Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-09-11
THE NATIONAL GAME.


The Daltmores won live games stralShl
Ssom the Cincinnutis.
Manager Ewing, OF the Cincinnatis, sent
Burke, the left fielder, home because OF In
temperance.
Becker, II left handed pitcher, has been
purchased by the Philadelphias from the
Montreal Club.
The Clevelands were beaten by Paw
tucket II. l., by Il score OF IL to 1. Brown
and Todd were the pitchers.
Umpire Munnnsau was mobbed at Co
lumbus. Ohio, on a recent Sunday and es-
corted OF the grounds by six policemen.
Judge Neff granted a temporary injunc-
ton against playing Sunday baseball In
Cleveland. This Is regarded rs u fatal blow
to the sport there.
In n recent game at Augusta, Ga, Pitcher
McAtee, OF the home team, shut out tho
Atlantas without run or base hit ana
struck out sixteen men,
Rothfuss, the Newark player, whose re-
lease was bought by Pittsburg, Is commend
cd in the Smoky City for his fine batting,
his ability to scoop up bad throws at first
and his fleetness on the bases.
In the twelve games played between the
Chicago and Washington teams, Anson's
players scored Sc runs, while the Washing.
tons made 81. Only one game was decided
by a solitary tally, which the Chicagos
won.
While the Cincinnatis and Baltimores
broke evan In their series, the champions
scored the greater number OF runs, namely.
"a to Ga. The Baltimores tAllied as many
runs In the losing games as in winning
games.
Manager Staliings, OF the Philadelphia,
is hustling for now talent. He has already
secured Pitcher Dunkle, OF Sunbury, Penn;
Pitcher Becker, of Montreal; Pitcher Sparks,
OF Fort Worth, and Outneld " Roy Thomas,
OF Orange.
Hawley and Killen. the two star pitchers
OF the Plttsburg team, who were recently
reinstated by him. Both playefs we're or
dered to report to Manager Donovan i'm
medately
81 consider Seymour the best leh handed
pitcher" said Captain Tebeau, OF the
Clevelands. 'He has luis OF speed, but like
other pitchers has hiy off days. When he
is right he outclasses any other left-hander
have ever seen."
Manager Mckee, OF the Paterson Baseball
Club. has exchanged Captain Smith for
Johnson, the LOuibville innelder. Il Is
likely that Catcher Butler. OF the Louis
villes. who was released few days ago
will play for Paterson the balance OF the
season.
Some pitchers give their own signs be
fore delivering the ball to their catchers
Will" Others have their backstops do It.
Such men as Rusle, Meekin and Nichols
give their own signs. Catchers like Robin.
son, OF Baltimore; Clements. Kittridge and
Others generally sign" for their pitchers
In the series played between the Bostons
and Pttsburss the first named team scored
rs runs, winning two games by one run.
four by two runs. two by four runs, one by
thirteen runs and one by fifteen runs. The
Pittsburgs took one game by one run and
one game by two runs. scoring all told Al
runs.
President A. II. Soden, OF the Boston
Club, is the first League magnate to openly
condemn rowdy ball playing and unsports-
manlike behavior on the part OF spectators
who patroniEe the Boston grounds. He has
caused to be circulated u notice to the pub
lie that anyone who openly attempts to rat
tic a visiting team or who uses abusive
language In addressing remarks to um-
pires or players will lie elected from the
grounds.