, 1877-02-11

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A comparison between the batting averages
as published in the League book aud those {
the Chicago papers and the Herald, shows rht
the League averages are generally larger tba
those computed BY the. newspapers, an indie,
tlon that the press scorers are less leuier
towards batsmcn and fieldera than the otfci.
t club scorers, who kept the records fror
:. which the League averages are made.-Bosto
Herald.
Speaking Of George HALLS desire to play in
semi-protcssional nine at half price If be canuo
get his full terms elsewhere, the Courier 71ourne
says: "1f' we do not look cross-cyed at thi
matter, ne are inclined to believe TINT it woul.
be an attempt on the part Of George to abscln,
his organ Of smell merely to frritate his physiog
nomy."
4 correspondent propounds scheme TO
| guaranteeing the salaries Of players, rs,-somethin
] in the WAY of an insurance COMPANY. If it co1li
be brought down into shape, tie scheme woul{
be liberally patronized BY some of the cheap
club players. 1t is lucky for it, however, tia
it didn't begin operations In time to get tht
Athletic Club players as clients.
It Is noted that the Hartford Club will nla1
some OF its championship games In New nayel
| this year, il q proper arrangement can be made
] for the lease Of the grounds IN the latter city
1nasmueh as no one city IN Connecticut can sus
tain club, and any organization must fail IN
less it can draw from the whole State, the idca
seems to have glimmerings Of sense in it.
st. The official announcements by the Leag7,e
Secretary this week have all been forestallcd by
the press. They are that the Milwaukee Club
has signed tue League Alliance agreement; that
Joseph E. Borden has been released from hts
contract with the Boston Club; and that Frank
Iarkin has entered into contract with the Hart
ford Club. Ali these facts have heretofore been
noted in these columns.
The Philadelphia lHeTru7y says that Bradley,
pitcher Of the White Stockings, "s at present
very i'll and confined to his restdence'f As Ia
usual in such cases. the mail advices co.tradict
this, and say that Bradley was laid up for few
days On account Of strain received in practice.
but Is now much better and nearly recovered
There is no danger that he will not be on hand
at the opening OF tue season.
The comparatively fine weather Of the last
few weeks las made the average ball-pIaycr as
frisky as goat, and some OF the more daring
ones have even gone so far as to hunt around
for dry lots on which to Timber up BY passing
bali from hand to hand. Mcssrs. Barnes and
McVey began gymnasium practice last week,
and have pursued the festive hand-ball with
some awlzwardncss and good deal OF perspira-
tion.
Rumor assigns to Louisville, to ELL her team,
Laiferty, Of tue Wilmington Quicksteps OF last
season, and Crowley, who once caught for the
Iadep1a a1s ,la Club Willie + n both 9TH Of The
j. that they Smay be engagements, % cs-
pccially II either Of them happened to
Be fair fielder Another *'guess j By con. n
temporary assigns Pearce to the team. This Is
much less likely: All the nine lacks is short
stop and one fielder: aud there Is not much
doubt that Fulmer will show up in the former
position. The only record which Lafferty has
made in League team was when he pitched fn
the Athletic team against Louisville, Sept. 16
last At that Hague and Clinton a1oue biz him
clean, and the whole party only made three hits
off him In niue innings.
The question between the St. Louis Club and
the Stars Of Syracuse about the services Of
Dorgan seems not to have been settled to the
satisfaction OF the latter club, though the first
named have sent the poticc Of engagement
Secretary. ion the face Of Of the AGn re1nrns ss :
the Browns do not appear to be in the wrong,
inasmuch as Dorgau was not under contract to
anybody when be signed with them. There is
no doubt that double-dealing, and perhaps a
been all between Dorgan and the Stars, aud not
at all between the two clubs If the matter
could be settled by giving DorEan a year in
some penal institution for disturbing matters
by signing two contracts, and raising row gen
orally, it would be satisfactory all around This
Is simply suggestion, and may be hardly prac-
ticable.
etic and Philadelphia Clubs having fallen
through, the organ Of the former club explains |
low that there is a project to form an
.ntcrely new club on q firm basis. This
nay be true, and again is quite |
ation Of the 81 recognized Philadelphia iii @ p plays1s S
vho have gained the title OF ycterans BY long |
'articiuation in the gamc,-as for instance t
icBrde, Coons, Fisher. Reach, Fulmcr, Mey-
rle, Hall, EgglcF, and scnsendcrfer. This !
&c depended on to do their besr, however the
.aue might 60. II 1t is to be Dick MeBrfde's
cam he will naturally want to be in the COM
ANY OF the men whom be has met so many
ines, and therefore he will probably make an
pplicatfon to the League Should he wish to
Q that, 6hc must make up his mind before
1arch Is.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Thereafter such questions concerning sports
$ may be propounded by correspondents will
G answered in this part Of Tue SUNDAY
R1BUNE.
BESEp1cT-The unmarried mcu in the Chicago
Inc arc Barnes, Hines Waitt, and Smith.
J. F.--Zcttien has probably retired from the |
asiness; it does not appear that he has been en-
aged for the coming season. II
PLAYING Ru1Es-The "Lcague Book" is the
lily authority. and there can be none other, the
1bltshers having copyrighted it.
CHAMP1oS-The Chicago Club has the right to fly
&c champion rennant during the entire season OF
z, whether they lose games or win them.
SrEcTAToR--Thc League tours have not yet
zen arranged Tue championship matches will |
obably open in the West, as the Western clubs t.
ade the first visits last year.
NoHTHEAsT-He was IN excellent fielder in about ]
20 games out OF Ave hnt not trustworthy in every
me. II is not right for you to ask US to publish
ose averages for you. buy book for 10 cents.
LEAGUE ALLlAHcE-The agreement binds the |
.agne we'll As The c1nbe signing it, the League |
Nug. by legislation, offered terms which those
10 sign the agreement thereby accept, thus con-
tuting contract.
0MFrHE-The provision is not that the umplres
gil come from the city where the game is played.
II quite likely that OF the unpfres for the | {
icaEn gnnles may De from Milwaukee, As to :
10 the un1piEes are to be. nobody can say yet !
He is ont, whether the batted ball
uck him ''unavotdably Or not. e, He is not
t, the bull having struck the short-etop'e hands
changed direction II impaired to It by the Short
'p-not by the bat hence he is not struck by ~ |
tied ball " III the mcanine Of the rule.
By his expulsion from the Louis.
lie Club Bechtel was expelled from, the League ! ::
der Sec. tnow Sec. u. Art. " OF the League |
Institution. T., The Louisville Club had no
wer 10 subsequently remove the disqualification,
1t could only be done by the League Board, nm Il
: the provisions Of Sec. 8, Art. NI- i3) The =
chiefs expulsion aome time before the games
re played. =.
'MlRp BAsE-u) The striker is ont, the bali 9
Fing been batted s'dlrectly to the ground '' and
right the first bound t'outside the foul -line"
he fact that the ball struck the ground inside the
ll-line mikes no difference. {3> In this case
striker .is not out: the hall having been bated t
ward and falling inside the foul line is ~. fair
|. the new amendment applying only to s.bafis | {: