The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
THE NATIONAL GAME.

BunSs is the sloggcr OF the Brooklyns be-
yond doubt.
ST. LOUIS has the poorest batting pitchers
In the League.
DurrY, OF Boston, is now at tho head OF
the League batting list.
PHILADELPHIA now has more pitchersthan
any club In the League.
DOYLE, OF the New Yorks, has developed
into great first bascman.
TnE new blood seems 10 hayo done tho
Louisvilles world Of good.
TnE secret OF tho heavy hitting in the
Western League Is lively ball.
CrScrSsATI has won Just ono game from
cleveland ut Cincinnati this year.
TrNNny, the Boston backstop, wears reg.
uiatfon football crop OF black hair.
:, ANsos, of Chicago. is actually leading
Brouthers, OF Baltimore, in batting.
McALEEn, OF Cleveland. Is the unluckiest
player in the League, as he is MANNED every
season.
In Tcnney Boston has, unquestion,bly. sc.
cured fine catcher. He throws left handed,
like Clements.
EIoHr teams with winning percentage
OF 500 or over is record never before made
In this country.
FARRELL, OF New York. has caught in more
games this season than any other man who
wears tho mask.
:. TnEADwAy. OF Brooklyn, Is the most pecu-
liar runner In the League. He doubles him
self up and lopcs.
BUCKLEY, OF Pittsburg, says that three
years IS the average OF left-handed players
life In the big League.
IHE Brooklyn-Washingto series has
ciosed. Nine games belong to Brooklyn and
three TO Washington.
=, A GOOD ball player. thoroughly alive 10
the interests OF his club, will always run out
q Dali, no matter where II is hit.
THERE are still eight pitcherson the Clevc-
iand staf-Young, Cuppy, Grlffith, Fisher,
Dewa'd, knauss, Braunn and Mullane.
Only three clubs have succeeded in win.
ming two games out OF three in Baltimore
,nis season-Boston, Philadelphia and Pitts
burg.
NEITHER the Bostons nor the Philadelphias
nave been shut out this year. The pitcher
who nccomplishes tho task against either
should have prize.
Ex-PfTcHER "TIM" KEErr, OF PhIln-
delphin. has been appointed n League um-
pire In place OF John McQuade, who resigned
on account OF i'll health.
THOSE baseball cranks who last season OBJ.
jected TO pitchers battles" and who de-
manded more batting certainly ought to be
satisfied with the cannonading that is going
ON all over the country.
The lads OF Eton and Rugby, "NTerrle
England" have temporarily abandoned
cricket for baseball, and some OF the games
recently played would do credit to the
mines OF American universities.
HARRY wRIoHr, chief OF tho National
League umpires, says that the umpIres arc
al too lenient regarding the balk rule and
that many pitchers constantly Violate the
RUE without as much rs a caution.
The race for the National League pennant
is unquestionably the best on record. and
this accounts In measure for the heavy at
tendance at the games and the general en-
tnusiasm manifested all over the country.
TED SULLIVAN, a Southern League man.
nger, says the sight OF the year was Ester
brook trying to play ball. Helasted but one
day with New Orleans. He played In the
outheld and didn't come within thirty feet OF
a single fly ball.
EWING says that Clarkson's arm is hone.
lessly gone. The muscles are so tied up
that he will never be able to again mitch
winning ball. IL this is true, the once great
battery, Bennett and Clarkson, will drift
into retirement the same season.
Now comes the Kansas City Club with n
record OF thirty-nine runs captured from
Grand Rapids. Nothing like this has been
seen since the Red Stockings toured the
country moppipg up local clubs with scores
OF ll6 to or thereabouts. II II is TO con.
tinue the pitching will have to be done by
machinery