The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-23
THE NATIONAL GAME.

New York split even on the Baltimore
series.
kFErE isdoing COOL work as National
League umpire.
Jusr ios OF the first GAG games played were
won by one run.
LOUISVILLE seldom hits len-hcndcl pit.
cher with any success
Lyons has signal with the 81, Louis Club
He will play third base.
GRIFFIN. of Brooklyn. has Just mado his
third error OF the season.
THr Providence Club appears to have
pretty plain sailing at the top In the Eastern
League.
age 10 get over rs much ground as Lange, OF
the Chicagos.
PircBER FISCHER. late ot Cleveland. nm I
Outiielder Hogan. Of the Pennsvlvrnia state
League. have been signed by Cincinnatti.
HoaaS. the loudly praised centornelder oi
the Pennsylvania League. made very
cre1itable debut with the Cincinnati Club.
New YoRK Is ninth in club batting AMI
tied for seventh place in fielding with Louis
Vile and Brooklyn. and yet Is In third place.
DABLES, Of the Chicago team. after max
ing hit in his last forty-two games failed
In his foty-third, even though his club made
eighteen hits.
WHEN Brodio. of the B,ltimores. had
played In eighty-three games he had struck
out but four times and got his base but nine
times on balls.
EHREr. OF Pttsbur2. has been won leriully
successful against the Clevelands this year
having won all the games he has pitched
against them-seven.
BUFFALO Is ambitious TO become n member
n In nal 4 a IA. IA
eyes toward Cleveland. II would he much
better city for the League than Washington.
THE pitchers OF the st. Louis team are not
noted for base stealing. Brcitenstein AMI
Hawley have only one each to their credit,
while Arthur Clarkson has yet 10 steal his
first base.
WrLMoT, OF Chicago, has mads the record
OF the season. with eight stolen bases in two
successive games. He is only one stolen
base behind Hamilton, OF Philadelphia, who
leads the League.
ANsoS. OF Chicago. is PLAYING the great
game OF his HE. In scven.y-three games he
made but six errors AMI had forty-threc as
sists. His fielding average at this time was
99l and his batting 1892. He did not maze
an error in twenty-eight games.
SENATOR HILLS solo recreation Is attend
ing ball game. lie used TO play bali years
ago, aud his former partner. John Stanch-
field, was pitcher on the Amherst nine while
In college, and later OF the best amateur
team Elmira, n. Y, ever had.
ALBERT SWAN, the pitcher of the Hamilton
A. G., OF Brooklyn. met with peculiar mis-
hap at Newark, n. j. While practcing for
u game with the Harrison A. c. his right
arm fell limp at his side anl he felt sharp
twinge OF pain. An examination showed
that his arm had been broken. The game
was not played.
ACCORDING to President Young about forty
protests have been received from League
clubs this season, only two OF which have
been upheld. Protests based on errors OF
Judgment on the part OF an umpire get hut
little attention. Ii Is only those based on
miseonstruction OF the playing rules that re-
ceive consideration.
ALL OF the League teams except the Louis.
villes and the Washingtons have won the
majority OF games played on their respective
home grounds. The st. Louis have won and
lost an equal number OF games played at
home Only the Bostons, New Yorks and
Clevelands Ave won the majority of games
plo"ed away from home.