, 1877-09-09

to understand; first they cxpei four men md
then try to play an expelled player. Who can
knowa
Buffalo and Auburn distinguished game
Wednesday by grand kick, the latter lea7ing
the field because the umpire wouldn't give them
IN out as claimed. They came back, however,
as soon as they were told that they would 9th
ervise get no divy in the gate money.
the list OF bursted clubs for the season Of
1877 has received three accessions this week
the Clippers Of Winona, Minn.; the Maple
Leafs OF Guelph, Can, and the Champion City,
Of Springfield, .. There may be Others, but
these arc the only names that are now remem-
bercd to add to those before given.
IN GENERAL.
When you see man whose index finger hangs
around like tile crook Of an umbrella-hauLle, .
YOU can bet Jour money that he knows "Ay-
catch " when be sees 1t.
The baseball mania has reached Paris. About
FORTY Americans have formed i club, selected
mines, anu play frequently on the Esplanade
tles Iuyalidcs. Mr.. Washburne is m honorary
member.
The Louisville Courier says: It Dundrcary is
said to have been present at tue game In Boston
Yesterday. He remarked. as the last man clad
IL gray uttered his tlutterlng death-whoop in
the ninth inning, Now, what d-d nonsense
that is.' ="
The CIppcr pursucs very dirty but charac-
tcristic course in regard to u letter about the
St. Louis Clubs selling game to Chicago -
that is it rrnts the substance OF the letter aud
all its charges, and then declines to print it
"in its cntircty'' because it is anonymous. II
SO. why did you print the substance Of it, "
hJpocrite!
professionals; the native Indians are comm.
forward Us ball playcrs,-and good oues, too.
4 correspondent sends all account ol 4 game
played by the Manftowoc Club on their eronnds
against the Qunncy Tigers, team composed
entirely Of indians from the BrothertoWn res
eryatiuu. The former won by Is to =
A nine from tile General Offices Of the Chicago
& .ENorthwcstern Railway played 4 nine from the
Chicago, Burlington IL Quincy Kairoad ut Ln-
colu Park grounds yesterday afternoon, the
game resulting as follows: kuns-C. y y. W.,
9 c. g. T. i.l Base t,nnsr htsG S,s n: W., =;
inning, it was decided to play another gaine
next Saturday, to determine which Of the MUGS
shall bear tho little of @'Chicago Railway Cham
pion Base-Ballists:"
4 cautious old man out on North Hill is very
fond OF attending al. the baseball matches.
But one day ball from the bat Struck MN De-
tween the eyes, bent his spectarles, and disar-
ranged his ideas, aud Knocked him down. Then
the catcher ran UP and jumped on him and
-eosang I'D to catch the ball, and when ne came
down lie kicked the old gentleman for getting
in llis way and making him miss tia. fly. Now,
when he goes to the game, he wears m iron pot
on his head and carries along q dry-goods oox to
sit in.-Hdmkeye.
The Syracuse Courier does NOT think that
Barnes is himself, rs one would judge from
this: s'Barues, whose incapacity to play with
Ills nine until within the past week has
had more to do with the DECLINE and fall OF tae M
Chicago champions this year than is generally
supposed, appeared at second, but ho presented
4 pitifui spectacle there. It was au exhibition
of fallen greatness. long and tedious siege
against disease has reduced the man, whose
every swing of the bat was once worth at least
base, to almost Il skeleton. He plays without
vim and seems to do what little he does out OF
sheer conpusion. Ball-tossing and willow
welding are lost arts to Ross Barnes"
Things have changed down Louisville way;
there isn't 50 much oiuess as there used to be.
Sex how the Journal welcomes home the
IS champions ~: The boys gradually draw
closer home 4 gricf-strickcn population, with
dislgurel tin pa,S other string instruments OH
tie same order and carloads Of bowlders,
will bc at the depot to welcome the strangers and
| to extend the hospitalties OF the several cI T.
statlou,houses; @ e1 ine g1ns1l1utlons and tbev ~.
will not live long. Monroe has already pre-
pared deep aud coumodious hole in the
ground for them, and when they reach home on
we'll all hare nice and lively Old funeral. The
St. Louis.snd Chicago papers suggest Devinney
to preach tue funeral ser1uon.'
thim to Judge from this: 'S At the close OF the
season, TuE Tn1rusE baseball reporter, who
is Eacsc J3r;nceIs a1notlg that ilk4 promises TO
tor.ibly state the cause Ut the decline aud iaEl
| of that once-vnunted national game. ne might
tell the whole story in one word, anu that word
| would be sRotteuness!' That was the matter
! with Greece, and Rune, aud Pompeii. and
| Sodo1n, and Anau;as, aud sapphir;s, aud all
those other towns across the water, to say notl-
ing about Lots wife and Mrs. Potlphar. Sotn'
| ,r;t1 thf.
| rtiptlon Nobody ever did but Joseph, and
| it must have killed him, for he died without
waiting for the Centennial Exhibition" But,
| mind yuu there were never any papers TO Show
that Joseph wasn't an aSs, anu ~ IT, eG"eras ras
oluer aud lloaelicr than the girl tnat ne has
when he was tempted. There never were any
Joscpns in the ball business, to speak Of, EXCEPT
| Joseph Borden (who was no goou( Joseph e1cs-
I hart!t (who can wink at a girl with any other
| Du,rhfuan trayclingh Joseph Start (who lacks
nothing but youth to be besu'led) Joscpn bal,
tin, and Joseph B!ong, whose regulations arounu
| about Uhrigs Cave aud such like places don,
come anywhere near the other y Josepn.s;, ), ~ ~
| isn't quito proper to attribute lottcaaess ~
| all these men, however.
Chalvici, is heard from this week much more
sensbly than usual. The lesson giyen in tllt
| following from the Clipper may well be careful
| IL considered; it will rise up again anu asalf
before July l, 1878:
Before we close we have Word to eAJ apuu
| Nolan and his pitching. In consequence OF tAs
SUCCESS Of the club. this player has achieved no
toriety as the pitcher Of the day. That he pa
| had he not the unequacd support behind the, %
that Flint has given him, not third OF the 'icto
t rics scored by the Indianapolis nine "outu nav
| been recorded It was evident that the neld sup
mort given the pitching in this game "as not up Z
that OF majority Of tho lndianapoils contests VII
thu League nine: and yet the fielding was up to tn
average of League nine plnT this season IN BROOK
lyn 1t is with pitchers Us 1t is with elde7s' thc
fnuenilv earn at the cost OF other pay
! era Half the outs frum throws made " the iiatt
ford ,nileld are due to the fine play Of! start IN cap
tt1rins widely thrown balls nj arst oa5e. ?uss ~
IL It ia the case Of pitchers like Nolan, larkin AM
Hand. half tho credit thcy have nonopoilzed beln
| due TO the splendid support given them oy fl1ht
Allison, and Brown. Look ut bradley the mos
| effective pitcher in the League.-w,th C!app q
support him, and the same pitcAer Wlthout tiapp
Kolan owes half his success to Flint, as goes 1ou1
| tn Erown and also Deylin to snyder. cave Noia'
al1 the credit he deserves rs swift pltcnerr ou
don't DO injustice to his speudid catcher, Flint
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
| cR S.-1Iavc made the matter Us clear as pos
| o;h}e IN another column. I do not see TINT you
nn.;tion is nj all tcnable. You cannot claim that
| Kali is necessarily '*hc1d" in any sense OF til
word because it strikes players hands,
LII. D.-"Who do you consider the best sho1
.+on~rctcrs or Force3'i .dnsWer-1t is not Z mat
ter or consideration but Or record; refers wa
third batter nnd first fielder last ycar, while Fore
| tvss forty fourth batter and third fielder Ihl
| ycar things are different; Peters Las had @o
chanccs and accepted 2}i, or 81 per cent OF Them
while Force has had 2.5 chances and accepted -
In In f11Hf hnv y r q hIE