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LOUISVILLE, Aug. 4.-Speaking Of Barnes to
Col. J. P. Joyce, the old Cincinnati Red Stock
Ing manager, who now lives in Louisville, We
discussed the high-salary question.
ssI think" said the Colonel, high salaries
will kill the sport ultimately"
tHow sos'' asked.
sBecause," be continued. tall the best play
ers will be in one club, as they arc now. This
club alone will make money. The Chicagos arc
about the only ones now making any money,
and so it will be as long as managers are foolish
enough to run up great prices. ! don't be-
lievc in such great salaries, and think the League
should not allow them.''
allow could the thing be managed!' put
In.
"In this way: Allow no players to be re-en-
gagged, as they say, but at the close OF each
season select your men as l will no"
explain. Hold meeting OF all
League managers. Procure eight boxes, and
in these place the names of all the players in
the fraternity. In Box 1 place slips on which
will be written the names Of catchers and pitch
ers, in Box first bascmen, in Box 3 second
basemen, in Box i third baselnen. in 5 short,
stop, III s, and s, feldcrs. Pitchers and
catchers should be together, Dev1in and Snyder
on one slip, spalding and White on another, and
60 on. Tile managers can each draw from
these boxes and be bound to retain the
players whose names they lay hands on.
In this way the mines will be made more equal,
results less certain, and interest deeper anti
more general than at present."
The idea Of Col. Joyce is an odd one. bis
notion OF drawing from the boxes is character
istic Of the man, however. He is the manager
in Louisville Of the Kentucky State Lottery,
and knows all about drawings. 1t strikes me {,
there may good come Of this idea and that by it
more money can be made. The life OF the
game is life to the players and, II tnGy
destroy the1nselvesl I believe that man
should look before be leaps; belieye 3 that, at,
when one has good thing, he should hold O. On
to it but most Certainly do not believe in kill
ing the goose that lays the golden egg:
Another idea in regard to high salaries is onf
of my own, ''p.-o.," as Florence remarks. l
believe that the sport is materially injured BY
the engagement Of players u season ailead' ,9
The reasons for such bclicf are very easily dis
ccrncd. A man engaged for another city is
likely to lose interest in the club with which PC
is playing, aud aspirit OF indifference ge4eraliy
characterEcs lis work. 4 man engaged Tor the
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OTHER SPORTS.
PIGEON-POPP1NG.

Shooting news is scarce article just now in
this part OF the West The only variety is given
BY number of tournaments which are reported
from time to time in the rural districts. The
next one Of these affairs which comes up to
grade is announced for Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday OF next week at Frankfort, Ky.
The prizes announced are $f00 on each OF the
two }rst days and $500 on the last, each sum to
be divided into four moneys
In reply to some paper talk ACROSS the water,
Can't, Bogardus states that he is willing to
shoot against any six men in England 1or $500
a side each match, 100 birds each, they to choose
each day for three days in succession, the match
to be shot during the months OF May or June,
1S77. and to take place near London Any per-
son accepting this challenge will place deposit
in the hands Of Belts Life; otherwise no notice
will be taken of it.
The Garden City Sporting Club, OF Cedar
Falls, Ia, is perfecting. arrangements for
pigeon shoot Aug 18. Some Of the crack shots
81 the State will be In attendance, though the
purses are too small to attract q large mum ber,
especially Of those living in extreme portions o.
the State.
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The Dayton Journal gives the following rather
apochrypha1 biography Of the great stallion,
which, however, contains enough truth to make
it valuable:
smuggler, the great trotter, and winner at the
Clcveland races Thursday, yas originally IL from
Of Jackson Township, about miles from Colun,-
bus. Nr: Morgan came to that county from ViF,
ginIa just bsfofe the War, bringing the dam and
sire Of Smnggler with him. When Smuggler was
wears old Morgan removed to Kansas. There be-
Ing race course close to the residence Of Mr. Nor
gan, he was put on the track more for pastme than
the horse work, and Was Of the opinion there was
ssbottom II to him. Smuggler Was originally =
PAGER, but under the efficient management OF .
trainer, he soon developed speed trotter. Tnfs
took the horse to New York, with tho understand-
ing that he should receive half Of the snm he could
dispose OF him for: Col Russell the present own;
he conld shoy 1925 eait. Upon trial, the horso
Russell now resides at the Home Farm, In Masea-
chueetts and only last week refused S100, 600 for
the horse. The present driver is the man who
handled him in Kansas, Col: Russell sending to
that State and engaging him for the express pur-
pose OF driver.
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
WHITE STOCKINGS VS.. .IOU1sFuLE'
so,c3n1 Nsp1sch to The Tribune

WHITE STOCKINGS VS.. LOUSY l1]11'
Special Dispatch to 1ne 1,sou"1: ,...,,,oe
1or,sv11IE. Ky,, Aug 5.-Thc Louisv1llcs
haze finally won game front Inc e1ncasos' t.,.a
every body here is happy. a g'ahce ~ ~
score will show that the Vlsltors "e.e a.,, oas
played both at the bat anu III Tue helu' .no .tst
the batting on both sides was SO Vers sams '' ~,
it hardly deserves to be called any oa'Il's ~ 49,.
A heavy shower fell just before Inc game -.ar,-
mcnced, which rendered the gioul'u1 ~, ~
muddy and slippery, and this, together win 1ne
yery dead and musly ball that was useo' ~
counts in measure for the weak hitting ,. I,s
Chicagos won the toss and went TO III? neiu'
The first innings yielded two runs to the hous
yil,cs on errors Of Barnes and Anson' lolo"so
bv Hastings two-basc hit after two men "elo l,'
out. No more runs Were made rh1ll tne a'1A
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MATINEE AT d

MATINEE AT DEXTER PARK.
Col. Mausur hung out the 1atch-string at Dex-
ter Park to I'LL corners yesterday afternoon, and
had arranged for pleasant programme to en-
tcrtain the ladies and gentlemen who should ac-
cept the hospitable invitation. But provoking
shower which set in just at the wrong time
frightened away many who had calculated upon
driving to the park, and reduced the attendance
to 500, when it would have been much larger It
the shower had happened an hour earlier or an
hour later. Those who did attend were furnished
with ample reason to be glad they came First,
there was the unfinished 2:A0 race, OF which
three heats had been trotted Friday, two OF
them being won by Frank Hervey's Tom, and
one by Sam Crooks Fiddler. There was good
deal Of feeling about this race, aud the betting
was spirited. The fourth heat was called for
promptly, and all the horses responded Tom
had already taken two heats, and acted very
much rs though he would take third and the
race, but new driver had been put up behind
Wonder, who, under Orrin Deans skillful and
honest handling, won the race quite handily,
proving thoroughly good slayer: He took the
fourth heat in 2:36H and the fifth in 2:37A-
Then Fiddler put in and won the sixthin 2:39%,
all these heats being trotted In rain and mud.
The seventh and deciding heat was taken easily
by Wonder in 2:4oa. Following Is the
SUMMARY.
DEXTER PARK, Aug. 5, 1S78.-Purse for horses
Of the Gao Glass; mile heats, three in dve, to har-
meas:
J. L. Divelle's b. g. Wonder2 2 l l 2 |
Frank uervey's ch. 6. Tom ....1 ! :
s. Cooks b. 6. Fiddler: :..-::.3
". 3. Daring's ch. 6. sarley K.6 S 2 gro.
c. suliiyan's b7. m: Germania..4 3 2 7ro.
". F. Georges hr. 6. Jack
". HODGES b. m. Minnie Taylor. DIR. ,.
17ne-2:3s4, 2:3s7z, 2:3o4' 2:a0Es' 2:a'a'
2:305l, 2:40k.
Various other races were gotten up lol tne
occasion, some between gentlemen's roadstefs
to road WAGONS, and others friendly trials Of
speed among track horses. All were productivs "
of genuine Sport and good feeling: Messrs. L.
J. Barry and Theodore Curtis tried conclusions
first, Mr.. Barry winning With his pay Eflol1S9
easily in 2:49L aud $50. Admiral W. =.
Lvon mounted the seat and with great courage
and presence Of mind steercl MS pay ge!a-
in~ Hiram home In the fast time
of exactly three minutes against
Wr ,iackson's bay mare. Then came
Instice Summerfic1d with his black gelding Not
Chilly. and interfercd sadly with Admiral Ly-
on7s Successful career. Not Guilty, In manner
wholly contrary to the statutes, Just dropped in
for the second heat, and under the clever con-
troll OF his judicial Jockey, showed clean pair
Of heels to Messrs. Lyon and jackson, and they
gave 1t up in disgust.
d pretty race between two haf-brothers,
Ethan, owned by john Evarts, and Fred. the
property Of Sam Cozzena, terminated in favor Of
Fred, who put in his heats without pushing, in
2:45I and 2:41N.
Then there were two heats tratted By Henry
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ana ana crew. aboard, and then to the Flcetwing
and took them out to the Arrow,
anchored near the home stake-boat. Charles
/: Wilson, Of the Journal, was tho first one to
jump on the ArTow; her crew was a magnet
and hc the nail; and he almost pushed Gen.
Ducat overheard in his efforts to get him aboard
Tor presentation to the ladies. He introduced
him thus:
"LAD1Es: Gen. Ducat, the victor.n
r. The ladies applauded, and Miss Helen
sturges, who was naturally somewhat embar-
Iassed by the proximity Of the staring fellows
IN the steamer alongside, came forward, and,
hol1ing the prize flag in her hand SO that ali
could see its beauty, addressed the gallant Gen
eral as follows:
1T gives me great pleasure, in behalf of the
!adles OF Geneva, to present you this flag, as a
token OF their interest in the race to-day. AS
IN The tournaments OF old, the ladies crowned
the Vlctors, SO, to-day, we again inaugurate the
each year in the future will witness revival Of
the custom with renewed interest and enthu-
siasm.' (Applause.]
The General replied thus:
"LAn1Es: On bellalfo myself and Lieut.: Dun
lap, and the crew OF the Geneva, I thank you
this very beautiful flag. I consider the sue
cess OF yachting as now assured since the ladies
have taken hold Of it.; and l assure you, though
participated in the capture Of two flags south
Of Mason and Dixon's Line, I was never so
p!edseu Win capLurc a5 tnat VI lllis 11itss'
LApplause-l
Several OF the ladies asked for Capt. Napier,
desiring to know the cause Of his failure. He
took off his hat and scntcntiously remarked: II
tried hard to win, but the peak halliards gave
way, md I was noWhcre+h
Capt Dunlap was next called for, and received
the flag from Miss Sturges, returning thanks
and saying the Geneva should always fly it in
good weather, as a memento Of the wellcon-
tested racc,-one Of the plcasantest races in
which he had ever taken part. [Applause.]
This ended the speech-lnaking, and the yacht
men withdrew and were taken ashore, where the
successful crew were overwhelmed with con-
gratulations, the contestants us well as friends
shaking them heartily by the hands.
The yacht races at Gcnc4:I have become one
of the main attractions OF this delightful sum-
mer resort, and, since the foundation Of the
Yacht Club aud the establishment Of the Satur-
day contests, the attendance Of spectators las
constantly increased.
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TEE PRINCETON TOURNAMENT
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.

