The sun., 1898-06-20
SUNS SPORTING MELANG[
Various Pointers Gathered From
Of the Turf.
SELF DEFENSE; OTHER SPORTS
Resume of the Latest Happenings in
AthIetics..-IndOOr and Field
DOings Of Interest
Here.
SELF DEFENSE; OTHER SPORTS
DIAMOND DUST.

George Prentlss, OF this city, who IS
pitching for the Waterbury Club OF the
Connecticut State League, lost his first
game OF the season on Saturday against
the Meriden Club of the same league.
His opponents made twelve hits off him,
but with this if he had got any kind of
support his club might have won at that.
The score was IA to 3. Yank Stirlith
caught George part Of the game.
George 7. .stallings is no more the man
ager Of the Phillies. Billy Shettline is
now acting in that position. 1t is said
that Kelly, of Baltimore, will be secured.
The Sunday Herald wants to know
what has become of the Wilmington
Baseball Club. "Watch these columns
this week and be enlightened.
1t is rumored in police circles that Big
John F. WEIGH, the pitcher for the East
side, has been benched. How about that,
John?
The members OF the Springfield Base
ball Club struck on Saturday because sal
aries. were not paid and refused to play.
Baltimore is keeping up with the pro-
cession, and will round upall right when
the big scrapping takes place.
As batsman, Stencil, formerly one of
the best in the League, has degenerated
into mere commonplace hitter.
Second baseman Sam Mills objected to
salary cut by Newport, and was re-
leased. He has signed with Cortland.
Manager Watkins discipline is telling
on the Pittsburg team. With inferior
material it is achieving good results.
Tom Parrot can take that old cornet of
his and play "The Heart Bowed Down"
withexquisite feeling these days.
In short time the college player will
be in his glory as regular member OF a
mountain or seashore team.
Umpire Cushman says Al Davis of
Detroit is rising outfelder star. ''Cush"
says Davis is southpaw fielder, thrOwer
and batter, fast on his feet and hard
hitter.
. Frank Bancroft is talking OF taking
two ball teams to Cuba after the war is
over The hapless Cubans will then
have weightier matters than base ball to
wrestle with.
Rochestel's Frantic Three are in luck
on weather, if in no other way. Fewer
games have been postponed than any.
where else in the Eastern League circuit.
New Workers miss the pungent wit OF
the late o. P Caylor, and his loss is
more keenly emphasized by lamentable
attempts to copy the inimitable style that
made him famous.
Colonel Pulliam ascribes the slowness
of attendance to the deadening effect OF
the famous Brush rule. A great many
League players agree with Pulliam on
that proposition.
Herman Long is in no shape to play
ball, and only his indomitable pluck
keeps him in the game. His hands are
frightfully bruised and he has a foot
which bothers him greatly.
Boston Is agtated-in base ball circles
over the report, by many considered
authentic, that the Beaneaters will play
Sunday ball abroad next season. Uncle
Bill Conant favors the move.
Last year the Bostons were apostles of
clean ball. They do not offend now, but
they sit on the bench and growl like a
lot of hungry coyotes who haven't been
fed for couple of days.
So Jake Beckley is now turning tricks,
eh?-Bosuon "Globe." Nothing sur
prising about that. He always has done
it. The singular thing is that John
Save-the. Game Brush should wink at it.
Boston has released pitcher Hickman
to Rochester. Hickman cost Boston
$500, and has not pitched full! League
game this season, and did very little dur
ing the time of service last fall.
In spite of many trials and tribula-
tions Manager Hurst is confident of beat
ing at least two clubs in the race, if not
more, and if his pitchers do well it is not
unlikely that he will succeed.