, 1877-12-30
Engagements Announced Last
Week---General Notes,
Queries Satisfied,
Etc.
TIE Relative Merits Of Smugg1er and
Rarus---1s the Big Stallion
"Duffer"2
/ Chapter on Pulling Trotters-A Kala-
mazoo Man Thinks It Is the
Proper Thing to Do.
Interesting "reminiscences Of Flora Temple Sun.
piled BY ler Old Driver, Hiram
Woodruff.
BASE-BALL.
OCTSIDE CLCB WAR.

BASEBALL.
i. OUTSIDE cLCB WAR.
Nohody knew better thsn the gentlemen con,
notine the League what they were dofpv whc1
they took their new departure at their last etin,
IN cleveland they counted the cost and 1erisl,tcf
rhe best they knew for their own interest and nro
:ect;on. One OF the things which they rxn~c,rf
and foresaw has arrived-ttat is. the denunciat,o,
~ the uress in those towns which cons;de,ci
themselves acericved. The Syracuse Courier Ia.
onenea The ball with an article that is hy mn
90 strnnr urceeuta,Iou of its side of fha cnse e.
conl. hc ,nade. It nny proner}v ha divided ;r,r
two n:rts-nisapprchensjou and sassumnttons.
In ,hc first pIace. it. asserts th,t:. III,
1,v ..vi1l not permit the Ieaone c1nba t1
,,.v In cities like Pittsbury and Rocbestc- ),
Ibis Il not warranted by anything in the rules o,
agreements, anu ''oln'''s VI 'ne Alno was intend
ed. II is alleged az reason why the Stars should
not Join the League that they would then be de-
,,,se ~: -,
Lt'ea. or b'nShan'on' 1nis Is elmer 4 cur1onsly
mistaken statement or a malicious lie.
The misapprehensious in.the article are many Int
:, ri,1 srt1,ra n. nrcsen+ RI sor n +ha
.S n""' $50. ~ ., ~ 'Ae Aoh- -1casue
League is largely given out by the philanthropiets
VINO have axes that need SHARPENING. 4 ]it.1e
xr;,1 A, oood ,.-ba,s ~ Zee ~. go.
'oss ",l' W sooo' ps9naps' III io'o, tne nrst
eoma ercellent c!nhs outside it-no,,h1,
the Stars, BUCKEYES, Tccuu1sehs. J,oxcl,s
md 1ndianapolis, Thc5 came through the
season without ever playing upon the
Chicago or any other League club grounds, except,
PERHAPS one eaeh. Inc e'uos named. ana others
made some 1nodey, received League clubs on their
nome efoonas' m" s1'en! very niue IN 11nveilins.
onc ~ IN. c,uhs n,r1cd r,,v.d ~ tha Cs;.aan w.,
oae .ne elups Aaiaeu p'Hs.u on 'ne ea'eoSo
with the prosperity they gained BY making their
business local, paying small sularics, avoiding
heavy travelling expenses. catchins Lcasuc clubs
as they passed. anu generally. depending on home
support and State rivalry, the class OF clubs re-
ferred 10 maQe serious mistake in 1877. 1t is
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1ps,-,s.o,- ~ 'HIs
maue several m,seakGs; toe5 1aiseo the'r sai-
a.'es' @ .,,s1s3, Mausneo neat 1tapsl.ons, 1ooS
upon % themselves ne costs Or heasE tours, and
Lure" oeiinu tnei tne itsse1 aa}s anc saier pfont
lhey iooS III 1tslS naoss money, bnt lhHy spenla
GOOD oeal more and tae balance was on tue wong
once: the fnpla ourst,np OF the following clubs
were heard III the land: Manona, Racine SPRING
fairbanks Erie, Rochester. Mimi. Ludlow, etc
xho e|o:ed ihs ~ ssas1n yefy e2Ty: some q Hen
1he,f losses and SAVING nothing about it. larce
portion OF ihese losses were maze N traseillnS and
9nst hese "ora snouIa oe saao ~ tae eTst o. lem
gentlemen manasess; you eou.a not-and you can,
tize; you had !taking the st4rs, fer exam;
pel 4 hhe reputation ~ CehtEa! New 3o!h- ann
yoa 1nefe:oEe un"altantaois assnnco thaL your
Ieialaton ~ ea!eEoEu ~ aGse' aua .ea auat
YOU were wei, enough hao"a IN q: LOUIS ~ uhke
sa';c IIs 1 s5e ."a +1t e. tot.a yoa 'I
asontslsd anu ossus.ea ' tnas ene Cn'eaSp peop.e
stavea al nome When YOU catne nese' anu .aat you
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"a aosel t1al ~ .ahes angls .l: one seal " IVY IVY
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