, 1875-12-19
SPORTING,


CONFERENCE AT LOUISVILLE,
One Of the ve1y best base ball-orcan,xations in
tha con,trv ia tha nav w. =. rer,.r;,ia a,a
-t.Ss. $3.50. ~ ~ ~" -, oAe "' "-o'
"a'aoat o1scosa1ne Inc merits OF the players en-
6aged it may be said that no association or cor
poration at the back of club excels tho Louis
villa in thosa thinca Witch On n ncse III,
o-h;h;t;o,, -a..o...h,s - $1,000
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Some time ago the officers OF the chicago, st.
Louis, and Cincinnati clubs received aud zcccpt-
ed invitations to meet and consult with the
1,on;sv;t.oa ond qrhrr-dav +ha roofaranca co.
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senpieo ID PHEASANT p@11o1 !" TUG LoulsFllle
doteL Inc party VAS made up OF fres1uent dul-
bert and Secretary Spalding. OF the Chicagos !;
Manager Grafren and Director Hazarf1 of 1,,o St
r.or;a prae;da,t Jovoo ~ tba f;,,;,,.,;. .a
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'Acer1 1es'aoat ~A4so 3ou A1- ooe1Aey, OF 1ne
Louisville Club. Tho object OF the meeting
Was primarily the comparison and exchange of
views among the delegates as to the best inter-
est OF the game in the West and the whole coun-
try. There vsa also wish on the part Of the
loul6vllies to learn whatever they could rs to
the proper methods OF conducting their Club, q
business in which they we're, of necessity, new,
not green.
The session Of the conference Thursday af-
terucon was long but harmonious, and resulted
In the evening tie whole conference, togethsr
with considerable number of the officers OF
the home Club, seated Themselves at Gplcn-
did banquet, which was cnIiTened with much
good bumor end some small alloy Of beverage
FRIDAYS session was a protrnctso one, and was
occupied With the discussion Of some matters OF
Importance to the clubs Themselves but not to
the general public
During the stay Of tile delegates in the city
they were we'll entertained By the Louisyilles,
, whose reputation for hospitality did not suffer
during the time.
At tie head OF the Louisville Club Is Mr.
Haldemann, President Of the Courler-Journ0t
Company, gentleman whose genial, and even
paternal, interest in everything that will help
his city ia notable aud c1editable. Vice-Presi-
dent Chase is an active bus1ness man. as we'll ~
courteous anu cu11u1ea eens4enan' whose
pa1onaeo ID eteat nelp 20 Tue C4uo: Ine
o1oe1 nleHoete u tue u'anasetae;'t ate un4tot'o-
y p1oasAu' a4en' ano e1seeeeiuA neicu4nss VI
traneenaco' 1,e
me new gfounus u Tue e'u1 n Sse "ea sItuateu.
Eno Gousou,eul VI eIe@9s' Luz! aie Aot se'
it1ed up 1utther than nas fesulteo lfom . toor-
oueh system OF RACING anu ming. II Is IN con.
tenpa11ou " pu1 W ua,oenue s@aoo as04aa'
tne opening VI tne sea7on ptas.
me mae seiecIeu W represent Aoatsv1ne s nave
oe1o1o oeen n4eutloheo ~ tuee1 toluuus1 NIL
one man. Toe creat struggle Of the next season
viii ba between the two nines OF Cincinnati and
1,ouisyilIe. The bitter rivalry in those c1tios
viii tend to greatly improve tho attandance aod
;,1eraa+ nh II ;s sata nronhccv that # thc
r.mes nre weil and eaus1ly nlaya3 bctwean the
f;Inls narna3 thew viii excite moro interesr than
snr Esstrrn c1nh's visit can- It's fair to sav
t!,st I,onisyil]a has much the strouges. nine Oh
nsner. hnt that. Of course, cauuot be Le!d a safe
rrnarantea of The resnIts of any eames.
EorEs.
An Es1tarn ba1lrnakor has been for some
t;rne cr7ur,n,entinmvith hase-balIs without RIB
her and now claimy ,hat he h.s found the best
ercd with leather. when about TX inches in
1inranfar and then 0rAln WOrnd nEnA1