The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-07-11
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Boston leads the League In run getting.
Umpire Murray uses unique breast pad
Really scientific ball players seldom Get
their fingers hurt
Anson. OF Chicago, has been playing bail
twenty-five years.
o'Connor OF the Clevelands. is n natural
born first baseman.
Hoy, the deaf mute, is leading of the Gin.
cinnati batting order.
The Brown Varsity nine has elected Ful,z
captain for next year.
New York holds the seasons error record
Tor one game-fourteen.
The ball has got To travel pretty fast TO get
through Baltimorc's inield.
Catcher Farrell Is playing n good game at
third base for the New Yorks.
Pitcher Hawkes. long rest Is now attrib-
uted TO IA recently broken wrist
Reitz, OF st. Louis. plays deeper second
base than any man In the League.
Third Beeman Quimby has been elected
captain OF the Yale team for next year.
When on the road ball players are liable to
eat too much and ret out of condition.
The new League umpire. ex.pltcher Gal
win, lodges every time batsman strikes ut
ball.
1t is seldom Tucker, Of Boston. allows an
opportunity OF being hit by u pitched ball to
go by.
Sexton, Boston's new college pitcher. is
very quick ON his feet and backs up su.
pcrbly.
Sponge baths and alcohol or witch hazel
rubs are necessary adjuncts 70 the daily toll
cts OF ball players.
About every club in the League, except
Boston and Louisville, has made a bid for
Breitenstcin, Of st. Louis.
-Four pitchers OF League teams have struck
out ten men in game this season. They aro
Inks, McGill, Rusic and Stivctts.
There are four full-bloodcd Indians in the
Topeka (Kan.) baseball team. one Is
pitcher, and all are frst-class players.
II New York and Philadelphia expect TO
cut much Of figure at the finish they have
to play great ball on the Western trip.
Most Of the League players can hit speedy
pitching this season, and the slow-curvo
pitchers are coming 10 the front again.
All Boston's pitchers are now doing lnc
work, even the two youngsters Dolan and
sullivan, showing an astonishing ability.
Brouthcrs's voluntary retirement from the
diamond leaves Thompson as the only ono
OF the original "big four still in harness.
Long, Of Boston, says it's impossible for
any one umpire to satisfy the League play
ers. and next season the League will have to
duvIt Au' upuhl' umpire SNSttW'
Pitcher Killcn. Of Pittsburg, has reached
home. He is in a serious condition from
blood poisoning. aud may do little more
work this season.
Pitcher Inks Of Louisville was used ms n
ringer by the Oil city Club against New
Castle in the Pennsylvania Iron and OIL
League. Tho game has been protested.
Clarke. the man who was played on the
bench for the better part OF two seasons 10y
the New York management, has been of late
the main dependence of the team in the
pitching department.
An expert says: Boston has the strongest
aggregation OF ball players in the country,
and nothing short OF sickness or poor man.
ngement can keep them from taking that
pennant this season.
Maui H. Washingtons winning pitcher.
He goes In the box every fourth day. and
usually manages TO hold his opponents down
10 about six hits. Maui has won nine gamea
and lost four so far this season.
The lelt-handed pitchers in the National
League are Breitenstein with ST. Louis,
Esper with Baltimore, Killen with Pittsburg,
McGill with Philadelphia, Inks with Louis.
Wills. and knell with Cleveland.
ball player who cannot sacrifice we'll
should not be- asked to. Take him out ON the
lot every morning and practice him until he
does learn IL. Until he does learn his at.
tempts are considerably worse than suicide.
Several clubs are trying TO get Outnclder
Clark from Louisville. Washington offered
TO give them three players for him. aud Balti.
more recently bid for his release. hut Nun
agcr AcCloskey says money will not buy
him.