Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
THE NATIONAL GAME.

CHICAGO seems inyncible.
TnE market for ball players Is becoming
glutted.
CuIcAoo's now pitcher, Nicol, is quite a
SHANNON has taken charge Of tho WASH.
ington team
BENNETT, Of tho Boston League Club. has
been catching since 1876.
IN Boston they think Strioker 3 the quick.
est man now playing ball
DENNY, once the king Of third basemen.
has been released by Cleveland
lr interfores with most baseball players
good work 10 be captain Of a team
DALRyHPLE, who once led tie League
batters, n hitting harder than ever.
HAMILTON, of Philadelphia, leads the
League in batting and base running
SUTcLIFFE. ~ the Washingtons leads
the country M batting. He has an average
Of over 400
CALVIN. Of Pittsburg. has been pitching
bnli since 1874. and never knew what 10 was
10 have lame arm.
LOUIS BmRBAUER. Captain aud second
bascman Of tho Pittsburgh League Club. has
asked for his release
BASEBALL has taken n strong hold on tho
Cuban public. There are over seventy nvo
clubs ia that little island
THERE is trouble in the New York team
and Connor and Glasscock want their 10.
leases. They don't ike Ewing.
AHsOS, Of Chicago, is eonernlIy very
lucky in bis finds His last, Viekery and
Shriver, apparently are one Of his luekiest
DESPITE the Rusie. worship Of the Now
Workers, John Ewing. whom in condition. Is
the most effective pitcher IN the New York
team.
The New Yort Club has sizned Pitcher
Arthur Clarkson, late Of the New Haven
Club. He Is brother Of tho famous John
Clarkson.
BROWSING, Of C.ncionati, has lined 'ein
ont this year ia great style. and now holds
third highest place ia The batting list OF the
National League.
TBE quickest game on record wns played
OF Albany, n y, The other day. II took
only twenty-eeyen minutes. Five innings
were played when rain interferrei.
Two years ago three pitchers did all the
twirlinZ for the New York team. AMI did u
effectively, too; but now IL has six pitchers
aud the management is cropping after tnore.
WEIGH. u the Baltimores, stiil maintains
his reputation as one u the greatest centre.
helders ever seen on n bali field B0ine Of tho
catches made by him in Boston were Of
phenomenal character
BosroS's Association team have nov a
string Of heavy hittsrs IA Brouthars. duffy,
Farrell Joyce Richardson aud Brown that
will compare fav0rabfy with that II any
seven men in any club u the LsaZus Or As
sociaton.
Harry Wright, Of Philadelphia. has soma
unique ideas about b. ldliug bis pitchers
He makes all Of them put this ball over tie
plate and inyeizhs against bases on balls.
lie Insists upon spec and makes q
particular point about watching base rum
nnrs.
FREEMAN, the phenomenal left handler re-
Gently signed by the Wasningt0ns ia prDba-
bly, the youngest pitcher IN the professional
ranks to-day Before b. was signed BY tho
Washington team be bad pitched but twenty
four games, and had not yet reached bis
twentieth year.
"MiEg7 KELLY " the Boston Association
team. has signed a contract b. play with tho
Boston League Club the remainder u this
and ali Of next season This contract calls
for q salary Of 1910 per annum and IN add
tinnal sum IN case 81 the success Of the club.
Kelly aid he was % receive ~ 90 from tho
League.
or all the players who have talked about
quitting only two have made their words
cool By retiring from the diamond vhsn
there Vas an engagement ia sight. They ars
Mccormick and sunday. The mtgnatss that
drew them away from the diamond differ
widely. McL'orInics went % the RAGS track
and Sunday to the pulpit.