, 1877-08-19

cepted an offer, and wi'l play with the heos
u Here miscellaneous lot of rumored engage, e.
ments, most Of them false; creamsr %l.m ts
Milwaukces: Fulmer with the Cinelnnat's'
Quest, aianse1l Nelson, Galvi9, WlllansoD'
Sullivan, aud Holbert with the AllegneniesIT1 sI1
The Cincinnati Enquirer advances the I 1o1ioM-
fnr, part Of which are intensely silly: brad
lev. Arson, aud Peters were all anxious TO sasa
With next ycar's Cincinnati teams when Iner
heard that McVey was going to porkopoll;s: vs.,
Also this |'Ross Barnes was Willing 70 e.,1 sign
other: sslikc h1c1eary wants aleyerie 10 Play
with the ST. Louis Club next season. but Long
Levi will be needed among Cincinna{rs Dig
battcrs.''
The Milwaukees want Foley for their next
years. team.-Cltei4aaH paper. r-,.., horn
promised to play with tue Alleghenies nc1t
year. Fuln1er refuses unless he can play snof1
stop, and Crcamcr will go to n11l"auhee'
Giote- Democrat.
Indianapolis Club TOT the balance OF the season,
they have telcgsaphed him to senn on HIS
Ierms.-Iroeidc,tte Dtspdtch..
The Indianapolis Club wants Sullivan OF tne
Buckeyes to play first base for them nert year:
Sullivan is one Of the very hcst young players
aud heaviest battcrs In the West.-E'lqtssr<r.
. But the last and most extraordinary rumor OF
all--the annual rumor-tlle old-tl1ne blow lfotn
Philadclphia-Is the most amusing Onc Fe1-
mon is the following from the ~ ,cs
club at Philadelphia next year, s5Wo o. tne
S10,u10 having already becn subscribed. Fetgu-
son, OF the Harttorss, has been offered tne nla1-
aecmeur and it Is said hc will accept Another VT
Philadelphia Sunday Republic: !" We can as
sure our many anxious iuquirers that fhllauel-
phia will undoubtedly have tIrst-class niue
next ecason. We have it from reliablc souree
thut the nuc1eus-a pitcher anu caschel-na'G5
alyeatiy been secured, and that certain
gentlemen have guaranteed the wherewithal 70
support aud give security for salaries TO players
wIo have signed and will sign lot t'iis ei!y'
There will be- another club started in th's clty'
which will be paid by booksellers and their Gus
toners. and will he run in tho interest OF these
gentlemen. 1t is to be strong team, anu Will
contain some of the finest players IN the
country"
Last SUNDAYS Philadelphia TEN begins the
usual buster OF the year for It's Guy, any sa,s
that it will next year be represented IN thc
| League By tue following team: Nolan' p,
| Flint. Z: Start, b; Arson, 9 b; Ferguson, : b;
| Coo.s, s. f.; Hall, |. t.; E@gler, C.. l.; Lask1n,
:, f.: uoldsworth and Reach, subs II aous
| that tilt above have been written to and have
ernresscd ;lleir Willingness to PLAY there; also
| taat IS 0O0 has been subscribed TO na:k inc ne"
| team, Which Is to lie called the Phi]adelpn'n;;
| Tue contradiction comes from an une1pecte;a
source the Hercurv, which saws: 1t is scrce's
| pleasiug fiction coined by au Imaginative re-
uort er, as not cent has yet been subscribed Tor
| the purpose OF organizing nine next. season,
! and most OF the players there mentlonco hsne
been engoged elsewhere. Too true, LOO true'
/ WHAT WARD DID.
| To the Edto: Of 1at Tribune
J.xHsy1LLE, Wis, Aug. l7.-Weil, we did It,,
much to Mr.. Hulbcrt's discontinue nc came
out to see Ward bitch: ard was iul!i sat!sheo.
