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253 
Hammer throwing, putting the stone, tossing the eabor, 
depend upon the weight of the hammers and stones, and 
the size of the caber, and as to these there was no uniform 
practice. There were also different styles in vogue. Thus, 
a practice, now almost extinct in Scotland, of throwing the 
hammer with a whirl, or swing round of the whole 
body, was revived, and is still to be mot with in that sec- 
tion of Canada which has produced the best known ath- 
letes of the Dominion. In describing what may be termed 
the orthodox style of throwing the hammer, wo said: “The 
athlete stands at a mark, and ufler attaining the necessary 
impetus, either by swinging the hammer round the head, 
or backwards and forwards, delivers it in the necessary di- 
rection, usually the opposite to that in which he is looking." 
When the other system is adopted the athlete begins at 
some distance from the mark, which he approaches by a 
scries of gyrations, in which the body is whirled round, 
and the hammer held with extended arms. The velocity 
naturally increases with the number of swings, and the 
hammer is delivered as the athlete reaches the mark. The 
direction it took was, and always must be, more or less Imp- 
hazardous. Gyrating is au intellectually confusing exer- 
cise, as any one may find out by engaging, without prac- 
tice, in a long waltz. Things are apt to take queer shapes, 
and ideas of distance and direction to be temporarily 
clouded. The result was that looking at a whirling athlete 
was not always safe. The hammer flew dangerously near 
or even among the spectators, and hence the practice in 
this form was debarred at games iu Scotland. There can 
be no doubt at the same time that much greater distances 
were reached in that manner. The McClellans, of Glen- 
garry, Canada, who follow the older custom, have no liv- 
ing equals in their own way, und have challenged the world, 
lhe mode which they have revived is now almost, if not 
altogether, peculiar to their own district, and certainly lias 
never been revived into any degree of favor by Caledon- 
ians m the United Stales. 
Another obstruction to a comparison of merits consisted 
in the difference of weights in the implements used. This 
was put an end to in a great measure so far as America is 
concerned, by the formation of the North American United 
Caledonian Association, one of the objects of which organ- 
ization was the production of uniformity in the above par- 
ticular. It fixed the weight of the light and heavy ham- 
mers at 12 and 16 pounds, and of the Tight and heavy put- 
ting stones at 14 and 21 pounds respectively. It is incum- 
bent upon all societies affiliated with the Association to con- 
form to this rule. Whether they do so or not is auolher 
question. A perusal of the record of games for any year 
reveals a striking discrepancy in the feats of the same ath- 
letes at different places, with implements of nominally the 
6ame weight. The distances reached vary to such an ex- 
tent in some cases as to demonstrate beyond question tnat 
the similarity is nominal and nothing moro. To ensure its 
reality, the Association must go a step further, and make 
It incumbent upon the judges, in every instance, to weigh 
the hammer and stones before the games begin. This hav- 
ing been accomplished, and obedience enforced as well as 
a standard enacted, a comparison might be drawn between 
anv athletes who had not met on the same ground. 
In regard to Scotland the difficulty wo.ilu still remain at 
great as ever. There lias never been a stardard in that 
country. Hammers are used weighing as much as twenty- 
seven pounds, or eleven pounds heavier than the “heavy " 
hammer of America, and the weight of the stone occa- 
sionally ruus as high as twenty-eight pouuds. Until some- 
thing like a common standard is adapted by the two coun- 
tries, journalists will be spared the “odium ” of Instituting 
comparisons. 6 
A lew facts may, however, be presented. In this coun- 
try we nave no professional athletes in the strict sense of 
the word. Most of those taking part in Caledonian games 
are business meu and artisans, who turn to athletics as a re- 
laxation, aud who are always willing to run down to the 
colourations of distant clubs for the sake of the sports 
Very few have an eyo solely to the prizes, and none receive 
a direct reward for appearing as contestants. 
