, 1875-06-20


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Little niore about tho mastar they would talk gree
daa1 leaa. D1REoroRs,
| THE PROFESSIONALS
| WHAT THEY HAVE THUS FAB ACCOMPLISHED.
The professional clubs have now been peggin
sway Ut ode another about two months. and
short resume Of their work may not be insppro
priate> In this connection, it may be- as well t.
! ignore the existence Of those clubs which hAy
failed to show themselves superior to hundred
OF amateur clubs al over tha country, and whose
admission into the professional arena was
| fraud on baseball attendants One by ono the1
are dropping out and, it is hoped, by the end o
| this mouth, two or three more will throw up th.
sponge. Really, there are only seven first-clasl
clubs in the country: and the contest ia between
them. The Centannia!s 'stopped down and out
some TINA ago, and tho Keokuks came to grief
asst week. The Eastern clubs did not propose
to go to country village and Dok get enough
gate receipts to pay tbeir fare from the hotel tt
the grounds. Think OF club receiving 81, ,30t
for game in Chicago. and then have to
put up with $l3 in Keokuk. They may have got
more, but clubs never got enough to pay ex-
penses. Now let the Red sox, Washinxtons,
New Havens, and Atlantics dlsbAnd, aud leave
the diamond to the clubs that know bow to play
the national game, even II they don't always do
it. In the history OF baseball there have
never been 80 many fine games played the home
club having four to its credit. although one WAS
with = semi-professional club. The Boston,
Chicago, Mutual Athletic, and Hartford Clubs
hare been calcimined, and before the season ia
over tic St. Louis and Philadelphia Clubs are
very likely to have cipher at the end OF one or
more games- The Eastern Clubs have all put in
an appearance in ths West, with the exception Of
the Athletics. and they will bs the next in order.
THE CHAMPIONS.
As predicted early in the season, the Boston
Club has maintained its front rank in the aroma,
and has proved itself to be the best baseball
organization in America. Its players are simply
immense ut the bat, although other clubs prob
ably field Is we'll and will show less number
OF errors ut tbe end Of the sesson. It's record
the Hartford Club games: Mutual, 5; Ath-
letic, 3; Chicago, 2; Philadelphia 8 /; St. Louis,
2 total, Is. Lost: Chicago, / !; st. Louis l;
total, q It also played tie game with the
Athletics. In 10 OF these games the Boston
C1ab is credited with 100 errors, OF an average
Of 3 to . game. Total number Of runa In Is
games, It's; opponents, "a; frst-base hits, 253;
opponentB, 11G. From, this it will be seen that
it's runs and base-hits average more than doubl.
the opposing clubs. It ia credited with II first
base hits in game each with the St. Louis and
Chicago Clubs. Its amallest number VAS With
the Chicago Club, 3.
THE HARTFORD CLUB
has not come up to the expectations Of its man
agers, although It has done credtable work. It
s not strong at the bat, but plays an excellent
must have weakened Its hackers good deal,
Although the Elm City Club Was beaten By the
dartfo1dR 10 to 0 the day before and IL to the
lay after. It seemed strange that the Hartfords
I'D not play Bond in the pitchers position in-
tead OF cuaamiDgs especially, against the Dos-
sere never able TO bat him when he played with ]
he Atlantics. In the game Thursday with the !
3ostons Bond pitched, and the Dostons only suo-
eeded IN making 4 runs. Its vi pries arc rs ]
oliows: Mutual, 5; Athletic, 2; $hilade1phia,
'hiladelphia 2; Chicago, ] total, 8. One defeat
nth the Athletics was forfeited game by rea-
on Of their noo-appearance on the grounds, !
nd WAS certainly not defeat on ita merits. In |
en- games the Hartfozds made A runs to their op-
clubs, 1o1. The number Of errors in
hese games was Sc on the Hartford aide, or be-
Eeen and to game.
THE IrH1r11o CLUB
as had bad luck this seasoo, some OF its best
layers being lncapacitated by sickness from |
fst or second time they showed their full
trength- The accession Of Bechtel and Crayer
as strengthened the nine considerably, and it
expected the club will give better account Of
self hereafter than in it's earlier games. They
. not eeem to bat AZ OF yore, md are credited
ith good naany errors to game. It is neck
nd neck between them and the Hartfords for
IL second place, ''if" some other club, which
1all be nameless, don't succeed in beating them
oth. OF II games played, the Athletics
& fe4t7 tfrrr ft1n fnA En- |
,e Hartfordsl, and lost 8. In II Of These
10 Athletics scored 6l runs to IS by their op-
onents. The number OF base-hits was 9s; op-
onents, Ill :; errors, 105; opponents, 89. This
,owa an average OF only base hits to game
I'd nearly 10 errors. They have made ~ many
20 errors in game, aud never less than 8. This
not very c1editab1e playing for such Pre-
,rnably ssrong club as the Athleuca- Il they
mt do better in their Western trip they will
1t taken into caup sure, for, bad u the Chi
edited it NTH I'd errors In gana- They will
, hare in Jnly.
THE pH11ApELPHA CLUB
Ii made it's Western debut in st. Louis, and !
sat the 6radleyltes Is 70 in the first game,
it got scooped tho second by the close Bcore of !
to l. "Cnerokee Fisher seems to be pitch
s very we'll, yet, faw years ago on the Lake
krk, the old WHITES used to "corK p" him +!
over the field, and send the Rockford boys
hitting the lesther. The PhiladeIphias had the i
VI ~ VI %oV &AlAtatauh AA oua Shu1e H1La tQ6 | .
sstons Jet there ia always difference Of.
'inioo about those things: The victories are
follows: Hartford. q; Athletic, l.; ST. Louig
; total T. Defeats: Boston. 8; Hartford, / /
utual, 3; Athletic, s; St Louis; /; total, II.
ae batting IN fourteen Of thoee games by ths I
ai1ade}phia Club was weak, their average bass: s
ts to game being just g. while their oppo-
'nts scored fraction over They havo an ay-
aee OF 3 errors to game, snd played better I
IN their opponents, who stood charged With
errors to each game played They have not
t been whitewashed. {
THE MUTUAL cLun "
3 sadly fallen from its position Of last wear.
len 1t stood second In the race for the peunant. |
10 Hartford Club took AWAY some Of its. best
syare, and there ara not more than two reeliy |
cd plaveta left.-Sta1t and Matthew'S, and poe- | +
3ly Gedney. 1heir victories are faw aud far !.
tween. while their defeats are many. The | :
Little Wonder " is this year batted heavily. and
general play of the Club is weak They have /
"a ftst-class gnmes,-3 from the Philadel- t
las. from tho Chicagos, and / from st,
'uis- Their defeats number H. az follows e
ston, S: Hartford, 8; Athletic, /; Chicago. ;: S
Louis, s. In II Of these the Mutuala scored
u a8 Tuna, l13 bsse hits, aud are credited WITH
errorra. TIE opposing club4 made liz rnne
base bits. and only % errors. The Mutae
seE made double figures IN base-hlts hut tFice
onco retired with only two base hitR WITH | e
} chlca8o Club. The Clubs ruus 30 far WON'T q
afAEe 3 TO game, their baae- hits are nal | /,
Ito I, nhiie their errors IN each kszae sla Il =,