The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-16

% JhaC LHe Ot. LOUIS cluD WOuiu nOG WIN
In two innings.
AS early as O'Clock the crowd began
to assemble on the grounds, and at
just before the game commenced betting
was 100 to 81 ON the Mutuals, but the
announcement that Hallehan and Booth
had not put in an appearance caused
great disappointment, especially. to the
betting men. Phelps and Barnes were
substituted. This made great change
in the betting, and the St.. Louis club
was made. the favorite at 100 to 10.
1t was q capital game, both in effec-
tive pitching, fielding and batting. In
the three first innings both retired with
blanks. In the fourth st. Louis made a
run and In the same inning the Mutuals
made run amid the widest excitement.
The st. Louis fielders played sharp
not let the Mutuals make anoJher run,
but succeeded In adding four to their
score and won the game by score Of five
to eleven, thus winning five champion
ship games from the Mutuals. Had the
Mutuals played their regular nine they
would have won.
PATERSON, N. j., July 16.-A game Of
baseball took place here yesterday be-
tween the Atlantics, of. Brooklyn, and
Olympics, of Paterson. The game re-
suited in victory tor the Atlantics-
10 to y.
HARTFORD, CONN.,, July 16.-In game
Of baseball yesterday between the Chi
cagos and Hartiords, the former were
victorious by score OF 4 to 8.
WAPAKONETA, July 16.-An exciting
game OF baseball is to be played at
Lima, Wednesday, July 21st, between
the Modocs Of st. Mary and the Wapa-
konetas OF this place.
PIGEON SHOOTING.
SYRACUSE, July 18.-The pigeon shoot
ing tournament OF East Syracuse was
largely attended. Forty men shot at
ten birds, each from five pound traps at
thirty yards rise and eighty yards boun-
dairy. English rules, for $40O, 1divided
into five prizes. T. q. Banks, Of the Rod
and Gun, was umpire. q. r. Stevens, Of
Geddes, New York, won the first prize,
and was the only man who killed all his
birds. Five men killed 8 each, fourteen
8 each, nine each, four each, and
eleven did not kill enough for place in
shooting off the ties. Crack shots from
New YORK, New Jersey and Rhode
Island were winners; the balance OF the
money going to the West. =.
PRovENDER AND PRIZES TO THE ATH-
LETES.
SARATOGA, July 16.-Commodor G. X.
Garrison, of New York, gave dinner
at the United States Hotel last evening
to the Cornell crew and captains of the
other crews. The company sat down at
6 O'Clock, and continued at the table
until after II z. NJ. The presentation of
prizes to the yictors of Athletic sports
took place In the evening in the ballroom
of the United States Hotel.
MONMOUTH PARK RACES.
LONG BRANCH, July Icy esterday a.
ternoon the West End Hotel stakes for
three-year old fillies,s distanee one mile
and three-qlarters, was won by Ascen-
sion, in an easy gallop, by fully six
lengths; Gyptis, second; Finework,
third; Katie Pearce, fourth; Lizzie r.,
last-almost one eighth of mile away.
The third race for the grand jockey
club purse, all ages, two mile heats, was
won by Wild lille, beating Dublin, in
8 :40s, 3:47H.
Tie Long Branch stakes, for all ages,
one mile and three. quarters, was won by
Matte, Galway second, Spendrift third.
Time: 3:06L.
AT GLENN MITCHELL.
SARATOGA, July 16.-In the afternoon
The hurdle race, one hundred yards, over
Ten hurdles, was the cause of genuine
for the spectators. The
entries were j. W. Prior, Columbia;
Jortes Maxwell. Yale; W. q. Hall,
Yale; Q. B. King Union. The race was
Won by Maxwell in nineteen and half
seconds.
The seven-mile walk for past gradu-
ties was the last race of the day. 1t was |
contested by NJ. $. McCann, Harvard,
874; j. w. Gunsler, Williams, 1874; j.
:. Euatis, Wesleyan, 1874. 1t was won
y Eustis. Time, 69:49A. Gunsler's
ime was 70:02. The last two named con-
estants were captains of their respect
We crews in last years University boat
ace on Saratoga Lake.