, 1875-05-23
0Lsary Completes His Wonderful
Task Within the Specified
Time.
Gssmg Day Of the Inaugural Turf Meet
ing at Louisville.
Eject Of the Rainy Weather
on Dexter Park.


Inactivity In BILLIARDS.
BASE BALL.
TIE WHITES AED RRowNs' FOURTH CANE.
Tbs White Stockings played THAR fourth ghmt
With thu St Louis regulars on the T~enty-third
s4Tcst grounds yestarday aftarnoon, and won i
by tbs handsome score Of to 2, thus putting
themselves on An even footing with the playez1
from the Mound City, the clubs now standing il
ia na&ttsr Of games lost to each other, and 2
TIE ATTENDANCE WAS LAnoE, ~''
he kudiencs equaling IN numbers any that ut
tended the best matches Of last REASON Thect
could not have been less than 5, 900 people pres
nt The grand stand was occupied IN every re.
gpAot. many
LAp111 OF HIGH Social ros1T1oH
being noticeable therein. In this connection Il
may be remarked that tho game has lost mont
of its old-tims interest to its lady deyotses, II
wzs shown by the fact that many OF those pres
eut wers recognized Is former trequenters o1
baseball matches In tho early days OF the game,
even Il fzz back as when Ill Chicago used to be-
tske itse2 to Dexter Park and the Lake-Shore
rxk, to witness the notable contests Of Chi
eaRo's nrst baseball season. Tho seats at eash
%~9@ @~A~t
hxpa, but equally - Jealous md interested.
TIE DAY
mss not quits snch Ao one as favors tho fines.
exhibition OF playing It was somewhat damp
md chilly from tho outset, oninous clouds over
cast ths sky, and before the gamo VAS concluded
shower OF some minutes duration broke forth,
and temporarily interrupted the game There
~as y disposition On the part Of both clubs to
sy n 1$ w+-
md play continued for some minutes After the
great dzopa first began to pattar; but the storm
in very abort tina increased to auch An extent
that It promised thorough cfeuching to I'll Ak
posed, and it seemed ~ il
<W CONTEST WOULD R1 ABANDONED
1t tAs end Of the Gi1th innirg, ths scors then
standing in favor OF the Whites by to /. The
audience, however,. WAS not DISPOSED to leave tho
game Ut such An unsatisfactory stage, and,
though the portion exposed 70 the rain sought
temporary shelter. that in the grand stand pa
tiently kspt their seats, hoping that the storm
would speedily be over. A ii in answer to the
general doe,re, the clouds soon broke away, the
rain ssassd, and the playing wAs resumed.
On tas part OF tha Chicagos Wa fne one,-the
best indeed, which they havs played
strength at the bat, it furnished dis
play Of fslding Of the very best order. Thare
wsfe thres OF four errots but they were Of =
very sxcu.abls nature, and every man /. must -
credited With sharp, accnrats work The gans
did = good deal to establish
!" JWDIsu ABILITY OF TH NEW NIFK
which, though it had not bean 60 fully demon
Bt11ted before, hxs never been questioned THK
Tn1BuNH, in its comments on the nine, had bad
no reason to doabt its effectiveness in the field.
directed against The weat batting Of the club,
md n respect to this there il no need for
&bangs OF opinion ut present
THE ST. LoU1B T0LKs
It'll have Rrndley's absence to advance H the
CAUSE Of their defeat. Els loss is certainly in
turious to the efficiency OF thsir nine, but 1t ls
not Just to infer that the Whits Stockings will
Aiwsya have the same difficulty with him which
they experienced in the games It ST. Louis. It
il quito possible, On the contnrJ, that, with the
Will bat bin vigorously when they ars ae1t co.,
frpnted with him
The Browns yesterday plAyed
III UNKNOWN PITCHER NAMED dALr1N.
teur Nasaraa- He Was picked by tho St. Lou,s
people abort time ago on account Of bis prom
ianE work in the pitchers position What they
think Of him is Clearly shown BY the tact that
they brought HIM hers in great haste 10 play in
steadily % prac.ieine @ Ta n = hsndb.lf % siley: ~ 'o'~
Hs proved to be player OF no ordinary abil-
3ty. He uses the underhand throw, delivers =
bah NTH K1est speed, and ID not unlike Bradley
in his general style. Tho White Stockings did
been expected from an unknown amateur.
Ths play nf tho Brown Stockings was poor,
both At thu bat md In the field Their score
shows but record Of fve bass hits, and in the
Eald they vars charged with twalvs e11o1a.
BI INNINGS
Ths game was called 1t $50 o'clock. Dennis
Mack, Of tbs Empires, having been agreed upon
as umpire. The first inning was concluded in
very abort order, both sidea being blanked With
out reaching base-
base hits By Chapman and serard-
The two saron scored against Highann
occurred In this inning, onn being d low throw
to fzst 70 catch Chapman, and the other mnf1
8 GAlvin's difficult tip II could only be &c
counted IN error BY the atrictess ruling. Dur
eQparh-
TIE wr17Es' FIRST Run
Wz8 made in the third inning, Glenn being the
lucky player, Who started<hy reaching frat On
4 bad passed bail gavc him third, and he scored
On Highana'e baRe hit to left 6ald*
The Browns we're blsnked in four xtraight In
nit,Er by tho ptettiest kind Of playing. They
did not reach haae until tho seventh inning:
When Pike struck tho bali against tho right field
fenc~, and eventually scored through An error Of
peters Ia funbting very hot ball from Chap
mana bat The Whites in this inning made
.ey prssy doubls play, eatoing Calvin snd
Rlsat
xm wHIxEs AGAIN TAILED oKE
IN their fourth. An overthrow By secand to
arvt. and 4 nun IT Peters eAsy hit By second,
xs5p Responsible. In this inning Hines vaa de-
clazsd out at home plats, being thrown head
ovsr hsals by tbs catehor ~ hs uas about to
1coFo- -
Peters' pretty bass hit IN the seventh inning
tjelded him 4 run He scored On t9aenns hit to
thied, who ove1thren badly to first.
Hees. N ths eighth inning. Was retired hy
vulTEs suPEaB CATCH
of afa hot lincz Sa.7nrd reached first On
ENnas' slipping down, the Rra9s being vet from
II rsosnt shower, and tina failing to stop his
Zyounder, Dahlman earned f1t ~ = base hit
o osntre but Mis1's out to loft fleld md cutll-
bsrt's foul to Higha1n put the sids ont with no
IUna.
Ths Whites in their eighth sdded thrra run.
D thar aoore. Hieharn made ti12t on rnnd OF