The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-09-27
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Clngman is back on Plttsburg's third base.
Tenney seems to be about the best catcher
Boston has.
Boston has won but one extra-inning game
this season.
The st. Louis Club has signed a now flrst
basenan named McFadden.
McPhee, Of Cincinnati, now wears glove
regularly. He had to come to it.
The Boston Club has signed Pitcher Stocks
dale, recently released by Washington.
The best squirt Of the season in the League
has been made by Baltimore; Cleveland comes
next.
McGraw, OF Baltimore. has been put out
OF games more than any other player in the
League.
Lowe. Of Boston, is at present playing the
best game OF any second baseman In the
country.
Gleason will play the season out at second
for Baltimore. Reitz will be used for emer-
gencles.
Clements. OF Philadelphia, and Tenney, Of
Boston, are the only lelt-handed catchers in
the League.
Mcfarland, OF indianapolis, has been be-
hind the stick in every game his team has
played this year.
The Bostons have evidently given up all
championship hopes. Manager Selee con-
cedes the pennant to Baltimore.
Washington has caused the champion Bal
timores more trouble than Boston, Philadel-
phia, New York, Pittsburg and Brooklyn.
Joyce, Of Washington, leads the League in
home runs, LANCE, of Chicago. in three-bag-
gers, and Delehanty, of Philadelphia, in
doubles
Burkett, Of Cleveland, still keeps his place
at the head Of the Leagues heavy batters.
He is the only player who now has an aver
age Of 400.
Young, of Cleveland, and Hawley, of
Pittsburg, on the whole, have accomplished
more than any other two pitchers in the
National League
The Pittsburg Club has purchased from
the Nashville Club the left-handed pitcher,
Moran, reported to be the best pitcher in
the Southern League.
The Bostons are changed team. Besides
hitting poorly and stealing bases very little
there is no longer any team work at bat, on
the bases or in the field.
The Baltimore players are the speediest on
their feet of any that ever won League pen.
nant. One-third OF their hits are made by
fast sprinting to first base.
JennlnBSS performance OF twenty chances
offered and accepted at short field for Balti-
more against Boston will doubtless stand un-
surpassed for many moons.
! An angry Boston critic remarks that all
that is left OF Mccarthy and Duffy as ball
| players is their swagger. And yet only one
short year ago these two owned all Bos-
| ton.
Louisville appreciates Boston's discarded
| cateher-Warner-e to give him an in
crease in salary He is eXpe ted to go in
| every game until another good catcher can
| be procured.
! Menefee, for whom Pittsburg paid Louis.
| vile $500 last fall, has not been in shape
| this season to pitch an entire game for his
/ home team. He Is right-hauder, and a
! powerful pitcher, when at himself.
The fact that Rusie, OF the New Works, has
! been troubled all season with his arm is a
| forerunner OF what may be expected here.
after The great pitcher is "aging," and
with age comes susceptible muscles.
Pittsburg's new shortstop, Stuart is flyZ
feet eleven inches tall, weighs ITO pounds,
! and is 1.-THE and we'll built, with STRONGHOLD
| ing shoulders. lie Is college boy, with his
football hair, fraternity pins, etc. lie
wears a pretty souvenir emblem, given all
the State College eleven for their great
record last year. Stuart was full back on
the team for three years. SO far he has
! done well for Plttsburg.