New Orleans Republican., 1872-07-30
OUR ST. LOUIS LONE STAR LETTER.
81. LoUIs, JnlY u, Is72.

ST. LOUIS, July q, 1872
The Lone Star club arrived in st. Louis
on Friday morning about eight o'clock, and
stopped at the Grand Central Hotel until
Saturday morning, when, not liking the
place, they changed to the Everett House.
where they are at present.
The R. E. Lee club arrived here from
Kansas City, via Chicago, this morning,
and are at the Everett House also They
beat the Kansas City club bya score Of
thirty 20 eleven. They gained a vic
tory, but lost financially, not receiving a
single cent, although guaranteed $3.50. This
was rather hard on the boys in gray, they
being at an expense of $3.50, but they will
show them up when they return home. The
Lees are desirous of playing the Stars in
St. Louis, but there is slim chance for
any such game, as the latter clubs arrange
ments are so close that they will not have
the time to spare.
1t is reported at the present writing that
the Etna club has disbanded, and if so,
the chances Of game for the Stars are
rather poor. However they will play the
Riversides or Actiyes on Wednesday, July
"a. The boys were entertained at the Va
rieties Theatre on Friday night by the
Varieties Base Ball Club, where they 1.-THE
StarsD received several complimentary hits
during the performance. On Saturday
your correspondent fell in with John Parle,
and he insisted on going around to see the
Orleans and trying some California port.
johnny is one of the Empire boys, and not
very unlike his brother Andy, whom every
body knows. We next visited the new jail,
in company with John w. O'COnneu, one
Of the directors of the Empire club. 1t is
a fine building, which tthey say Greeley
and Brown have intended as the future
residence of U. S. Grant.
Alter visiting the different caves and
parks, and also the fair grounds, we stop
ped to look at the new church Of st. AL
phonsus, which is almost finished. 1t is
fine Gothic temple built by Brother ThOm-
as, the architect of St. Mary's and st.
Alphonsus' churches in New Orleans, and
who is at present building st. MichaePs
church in Chicago. There we met the Rev
erend Fathers j. B. Duffy, Meredith SmOul-
ders and Burke, assistingi the Reverend
Father Henning, that great mission priest
who made so many converts while on
mission in the Crescent City in 1870 Father
Duffy is looking very well, and will return
to New Orleans about November, as he
will not be able to stand the severe winter
here. They are all looking very well, and
wish to be piously remembered to the. con-
gregatiOn of st. AlphOnsus.
On Sunday we had the pleasure Oflisten-
ing,to the eloquent Father Henning, on the
fall and repentance of Mary Msgdalene.
The Stars will play the Empires to-day, !
and VIII have to play better game thar
that with the Varieties on Saturday, if they |
want to record victory. There seems to
be great excitement over this coming game, |
the Empires being the favorites at 500 to |
$50, and no takers. !
The Stars are in gsOd trim, and no doubt |
will make it hard for the st. Louis chaps to |
win ball from them. They never have |
done so as yet, and in my opinion pevercan. !
The Empire club has been very attentive to |
the Stars since their arrival, escOrting them |
to the different places of amusement and |
showing them the town.
There will be another game between these |
two clubs, probably on Sunday, July %. |
The Lees play again on Monday with the |
Empires. We leave. St. Louis early Mon
day morning for Chicago. |
SHORT STOP.