, 1876-07-16

viii sec that VIC give three more hits to the New
Havens than docs either the Ga:ette or Conmerciol
ee & hf httsT bs, with ns S3 S whfn e. he s
IN error for it. That's why. The Enquirer scores
arc taken from, the official seores as forwarded 10
the Leaae hs;a9d1,aalte:s ;9 I,s and from which Al
we score ] according to the rules Of 1876. and tic
Gazette and COMMERCIAL score according to the
rules of 1867 They arc nine years behind the
Eng.1
Now this gives us something to 90 On, and
tho assertion that tue cneinaatIs' se6se IS Isl made
W ~ 1a,ne P.'uhaes s+;os - W. ~ Toi no+,
te assc!alou el.at Int Ccl1.slasi sa,,
man Is seoTlng aceofuns ~ anc aulcs o. lo.p
n. E. Young, Secretary, and manifest head OF
the League, who really knows more about the
game than all the scorers in Cincinnati put to-
fv Nfr Johnsnn> iii scorcr Of The I.onisy;lle
9,n a,5 ~. iup 1ottcr foinr 1,r;uor.5
'nm,n,,uication 41 atI feGac Is 1iyen ai bciow
WASHINGTON; July 6:-F: 4. .Iohnson, Esq,
Scorer Louisville Base Dau Club, Lonssvtle, KY:
Your favor OF the 7th inst, saying that some Of
the clubs are crcditing their piaycrs with base hits
where the same ls obtained on thfee called nalls,
and asking for instructions, ete, Is at & nana, ana
III repy Molla say .nas tarr~ 10 ~ ~ T.,
such coses Tnt;l recentiy cnstom seemed to nuke
the raic that the pitcher should Be charged with
three called balls believe the interests Of base
ball demand that no innovation should eyer have
been maae N ms rue. ,,th S a, it Is ai
wso to credit WIZ has oase m threa rs csed
h.I,s thnhv c time md almost exhaust
,ng the patience Of IN audience. What we must
attractive as possible, and experience
has tnnght me that this cannot be done
by encouraging the th1se,bal &C. ga@e non pro9fs on
by remember that IN doad INC 9!a Ilhstau nrhe T1e
var ~ 9,1o ntnha ,v, nyn n thia
he2e yery large audience Il believe we gave
the Bostons S45S Tor their share)- The umpire
sYns very strict in his Interpretation Of tho then
existing rule, and, as each club to be AFRAID
OF the other, they played tne waatng snme: .t Ine
result was that no less than t4oS
the1r bases Oh ca.ee oa.s' aa an any ha;eve "reat
,"anv ~ them have never Seen rune since.
hare alyays contended thut that very game had
mmch tn do with Kiln our national game in tl1is
city. The people who patronize base-b are
largely made mp Of professional and business men m
(more especially Is this true OF tho nest, anu .m
more excitement and good square playing yon can Z
into the aaa be-
VII p'eass ans;er sn " tbis as nersons ani un
ntc;a, 1xso; fle9og Yosrs so ETC A&'0 n Z. You've.
''rla'' H1' a,.ar.,o, +1a+ Cant Harry Wrirht. the
lug aeeel suh ...., III o,,th9r,yoii }bp mr..
real father Of the gams naa au1nossa tt.e ~ ~
nlao9s prasse, ,ai, lsd o,,ast;nnc sn1nethin1 ike
poun9d1 9s1,a,rnn. 10 t1,nl cef '0l. qo oSAon' '~
luz , ,s made Mr.. Wrirht that yot,
Lug a9oE4 t4ot4 - " - ,,- = ~ F,v+h.oa
authorized LIE pIactlce u oso'ino = 441' Ao D
ballE; Is that so!' .ho ,
"Not at all; never scored pase MT Mnen
man was sent to base OIL balls, and nothing OF
nnr otr1' reno renorts to Mr. Secretary Young. have
froonertlv said fand it NAV have given rise to
1fe4uvmL,y thnt e " hase nn halls was Is rood Tor
tue 1a1ao4l tua1 oAS -. - f,,t1 ~ "o,-eoT nnror
the side as oasG ;4 nh !, ou'' u eo"s A"'eA
scored 1t as a clean III" .,,ouo
"Of course you remember Inc game ma;5 MnefS
thiTsy,one hn{5ty;s men were sent 10 0AS' 0A ezD'
o''t9 :. csrtainly, have been favored with copy
- ~ ietter from sir. Younr to which YOU re-
fer, and remember tue game I very wei Wetl +a
should state, as matter o. recola' tl.a1 nl tne
men who went to base on balls that DAY were
~ ~, ,e 1ear' You VIII doubtless remember the
came m Which Nick refers to. The umpire inter:
pI'reted the rules as he thought best, and it did
no means waiting ,e game me-, ,,, Wright tn..
Vol 1epy e the ASSERTION s' that you score rs the
Eaq.tire1 says you doa''
ICertainly, / have not scored on the system
you name, aud do not know anybody who does
Inc Mnte tIt hv sevtsa aye eur never a51
Mace % but Cincinnati whcre tie practice referred
to prevails .,
.. SALARIES: ldssl. .+o.o,noa+ -ar.,
ing the salaries Of prominent players OF the Ner @
ys1 es e Re0S5 ts cn Kenas
ard, and Waitt, 81, 200; Sammy Wright, 81: 100
. Spence a4 fse 5s ooG Id IT, Wsh
manager md his brother, George Wright, receive
each ;G5 the y e 6
ner eesson. Murnau, O'Rourke, and Mcbride ge
from S. 800 to =, 500 saeh Manning sghafG5
aud ''Josophs, about 900 oach and a. Morrill,,
as professionals, from $500 to s.. 900 each. !
thus costs the Doatons about SIS, GOO per year t
pay their players, although the last years nin'
cost greatec sum: OF the Chicago nine: Up Spal!a ~
ing, as pitcher and managcs receives - ~ 49,. ~
the year. with wy oonus ~ h;cdgo 1Gc WE,a
secession i19n tac recaive naT % 5ni eac,. hnson
% 1atnSs 11n III Hnes so Peters Glenn. Addy, AMI
Sis1aski, s., 500 each; and AndrnB 81, 600, or {
total Of Sci, 500. The Club spends more money IL
advertising than any other organlzatlon- VI lht
st. Louis Browne: C!app ana McIcats lc6Hns I'LL
81, 500 each; bradley, aax *, ~