Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-16
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
BASE BALL AND PoIITIcs--THE RIVAL SENSATIONS
TOSSING THE BALL AND MANAGING THE CON-

BASE BALL AND POllTlCS--THE RIVAL oENoaAiot'o'
TOSSING THE BALL AND MANAGING THE con-
MENTIONS.
Spccia, Correspondence et the Commercial.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-When people in city
of million or 30 inhabitants say among them
selves that they have no better matter to talk OF
than base ball, you can conclude that subjects of
an exciting character are scarce thereabouts. 1t
has, to be sure not exactly come to that with us,
yet but do, nevertheless, find that ball talk is
very popular indeed, and that scarcely any other
talk holds much show alongside of it, just at
present.
1t barely possibly that something of thisinter-
est may extend as far as Wilmington. can re-
member indeed when your city had several good
clubs, two of them the ''Wawaset" and Diamond
State" able to do a considerable amount of hard
work in the field. From my recollection OF See
ing the isDiamond state" play several seasons
ago, Judge it could get away with almost any
Of our city clubs except the very best know,
too, that Wilmington was one of the favorite
resorts of our boys when they went starring
in the provinces. have heard members OF the
Athletic nine speak Of the handsome way. in
which they were treated in Wilmington and what
a pleasant time they invariably had. What is the
matter with your YOUTH Has all concern Tor
the noble game died out among then? Let them
all be up and doing as somebody remarked some
where This is The season Of all others for Base
Ball, and Wilmington ought not to be out in the
cold Here, things have been very much mixed.
Our popular clubs go up and then they come
down. This may not be overly pleasant for the
members of the clubs, but it is all the better for
spectators, for it gives feeling OF uncertainty
to the sport which is more appetizing than il it
were in advance positively known how the battle
would go in every instance. Certainly those who
delight in surprises have had already fair
share of them. First, the Athletic beat the At.
lantic ;--presently the return game is played and
our boys are walloped .hat bad, that some of
them declare they will never toss the ball again.
That is all stuff, Of course, and shortly
we see them losing another ball to a Baltimore
club--a club scarcely second-rate--one which
your Diamond State" could have beaten, has
beaten for aught know, and which the Athletic
should have whipped four to one. Directly along
come the Southerners, again, flushed etc, as the
papers say, and determined to get the best two
out of three, or know the reason why OF course
they got the reason why. This is what mean
| by ups and DOWNS just 10 it was in the series
of games with the Unions, OF Morrisania. We
whipped them in New York. We were whipped
| here. Then along come the Haymakers'-a
| tidy club you are to know-with Foran. of last
years Athletic nine, three men OF the keystone,
=" Cherokee" Fisher, who led the new Chicago
| club such dance-and other distinguished tai
| ent. The Trojans beat our Keystone Club hand
somely two to one. Every one thought they
,po,td beat, for their strength was surmized, but
this big odds took even veterans by surprise; IL
was thought very probable that they would de,
| feat the Athletic On the contrary, what did
they do the very next day as ever was after their
| magnificent fight with the Keystone! Why, Lo
| and Behold You, they went and got licked over
| seven to one Truly, there is no accounting for
/ these things but, as said it makes it all the
merrier for the locker oil.
may have slighted tho politicians moment
ago in declaring that nothing moved but the Ball
III Philadelphia at present. The fact il politics
have been, and will be again before long, in a
the prevailing warm spell which just now keeps
the manipulators of our social destinies quiet is
not known but doubtless we shall know az
much as is good for us at the proper season.
tion, but it is quite impossible yet to say whether
they will all receive the preliminary
very recently, that Judge Fisher, { of Delaware
by name, although he has lived in Washington
considerable it would seem) any way, that the
Judge will not be a candidate for Senator; no
that he loves the Senate less, but because. III
loves his present life more. wish to gracious
one or two of our no-account Congressman coult
be brought to take as sensible view of the stu
ton. If anybody can tell me what use o'Neill OF
MYERS have been to Philadelphia or the country
Willie in Congress, / should be glad to hear it.
am quite unprecedented, but / acottM like to se
strong, representative men in those positions
In the 4th District now, Judge Kelley is such
man. He has made himself felt in tho House
Kelley will run very close, but the chances al
that he will get through. Locally, the lnteres
seems to centre around the Sheriifalty. Wato
is the strongest man. and will probably get TIL
nomination, but he is not as popular as some o
his competitors. What does that go for, howey
or? The nominations are got, as we very we
know how and then we all go it blind for tn
ticket" Some time, perhaps, the milleniuI
/ will come, but am afraid we shall never sec il
Hero now is the 3rd District one Your
Truly lives in. Everybody knows Lon Myers
be about as much like a genuine Congressman
a. tr1 1tttnt tat n
I q iittle) are like Hercules. Yet Myers get
elected, and then he appoints Elliott his assesso
and Evans his collector, and q lot Of other pee
pie to various positions, and then when the tim
/ comes these disinterested parties get enomg
; is tho way it works and very pretty way it is
II for those in the Ring. But, as Red Cloud say
ss / am done." INDEX.