been released.
 Hello, Boston, Manager Mutrie wants to know where you would be if you should hap pen to have Radhournc, Madden, Clarkson and Johnston laid up. See3
 Pitchers Morris and Conway have been laid off by the Pittsburgh Club. Pitcher Titcomb was released by the New York Club. He has several offers, but has not decided to accept any of them yet. The New York md Brooklyn Post Office hines have arranged O series of five games. The first one takes plare at. Ridgew ood on July (p. Ill. .,, Harry Wright says that the batting will win more games than fielding, and he propo- ses to play the strongest batting team he can put In the field.
 The closest and hardest fought game which Harvard has played this season was the eleven-i inning contest with the Wilkesbarre ninc The Wilkesbarres led from the start, but inning after inning Harvard picked up, and Willard, by an exceptional play tied the game (S) at the close of the ninth inning | In the eleventh inning, Wilkesburre made | three runs which gave them the game, to | 8. Petit, of the All-American tourists, and | Wheeler of the Chicagoes played with Wilkes barre Downer and Henshaw were the bat | torv for Harvard