, 1870-07-26

aEes speculation" Thus Thought l, and hcIt ny
pvaee, / for.,ear dwelling On the events Of the
9TH OF July. suffered. But An patient, and l
Then came last SATURDAY. In roe.ica, partance,
went my Pile. and my f'c went AZ 10 thu uan-
uer uf It's going the scaTc, etc. have nothing as
tic mute c1oquencc Of iieusrs isu, the s csscnsta
ro!nt In this: has, the moss positive ASSURANCES
ist n memlers ct the jlns stock company that %
that day the t1ys, As lhey a13cuouately termed
them, were going In to destEny and eat IN the
Autuals: that when beaten ee!urc thes hxas
played caSt, and we're now to make the blg st.1Ic
tes1cf. Lave 10 sepaf4t3on,
;. eseE ielt tempted 10 so to law IN my lle. Il
T. nov. '., Ins Split strongly urges me, and do
bSCng!y rescnEcnard the CHI a;n CLUB calls!
the White Stockings to nc, and they did not cu,c
Up 10 The Recommendation lIarel not gs1er.
Inccs Am mt entitled 10 rrtiress. Wou!i ynu
not shrlsc me- to begin suit against these l,tgriers
and see II cannot get hearing In court .
But whether 40 Ut tln not trl!cye me this
M rs is ii lila 1alr %li Of sae1 s'ars .a % saishe1
Of. ouI-delds," Of "muds," aud the othtr
can't phrases uf The nol'!e game. I
ns ur yyt tew wnnis Was II mt great cr-
m In tsf outset to a,,opt representative club,
rzivate entcrrrise, aud that, TOO, before Il was
Know peFrrctly veil that the mel who got up the
soca,lrI Chicago Club .itd It to make money, or q
a ,Stsn t. s mS!s e ,5fx ,si ,t
,hr city could acqulrr, for rhat honor could CHI
s ego rsen Ss Sa ao ''ss s IN = sens ssasa
gladiator tser'th: So long as club is co,nrosea
.iouu,t IL The crcs:t, Of that nla'c. But We gave
up that linr whtn gave uptne Excesloss To beat
al Eastern c!u., Win Eastern players nlay be
nhn. ~hen the White Stockings startcti East, ran
mud shout Ihetp. crowded Foley's to hear teie-
grams, spcn, l1,l,rs In tlscuAs.ng newspaper re-
ports. ani ~ea.ttsi people ali around ls with our
)argouing, wer' .llK'Ting unter ycr5 CURIOUS
II, ting. We might lust as well h,,y Callfor,; .
fIuit aud send II ii West Coast fatt to cam pet:
with rTGEeFs there.
4tt We pa don in'lth to snccesS Had they but
w"tl, II Hight have sarh different. They nav Z
ts.sn @ defeated. however. thoroughly aa1 shamr-
fIils. They have net proven The glorious u 1cer-
ta!,1i'.s vi oast-b1.', us sumc one says-unly IT.
infioti".ts certaiu'!,s So NE pEopeE thing u t
IS To ccf them, to d,sbEi Them Clean ami cieay.
They have fatictl ami that Is an end u them IL
reading the reports ol s0rle Of these defeats,
have been struck hy the fart that whiic much ut.
tention ts devoted II showing hu.e ttrJ wetr
whipped, the Main point IN issut, The TACT that
they MIR whipped. Ii hardly touched on aul vi
that is the on1f thlsg 70 Ike constIrrest. Bar you
try IN obscure II, Ill 11horrtl explanations 0f Tit
way tn which 1t occurred
Ltt Ine rcsta.c tle. case. Certain men have
srecuatu!. They have failed, I'LL matter hnw.
Art NE 10 tcerc that thr cttlil Of the city Is 10.
solsets. Tina, II Is Of any consequence whether
they win OF LOSE That you ate IL Keep un IT,
lAnting fhclr raltry play. Why It woui bc mid.
win games, then pay sh1nc attention to them
tA.il 1hrn let them ul0nr, aud thry Will SOM dls
uut. Ike the false. fcyer1sh excitement which
epAHned the professional player.
Now. in the place uf tilt>e luu essays rs to viii
they lost games aIow /, substitute yef1 siu
p,e cxplana.ion- an; poor p1asera THIS TX
may haze the merit OF novelty, al least, tu tna Ii,
stance. Why ascrhe defeat to ls,or LaitIng, wIcl
| Is poor play why ascribe II to cEruFa uf july
nen., winch a!wass ns,I poSr pl4sers: TIT:
let III l!'tle layllght on sus,j.cts Here a.e nln
stout fellows who have been bought VI Al tile high
INTO Conflicts 70 keep aeer, nass 70 otsy sss' 3,
ders, and generally to 10 their hest IL
their owntrs- They arr strung. They haze n.
