, 1877-04-29

c1nhla Athletics By the waT he dec1are, tnG ", y,
be has not eigned with The Athletics for next yea
fS B. fsse NMsae the Padsh
already well fixed for pitchers. Besides Chani,
a. and h hFntlong And.us has developed some streng
very dificnltto hit Turner, formerly Of the Oh
cago Fr1nkltns. will play in right Held and cat,
16 1bs fnsngs; ~; the fielding record
nett Mills, Andrns, Turner, I.awlef, and McDonai
VIII seore numerous safe hits: while The remainI,
members viii make good average. Anson il lame
and is under the care Of. a doctor. lie promis,
well in the held 1t his leg does not bother him.
me shares IN the joint-stock company-thc Gin
having secured charter last winter-aro nearly a
Cess OF the Club =.
MINNESOTA MATTERS.
ST. pemof PxG GS95ftRsndt3ss q re T'sans
OF some members Of the Minneapolis Club, th
ga'nes SGT for the 27th and succeeding dates, be
n9esa 1%eea St hs paul and nneapes. have been pos
| Poued: me opening game will take place at Min
neapolis Thursday. May 3. Charles Jerome. r.
anc ch. p, OF the Red Caps Of this city, has bee
Jeieased from his engagement for tho season
domestic 4,e causcs prompting the movement. III
| ~ Aeds. with comuendable promtness, have file
the M vacancy with Charles Witherow, OF washing
hnre arrived, and, being :. s.Spalang's best, Is ar
| perfect IN every respect 4 new pavilion is bctn
erected 1or the exclusive use OF ladics and thci
and general improvements arc being made on th
| grounds Hxp car.
CANADA NOTES.
oecfdf.Cbs7espondence c| The Tribune.
LONDON, Ont, April 36.-I see that YOUR las
issue referred to the trouble which we have beer
naslns about ground foz the Tecumsehs to occup,
th,s season e think the matter will come ont ali
right in the end. The Tecumsehd have had large
number OF men at work for two weeks past on tie
new grounds, and they will be finished before Til.
reaches you. They will be in condition for play
BY Saturday next tMay 81, when the openin. game
will ee played with the Harttorls, who viii play
here @ May 8 nnd7. We expect the Syracuse Stars
and Is, and the Live Oaks, 81 Lynn, about Nav 81
All Of the Tecuuseh tenn are here and praciIcine
daily they show up in good form, fully we'll as
Hartfords = hard fight for their games. Il.
NOLAN Us. M'MANus.
a couple Of weeks ago TnE TRIBUNE published
had been tempted by the Browns to join them. 4
few days later the Ilo1e Democrat denied the stors
most elnphatically, and used the word ssle !" with
Stnnet insisted the truth Of the story and gave
Nolan as witness. This brought out rcfy vicious
reply from the Gtooe- Democrat, putting McGeary
they never had any conversation With Nolan
about going to st. Louis. Yesterday TRIBUNE
reporter desiring il might be- get at the truth
stances. with date and place. He replied very
freely that the day was April 5, just after the 10
II the evs%n1g Gt that d he sad be
was called one side By McGcary, VINO made an ap-
pointment for la'er In the evening: About $3.50
soon 81 WITH With The s. Loes to
and Relnsen The party hud lunch, aad here The
offer WIS made. Nolan ada that they had cou-
9f n to 5 liz a p1s'ss se Of
and the affair was broken OF. Solau's waoIe
story, Of which this is only . part, j. clear and
MED, il ut all. Perhaps il cannot be.
GALATIANS CONTRACTS.
Considerable interest llas been felt in the case OF
Callahan, who signed to play with the Alaskas Of
in IN Hur
eye nine. 4 letter from gentleman In Columbus
gi.es the following as the status Of the case:
April 10. they did not know he had signed with
anybody, but after he arrived here, Mr. j. A.
Williams. Secretary OF the International Associa-
from the Alaska Club that he had signed with tnen
and that they would hold him. alr. Williams in
formed the Buckeyes Of this at once. Luckily
agreed. though the papers were made out and
would have been executed in day or two. The
Iuckere officers called up Callahan and asked him
had signed contract to play with the Alaska Club
providing he got other enga before the sea
son opened, but he claimed thar if he did set
such offer, he was allowed to take It, wherefore
he accepted the Buckeye Offer considering that he
vas at liberty to take IT, lie is very anxious to
'iay here as y * well known having PLAYED part
cr terms from them than he would in New York |
rAe 1;,lckeyes; thinking the statement made by
natter to the judiciary Committee Of the Inter
lational Association; otherwise they would hare
1sen him MP at once. The case has accordingly
hut they require the original contract to be paced
n evidence. Callahan never played game with |
ac Alaskas, and says that, rather than play with
hem now, he will quit the business altogether.
think tliat everything now depends on whether
DC condition he claims was in the written contract
whether it was simply an understanding"
ISDIASApOLls CMFIRlSG.
It seems 10 be high time that something was done
bout he umpifins in indianapolis. The complaint
unfairncss has been regular and consistent from
r1BuSE at first did not credit the accusations, it
as come to bclicTe that it wo:ld be for the |
,tercsi Of the game to have other than local nm-
Tres for games in Indianapolis with the Indian
polls club. Whether the complaints be true OF not
not question that demands an answer; 1t will
Iturc. 1t is proper 10 add here that Manager
iapm.n. Of the Louisville Club. went outside his
~ or privilege, and brought dts2rcdit on him
st. Louis paper after hi. defeat in !
dianapolis. 1t was not digniaed or manly ac- |
IN to rush off a telegram accusing over his own
thing better, and va: display Of unsorerned
temper that professional clubs had better not
rry about with them. t Is proper to add IN de-
e followin. opinion from the Indianapolis Sen
lft, which was probably aboutas much prejudiced
one way ~ Chapman WAS in the other: Mr.. J
e: and all OF his rulings were fair in every re-
I'd, and would have pleased any SET Of men ex- /
pt the champion klckers OF the West"
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
NEW ToRK, April 2S.-Owing to rain-storm to-
: the game between the Boston and Hartford | !
lbs has been indefinitely postponed. :
ants defeated the Red Stockings of this city to-
J. Score, too. :
:lSc1SNAr1, O.. April 2s-Baae- ball: Stars, Of !
E2cuse, &; Cincfnnatfs, L. :
I-PROFEss1OSALIsMs. | i
The Syracuse Courier denies the rumor that the | ,
r Club ia to lose its manager, Marsh It is bet t
for them that they do not Z
he st. Lonis Republican says that Comfy, men, =
Of local clnb, has accepted IN offer to pluy |
b the Chclseas Of Brooklyn.
INDY Cunmins, the short-stop OF the Memphis p
Il, has been released, and Redmond, of the St,
lis Reds, has been engaged to take his place. il
be Allegheny Club. OF Pi,tsburg. Is making ar \
gemehts to play seven games with the Philadei- 2
q Athletics for the championship OF Penasyl- :
ia.
be announcements By the League Secretary this u
tx are confined to the release OF Andy Cnmmfus | r.
he Red Stockings of Memphis, and the engage -
It of Alouzo knight by the Lowells.
he Auburn team has arrived at their new home. .,
y will play the following nine: Critchey. p.; X
man, c. Abadie, b.; Fields, 2 b. Burns, | =,
Maccuflar, ]. f.; Stair. C. f.; Thomas, r. t.
be question as to the right to the services Of AZ
ght, OF the Athletics OF 1876. which WAS dis a,
ID by the Lowell and Erie Clubs. has been Rd- aI
red to the former, and the Erfes will therefore ~
eud on Phillips for their pitching If