, 1874-07-08
SPORTING NEWS.
Game Of tho White Stockings and
Frank1ins for The Old
Peoples Home.
a Poor Attendance and On Indiffer-
ent Game.
The Athletics Defeat the AtIantlcs, and
the Hartfords the Phil
adetphias.
Tom Bowling Wins the Mon-
mouth Cup Mt Long
Branch.
Turf Meetings at Indianapolis and
Columbus.
Turf Meetings at Indianapolis and
Columbus.
.Aquatic---The Trigger.
HASE BALL.


CHARITABLE EXHIBITION GAME.
, Tho Old poopu's Home, benevolent inssitn-
tlon which, ~ It's name implies, provides place
Of roat for those whose days Of usefulness arc
past and who can no longer take cnro OF thom-
solyos, was rendered bono0t on the Twenty
third street bal grounds yesterday afternoon,
III tho ehape of al exhibition gnmo between tue
Whi,o slookiugH and the Franklins, the proceeds
of which were turned over to the Managers Of
tho Homo. We rogrot to state tint The dona-
lion wnB not aa largo ono at tho CHARITY deaorv-
ed, or "a it would havo undoubtedly rocelVed II
Tho pcruots most directly concerned IN its Blc-
cess had tuken tho proper steps to intorchs LILO
Observation-Disclosures Of the city ID tue matter.
rIc nfpnagera of tito institution. naturally
enough, wo.e glad to avail Themselves Of the use
OF tho grounds and the players, 10 generously
tenlorod, but they wero npathotlc In bringing
tho entertainment to tho attention OF Tho
public. Hence, not miro thnn l6a uosaonH WHO
paid an admission fee Wera pl eHcnt yestefday
afternoon, and these, "ilh QUE or t"o eSce1-
tionn. were men, The scarcity OF the fair Hex
was 30 great as to be obeorved W every ono.
Tho Indies arc usually foremost III helping along
anv guoA work, especially q work Of charity, aud
mole particularly my charitab'e ecnsmo Mnefo. .'
by tho aged mud infivm will bo relieved hut they
wore exceedingly backward In thia instance:
Ihis wns undoubtedly Tho result Of lnpo' loot
ADVERTISING mil general neglect.
III q little while the uotna lor tho FHendtoaa
will llayo sln,Rr beneht, aud it promises 70 be
4 substantial ntfair. For days pRst tho Alall-
arors Of tho institution have bocn actiyely en-
kaged in cnlisting tho sYmpatl'ies Of olaiitably-
Disposed peorlo evet tyshere'-,n church on tie
street, aud at tActI homes, aud askfng their
friends 70 patronize tho Eatne which III to DO
D1ayed in behalf Of thu Home, and bring others
with tlotn. 1t would be dslloartonins II such
cuurgv NJ this did not have q substantial peou-
uiary run ata, but thoro need lo no fcars OH that
Ycoro, Tho manager of thu Ch!cago IaHe Ba!l
Assoclation las promised TINT NIL tID local chari-
tcs al,u!l Lo trcntcd alAe iii tho matter of Louo~
fits, and lherofufo It buhooves tho directors
of the various institutions not yet served to stir
nrouud and like their brotlron OF the H0ne Tor
tie rrieutilese, got The public Interested.
Tho CANT, yesterday afternoon was compare
lively tame affair, yioWcd fruin tho standpoint
Of the tase bal csllc. II would have been 1ust
as entertaining, however, to those not Herstd in
two heHt cluos that wore ever oreanIxed were
consondiug for supremacy. taInencsa, OF
oourse, WIS to have been oxpectad, as the
FlunLlinB, though tirHt-clnss amateur niue, al
no match fur their professional brethren. how
eyar much tho lategs recent perform
auces may indicate differently. It is only
necessary TO print the ecore OF the gh1ne,
and to lenlark Tint were y not
for tho errors cf tnnt unfortunate man Mororlo,
Who, as a certain prominent stockhoider in tho
Gu oAEo Daee Bail ABsoclation bnid yestert'ny.
dots nlore for MI opposing club thau any four Of
its own number, it 10 exceedingly probable that
the FraukItB would not have secured run.
Tnoir battling was very weak, mud their holding,
though Ut tlmes brilliant, INJURED bY hume! o,s
errors. Tho professionals IN tue NUN ielded
and b4tted well. Following is