, 1876-09-10

Hartford 0lnb, who has bssn IN thts city for taw
dsys han ;gasd y pla5 e as win ths " to9 ~
q H. M sssi n
sntat!on With omn,y and thai ths iateT has sattl
TINT ho wst EofnE Wit no.t yrsr: that the H.. ~
tS' ~ ...soa s' ~!tn fS tSs X. !isssn: ssa Peh
either Seward nr Knoseli can catch for him. It
y aoe eea tssn % h ass 9s. M asso1 Sss11
was prepared to make 4 cuhtract with him.
Nork.--1f this engagemnnt has roa!ly been
mule, Il will be y. excellent thing n teyetai
class pitcher, which they will greatly teed II
Braliey leaves them, a. le now seems likely to
do; II will nlluw Of the peaceful release OF
Nichols, who' though le signed &c, sont'ac. wth
heip sIoi tIe Ie Nov ii.sens, Niehos .tsy. viii
thetn as 10 is likely TO do. Lastly, the depart.
ure Of Bond will allow si,n. ,:t! excellent player
for hit,sclf. liz laa been represaed all the sea-
SON, anl not allowed to play fu moro than
two gam!es up to the silue II Bofd'a
tunity to make himself so'id for nt1. yyoar.
That 40 strong nlns ~ tbs LouIsylllea lhou Id
earn only onc run of his delivery III two games
last week shows that ho ID III NJ good iUrin a.
ever
speetat cst7ssfoaataee af TA4 .Trtsnn<.
PHILADELPHIA, ra., Bcpt. Tin 1olne CORE.
spondcnce from horo icw woeAs aKo sug-
gestedd that i VA lmposslblo to keep Tho AtIl-
lcttc Club gunE another year, snd 7 ain now
more than ever CONVINCED that Il must 60 unlor
right away. 1t las bean the aim u tho man.
agomont for aoulo time to Lust nloug uut[i
tGs sight gamea nov tn progress could % In:
and support tholr homo nine; but tilit hopo has
been rl1cly l!spc1ieu. The Chlcagos opened
the scrlcs, aud plenty Of advertising was done,
not t kno %a lie @ sSs e. ave
ldes that ths two gHnles xlth Tug coming cham.
tliis, am informed, mas dlvtdod among the
4ys's sso1 as tsy St e u sa s o. o. n
the management owes, 5000, $500, aud like
sums. Tfu question arises, What wttl be the
slow from ths other slx gasne. Il tle best two
i1e ;%;rn'gsmsps .,Is deem IT, /. Wi ;nisG
sa.,.asse she espssse. T. Z viii es eest about OUT
games IN each Western clty, aud Il Is very
doubtful mhothcr any gentleman will advance
that sum, Or such part Ut 1t ~ may he needed.
The outlook for next year "a rather diaeourag-
Ing, aud there f. little doubt that tho present
It eau do nothing else. 1twould be mnnifostly un-
fair for the management to get together club,
composed Of new nen, for noxs year and make
tl,em work m ,a aaway to pay tLs year,s debts. They
II they throw up tho prescnt organization, they
lose their franchise In tho League, but new
aud lively club, with good men At tts bead, would
have no trouble In getting In. After tic Cen
tennial has been cndcl tho people hero will sup.
port ball liberally enough
REVIEW or THE ATuLETlc-uAnrFonp asRtss.
Tho championship scrtcs Of ten games between
the Hartford Club Mnd tlr Athletics, OF FhtIa-
aelphia, Was dnlBhca sotnc time pgO, but various
urgent rcaaons llave combined to put oil the
mnking-up Of tfctr averages until now. They
are, huWcvcri OF yllne to Complete tho rccurd
which has, FROM time to time, 6ecu published In
these columns, and from which tho efficiency of
each pitcher lnay be accurately colnputcd as
agaiust that Of my other player IN the position.
and Iarttords, With tho dates md scores, Is as
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