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


EHnEr is pit,sburg's winning pitcher.
BOYLE isnow captninng the Philadclphlaa
TnE len-hanied pitchers seem TO be grow.
Ing passe.
OWEN is pitching remarkable ball for
| Cincinnati.
CoSSon. OF ST. Louis, is looming mp ns n
base stealer.
PnfL,DELrntl recently played three error
less games In succession.
Cnic,do has haen beaten out by one run
fourteen times this season.
BALTIMORE has lost hut one game this sea-
son to left-hnnded pitcher
WESTERN critics believs that the Bostons
illagain carry on the pennant.
Rusrs, Of New York, has only won one
game from Boston In iour years.
EvepY pitcher in tho League has been
knocked out OF the box at least once this ssea-
son.
LyoSs. OF Pittsburg, has been suspended
for the remainder OF the season for drunken
ness.
! " the washlngtons could field M we'll M
they bat they would rank much higher In the
race.
Tnr race for the pennant OF tho first six
clubs is the pre;tiest In the hist Dry OF the
game.
DAHLgS. OF Chicago. has record OF five
home runs In four consecutive games this
season.
TwITcHELr. lately released by Louisville,
has heen chosen League umpire in place
OF Hartley.
TnE strong point Of Harper, Philadel-
phins new pitcher, Is said to be "a deceptive
change OF pace.
DUFFY. OF Boston. now leads tho League
In batting. closely followed by Delehan,y,
OF Philadelphia.
CAprArS TEneAu, OF Clnv slan' is OF opln-
lon that more than half oi the game OF base
nall depends largely upon luck.
HAND batting anl fins fielding mark tho
League games this year. Just the kind that
spectators like to see.
LoSo, OF Boston, has struck ont but once
on the roai this season. He still leads tho
League In runs scored.
LOUISVILLE made the best showing OF tho
Western clubs against the strong Eastern
teams on the recent trip.
ASsoy Of Chicago. Is putting up ne good
game. both In batting and fielding, this year
as any man in the League.
BREfTESsTiES Of 81. Louis, appears 10 be
about the only left-handed pitcher In the
League who is doing any effective work.
A RECORD TINT remains unbroken 10 this
day is Pitcher McCormicks winning OF nine
teen straight games when he 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 one that
Is seldom made Ia any year.
UMPIRE GAFrSEY says the third bnseman's
position is more important than ever, be-
cause of the extra work ofthe third baseman
under the new pitching rules.
WHILE Esper, OF Washington, has been hit
very hard this year, he leads tine pitchers In
fielding. He has played twenty games with.
out fielding error, wild pitch or hitting a
man.
The first ball used In game at the Polo
Grounds between the New Yorks and Bati-
mores remained In constant use until the
last half OF the ninth inning, after tive men
were out. II was record breaker.
As soon as Cleveland put Blake in right
held. "BucK" Ewing asked for and obtained
his unconditional release. He will play no
more this season. That once great player
has reached the end OF his brilliant career,
CAMEL, catcher OF the Boston Baseball
Club. has been released. The release OF
this fine all-round player was big surprise.
CANCEL said that It was no surprise to him,
rs he was not earning his salary this year,
and had no complaint to make. "My arm
has troubled me all the season. but thought
II would come around all right, and think
II has. for feel sure that can 90 In now
md Way as well as ever. don't intend to
sign with any club until feel sure that I
can do my best work. The only regret feel
nt present Is parting with the boys" He
assaulted Morse, Boston reporter. for un-
favorable comments on his worR, and this is
said to be the cause Of his release