, 1877-07-29

] MILAN.
Persons who remember the progress Of the
game IN the early part Of the season will have
no difficulty in calling to mind the row made BY
the alleged attempt Of the St. Louis Club to
steal Nolan from the Indianapolis fellows. Tho
story OF the attempt to get him to break his
nese4 By many, though minutely denied By the
st. Louis folks. 4 few days later, when
the chieasos we're IN Indianapolis, it
was charged that President Hulhert
denied. Shortly afterward the young man in
dispute entered into contract for 1875 with In
dianapolis, and nothing more was heard Of tho
| Vexed question until 4 few days ago, when it
| WAS asserted that efforts we're beng made to
! get Nolan to sham sick, and so gel release.
things were done In the interest Of Chicago,
and the Secretary OF the indianapolis Club
| wrote to President hubert asking 1t the re-
port was true, and rather intimating that Nolan
| Ind given reason to think it was. A1r. Hubert
replied briefly, concisely, and fordbly, and, for
the purpose Of showing exactly how the matter
stands, the essential part Of the letter is ap-
pended:
Neither myself nor any authorized person has
ever spoken 10 ~ Nolan about playing Tor Or with
suggested that his services were desired; and, to
make the matter more binding, here and now say
10 you that VIC would not have Mi. Nolan At any
price or under any circumstances. This, not
withstandins that. considered a. pitcher alone,
We esteem him the most skillful player in the
country.
II that does not cover the case, then language
caunot do it. Meantime, only one course Is
open to Indianapolis: to held Mr. Nolan right
siarp to his duty, and when he disobeys or re-
fuses his work. to- expe1 him. The practice Of
releasing, instead Of expeling, is damaging.
THE lsD1AN4PoLts CLUBS RECORD.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
lSD1AsAroL1s, July I.-tn answer to corr
respondent in yonr issue OF last SUNDAY, In re-
gard 70 the 1ndianapols Baseball Club, will you
please publish the following: The Indianapolis
July 20, seyentY-two games. of which dfty-one
were Won, sixteen lost, and tive tie games. OF
these tifty-onc games, twenty-five were white
washes, or Games In which their opponents did
not score run They have played twenty-tour
eleven, and lad one tie. Of these
were won three out Of four with St. Louis, four
out Of five with Louisville, two on: Of three
with Cincinnati. two out Of five with. Chicago,
one ont Of four with Buston, aud none out
latter club and the A1leghenies being the only
clubs played with that they have failed to beat.
They hare tecn whitewashed but four times
this season, twce by Chicago, once each By Bos-
having administered the same to Chicago and
St. Louis once each, and Louisville twice. Num-
ber of runs, 40, or an average Of nearly ga
ger game, while the number Of runs scored by
opponents has averaged less than two, being
only 141. In base~hits and errors they make
equally as good showing. GoOsE-EGu.
NOTES or THE GAME
The HaEtfords had better luck with Mitchell,
Of Springfield, O., than most League clubs have
had They beat him 10 to o.
Lawler, Of the Milwaukee Club, has been re-
leased and is open to an engagement He VAS
OF 1876.
N.hn 49,
Rochester Club arc ut present yoYaging on un-
known waters, with helpless helmsmen. aud in
imminent danger OF shipwrcck-
Redmond, the short-stop OF the late Memphis
Reds, vino played few games with the Cincit-
natis, has gone to Milwaukee to play there the
balance Of the season. He Is under cont1act
there for next season.
E. F. johnson, the wonderful cure pitcher OF
the West, who met With so much success IN the
first half Of the Season with the Fall River Club,
has been released and his place filled By G. L.
Wilson No reasons given.
4 Philadc}phta paper says that League secre-
tarr Young has been officially notified that the
Athletics protest against Meyerle's playing with
the Cincinnats on the ground that he has never .
been released bY the former Club.
The first game Of the season claimed as for
feitcd between two clubs Of any strength was
by the Lowclls, who were awarded game by
the umpire, july q, when the opposing nine
(the Rhode Islands) we're sixty miles away.
4 Philadelphia paper says that Watt wouid
strengthen at the new nine which Is spoken of
for Philadelphia" The paper aads that be Is .
flrst-class out6elder, heavy hitter, aud one OF
the fastest runners In the business. Perhaps ho
may be; he certainly Is fine young fellow.
The PhtiadelphIa Club has turned the tables
on the Athletics bv engaging Ward and Nc
Clure, their pitcher and catcher. The two play
ers say that they we're receiving no money from
the Athletics, aud, moreover, did not know
whether they we're engaged for the season or
not
Among the runored engagements are Baker,
OF the Phuadelphias, with the Auburas' Cas-
kins, rc-engaged With the Rochesters; also,
Allison With tue same club for 1873; and Bur-
dock with tine Bostons- It Is also said that
Hague and Latham are to be the foundations Of
a new club in Utica, N. 7.
St. Louis has apparently thought It necessary
to reinforce Bu1tis with some new umpires, and
Boes o6a MaheP james Bsrron aaa
C. Peunoyer, from whom the other clubs are
requested to pick out two to take the place Ut
Messrs. Medart and W45h, who do not care TO
serve longer.
The New York World thinks that the grand
Allegheny Star tourney, which Vas
be transferred 10 New York and played on the
Union Grounds. Ferguson will be q particular
y unwfse man II be allow. anything Of the hind
,n his grounds Just On The eve OF the Whit OF
Inc Western clubs.
The second annual Tournament under the
Of the Princeton Q1l) Baseball
Association, will begin Monday, Aug. 20, and
:ontinue four days. Prizes as follows: First
class-frst prize, 500: second prize, IT'S: third
,rize, $40. Second Class-Ftrst prize, $100;
econd graze SO; third p{izsr g ftaa;sst fkongsst
,r,,ha- Rrst-haae hj+a r. Not less than three