The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-14
THE NATIONAL GAME.


MKSrrEE is pitching splendidly for Louis.
vile.
LANCE. the Chicago centre fielder, weighs
22o pounds.
KELLER. OF Baltimore, was the first player
TO make 100 hits.
Loso. OF Boston, has yer to be credited
with n strike-out
EwiSa. OF Cleveland. improves with each
season rs an outfielder.
Ely. the st. Louis shortstop, makes somc
wonderful stops and throws.
CoSSoR. recently released by New York,
is doing great work for st. Louis.
IL Young the Clcvelands come very near
having the beat pitcher In the country.
1T looks very much as II Boston had I'm,
two reliable pitchers Nichols aud Lovett.
wEIDMAS, Derby. Clarkson and Nichols.
Bennett says, are the greatest pitchers he
ever caught.
TEnEAu OF the washingtons is ono OF the
few men playing ball today who does not
weara glove.
DoYLr's play ut first base has been first
class. He and Davis are doing the best bat.
ting for New York.
McKEAS aud Chids. for the Clevelands,
are working more double plays than any
two innelders In the business.
SEVERAL professional clubs will make Car
ter, Yale 9 long-limbed pitcher. handsome
offers TO become u professional player
RidHTFIELDrR McCARTHY Is playing frs.
base In good style for Cincinnati, aud is
likely to become fixture in the position.
QUITE n number OF managers must by this
time be convinced that "A ball team on paper
and one on the field ar1 entirely different
things.
APRoros of battery work. II Is curious
and almost plradoxical fact that when a
batter has been faYor'l with three balls he
seldom makes Il safe hit.
PERSONAL conflicts on the aei between
ball players are becoming; dissrarefully fire.
quent this season and the League magnates
should puta stopto them.
TnE race for pirhns honors between
Rusic and Meekin. o. the New lorks will
be- interesting. This is the first year that
llusic has not had matters all his own way
THr day has gone by when n hail player
can play indifrerently for the purpose OF get
ting his release. Tho mo licne now dshcl
out 90 the player for carless WORK is u lay-o1
without pay.
RusiE. OF tho New Yorks. seems 10 be nj
HIS best after thrce balls havcsbcrn called on
him. In nine cases on; OF ten hr either
strikes the batter out or causes him TO land
the ball squrrely IN II ilclder's hands.
THE season has already snen thrce first
basemcn replaced in the biz League. Wer.
den In 81. Louis. Brown In Louisville. and
Connor In New YORK. while Boyle In Phia.
delphia came within an ace OF being re.
moved.
SOME OF the most remarkable batting in
the history OF baseball occurred during she
two games in Boston on Decoration Day.
Nine home runs were made, aud four of
them by one player who made two Of them
In one inning. As Lowe joined one single to
his four home runs he hit for a total OF sev.
enteen bases, which establishes IL new rec.
ord.
THE rivalry between Pittsburg and Clcvc-
land for first honors In the Western division
OF the League is rs bitter rs can be. The
Pittsburgs are regarded as one OF tho most
evenly balanced, hustling teams in the
League and Cleveland is made up OF the
same kind OF stun. Every meeting between
these two teams has been filled with exciting
incidents. and II is difficult TO designate an
umpire who will give entire satisfaction tc
both Of them