The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-09-12
THE NATIONAL GAME.

sr. LOUIS was the first club 10 play 100
games.
MrrKiS, OF New York, is the swiftest pitt
cher in the League.
MERcKs, OF Washington, has done fne
work for that club this year.
THE Bostons lead the clubs In fielding and
the Phiadelphias In batting.
sHocu and Dowd are among the best foot
ball players In the National League.
IT is generally poor umpirlng at the bot
tom OF any "scene" on the ball field.
IT doesn't pay to Judge new pitcher by
one game, nor by two. for that matter.
Twice this season ten runs have been
scored In one inning against the Pittsburgs.
BRoUTHERs, OF Baltimore, has made more
hits and runs than any other first baseman
In the League.
CoSSAuoHroN has proved fine utility
player for Boston. and plays well in all the
positions he is assigned 10.
A FLORIDA league is to be orga nized for
the winter, and many OF the League players
Will spend tho winter there.
The washingtons have the largest record
OF total bases in game, and II was made
against the Bostons-forty-nine.
CATCHER ZrMMER, OF Cleveland, tosses the
ball down TO second quicker and with appar-
emily less effort than any backstop In the
League.
TUCKER wants 10 get away from Boston,
where he says he is not appreciated. There
are eleven other League teams anxious to
get him.
The use Of the catchers' glove among In
! heders is spreading. Connaughton and
Sugden are the latest offenders. Legislation
is needed.
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orado, have organized a'base ball team that, it
is said. can beat any other nine In that lively
nelghborhooi.
TERRIFIC batting has won a majority OF
the games credited 10 the Chicagoes this sea-
son. Boston. too, has won out many games
by sugcing the ball.
McALEERs accident has curbed the Cleve-
land outielder's talent as n base runner.
Once players limbs are njured he develops
q caution that knocks all the dash out OF
him, especially when he is on the bases.
PITCHERS Curry and Parrot actually now
use mitts while pitching. Pretty soon all
next we may expect to see nets brought into
use. This Is getting away from baseball
pure and simple with vengeance.
RUsIE and Stivetts say they prefer the
present pitching rules, despite the har l.
hitting handicap. As they are the speediest
| pitchers in the League their preference for
the new rules proves TINT speed, after all, is
the thing in these heavy hitting days.
scHRivER, catcher OF the Chicago Baseball
Club, has caught q ball thrown from the tor
OF the Washington Monument. Nearly all
OF the prominent ball players who have Wis.
tied Washington since the shaft was erected
have tried the feat, which was generally sup
posed beyond any mans power.
CAPrAIs TEDEAu, of Cleveland. is the only
one OF the long list OF ball players SUFFERING
the misfortune OF a broken leg to become
entirely cured. His leg never troubles him,
though other players always complained OF
temporary weakness and were always fear
full OF an accident in their base running.
SOME weeks ago Baltimore newspaper
telegraphed to Arson, OF Chicago. thus
"Send us, not to exceed fifty words by wire.
giving your opinion Of the Biltimores
chances TO win the pennant." The response
came back In much briefer form than was
anticipated. The Especial when set up ant
printed, read thus "None. A. @. Anson.