, 1876-11-05

fairs urfaif--an- hour. -Hc asserts positively
that every cent viii be paid the men, having the
word of the: Directors to that effect. The
board sssn7si consists Of Y DR poc cf,sa ah05i s
substantial citizens, who will not permit the men
To- lose their money. CHAPMAN attributes the
deficiency to bad, luck ON the Eastern trip last
made, and also to the poor attendance during
the last games played. He does not thlnk
the men played up to their .loyel best At :all
times;..but, considering ali tlings-by which the
initial season, difficulty of getting good men to
come to Louisville, the strength OF Chicago and
St. Louis to contend with in the first games. and
the bad luck which hung over: the nine from
first to last, are includeti-the team has dtne
tolcrably we'll: The dissatisfied men are
only a small part OF the nine, and
two OF them are not particularly
desired ue1t season. The other has offers from
elsewhere larger than Louisville will give him,
and having been refused release is dlsposcu
to kick Chapman SAYS next years nine I'M;
will be better in every respect. All
but two men, hare been engaged; these are
q first-basemau and ,fcldeT-pitcher. 1t IS very
likely that Young Nichols, who played with the
Mutuals. will succeed Fulmer rs short-stop.
The nine Of 1877, SO far as is now made up, will
be ,as follows:
Snyder, C. Nichols, e. 9.
Deslin. 2. Kynn -.
Gerhardt 2h Clinton: :. T..
HAgue, b. -. Land C. P.
Chapman considers the preceding players,
with the two in prospect, Of. greater strength
than the ninc Of '16. In regard to DeElin, be
alIirms his intention to hold him here. James
has signed, he says, and shall not now bs re-
leased under any circumstances whatever, even
first base, or In the field, not at all. 1n say
ing this, Chapman states that he does so upon
the oft-repeated assertion to that effect Of Mr..
: Shcrley and others Of the Directory. Concern
ing. the deficit, Chapman attributed it to the
causes previously mentioned, and also in a
measure to the heavy loss sustained in early
spring by the blowing away OF the sheds on the
grounds.
The money due players will probably be paid
before Nor. u. The Directors will then set
about looking after next years nine. They are
fully resolved upon having club in the League,
cheaper than in the past season. Within the
next ten days their plans will have no doubt
been SO matured as to give definite under
standing Of their intentions for II. Until then,
nothing more than has been related can be said.
EFF. NJ.
THE OLD STYLE OF AVERAGES.
4 correspondent writes to say that he
has looked over the list of batting averages
published in The TRIBUNE, and, while be has
no doubt that it is accurate, it Tails to give him
the basis Of comparison between the same
players for two successive years !" For i'll
stancc,'' says be, Is would like to know whether
several of the men have improved since last
gear, or whether they have fallen otf, and the
only record have Of last year is in the shape
Of. The 'TK1BuSE's list, which gave only the
average Of base-hits to a game. / cannot COM
pare that With the table you published last Sun
day, and therefore respectfully ask you to
give un old fashioned list where the average Of
3ase-hits to 4 game shows. I am sure it would
oblige many persons, who, like myself, can
hardly keep up with the Improvements OF scor
ins the game.''
The writer Of the above. has glimmerings Of
sense in his request, and the table asked for has
been made up and is submitted below: