, 1875-06-18
SPORTING NEWS.
What Jimmy Wood Has to. Sny
About Xcttlcff
Tho New Man Mil!er..-No1t Weeks
Games.
Tho Mutuals Defeat tho st. Louis Reds
4 TO /.
Races al Jackson, Mich. South Bend; Man.
kato, h1lnn., and Elsewhere.
BASE BALL,
xETTtktN AND WOOD.

BASE BALL.
xETTLkIN AND WOOD.
Yesterday morning reporter called around a
Jimmy Woods place on Stato street for tho put
pose Of Intervening tho bus4ncss-1uanagar O.
ths Whtto Stockings concerning tho atAtemen
published In yesterdays paper to tho Ottect tlx
ha had seodod Zotslotu for hls playing during
Mondays game. and that tiooreo setiousIy n,cd
tascd the advisab!Iity Of tondoting his rcBlsua
tlou, or Of breaking bis connection With tho Ciut
III some tnsnner. Mr. Wood Was found 10 bo 1t
a ssato Of great montnl anguish ovcr thu para
graph in question, which he atatcd WAS incorrect
10 every respect, and which, was calculated to
work irretrlogabfo tnJury to tho Club.
neporsos---Was anytAsnE said to Zotttotn about
hls pitching at Muudny'a game?
Wouu-Ao, HOE word. Xottlntu Is certainly
tho Inst man whom should over accuse Of doiug
ansth'ns aisl'ouest. ! REGARD uoosso - one q
tue Icst aud honcstost 1non In tho business. It
IL Bertous matter to charge AnY petson with
nolng out, a,,d wo never do 1t un1oss wo hayo
atsoluta proof, aud then no dtanlse shom at
Oncc.
1s.-Do you t!lok that Xottlo!n's playing a(ou-
day was rs good az on proyious occasions2
W.-Ie4; tho onlv uinereuce wn1 TINT thn
noa Stockings had iearut his pitching. Whon
they played thor frat game hore. they soro
tagged ouE. and wore uuaolo to do any batting
Ing. but they anccecdcd IN learning It
attor the first game, and battod him
With great SUCCESS. Just so NTH Bradley. Aflcr
= couple Of gaues they got the trick Of his
pitching and had no further difficulty. II iB q
fluo club nado up Of men who haro been to-
gethcr for three years.
n.-Do you think Zottloin is as good p1ayez
now ns he was TWO ycars ago +?
W+-Ycs, do; just as good player hnd just
Oh Trustworthy. l am vory sorry that this state
mont in regard to George was published, because
It nill liarn bad effect upon tho Club. don't
scs why tue newspapers aiioulsl 6o nyerlastiogly
pitching into ,s wllcu wo do 10 much fur tAoni.
R-ln whnt whv
W.-Ihero arc thonsanLa Of people who buy
the papais almpiy for tlls reports Of the games,
and who would 1lot oshorHiso think Of looking as
q newspaper.
I'll belioyc that Was truo back In tho baac-
ball timcs of 1s7u, but hardly think 1t IL correct
now.
W.-1should think 1t would ls aiuce there ia
quito a. mncA excitement orer baseball now as
thc1o was tl1en. Or course, We don't object 10
WRONG but dou's 500 Why tho nowspapots
should bo pitching into Us all tho time when
there 10 NO cAuao for It. Thote socMs to bp q
6ort Of determination to r1,n down tho Club.
n-Thon there has mover Decu anything said
by you to Xettlaln III reSard 10 hlB pltchiug7
W.-No, not word.
III SEQ Tou hnyo engIEed Miller of tho Keo-
k1ks. M ", What M ere you you golng to 10 With L'm7
n.-Whon will ho got hero?
W.-lIo lift kcoknk this morning,
N.-What do you think OF hin ns q player?
W.-llo Ia one Of tue. most promising young
follows whom know Of. and 1 t!nnk he viii
PRACTICE ho will dp oxccl!eu.Iy behind tho bat,
R.-Ilow did ho happen 10 drlft out to Keo-
kuk7 -
Wife Is NOW player. this being really hs
first professional ycar.. We thought somewhat
slgued to tho Keokuks before Hc could got hold
OF him. Ilo promised, however. in case he loft,
to giro III tic retnsal Of his sorv!ccB, and tho
momeut NO know tito Weatorna wol0 breaking
up We aeuk for hiu1.
R.--itavo you soen much OF hie play7
W.-Yes; VIC played four ganea with the
keokukB Tits year ann two laHr. In n!l Of which
10 sook part, and Was 'e!y miaa pisaaod will.
tue way In which he handled i,mso!f. th.uk
Ao will ptove valuable acluisitlou.
COMING GAMES.
R.-Whon will tho phllaaolpliss DO here?
W.--They play on tho 22d, 9Th, aud 2eth.
Tho 1Inlt!ords tlay Saturday, aud then jump
to Kcokuk, but etuco The Westerns havo dis
solyod tlioy 20 instead to Quincy, whero ths,o ia
really tlno club embracing sone Of tho best
Amasour p!ayers Of Chicago.
OPINIONS or l conREsroaDEST.
10 ths EdttuF of shs thtcaoo TRIBUNE:
from your paper t. diapos!.,ou 10 clearly rhow
np. that our Chicago base- Bali ( lub Is truly \
failure. 70 bo eufe, now aud then thoy win
wonderful game. but the very ncxs day sustain
AZ WONDERFUL defeat. Now that the Westerns
Of KooSuk have disbauded thoy loso four Of
thoir victories, and It puts them we'll donn in tha
score Of geues won and, will such irregular
play "a they ha'o shosn. what chance will
the. bo for them away from Ao1ne against auch
clubs a. tho llartForGa. AlEle.lca, Bostons, and
rhiladelphias, they novs. could boat on
t!e long .un, and certainly nill not this year
paor judgment Of tho manager. do not believe
HAIRY Wight would allow LIS club 70 ptay aec-
ond :iddlo year after year, az tho Chicago ono
docs. Do hot VIC speud money enough, or hare
we . po2r mznAgor7 1t III high tltns we either
gut bals-olay!ng, sr got club together sueoild
to none, wsich tue proaent one never will be.
uAsE UAL1.