, 1877-08-26

lat1 been doing for the Louisville
CInl,. With peyinney they have won two-tLirtls
Of their games, and with other. umpires much
less PROPORTION. But that is not maiuly the
question: it is whether the Louisville Club has
lot proved itself a malicious slandcrsr in charg
ing crime and then failing to prosecute it, It
seems SO now. 49,.
FRIDAYS Enquirer says that Cummings has
left the Cincinnatis. Whether. he left yolun-
tarjiv or WAS urged to it By the Directors is not
stated. No one who had pride in the game
viii mourn this loss ~ from the Club. True,
Booth Is doing we'll in the position, be never
made any protensions to being pitcher."
The Brooklyn Euqle says: "The Chicago
Club has not engaged u mnn yet. It is note
worthy that PLAYERS, with singular lack Of
nri,dcnce, grab at the offer Of high salaries
without q moments thought IN regard to the
financial ability Of the Club Offering high prices
scason from reliable club than serve at the
oTer Of 5000 from Irresponsible organizations
or managers" :.
The New York Ford says that the St. Louis
Clnh has failed In its mission for 1877, They
we're organized more to defeat Chicago than to
wIn tho pennaDt. Last year they missed the
coveted trophy bat shey nad tae consolation o.
ly This rear's,record Of their games With Chi
f:apo however, shows the latter to be vicsors ID
eight out Of tic twclve games they have PLAYED
There's nothing Ike doing the thing up in an
cstlctic way! The Providence ball-grouuds
head their advertisements OF games with these
Now let's 1,avc a catch. -4xflf.h Might. !.
More like to run the basc--Eymbe[ine.
Who knows that Harry Wright mightn't find
n catcf-word in Emerson, or Lowell, or Holmesi
II he could prove that theIormer approved the
game he could make no end Of tin. ! :~
The 81 game between the Loutsyil'es and
Haitfords calls out the first gush OF the season
from the Broohlyn Eagle, which explains the
thoroughly ratified, which is shown By their
makipg only four hits OF Larkin in the game.
TIE louisville chaps rather gave themselves
awav in that game by wildly cfatnoring for a
decision Just like the one they entered a sol
cInn protest against on the Enmc grounds last
June. .... .:...
last seasou at this time there had been forty
two new sontracts madc Tor this season, and by
November sixty-threc contracts had been signed.
This. when compared witfrthe three lonesome
contracts on the seasons record, shows that the
PLAYERS arc for the most part without. any pros
nect Of getting chance to earn any basc-ball
money Gext season. No Offers are being male,
as it il evident that either the League Will give
uD the ghost on account Of its heavy losses, or
else its clubs will engage cheaper players, and
leave the high-priced old-tlmers out in the cold
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As is usunl in cases Of the kind, the Courier
Journal sings out l2auIy; put IN : vague ana
false cllargen Let us see il it Is possible to
min this thing down; The TRIBUNE asserted
that the Louisville Club violated the rules in
tf1at, when it had only one umpire, it refused
names, as provided by law, and that this was
done with tie corrupt purpose Of having Dcvin-
;ney umpire in defiance OF law. Can you deny
that YOU told Mr.. 2palding that he would have
to take Deviuuey anyway for the first two games
BE- played! 50"
The AoJe- Democrat, commenting on the last
Allegheny-St. Louis game, points out the weak
ness Of the team in brown by calling attention
TO tho "dcad weigh in tho batting line u which
Forre. Battin, and Ulong have been to the Club.
By the way, now come to think Of it, maybe tue
absence Of Remsen may be explained BY looking
at his score. 1t will be remembered that the
papers of St. Louis felrupon hts neck and wept
al over him IN the early part Of the season on
account Of bis batting, and then shortly atter-
wards he went East. On looking Mt his bitrtns
record 1t appears that he didn't hit the ball IN
the six games preceding bis going away, and IN
only twenty hits. He hit Bradley three times III
one game, lind then never touched ball in four
successive games off the same pitcher. Can it
be that this is why he went East!
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.. .....
T. 4. N,-What is the use specnatfng over min es
when part OF the men have signed? It waste
Of paper. f..
vAS-tsWhat Is the largest score made against
the Chica2os this ycar:" dn*Efr-IS, made by
the Dostons May IL, aud again July Is.
J. u. writes to say tia. this column ia mistaken
IL sayp est Hatasae
ard played i. I. in lso9.@ Much Obliged to ME. y.
for the correction.
r on tnf, m
sIonnl and an amateur" Ans9er-A League club
il on. holding membership ia the National
League; semi professional club il one wnlch has
paid playcrs IN amateur club IL one which pays no
players and takes no Faie-money-
r. 8. L.-'tu} Wlla: players hare MilwanSee
and GAINESVILLE engaged for next year: ~ Where
T rs' big pay kgan 81
or Mn0ss cutbberis Issaas t isssr-U MiwaaEee las
Bennett Weaver, Redmond, Andrns, crcameF'
sas as9es ieF aaxSss si11e vii
ztay in Cincinnati. (3} It is yery close between
Meysy aad Cassidy WITH MssE @ ssae Of
League players.
milwaukee, Please shy where the following
players viii play next year: Glenn, Hines, Peters,
Anson, and Bnrnes, Of Chicago; Dalrymple ana
og of ktcn a ee roy
Meyerle, Of CINCINNATI Ansner r-Apart from
foolish rumofs, the only certainty in the a Whois
DAttT Ii fnlf CTe1t1et anu lVtAElk AtsC S'Et+SN
viii Milwaukee,. Foley will he pretty sure to stay
in Cincinnati. Concerning the remainder there a.e
abou. three runors per man, but as yet absolutely
70 certainty about them
E.-'.D Where and when did the White S stoek; q
ings OF Chicago win game by score OF ISL to !:
111 T. it the biggest score on rccord:'' Ansrtr-
{l) The game was played IN Memphis, Tenn, Mas
il, 1870, and the opponents Of the Chicasos were
the Bluff Citys. The score was as follows:
cbie:ss'.: ss.'se.- ..,... + : ! $ ! Z As;
{) Can't say whether 1t is the largest score on rec
ord or not.
FIR. L., Macomb-'t What is cnrye pitching
How many curves can Grndley, Bond. oE SelaI
mitch: There has been considerable dispute here
aoout the curve, some contendin4 tint il Is limos
laws Of gravity" .4nsner-A cure bail is one
which starts 10 come over the plate a1d 3ao1a thei
| and then changes its cou.se. and comes ovel
the plate. The varieties are about hal
4 dozen IN numoert such rs q long slow curve ou
or il, short quick shooting !al! 9nt and In ETC. ETC.
this cannot be done-until be sees It cannot os
explained except upon tic theory Of 1.-THE d5lft,
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