The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-31
THE NATIONAL GAME.

TIE Brooklyns have released Stoyey.
The player-manager has not been signal
success this year.
GAFFNEY says that umpires this season
have to work harder than players.
Keller. Brookyn's third baseman, was
score card boy in Brooklyn in 1890.
IT has not been good year tor college
pitchers who have become professionals.
BRoUrHERs OF Brooklyn, has been laid of
temporarily on account OF general poor
work.
DOUBLE plays are almost out Of the ques-
ton unless a second baseman is fast in get
ting to second base.
A CRY is going up all over the League cir
cult for the double umpire system. 1t SHOULD
be adopted next season.
The Brooklyn Club is said to be after Sec
ond Baseman Stearns OF Amherst College,
remarkable amateur player.
CATCHER PETIT is playing many positions
for ST. Louis and doing so well as to stamp
himself good general player.
RADFogD, of Washington, has the recordoi
accepting more bases on balls this year than
any other player in the League
The Bostons are fourth in batting and sixth
Il fielding, and they lead because no club
has team work down to such nicely as the
Bean-eaters.
FRANK SELEE, OF Boston, is the only
League manager without practical baseball
experience and yet he is invariably found
with strong team.
pete" BROWNING had $500 OF his for
tune in the suspended City National Bank,
at Louisville, but he says he isn't worrying
over it because one OF the directors belongs
to his church.
FEW ball players believe that Twitchell
i Mo fk,4r
that he threw with the wind whereas Hat
field threw across the wind, Silver King
says that he will throw against Iwitchell for
$500 side.
The best judges OF the game say that the
Bostons are sure Of the pennAnt again this
year Manager Selee's men are certainly
playing a remarkably strong game. but il is
a long time until The close OF the season
Philadelphia is well up in the race.
FoUR League teams are seriously crippled
by the injuries to their catchers. The Cieve-
lands suffer from the less OF thinner Pitts
burg from the loss OF Mack, and Boston =
short the services OF young Merritt. 3.
Louis has been greatly handicapped by the
loss of Dick Buckley.
THE Bostons have suffered in the box az
much as any club. Nichols is the only pitcher
who has done any kind oteven work. Stivctts
pitches good game once i'll Il while, but
that old-tlme speed anu Vlgor OF his Is NOT
often seen. Staley causes fear and trembling
when he goes into the box. He is not in as
good form as he ought 10 be- While he Looks
well, he is not in that physical condition one
would expect OF flrst-class athlete. He is
heavy and slow, and one OF the poorest field
ing pitchers in the League.
SECOND BAsEMAS STRICKER. OF the Wash
ington Club, was arrested for assault and
locked up at the close OF the sixth inning in
late game at Philadelphia. After seven
runs had been made the vast crowd of over
ten thousand people jeered the Washington
players. Stricken became enraged at their
taunts and hurled the ball into the crowd at
right field, striking u spectator in the face
and crushing his nose. Stricken tried 10
apologize and claimed he meant TO hit the
fence, but he was arrested and held for trial.
He will probably be suspended by the
League.