, 1874-06-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


History repeats itself ouriounly In basc-ball
matters. The Chicago Club Ia juBt now passing
through an experience precisely aimtlar to that
Of The first TrofoaBlona! nino In 1870. It was
then believed that no had q orusl utno, the hoas
In Amorioa, and In tho beginning OF tho season
1T zcally appeared that this estimate WAS not far
out Of tho way; but, 1ator on, diesonulona among
tho players, bad habits and oxcosses Of all sorts,
domoralized tho nine. Tho lost ground, how
ever, was recovered boforc the Bonuon wan ovor,
though 1t ia to this day a mattor Of wonttermont
that 80 many ganos wor6 won by tito Chicago
,C1ub. Tho arst game Of tho White Stocking ntno
against . professional club, was that with tho
Foress @ oitxH OF Cleveland, as Dexter Park, Juno
pitchers Crayor, catcher; MoAtoo. first base;
Treaoy, second base ,(Wood being Tor tic timo
disabled BY epra!ned lcg); Hodep. short~stop;
Myerlc, third bsso; Flynn, loft aeld; King, con-
Re aa and osthnSs ght oa TIE Whits
i WAS poorly played gamo on both sidos,
though considered yory f1no at TINT time. The
Cleveland players and their friends gru1nblod
foarful'y about the unfairnoss Of tue umpire,
and not without somo roason, albet Chicago
dcnied It etoutly At tho timo. Tie no1t victory Of
tho Whites was against tho Rockford Club, whom
they defeated BY q aoore OF % to IA, batting for
y taahen in tho arbt inning. ThuB encouraged,
Chicago waa certain that 1t bud a base ball nino
tho season was over, though not exactly accord
Ing 10 expectation. The Whlto Stockings start
Cd On their hrat Eastern tour Juue ~, 1870, md
their first ga1no was with tho Cleveland Climb on
tho 10th, tho lattor boiug defcasod "a to in 1yo
innings. The next contest Of Importance was
with the Haymahors, Of Troy, whom the Hhitca
beat 26 to a In game Of ton innings. Tla
looked promising, but tho inevitable WAS not far
Tics, tho eanls uho had first brolon
the chain OF Red Stocking auccesscs, scored
victory over tho Chicago Club, 80 to 30.
This detoat Was attributed to d lively ball," :"
and hopos wore still entertained that tho lost
tue hiutuala on the following day, but
tho blutuala sent tho Chicago nino still further
down tho decline OF doaloraization by beating
them IS to 4. This time "dead bail" waa
:, an e1ctBo. The Athletics, OF Philadelphia, fol-
lowed in the fashion that had boon eet aud the
White Stockings foil below para bad lot, gen-
. Th!ey, found the'r way to ohicago, and rocoIvea
told In palhation OF the defeats thoy
T,as, primarily, tnat tho club was
inferior because harmony aud club prido wore
many Of the players were Of that dfssoluto,
loaferish sort SO dllNcult to koop Ia good physi-
eal condition. All excolione Opportunity to 70.
trioye thoir fallen fortunes wns afforded In thoir
B1no Win tue MutaaFl ~ uexleF larK, on Tue
pad Of July. # thero was anything in the club,
here VAS ehanoo to show Il. They showed 1t
BY falling to score tally In nlne iuuingu.
nurns, Tho marvel, pitched Tor the Waltes. fIa
was great aoquist,on-in behalf OF opposing
clubs. Flo Was soon permitted to retro to
agricultural pursults. The Athletics. OF
Fhilndelphia, gave the White Stockings
satisfaction On the 1st Of August
1t was satisfactory to tho o1toni
of 18 to II. The Chicago players woro not the
ones who made 18. So 1t went for q long time,
until the Wh.te Stockings picked up their luck
where they dropped it,-Uith tho Atlanties, Of
nrookfyn, whom they beat, on tho 80th 0!
August, by q soore Of IL to 4. Soon after, the
Rockfords woro boaton, and then, on tho 7th OF
September, the WhitcH went to Cincinnati aud
captured the Rod Stockings 10 to 0. From this
time forth the Chicago Club mot with sories OF
successes, closing up the sessop with an excel.
lent record.
Up to thiu point close parallel in all
Particulars can be drawn botwcen the
history OF tho ntnes OF 1870 end 1874
Whe.hor tho similarity will hold good
throughout the present ncaaon remains to ba
aeen. There is asaurodly better ground for o.
pecting it now than four years ago.
THE RECORD
Tho following is complete record Of she garnea
lost and Won by the championship clubs up to
date: