, 1876-04-16
t7irss Professional Ball Game OF the
Chicago Season Announced tor
This Week.
Composition, Prospects, and Hopes ei
Louisville's New Professional
Nine.
Hintx and Points from New Orleans
fqr Horse Men.--Curious Trot-
ting Conditions.
The Question Of Cushion oaroms and
Riiliardists-NeWs for Pedestrians
and Other Sports.
BASE BALL.
TEE WHITE STOCKINGS.

TEE bIGCklH0f.
No overt acts have beeu committed during tho
psst week by tho Chicago Club team, who nave
upeut the time in hard work, and are probably
nov in IS good trim for game as they VIII %
any time during the seasou, barring only sne
confidence IN each other which comes only 1ron'
aong play together. During the Week-or 80
much thereof Is has furnished suitable weather
tho toam has been taking from four 70 slx
hours day field work. using both mornlng and
afternoon. Tho grestest difficulty has been Inc
sopoyauce of the too curious crowd VINO naSe
several times been present IN sufhciens nu1noets
to interfere with the movements OF the meu-
This OF COURSE would not be trouble II II were
possible fcr the nine to occupy 'then OWL
grounds, but inasnucn rs that plat OF ground Is
It present substantially under water, tho poss
are neoessitsted to wander about hke Dozen OF
those doves which the best anthority eaSs iouno
no rect for the soles Of their feet for exceeding
moisture which prevailed about tnat
Eue-or words to that ehecL 1huS
forced to hunt out dry spots, and At tue
same ti1no to avoid tho crowd, the team hsSe re-
eeived plenty Of leg-e1ercso- They have usea
The block on the corner Of Thirty street ano
South Park syenue and also the ground lad oae
IN the park iteelf. ..... , ~
The frst game of the season is expected to
take place Thursday afternoon OF this week %
The Tventy-thud street grounds, ,;.;a,, toGs y
ra.her r. : doubtful sfD' ons. Mouevez, il there
s no more rain Of long continuance oes'e=n now ana
Thurtday the grounas viii be IN hhspe 70 VS. ~
the game vii Be played. The nine to oppoee9 9ta sGe
Nluie STOCKINGS viii BE- composed Of three of theif
own team (which ct present consists q t*elVe
1ogeher :h Bradley c'app .na Aes Tsa J.. ~ nra sne
named, With the assistance ot Qainn. July, -Atu
Foley ought to make nina & strong eaoosT he ~ oaas
spsid.ns, White, and Bsrnes vii 60 down to It:
Louis 70 sasst picked nine to deleat .ne o. <a.s
VIZ to hayo lee.l played in ST. Louis yesterday WIN
D2vn, soIerr.lle, and Snyder. OF houaS''ne 10 nep
the picked nine oKHlrat the Browns.
Eygv member of the Chicago nina Il now IN good
trim eicertine Glunn sad Belssli. The former Was
Lid u1 part Of list week, but out again yests.
da; un Ski ALSO ailiu3 little, but w1l bo read,
Ior TIC field rs soon as the first match is played
CONCERNING SCORING.
The *coreae:ts to Be nsed for ohe repf'9 , IL 70 a
P,es Pas7ids 5ea y: oDs saes Hs
s5royides that full scores On these blank
r.. @ III hssns
compilation Of these furnishes the only recors
possible 70 le relied It would the1sfotr be m e3
eI1ent thing for the general public and more especAl
ty 10 th.s fracaon OF 1t which ecjoys tahul.tng -
turns and contrasting records il The leading paper
in the cities where 1hare ars League 0ios *oo aRt
n r111lish the odicial ecores after ehampacnan1
rzme Such papers choose to do th1s Will be a1oio
uniformity.
e;re .sn txt tho record Of e1rcfs this be COL
fued TO those e11ors which Influenced the score 6
ruus does not appear to hxYo met the favor of IL
Ieaaue authorisies or Of the fraternity generally N
Ihe author Of the idea therefore proceeds 70 pocket
ns gooa-ustaredly mAy be- and 70 await ne IN
hen the proposttion shall be called for heseffhees
he ieIjeyts ihut justice the player demands Il
change because it frequently happens that play
mskss four or i've errors in d game on which no ~
i. rade and appesrs In the unexplained score ~ IN
I'M lest tie game, whs another payer who stan,
sraed with only error, WIS the real cause o. :;
loss Of the game. But the notion can ano1o 10