PRmoEToN, H., Aug. 5.-The game OF bail
n1aycd between the Monmouth and Keithsburg
Clubs this forenoon WAS the finest Of the whole
FIVE days tournament, and resulted in tic on
the ninth inning. On the tenth the tally was
piyen to Monmouth-16 to II. This afternoon
tie game between Princeton and Sheffield was
Abandoned the Princeton catcher having been
disabled The first prize went to Monmouth,
the second to Kcithsburg, the third to Sheffield,
and the fourth to Princeton. During the con-
test several Of the boys were seriously injured.
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THF CHAMPIONSHIP.

The games played last week did not very seri-
ously affect the standing Of the clubs in the
championship race, the Chicagos still occupying
a commanding lead both in games won and lost.
They are tic with the Louisvllein games played,
both being ahead Of any other club IN that par
ticular. The St. Louis are as yet ahead of the
Hartford for second place, but have much tho
hardest games to play this week. It would not
be at all surprising to see the Hartfords back
second week from now. The other clubs have
settled down about where they will stay for the
present. The score Of lost, won, and tied is as
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Earned runs-Bostons, 7; hthlct!cs'
Total bases-Bostons, II, Athletics, %.
First base on errors-Bostons Z; Athletics, l.
First base on called balls-Bostons, 3.
Two base hits-Fisler and Mcyerle, I each.
Passed balls-Burge, S; Ritterson, l:
Wild pitches-knight, i; Manning, 2.
Time Of game-Two hours and thirty-fVe min
utes.
Umpire-Cross, OF Brown University.
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PEDESTRIANISM.

