, 1876-05-06
oTUhIl1su NEWo' -
Tho St. Louis Nine Wins Its
Second Game, Of the !
Season.
,Cbicago's Champion Team Being
Promtacnt Among Tho Spec
tators.
Bit Then tho Ground, the Ball, the
Umpire, Etc., Were Out
Of Condition.
Tho Hartford Club Scores Another Victory
Against tile Mutuals. +.
Fourth Days Races at The Nashville
Association Meeting.
william b. Curtis In Reply to
tho Recent Card of
O'Lenry.
Bogardus Retains the Championship of
the World Against IN English
Adversary.
Tho Hartford Club Scores Another Victory
Against tile hutuals.
Fourth Days Races at The Nashville
Association Meeting.
william b. Curtis In Reply to
tho Recent Card OF
O'Lenry.
Dogardus Retains the Championship of
the World Against m English
Adversary.
BASE BALL.
TT. LOUIS WINS A HAME..

T.. l.DElS HlS0 n hAAEti
Sptcta, D.epntch TO RE Chteaao Tribune
81. LOUIS, May 5.--Tho first defeat Of tho
Chicago Club Of 1876, ns woll as that OF its pro-
deccaBor OF 1876. waH captured iu Vt. Louis,
which city aeoms fhted to tip over some pet tho
ory OF tho Garden City In tho baseball way.
When tho rival clubs reached tlIa city Thursday
each had played four games, and OF thoso tho
81. Lo,,ts had won ono and tile ChicaBoB four.
Tho record, therefore. Justified the botting,
which was about 8 to l on tho Whito Stock
iDgs. The lattcr Club were, however. CO.
vcroly crippled by tho absence OF MoVey.
who has been In Chicago attending atek child
for nearly week. This loss not only greatly
weakened tho batting strength. but, by putting
both Glenn aud Addy IN strange posttions, dis
couraged tho whole Club, and seemed to brenk
up tho confidence aud harmony which wcre It's
features when tho tour Naa begun. The grounds
wcro thoroughly wet by Thursdays rain. and
yesterday the ilonacp'sta, pitchers position, and
first baao wero
rUTIy nEDs
though tho remainder OF the inileld Was IN fair
shape, Aid to tho condition Of tho grounds
putty bali, and 81. Louis man for umpire, md
you havo tho arrangements for tho game.
Tho Whitoe hnving lost tue toss. Barnos wont
to bat and, bafofo l,o could stEaightnn up, had
two HlriLes called on him, neithor ball being
whe1o ho could possibly haye hIt IT, Altar hc
had foulel out. Ansou Lit q hot ono TO alctteary,
aud padded through the mud to. first bnRo,
Snr M % M e ino DreSps np ws bn Teh GnI
Iotera i,elled tluofy to first. Clarr fos-
lowod With a hit to spaldtng. and tho
iattor, having too much tirno, threw high
to ,Glonu, and tho ball bounded ont Of tho lat-
ter'a hau1s, giving thor lie, and, as tho
event proved. ....
THROWING Aa'Ar THE GAME
right there. AlcQeasy followed WIN hunter , OF
drore saoSt 'si5 bsl to Gonn % e]oh soad have been
m ot,t, but itwns mufTol, and Clapp camo home
making the only run Of tlhs Enme. On the same
1lcGeary went to third, mad. after Datti'i had
uealy In. White threS II to Barnes.
az tho Browns hoped ho would, aud
ticGeary lit out for the honHe-p1aso Wlon ho
got within about 10 feet Of tho goai Barncs
drove tho sphere to Whito, and tho runner MIA
Tho remainder Of tho Chicago gamo. an tar rs
regards batting, scarcely deserves recording.
It was indoca
AwMErcnED p1apI4K1.
ID tho third inning White mndo = safe his and
III tho fifth Peters took another. Besides tl,eso
esrnod frat bases, Anaon Eot base on balls,
Glenn one by forcing out Peters. aud Bielahh
one on uu error BY Deh!nnau. Barnes, llucs.
Bpaldlug, and Addy cou!dn's say from their own
knowledge Whit tho first base waa mado Of.
Tho fielding Of tho Whto Stockings was un-
Nko taoil n6ttnB, o very cleVcr Rnu
NEARLY rEaFEoT DISPLAY
sftcr tho FIRST inning, In tho fourth inning,
nttcs piho had talion flrst on an erroI, Dat.in
hit y fly TO Hines. and he medo . beautiful
throw to Arst base, getting the double play
easily. Again. iii tho seventh inning. Dong
luadn clean hit, After two mon roro ont, and
Bradley followed with anothor which blslaski
banded slowly, enough to let Hong
to third. When Ilrndloy started Ia
Bteal second, and Dong wanted t.
20 TO tue hou,e-plato, White nlads throw which
looked rs ii bound for Barnes, but
TURNED " IN AHsoNa HANDS,
10 tho unpleasant aurpriso Of Blpng, who WI
shortly r1ln out hy pcteIH.
Tho remainder Of tho game was OF tho mos'
proaa!o character. Before tho third inning wat
closed the ball becamo dumpty, and instoad q
responding With oaiok when hit, II simply gave
d dull thud like Chunk Of mud. The .iardcs
pounding could not duvo the sphere anywhere
10 particular, and the CAlcaEoB' hazd hitt0ra cn
tiroy failed to mako any Impression Oh it. Fol
aowingls
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