, 1877-09-02

sna hopes lie represents the city. Goldsmith
wise man to prefer small and sure pay TO
2 olE contract. Cincinnati has money aud wou
l willingly risk it, but Goldsmith iio doubt /
members that many good player has be.
| nfecked by trying to climb up into q positit
100 hlgh Tor him while he might have sailt
3aoaed 31ong gracefully had he remained where he b
sEMI-PRoFEss1oN1L.
Joseph Delmyer, formerly of the Defiant
I1uo oi Philadelphia, has Joined the Mutuals {
Janesrille, Wis.
.nhe Auburn Club has Joined the Lcagu
Alliance; They have also dishonorably di
charged Philip Baker.
lne indianapolis Ners is endeayoriug
Persuade its readers that the Blues are eellin
games because they were accompanied on thei
EASTERN trip by gambler.
Ihe Providence DISPATCH says that Evans, O
sne haoue Islands, has received an offer Of $11
per month for the balance of this season iron
| cept.
lne Enquirer states, to settle r.lmor tha
Aaehlnnou, OF the Stars, was offered au engage
Ment IN C1ncluuatl for 1873, but refused unles:
HIcCormick could also get contract. Thi:
ofoke up the negotiation, SO it is said.
49, me ~ Ntreuyy says that tti is authorized t.
STATE that e. ". Bennett has never been re-
|
! Club. On the other hand, Secretary Young Of.
! July2l. ~~ '.3'1~' 'N&~ >'''>~ -
1nefe IS very respectable prospect that Chi
cago may haye triaugIeu tournament for the
, non League championship. The competitors
Mn1 Ti oe the Allegheny, Star, and Indianapolis
Clubs. The date at which it will be PLAYED has
rot been G1ed.
4 dispatch from indianapolis to the Cincin-
SnFf y3rfAfn nj
tour OF the baseball nine is sickening their
Ta packers i'll this city, and the Secretary Of the
Giuo has gone slirmishing for ball-playcrs.
GGaneteen errors III one game equals some OF the
Cincinnatis' fre2ks.'
The Maple Leaf Club, of Guelph, Canada, is
reported to have aistntegratel. Dixon, the
snort stop, and sullivan, the pitcher, are said to
nave gone to the Kocllesters, who have dis
missed Madden, third base, and Burkalow,
p1cner, to make room for them. 1t was ex-
peeted that the latter would be picked up by
CINCINNATI. but he has not been, as faras known.
:, Yesterdays Indianapolis Journa! has this:
&C. 6. }oiln. Secretary Of the indianapolis
Club. returned Thursday night from :rip to
Columbus aud Pittsburg, which was attended
WITH the most satisfactory results. It is ot1i-
c!ally announced that Nelson and Williamson,
snort stop aud taird baseulan Of the Allegle
nys, aud their two heaviest battcrs, and Sufli-
Van, first basenan OF the Buckeyes, have signed
to 1. play with the indianapolis Club next wear.
l hcse are all excellent PLAYERS, aud rank among
the best in the country. There is prospect Of i |
surplus of taicrt in this city in ls7s.''
The Champion City Club Of Springfield, O., |
wa uns nad f anotnsf rsGTGanzat9 s1r and now shows
siller. p, Cincinnati, '1G; Aecker, lst b., Oil |
City, Pa., rs; Fleet, ii b., New Haven, '7U late
ii Buckeyes Of Columbus, o.; GlassrocE, 3l b.,
ate of Standards Of Wheeling, W. Va; Cum
n,ns, i ~: s. st2rs Of Govineto. ky 70 late Of
1atI, '7G; Fisher, t. T., Mountain Citys Of AL
oona, Pa. &c, late Of the Ph}aleiphias aud Uf
9uickstcp Of Wilmington, Dc1.; Lane, +. r. aud
h. c., Aiteghenys of rs, late Of Standards Of
Wheeling, ". Va.
