, 1877-05-20

will play In BrooEIyn, MAY 80, and in the same
breath that the Athletics will have that date and
game. There is no explanation at hAnd 10 ouef On
the last count.
Morgan, Of the defuuct st. Louis Reds. has been
engaged Is change pitcher By the Milwaukees. By
the way, what has become of the home. talent
IN Eec does not
has pdaciated In any game yet.
AMATEUR AND GENERAL
Frank Wash was elected at the League meeting
one OF the st. Louie umpiret, to take the piacc OF
Seward, who has left the ctty.
Hartford is to have first class professional team
next season. The funds for securing the same Will
be readily forthcominy.-sf. Louts Eepud!'can.
The former statement that Hague was Captain Of
the Louissilles Is suuersedcd BY the announcement
that Hall has been appointed with Crasef Il assist
ant
The Our Boys" Club of Chicago has been or
&arsh, p.; Howell, / b. :; Cook. ? b; Boutwell,,
cGmancs,ion: shosa 6e ad
dressed to A. C1eaver, No. lgo Lake street.
Speaking OF Tyng's wire nlask, the Providence
Dispafch says the near feature may br1ns about
many o1her improvements n tue e9uipmens Of ~
bold the spectacle OF player sculling around the
bases with stove tunnels on his legs, and boiler
iron rivitcd across his stomach
4 letter-wriler who does not intrust bis name to
raner wants the Chicago Club management blown
up pecaree they don't open more gates to their
grounds. II does not appear that there have yet
been any crowds THAI demanded more gates than
we're opened
Several papers In cities where there are ball
clubs have lntey been unduiy exciting themselves
because certain Ut their players could sing. While
musical accomp .ishncuts are not exactly neces-
safy tu pall- player, it should be claimed FOR The
Ch.cagos that they have the pest pianist and violin.
;sf tnot 10 say dddler) In tae profession Both OF
Them made errors last week though.
Following is . specimen of the questions which
the Cincinnati Enquirer man has cnucssd 1T him:
"a correspondent writing to ia from Chester.
Pa, wants 10 know whether q run would be count
ed on tail uit 30 high and far thai tue batsinan
scored lefore It came down anA The fielder caught
it. It's pretty NICE question, but, not having q
precedent to 50 by, We cannot answer IT, "
The St. Louls Eeputlicdn praises the Character
Of the audiences OF this year IN its city, aud aut
the following. which il unqnes.onab!y pointed a.
well for the progress Of the game since the tune
when baseb 1ames we're ruled pretty much ~
Severn. Of the 1876 games in ST. Louis acre rIled
by mob-law. So glad the mob have reformed!
The St. Louis Republican has the following:
s.Tue follow n from = Cnlcago exchange Will oe
news aud consequently interesting to St Louis
readers: The best judges have thought thar the
nonor of flying the haz next year lay between the
Boz1ons and Cu,cagos.' 1t can hardly be doubted
ts5s 1Ss par tee
cause Of odtnse.
Two ex-nanagers Of the Chicago Club hare ex-
pressed great dssatfstncton tnAt Nc\ ey aud ofaa-
sy .hopa 70 much ana
matiou OF any other gentleman who may have
the criticism, 1t Is here notep that some
pFastfe s % S bn ap maa aae
tor the purpose. It Is not the practice that hurts
the man.
After the St. Lonis nine had got through being
licked yes1eruay saunt stranges stepped up 10
tue manager and SAID conduenr.al,y: Lightly ane
Team, nlgnty tine team. Dut the batting Ia sind Of
ctnsunptse. You ought to give them some drugs
ana chriniealsto to strens sthen them. I'm chemist
myself; Iii tell you what YOU ought fu give then- y
.-N hat? hnme III" said the nluna2es eagerly.
"sone strisen,ne!'' replied the mysterious stran.
ger, lie was c.osely pursued, bus got away; and
In 2-5 tecunu*-
The Cincinnati Enquirer having predicted the
faI4 OF barnes as \ batter, the GoEFzkr-JoaTAaI
comes to his .e4ense Is follows: ':let no one oe
deceived. The shutting out Of fais~1oul hitting
viii not kill Harues b3 Auy manner Of meAns
neu Aucn hits We're allowable, showed nts
good sense by mak1ng use Of tnen. Ihoss WHO o
out -deu the very best OF them will fnd cut how
hauly 1uoled they azr befUEe the aeason IS over.
cieur,y King Of fair-1oul .ltt4ns, hr strongly I'D
voc1ed its abolition, and was prime mover IN the
cbau.e.