In Scotland, on tho other hand, there are a number of 
men who, during tho season, mako a business of attendiug 
games, and whose sole incentive is tho prize money. They 
travel about from place to place, as attractions offer, and 
their names art* to be found figuring in every list of win- 
ners, when the sums offered are large enough to make the 
winning of half a dozen prizes anything of an object. 
Theso men are the best representatives of Scottish muscle, 
and the fact may as well be conceded at once that their 
feats far exceed anything which has been attained by the 
Caledonians resident in America. So well known is their 
excellence that it is quite customary in Scotland for games’ 
committees either to debar them from entering, or to vote 
them special prizes. The latter course gives the gatherings 
the additional eclat to bo derived from their presence wiiu- 
out discouraging other competitors. 
In stating what has been accomplished by men of this 
stamp, we put upon record some of the greatest feats of the 
athletic arena. Possibly the greatest athlete whom Scot- 
land has produced is Donnald Dinnie, a native of Abovne 
Aberdeenshire, and now about thirty-six years -of age! 
Donald is a perfect marvel of strengtli and symmetry. He 
stands exactly six feet high, measures 464 inches round the 
deen a 16-pound stone 46 feet 11 inches. In runniuc high 
leap Fleming has cleared 45 feet 7 inches, has jumped 18 
feci 6 luchcs, and m hop step and leap has reached 40 feet 
6 inches. 
Both of these men have been beaten by J. Gunthers iu 
running aud jumping, the latter receiving the credit of hav- 
ing cleared fully 83 feet at Leven in a running jump. But 
as all-rouud athletes they have no rivals. Up to 1872 Diu- 
me had gained 2124 first prizes, 80 gold and silver medals, 
1- silver cups, and other trophies, and Fleming hud at the 
same time to his credit upwards of 700 Aral prizes, ilt) gold 
aud sliver medals, beside belts, broaches, Ac. When Din 
me ana Fleming visited this country they carried every- 
thing before them in their specialties of the hammers, 
stones and cabers. On the occasiou of his last visit Din- 
nie sprained his left arm, nnd with one baud out-distanced 
all rivals, with both hammers and stoucs. 
I Coming next to Scottish athletes in America, those of 
| them who have yet appeared in public must be put between 
« the two above mentioned in the heavier exercises. Mr. 
John Anderson, of Newark, and Mr. A. Rennie, of New 
V ork, are among the foremost in this class. At tho Hud- 
son County (N. J.) games, last Summer, the former put tho 
heavy stone, 21 pounds, 36 feet, and the light stout- 14 
pouuds, 42 feet 6 inches; he threw the 10-pound hammer 
82 feet 10 inches; and the 12-pound hammer 92 feet 9 
inches. Rennie, on the same occasiou, threw the latter 94 
lect 84 inches, and the heavy hammer 78 feet and 10* 
Both men have done belter, Rennie in particular, who 
threw the light hammer at Bostou several feet above a hun- 
dred. 
What is lacking in sheer strength ou the part of our ath- 
letes would appear to he made up in agility. At the same 
games Rennie jumped 20 feet 10* inches; 'D. T. Keelor 20 
feet 3 inches; R. Mitchell 19 feet 10* inches. In hop step 
und Jump Mitchell stood first at 40 feet 6 inches, aud on 
the same day Tom Buchanan, of Boston, cleared at the 
Newton games, 41 feet 9 inches, and was followed by P 
Johnsou at 41 feet 4 inches. 
A reference to the Philadelphia games of the same year 
will suffice for further illustration. There A. McKay threw 
the 12-pound hammer 106 feet 6 inches; J. Anderson, 104 
feet 7 inches ; and A. Rennie, 102 feet 6 inches; Anderson 
threw the heavy hammer 96 feet 3 inches; and Rennie 94 
feet. 
Among the best recorded high leaps is that of G. T. Ad- 
disou, a few years ago, at Newark, when lie cleared 5 feet 
6 inches. 
