Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-04
Baseball and sporting Notes.

naseDail ana SpOrt1ng NOtes.
 Horner's arm is very sore.
 Gilliland is pitching great ball now-a- days.
 Childs is big improvement upon Rous- sey at short.
 Newark again this afternoon at the How ard avenue grounds.
 Whistler still keeps up his good work for the New York (N. L.) team.
 Riddle, late of Washington, is playing with the Athletics GA. Al of Philadelphia.
 Pettee, Schoeneck and Hofford put out twenty-two of the Newark playersin Tues days game.
 (N. L.) team, has made but one error in the last twenty-seven games played.
 The game tomorrow with the Newarks will be the last in this city until Septem- Der 8 when Lebanon will be here for three games.
 Woman is nowhere on earth more out of place than on a base ball diamond The formation of female base ball mines should be discountenanced.
 Corcoran, Lynch and Galligan, late of the Wilmingtons, are playing with the Dauntless club, a semi-professional club of Wilmington, Delaware.
 Dr. Carver, the shooter and "Wild America" proprietor beat his own record in Harrisburg Tuesday by four minutes in breaking 1900 glass balls with rife in exactly thirty-four minutes. The shoot ing took place in the presence of 30, 1000 people.
 Catcher Banning of the Detroits, who it will be remembered, had an arm broken in o collision, 1act Ss to play. He is at his home in St. Paul, and will not be able to play again until next season, thus giving his arm ample time to become thoroughly strong again.
 John B. Day, manager of the New York (N. L.) team, had a narrow escape from death last week. The unfortunate aero bat, William Hanlon, who fell from a trapeze, dropped upon a chair which had been vacated but a moment before by the president of the New York league club. In this year of misfortune for him he just missed a tragic death.
 Senator Arthur P German of Maryland is probably the most conspicuous retired bah Plnyr- sa axistanos today His salary as a United States senator is 5000 per annum. In the closing days of the sixties Senator German guarded left field for the old Nationals and played first base. He was a general utility man and could play in almost any position, from pitcher to right field.
 Mark Frazier, the polo player, who was we'll known in this city. was buried Sun day at Chelsea, Mass. He played with the champion Bridgeport team in the seasons of 1SSS-9 and 1SS9-90. He was a member of the first professional polo team that ever represented Waterbury in lSST-1SSS and while there did such good work that when the team disbanded Frazier was immedi- ately signed by Manager Harris of the Bridgeports.
 In a recent game Latham made an at tempt to bunt the ball. He put out his bat with that intention, but Umpire Me Quaid did not see the motion and called "0ne ball" At this Anson entered pro test. "What's that.' the big fellow re- marked. "What do you mean, Mac. He struck at that ball" McQuaid stepped forward and asked Latham if it was a strike or a ball. ''It was strike" said Latham, and the crowd cheered him for his honorable course. When the first professional ball team made its tour of the United States in 1869, the star catcher of that period was Doug less Allison of the Cincinnati Red Stock ings. A year or two later he was tempted | to come to Washington along with Ass Brainard, Fred Waterman, Sam Swasey Andy Leonard, Charlie Gould and others Since that time "Doug" has made Wash ington his home, and for awhile he wa employed in the government printing office. Now he keeps chair warm at tn, National museum watching the curiosities for which he receives S7a0 per annum.- Sporting Life.
 Extensive forest fires are reported il the viccinity of Norovichat and Pot chinki, Russia. Much damage has beeI | done