LASALLE, Ill.,, Aug. 5.-John H. Gerashty'
the Youthful champion short distance pedestrf-
an. at II o'clock last evening, at Butcher Hall,
in this city, began an attempt to walk 1oo miles
in twenty-four consecutive hours. AT O'Clock
this evening he had II miles Jet to walk, and,
With the execution Of GONE blisters on his feet,
was tn good condition Itis believed that he will
accomplish the feat
AT pKXTER PARK.
The authorities OF Dexter Park have offered
s30, free for all, at Dexter Park next Friday.
Entries viii close tomorrow evening at No 70
Dearborn street. Entries up to date arc: John
OddY, Henry schmehl, w. Russell, Charles
Stewart, H. Lewis, John stearns, Ed Davis, A.
B. sprague, and John Ennis Oddly and Ennis
are matched to walk 100 miles on Dexter Park
for $500 at date not yet settled upon.
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Graves fine brown mare Annio Page, seven
years old, sired by Volunteer, and perfectly
green, and speedy gray mare called Pinkcy
Doodle, owned By Messrs- Doty and CasselElan.
Annie Page won the first heat very easily in
1854, and Ptnkey, making hot brush on the
home-stretch, took the second in 2:34 This
it off.
proceedings was an exhibition Of spced by Mr'
Charles B. Pope's beautiful matched team,
which, for size, style, action, and gait, would be
hard to beat in any country. They were driven
two trial heats, and, although lacking in the
work necessary to insure steadiness, they trot-
ted In 2:49A and o:4s15s.
This was the end Of the days entertainment.
The weather WIS sore disappointment to Col.
Mansur, who takes an honesS pride In catering
Who declares that he vii ty It again % and again, %
until he gets fine day, q big crowd, aud f1rn-
ishes some sport worth going to see.
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The time made was shade slower than at
Cleveland, the number Of beats trotted being
SO, and the average time per heat 2:ee3N. Had
it not been for the sickness OF May Queen, tha
time in the 20 race would have been consider-
ably faster.
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Bun6 eaTncu-NOue.
T'ases called balls-Barnes, Glenn, and
Hague.
First base on errors-Lonisville, 6; Chicago, ?.
Umpire-Mr. Mason, Of Louisville.
The fallacy Of the idea that games where but
few base hits are made is owing to superior or
illustrated. The Chicago Club, generally 1eeoG-
nizcd as the best and most scientific batting
nine in the country, made but two
base hits, and sent. but thirty-one men
to bat. while the Louisville Club
sending tllirty-five men to bat made but three,
or grand total of sixty-fve men to the bat
with only five base hits. Here, then, according
to the accepted theory, is game nearly perfect
as regards skinful pitching, while the true cause
OF the very few base hits made is due more to
the dead, mushy ball used, than to any unusual
excellence In the pitching department. It is in
such games as this that the "phenomenon " is
born. The eleventh game between these two
clubs will be plnycd Monday.
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BOSTON vs.. ATHLETIC.
Spectd. Dispatch to 1ne Tribune.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 5.-The Athletics again
appeared in the field without catcher to-day,
and Burge, Of Our Boys Club, of this city,
filed the position until the third inning, when
they sent him into the field, and Rittcrson, with
yery sore hands, was called. He was struck BY
bali in the throat in the sixth inning, and
Burgc was recalled. The Athletics dId the
heaviest batting and the Bostons the best field
ing. though we could not say much about that
Fisier, of the Athletics, deserves special mcn-
ton for his perfect fielding.
THE SCORE.
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EVANSVILLE.
.Snecjd{ nspQ{c4 to InE If{M9HA.

Special nspatch to 1ne 1F1btfn4
JANEsvMLE, Wis, Aug. 5.-Consfderable
sport was had ut the Driving Park this after
noon over two races gotten up BY the owners OF
several local fast nags- The first race WIS for
horses that had never beaten three minutes, in
which there were eight entries The first heat
was won in 3:o3 by Gold Dust, owned by Joshua
Corning; the second, third, and fourth By
Forbes, owned BY Lew Forbes, Of Whitewater
time, 3:011144, 3:Geh1, 3:04 The second race was
a free-for-alf, and had but two entries, Clifton,
BY Thomas Clifford, and Lady Dodge, BY David
Watt, Clifton winning easily in three straight
heats. Time, GAG, 2:45, 2:464.
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same city feels safe, and also may become indif-
fcrent or careless. Against these evils, assert
that when player has no engagement, but
PLAYS, hoping the brilliancy OF his work will Sc
cure him position, he is at all times awake and
alive to every possible chance. He bats well,
and his fielding is Eve times better than other
wise.
Ny plan will, think, be fair alike to players
ana managers. It is this: Let no player be
allowed to engage himself during the season.
Let there be no promising But at the end Of
the seasons playing let there be d meeting Of
all League managers and players IN some city
to be chosen BY vote. At this meeting an
Of Of pyers e9 eGud esen ce mad es
s'How much am offered for first choice Oh
pitchers?" says the auctioneer.
j" One thousand five hundred" puts IN chap
man, OF Louisville
"Two," says Harry Wright.
"Twenty-two," adds Graffen.
"Twcnty- y-iye,' chimes in Bulkeley.
Igo you thirty" calls Hubert.
No one increasing on this, Hubert chooses
Spalding.
In like manner Devlin and the rest Of the
boys can be disposed of, doubtless to the salts
fnction of the managers and themselves: by
either my plan or that Of my joyial friend the
Colonel, the present evil Of engaging ahead can
be gotten away with. E. +. NJ
REMARKS.
The plans suggested by the writer OF the
above utterly ignore human nature For in
stance, the life Of club is in the ease and free
dom with which they work together: one
kicker" in nine will spoil the other eight,
and no success can be had without entire bar
mony. This could by no means be secured BY
the lottery system. The pool system would
work badly in giving players even higher sal
aries than they get now. The best player would
get about ten times rs much as the third or
fourth best, and he would always go to the
Ycalthicst city.
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NUns carnCd-HhfI1OFu, I.
Left on bases-Hartford, 5; Mutual, 3.
First base by errors-Hartford, g; Mutual, 2.
Struck out-Mutuol, 3-Booth, Start, an
Nichols.
Double p1ay-Craycr, l.
Time Of game-One hour and fifty minutes.
Empirc-Charlcs Daniels.
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HARTFORD VS.. MUTUAL.