It is unnecessary to’ adduce any further feats of this 
kind. The conditions here and iu Scotland for pursuing 
athletic sports are altogether different. In the first pluce 
the taste for them there is more general, and the necessary 
spirit more widespread; in the next place the facilities for 
practice are much greater. 
BASE BALL— THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA. 
—The contests for the professional championship during 
the past week were marked by a series of finely played 
games, which ou Friday, May 21st, culminated in a contest 
unequaled in the anuals of the game, in the skill displayed, 
and the smallness of the victor’s score. Prior to May 21st 
the game at St. Louis between the Reds of that city and 
the Whites of Chicago, stooi unequaled as regards the 
score, but ou May 21st the Mutual and Hartford nines 
played a better game, the score was the same, viz. : 1 to 0! 
The first meeting between the two clubs took place at Hart- 
ford, and resulted iu a score of 8 to 3 in favor of the Hart- 
fords, the Mutuals being out of practice. This time they 
were in better trim, and as the ball selected proved to be 
a decidedly dead ball, fielding skill decided the contest. To 
show the superiority of play in a game played with a dead 
hall, compared to a contest in which a lively ball is used, it 
is only necessary to point to tho beauty of the display made 
iu this game, compared to the muffin match of the previous 
Wednesday, in which the Athletics played the Mutuals w ith 
an elastic ball and won by a score of II to 6, the game be- 
ing marked by nearly thirty fielding errors and by heavy 
hitting, whereas in the contest of Friday there were but 
three errors which told on the score, and uot eight in the 
entire game. Tho score of the model game is appended:— 
HARTFORD. 
n. li 
chest, and 154 iuches round the arm, and weighs in walk- 
ing costume 210 pounds. The following arc a few of his 
distances. At Lillicoullry he threw a 22-pound hammer 
101 feet; at Braemur, one of 27 pounds, 84 feet and 10 
mclies; and at Aberdeen one of 10 pounds, 134 feet. At 
Bracmar, toeing the mark, he put a 28-poond stone 31 feet 
7 niches; at Perth, with a 74 feet hop or race, a 22-pound 
stone 39 feel 1 inch; and at Aberdeen with a similar hop a 
16-pound stone 48 feet 3 inches. He threw, standing, a 56- 
pouud weight by the ring, at Inverurie, 27 feet 3 inches, 
la ruuuing high leap he has cleared 5 feet It inches at 
Moutrcse and Turriff, and at Dunvon he jumped running 
long leap, 19 feet 9 inches. In hop, step and jump he 
reached at Leven 43 feet 6 inches. 
Next to Dinnie stands James Fleming, a native of Tully- 
met, Perthshire, and now about thirty-two years of age. He 
stands 5 feet 11 inches, and weighs in walking costume 200 
pounds; he measres 424 inches round the chest, aud 14 
inches round the arm. Among his best distances are the 
following: lie threw a 22-pouud hammer 90 feet; a 27- 
pound hammer at Braemar 75 feet 10 inches ; a 16-pound 
hammer at Aberdeen 114 feet 3 inches; on grouud slightly 
inclined at Dunheld Fleming put a 22-pound stone 44 feet 9 
inches the best throw on record; at Glen Isla a 28-pound 
stone J3 feet; at Crief a 23-pound stone 39 feet 6 inches 
5 feet 3 inches short of his distance at Dunheld; at Aber 
Allison, c 0 
Burdock, 2d b 0 
Carey, * s 0 
Cummings, p 0 
York, If 0 
Ferguson, 3d b — 0 
Remsen, c f 1 
Mills, 1st b 0 
Boud, r f 0 
PO. a. | 
10 
8 
0 
1 
2 
0 
4 
4 
3 
MUTUAL. 
lB. PO. A. 
