, 1877-10-07

SIault5 lUst. ~ - = e1- ~. - ~
The rccapitulation is:
Cubs. Hon. Lost. I1dyea;
B0st0n.-- ........1- -, ~ ~
Louisville. ......-.....+ --st ~ ~
Hartford. ...-..-..-.. .....:I -, - 20 20
St. Louis. s...........-...'" ~ ~ ~
Chicago. ........... ....-. -, ~
Cincinnati. -.lo - DO
BLAsrHEMM. .
The Philadelphia Ercuing Eutietin speaks thus
snceringly Of the national game:
speedily after its Introduction, gave it some sort
or title to be considered 4 ''nniional'' pastime.
aud there were wise men who regarded the popular
tncv understood that one OF the needs al this coull
trv was attractive form of athletlc sport IN
which young men could engage without jeopardirg
nHai Sut ali hopes born of that lime are dead The
game has gone the way OF many other gooa tnliles
III this fair land our politics anon: tnGIn ana Gas
amusement and exercise, but as Il rule, tue men
who used to he proud OF their membership I'M
base ball club would now rather be suspected Of
almost anything else than maintenance Of such an
attliation. The game has gone down to the level
Vi horse RACINE. and ck-hghlne The clubs have
cun1e under thcscontrot Of professionals who play
for money, and who are much more likely to sci:
out Il game for the purpose Of chcatin: unsopaist-
Gated bers an tney aae o ~" 10 m of M
clubs to which they belong. When oaclglaTdl:i ap-
pca7cl hand in hand with gambling and the trckerF
Of the .asncster, then respectable people began 10
withdraw and to-day contest between two clubs
uttracts no more attention frum those w used to
regard such matters with enthusiasm than would
Jov- fight IN an Alukka strectcellar.
It IS curious to observe in Whut manner the game
il assuming the character Of business There are
professional balls authorized bats. and we'll
defined set Of laws for the government ut every
conceivable phase Of the contests. The players
arc men who engage in no other form OF labor Who
bear about them the scars of veterans and wcara
Battered appearance which tells Of hundred nard-
}y-fou.ht canpaicns. 4 player who has not
nnutilaicd nose Or split thumb VINO has not haI
III, Is regarded as man wAosc:.1pczienccs of The
business have not been sufficiently rich und f5ult-
ful to enti.ic him to ad:niration There have been
orii,e 10 stop with their bodies swiftly ball
have cur!cd up in the fence corner and drif1ed OF
compact ball. struck bs an expert batsman, has
come to be nearly as dangerous rs missile from
rsarm and s,rv the 1n,n payeF e,d,;S1 han
to becoming an angel has devised various con-
trivances for decreasing his danger He protects
his thumbs with padded leather: ne covers hts
with iron to avoid slipping, and now he wears
about his head and face sort OF wire cage. from
which he peers upon tho Geld with an air of con-
yici obailiny ellmses of the world from the
window OF a penitentiary. As new pcrils present
themselves, new devices will be invented and
player Of tile early future will enter the dcld rs
heavily armorcd Us knight OF the middle ages.
and almost as incapable OF motion unless he has n tne
will be covered BY revolving machine and home
rms will bc made by somebody turnln. crank.
When that period arrives feeling OF curiosity may
stimulate popular interest in the spurt- But FOR
tile present the national game Will probably con-
time to excite the enthusiasm OF nobody but boys
SOME OF MOST SORTS.
Arthur Cummings turns up as pitcher Of the
MansGelds Of Middlctnwn.
They call Mitchell "Thc Wonder" We Won
der what he was wondering about up in Chicago.
Enquirer
About the only notable engagement made
during the past week has been that Of Hall with
| the st. Louis Club'
| Mccormick, pitcher OF the Stars, has been
! It looks as If he would like release, SO as to
go with Gccr
The Boston Herald, in reviewing the season
| PAYS 4 deserved tribute Of praise to Harry
| Wright, to whom it seemingly credits the whole
result Ut the season.
One Of the most pleasant rumors is that Of a
nine for New York with good backing. But,
alas! there have been just such rumors every
season for q long time.
with the st. Louis is named FunEhouser- Tt
| would seem wise to let go of the latter long
tailed appellatioI entirely.
4 Philadelphia story which is utterly foolish,
it would seem, is that George Wright will retire
at the end Of THIS season and let Young San,
Wright take his place on the Boston team.
It will be in order next Sunday to render
thanks to Heaven for the close Of the baseball
season. II is Il source ol satisfaction to US to
know that there is one club which played worse
than the st. Louis Browns since last spring
only Que, however: We 'uns.]-St. Loui,
Ufobe-Denocrat, Oct. 5.
Purisians are playing baseball, aud now Mon
sIcur le pitchcur gracefully pitches the ball to
/ Monsieur lc strlkairc, who makes a trois base
hit into the eStotnac Of Monsieur ctan,u ID
gauchc Qeft iield}, who exclaims aFentrebleun p
aud sits down OH the grass for rest and refresh
ments.-I'ucI-
Robert Mathews, one Of the best oil pitchers
in his palmy days, but less efficient Of late, be
cause Of intemp pcratc habits, las, it Is said, bid
adicu to thu use OF gln cocktails, and formed 9
determination to regain the prestige he once
held as pitcher. lie is likely to secure an en-.
gagement in n good club for lS7S.-Bosto.
Herald.
The mortuary list Of ball players for 1877 il
| not large. About the only wcli-knoWn pro
fcssional who has hcen missed is Ed Someryilc,
who played with the New Haycus, Louisyillcs,
and Tecu,nsrls in successive seasons. lie died in
London, Canada, tho last OF September. and his
remains were taken to New Hayen Conn.,, for
intefnlcnt.
Hawkes., the second-bascmnn of tue dcfuuct
Live Oaks, OF Lynn, did not want to lose his
salary for the balance OF the season, but tllc
managers sscooled him olI'' by making him lug
heavy boards long distance SO weishty that
his back was ncarly broken. lie worked Just 4
day and half, and then signed Oh like little
mau.-lfercnry.
The Providence Dispatch is shouting at the
top of its nonpareil voice for nine for next sen-
son and for j membership in the League. 1t
even drops into poetry, as witness:
Shall we wait
| Till the close Of '73
before We get our nine in working shape1
Or tl,sll we pitch in now
And show The country how
The City By the bay can ''take the cake"
A letter from Philadelphia states that there
| will certainly be q niue there next season, and
adds that 81, $50 has been raised 'by AL Reach
and others. It is the purpose to secure FergI-
| son and the men who have signed With him II
| possible. To these some Of the present Chca-
eos will be added. together with Coons. That is
Que story; another is found IN the Mercury,