Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
THE NATIONAL CAME.

Duffy again leads the BOstons in hitting.
Fuller. New York shortstop. made his first
sacrifice hit in his sixtieth game.
Already five teams have at various times
held the lead in the League race.
The Nashville Cub excepted 900 offer
from New York for Outielder Butler.
Cincinnati isutilizing Pitcher Parrott as an
outielder because Of his heavy batting
McPhec is the only member of the champ
ion 'S2 Cincinnati Reds still playing ball.
Cleveland was the first team since 1893 to
win four consecutive games from Baltimore.
Latham, Of Cincinnati this season, as
usual, is up among the leading base run
ners.
Thompson, Of Philadelphia, still leads the
League in home runs. He has made nine to
date.
The closeness Of the big League race has
practically killed prospects Of trades Of any
kind.
The Bostons have more games to play on
their own grounds than any other team in
the League.
All five of Cleveand's pitchers Young,
Cuppy, Wallace, Knell and Wilson--are now
In good trim.
Maui and Mcclure, OF Washington, for all
around work make one Of the best batteries
in the League
Sheehan, first baseman Of the Little Rock
(Ark.) Club, takes Connor's place at st.
Louis's first base.
Louisville has at last won two games in
succession and has also reached double
figures In victories
The Baltimoes knocked all hopes Of the
pennant out Of the Chicagos by defeating
them three straight.
New York has found Chicago and Louis
vile very easy this year. winning seven out
OF nine games from each.
Springfield Providence Wilkesbarre and
Syracuse are making grand race for the
Eastern League pennant.
Clarke, who was recently purchased by the
New Yorks from the Scranton team, is the
coming first baseman OF the League.
Murphy seems to be n mascot for the New
Yorks, as their winning streak began with
his taking Burke's place in left field.
Roger Connor and Jack Glasscock, the
Leagues Oldest veterans next to Anson re-
tired within two weeks OF each other.
Brooklyn has already won the series with
Louisville, having taken rine games. 1t was
the hrst club to win series this year.
The haysville Ky. team beat Washington,
Boston and Cincinnati, and then went down
In three straight before Knoxville's team.
To think that 50 small n man rs Keeler. of
Baltimore, should lead all the League slug
gers! Truly it is the eye and not the size.
Rusie, OF New York. is suffering from Il
lame arm. He wrenched the tendons of his
forearm in the last Chicago game he pitched.
Hoffer's work for Baltimore so far stamps
MIN as the best young pitcher developed this
year. Wallace, Of Cleveland, and Doan, of
Boston, come next.
Collins has made four home runs, four
triples and eight doubles since joining the
Louisyilles. He is considered one of the best
players in the League.
Boston complains that too many bases are
being stolen on the Boston catchers, thus
making the work OF the team and the pitch
ers doubly hard. Still they miss Bennett
Rusies performance In his two games
against Chicago on July 6 and 0 is unparal-
ieled. 30 far as memory serves, no pitcher
previous to this time ever shut out an oppos-
Ing team two successive games in the same
series.
Cincinnati has played eight errorless
games; ST. Louis. seven; Chicago and
Brooklyn, each five; Baltimore, Boston,
Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Washington,
each feW; New York, twe; Cleveland and
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