, 1870-05-04
SPORTING MATTERS.
Trip Of. the "White Stockings" j"
from St. Louis to New
Orleans.
Programme Of Games to ba Played
in the Latter City.
Arrangements for The Mace
Allen Frixe-EfGht.
The Turf-Aquatica
SPORTING MATTERS.

BASE BALL.
Special Despatch To the Chicago Tribune.
TIE WHITE STOCKINGS At NEW oRLEAHs-THK TRIP
FROM 81. LOUIS
NEW ORLEANS, May a-The White Stockings ar
rived In this city this forenoon at II o'clock, safe
and sound In body md mind, but considerably
tatIgued with the long journey. We left St Louis
proceeding thence to odln, H., where VIC arrived
souu after O'Clock In the evening, and waited un-
til near O'Clock for the train to Cztro- The In
tcrvening time WAS employed In vatious ways
Supper over, the boys betooE themselves to such
as vs. so q t9sm @
N Drought % out ricSety reiocipede, which nobody
the sH 70 r4s rns he
where they Joined In the hymns, were devotional
curing prayers, attended pIonsly to the sermon,
sno n gsne5 depos .1 fs moie EEs
There was no sleeping-car 10 be had on tho VA! TO
Cairo, and, consequently, no sleep The trip to
ins, peIhaps, The single circumstance that
Uodcs, under the influence Of nightmare,
made an effort 70 Leap through the state
gase him The headache md left protTndihg con
fusion to mark tho episode. The nrat days I1de
from Cairo was Intensely hot aud dusty, envelop-
i. Is terrible 10 conceive what tue frame Of mind
OF the Chtc1go Base bail Club might have been but
fer timely shower which overlook Us In Central
There VIC struck fresh, rre strawberries, which,
with the unusual circumstance on Southern rail-
roads VI an eatab1e meal OF ylctuals for
eies. Entering Louisiana The beys were On thc qut
tire for alligators, which none Of them had ever
seen, hut which they had been tod aoonnded ~. a.
through the great nifty mile swamp all eyes were
on the lookout As might be expected, Tom Foley
was the inst 70 see one Evs5oody rushed 70 ~
saw what Tom declared to be the enormous head
Of the uncanDy monster Of the swamp, but
Which On clDseE Inspection R9Sea 70 ,ss
proportions Of black pig, one OF the race-horse
breed, screnetE browsing On the long grass Tom
njca that it was biz, trmiy believing and Offer
ing big odds, that he has seen An alligator.
AT NEW oKLEANs
,.fsn Z es.!s NsS s. 9as3 n Pa{
he Lone Star Base Bali Club Of ibis CITY, who had
already provided an :. elegant Stopping l
Rsn naSse 1as the 's1s eans !e z Tsaes se
club repaired, and there, In handsome apartments
overlooking one Of the finest avenues In the Morlo,
and physical renovation, and to-rnorrow active
practice will begin. The weather Is Tstm and
pleasant but not TOO hot for comfort, about Ike
PROGRAANK FOB TIE WEEK.
The proszamme, as as pIesen. contemplated, % LII is
9Ssf H. f:sans Sa n Fds5 ~ ne ' 81
u o4ieanr. On is s'ta sse grand D "a. day foz
all amusements and out1l0or sports; on AondaJ
the Eouthe1ns, On Tuesday, attend the prizc-0ght
between Allen and Aact, and On Wednesday play
/ tire r E Lee Club. On the following day, May u,
| NC start fur Chicago. playing games al Memphis
and other points on the route, and reaching home
| On The nth or 18th OF May
| THE RED STOCKINGS 0AME-
| In view OF the prospective meetings between
the Chicago nine and the New oEleans clubs, II
the hands OF the Red Stockings, who hare Just left
I this city, and to compare the rel
ative scores Mith those which shall resnlt from
the games with our White STOCKINGS The Gin
cinDAu Club best the Pellcana 81 to p: the Auin-
tca 86 to g. the Lone Stars, s6 TO :; the Southern
eInera - to 6; the r E. Lee Is to 4. Judging ny
The success Of the While Stockings at St Louis,
| ts confidently expected that the above disparity
| will be considerably surpassed.
| CONDITION OF THE CHICAGO BOYS
Our boys are feeling finely are every day gcttlus
better acquainted with each other, and Asc sleadlly
| advancing toward thal thorough understand
!ng aud thorough club organization which aEe =
| essential IN constitute them something NOR
,.tctcut than p!ckcd nine. During this trip tnel
have been rtgtdiJ subjected to snct rules and reg
ulations affecting personal habits, and the result
| That every man Is In thoroughly Hood physca
| condition Shn1p work may be expected OF then
here
THE GAM At EK4PHts.
| MEXPMs, May a--The Red Sto1kin9 base Hat
Club Of Cincinnati, arrived to-day sroID New Of
| leans They will play the Green Stockings O
| Memphis, ut the fair grounds, to-morroW.
THE GAMH IN CHICAGO.
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