The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-30
THE NATIONAL GAME.

MURPHY. of New York, leads the League In
batting.
MAcMAHoN is doing the star pitching for
Baltimore.
KENNEDY is the only reliable pitcher the
Brooklyns have. I
EWING and Clarkson are playing strong
ball for tho Clevelands. \
TIE latest terms to indicate the pitcher and
catcher are deceiver and retriever. g..
TIE National game bids defiance to hard
times and has cometo spend q merry sum-
mer. i
RICHARDSON is playing a pretty fielding
game for Louisville, but his batting has been
weak. o..
"B1LL" BROWN, the first baseman of the
Louisyi!les, has been released, and Weaver
takes his place.
TIE Philadelphia Club has signed First
Baseman GoekIe, the star player Of Pennsyl-
1ania Varsity team.
The Louisvllles at present are doing the
lightest hitting In the League and only good
pitching has held them up.
IT Is some years since there has been such
GOOD all-round playing in the League at the
opening as there has been this season.
THAT remarkable thrower, Treadway, Of
Brooklyn, is going to make an attempt this
season to beat the long-distance throwing
record.
In Breitenstein the St. Louis Club has un-
doubtedly the best left-handed pitcher known
since the triumphant days of Ramsey, OF
Louisville.
HARRY WRIGHT says the uupires have more
mower this year than ever before, and that
they can quickly prevent kicking by en-
forcing the rules.
AMONG the players who are still inthe bust-
ness who were playing twelve years ago are
Ewing, Ward, Glasscock, Brouthers, Connor,
! Anson and Pfetfer. I
COLLEGES are pretty we'll represented In
professional baseball this year, and from all
accounts the representation Will be much
larger next season. !
OF the captains IN the League, four are
third basemen, three are first basemen, two
are second basemen, one shortstop, one
catcher and one right fielder.
l.. IT looks as though Yale. Princeton, Har-
yard and Pennsylvania were evenly matched
this year. The struggle for the champion
ship will prove interesting before II Is de-
cided.
A SECOND baseman is needed badly oy the
Chicagos. It Is reporter that PreslHent Hatr
Us
Phee's release and that Mr.. Brush refused 10
part with him.
HIGHLANDS, late OF Harvard, !: Is settled
thing now, will Join the Bostons next year,
and will practically make his debut with that
team Angus, 81. when he pitches with them
for crippled Charlie Bennetts benefit.
FoR the first time in the history of Canada
the Governor General advocates baseball.
He j great lover of the American National
game. and has been elected honorary patron
OF the Ottawa Club OF the Canadian League.
"BoD" FERGUSON. one OF the best-kcown
PLAYERS in the profession, died suddenly OF
apopl.xy at his house in Brooklyn lew
nights ago. He was member OF the old At
lantic Club for years, and up to three years
ago had been an umpire, when he retired
with q comfortable competence.
MURPHY, Burke, Doyle and Clark, OF the
New York team. are n! under five feet seven
inches in height. while Ward. Westervelt,
Wilson ano Davis each stand five feet nine.
Farrell, Ru.ie and Connor are the only SIX
foo,crs on the team. Considering the facts,
the name Giants" seems misplaced. -