The Nex York World editorially says: *'The
base-talt season OF 1o7 Is csrt4n IN tue n:t'aucy
Of It's play, 10 eclipse utterly 1uat wnch preceded
It. Gau1cs wnere The score rs to y, = to y, or
to csasing any longer to have attractions, and
tue OBJECT Of competition il the number Of lunl-s
beto.e Il run is sco1cl. High water mars Is
twenty four nf present. hut this fs age Of prog
resx, and we;eh4u not be surprised in the near
sporting columns: 'Lh.laso, June 12--lhe th1-
cago aud ST. Louis Clubs PLAYED here last week
Tue game WAS declared draw, neither uine hlv-
tn+r Oulaintd run at the end OF the TWO hundred
and twenty-seyenrn lnu-nk
i St. Louis writer who L. extremely forcetfnl. or
too wIling.y dishonest. Charges thai tue chicago
scores Of 4o.G contained ba=e hits gwen 1o1
because The YE1nuSE and lae scorer Of tue CHI
c4go Giub argued all through the Season against
the prac1ice referred to- amt tired to bring Cnc4n
sense Of its is axe, 1erhaps ii the writer OF the
paragraph will the st. Louis representative Ut
The League meeting sa1out the matter ne wall
c.ianse MS sle"s- II ma5 .e useless to ask ST.
Loul, paper to oe honorable: but do moi, geutle-
men, falslly the record:
oAk PACK. Ill, May 19.-FoT several years past
there has been nothing done IN The base-ha line.
This rear uuslncs.-i1ke proceedings Instituted
anc lot has Lesn leased nud ia:I out, amt Alto
gc1her presents a oeauuiul appearance. 4 nine
has teen orsan.zed. m mtaptain a. 4 Z. AooFe: G.ey'
Thompson, Bliss, and numerous Substitutes II
the residents the Para would do their duty now,
tney would Uniform the boys Taey are nard NJ
work practic.n:. and VIII NJ doubt haze credit
abie record at ihe end Of tue seasoo. Challenges
from suburoan clubs Will no douof receive prompt
attention oy addressing the Captain-
One OF the most extraordinary beliefs that ever
permeatcd couhuing pu oslc was general IN Chca-
90 lust Ntunes-ay. when taiT proportion ct
ual, l,-lLyefe were convinced that ulck Hlellam had
been released by tue stuss, engaged by tar Whites
ana Was sprung ns cntcaer- Il more foolish
tuea never abruad any country. Persons
who believed in know very Little Of history OF
Higham connection w,tn the Elnb IN 1875, and
the reasons Tor h.s dismissal. The Syracuse peo-
pie are amply plelsel with him. AMI correspond,
cut writing concerning tue runor, rays that he is
looked upon a. the equal Of uoryan plAyer
aud lar his superior Captain. A110 that
- He seems Determined TO build up name, etc. j
He has had no thought OF even asking for 4 re-
lease
Philadelphia WIS 20 much worried over that 24-
tuu4ug game IN Boston TINT reporter OF the Item
proceeded to interview some players, among them
Galoue, who saiu: II have just received a le}e
grnm stating tuat the game was continued aud the
twenty -Iourth inning hnd been reached, anu nei-
tues siuc had scored run. Eighteen Of the men
dying, but it IS expected the remainder Of the
nine will huye strength enough to finish the game"
Just as Mr. Malone mad communicated the above
to our reporter, telegraph -boT rushed up ~ Mr.
H. and handed him the following, which he reno
10 us: '"Eosrox. Nay 1.-Two hundred and
eventy-foufth inning reached and neither SIDE
have scored q Sl1tcen thousand persoi1s
among the audience have Gied from exhaustion
and excitement Pcaruts and sor1-hans have Ftz-
Funerals every three aud a hcN minutes United
States military, II is expected. Will interfere and
stup the contest. Later.-Ihree hundred and one
Inning now iu progress. Eleven hundred umpires
hare given up the ghost"
The person who invented ''znode1 games i" has
%aa-, .s,ro1r 70 tafa fc Eapn h,E ttanr1es