, 1877-01-14

the Athletics had prevailed on Bastin to % write L,
fttf5 fr to ona hS St sao1srs maas Ms the %ees
in their efforts to retain their member;
ship, they would cancel. pattns cont.sst and and
srunmc, If carrird ont, would have vastly improv-
Cd thc Brown Stockings chances for winning the
championship, the officers preferred being 1ust 10
zations OF the Athletic and Nntual stripe that the
tinc had come when such wilfnl violations Of the
Lcagnc constitution AZ they Ind bcen = sulty O.
delegate to Cleveland insisted on the expulsion or
these climbs with all his ability. No sooner Ind ihe
fact that the Athletics were expelled reached Pha-
dclphia than the press Of that city, the Mercury IN
particular commenced fnrinus onslaught on the
st. Louis Club, which is still kept up. This abuse
has been systematically fndulgcd in. Failing to
find any facts out of which they could make capital.
they have resored to lying and ulsreprcsentation,
specimen or two of which here rcferredto. The
last issue Of the Nerc.1y charges that Battin, on
for his suit, wrote the club officials that II such
were the case he woald throw up his contract,
and that the officials, fearing, to lose hts
be 80 azscsscd 1t Is only necessary to state that
no such letter was ever received here; that no
friend OF Battin's believes he ever wrote such
club would haye declared itself on the point most
cmphatcal}y. Careful calculation shows that the
item Of costumes costs during the season az av-
erage Of about SOS per n,an. The object Of the
vide the expenses bclwccn the clubs and players
quite liberal move on their part, when the fact Is
other line Of business are required to furnish their
entire wardrobe. Again, the Jlercu1y charges that
the st. Louis Club in engaging Dorsan virtually
TO n,ay s Is
re~faccd lic, the. Brown Stocking management
having at present letter in their possession writ
ten by President Rdet T. Of t tue syaease G1e
stating that Dorsan had not signed to play with
them in 1s77. Many slurs Of similar, character
from the same source conld be exposed, but the
above will suffice to demonstrate the object Of
these Misrepresentation, which all mist ac-
knowledge come with poor grace from man who
Is IN DEBT pec1niarily anu otnGrw,se ;r to the
other point should be referred to- and that is the
amusing efforts made by the Mercury and Hem to
prove that Force--a man whom they hare FOR years
by no means srst Glass player and that he brings
bud luck wherever he goes 10 one who is aquaint-
cd with little Dnvcs record these efforts are laugh,
the st. Louis ott'ciais are willing to stand the
chhnces knowing, as they do. that curing the past
few seasons it has been his misfortune to belong to
crippled and nsnb0rdtnate teaHs, where all the
vim wae taken out of an honest player.
Right here 4 few words to the lovers OF honest
base: bali in philadelphia-and they are numbered
by thousands-may not be out OF place. One Of
the class referred to stated to Director OF the
Louisville Club not long ago that the conduct Of
the Athletics had dfsgustcd him, as well as many
others, to such an cxIeat that they never dreamed
of going to. the grounds, but that il good club
was formed by the respectable element of the
spostng fatey it oud be lied s
not such a club organized: The material is at
hand. 4 first clues nine, containing no players OF
the Devlin stripe, can be easily placed in the field
In the event OF such organization being effected
the Globe Democrat: is +emi- officially authorized
h al % The ii IL fps ~ to yi pcs tit t
on sonnd financial basis. In 1878 they will be
admitted to the League, should they desire to do
aeeF i M Dc ~ FfePnS P VIE
1877. In this connection one very important fact
must be borne i'll mind. No player not in good
lin. for instance. Should he break faith with the
Louisville Club, US he is seemingly determined to
do, he will. OF course, be expelled: In which
prevent ali The Lcarue Clubs from playing Tie
organization with WHICH he was connected. This
is something which bus not yet been referred to,
and which club managers. IN the Quaker City Will
do we'll to bear in mind.
: THE FAIRBANKS CLUB.
It is understood that the Fairbanks Club has
made arrangements to play upon, control, and
occupy the Whitc-Stocklng Grounds during the
season OF 1877, excepting, Of course, such days
rs the Chicagos may desire to use them for
their professional games Ii such arrangement
has been made, it will be an excellent thing for
Lhe Fairbanks, who are by all odds the fore
most amateur club III the city in enterprise
md rcSOurrcs and not far behind Quy
in MAY. This arrangement removes any
,becttvn that might have been brought
10 TuE TK1BcSE's proposition, made
few days ago, to have sort OF Western
Amateur Circuit, comprising clubs III Mllwau-
kcc, ST. Paul. Alinncapolls' Jancs'iile, liteaeo,
etc', VINO could Play enough strong Eanes
: shont iii the amateur n1ayer. purc and sim
Ia caras 49, - IN f-' ~ f
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rh r,;.e!; 1,,,,I 1aa,. ~ n1oror n fn
,, I Tho j.. .1s4 ;1ao which thov manifost
s OF putting Jones on first base, which would |
make them short fielder. What they really !
vant, however, is an old and tried first base
nan. It is known that Mr.. Keck would like
thurman, Of last years Bostons, and also that |
Iurnan would not object to go to Cincinnati II
le co1llo GET nis reieAse run possun Lt u ane
,oHple appeala ~ " wv 50 uett ~ ~ H.; ,1".t
t1Snt MhIts W hScp as 10y ~ ".'nss 10
~ ~ u 9osepns; - GJou t1,ar ~
~ iE !!a1 nG "9uau iStcass % 49, ~ ,.te1 ~
cIHel ~. neeh "oau G'' = ~. 4, I1'+nrost ~
ilG !a.sGt u9r, qT,.v e9 ro,d i M olnG to go
Iurnan 70 to CINCINNATI, because he is d
lever, Woodworking PLAYER, and would strength |
II the ninc-but there doesn't seem any vital
ced of Josephs down on Mill Creek.
prpso1.1, AND GENERAL.
uarhridoe the rntchcr of the Hartfords, has
ad scr;n,1s illness. hit is himself again,
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oIotE in rc1,,1,r nracfirc at Iorris; bali.cnnrt
He uitr},cs 10 the catching Of
irhmo,,i md thc hnttiuT of Watt.
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