Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-28
atlantic Association Gossip

atlantic Association Gossip.
Lew Dickerson, the new second baseman, arrived
in the city last evening.
Everything is ready for three straight games.
Will it be three straight?
Whenever Snap Lang gets first base he man
ages toAget around to third.
1t is no easy matter to throw Doran out at first
when he has hunted the ball.
Burdock and Daley lead the Jersey City team in
batting. with 1857 and $40 respectively.
There is nothing too good for the New Haven
base ball team. We are in first place. Hoop la!
The Boston Herald is giving more attention TO
base ball than any other newspaper In the coun'
try.
The winingtons will make their debut the
Howard avenue grounds this afternoon at four
O'Clock.
Burkett is about as heavy batter as Tiernan o,
New York Press. Burkett must have improved
wonderfully since last season.
The Batimores left town very sore over their two
defeats. but are Determined to pay New Haven
back at the Monumental City.
Doyle says he is not hitting the ball at all this
year compared with what he has done. In 'Si Con.
ME led the Northwestern league in batting.
Sworback will no doubt occupy the box for Will
mington to day. 1t is hoped that Billy will pitch
great game but not great enough 10 down the
LIN City boys.
IL Keay, who has been playing strong game
in the outfeld for Jersey City, has been given his
release keay is strong batter and hne second
baseman. He was loo high priced man FOR
jersey.
New Haven is doing the best OF any of the minor
league cities and several places in the major league
ranks could be mentioned that are decidedly weak
| er from the standpoint OF attendance The season
there bids fair to be big financial success. but this
cannot be asserted of many of the other clubs. The
game is a financial failure in Newark, Wilmington
| and Jersey City, was prophesisd before the
| season opened would be the case.-Boston Herald
The Hartford team is in demoralized condition
Unless something turns up in its favor the team bids
fair to GO under. 1t is too bad that city large
as Hartford has not sporting blood enough to tun
out paying audience when its ball team is fighting
| with a little hard luck. They are not losing
of the inability Of their players TO get there,
but 1t is the wrangling that is continually going on
| between the stockholders, directors, managers, cap
tain and players
| As it was raining heavily at o'clock yesterday
| Manager Burnham sent word to the Baltimore team
that there would be no game A little after 2 how
ever. the rain stopped falling, the clouds broke
| away aud the sun came forth in all its splendor
| But it too late TO play and all Burnham could
do to direct the team to report, which trey did
They did not practice, although several Of them
tossed the bali around In order to timber up theil
and hoped to see O game, but they were disappoint
} ed. The Baltimores left the city at 500
The New York Herald CT yesterday contained
considerable upon the Petit matter and hint
ed that the Atlantic association is liable to draw
away from the national agreement. Among many
things it says: AS yet the managers Of the Atlantic
association have not paid the So 900 necessary t
| secure protection under the national agreement
and 1t is probable they never will. They are moi
DESTROYS Of paying big money for a protection thai
does not protect, and nearly all satisfied that
hood. with whom the union will, am informed
soon be arranged. The originators of this idea arr
said to be Managers Burnham of New Haven ant
Barnie of Baltimore,