Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-05-27
Clippings From Everywhere.

Robinson is playing great ball for Cleveland.
Both New York teams are now in third place.
Ewing is now certain of winning the pennant, SO
he says.
=, The Giants have strong team to battle with in
Rusie is pitching wonderful ball, and SO Is the
only Tim Keefe.
Gore ranks as about the best long distance throw
er Of all the fielders.
Dan Brouthers is doing some rare fielding in first
base territory for Boston.
Pete Browning never played better ball, and he is
hitting in his old time form.
"King" Kelly's play is Of that order which makes
him the popular idol of Boston.
The Pittsburg National league president says that
team Is $l3,0 900 In the hole 30 far.
If Pttsburg secures Sam Crane and Robert Muir
ply they will get two coed men.
In Its games away from home the Boston Rroth-
erhood team helped to attract 50,66s people.
but Of e course the Class is about hfsy degrees
slower.
Captain Arson said in Boston that he could win
the pennant sure II he had Williamson and Kelly on
his team.
far have been less than $500; Of the Cleveland
club O little over $500.
The attendance at the games played by the two
New York teams away from home so far has been:
Brotherhood. s9,On; league, 25.esS.
The Clevelands are stronger than they were last
year; Al johnson is with his team. and says he
will have them near the top in a month.
prise anybody outside Of the few who wished to see
the matter create a disturbance in the club.
other day he said: II am for war, uncompromisins
and without quarter. The slaughter Is yet to
come"
First base-ballst: Aud when the old man instead
of the girl met you at the door, did you make q
home runi'' Second bass ballist: mo; I was shut
out."-N. Y. Star.
The stories that Jerry Denny doesn't care whsth-
grain Of salt. Jerry was never so anxious to win
| In his life as he is now.
1t is peculiar that the average crank knows little
or nothing about scoring. He would rather give y
fielder an error than the batter base hit even
when the doubt favors giving the hit.
The attendance ct the Buffalo clubs twelve
games away from home was II, 791, about one-quar
ter as many people as tho Boston Players team at
tracted in ten games away from home.
the top. II Kelly s men should fall away in their
take up the leadership.
In Kelly, Stovey and Brown Boston has q trio of
base runners unequaed in any other club; in fact.
either ono Of these men would hold his own with
the pick OF the business.
| Joyce has tho keenest eye Of any man in ths
Brooklyn team. He was sent to first thirty three
times In twenty two games AN The young fellow waits
Someone has called the great O'Rourke lord
Dashingto 3 Well, the way he is:dashing around
ever did better work on ball field.
The Pittsburg league club has 80 far. taken in
$s4l as its share Of receipts away from home, and
| the Plttsburg Brotherhood club has received
S4,2ls. Not cheerful outlook for either club.
! The Brooklyn team started out without cent of
| Indebtedness, says Tim Murnane The team ID
| away ahead financially on the season and expects
to be big drawing card on the road with the Juul-
bO' attraction In Ward.
Since his injury at Cleveland early in the summer
Of 'SS Mcphee has never played such fine ball he
| is doing this season. He played nine consecutive
games with but single error, and in some instances
| his work was phenomenal. Bid is without a peer
in his position. What would the Cincinnati club be
without him?
new rubber article for which the inventor
claims much is something to aid base ball pitcher
in getting the Curve" 1t consists of flat strip of
rubber, with ring at one end and q Hat corruga.
ien at the other. The ring is slipped the mid
die finger and the corrugation rests against the
ball. 1t is claimed that when the ball IL pitched
the rubber clngs to it and sets 1t whirling, thus
giving it moro OF curve than the finger tips