, 1877-04-22

sSt Louis is already after Nolan to pitch II
them for 1878. They have offered him s., 90
with $500 ADVANCE" This is not exactly o,
fight. but all thh news ought to be given.
Mr.. Kcck is credited with saying that II theY
IS to be any kicking in his club this year b
will make it his own special business to atten
to that himself. This Is we'll, because With
the memory OF man people used to spell Hick;
name with K instead Of an H.,
In exit" Claytou's cigar-store is baseball
nrel1cn which Will call TO mind the team 0
1871. It Is a photograph Of the team Of tha
year as they appeared while playing IN Tro
after the 1re The e men 1gl are = aodeS, 2ett}el!
King, Simmons, Foley, and Braunock. No 10
much GIN be said Of the excellence Of the plct
ure, but it Is an interesting "reminiscences meyer
theless. =,
Last Sunday THE TRIBUNE announced th
| League umpires for the four Western cities
Since that time the lists for Boston and Brook
lyn have been made known, and the full roste
out and TIT: Boston. Chandler, Sumner
White; C!tc 20, Bradbury, Stamhaugh, Cone
Cincinnati, .raper, Walker, Clifford; Hartford
Bunce. Ducharme, Kennedy; Louisville, Nc
Donald, Morris, DeyinneY; st. Louis, Seward
Burtls, Medart.
The Hon. Bob Addy SEEMS to be sort o1
| demi- god in Cincinnati: he stubs his toe ths
fact is recorded With due solemn'ty; if he tnm
| bles down while fielding the ball, it Is fmmedl,
| ately tclegraphed throughout the entire coun
try, headed, ''Sad disaster" and if he makes d
base hit, the local reporters spoil their entire
note Of It, Blessed Bob: truly thou art honored
! above all men.-l'rovuence Dispatch. It is
! better this year than 1t was last. Then it WAS
| Cherokee Fisher I'D na1.seana.
An unknown friend his sent in as ssrelic y
clipping from the Posi- Of March q, 1871, CIV
| ing IN account OF game between the Chicagos
and Lone Stars at NeH Orleans the previous
| and made one triple and three double plays
The nine was: McAtte, b.; King, c. T.;
Hodes, c.; Wood, 9 b.; Simmons, l. t.; Tracy,
IT; DUFFY, $: s.: pinklam, . b.; z!ettlein, p;
spondent was rather enthusiastic over this
team, and thought that they would not lose q
game puring the season. As near us can be re-
membercd, be was mist<ken.
The Clipper announcct that it will not give
accurate scores according to League rules this
year, and, as consequence, 1t will not give cor
rect international Association scores, Us they
are made on League principles. except in one
point. Clubs and players who wish official
scores Of all championship games PLAYED this
season will find them without mutilaIion In
these columns. It doesn't follow that The
Tribune thinks the League rules the best that
be the standard for al players and papers Of
rank or note. The same CNpper writer in an
other paper tries to break up Ferguson's Brook
1yn venture BY advising and encouraging every.
body s'to keep away from the grounds on prin-
ciple when the charge exceeds Is cents.n
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
T. DOLLAR BEr~1s.ZettkIn the Oldest ball PLAYER
in the country3 A1suer-lf you mean length Of
time he has been playing. he ia not. Dickey
Pearcc has been on the dilmond over twenty years
and ZetIIefn not much more than ten. II you refer
to the ages OF the men, this column cannot decide
your wager; it doesn't know.
L: AND H., Indianopolis-Thts column finds
itself in error about base on called balls. 1t
answered you last week that there no law the
subject but it has since ascertaned that the official
blanks sent cut By NJ Young, Secretary Of the
tain the following note: BASES on called balls
should be ehargco as an error against the pitcher
That settles the matter fer this year. Mr. Young
being the highest authority on scoring In thus
country.
A BEADr GKADuArE-w What good is that map In
Cbadwicks book about Where to place men for
right and left hcld hitting" How can tell when
up and ak him in a polite manner; then cali
- time" take ont yonr ''map," and place your
men according to what he tells yon. The ''map"
in a foot-note to ascertain. where the batter is
going to hit the bail 50 ttat the other aide can
place fielder there, Urless the outside know
to hit to right or left field they have no more use
for the map than 3 toad ha, for pistol-poeket.
hand throwing Showed tbs year' G5} Il a BAN
strikes players feet or person can the other side
base-ruoncr bases? Aasuer-{1} The only test Of
fair OF unfair pitching b whether the pitcher
ewtngs his hand below his hips; II he does, the
delivery is fair As matter Of fact all the prom
s5fowers @ is) 7here is 70 such thingt - Foul
Stop known to the rules. II the ball hits bats
man it is <sdead," and no base can be run. and no
man pnt ont Oh it. Yon had better have copy OF
the rules.
J. q. CARRurHEns, Ind6ano1a, Ia,-We have had
number 9t disputes abo,t , see Il, Rule Of the
rests in the pitchers hands. Am ! righi,
Ans,Utr-You are wrong: ON foul ball which
bounds the rnnncr cannot be put ont until he has
ball was struck The rale expressly allows the
runner to go buck to that 3asc without being in any
danger, and without being put out. It makes no
when the ball rests in the pitchers hands
or Whist he does with it a.lerward; he and his side
cannot put the runner out until he has got oacS TO
his base.
?. NJ. O'cosSoR, Montreal College:-1l II i
bali struck from the bat goes high into the mir.
then strikes faiE ground and bonnces Of rolls INTO
feg Ground is m fair fSal oas 9 es
foul gound, then bauuccs again and. is |
caught ia the striker cut? dHsper-{1) 1t is |
fair bali; the exceptions to Sec. II, Rule :, refer
only to bails 'batted directly to the ground. The
nan out on second bound anyhow. Your reason
ng is ingenious. but see the third paragraph OF |
Sec II, Rule and you will find that If the ball goes
ione), and the first point Of contact between the
oattcd ball and the ground shall not be regarded"
That's what hurts your theory.