The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-13
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just about week ago the Amateurs
Of this city, defeated the Blue Stockings
OF Cumminsville. by the score of 2 to !
Yesterday these two clubs met again
this time upon the Blue Stockings
grounds in Cumminsville, when tn,
Blues defeated their antagonists by tn,
astonishing score of % to 2. There wal
quite large crowd present, the weather
line, and everything propitious for
good game. Miller, the catcher of tn,
Amateurs, was struck in the mouth by {
foul, which compelled the Amateurs tt
substitute their catcher, which may have
had something to do with defeating
them.
The Boston Reds will play the Lud
lows this afternoon, ON the grounds o.
the latter club. A very interesting game
is anticipated.
To-day the BlVes play the Glendales
on the Blues ground, in Cumminsville
The game Of baseball which was te
have taken place Saturday will be played
this afternoon at Wyoming, on the
school-house grounds, the game to be
called at five O'clock.
The Sam Hunt Nine, of Sprin edale.
will play the Carthage Club on Saturday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, on the grounds
Of the latter club.
The Crescent Baseball Club is ready
to receive challenges, from all amateur
clubs. The following are the members:
J. Kelley, c.; M. Lewis, p.; Ii. Frey, SIS. |;
+. Girardin, 1st b.; G. Moonart, ID b.. i;
L. Farrell, Sd b.; q. Jones, r. f.; d. Ev-
ans, G. f.; j. Torlina, |. f. All challenges
sent to @. Jones, No. II New street, Gin
cinnati, o.
The Boston Jokers defeated the Brown
Stockings, of Batavia, o., at their
grounds by score OF 10 to 8.
In a game of baseball, played on Thurs.
day, August 11th, at the Walnut Hills
Baseball Park, between the lasters and
inishers Of George 6tribley's shoe fac
tory, the score stood II to II in favor of
the latter.
ABOUT THAT NEW CLUB.
ED. STAR: A communication in your
paper OF Tuesday evening me ntioned
nine players in this vicinity who would
make strong baseball team. The
names given were Jeferson,p.; Bebbe,c.
Gilligan, 1st b.; Smith, I'd b.; Grant, Sd
b.; Alhers, g.. g.; Owens Mack, |, f.:
Cline, C. t.; Kelly, r. +. This would not
only make good nine, hut one equal to
II not superior to any In the West. They
are all well known, and would be cred
1t to Cincinnati as home club.
Should this nine be formed we will
back them against the Stars, Blues, or
Ludlows, with any sum between $25 and
$3.50, or, If that is not salts factory, they
may name any sum from $25 to $500, after
the club has practiced ten days. This
challenge is open to whom 1t may con-
cern, replies and acceptance of chal-
lepge 40 be -.saaa; with names accom-
through the STAR. w. s. Price,
Q. Y. Williams, A. r. Mayer, Q. Knotte.
CARD.
ED. STAR: Please publish this in your
paper, for the benefit of host
of readers. We, the Lone Star Base. bali
Club played two games with Atna Base
ball Club. The first game we only played
one inning, which stood 8 to o in our
favor, the rain preventing the rest. The
second game they saw they could not
from the Hickory Baseball Club, and
then the score stood 8 to o in our favor
at the end Of the second inning, when
the rain stopped us again, and they have
backed out altogether, saying they will
not play us at all; but the challenge
holds them to it, and we will claim the
game 0 to 0. Yours,
LONE STAR B. B. G.