, 1877-07-08


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Tf.:y: Mi;ls j; i!a''. i. Chicago, i olympic, =
1ns na91 g eAe e' ..s1 81 Buffalo
Uf the Chsca:.os not one is playing hall as busi-
ness now On the other hand. the UIymp1cs have
lasted wonderfully; Forcc in St Lous, Mills In
Milwaukee,, Allison iu brooslyM, sweasy IN provi.
dcnce, Leonard in Boston. Hall in Lpnisrile- and
graduate OF that tenn, and only Waterman ana
Dratuafd have retired.
After favorl1x with the 'rcl'cs. II the CORE
temperate letter demanding that the nine bc blown
M for not winning. This is foo'ishness. The
nine o1 ls; needed whip TO ssep p then e,,ad from ~
the kind feaidcs, they have won four out OF hye
games since they reached home from tie East. II
viii make a heap Of troub'e vt. The qnss- .;
pennant is easily answcred: sed ~. Chicago has has
k las = more to play II she wins ali Of them i
will make IS won Boston has 30 more gnmes 10
play: she will have to WIN % Of them to be en-
will have 10 win 20 of t:leu, to entirely cut oil
chicago from hope. Louisville has 81 games to
play; she must win IS Of them to be sure st,
them TO he certain. But ill such figuring is what
the Turk calls bush-foolishness. Chlcaso nus
cl,ance enough, and possibility no end7wh4i % she
Barnes 1t IL entirely too carly to begin to whine,
gra,ub1e, kick, or despair. Tho season ia only
twe.,fths Wifi "n gone yet
HOW TO PICK AN UMPIRE.
One phase OF the umpire question should receive
immediate attention At the hands o1 the League
1rc on club by what scents ralrab!e , violation
Or tic rules. Il few days ago THE TRIBUNE
called attention TO the fact that i'll ST. Lon,s there
vas no umpire hut isurtis, aud in Louisville none
f,t 1,t.rinrcy. 1t il not at all the purpose OF tIa
paragraph to discuss the chaFacisrs, occnnadolls
or nnip,ring Of either of tllcse en pay only ~ ca
wili51j}y hrcaking the Leagnc Inv OIL the subject
Sec u Rule :, after providing fur tne sh,oosinE
eitcr G her or iii d such three gentlemen 70 act as @
1Irc. The Captains Of the contcsting mines
shai by jot, c''ooss an umpsse,"n no1t 1ppiy Y
tuad Works. Wash said he was sick. when he
wSs drawn Tuesday aud NctlaTt said that he
couldn't get away when be WAS afaWn M W. ,,,a inSatod
baant i,Scn drawn at all spading wls entitled 10
chance to draW IN nnio ~ otims o to tint
md r,.fuscd. it was lsurtis or nobody: This Vas,
It would scem, in direct violation OF ;! ne 10 rules.
drawing when Dcviunay Ia tho only man who VIII
ssrr.: and vet 1hu management lnsists that no
mus bs taken every tns' stmp'y o t9iX .ri
sa.1vc The principle Of this Is wrong; II ts put
ling premium on neglect, caEelessness, and syen
Of Of The cities named, or any Other hlsr,,;l 10
lie League, the club anagers are u1sernpa
or stsndfns fjust suppose tis) to steal games for
70 act as nn1 p,s; aSo ysnygtabe wny ;Se
,,,n: n with the loafer in each case, and get the
Two TO refuse to act, while tht captain of tue nine
refuses to listen to any Argument sased "a on a. no
ru1e Int insists on the characterized oater or no
a,,,, II Snuldn't be fair to assert that this plan
Eas vet been followed IN S.. Louis or Loqssil}e q
but, the refuse to I've up to me 5alfs
tx;ii uan eventually give rise to unpleasant sus-
petons. i s u the say vii The GLOBE !eensS Dno
erat please repel With ssoFn u.a.,4 secu9a 1rii1
not nunirc? II went into the use OF bad Language
when TT TtsssF fan;s msaas bn1f
sn. that the Chicago Club has distinctly proved