, 1875-10-24

BRQNNS-AETuAI9.
New YoRK, Oct 23-The st. Louis Climb de-
feated the Mutuals to-day BY score Of 6 to 2. .
TRUCK.
4 correspondent suggests as curious circum-
staocs in the history Of baseball that no West
ezn PLAYER was ever yet accused OF selling
game or breaking contract; that has all been
loft to New Yo:z and Philadelphia.
The Boston Herald epitomizes the situation in
Philadelphia by saying that, Clapp having left
the Athletic team, tho hackers OF Tho club are in
quarrel with the President, the President with
the PLAYERS, and the players With the whole City
Of Philadelphia.
The baseball season closes this week, and as
many games will be crowded into the next six
days as can bo made to At. The Chicaeos play
IN Hartford Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
and in New Haven Thursday, F.idny. and 6atur-
day. The last three games we're not contom-
plated when the niue loft home, but are an At
te1thouGht. to fill out the tlme-
The Chicago nine for 1876 will contain plenty
Of ex-Captains of other clabs. There will be
Spald,og, Captain Of the Bos:ons; White, Cap
tain Of the Cleyelands; McYcy, Captain of the
Baltimorcs; Barnes. Captain Of the Rockforas;
Anson, Captain Of the Athetiesi Glenn, Cap
tain Of the Chcagos; Jones, Captain Of the
Ludlows; Addy, Captain OF the Philadelphias
and Andrus, Capt,in Of the Jackson Mutuals.
The Philadelphia papers are wing with each
other 10 their abuse OF Clapp because lie refused
to play with the Athletic Club after his contract
had expired, and the Times Of that city has
reference to MYSTERIOUS Bet Of "peculiar cir
cuu1stances." It now appears that the circum-
stances we're dollars, 100 of which we're OWING to
Capp, and ho not unreasonaby wanted to put
his eye on them before he played any more ball.
The Judiciary Committee of the Professional
Association ia beautiful body to appeal to, as it
now Stands 1t consists OF Hayhnrst, OF the do
funct Ccntena1als; Sporting, OF the bankrupt Ati~
lesics; Concannoo, OF the dis1eputabie phila-
delphiaa Van Delft, OF the fraudulent At!antics;
aud Bishop, OF the St. Louis, the latter being
the ou'y representative Of q responsible organiza-
tiop in the lot. It ia we'll for the Western men
that they have no matters to be adjudged By
that gang.
about the adyisabiti:y Of keeping Hines aud
Deylin for Chicago next year. ANY further dis
cussion Of the question seems more or less out
OF place, since both have signed contracts, and
the Ch,cagos couldn't get them il they wanted
them. and don't want them anyway. Both are
valuable men and bave good records but
toe same may bo said Of tho members Of
the now nine. It may be said to the
correspondent that there we're good reasons for
not engaging Hines beside those mentioned;
but what those other reasons are-lB none OF
anybody's business.
Hines has been raising ell sorts Of a row in Phil
adepaa trying to get his contract broken with
tue Athletics. That organization agreed to give
him an advance Of It00 and when tho Whites
arrived in Philadelphia Hlnos went up to the
Club headquarters and expressed his willingness
produced, and the agreement to pay them Was
denied, vhercupon Hines demanded his release,
aud couldn't get that. Since that time he has
expressed his intention Of lesyiug the business
sooner than play in Phi}adephia ut all, and
there will be trouble next spring.