Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18
HITS ALONG TIE LINE.

were called back to the big league TO
act as batting specialists or bench bats
men,"
HITS ALONG THE LINE.
New York has a pitcher, pad" W.
ID Clark; a first bascman, W. Clark;
Baltimore catcher w. J. Clarke, and
Louisville q left-heldcr, Fred. g. Clarke,
and now Louisville has added the fifth
clark IN another "Blf' Clark. the new
second basoman, aod Cleveland has a
pitcher, Henry Clark making six Clarks
in all I'm the league.
Deprived of the services Of its excellent
shOrtstOp. DOldn, on account OF his bad
arm, crippled by the loss Of the third
hascman. Clingman. one of the best in
tho business, Louisville has played an
extremely piucky game. Now. TO add 10
the troubles, that reliable young player
Dexter, has got hurt, and will be out
Of the game for some time.
The veteran Jack" Chapman has been
connected with baseball as player and
manager for thirty-five years having
been the lcft-teldcr Of the Atlanucs in
1862. He remained with that club until
1873. His career as a manager began IN
1876 I'm Louisville and here. after an IN
tcrVal Of tWcnty-One years ne IS sun
i'm the harness admirably handling the
Mcriden club. of the Connecticut state
Billy Joyce issues this bulletin about
the BCstons: "ThCy beat us the two
games they played us, but we should
good. but also very lucky ball We have
ten games 20 play with them before the
season closes. and we VIII get more than
am even break. See if we don't by the
end of the week / expect TO see the four
leaders all IN a bunch. It's going TO be
Baltimore Life takes off Billy Joyce's
literary efforts i'm this able way
"Scrappy' Joyce has been telling the
New York newspapers all about II. Boiled
down. condensed, and classified, scrap
pys' remarks are as follows.
II think wen win the pennant, because
i am now with the Giants. and
! am very hot stuff. in fact,
/ am the hottest thing in sight.
i congratulate the Giants, because
am with them, for If
] We're not
] am not so sure that
] would be able 20 congratulate them.
do not see anybody in the team While
] am playing except
The only member Of the New Yorks
who won the league and worlds cham
piOuship In 1889 now playing in the Ma
tiOual League is Mike Ticrnan. Ewing Is
manager of the Clncinnatis, Bill Brown
and Pat Murphy have su1k into oblivion,
Kecfe Us umpir!ng i'm the Eastern League
Welsh is running a saloon I'm HOlyoke
I'D. Crane f. dead, IltcOmb has retired
Conner is playing I'm Fall River, Danny
Richardson is i'm business iu Elmira.
y
Lowell. O'ROurke is managing the
Bridgeport team. and Gore is living fin
New York. Jim Mutrie is living quietly
on staten Island.
quite q number OF newcomers have done
well I'm the National League this summer.
O'Brien and Mons have been towers OF
strength 20 Baltimore. Stahl. Lake. and
Neager have helped Boston nightly
Brooklyn Is well pleased with Alec smith
and Dunn. Cincinnati would have been
in pretty fix but for Claude Ritchey.
and Dammann has shown himself of
value. Cleveland swears 10y SockaleXi7,
and secured two priceless pearls in
Powell and Criser. Louisville got a good
catcher i'm Wilson, another i'm Butler and
a snappy pitcher in Evans Philadelphia's
new recruits-Gillen, Geier and Fiheld-
haven't done much. though Wheeler has
belued along considerably. Pittshurg has
ley and 1Ouseman are all right for st.
Louis. while Swain has 50 far failed at
Washington.
POINTS ABOUT PLAYERS.
Gleason helded without an error in
fOrty-lye games
Bergen has hit safely in nine consecu-
tive games.
Klobedanz has been out Of the game
since June 29th.
Nichols made his first home run Of the
Catcher BILLY" Earle is at his home.
In Philadelphia.
Norfolk and Toronto each have a
catcher named Snyder.
Stahl batted safely in eleven straight
games. July 18th. inclusive.
Joyce has batted safely at least once IN
an but one of fifteen games.
First Baseman Clark, of New York has
made but one error IN twenty-five games.
The Detroits have done great work since
Frank Graves assumed command.
Zoe Quinn has played in every position
for Baltimore except pitcher ana catcher.
How that man stencil IS hlttlng the
baUl H promises 10 be right IN II with
'N Nla1 S Ed. Hanlon Of the Baltimores,
veiu celebrate the 10th anniversary OF his
birfh nj Baltimore August 22d.
The brooklyn pitchers-Daub, Payne,
IA xennedy-who opened so well, have
Sren very easy. indeed. OF late.
vbe Cincnnatis are not making the
etand against the eastern clubs they
ala ON the first western trip Of the latter.
w -. erord has improved greatly en- his
,,o,,"sfonoing for Louisville. and has
hen outing up very creditable game
of late. -. oho,,. a., .,..tor.
having eauged Lajoie, he ranks with the
leading batsmen OF the league, ana Is
doing splendidly ,-,.,
on1v one of the regular Brooklyn team
has "A batting percentage or .ayO or over
Homes. New York has but lhree-DaVis,
gYernan. and Van HaltIeh'
POP smith once with the Bostons,
ts now securing sympathy as an umpire
in me eastern league. lie did very, well
in his first appearance In Sprlnghesd
Manager Jimmie Manning, OF Ran
-. f,itv could have manned about five
tesms Win the players he has had this
49,. and he IS not nearly through yet.
The bottom seems TO have dropped out
of baseball in iittseurg. me cruz mas ,.
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.ision' and is not playing winning bail.
81. Louis has yet 10 win game rom
Boston. Cincinnati, New York. or CleFe-