Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1888 — THE GREEN DIAMOND. [ARTICLE]

THE GREEN DIAMOND.

NEWS AND GOSSIP IN THE BASEBADD WORLD. Tlie Work of the Dengue Pitchers—- . Spalding's Australian Tour—A Demand by the Brotherhood of Ball Players— Miscellaneous Notes of the Game. [CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.] John M. Ward, tho great short-stop of the New York Club, and President of the Brotherhood of Ball Playei's, while in I Pittsburg -last week, was shown a news- | paper article to the effect thnt the Broth- , erhood h:.d decided to make a fight ou the reserve rule, aud not to be bound by it [ auother season, and that Ward had been chosen as the player to make the test. Members of tho New York Club without exception laughed at it as absurd and characterized it as a “fairy story.” Ward, who, according to the article, is to sustaiu the burden of the attack, read it carefully, and, asking for paper aud pencil, wrote as follows: “The story is absolutely without foundation. If nuy such move were contemplated, certainly I should know of it. There has never been a season before, within my recollection, in whieh such perfect good faith has been maintained between clubs and players. Since the meeting of the League and Brotherhood last fall the best of feeling has prevailed all around. There are ouo or two minor i affairs that should yet bo adjusted, and doubtless will be without friction, but that there is any such move to be made as outlined is absolutely uutrue.” Dan Bronthei’s, w ho is Vice President of tho Brotherhood, and Hanlon, another leading light, denounce the sensation in fully as Btrong terms as did Ward. All say they are well satisfied with the reserve rule, aud waut it maintained when not abused. Ward says he expects to be reserved by Now York, and play there next seasou. In speaking of tho proposed Australian trip, President Spalding, of the Chicago Club, said the other day: “The American team is nearly complete, although there may be new additions. I have just signed John Healy, of tho Indianapolis Club, and Jamos Donnelly, of tho Washington team. So you Bee that all tho League toams are represented in the combination.” Spalding aud Anson will spend tho winter on tho Australian trip, but let no one suppose for a moment that the Chicago magnate’s interest in tho League or the Chicago Club will bo forgotten. Tim Murnau iu New England and an equally trusty man in tho Northwest have their instructions from headquarters; and lot it be understood that, while there will be no wholesale change in tho ranks of the team as now composed, it will carry a greater force of seasoned and unseivsoned but promising bat ery talent next year than any club in the League. The result of the work done by the League pitchers up to date is as follows: Won. Lost. I Won. Lost. Keefe 28 9|Shreve 8 18 1\ C0nway......20 8; Gleason 7 12 Clarkson 24 KslGruber 6 10 Kroo. 21 lljWidner 5 5 Welch 21 14; Madden 5 10 Bufflntou'. 21 12 D. Conway 4 1 Morris 19 ' liiißorchers 4 4 Galvin 17 18 Burdick 4 5 Howders...- 10 10 Rodbourn 4 11 Whitney 15 14 Ryan 3 2 O’Day 15 21 j Crane 3 4 Gotzeln 15 21IBeatin 3 4 Vun Haltren... .13 12-Dailey 2 6 M. Buldwin 12 13 Mains 1 0 Cfls-jy 12 14; George 1 0 Boyle 12 19 Knell 1 2 Handers 11 OlTener 0 1 Healy 11 18 ; Maul 0 1 Tltcomb 9 7 Hhaw 0 3 Staley 9 91 A few weeks ago Pfeffer, the great second baseman of the Chicago Club, stopped smoking, thinking it Would aid him in batting. His mother, who is all wrapped up in her son’s welfare, anxiously watched his record to see if he did better. She discovered that he was falling awav and getting farther down tho list every day, so she wrote him to again commence smoking and see if he couldn’t hit the ball. He received the letter last Friday night, and, acting on his mother’s advice, smoked three or four cigars before retiring. So far it has had the desired result, for he won the game Saturday by timely hitting and made a total of six with five times at bat in Monday’s game. “I see that Anson is claiming as original the idea of removing tho pitcher to the center of the diamond, so as to make batting better,” said Umpire Ferguson to an Eastern reporter. “Why, I was the first one to suggest it, and not only to suggest it, but to try it. It w r as in Chicago, and Bond was one of the pitchers. Both pitchers were hit very hard. lam satisfied that something like this will be tried next season.” The Clevelands have been shut out more times this season than any team in the Association. They have received ten coats of whitewash; Kansas City is next on the list with nine. Brooklyn has been shut out seven times, Cincinnati six, Louisville and Baltimore five each, St. Louis four, aud the Athletics are at the tail end of the list with only three. DIAMOND DUST. Dwyer will prove a valuable addition to the Chicagos. Detroit leads the League in club hatting and New York in club fielding. Dan Brouthers leads the Detroit team in batting and fielding. Anson Mill have some more SIO,OOO pitchers to sell next season. Dalrymple has been released from the Pittsburgs. President Young says there will be no change in the League rovt season. The present clubs will all rc...aiu in. The Ball-Players’ Brotherhood will make a strong fight at the fall League meetiug to do away with the reserve rule. Anson does not deserve ill-treatment at Chicago’s hands. The old man is the salvation of this city as a ball town. At least so thinks a Boston exchange. President Young, of the League, things the only possible method of increasing tpe batting without disturbing things too much is to move the pitcher back five feet. Keefe, of New York, has won the most games in the National League; King, of St. Louis, in the Association; Lovett, of Omaha, in the Western; and Sowders, of (JLima, in the Tri-State. Hoy, of the Washingtons, has been fortunate in stealing second base this season, but when he once makes the attempt and is thrown out it destroys all his ambition to make a second attempt in the sam» game.