Never opened the game win .et.4I t;. a !.1 dr
| do it auy more, The entire nine getting Dqt sl1
t stneles IN he game. The Mutuals batted Brad-
| lev ior sixteen singles, one two-aaser, anu one
| 1b-ec-baser, but the hits were made IL such
desnltoy manner Us 70 pyenGS1 @ G1np 'n On ~ neFv
| dgldcd bnll from right field. Nc'ey's catching
was good, and be threw out the ou4y luan tne1
| attempted to steal second Hines and Eden
had considerable Mork to 90 IN ia Inc WIFI 1gte
Stock.nc nine particularly noticeable to the az
diencc was their Eentletoanly behavior, "hlcn
| wes appreciated to the extent Of every goou
| ,luy btip. loudly apptauded: anu no jeefs O.
funny remarks being offered to the visitors. II
w. n model game In that respect. Bis; bors
| al the nalr1 on The Mutual side; assisting II
1urce double plays (one OF which ended t!1e
| eane), and scoring three safe hlt5. Arnold aise
got three hits, and ieldcd well, cons:derlng nj:
accident before the gaihe. BIstiong vas q
| usual. perfect, aud III tact the whole nlne al:
| weIl. which was necessary to defeat the Chica
S,,s. The Alleghenys, Of Pittsburg, play her'
| Aug. p and 81, und the st: Pa1l Red laps ar
sidrs With TIC Mutrals in their controversy Will
tic Milwaukee Club, and it is probably W 1hi
time apparent to Mr.. Rogers that he made Sc
r;o,1s 1,istake III kicking. as he has been enneaI
oriu. to arrange another series Oh san,cS WI
short letter from GAINESVILLE, which the ~
| ys--fJccau mixed up With its telegrams ~ Il
Yp,ue strange way, said that President Hubert
Of tue Chicagos, had been trying to ensag
Ward and Bushong, OF the nine ol that eitJ, 10
+hr Chicagos. 4 reporter Of Tue TE1buS;
bought 4 copy Of the paper in question ana TOO
II around to Mr.. HuIbrrt to show h1m toc par
agrapb, He read it through. and then, w'thou
aword, seized Il pen and wrote rs 1o!lo"s:
70 the Editor Of The Tritane.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-]r is an absolute and unuua
lied lie to sey that l. or any person aesin. 1oT tae
Q. auy person acting in behalf Ut tue Ehieago Clmi
ever engaged Ward or Bnshong, OF the Janes'lll
Glib, or ever attempted to engage them. O. ert
offered to engage them .or any time Tor which tne!
or either OF them. under contract to any otae
cino' OF 'oi @"' '''''N ". 4. HuIzErT.
After he had signed his name to this, NJ
Hubert handed 1t to the reporter, addlng:
seems to be common thing to ATTEMPT t
build up reputation on t6e slrenG!n Oh unel = :.
| been tried more thin once; but l doubt
Nolan. or Ward, or Bushoug will try it at;al'
II can make that note any palmer G1l'.
| THE rcnOrter said he alGf see HOW LIE 1les
dent could cover any more ground without cal
Ing somebody liar-and then he went away
Z MILWAUKEE PROSPECTS.
: Sp.cio{ Disputeh to Tie Tribune.
; MILWAUKEE, Aug. 1S.-The management
d the Milwaukee Club are making their best e
8 forts to get together team which shall bc Il
: lest In the Northwest, II not In the countr
2 IN 1875 Their latest additions are villa
Eolbcrt aud George Creamer, the inc iletde
nr the Allegheny Club who have just sisnc1
!. These. with Rcd1non, Bcnuett, and the other
: t will give start for an excellent nine
= MINNESOTA MATTERS.
: I To the Editor of Tie Tribune.
= PAUL. Aug. 1.-THE Jeffersons, Of JcHe
4 son, Wis, amateur champions ~ OF Wiscon:i
have been amusing Winona, St. Paul, and Mt
l. | neonoIis during the week. They have suffer-
# overwhelming defeat in each place, but are st
,r on their travels. On the 18th the Minneapo
j. Browns disbanded, but were shortly after
orpnnized As 4 cooperative nine; neanWh
, three of thciS best players had been nlpped:
q Eden BY the Chicagos, Bohn By the Red CaT
[i and Phillips By the Clippers OF Winona. u
& ter1lay the Reds played the first OF the Sta
q Championship games at Ninona and were beat
u cto1. Miller is still unable to play, and his 8
seuce Is serious drawb back to the success Of
L. Club. NED eAt
t. ANOTHER REMIN1sCESCE.
70 lie Editor Of TIE Tribune.
:. CHICAGO, Aug. lG--TuE SUNDAY. TRIBE
10 10 rrccnt1y published tho score OF remarhai
y rame Dlavad in Chicago May ", lS,!, IN WI
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