, 1875-06-06

! !spteia1 Correspondence Of TIE Chicago TRIBUNE
| Bosros, June 2-The Boston nino is alfead
| in St. Louis, and to-day will open its Western
campaign. The baseball players Of the Monnt
| City will SOS the best baseball nine ever organ
lied in the world in perfect practice and the bes
OF discipline, as their PLAY this season hal
shown. They have played tweutg-four game:
| for tho championship, aud twousy-threo consec
| utivc victories with one draw stand chsrged tc
their CREDIT record mover equa1cd by any pro
! fessjonal uiDe in tho country. Their experience
60 far has justified their expectations, which
| were that they would find the Athletics their
worst oppooents, and never more dangerous nov
that they hsYe filed the weakest places in their
| nine BY Crayer an1 Bechtel. By tho way, how
badly tastidious George Hall mus. feel to hare
TO play with Craver, he who always prided him.
solf on the company that be kept, Ke would
hardly speak to Force, who used to drink and
sit up nights. but to be assocated with Crayer-
it is really too bad. The Dostoas hope 10 GET
hack home with whole sklnR. but a1o prepared If
need be, to
1c6E ONE GAME II ST. LOUIS
and one in Chicaso. They have: beaten Brad
ley's pitching once, however, When he aud Miller
played with the Athletics. aud the score stood 8
to 2 Ia our favor. Az for the Rartfords, they
are weak a. left and right fields, and are not
-
beat them before the season is over, because
they have got better stuf1 in them. The closest
game which the champions hayo had this year.
MAS with tho phi}adetphise, when Manning's
pitching alone pulled tho chcstnuts out Of tho
ire. tie game being .lmost lott by Lathams err
lors- The New Hayeus, who won their first
game on Monday arc nevertheless likely to hold
out through the season, for the tackers of the
club propose to put in money and keep it alive.
THE ONLY CHANGES N TIE BOSTON
nine since last fal! have been tbs addition OF
Manning IN plEce Of George Hall. Tie formor
man, aud good pitcher, besides being Dosto-
nian bore and bred, Hall left because tho man.
ayers would net guarantee him plsce On the
time. Changes in position hare been made. as
fol!ors: O'Roarke, who is strong at tho but,
takes Schaiers place at third where he has by
no means done 80 we'll as '' Shafe used to. But
Harry was weak at tho bat and it Is hoped that
@ O'Rourke viii better his record before the seascn
is over. AcVeTr comes up from right field
to first in place Of O'Rourke-a place
t1a' t!3 ~ s-,o..nh he Likes ,rr and -, oi Which H. be
left the field and Deals takes his placs, Manning
going to Acfcy's place It right lied. There Is
not weak bataman in the nine now, rs may be
eeen from the fact that in ten consecutive games
no man on the nine has iees average than one
base hit TOT game: White Stands at the head
With 40 averago Of 20, then comes Meyey with
2.2. George Wright 81. and spn]ding 1.o--a
tecord which TO other club eau equal |
Latham, who Was hired for three |
months, has left for home. He was engaged |
N trial when the Bostons we're uncertain whclh- |
t was found that, although he seemed to play |
'ery Heu in an inferior club. he was in too good !
when playing in the Boston nlne, aud |
vas not up to the mark Besides that he had !
INJURED h:nself 50 that he was not available at !
,nce. He showed himself an honest trust !
+Iv r1,t1n IT,
Eou5tedlT mako \ good PLAYER 10 = year or two. |
t is reported that h8 has been engaged BY the |
tew Haven Club, which has alao engaged Mo-
Finley and Soinmerville, late OF the Centcnnials |
Tns reports in the St Louis papers about tia
rowds At the Chlcago-St. Louis games in that
t Was said that eight or tea thousand people !
rere present, ard that the crowds were tue |
aTgeet ever eeen On 3 baseball field. The facts
rete that the Chicsso Club received for its third
i. 400 70. the first two games 10 ST. Louis,
Fhile the Hartford Club paid the Bostons az
heir third OF the proceeds Of the first game in !
Hartford Mag IL, $l.0s0 and the Bostons paid /
lie Hartford nine $3I8 for their part Of the re-
eipts for the game here the next day,-~a total |
t S1,693 for a third Of the rec"i:ts Of two davs
zmes, $4os more than ths chcagos got in st.
4ouis.
The Boston treasury is NOW in very solvent
ondition. They had such small baance that
hev had to run IN debt for their first payday,
.pr1 Is. but they hare done we'll ever since.
he weather has been especially favorable.
hey played ten games in as many con-
ecutive days,-one Sunday excepted
inc Of them in Boston, and have lost but ona
nme (anl that in Philsdelphla) On account Of
he weather. Their first trip. to Washington and
cost them bus $50, when they e1-
ec.ed to spend $500 at least.
Let Chicago give the boys \ warm Welcome
nd ne will do the zane nheo the youths Of the
Immaculate hose visit the Hub
The Westerns coue East in August aud play
he Bostons early in the month. RW.M
TIE. CHAMPIONSHIP