, 1877-09-02

! to the writer, and 1t Is evidently the iptentff
! to have clean set Of men. they sbouIdn oe5ls
make the mistake Of putting Ferguson nT
: Nolan in tue same tcam, though. If they Il
FergY will break Edwards neck inside Of thir
days.
on the matter, but who Lett no part OF the stalk
! With tue reporter, desired that it shon11 i
clearly stated whether Chicago could win tn
championship Of 1877 with the figures amer
tanning. The answer is: Chicago has won j
games and has u more to play; let it win The,
MI and it has q to the good. Louisville IL,
won e and has to play. II Chicago shoui nj
win from it four times 1t could not lead th
Whites. Boston has Won 81 games and has IL +
piay; II it should iose - one e. game beside thos
then the Whites must win. The long and shor
OF itis, that Chicago will win the aag # it vim
every game it has vet to play; and might dro,
one or two If the play went right. The humat
Eastern tour, and as many from Louis{oae at
tAe conscience Of Dcviuney or his sub will allow.
! That's about the way it is likely to 20.
] QUESTIONS ANSWERED,
! B, & T.-''Did the Chicago Club ever win the
championship OF the United States before ls76s'
ARSEer-No.
G. 9. S.-''Was there not Chicaeo.s St. Loni,
game played in St. Louis last year without an
error on either side:" -dnsmer-Thcro was: date
Aug. II; score Chicago, 0; St Louis s. ~ N~'~
H,M. A., a1ilwaukee~cannot tell you how mauy
games any club has played. or won, or LOST, *
ceptiue League games; do not Keep any record Of
any other in full. No answers by mail.
s9AsoS-The Clipper says that the Washington
Club, of New fosl, formed IN 1S43, was the drst
vii be- ksy 10 S os truth as yo
On Tue Tn1BrSE reporter, for hc don't know,
REc-' There was Il Louisville Cincinnati canc
about the middle Of May that broke IN in a rotr. I
hssFd they ws5e Gon: to Play It have tkey
cilnati June 49, score to I'll favor OF Louisville,
". W, Chicago-The information YOU want in
tue way Of mines would take about four months to
write out. You ask for - all the players Of those
of that kind would make book four tin,es az lnr1e
as the Chicago Directory.
Nilwaukee-'|A bet D that more runs would
he made in the odd innings than in the even in.
The score was TO o.: the ninth inning WIS barred:
who "ins:' dasWer-b, unless there il so,ue
catch about the inning being ''bassed" that
doesn't appear on the face OF 1t.
plays secona* {o) vim Barnes play IN tic Eastern
League games: ~ Where will Mills p]ay nexr
year: t4! What engagements have the Alleelc-
t:) Depends on his health. 20 lie has sjcncti
with Milwaukee, ~ None, their manager says.
B. A. Won't you please say what Won Con- |
.idcF the reason OF the i'll success Of the White
Stock'nss: t Ans@er-So sir; We will not until
more championship games to play. Then the
opinion VII Be cleasy, fully, and forcib1y given:
3t IT shall not be cast up that anything here said
discouraged the play OF the team.
TRANSIT, Lanesyile-'* 4 runner tryins to pe+
'one from, third il hit bya batted bali wniic hr
md the bali are both in foul ground; il he onts,
f"sEer-he is By the wording OF the rule. and no
mpire would have excuse fur not so ruljus. TLe
Intention OF the rnle WAS, however, only to nrc.
ent the kicking Of the ball. which is too ofte
ailed accidental - hitting: ami no player wnn]J !
ave any temptation to kick foul bali.
r. ". y.-''Can yon name come games which
ou bee:e have been sold this season, ami do
gu betie;e that any Of them have been played IN I
hicago:" IasueF-You haye been around the |
ool-sooms until your poor little brain has |
'tteh oserheated. Til: rEinuSE reporter can !
otxin S1oo for any who will bring Testimony !
not hearsay-to prove that any player In prom. |
ent cla', 1a- sold game. As for K y. e.,
had better put bit OF ice down the back at his
.cE. ANY man who says ht cat buv or sell n
me OIL Chicago grounds is liar, j loafer. u :
lief, and another game worse tllan those. I