The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-06-13
THE NATIONAL GAME

Crane is pitching fine ball for Toronto.
Brouthers Is captaining the Louisville
team.
Cincinnati leads the League in base run
ming.
Chids is Acting Captain OF the Cleve-
lands.
Hawke has not been in the box for Balti-
more yet.
Pitcher Hart has not yet lost game Tor
Pittsburg
Without much exertion Duffy leads the
Bostons in batting.
Pcitz has succeeded Miller as Captain OF
the ST. Louis team.
Just before the PittsburG Club left for the
East Pitcher weighing was released.
Bonner Is covering third for Baltimore
during the absence OF McGraw, who is i'll.
All the Chicago pitchers are hitters and
can help 10 win their games with the stick.
Not for years has Cincinnati figured -
promiuentlyaI n factor in tho championship
struggIr.
The Boston twirlers never know who Is
going to pitch until the team arrives on tho
grounds,
In tho National League Sunday playing il
doomed. Next year neither Brooklyn nor
Baltimore will play Sunday games in tho
West and the ChicaSos will close their gates
on that day.
Anson, OF Chicago, is now accused OF
shouldering and jostling opposing base run
ncrs at first.
OBrien, P.encr's successor at second for
the Louisyilles, has made decidedly favor.
able impression.
OF tine Pttsburg pitchers Hawley has hit
IL bnttcrs this season. Hart 4, aud Killcn
and CocOlOuSh each.
The New York Bannon, like his Boston
brother, is II strong and sure thrower, some.
thing that was needed in New NorSs out.
field.
In Putsburg aud Cincinnati the visiting
teams ARE treated as detested enemies. Every
occasion is taken to hOot and hiss them, and
seldom is fine play by tho opposition
acknowledged.
Long, OF Boston. leads the League in home
runs up to date, and he also has the lowest
fielding average among the short stops.
Hitting this year 5'ill count double where
team base running Is properly worked. az II
Vas in Boston two years ago, and Baltimore
last season.
Cincinnati was in luck 10 draft such out.
fiedcrs ms Miller and Hogrieyer. They have
made the Cincinnati outiield the equal Of any
| in the League.
The new pitching successes OF the League
this year are Wallace, OF Cleveland; Hart, o
! Pittsburg: McDermoti, Of Louisville, and
| Dolan. Of Boston.
thinner. OF CleYeland. Is getting back {,
last years throwing form. He has had ~
trouble with his arm this year except that h,
has been too strong.
The fact that Louisville is spending money
for players shows that the Falls City peopl,
have no notion OF quitting the game, dpspit,
the very kind solicitation OF certain Eastern
magnates and writers.
Manager selee, OF Boston, says the day has
| gone by when IA League team can win four
| fiths Of It's games on the road. He says thu
best of them have to play magnificent ball tC
| do better than break even.
The Minneapolis team now on its uniform
advertises brand of -four made in Minnea
polls. The other clubs should follow suit
Kansas City advertising canned beef, Nil
waukee, beer, and st. Paul, ice wagons.
Nash and CANCEL are the only men nov
with the Boston team out OF the fourteen
| players in 1899. OF that great team only fiv
are playing in the League, an1 two in Inino
Leagues. The other seven have given up tn
game.