SpeC7dz DFSp1tth 70 1Nt 1711HHe
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Aug. 5-Thc Hartfords
lost game to-day through serious errors made at
critical points The Mutuals played the best
they have Rsyed tbs oag1g k About
TIE SCORE:
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publicity to warn others from tamperfnE with play
crs, Very truly yours, WILLIAM L. CAAaEFEK.


PERSONAL.
The st. L.oufs papers claim that Hall, OF the
Athletic Club, will play with them next year.
It would greatly strengthen their team to get
him.
Eggler will play with the Athletics next sea-
son ut reduced salary, in consideration OF the
time he has been forced to lay off this summer.
Hartford Times.
Allison, OF the Hartfords, joins Cummings IN
denying that he is going to Providence, X |; |:
81 Doug ~ will probably play in Philadelphia, II
club is formed there next year.
Fisher, late Of the Cincinnati Club, has gone
to Jackson, Mich, to play with the club there.
He will find Bechtel and Carbne as we'll as sew
eral strong Chicago graduates in the nine
The Philadelphia Mercury, the official organ
Of the Athletic Club, feels sore over Battn's de-
termination to stay in ST. Louis, and claims that
the Athletics can compel him to play in the
City OF Bricks.'
The Philadelphis Republic says: With White,
Battin, Bradley, Fisler, Force, Meyerle, Hall,
Eggler, and Anson, the Athletic can, with ease,
Force, and Hall play with st. Louis; White and
Anson With Chicago, and you cannot pay Fisler,
Meyerle, and Eggler, what do you propose to do
then about the Championship?
Father White, at present Chaplain Of the
White Stocking congregation, is receiving much
more than his fair share OF the baseball para
graphs floating about For instance, there are
lying before the writer at this moment the fol-
lowing Sc facts u concerning the Chaplain: n,The
Hartford papers say he has agreed to ito Boston.
(O The Philadelphia RepatNie says that he has
promised to go to that city to catch for Bradley
not to play ball at all after this year. ~ A
New York paper explains that all these stories
are nonsense; White has signed to play with
Spalding next year. Now, it is impossible that
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RTT.I.lAnDS.

Lannie McAfee, a member Of the last tourna~
mcnt held in Chicago, expresses desire to plaI
GARNER or s1osson II they Will give him 20 pc.
cent in 500 points
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Special 1spatca to The Tftbuna
MONTREAL, Aug. .5.-JamesG Gordon Bennett,of
the New York Herald, has invited the Indian aud
white Lacrosse teams which recently visited
England to visit Newport, R. l., to play amatch
under the auspices OF the Newport Polo Club,
offering to pay all the travelling, hotel, and Incl
dental expenses. It is possible that team will
be sent, but nothing is yet determined upon
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SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 5-A trot came oil at
Oakland Park to-day, mile heats, three in five,
for 1000, between Dan Voorhees,, May How
ard, Defiance, and Chicago. Won by Voorhees,
in three straight heats. Time, 2:o5; 2:26;
2:3S}4.
TIE BUFFALO MEETING.
The following table, made up for the Post,
shows the name, sire, records, and money won
by the competitors at the Buffalo meeting:
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THE TRIGGER.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 5.-The Crescent
City Rifle Club has fuaugurated new system Of
marking. The result Of each shot is indicated
By an electric apparatus superior to the old
method. It is beliged that this is the first rife
club introducing this system in the United
States.