Connecticut western news., 1889-06-12
BASEBALL JOTTNGS.
The Record.

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 The Adelaide correspondent of the London Sporting Life says: Baseball has indeed taken root in Australia. Not only has 1t taken root, but the roots are already spread ing in all directions. There are great many clubs, and each week at least one is added to the list, both in Melbourne and Adelaide, and associations are to be formed. My own i'm pression is that if baseball were played in the summer months it would oust cricket, which is really too slow, as a rule, for Australians to watch"
 New Orleans is unloading it's crack players in order to equalizc it's strength with that of the other Southern League clubs.
 New York saves 6,4O0 by the releases of Titcomb, Foster and Wagenhurst
 The happiest spot in America-Boston of course. But wait till the bean-eaters strike that down grade.
 Kansas City is talking of releasing Porter.
 Cincinnati is negotiating for Stratton
 President Stern, of Cincinnati, is on his way East to look for new players
 President Young has appointed George Strict substitute umpire for Cleveland.
 Indianapolis is certainly the enigma of baseball. With great inheld, good out field, fair batteries, and well managed, the team yet plays losing ball and makes no headway.
 Morris says he is confident he has gained his old Columbus form. He does not believe that three seasons end pitchers effective ness.
 Umpire Mclaughlin was mobbed at Hous- ton, Tex, and fled to the dressing room of the local team, asking protection at their hands. The crowd got n rail and surrounded the house, into which they would have forced an entrance and taken the fugitive out but for the fact that Il prominent lawyer of the city appealed to them not to be rash in doing violence. He counselled moderation and his remarks were finally successful
 The Atlanta Club is going to pieces. Charleston advanced $25O to pay off the hap ric of fhou, skipped.
 The squabble between the Wiikesbarre and New Haven Club over shortstop Corcoran has been settled by the New Ravens paying $500 to Wilkesbarre. for Corcoran's release
 The following are the present relative posi- tions in the International league: Quincy first; Davenport, second; Springfield third Peoria, fourth; Evansville, fifth, and Burling- ton, sixth. The Evansvilles have released Ike, shortstop, and the Burlingtons want him.
 Recent statements that Seery and Bassett would be released and that Andrews, of Phila- delphia, had signed with the Indianapolis Club are denied in a private dispatch from Manager Bancroft, now at Pittsburg with the club. He adds that there is not parti- cle of truth in the rumors and that all the players are playing good ball under very dis couraglng circumstances.
 Christopher Meisell. of Newark, is believed to be one of the victims of the flood which struck the day express at Conemaugh. He was manager of the Newark Base Ball Club in 1888, and this season was manager of the Mansfield, Ohio. Club. He started for Newark on Friday and was known to have been Q passenger on the day express and in the first section of the train, one car of which was swept down the valley. body believed to be Meisels has been found, and his relatives in Newark have taken measures to identify it by the clothing and contents Of his pockets. Meisel is 32 years old and leaves 0 wife and three children in Newark.
 The Brooklyn (N. Y.) police have put col lection boxes on the Brooklyn grounds in behalf of the Johnstown sufferers.
 John Doran was released by the Jersey City Club. Immediately after receiving his release he signed with the New Haven team.
 Two picked teams of Brooklyn and Kansas City players, with a few outsiders will play a benefit game for the Johnstown sufferers shortly.
 Picket, the new Kansas City player, will probably relieve Barkley at second, for Q time at least.
 Christopher Meisel, manager of the Mans field, Ohio, base ball team, is supposed to be among the victims of the Johnstown dis aster.
 The Philadelphia Club have completed ne gotiations for the transfer of Second Base man Ward of the New Orleans Club to Phila- delphia- Chattanooga recently offered $75O for Wards release, but it was refused. The Philadelphia Clubi said to have paid $1 500 for Ward, and he is to receive n salary of $500 per month for the rcst of the season. Ward will join the Philadelphias at once. Ward played short stop for the New Orleans | Club for time this season, and he is said to be unequalled in that position. He has been | playing second base lately, and he leads the Southern Leaguein fieldingin both positions. He is described as Q very well-built fellow, | who looks very much like Lave Cross, the Athletic catcher He is feet inches tall and weighs about 165 pounds. He first | came into prominence with the Allentown | Club last year as q second baseman He | played in thirty games, and stood third in
 fielding among the Central League second basemen. He accepted 199 out of total oi | Ward is u hard hitter and Q very fast base runner. He was No. IA in batting in the Central League, and made 32 base hits in l2C | times at bat, an average of 266. In thirt J | games he stole 2S bases.