The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-08
THE NATIONAL GAME,

ZfNMER Is doing all of Clevelands catch
ing
THE double umpire system is great sue
cess.
THE Louisvilles are playing fine ball this
year.
DAVIS, of the Clevelands, is great centre
fielder
ANsoS's batting has been very light so far
this season
A PoLIcE LEAGUE is the latest Massachu-
settS wrinkle.
The best exercise TO get pitchers into con-
dition is bowling.
THE New York League Club has eighteen
men on its pay roll
THE monthly salary list Of the Pittsbury
League Club is about SiOuO.
ROCHESTER,, y. Y. is the highest salariel
club in the American Association.
f. FoRREsr GOODWIN, eN-ball player is
private secretary to Speaker Reed
THE girls ot Fort Edward Institute. y. y,
have organized two baseball teams
DUNLAP. Of the Pittsburg National Laisu,
Cluh, is playing big bail this season.
NorNG RusiE is doing nearly all " the
pitching for the New YORK Players League
team.
\ SILVER bat is TO be given 20 the Cincin-
matt player having the best average as u
runner
KELLY. Richardson. Irwin and Brouthcrs
are the playing directors OF tn" Boston Play
crs Club.
TuE Columbia directors have passed res ,lu-
tons asking umpircs TO suppress rowdy
coaching.
THE Buffalo Brotherhood Club has more
Iett-hani" batter, than any orgduizatiJ on in
the country.
LOUISVILLE i, credited with the first shut
out IN the American Association, Toloip
being the victim.
SNEED Of the Tolclo Ohio Association
Club. has been tiucl fifty dollar, and suspend
Ell Tor record playing.
BoSroNIASs now consider Eiroy. of tho
brotherhood team the finest sOutn.paw
t"lrier IN the country.
INHmitch game ct baseball between the
boys aud girs of the Hutchinson kuul
High School Tn" girls won.
HARRY SrovEY Of Boston has the honor
OF making tue first home run IN II Players
League championship game
SHuRrSror WARD. Captain of the Brook.
| lNn IinNrrs League team. has been playing
remarkably brilliant game
PRESIDENT NurNG. uf the National
League, believe, that the League will have
10 ADOPT Tn" double umpire system.
80 far the aggregate attendance AZ the
Player, League games ha, greatly exceeded
thata the National League grounds
THE noisy coaching of Tucker. Long.
OIrleu. Burn, and Donovan uf the League
club does not appear To- please the Boston.
lun,.
MoaE than l',opopcopio attended tin, open,
lnS Players l.pHgu" game m PhiHdciplu
the opponents u. the local nine being the
Bostuus
THWry-rHREE oC Tia. thirty four chance.
offered to lllE Of the Boston National
League team, VA the first tour games, W,r,
accepted.
/ BrRDucE, the famp", OH second hu,,m,n
seems To have rrturm q m earnest tan,
time. II" Is dulns Errl, wIrS for the Jersey
City y. j.. teuu.
orr ot the twenty-onc catcucrs who tool,
/ part IN fifteen or more %, tine AS,prlttj m
games last season, fifteen OF them are s;Ill
/ with the national agreement clubs.
! JIMMY FuGAHry, ot Philadelphia an
/ n"uncc, that there are four cite, ready To-
take Buiialus go suould the PLAYERS
/ League aUaudp ,....- city u, being uup!u,lt-
able.
rHE Players Lcagu, club NJ Pitt,hur-,
has reduced the price of admission to tue
games FROM httv cents To- twenty five cents,
with twenty-five cents extra tor grand staat
seats.
THE umpires of the PLAYERS League nave
received instructions regarding "a scoop ilv
Hereafter, II the player receives the hall IN
that way, fields II properly an QUICKLY t1a
B base, double play can rusuc.
ROGER CoNNoR. of the New York Broth.
erhood team, never hit the bail 80 ,avaselv
~ this season, and very difficult catcuo, are
necessary to prevent the giant uascman
from making doubles and TRIPLES with fro
quency.