ma'kanle pnsScA endutance In their specs !! line
They catch falls that would crush aur hais,ts au
| can knock them beyond uur cSesisht. All Yer
pretty. but they cautot rIaY base hail 20 as To wlt
Why Hc2ufc they are not club. ThrF ar
| mob. They A1c Rmenal,fe IL nb discipline, au
governed hy no ru'cs. They bseuk their cunttacu
and, encouraged sr the Indifference OF theft cit
p,Syet H., SGn.1as ' +; Taey are ;lstnte
other, sntl W0uld rather help al enemy than at
an associate Anil yet such an ill-suis.
iumle of Inhazmouinus ''r1nrnts has ii
lame "Ch!ceEu" pinned to ii, and vonng a,t
are found who actually sccm 70 cling to thus thn7
who can iH1k of it ior hours, who neglect lh+,
business Tor II. and ssen 10 believe Chicago fe'
III 70 live IN because It WIS sica1en bE other ur4s
lzattuns-thts thing which Is mc5ely ,ll5organiz
| ttUn.
10 the men In charge OF them. whom real
ought 10 SUE, have bu! little III say, and that IS
get somebody who can weld Jour niue into On
Give thcm discipline, Nllfch gives success D.
miss the rst Que whis Untrue to hts engagement
Mah tor substantial. Ct ~ sHtore sxtoIllng tltei
done q nlethEc Do not ask Us to Sustain failure
) aud 10 not mix us up with ytur unsuccessf
! speculation.
Well, II is a queer Wosll, and suppose III
base ball Was Invented To g1yc enpny merit u Of
"rNlse vacant mais: :si,i 10 tlll u1herwl>e euip'
1eittance Is !a+e hut thntuuxh- InIensttrtt ,v Il
1atc lDsses It Ii sincere, a brlievr-I an sllfc
] !oi will never hear aeatu on this suhjcrt fsom
CHICAGO, July u. lo'O. 4 LOSER.
wOID ABOUT CMriRISt;.
II the EJttcr nf Tie CAit41so 7rihah<.
y Why do not the papers Of this citF take mrasir
tn have the men who - tln" thr base hail gam
ru41t1 In few Of tho Et,sl'ulrnts OF The nation
small cost Of tent It's, tr. cure 4 but,A which v
lott thea. In the t,oItts In which they are now
satnentahiy 'lcftcsent7
4 THESE questions are the fair results Of reading
= reports Of last wtek's games In the city 1,4!e
s Us follows:
I NJ. k,arI, the csaek recout hasrn,.n uf thu G.r
ss is a. sa ~ s,ss. fs liax a' ,5,;; .s,
fa,tion.ru1HrsE's rsl~ss " The Athletic itr..s {
i M. Kra1i unplrca the game 10 a u,anntr railing
Az ps.i%. hs dLri srsi '"l-s''r i"dF7nent mid afi
11,s s.t,.c ma, xr.,, s,,;r+,r ;,,,.,,,,
l., and iAcfur;lt mn,t:d by NJ E,.srf f h :.
| Cttye-1AInrSL-d R-1-,5i II he artatrmr f:r.Ir.
:, | Gaa-,
Mr kra1>. o tho t;ardtn Csy.. .pl.yrf hi. titn
. by hit c'rAt Judgment. stc--- Iin~<. das<.
It Nr. kearl was m doubt, pcrfectty impartial
u his decisions; tut he had M right Il ir l-!,or,
u1 the fact that hc ahoult mt favr called tr d
u or second hail icrerc.t IN each batter. Below
the rule governing the umpire In such case:
RrtE Se. :. ~hnn9 fhr pitcher Repeatedly fai1 u
li.erio i!r fat h*lls IN any raus The un1
fntrt ralInne hall Hna y The pttrh"r Trtitt. IN
:, httuh' ~" apM th1tF Nus, "nra thrtT "altr =
.;ht ti , .,T , ttett, ~, T. saan @ saHs ~ t
= ,.s.s m thiTS rs, Nm. nni.. h. !. i =, T., ~
u. thr hat, h.. :. ,ttr IA Eli .Aau - c,f;i ~. H.
hall rttrA4f and NIT until the sli ,4 ~ ....! liz. h.
J. la>r With tts rrrrTOn, All uufaIr t.A.ts ul;tt
called Whenever d. hr'rds
THE continents that rotlnT the f''l'. arr tai
~ y from ''Chatswick% Conventlon Hasc BAH u
H. uAL Hs Henry chanwtrk. ch1t.7nau OF the &
:" naaef vi leule3 ot tnt .$A'ipual -a>@ocl1I'nHs
-, I No hatl can f@ rA1tr1 on The pitcher until h..
~ pitched of frtl.t thv'e haR For tHstr. The tirst
ranh"i r. G7htH AL Y mt e,'',.t't d nud as sAr
y innaai 9ns rnIrhr ,} ,f3rlag - g;s III. IN I'M
~ I unfairly.
!" IL; Ills not matter ot question thu, Ns. Keasl
call uut 1,aM on the second .,nc delivered Il
II, }rust Inzsr cases tI cora Of 1h, gaines refer