0 Start, 1st b 0 1 20 0 
1 lloldaworth, e 8 . . . 0 12 4 
0 Nelson, 2d b 0 0 1 4 
0| Booth, rf 0 0 0 0 
OiGerhardt, 3d b . .0 0 0 6 
1 Hicks, c 0 1 1 l 
1 1 McGee, c f . ..0 0 I 0 
OIQedney, If 0 1 1 o 
llMatbews, p 0 0 0 4 
Innings. 
Hartfords 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 
Mutuals o 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 0—0 
First base by errors, Hartford, 3; Mutual, 1. Runs earned. Hartford. 
0; Mutual, 0. Umpire, Air. Boyd, of tho Atlantic^. Time of (fame, 1 :4o- 
— Another noteworthy game was tho first match between 
the Mutual and Atlantic clubs, played May 22d, which 
ended with the following score:— 
MUTUAL. 
Slart, 1st b 0 
lloldaworth, 8 8 — 1 
Nelson, Sd b 0 
Booth, rf 0 
Gvrhardt, 3d b 0 
Hlcke, c 1 
McGee, c f t 
Geduey, 1 f I 
Matthews, p 0 
In. 
3 
a 
o 
0 
1 
i 
l 
i 
0 
ro. 
12 
0 
2 
0 
1 
8 
I 
3 
0 
ATLANTIC. 
A. R. 
0|Boyd, 2d b 0 
4|Kcs*ler, m 0 
3|Nichols, 3d b 0 
0 Clinton, r f 0 
1 ~ 
0 
0 
0 
1 
Crane, 1st b 0 
Cossldv. p .0 
Knowdclf, c 0 
Ulark, c f o 0 3 1 
Pabor, 1 f 0 0 3 0 
Innings. 
Mutual 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0—1 
Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 
It will be seen that the Mutuals did not make a single 
fielding error, and the Atlantic^ only scored one base hit. 
—The St. Louis club visited Chicago May 19th, and not 
having their full team out — Bradley, their regular pitcher, 
being absent— they were defeated, as the appended score 
6UOW8: — 
lB. 
l 
o 
o 
A 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
PO. 
2 
2 
1 
1 
12 
1 
3 
8 
2 
»hr« n , MttV 80lh ftn Ulu8tra,ion of the rallying power* of 
nri. B ^f ,0n mn . C n,Tordo<i on tho occasion of their ro- 
5os?n?W ,lU lh0 , .^‘“phias. The Fillies got In ix 
nect of ,l " ,, w, ' re so filial «t tho pros- 
abled to kmT ovt ; r ’J, 10 champions that they wore cn- 
stir.."* as Msar* 
G. Wright. • s 
Hume*. 20 b 
O'Rourke. 3d b 
Leonard, If... 
McVev, c f 
SfSS. p :::. 
Latham, tut b, . 
Beals, r f 
Boston 
Philadelphia .... 
Umptro, Mr. Hcubcl. 
4lMcMn)ton, I. f 
llMcOuary. i, 
0 Addy, r f 
P Miyerls, 2d h 
0 Fl.li 
piu i.Anr.i, riu \* 
In. 
f 
Innings 
- . her, p 
Schaffer e. 
Fulmer, * 
Snyder, c. . , , 
Murnan, 1st b 
10 8 0 0 0 
0 8 0 o 0 0 
ro. 
t 
a 
3 
b 
0 
1 
i 
a 
o 
-a 
A 
On May 7th the Philadelphia* thought they had tlm 
Mutua s whipped sure, as the New Yorkers lm«f four run. 
1 l B C !°M P0 dofeat when they went into their last In- 
nmg. D»i they mannged to obtain that number, and they 
won a creditable victory. The following is tho score - 7 
rinLADBLrillA*. 
McMullln, I f ” 
McGoary, Sdb l 
Addy, r f t 
Meverlc, 1st b 1 
Fisher, p j 
Crowley, c f !o 
Fulmer, ss o 
Snyder, c o 
Murnan, 2d b | 
Philadelphia 
Mutual 
-MUTUAL!. 
Olstart, 1st b .. 
