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There was only one National Leagu,
game played yesterday.
| The weather has treated the ball play
ers badly so far.
The New Works started out like :
winner yesterday, but when the Boston
came to bat in the second inning an(
made seven runs the other team looked
like a yellow dog.
The Bostons will make them all hustle
for first place if they keep up their pres
ent gait.
It's a good thing that the Beaneaters
secured the signature of Nichols this
year, for he certainly has lost none O
his last years form.
Left 1oheny was touched up for {
bunch of hits fifteen in number.
The New York's error column was
three times larger than their ruiz column
Nichols certainly had the New York
sluggers guessing. They only got foul
hits. What will Captain Joyce say nowt
Brace up boys and hit it up a little.
The Fairyiew A. G. have organized a
strong base ball team this season, and
would like to face any uniformed or ull-
uniformed team in the city or state. w.
l.. Ho"gate, manager, No. II Fifth ave-
nue., this city.
Taylor, Of the st. Louis Club. and OF
Staten Island, rescued a prominent st..
Louis merchant from the fire on Saturday
and was the hero of the disaster Glenn
ents, who was in the grand stand, barely
escaped with his life.
The Cleveland team made but five runs
in three games with the Cincinnats.
This shows that Buck Ewing has gath
cred together quite a staff of pitchers.
eagle Eye" Beckley is up to his old
tricks 'of popping up flies. In practice
games "Beck' can line 'em out for fur
Their orders, but when the crucial test
comes that ancient eagle eye needs spec
tacles.
No reports have come as yet of Jack
Doyle kicking, even against his old
team, the Baltimores. There must be
something good in the Brush rule after
all.
Louisville has surely got the baseball
fever again for fair. Thirteen hundred
people saw the game there on Sunday.
If the figures are not shade Brother
hood" the Colonies have wonderfully
financial season in front of
hem.
pink" Hawley, pitcher of the Cincin-
latis, Is evidently in the pink of condi-
ion. He held the heavy hitting Cleve-
ands down to five hits on Sunday, and
Won his game, y to /.
Dummy" Hoy is showing up very
trong at the bat for Louisville. The
Brush rule does not detract from this
'layer's ability.
The Chicago team as a body has re-
used to sign the brush resolution. The
'hicagos are the baseball insurgents of
I've year. Nothing but kicks has been
egistered by them SO far. First it was
he bill OF. fare at Waycross, Ga; then
, was Arson; now the Brush rule. Next
'e can expect they will kick against the
mpire.
Sockalexis, of Cleveland, who has
AIKEN Burketts place since the latter
'as called home owing to the death of
is child, has done excellent work. The
indian with proper care of himself would
evelope into one Of the best players in
ne country.
Jones, Of Brooklyn, made three errors
, his first championship game, but that
oes not prove he is incapable of playing
lortstop. He must have been over
nxious. 1t takes more than one game
"size up any player,
Donahue pitched the Phillies' first
anne and although his team lost, but
wen hits were made by the Brooklyns.
he authenticated Waterbury boy is still
big favorite in Philadelphia. Z t
The st. Louis game Saturday was {
opped by fire. Tuesday it was pre-
ented by reason Of water. Fire and s
alter Fire-water! Well, we'll /!
The baseball team of the Wilmington
Ugh School will open the season next {
riday afternoon at the Union street ,
'ounds in game with the Friends !
,hool team. The High School boys ex- '
.ct to wear their new uniforms. The s
me is to be called at $40 o'clock. t