The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-22
THE NATIONAL GAME.

The Pittsburs team is full OF cripples.
BnooRLyN now has the most players under
contract.
JEYxISos IS playing great game ut short
for Baltimore.
TINS is McPhee's thirteenth season on the
Cincinnati team.
MoRE PLAYERS are being injured by pitched
balls than ever before.
Tue strength OF the New York team lies in
its pitching department.
sRocH, OF Brooklyn. is the star general
utility man of the League.
WARD, OF New York. IL getting to be n
timely hitter in close pinch.
TnE Pittsburg Club has secured Ritz, the
shortstop OF the OIL City Club.
KLRrsFELpEn. the old time Athletic player,
died recently In Philadelphia.
MERCER, OF the washingtons, Is the phe-
nomenal colt pitcher OF the year.
THE Cleveland Club has signed Pit cher
"Silver" Braun, late OF New Orleans.
CAMEL, released by Boston, has been re-
signed, owing to the injury to Catcher Ryan.
THERE is no League catcher who is doing
such remarkable work rs Farrell, OF New
York.
The third basemen are all catching II this
season. Most OF the cannonading is In their
direction.
LANCE, OF the Chicagos, is one OF the
longest and most accurate throwers playing
baseball to-day.
CARrwRIaHT, OF Washington, was the first
man TO knock balhover the Brooklyn's
right field fence.
WHAT most OF the League clubs will need
mex, year il pitchers. New York is an eS-
ception, however.
THOSE twelve runs in one inning whicht the
Bostons made Off Maui. OF Pittsburg, Is the
single inning record of the year.
NicHoLs, OF Boston. has been knocked out
OF the box three times this season-by the
New Yorks, Baltimores and Plttsburgs.
Ex-GovERSoR RUSSELL, of Massachusetts,,
played In recent game at Boston and made
three hits of George wrights pitching.
GLADIATOR BRowSISd, once the leading
batter of the world. IL now first baseman and
captain OF the Georgetown (Ky.) team in the
Blue Grass League.
DAHLES. OF Chicago. has played thity-two
straight games without failing to hit safely,
and during that time has scored flfty-six
runs and sixty-two hits.
The Cincinnatis can win more "straight"
games and turn right around and lose more
consecutively than any other team in the
League. They play like team OF balky
horses.
BosroS's ex-college catcher, Tenney, has
developed into great drawing card In
Boston. His mannerisms amuse and his
vigorous style OF playing delights the spec
tators.
IT Is the testimony OF many baseball lovers
outside OF New York that Germans delivery
Is clearly illegal. but somehow the umpires
do not think so or else have not the courage
to call him down.
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retirement from the diamond. He has de-
clined offers from Baltimore, Philadelphia
and other clubs and has made arrangements
to go into business at Lansing. Mich.
IT seems absurd to class Anson, OF Chicago,
rs a back number, for he is playing as good
II not better ball than he has put up in two
or three years. The veteran, In spite OF his
years. works harder than any player on his
team.
CAPTAIN ASsoN, OF Chicago, Is quoted as
saying: "Many managers are prejudced
against left handed pitchers. am not. Tho
theory that left-handed pitcher wears out
rapidly because his heart "a nearerto his arm
Is ridiculous.
The feat OF shutting out team without
hit was accomplished for the second time
this season july %. Slngularly enough the
Pennsylvania League was again the scene
OF the achievement. Glare, of Hazleton,
turning the trick against Pottsville.
WHILE pitching in game at Johnstown.
Penn, between Johnstown and Amsterdam
clerks, N. Glynn, who was In the box for
Johnstown, broke his arm In q peculiar
manner. He delivered ball, which was q
strike, and his arm fell to his side, broken
between the shoulder and elbow and at the
wrist.
In view OF the grand stand Ares at Boston,
Chicago and Philadelphia, metropolitan
baseball enthusiasts will be surprised TO
learn that during one OF the recent New
York-Balttmore games at the Polo grounds
fire was discovered under the grand stand
BY the ground keeper. Only for his quick
action In throwing several pals OF water on
the blaze, there might have been u serious
confagration.