, 1877-09-09

games out OIL the Jour WHICH, IL pI0ss VIII t1he
away Al, elegant silver service as trophy. The
tickets will be fixed ut comfortable prices, cspc-
cially for those who will buy for u,ore than one
xa1ue or fur the week. For instance, six tickets
will be sold for s210 (35 cents e2ch), or we ior
So 40 cents each), or three for $l.35 as cents
each} These terms should induce large AZ
tendance to sec the games.
GAMES TO CONE.
The Chicago Clubs games Tor this week arc
announced as follows:
Monday-Lowe1l.
TuctdAy-l5oAtons.
Wedne1day-Fail River.
Thursday-uarsfords at Brooklyn.
Friday-Athletic at Philadelphia.
Saturday y--1iartford ut Brooklyn.
The St. Louis Clubs schedule for this week
will be:
Aiouday-E}izabeth, N. ].
Tuesday-Hartford ut Brooklyn.
Wednesday,
ThHrsday-Noston.
Frtday-Lowe11-
STANDARDIZATION.
The Pittsburg tournament begins tomorrow,
and will continue all the week. The schedule o1
games will be:
Nouday-Alleghcny ys. Star.
Tursday-Allesheny vs.. Indianapolis.
Weduesday-StAr vs.. Indianapolis.
Thursday-Aleyheny ". Star.
Friaay-Allcgheuy vs.. indianapolis.
SaturdaJ-StaE vE. Indianapolis.
QUESTION DECIDED.
The breakup bctscen the indianapolis and
Star Clubs at Syracuse Tuesday was caused by
the umpire's decision On fy bali iuggled by
Cutlbert. Both sides agree in saying that the
runner started away FROM third as soon as the
ball first touched Cuthbcrt's hands, aud before
it settled in them. According to the Syracuse
Courier, the umpire *considcrcd the run legally
scored, being Of the opinion that oncc the ball
touched Clthbcrt's hands, and was not dropped,
the requirements Of tue rule had been fulfilled.
The indianapolis, not bens willing to
l. L.s. Il 1rin n
tinue tic game, and vamooscd the field -
The opinion Of THE TRIBUNE having been ask
cd Oil thcnalter, its reporter lltls Ito hesitation
in saying that the decision was wrong, because
basc1 On Il wrong Interpretation of tile rule. l!
tie Lall struck Cuthhert's hands and bounded
up, or out Gand that is what is caiIed = Jug
ciing"), then it was not momentarily held"
il might bound up half 4 dozen tlsucs, either
by intention or accident, und yet not be- - mo-
mentariIy t.eld." The runner had no right to
leave the base until the bali had SO tar settled
in the hands OF the fielder that the catch was
NJ ACCOMPLISHED fact. The following i1lustra-
ton will show the fallacy of the umpirc's posi-
ton us he gives it above: Suppose Mcsorcy
backing up Cutnbert III this case, and then sup
pose that The ball bounds about twice in Cutl1-
bert's hands and gets away FROM him,
but is caught by Mc-sorley:: According
to tue Syracuse umpires uecislon, the
ball has beeu smomeut:rily held" any
Cuthbert, when, in fact, it was never held
-A~NAS*oAA "A"A~A%
is referred tois not good. It does not, however,
in tic least excuse the indianapolis Club iron
leaving the ground; that was all iutxcusaple
bit OF foolishness
TIE M1LwAUKEEs' PROGRESS.
=. From an Occtssional Cor4tspondcn::
MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 7.-The following are
few figures concerning the playing Of the ali
waukec Baseball Club since the addition Of
Weaver as pitcher: Total number Of game:
PLAYED, 90; of which they have won IL, lost L.
anI played one tie-game.
Runs Total bases
scored. Base-htss. hits. Ei7ors
Milwaukee .....-l45 FL 552 ;2 17s 1;,s
They have won from the Harttords 6to
I SYRACUSE Stars 10 to $, Indianapolis to ,, Allie
| gnenirs to i: have tied the Cnieagos : to 2 IL
| = innings They have lost with the Ch.cagot
Is to . and to l, indianapolis l too, Cinc''l
to 2 L9uisEe !? and sninst to st. and aoq
to d iu Is innings. In the contest for thu
Championship Of Wisconsin with the GAINESVILLE
aiutuals they have lost and won ) games
thereby wirning the series. The following
cirrs the particulars: