The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-11
BASE BALL oosstp.
Local Base Ball Matters are r-slnniur &,

Local Base Ball Matters are r-sinnip,
10 Put on Some Coz
~ Samuels will no longp. play viii
S Catasauqua
"a The rain prevent rattlip
D good game between Jean, willie an
Lansford on Saturday.
= Anderson, Jeanesville's pitcba,
has received an offer to twirl ball ro
Danville at 500 per month.
aB The Painters, Of the Philadelpbi,
Athletic Association, defeated Freelan,
on Sunday in a score to T.
"a Lukens, who twirled bali for lie
hlghton year ago, is now with the
Allentown-Bethlehem aggregation. hav.
ing joined the club at Pittsburg last
Thursday.
"a Jeanesyille is to have an enclosed
park by the time they tackle Wilkes.
barre on the 18th instant. The park
VIII be ON the site of the old grounds
and 1t will require 1900 feet of Lumbar
TO make the necessary enclosure. To
pay the cost of this shares will ba is-
sued at 500 each. Ten cents admis.
sion will be charged.
t$ OF Jennings who formerly plaved
here an exchange says: Jennings. of
Louisville, was born to play short stop.
lie goes to the park in the morning or
early afternoon sand practices until
either Chapman or PfeHer compels him
to stop. He plays ball for the delight
IL affords him and is anxious to be-
come the greatest shert stop of tbo.
world. One Of his prettiest accomplish.
ments Is throwing from any position.
Ihe ball speeds from his hand as il
fired from a rifle.
sB Tuesday Louisville played at
New York and this is what the World
says of our jennings:
Ball players as a rule always have a
ready excuse for their glass arms. but
when an umpire happens to have case
OF glass eye they haye no mercy on
MN. Lynch had it bad yesterday. Asl
rule he is as good an umpire as can
De found; but in the eighth inning his
eye got out of keller, and for a few
minutes the air was full of chin.
and back-talk. His bad decisions emf
no figure in the ultimate result how
ever. At the beginning of Louisville,s
halt Of the eighth the score stood 2 IN
: IN favor of the Giants. Little len.
hlngs began the forlorn hope. He
caught one of Kings rockets on the
end OF his bat and snapped it past first
base like a streak. It struck inst to
the good of the foul line. and JENNINGS
whooped things up lively for second
base When he got there and every
thlng quieted down Mr.. Lynch velled
Foul" The word acted like a gaIvanic
shock to the Louisville team. They
sprang to their feet, flourished their
arms, howled, expostulated and argued
out Lynch would not relent. jennings
mt was two-bagger and he did not
IKE to give it up. lie came back TO the
plate, however, and laid for another
curve. He got one to his liking. and
again drove it out on IA line over the
right chalk mark. 1t struck six inches
IN fair territory and was a clear two
Dagger. Again Lynch yelled "fouln
For awhile the Louisville players were
Jennings stood at first base
with his mouth wide open and his
5ongue Hopping around trying to find
suitable word. Then he grew hysteri.
'al and began to laugh, oh what sar.
'asm there was in that silvery laughter
For the third time he took up his
position at the plate and for the third
ime he made Il two-bagger. lie drove
he ball into left field and landed on ]
second. How the crowd yelled. Every
body sympathized with him. Then
'eery hunted the ball to Lyons, who
ired it away over Ewing's head and
Jennings came home. Then Fields LET
high pitch get away from him and
'eerv scored the winning run.