Connecticut western news., 1889-08-28
BASE BALL.
THE LEAGUE STANDING.
THE AMERICAN STANDING,

From all accounts Umpire McQuade gave the New 1Orks the earth ill the Philadelphia games last week.
 McPhee of the Cincinnatis is doing some of the finest base running that has been on the diamond this year.
 The Pittsburgs will play six games at home this week, which ought to give them chance to draw closer to the clubs immediately in front of them.
 Mack of the Washingtons comes pretty near being the best hitter on the nine. He has very pretty and a very successful way of bunting the ball.
 Dick Johnson has been using his bat to good advantage of late, and he will turn the 100 hit mark this week. This is just the time of year for him to put in his best hits.
 The Washingtons would surely make a great mistake to let man like Carney go. He is an excellent ball tosser, and, with the seasoning he will get, will prove most relia- ble player
 The Kansas Citys made four doubles and four triples off Pitcher Seward of the Ath- letics at Kansas City on Saturday, but they scored only six runs. Alvord made double and two triples.
 Mulvey of the Philadelphias has maintained his terrible streak which has been eXcelled by no batsman in the country. Who ever thought that he would lead the Philadelphias in bat ting at this stage of the season?
 
 and ready to play Ill any emergency. A good rest will do Tom great deal of good. There is no player on the nine who has done harder work or attended with greater risk.
 After all the talk about the weakening of Pitcher Clarkson and his having his day, he leaving his rivals far in the rear. He has the greatest record of any pitcher in the country, and he isn't through yet.
 Though Bates reappeared with the Staten Island Athletic Club on Saturday, after an absence of several weeks, during which the club lost every championship game it played, it lost its seventh consecutive contest on Saturday, the Crescents beating them to ?. President Parsons of the Louisville club has been corresponding with Morrill, of Bos- ton, and it is possible he may play there this season, or at least take charge of the nine ill 1890. At present Pitcher Stratton is playing first base for the Louisvilles. MorrilPs fingers are now in shape, and he is ready for play.
 Only three of the Chicagos batted him safely and not a run was earned off him. He gave | but one base on balls, and nothing more than | singles were secured off his delivery. And this is the pitcher who was recently pounded | for 30 hits by the Philadelphias in two games. He is still Gin the swim" | Kelly stole nine bases last week, and would | have stolen ten but for the error of calling a ball "dead" that hit him when there is nc provision for such ball being "dead." | One of the matters that should be urged | upon the legislators of the league at the nex1 meeting is a law netting out the seyeres1 punishment upon any player who would dc anything that would cause injury to fellow player. Reference is here made especially tc those who place their masks in the bast ways. This is purely criminal; yet an um pire has yet to be found who will do more than laugh, as if such an attempt to cripple : | player were nothing more than joke.