Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-22
THE RATIONAL GAME.

sacrifice hits.
In Cincinnati they consider Dckey John
son the king Of outheiders
Born Of the Boston cubs are ahead OF
their expenses 50 for this season.
LoNG JOHN EWING. of the New Yoras. has
pitched three complete shut,uts this season.
THERE are four players 10 the Chicago
Club who have made ons hundred hits this
season
Is Merritt the Caicagos have secure 1 an
other prom sing catcher. He Is cool, plucky
and reliable.
BOB BhRR, the new pitcher secured liy tbs
New HoTs CluA comes from the Buffalo
Eastern League Cub.
TIN kEEFE released by the Nsy Yorfs
has been signed 10 pifc for the Phi,ade.-
phias TOE remainder pt t1e season
sINcE the paimy days u Ezra sutton no
man basege tnro w TO first with tho spec
sni accuracy that Sash Of Boston, has this
season.
oNE Of the Chicago players said that
Hubhnso1 had hqii the team 10 this g.a-
son, aud taat without him Ansoult men
would not b. better than fourth
TIE Pi,tslurg. have been defeated sixteen
times 10y one rim. aud been victorious six
umes. ihey have played seven ten-inning
games TINS season and won oniy ons Of them
DAHLEN has PROV N 70 be- another grsat
al-around player lie has been pIayiog
third base left iieli and snort stop for M,
Chicasos. In Boston he uafs sohs heavy
bits
" pitcher giye1 Hamilton bsss on hits
i Is almost certainty that hs will st,.I
second. He is toe hiZh.pricsi man Of the
worth the mo1ev.
TIE fight for tao National I,eavus ea,,,.
Ponship y the c.osegt IN the history 81 the
game A few days ago but four roit,ts ssna.
rated the thru le4ders--the Chic1gos. Bon
tons and New York;
CATCHER DALEY % Brooklyn. has taken
wonderful mp among League batters. ami
he IS not only lea ling his team but he u only
surpassed bY Hamilton, of Pniia telph a. AMI
Iiernan, Of New Yorf
CLEMENTS and Zimuer are running a race
10 zee who VIII catch tn most games this
5sason. Inc Palafeipbian no 10 recent
date. had cfught in seveuty-slx and tbs
Cleveland bac1stop IA ssvsnty eight
IL the Lsagus there have been cighty-two
single run Victories. eighteen extra Inning
gaines and thirty-thrse shutoup. The Asso.
ciation cubs have hal eevsuiv-uine single
hEure victories, twenty-five extra innink
game and thirty snree shntouis.
JANIS WoLg, u the Louisville Gus. Ia,
been given his unconditional reie1se lie
was found inefficient IN hitting and feeling
on account ~ being ioD fat. Shelhasse, the
Evansville catcher, has teen signed. ~.
caught part ~ last season with the Boston
Brotherhood team.
THERE has been goo deai Of experiment.
inE this year among thu Association teams.
Baltimore, however. has tried the feTest
PLAYERS, having signed but fifteen Coluaubns
hos bad eighteen, 81. Loiis nineteen. Boston
anf Philadelphia twenty each. Cincinnati
twenty-five, Louisviiie twenty mine and
Washington tbirty.tsg3
No5T amusing incisient occurred ~
E5ens5urz Penn he olhaF day The home
team was three runs bealnd ~ the ninth
Two men struck ont, three men on bases,
when the ball was strucs Nv tie batter over
ihs iefee On - the rosa close By where
Father Christys big DOR bay. The centre
fielder ia1ipei the fence and after the ball
tot the dog world not ie. hi-u torch H.
While All this was taxing pace tas three
men on bases - we'll a. t5e batter weat hons
anu won the CANA