▁and ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁met ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁Tom ▁Lo ft us , ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Blues ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁League . ▁ ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁P lain ▁De aler ▁reported ▁at ▁the ▁time : ▁" He ▁will ▁strength en ▁the ▁team ▁a ▁good ▁deal , ▁especially ▁in ▁batt ing . ▁ ▁Jim ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁care less ▁as ▁to ▁his ▁condition ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁Harry ▁Wright ▁released ▁him ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁other ▁che aper ▁catch ers . ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁perfect ▁condition ▁and ▁has ▁given ▁a ▁fine ▁sample ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁games ▁against ▁Kansas ▁City ." ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁for ▁Cleveland ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁season , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 5 5 ▁in ▁ 9 4 ▁at ▁b ats . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Can uck s ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁League . ▁▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 9 3 ▁games ▁for ▁Toronto ▁and ▁hit ▁. 2 8 2 ▁with ▁ 7 2 ▁runs ▁scored , ▁ 4 2 ▁extra ▁base ▁hits ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁st olen ▁bases . ▁( An ▁account ▁published ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8