, 1877-03-25

instead Of the skin-tiyht circus-rdcr affair whic
they have all a1oug worm
The batting order for the St. LOUIS has bee,
aetlled ~ follows; clapp, McGcary, nattin, Force
bione, Rcmsen, Dorgan, Croft. Nichols.
The Courfer-IouraaI explains that it .thirsts 10
information as to how many times the ball reporte
| OF this paper has seen Latham and ShaRer play
ball. Ansarer-Seycral.
| IS St Louis is commencing the animal stink-wast.
g1 ha 20 or complete wneont Of the
anu the national pennant~ Philadelphia ford
| The Gtooe- Democrat says all sorts Of good things
a39. 81 MGueary On tue occasion of his being elect
Gu Iaptaln OF the St. Louis team. Which means.
psonaoy' that they are prepared to acquit him in
| again this year. A>11'
M Mr. Keck will sell no season tickets this year.
tton w. and GhasSe G 70 cents admission to the grand
the 15"ccnt arrangement Of tho turnstfia +ho
s'oear-pen" " will not blossom with bows Mt three
| for 225 cents.-Eaquirer. N~'o ~ eDAse
4a Anoat 100 feet q the fence about the Boston
etouna "aa recently blown down. It il nitv tho
pavillon, which has SO long disdgured the Eronnd
uao no! sutier sfmllar fate. The Boston r pronn1
senG;laIls aoes not present fitting commentary on
Republican. "'' A>'a'@
The New York 1Forld learns in some uysterfons
way tnai the League catchcrs will wear the newly
invented n'sn mast McVey:s wire fence hasn't got
9lons get, and be won't wdfry much about it ii It
doesn't come ut ALL There i good deal OF bcastiy
hnnnS In contrivance* to protect men from things
in putting lightning rod on catcher as a mask.
The Sentinel. .has .'red-Aannelr item for the
c1ito: Of the Ptope and 1t Is thn1 Hayes is creat
adn1rer Of the game Of base ball, and sometimes
plays with the boys. lie has done much to en-
coufasse the game, and It is to be hoped that he
people TINT there is nothing in the :.pare.' snort
tine!. "t0''e ''''0
The Cincinnati Club seems to have been COM
pleted, this time BY the selection OF Cuthbert OF
1ast ycars st: Louis ~ left fielder The Enquirer:
gGsnS gaq records to the winds thinks him the best
F,,o M nelaer n the county, except Andy Leonard.
Inc nine VIII now be placed follows, both posi-
t'9hs ana batting order being taken into account:
{; cuthbeit, J. +; Foley, % ) : s. hMaRan' MicRa c.: =
Mathews, p. Booth, .. =. ' ~
It mar not be kindly taken. but still the advice
II 15sfy e Svsn to st. Lous pnt o Of the
Q! two strong League teams. 1t is asking too much
of him to demand that he carry ont some Of The
shlngs Ha1E, that have been promised in his benalf
nine: or even the Indianapolis team, failed to bit
MIN freely, any more than can be inferred from the
faet that II seven members Of the chicagos Of 1877
natteu ~ hits of him in two games last summer
Don't crowd the young man
There comes from all over the country concerted
complaint about the weather, and the voice Of St.
raG 3G'ns ths S g;amoe Of Lonon Ont while
the snow drifts and wonder II it il really true that
the Lord hls vetoed the game. Then again in far
OIL Boston q the profanity o: the PLAYERS and the pa
Moody. IN short, it Is period of utter dscour- |
t. oseT et n nea5Iy az al the country and the
OF games played in st. Louis.
Nothing Of any particular note has happened in |
Chicago this week, the time OF the men being
pretty well taken up with their exercise under Prof
III Ind their batting and running practice.
vent Of the new pitcher Of the Fall River club, 4
gentleman M M from the interior Of Illinois. he toos
some things that they had never heard OF before 1
u Is 10 exisgeratlon Of the new man, wilose name
IS 81 Johnson. to say that he has the most power to
"ho has ever passed under the writer's eye It
ooks az If Fall River had really picked up d Jewel
'ut on the Western praisics.
To show how those persons who ought to be the i
guess wrong, the writer notes the fact
hut. while in Cincinnati about the last Of Aprll,
816, eight members Of the Chicago team under
hip race the eight tc1nis would have at the end Of
hc season. Following arc the estimates Of
&c atna Is u4to TT 1hrss ce.e it eIaes; T. ghi 1
=. .GhieaEo Attlcic, Mutual ..chicago
osine Nafsa. st. tcheago Mu1g
n!ly man nm who M Guessed second place, right was
lines. and the two who guessed St. Louis as it |
'io guessed Athletic second would not thank any
nc to credit their Judgment with that estimate.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED..
MASAGEE-Ftniey Is not under contract for 1873
y Chicago" Ansrer-Thcy have not been chosen
Tsaphs T5sy S12a Sfs t!ss 'asa sad
by x!nntn$ snnaays I Is tos sosi1i All