The League Alliance Clubs will not have, ana
norts to enforce the ban against Walker, an
1pel}ed member OF the st. Paul Red Cap Club, |
Q lopg as the Athletic Club u member Of the
+eague Alliance, presents III its nine an cx- |
sl1su : l,' PLAYER named say. It was no credit
.spect this expulsion aud played asuinst the
tth3efic5 With Say among them. II the Leaeue
hich Was formed for the purpose OF putting
own dishonesty. doesn't refuse to play against
kpelled players, how can it hone to induce onr 1
lore honesty than it shows! This Say hus now ]
3nc to Buffalo, aud the Auburus Crickcfs. and |
.ars should see that tueY dou't get into trouble
3ei lis case. :
ALL SORTS.
Yes, the noble red n,an is Indeed becoming
'llzcd. One Of the best PLAYERS in a Port !
nu' Ore.' baseball club is an original aborigi-
l.-EIchanqe.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that the Chi !
sos pay fo: salaries 81 80 It is needless to I
that this is pure fiction. Besides it is strInid
ny one club in the country pays so much, aud i
II is certainly not Chicago. 2
I the Louisville Club want to hear a really !!
1ny, interesting story, let them ask the prcs- +
Ut ct the Allegheny Club ana Calvin what I!
: OF plopos!tion Nichols made to the latter ~
IS something really touching. i;
tanning: Of the Cincnnatis, has been m,de !!
otatn Of that mob, which name, bv the ways Is
have to take the place Of menaceric. So n
en- used i'll the carly part Of the season, Hut sj;e
way. Ihey ~on more games in the East than iia
Louisvillcs did. 10
Philadelphia report is that Catnmeyer will r:
"a 3ass the nsW Atan'i;s, which are said to in =.
field, b.; Brookshaw, b.; Bass, 5, s: ,
acs, TAYLOR. aud Bcchtcl. The cunuection
,amrneycr with this scheme is not probable. 1ht
be most startling news of the week is that ,n'
:DeVlEney "eontenplates" suing the ho
X Democrat for libel. No doubt that paper VIII
esty. but it probably don't feel sad over it, nj
lusc the utmost damage that could be as- s', ~
ed against it would be one cent. oa'
le publisher has sent IN an ingenious nuzzfe ~ ~e
race Lee, OF this city. The puzzle is unalo- occ
TO the one Of "Buried Cities ~ which went oec
.ounds III the press lew years ago. This ! cert
- - n1ole Inseulous' 1or IN the one case ! hor
+ twnn,r III, Inos ,r;, ~, cities oorcd.ln Mic
has succeeded fu concealing the names Of ST
baseball PLAYERS in seyenty-seyen lines. or VOL
Verage OF four names to q line. Some nf pos
fnes have sir and seven naulcs conceafed n | H..
!. $3.50
pass
Burtis. the st. Louis umpire. whose name in
'eeomc widely known through the efforts arot
e press, went East from here the first of who
week. lie has resigned the position Vi ,,tn- ! as
u st: Leuis. and the Giobt-Dem3crat cbron II
the fact in the following facctious manner. It's
Will doubtless crafty the baseball uub}ic OF t
ow that Mr. Burtis, the League umpire. Pilo
esl2nea:' As DC was never known to rive ! ireu
81: LOUIS Glub Tue benefit of anv doubt duri
Fi1l not causcmanv regrets" own
is really the funniest joke of the season. gent
2 St. Louis H11ald says that t.Cbicago VII, rum
several Of its present nine, and add somc aoAi M
'nrs to it." A few words OF more defin;te tute
nation would very much oblige this pancr: 1rott
not find out that any men hare been Ire, nEe
i" Or any others ''added.n The same y ~nie .a
says indefinitely, but truly: Ting SEASON 80
d progress has been very unsuccessful !s,'., ua
Unfortunate one III many respects and sout
exists strong doubt whether auy Of the s 'los;
ms hren dime hns hosn ,,,,s.t;sfa siten gler,
nh;r-the ,1r6n;Ta r,,Io J., nnat;a.,Iy 70 able
dly," WMts