Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-20

| and there was a large attendance, and PEG.
rians feel jubilant over their new club.
"a club alleged to belong to Indianapolis
is the way the Indianapolis Sentinel speaks
of Nolan aud his club. Several weeks ago
| they were superior TO the Cincinnatis in ey-
cry position, you know.
The Buffalo Express says that, as it under
stands it, the Buffalo managers on Wednes-
day evening gave the Rochesters the formal
| and official notice, You can play no more on
these grounds" Now, why?
The Globe Democrat says: "The Pennsyi-
vania military academy team endeavored to
play Devlin against the Athletics, the other
day, but Al Wright kicked, and the crook
took back seat. 'Josephs' is doing the
pitching for the students. "
Rochester Democrat: THE Syracuse Stars
are endeavoring to attract crowds to their
eastern games by sending large photographs
of themselves In advance to decorate shop
windows. They never dared to do this when
Higham was member of the club"
The next time the Syracuse Stars have
their photographs taken for a photographic
show card says the Hartford Times, it would
relieve the monotony somewhat if part of
the boys at least, would only comb that
what d We soy" lock of hair up off their
foreheads.
An Indianapolis correspondent of the New
York Mercury says: "The intense rivalry
existing between the Cincinnati and Indian
apolls clubs Is the occasion of much lima
tured criticism and comment, coupled with
cowardly inslnuations on the part of the base
ball editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. We
regret to see this, as the Enquirer gave
promise of fair treatment ON all sides at the
opening of the season. 1t is, however, the
baseball paper of the west"
Speaking of the championship race, the
Globe Democrat, of Sunday, said: "Cincn-
natl and Boston may be placed as neck and
neck In the race, the former being in the van
merely because they have played four more
games than the champions. The Porkopoli-
tans have had all the luck thus far especially
in meeting the Chicago and Providence
teams while they were at their worst The
three defeats sustained by the Hoosiers dur
ing the week demonstrated that their friends
were too ambitious In surmising that the pen
nant would be theirs. The indianapolis
club stands much better chance of disband-
ing than winning the championship. Dur
ing the week they have fallen from second
class to fourth. Chicago has evidently de-
termined to squirt after the leaders, while
Milwaukee and Providence bring up the
rear"
Chicago Tribune: The mortuary list has
already begun to cut a figure In the historylof
the game for 1S78-and this is but the mid
die of June. One can count up the retiracy
of the Auburn club succeeded by some Eco-
operatives); the New Bedfords, who drew
out of the championship race and are about
to disband altogether; the Live Oaks, of
Lynn, who lost twenty-one hundred dollars
on twenty games; the Alleghanys, who were
a sort of confidence game from the start, and
the Alaska club, of Staten Island, which was
never much more than a name. Fivergone,
and the certainty ahead that six weeks from
now will burst about ten more. There Was
once convention at Buffalo, and there was
also once a frog; the convention said: eve
will humble these league fellows by showing
them that we are as big as they" The frog
said: 81 can become as big as the OK if |
swell myself up" The frog bursted.
Cincinnati Enquirer, 18th: There is not
who thought the Cincinnatis would beat the
Bostons yesterday. 1t was the Hubites's
great holiday, and was it not proper that theS
should be allowed to enjoy themselves in q
becoming manner? Jim White is an old
Boston boy, and when he saw how happy he
could make six thousand of his townsmen by
a wild throw-why, he just made them hap
py, and, like the good christian he is, felt
happy because he had made others happy.
Boston is also Pixies native place, and LIP
wouldn't have hurt any BostoDian's feeling
by banging the ball for ten cents, so he mere
ly went through the motion of batting. Jones
being a native of the pine woods of North
have been expected than that he should try
to win the game and make Harry Wright's
boys feel ashamed of themselves right there
In the presence OF all their friends. And |
Sullivan, to, was very ungenerOus, when it is |
considered that his home is Boston. Shame |
on you, Sully. Even M'Veigh was consider |
ate enough to let the Bostons down easy, and |
not hit Bond for a base hit Now Thursday |
and Saturday being no Boston holidays, it |
will be different. Everybody expects the
Cincinnatis to win them.
The New Ravens were recently white
washed by the Madden brothers, whereupon
the Register comments thus: ''He lives-or
did live-in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Some
where along in the forties-1S45 or 1947-he
entered upon the laudable work of raising
family. He was blessed with numerous boys
His labors continued for many years; he
struggled during the best part of his lite to
ear family which should be joy in his
declining years, a solace In his old age, and
IN honor to his name. And what is the re-
ult? A baseball nine mine brothers with
lannel suits, canvas shoes, and hands that
re webbed-like ducks foot. He is doomed
o be known as the father of a pitcher, a
atcher, short stop, three bases, and three
nothing else. Talk about the
olitude that closes around the life of the an
tent bachelor-the desolate feeling that per-
AIDES him when death comes to claim him
nd hnds none to weep; but his last moments
must be moments of bliss, of intoxicating
cstacy, when compared with the final reaec-
ions of a man whose life has been devoted
D becoming the father of base ball nine.
lie has reared nine sons to mans estate; in
n ordinary run of luck there would have
cen farmers, mechanics, tradesmen and
Professional men among these, and they
Tould have acc emphasized things that would
lake an aged fathers heart swell with pride
Int what satisfaction is there for this unhap-
y father of baseball nine? The fruits of
is life-work are, as we have inventoried
lem, q pitcher, catcher, short-stop, three
ases and three felders; the results of their
zistence are runs, first bases, base-hits, and
lie like. Now let us try to realize this thing
all its solemnity. The father of a farmer
es the soil clothed with ripening crops, and p
e knows that he has done good work. Qui Il
cit alum .fecit per Sc. The father of light n
ng- rod agent sees the gables of farm build o.
gs bristling with FURNISHED points of metal,
i'd the picturesqueness of the landscape is W
financed. But the father of baseball ninel a
the proudest thing that can be achieved by
S progeny is to score runs where their oppo- =
,nts score nothing. And what is a run?
hat does it profit man if he struggle for =
IF a century and succeed IL raising base
III nine that invariably scores runs to the
her fellows nothing? =.
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