Ollluldsworlb, s 
0| Nelson, 2d li. . 
0| Booth, r f 
2 Gerhurdt, 3d b 
Ulek., c 
McGee c f. 
Oodney, l f 
Mathews, p. . 
Innings. 
2 0 0 3 i 
0 0 3 0 
. .1 
0 
. . ,0 
...9 
I 
...a 
.0 
j 
.0 
0 0- 
0 I 
In. 
1 
I 
0 
1 
2 
1 
0 
2 
0 
-T 
a 
a. . i » spinn, i. rust IJ’UTO Ull 
Mutual, u. Double plays, Start and Uoldsworth 
lime of game, 1:6ft. 
—The Western nine of Keokuk is making a good fight 
of it In Chicago the White Stockings had work to de- 
feat them by 7 to 6 m a ten inning game on May 15th, and 
on May 18lli found it difficult to win by 6 to 2 The score 
of the lust match is as follows: — 
WRITS STOCKING. 
R. 111. 
nighiuu, c I 
Huntings, r f 1 
Warren, 3d h o 
Devlin, Inl b t 
Hines. 2d b 2 
Peters, m t 
Glenn, c f 0 
WESTKIINS. 
Zcttleln, p . ....0 
Bleluskl, If. 
Jones, If 
Corblne, 1st h, 
Goldsmith. 3d b. 
Miller, 2d b 
Iliirnlc, r f 
Golden, p 0 
Innings. 
White Stocking! 2 0 0 0 U 0 2 
Westerns 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 
First base on errors, White Stockings, 0; Westerns, 8, 
0. Umpire, Fred Boardmun. 
OiSImmons, c f, 
O.UuInn.c. 
■4; llollliiNou s a. 
1 (' 
0 
I 
o 
■j 
0 
In. 
0 
2 
2 
1 
0 
0 
3 
0 
1 
0 2-8 
0 0—2 
Run* earned, 
—The game^ in tho championship arcun sinca our last 
issue have been os follows: — 
May 18— Chicago vs. Western, at Chicago. , 
May 19— Chicago vs. 8t. Louie, at Chicago.. 
May 19— Boston vs. ItartfUrd, n( Bos' on. 
May 19— Athletic vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn. 
A to « 
..- . II to 4 
13 to 3 
May 10— Philadelphia vs. Centennials, "'at Philadelphia' to 4 
May 9)— Hartford vs. A tlautlc, at Brooklyn io to i 
May 20— Boston vs Philadelphia, at Philadelphia 8 to rt 
May 20— Athletic t*. New Haven, ut New Haven |j i 0 . 
May 21— Hartford vs. Mutual, ut Brooklyn i to o 
May 2!— Athletic vs. New Haven, at New Haven , i.’lft to 3 
May 22— Mutual vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn t to n 
May 22— Chicago vs. St. Louis, at Chicago rt to 2 
May 22— Boston vs. Centennial, at Philadelphia. . tain a 
May 22— Athletic vs. Hartford, ut Phllude.phla m to 4 
May 25— Hartford vs. Washlugion, at Washington . 8 to ft 
—The Doerrs and Keystones played a remarkable gamo 
on Thursday, May 20th, at the Centennial ground. Twenty 
fourth street and Ridgo avenue, Philadelphia. The pitch- 
ing was so effective on both sides and the fielding so supe- 
rior, that not an earned run was scored, and only six clean 
hits made— three by each side. The brillinnt play of H. 
Riffert of the Doerrs, as catcher, was a special fuuture of 
the game. 
goerr « 1 0 t 1 0 I 0 0-3 
Keystone A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 
Base bits— H. Riffrrt, 1; Carpenter, 1; Ritchie, I. Kevstono— Bart 
lett, I; Wboolley, J; Ilithcrson, 1. 
CRICKET — STATEN ISLAND VS. PRINCETON. 
