The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-02
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Ennxr is pittsburg's winning pitcher.

EnRxr is Pittsburg's winning pitcher.
BoyLE isnow captaining the Philadelphias.
THE ieft-handed pitchers seem TO be grow.
ing passe.
Dwrsn is pitching remarkable ball FOR
CoxSor, OF ST. Louis, is looming up as q
base stealer.
PHILADELPHIA recently playei three error
less games In succession.
Cuiciao has been beaten out by one run
fourteen times this season.
BALTIMORE has lost but one game this sea-
son TO left-handed pitcher.
WESTERN critics believe that the Bostons
will again carry of the pennant.
RusIE, OF New York. has only won one
game from Boston in TOUR years.
EVERY pitcher in the League has been
knocked out OF the box at least once this sea-
son.
Lyons. OF Pttsburg, has been suspended
for the remainder OF the season for drunken
ness.
II the washingtons could field as we'll ne
they bat they would rank much higher in the
race.
TIE race for the pennant OF tho first ak
clubs is the prettiest In the hist ory OF the
game.
DAHLES. OF Chicago. has record OF Ave-
home runs In four consecutive games this
season.
TwrTcurLL. lately released by Louisville.
mas been chosen IA League umpire In place
OF Hartley.
The strong point Of Harper, Phladei-
phia's new pitcher, Is said TO bo deceptive
change OF pace.
Durrr. OF Boston. now leads the League
/ te., .1- =.
OF Philadelphia.
Ion that more than half OF the game OF bnse-
ball depends largely upon luck
HARD batting and fine fielding mark the
League games this year. Just the kind that
spectators like to see.
LoSo, OF Boston. has struck out but once
on the road this season. He still leads the
League In runs scored.
LOUISVILLE made the best showing OF the
western clubs against the strong Eastern
teams on the recent trip.
ASsoS. OF Chicago. il putting up as good n
game. both in batting and fielding, this year
as any man In the League.
BREiTESsrrES, Of st. Louis. appears TO be
about the only left-handed pitcher in tho
League who Is doing any effective wora.
RECORD thnt remains unbroken 10 this
day is Pitcher Mccormick s winning OF nine
teen straight games when ho was with tho
Chicago Club.
The New Yorks won eleven straight games
before dropping one. That is the record for
the season away from home, and Is ono that
ls seldom made In any year.
UMPIRE GAFFNEY says the third bnseman's
position is more important than ever. be-
,ause OF the extra work otthe third basemln
under the new pitching rules.
WHILE Esper. OF Washington, has been hit
very hard this year, he leads the pitchers in
fielding. He has played twenty games with.
out fielding error, wild pitch or hitting q
man.
The first ball used in game NJ the Polo
Grounds between the New Yorks and Balti-
mores remained In constant use until tho
last half OF the ninth inning. after two men
we're out. II was a record breaker.
As soon as Cleveland put Blake in right
deld. "BucK" Ewing asked for and obtained
his unconditional release. He will play no
more this season. That once great player
nas reached the end OF his brilliant career.
GlSlLL, catcher Of tho p--.or po-fN-"
Club. has been released. Swihe ord anC
this fine all-round player was big S.. nor
6anzell said that II was no surprise 10 him,
as he was not earning his salary this year,
and had no complaint 10 make. "My arm
has troubled me all the season but thought
II would come around all right, and think
IL has, for feel sure that can 20 in now
and play as well as ever. | don't intend TO
sign with any club until l feel sure that I
can do my best work. The only regret feel
nt present is parting with the boys" Hs
assaulted Morse, a Boston reporter, for un-
favorable comments on his work, and this Is
said TO be the cause OF his release.