, 1875-06-18
SPORTING NEWS.
What Jimmy Wool Has to- say
About Xcttlcfkl
Tho Mutua}s Uefcat iho st. Louis Reds
1 to /.
Races at Jackson, k,leh. South Bend; Nan
kato, htlnn.; and Elsewhere.
BASE BALL,


Yesterday morning reporter callod around 1t
Jimmy Woods place Oh State street for tho pur-
poso Of Interviewing tho bussncss.iuanagcr Of
tAa White Stockings concerning tho statement
published iu ycstsrlays Paper to tho effect that
ho had scolod Zottlein for llls playing during
Mondays gn1ne, and that floorgo Berioutiy mcti-
tated tho advlsabiIity Of tondolfng hts rcsigna-
tiou. OF Of brosking his connection NTH thu Club
III son1q iuanuer. Mr. Wood WIS found to DO tn
state Of great mental anguish over tho para
granh in question, which no alatctt was Incorrect
Ia every respect, and Which Was calculated to
work irresrsosable injury To t!1o Club.
Reportot--WaB anst!!snK said to Hottletn about
his pitching at Munday's gamo9
Woou-Ao, 1!ot word. zotttoiu tB certainly
the iatt uian whom should oser accuse Of dufug
anything llsloucst. regard t}oorgo as ono OF
tho best aud lonosteat men In tho bu .ineAs. 1t
III 4 serons matter to chaEys any persoa with
absolute proof, aud thpn no dlSu1las tholn at
once.
R.-Do you tlink that Zottloin's playing Mon
day Wv e1a an on1 IN s9"s sy1s ~. ~,
Rod Stockings haa learnt LIS pitching. Whcn
thoy played thor first galue hore, the3 wcto
faygnl out and wore unable to DO any batting
whatever. Goorgo has got now stylo Of pitch.
Ing. but they Blccocdod IN learning II
attor tue first game, and batteJ him
with great SUCCESS. Just 50 NTH Bradley. After
couple OF gamea they got tha trick OF his
pitching and had no further Difficulty. It IL a
fire club, snaao lip Of mel VINO haTo boon to-
gcthcr tor three years.
N-Do you thlnk Xettlein Ia ~ good playor
now IS he was two years ago?
W.--YcH, do: : just as good ptaycr and just
as trustrorshy. 1 an' vogy sorry that this hsaso-
1neut in regard to George was published, bnca,.se
It will layn bud oitccs upon tho Cub don't
Beo why tho newspapers saould DO over1astnBly
pitching Into us wJ.cu NO do 10 much for them.
K.-ln what way
W.-'rhezo aso thousands Of people who buy
tho p1poss amp!y for tho &opotts Of tho games,
aud who would not oshoraiso think VI looking IT
newspaper.
III bthoyo that was true back in tho baao-
ball times os 1871, but hardly thluk it il correct
now.
W. should think It would bc. since there Is
quito ~ much o1citomont oTor baan.balE now as
there was then. Of COURSE, NO dont object TO
bong ctittc4aea when vo 90 ANYTHING that la
wrong. but don't 500 Why tho noWspapors
should bs pitching into Us I'LL tho timo when
thorc III n0 Cause for IL. There socms to be
aort Of determination to r,,a down tau Club.
E.-Then tAefn has rover bccn anything natd
By you to Xettltin In rcgura to hts pltchinG2
W.-Not not c word,
MILLER.
RI SEQ 1ou have euglgsd Miller OF tho Keo-
knkg. What oro you goIug To do with hun?
W.-We e!lnli play him at accoud base.
N.-Wl!on will ho got hero?
W.-lie left kookuk this tnoroing,
R.-Whas do you think Of Inn as playcr?
Vile in one Of tho most promising young
follows whom know Of, aud thlnk 10 will
mako hia mark in tho profession, With litsle
pract,co ho will do exeellontiy beh'1l tho bat.
N.-uow did ho Happen to drift out 10 Keo-
kuk?
Vile liz q now player, th!s being really big
ss I s besau Dus b.
slgued 10 tho Keokuks before wo could got hold
ot MIN. lie promised, however, tn case he loft,
to giso uB tic refusal Of hiB sorrlces, and tho
moment NO knew tho Wcstorns woto bEeakng
up NO scat for him.
H.-tlayo yon seen much OF hB play2
W.-Ycs :. wo played four gnmes With tho
keokuks thlA year and two lasE. in nil Of which
ha took part. aui waa very m,ea plsaaed Win
tuo way In which h0 handled lI1n,aclf. think
he will prove valuable acIuinitou.
COMING 1AMEs.
n-Wlea will the pLiladolphias bo here,
W.--TAey play on the 22d, 9th, a1ld Goth.
oyor uutll tho 23tn. Ihoy wero to have gono on
10 KcoAuis, but siuco ihs Wes.orna have dis
solved they 20 instead to Quincy, where theto Ia
really iue club, embracing somo Of tho bent
amateur players Ok Chicago,
OPINIONS OF C0HnE8roHpEST.
10 ths Edttor of The Ch1cdoo Tribune:
CHICAGO, Juno I'll am really glad to 500
from your paper tlibpoBtlon to clearly thow
fa.lars. To bo snfe. now uui then thoy win !
wonderful game. but the very ncxt day sustain
aB wonderful defeat. Now that tho Westerns
OF Kaokuk havo dlsbapdcd, thoy lose four Of
thoir victories, and it puts them Holl 1onu in the
score Of games won aud, with snch irregular
| play as they hn7o ahoHn, what chance will
| tllet be for theu, away from home against such
clubs AZ tho Ifartforda. Athletics Dostons, mud
! phlladelphias.-cubs thay nevsr could beat Oh
she long tun, and certainly " Ill not this year
Wl.ore, lot lne ask III tho blaao2 i fsar In tho
poor judgment Of the manager. ! do nut helIoye
Harry Wight would allow lis club to play Hso.
ond .lddle year after year. as tho Chicago ono
does. Do not We spend money enough, or hare
| ne pe1r manager 1t IL lllph time We either
quit bai|-3lsylpK. ur got club together second
10 none, wa!ch the ps6sent QUO never will be.
| DAsE BALL
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