Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-25
Baseball Tips.

THE Chicago telegraph operators defeated
the Milwaukee operators in a ball game yester.
day by 80 to-
TOMMY EsTERBRooK has taken his arm
from the plaster case, but says he cannot stand
any hard work for two weeks at least.
IT is stated that negotiations have been COM
pleted whereby Milwaukee will be admitted
into the American Association next season.
The Benton Blues beat the Hubs, of ALE.
gheny, Saturday by l6 to 4 The battery work
Of Thompson and Barber, of the Blues, was
good.
RUsIE has pitched 81 games, during which he
sent 2O9 men to bases on balls, struck out 293
was hit safely S73 times and gave his opponents
50 earned runs.
PITCHER WELSH, in the % games played,
81 was hit 245 times and allowed his opponents
63 earned runs. 4
MIR. DAY says that If any American Associa-
tion club is in need of Ed Daily's services he is
perfectly willing to release him. Daily wants
TO remain with the New York League team.
BRoUTHERs was fined $50 by Umpire Hol.
bert at Brotherhood Park on Wednesday for
using offensive languarge. 1t is claimed that
Gumbe-t was the offender instead of Brouth.
ers.
DowD, who caught for the Jersey City team.
has offers from various teams of the New York
State League. but as he wants to be near his
home he has signed with the Star Athletics, of
Newark.
PITCHER FRANK FOREMAN, of the Cincin-
natis. says that Latham has been playing
superbiy since he Joined the team. Lath is
very popular with the players, and is getting
good work out of the team.
THERE was good game at East End Park
Saturday between the L. II. Harris aud s. A
c. Henderson nine. The former walloped the
Hendersons to the tune of 30 to8 Neal and
Flaxey were the Harris battery and the Mules
brothers ohciated for the Hendersons.
THE prospects for a great fair at Washing
ton, Pa, September to s, are very good. A
large number of entries have already been
made in the live stock department. The en-
tries for the years and under trot. ESQ trot
2:3S pace, 2:33 trot, 2:2S pace and the 224 trot
close Monday evening at IL o'clock, August Is
THE first trouble to break out among the
Louisville players this season took place
Wednesday night, when Meakin and Taylor
came to blows over an Innocent game of cards.
Taylor received black eye, and then Manager
Chapman separated the men. Taylor now SAYS
he will not play first base in the games in which
MeaKin pitches.
passed by the Players League regarding uni
forms does not make it compulsory for any
club to contine itself to any particular kind of
uniform at home and abroad. OF course. no
two clubs can appear In the same uniforms in
the same game. That is exactly why the reso-
luton was adopted.
1t has been decided that the Newark Baseball
Club will go on to the end of the season with
the other three clubs. the New Haven, Harris
burg and Wilmington. The local club is in a
bad way. No salaries have been paid in the
past month, and the club is kept together by
private subscriptions 1t is doubtful il it will
last the season out
In a recent game Latham made an attempt to
bunt the hall he put out his bat with that in
tention. but Umpire McQuaid did not see The
motion, and called zone ball" At this Anson
entered 3 protest "What do you mean. Mac?
He struck at thas ball." McQuaid slipped for
ward and asked Latham if it was strike or