The match between the elevens of these clubs, played at 
Staten Island on May 22d, proved to be a rather one-sided 
contest, the Islanders failing to muster in force, as the score 
below shows: — , 
STATEN 
FIRST IN KINO. 
McPherson b. Hmiry n 
Slovens b Miller . 2 
Biewstcr c, Johnson b. Henry.. 3 
Homllly h. Henry 0 
Lusku b. Miller 
Hampton, run out, h. Henry. . 4 
Roberts, not out .3 
Gardner b, Henry 0 
cntcAao. 
R. 
HIgham, c 3 
Hustings, c. f — 2 
Warren. 81 b 1 
Devlin, 1st b 2 
Hines, 2d b 0 
Peters, s. s. ..... . .0 
Glenn, I. f 0 
Zettlein, p .1 
Bteladkl, r. f o 
Chicago 
8L Louts. 
1b. 
4 
8 
1 
4 
2 
0 
2 
2 
0 
PO. 
1 
8 
2 
13 
2 
U 
1 
0 
2 
ST. LOUIS. 
0 Cuthbert, 1. f 
1 Pearce, s. e . . 
2|Pike, c. f 
0 Chapman, r. f. . 
Seward, 2d b. . . 
Fleet, p 
Ratlin, 3d b. , . 
lehlmnn, 1st b. 
Innings. 
.2 
Miller, c 1 
in. 
2 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
First Inning. . . 
Second Inning 
ISLAND. 
SECOND INNINO. 
Lusk b. Miller g 
Homllly b Henry. | 
llaughton b. Ilenr/ o 
McPherson b Honry o 
Brewster c and b. Miller 0 
Lee b. Miller o 
Stevens c. Mamnnrd, b Henry. 4 
J. Eyru b. Miller o 
Roberts b Miller 2 
Gordon, not out | 
An terbrlde b. Miller .0 
Byes, I; leg byes, I; wide*, 2 ... 4 
.25 Total. 19 
PALL OP TVICKKTA. 
1st. 2d. Jd 4th. ftlli. Oth 7th, 6th. Oth 10th. Total, 
Byae, 4; wldes, 4; no balls, 0 8 
Total 
FIRST INNINO. 
Hitchcock b. Brewster 
1 1 0 0 0 2 
0 0 0 0 u 0 
0 2-9 
2 0—4 
Runs earned, Chicagos, 2. First base on errors, Chicago, 8. Umpire, 
' ’ le Kn ' ’ ' •* "* " — * 
lvtiua IB1UCU, VIULOkWOi *. * VII Util 
Deunls Mack of the Empire club of St. Louts. 
3 3 8 8 Ifl 2 - . 25 _ 
7 7 7 9 9 15 15 M 19 19 19 
PRINCETON. 
1 SKCOSD INNINO . 
Murguard b Gardner i 
Henry b Gardner j 
Woods, hit w.cket * 
Thompson, absent - 
Johnston c Horadly, b Rruwstcr 0 
Henry c. Gardner, b Brewster . 2 Armstrong b. Brewster 2 
Biddle c. Gardner, b. Brewster. 4 Biddle b. Brewster o 
Johnstone. Brewster .... 3|Scott c. Stcvons, b. Brewster. 4 
Mills, not out ft|MUIcr, not out « 
Woods c. Homllly, b. Brewster. . 6. Carre, and b. Brewster i 
Armstrong c. Stevens, b Brewster 1 Hitchcock b. Gardner. 2 
Byes, 5; leg bye, 1; wide*, 6 . 11 Byes, 4, 4 
Total :» Total 20 
pall or wicxrra. 
1st. 2d 8d 4tb. Sth. Oth. ;th. 8th, Uth. 10th Total. 
First Inning .05 
21 21 
23 23 
«. . - 13 10 24 
Second inning ...0 17 19 19 25 25 
Umpires— Messrs. Trotter and McKean 
Scorers -Messrs Townsend and Sykes 
Time of game four hours nnd forty-Bye minutes 
3-J 82 
30 
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