, 1877-09-30
GAMES AND PASTIMES.
How the Chicagoans Will
Amuse Themselves
This Week.
The Championship Business Nearly
Settled-Engagement Of
Players.
Runors and Humors Of the Game
-."Reform in umpiring
Needed.
The Match Between Rarus and Great
Eastern--.Suppression Of
Time.
Records Made by Trotting Colts Not to
Be Bar--A Fast Three
Year Old.
Programme for the RiAe-shooting-A
Most Interesting Season
n
Records Made by Trotting Colts Not to
Be Bar---A Fast Three
Tear Old.
Programme for the RiAe-shooting-A
Most Interesting Season
Expected.
BASEBALL.

The Chicago Club vii! arrive home this morn.
Ing from their 1opg trip, and viii play their isl
games for some weeks Tn Chicago ground Mon
day and Tuesday with the Cincinnatis. This
rcorganizcd Club las been quite successful
SINE it captured Mitchell and Miller, and will
bc sure TO show some excellent play. The
Chitago management have very properly de-
cided to Offset the phenomenon Mitchell, who is
Cincinnati boy, with q phenomenal Chi.
cacoan in the person of Refs, who played a few
ga:ncs this season with the Fairbanks, and hes
since been PLAYING in iowa He is cert rtainly
pitcher Of wonderful effectiveness against
the clubs which he has met, and it
would not be strange if be should puzzle the
Cincnnatians as badly as be has clubs Of less
renown. Those who attend these games should
carefully bear in mind that they commence ut
3:15, half All hour earlier than of old.
It is expected that the Chicagos will 20 to
st. Louis Tuesday night, and play there
Wednesday aud Thursday. These exhibition
games are p1ayei for the purpose Of giving the
people who are attcndin. tho Fair and Exposi-
tiou an opportunity to see the beauties OF the
game.
The last championship games Of the season in
Chicago vii: take place Friday anu Saturday,
The Louisville Club having the honor Of closing
the year. 1t is expected that the Chicagos will
present another phenomenal pitcher aud his
ca"ther. though it is not yet exactly sure
T!:e>e games will end the career OF the present
c .cag, G ib.
Thr Boston Herald says that Crane, Of the
-owells, has signed to play in Chicago next
fear. President Hulbert SAYS he has seen no
such contra I. The fact is, the papers are anx-
ious to Fl: out this city with team and don't
ALWAYS pick out the best men. In the case Of
Crane, however, it is all right. II there should
be club here and Crane should be one Of tile
c!c:-t. II would be a good choice. He is gen
tlel1lan aud fine PLAYER.
ClNC1SSATI-CHICAGO.
s,xc.a, Dt>.ac: 10 s 3a> S;,eago g.; RI aanr.
t1SclssATI, sept. sAIIne -, ,'ntil game OF
J sst %a ayc 'He er an d the the
l.,u,c Club proved the vl-tors. Tie GAME was
marked by heavy batting on both sides. and
cool many errors. On ACCOUNT Ut darkness,
tie game was called at the end Of the sixth
inning. The score By
inninrs- . 3 i 5 G
Cn!ca-. ....... =. =. 49, IL :: 0-1o
Impire--Scoi! i'sz.4nss.
HosToS-HARTFoRD.
Ep~ci1l Ls<n,srA 70 Tie [hiraJo Trf57fne.
Boston, Sept. 2A.--Ihe tic game between the
Bostun and Hartford Clubs was played to-day,
and WIS wRn by the Bostons. They led off with
AsC III 4IC uISL iItlJ1I4-. 1IlA LH1t H!UiE
the Hartfords could make III the whole game.
Owing to darkness, only eight innings were
played.
]hniHQs- . 3 6 7 8
Boston. on.....-.........-..:5 o n-2
Hartford. ....... ....1 o o o.
Cmnitc-Sumner.
LOU1sy1LLE-sT. LOUIS.
Sptci1t Dispatch 10 Thf Ehicy7r Tri1;tnr.
LOUISVILLE. Sept. .a.-Thc Browns again suf-
fcrel defeat at the hands OF the tirays to-day
Tue Browns have lost seven Of the ten games
Dlared with Louisville, and the last two games
will be played in st. Louis.
jantH1s- . 3 As G'T o
Louisville. Q . o.
st. Louis. ---..... 2 0 o.
Cmpire-McElwce.
INDIANAPOLIS.
ISD1ASAPoL1s, Ind. Sept 20 2,9.-lndianapolis,
6, Tcrrc Haute Browns, 0.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
The first place having beecn disposed OF to Bos-
ton, the second place having been gathered in by
Louisville. and the third place having fallen to
Hartford. there remain only the fourth aud last
places for Chicago and St. Louis to quarrel over
i Ills week yr,ff Hncidt. f1pr rnnmarf0us rnrctinn