Passaic City record., 1893-08-05
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Hgsnnss h@s become Lozis7ille.s star
CLARKE, Of Baltimore, IS rastIing good
Carcaso has tried 70 less than eleven
pitchers.
W. Bnowx has developed into LoaisvilIe's
best batter.
BaoUTHzRs. Of Brooklyn, has yet to steal
base this year.
KELLER, Of Brooklyn, is very near the
head in batting.
WAED. of View YORK. struck out bat once in
sevenfy-two games.
Gr.AsscocK unquestiona1Iy strengthened
the Pittsburg team
LATHAM captains the Cincinnatis In the
absence Of Corniskey.
MULLAxE. OF Baltimore, pitches right
handed, but bats left-handed.
GERMAN, Of New York, is one OF the best
fielding pitchers in the profession.
TAYIoE and Reitz, Of the Baltimores, can
both catch behind the bat In an emergency.
THERE are many who believe that bunting
Is the least Interesting feature In ball playing.
TaEADwAY, Of Baltimore, Is undoubtedly
the finest throwing outiielder In rhe League.
WARD, Of the New Yorks, never played
better ball or hit harder in his life than this
year.
McGAa. has been doing phenomenal work
since he has been covering third base for
Cleveland.
O'CoxroR. Dartmouth's pitcher, has signed
a contract 10 play with the Philadelphia
League team.
MonE excursion trains are run to Cincin-
natl to see ball games than in any other city
in the League.
ONE OF the sillest things batsman can do
is to change his position ut the plate after
three balls have been called.
EMsLrE has been by general consent chosen
king OF League umpires. His work mas
overshadowed even Lynch's.
CATCHER GRIMM has had his salary in
creased by the Louisville Club and will do
most Of the catching hereafter.
MANAGER BANCROFT, OF Cincinnati, has
notion, and declares 1t boldly, that good
fielding makes good pitching.
Tnx signal to Hoy, the deas mute out
fielder OF Washington, Is the right hand heic
up for strikes, and the left hand for balls.
WISE s work with the Washingtons is the
surprise Of the season. He Is playing third
base in Mulvey's absence, and seems per-
fectly at home there.
THE New York Club has signed Pitcher
Petty Of the Savannah Club. 1t purchased
his release with the money obtained IRON
Brooklyn for Keeler.
SHoRTsTop O'RoURKE, Of the Lousvilles,
can only talk in husky tones, on account OF
a blow he received in the throat some time
ago from foul ball.
New YoRKs great ambition now Is to beat
Brooklyn out in the race. In fact, that and
II place In the first division Is all that is left
for New York at this late day.
Nor for years has there been SO much new
blood infused at one time In the National
League, to take the place ofold-timers whose
days on the diamond are numbered.
MANAaEE WARD, of the New York team,
has decided to arrange the clubs batteries as
follows, until further notice Baldwin and
Doyle, Rusie and Millignn, German and
Wilson, Davies and Kelly.
IT is singular how quickly man learns to
play ball after he leaves New York. Keefe,
Glasscock Keeler, Boyle, Sharrott and Tay-
lor are putting up u marvellous game this
season, but while with the New Yorks they
were indifferent.
The increase in batting under the five feet
additional distance is aptly shown by the
announcement that Thompson, of the Phila-
delphias, was the first National League
player to make 100 base hits. This feat he
accomplished during the second week in
July. The 100 base hit mark heretofore has
been reached about the last of August or the
first OF September.
RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.