, 1876-04-09
given, private letter here says that it is one Of
those old cases OF looking upon the cocktail
yhan il Is roseste in color.

those old cases Of looking upon the cocktail
| ghan it Is roseata in color.
STRONG AMATEUR TEAM.
Tho Fairbanks Baseball Club have been re
; Organized for 1876, with the following players
elder, i b.; ". p. Wing, b.. i; H. +. Aiken, Sd:
George Eddy, 8. g.. II. Mansfield, |. t.; ]. e
Flemming, 9. T.; George J. Hadley, r; T.; q
Batchalder and G. Dupning, subs. This list com
prisss some excellent amateur talent, and the
style. They have JUST secured very hand.
some uniforms OF blue aud white, and fine out
fit generally. They wouId be pleased to receive
business communications ut their headquarters,
Hadey, manager. The group picture OF the
Club shows them fne-looking set Of young
men-
| TIE AMATEUR ASSOCIATION
4 special meeting Of the Chicago Amateur
Baseball Association vas held At Quinn'r Ex-
change" No. 10 West Madison street, on Thura-
day evening. The following clubs were repre-
sented: Franklius, -. Dreadnaught, Unity,
5S 9sfss 9ats Asn' rss Flu sstSsanss spsss fenss
bali WAS unanimously adopted, TO be
used IN all games between clubs OF this
Association. The application OF the Unique
| (colored) Club mas considered and failed to re-
celve two-third vote- By unanimous vote
the Secretaries or clubs were directed TO send the
score OF each game as soon as played to the Sec
reta1y OF the Association in order that an Official
record may be kept. The Judiciary Committee
were given one more week in which to report on
! place April IS.
RULES Fon IEAnNERs.
The following code Of rules for the govern-
rnent Of amateur cluhs ia taken from the Bur-
lugton uatckeye:
]. Never earry in any wood for your mother Such
conduct is unbecoming baseball plaFtr, and tends
unduly to develop the household tendency. Too
much dome*tiety i fatal to stenrte profanity aud
must be avoided.
= In organizing Club to eelect ths best possible
MATERIAL choose the boys with the largest fsa the
raegelest clothes, tho wie. mouths. aud the biggest
desirable
Of The club stand up in = row and swear hJ turns.
Tho that can swe1r the longest and loudest With
out taking breath will naturally expect 70 be captain
have pitcher On the ground at every game. The
rule is soncwhat nod'hsa this Jesr + it ia thought
rs " ahoneh nar ~
{. Home runs. ANY player making more ts.n one
tests.
{, The umpire. Ths decisions of the umpire ara to
be received In humble submission when they In
your favor II 10 decides against your eub, ~ int.-
NATION that ho has been paid may prove edectual.
-. thu cushions that have heretofore been left ut
the four bases will BE- discontinued hereafter. BaEe-
will provide pads for that portion Of their
anatomy that viii be most likely to become confused In
Q. safe hit can always be msde in she dark, and
after defeat The umpire good m.n to practice o.
INGEFEBAI.
A letter from Harry Wright to President Hull
bert of the Chicagos says that he is III savan-
nah, much bettered for his Florida trip, aud On
his VS.. home by way of Washington and Phila-
delnhia.
The1e are runors Of trouble in the Boston
nine because 0'RolIThe has not turned up and
tue people 0f the Hub ara standing on t1ptoe
aud shaking their fists st Hartford, because, aa
i a hav pufirnH pH-
Chadwick's National Association held meet
ing tho other day and adopted what the aushor
ia pleased TO call 81 the Clipper playing rules"
Having thus accomplished tho only buainess for
which it WAS called together, tho concern ad-
iourued.
The rumor from Philadelphia that Clapp, Of
the st. Louis BroHuB could not be found WHOM
most wanted, has put tho management On tbs |
alert, and he WAS informed that ther paid him a |
high salary to play, and they would stand no |
funny buslneas."
It is predicted that Jimmy Wood viii umpire |
most Of the games out West. It will be the |
means Of sa7ing Eastern clubs large amount |
East is from $50 to 500. ''Woodsey" would |
make IN excellent umpire. as he is houest in his
congictiona, aud By this means be would be e1-
abled to put up doilar or two for ''rainy |
day"
Casual mention in several St. Louis papers
6SElAS ~ AA0AEAlc tAAt A14o tA&uAtEuEAk " hu6
Browns have decided to put ''Bad D,ckey"
Pearce on the retired List, aud make Dennis
McGee (Aack) short stop-4s least until trial |
proves the unhtness OF the arrangement. The
peculiarly friendly relations which Dickey sus-
talus to Sergt- Fitzpatrick Of the Chicago police
force render it proper to suggest that he come
up here and join the Sergeant's police nine.
Tho following chunks OF baseball entertain
ment are extracted from the st. Louis Repub-
[icdn:
What the Cgipper viii do, unless it organs the 10
1aaie base-hsu club. no naan may know.
Harry Wright stu continues to die one day mud re-
.ovtr the next Let him alo1e aud heW como houe
nagging his bat behind him.
careful survey Of the Chicago nine fails to dtscov-
r the beautiful nanae Of 6srg Ftzpatckhe # tho
police force who heQa to win games with his ittle
Hub.
a1s1ius wandering in the ruins Of Carthsge ia
ision Of ravelry beside the grief Of the beted Clad
rick, Gmpng around in tho wrecks Of the old Natou-
i Association. Il
Tie Chicago backgrounds under wafer at pres
mt. The members Of ta ciut, howeTet high and
s1y at the gymnasium. On principle they don't fool
nth water.
The Boatons praccing Ia the gymnasium Of the
Ioung Mems Christian Association. Do they expect |
o win hy getting Providence On their dde4
LoCIsYIlLE-MEafPHrs.
MEalpH1s, April 8.-Base-ball Ioui8ville, 81 |
demphis, 5.
THE Tf1EE