, 1879-06-22

own grounds. VIII you please make the neces
sary change in your COPY Of the schedule. b.
this change Cincinnati plays at Cleveland Aug
!, aud Chicago at Cleveland Aug. q, 80, aud Sent
l, instead Of Aug. II, Is, and 16, / have no
idea how the mistake occurred, but presume it
was an oversight in the original draft from
which mr. official copy was taken"
The baseball reporter Of the ENQUIRER has
done and Is doing more to demoralize the Gin
ctnnati Baseball Club aud ruin the eamo in this
city. than all other adverse influences combined,
No sport, game, or enterprise Of, any kind can
ever Live and flourish under such treatment aa
that paper gives local base-ball,--a treatment
characterized wholly by frlyollty, injustice,
br and per pesona prejudice As shown
ports OF the 'games Of the Club IN the East are
utterly unreliable, coIored by bis personal
pre1udfces, and guided By his personal fa.orit-
lsrns. No reliance can be placed upon such re-
pofts.--Cincnnatf Times.
The prophets connected with several ncwspa-
pers are beginning to loom up distinctly in
the Cincinnati Enqn're" is thus alluded to By
the Commercial OF that city: IA Cincinnati
paper predicted in April last that before tile
season wns over Barnes would hare earned the
soubriqnet Of king Of the second base, aud also
that Kelly would make his mark II Eastern
and nln1fer will hare to be substituted for
@kfng.' Kclly's costly errors have LOST about
three games for the home club. Those reader.
Who followed the request to insert pin In the
paragraph had better withdraw it, :.:.:. . 49,
Since The TRIBUNE began the work, numerous
papers arc discovering the superstittons OF bali
players. The CincnDati Commercial saws: "Dn
May II. as Harry Wrient's team were on their
way out to the Cincinnati grounds, Burdoclz
1ooAed up at second STORY window and saw a
cross-eyed woman. Hc considered It an i'll
omen, atd that afternoon: the Bostons wera
little negro boy rode ali the way out to the
grounds on the rear steps of the band-wagon
containing the team, and returned to the city in
the same way. AS the Bostuns won victory,
Jones pronounced the boy q lucky 'coon,' and
50 named him. He paid the little snowfall
haif dollar, and secured from him pledge to
be around at the Gibson House on the following
day at l o'clock for another ride. The prom
ise was kept, and another victory resulted. On
lowed"
The Directors of the Cincinnati Club we're
quite anxious at the commencement Of the sea-
change pitcher, but Jim White, who hau full
management, was opposed to it. He said IT was
going to useless expense, and that his brother
VIII would not need change pitcher. This is
published Tor the benefit Of the Enquirer, which
Club. All the blame rests on Jim Whites
shoulders. Had the Reds the proper man at the
head, they would win more games, for better in
d1vtdual PLAYERS never appeared on diamond
fcld: We always have ADVOCATED the engage
PLAY ball as 1t should be played: Get young
men who do not have any desire for sprees. and
are hard working aud cneryetic. Jim White has
practiced on the Cincinnati Club precisely what
he tried to do With the Boston Club, ana fai1ed,
il n r.11f In tic hraf1,ar dovts
Wright knows ball-p1ayer when he secs one.
He gave White several trials In the pitchers po-
sition, kut be proved q total failure. dim White
would neTeT hsV9 left Boston had he been s,lu-
pulled the wool over the eyes Of the Directors
OF the Cinciunatis, but we sincerely hope that
radical change will soon be made in the nine.--
Cfxcinaad Times.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED..
T. T. L., Jr., Chicago.-'*Will yon be kind
cnoogh TO inform Me what League club won tho
championship for 1s76?" AAs.-The Chicago
Club won in the year mentioned, their record be-
ing fity-two games won and fourteen lost.
h c. D., Dubuane.-''I desire your decision Of
bet on the following state OF facts: In game Of
ball A ia the first striker, and retfres fly to left
field. B follows. and is put ont on first basc.- G
gains his base through an error Of the first base
man. D makes three-base bit, bringing home c.
f follows with single. sending D home. goes
out on hy to second baseman. Are there nny
earned runss II 60 how many. and which one or
onee:" lans.-There are no earned runs
should have been the third hand out, and no earn
ed runs can be mada after chances to put out the
side have been given.
SCORER Elgtn.-'' Suppose msn ia running
from third base home, and the batter sends the hall
to thu second paseman. who throws 1t to the
catcher. The runner then returns toward third
base, and between catcher, third base1uan, AMI
pitcher he ia pnt out, Docs each man, including
the second baaeuan, receive credit for an assist IN
the score OF tho game:" Ans.-fes. The League
rule On this point is very plain. and reads: An
assist should be given to each player who handles
The ball from tho time 1t leaves the bat until 1t
reaches the player who makes the put-out. or, IN
case OF thrown ball, to each player who throws
Or handles It cleany and in such way that put
out results or would result Ii no error we're made
by the receiver"
F. S. ". Denver. Co1-"n, Whatjs an earned |
around: 81 II be steals base safely Is it then |
earned! ~ IT. after stealing such. another player
should bat him in would it be earned?' Ans.- !
H. An earned run is one obtained where the op-
posing nine has not had chance TO- pat out three |
ncn- aud the man who makes ouch run has earned |
lrsI base, and secured his other bases through no
srror OF his opponents. Thus, 1t man reached |
arst By reason OF the short stop muf6ng his bit,
Ind the next man made nohrce- base hit, sending |
li1n home, the run would not be earned, the |
nan shon1d have been retired at first. (2) In case
baee IL stolen where the catcher receives the ball
,aae for which the man ia running. and the base
nan hnndles 1t without error, but fails tn put out
he runner he (the runner} is fairly entitled the
,ase thus obtained. {3} Should he be batted home
rom there lne Dase stolen wonfd count as an earn
ID one.