, 1877-08-11
SPORTING NEWS.

THE GAME TO-DAY.
The seventh gatnn tmlwcen tho Chicago and
1.outsvtIle Cluha witt he pfaycti IN tho Twenty
thfrl-strcct grnnLtia This aftcrntxn. and should
prove an exciting contest. It IA The first time
The Chtcagus have l.ecn within rcarl Of the next
tlui, a1,avc t1,rsn, hut the fart that, II tity win
ihh afternoon, they Will he eve,l with the Hart
forl~ will mako L,cn, lei uut link II they have
on. t.l spare.
sMfTM.
lsnrrY ". Smith. who I'aa been Under contract
with the Cl,Itngts sIucc the season ut,cnrl, WA
Yesterday rc!ca1ed At his owu rcq,lest, anil at
once jnncl the Cfncinnat!*. ifc is eligible II
rlny With them at nncr, twenty ttuJH f,aylHG
clapse,l sine In plaxct with tue Chira0os.
1lc ia asn1''l'., ,har'i-wnrklnR player,
and rnn play kctUnsl bakc hr catch tcttcr
thnn nny i''a,' Cinrlnati n,w has. ll't rcqncAt
for Ills rclrarc was prosnptct! by tschtre 10 play
right slonr, rather than n1tity the tositiun t,t
tenth man ~ nc has with tho Whites. lie Will
eLrcngtItcn the Cuttnnnts weicre they nre spr-
rIally weak. isMth will urota'ly trtire IN
inuke way fur him,
MATINEE roR rrs aof.rtEHs.
The following correspondence. wiirh will cx.
plain Itself, n0ica tcnsts nct tn tlc tnrt
vi tho :hfsgu Club, ant t'1'c with wff be duly
appreciated by the soldiers. Many Of thr.e
men have fccn for ycaT6 nI",n thu patns, mud
tho Vasnu las Eourlasictl asnonu thcu,, nt'out
every post having ot,n .ur two clubs. They art
INV, by aonic Neglect IN paying them, without
fluids, anil Will tho tnHrc eniUy thu c6,lrtcsy
which enables them 10 wflnrks Eutxi gnInc III
to-lay's IA pretty surc 10 he. Thu ictters fol-
low:
cutcAao, Anr. 10.--Col. +. r. 7orn.tna. Tom.
nsantf|ng fAfan'ry faanp, EhicAGo: Tho EhEehEo
1}nlI club takrn traanru In extending tn Tim nit.
ana soEdicrs VI yuHr command m invitation tn
between TIM t.ouisyillo and thcaro Ctnla. ite.
specially yUuFs, 4. u. At'ALpIhu.
Secretary Chicago C1ah.
HEAnqrAnTEna BATTALION fnI!HrH AMI N,Hrr
1sr.srny: G.tr has gs lca ta 4 q e. T"a aa,
oncknow1rlgc The receipt 0F YOUR invitnt!Dn to tho
tst1ccke and roldcTa nf this command IN intend tic
Faane ts, morrow between tho t.oniHyllc and ch+
cayn cInha; and TO accept with ttrasnts fur such
of The nt'ccr' md men ., can fc rfarc, frnm tn!
T.. +. TnwxsE*p,
Mojos Ninth 1nfantry. Commanding 1saltatiou.
nosroN NEATEN br nAnTFonD.
Fesc3ai 1ispusch 10 TAe tribune.
DosToH. Atns... Aug. 1n-Tilu game between
tho fiartforls and Ikpstttts, playGt i'cru t9-lay,
wus noticeable for 9txnl pitching au,l fielding.
aDtl wna won hy the nupcrinr batting VI tho
Ijartfurtls, whn wEts fortunate In getting sc
uf Their hits topetl,nr. Il, the fifth inhltV, aftcr
two wero nut, CasSttly and tho next tour strik-
crs nas'e snfc singles. IN which tl!ree
earncil runs Wero tcurcd. In the eighth
inning tlolhlc-basca i'y lto!ttewurth and Fesgu.
sou earned another rim. IN :le lioston's half
earned llia basc, hit Wis jlhcly touhted w
with u'Ku,lrkc IN tl,e lattcr'a grplnl1cr
over second, whctt lookctt IN II Il WAS gtIng
IL l,u perfectly Rafc. iinrbttlge tnli his lantl
anI,t by tull1 tip III the seetmi fnnIuH, and was
replaced by Allison, VIM did some tinn throwing
I" Kccotd base. Over ,G00 persons were pres
cnt.