The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-07
BASEBALL NOTES.

Tho Jersey City Browns had game scheduled Tor
to-day with the Keystone Club Of this city, but tho
secretary Of the Browns sends word 10 the HYRALD
that no has been Informed, officially, that the Key
stone Club have dispanded Of their having
lost some OF their best players. Tho Browns will play
instead therefore, the Stars, OF Greonve. and tho
game will DO the first In tho series OF 'hrec between
them Tor tho elegant cham ionship pennant
Tho International Association Is some five or SIX
times as large the National League. Tho latter s
very much the older organz ion yet It only
six professional clubs whc,hor the charge was or
was not well founded has nevertheless boon said Tor
several years that the whole baseball gov
erned by gamblers that crooked playing was the rule
aud honest playing tho exception. For the purpose,
therefore, OF removing the stigma from the ball sld
after number OF articles the subject bad appeared
in the HERALD, number OF delegates representing
canada, met In convention at Pittsburg. Pa, on
the Goth Of February, 1877, ana organized
the International Association. Since has
larny IN conducting games have been made
against tho clubs OF this body. The League, in
strict during the same period In enforcing
its constitution and playing rules Numerous In
quries been made OF The HERALD for Information
with reg ard TO features OF the organic law OF tho
International body. which are 30 eiicens IN holding
1nsa men 20 ,ner au i;om me S. IN
Ohio, Mr.. James A. Williams, sends tho HERALD tho
foowing:-
Article 8, section g OF the constitution, and play
ing rules oil tho organization reads as ioilows.-
No club shall employ manager scorer player any
person who has wfuy violated any provision OF this
sttution playing rules. who has been expelled
this other ASSOCIATION,
except by OF majority OF the judiciary Commit
which shall employ or play, or attempt
ot tns constitution without the consent OF
majority 81 the Judiciary Comittec, snail at once forfeit
LIS ubcrship In the asocstien and nli other clubs
aud shall under penalty OF tho forfeiture Of their
in tho association. abstain from playing with
any such club until ~ snail have been rensated OF
elected TO membership.
Information has been received from San Frapcisco
TO the effect TINT a meeting or convontio OF the
Pacific Baseball League ~ now in session IN that city
and mat ihcy are pcricctng arrangements 10 have
the list OF CHAM ponship clubs In this years contest
make an extended tour on the Pacific coast as soon
as the National League championship season sha
have ended The Likelihood rs that the invitation viii
be EXTENDED TO the Bostons.
The games To be played to-day are ns follows:-
Utica VS.. Rochester, at Utica; ufalo va Cincinnati
ut Buffalo, Natick VS.. Hudson, nj Natick; Hornc VS.
Stcttsvilie Now York Nine vs. Hickory, at the Unof
Ground, Brooklyn, 4. u.
Tho Milwaukee Club, belonging TO the League, star
upon Southern tour this week. ihoy Will play II
baltimore ana Washington.
The TecuInsehs, OF London, Canada, tho presen
cham pions OF tho International Association. defeated
the Haymakers at Troy yesterday, IN an eight nnni
| contest, by a score OF q TO
| A remarkably line game played at Syracuse
between the stars and Cincnnatfs the latter wfnnin
by n scoro Of TO l.
| AT Baltimore tho game between the Nationals, o
| Washington, and tho Waverlys, OF baltimore, re-
suited in favor OF the Nationals py score OF TO z