, 1877-04-08

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J pions in '7s. St. Louis viii do it's utmost to win
the coveted ttte and, in the opinion Of the writer
rowed down to Chicago, St. Louis, and Boston.
ii is more than likely that these candidates viii be
| neck and neck q, the finish"
:. TG TRIBUNE has received from j. ". Kelley, Of
| No. So Madison street. and from L. G. spaidine i
! Bro, No. LIS Randolph street, copies Of t6eII
new score books for use this year. The principle
in 10th devices ID the sAme,-that Of making the
Either Of the books OF systems Is 60 far in advance
Of anything ever before brought out in the way OF
simplicity, convenience, and ACCURACY, that It
years ago. The new styles will be in universal
use before the season is half through
Ont Of thirty three frs.-caass lies in the Phila~
dolphin Mercury OF last week, the following is se-
! iected ~ perhaps the most characteristic: "A
good joke was the refusing Of s. 600 br EggleE 10
60 either TO St. Loais or Chicago. Al spaldias.
Of the last. named Club. WAS the city last winter
way Mr. Spalding was not east Of Cleyelaua
last M winter, and Eggler received no offer from
lineage in any way: form. o. manner Mr. Egglcr
who can be had alta good deal less that s.. 900.
That hgure meyer Will be paid again by my club To
m any fielder. This year il i pata to only one man in
the League who plays In the outfeld-
From Philadelphia papers II appears that Egg1er
mock, sperins. Mills Thompson, M .' and Fl: Flanagan
we're S tae ts persons WHO found the money to put
want 81, 600 from the Phadelphias as ground rent,
for which they are heartily cursed BY the papers;
and hna!ly that Hicks tlayhurst has found that
hls - business " Will not permit him to manage the
Athletics this year The facts about this last mat
ter are that Hayhurst has found out that there is
neitnsr money nor prospects If tas nsxly-plsted
pleasant little fiction based On the fact that some
female relative OF his keepa sumo sort OF bonnet
shop.
The Chicago Club management have prepared
its sau,es, aud with the greatest propriety have
presented the fact that it d the champion club Of
the United States THIS has stirred the lille Of the
s. Louis Republican man, who warns the public
that the Browns ''were accredited with irst place
BY right, II not b. rule by the fraternity in gener
aL" It t. rather late to claim the championship.
my friends. but perhaps you do go on the ground
that the general public have forgotten that you
seven games less and lost fire games more than the
ehs.2 sesss sn i R't s ss 1aa a ta RI s
nant In ST. Louis; think how cheap you
would have felt and how cheap the League
beaten three games - ont Of four by club from In
tltanapol,st Wouldn't It be rather neat aud
graceful thing for you to do to stop whining fot
games of, and stir around and learn to beat the
common kind Of clubs who don't even aspire to be
scnampions"f
The event OF the week has, OF course, been the
the latter city The result was entirely unc1-
pected, and not At all appreciated bv St Louis;
and fierce discussion and no little il-feeling grew
out @r tne y o , Ihe ;1o wfes has 4m
dianapois, aed Cincinnati paperr, as we'll as from
THE Tn1BuHE's correspondent The receipt OF
ss wrsr M1 W. asI5 Tz rn1puae to aSe an n
vestigation Into the charges that the indianapolis
team art kickers, bad men, andAunfair players;
. an the sesa ~ t ~ N whe
anger at the loss Of game, and probably had no
soF Of foundation. Other testinony-thas Of