, 1877-10-07

It is not the intention Of The TRIBUNE to go
out Of its way to perform Oh horn, even
though it be reasonable 50 to do: but it may he
rarloncd Tor saying that i'll 1919 it printed the
averages on tic morning following tue last
game Of the season. something never before
thought Of. Last year it printed the averages on
the next day but one, anu they were, the writer
believes tue first immediate publication based
on times Mt bat. This season further improve
nent is made, and not o,v the batting but also
the ticllirr averages are given III full twelve
hours after the close o1 the last game. Perhaps
some else may b. doing tho same thing but II
he is 1c will find it the toughest job III figures
lie ever struck It is t.illc more laborlOus than
computing the movements of new comet.
After finishing the job: tic writer moves that
Secretary Young, who does the Eork tor the
League, hive his salary doubled. 1t don't
make any difference what he gets now; IL nc
has to 20 through with all those figures, IL
ought TO have twicc as much.
THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON.
= The Chicago management, who llai hoped to
produce phenomenon in Refs, have failed. lie
is no phenomenon. Phenomenolas, as 4 rule
in fact all Of them SO tar.-are successful 1or
the first three games. and then their punish
ment commences, and not club TAILS to nit
thc.n for d score Or so. This IL not the ease
with Refs who takes all his punishment in the
first game and improves in the second: Again:
most Of the Youngsters" send the ball spin
ming over the plate with nothing but spceu ami
curves 10 depend upon. but RcIs brings head
work into his play worthy ot Snaluing. IN yes
terjay's game he carried out ms record anu re-
ycrseu tic verdict of the preceding day. The
C.ucinnatis bat.ed him better in the first game
than iu the second; so did St. Louis; aud the
same was the case i'll the Louisville games
In Fridays gang tue Eray s1antsn sao,'rn WHO
nine base bits off Rcis, aud yesterday
it was all thcr tould do to ret four. It was all
the more hu,nil;atiug from the fact tnat all the
rray-suited players were bOastiny before the
.tx%I
set the Chicago out-GclLcrs OIL general leather
hunting expedition
That it was easier for them to bat Refs in the
fremont House ll.au Oh the bali park was cy-
dent to all who were III attendance. The Chi
cayo PLAYERS, OH the other nand, dropped on to
Dcylin III WAY that he despisel. and made base
hits Will, so little etIort that the audience was
astonisIlcd. They had not expected to see the
Whites recover so soon from the effects OF the
sleep wliivh 1hev had indulged in our our
the wl,itc.hused gentry piled up eleven
rood, telling hits. Anson WAS particularly pro-
litic il, his donations to the Louisville folders
aud every time he went to the bat lie Thought
OF the l2-l4our-olu baby at home, who was doing
some :basc bawling' on his own hook. with
the chances VI beating his dear .'apa. The con
sequence Of this ''Eolne competition u was that
Anson hit safe three times and the rest OF the
nine. with but 4 few exceptions, tooa the lever.
and put in q fair share also in the way OF base
hitting.
The Louisviiles were unable to score run
during the game, and took home with them
last night as fine a basket Of eggs as they have
received for long time. Not more than
oTc man was ever On a base in any
part OF TIC game, and none Of them got farther
than second. if they were fortunate enough to
reach first. The Chivanos began TO score in the
Third inning, when Snyder let Nc'cy reach his
Erst ou n strikc-ort IRON, whence he came home
On Arson's base-it to right field and Shli1er's
Wild throw. Another run was scored in the
fourth on three basc-nits and errors by snyder,
Latham, and Hague Two base-hits IN the
eighth and another error By Snyder gave them u
third run. Hires single aud .Egglcr's two
bascr, supported by an error Of Snyder's, gave
the Chicagos their fourth run in the ninth. IN
the field the Chicago nine played fine game,
while the Louisvil|cs pla,e ed the usual muttlng
game.
THE SCORE,