, 1879-05-11

| NOTES OF THE GAME.
| Charley Daniels. OF Hartford, Conn.,, one Of the
best umpires in the country, is sick
Joe Simmons, crstwhf1e Of Chicago, is engaging
| 4 ''Hop Dittess nine " for Rochester.
| Levi Meyer!c is to play first base, .instead oi
third, for the Nationals Of Washington.
| Dave Force owns to being 29 years old Nobody
| would think it: he's such coy little thing.
The Cleveland nine will appear in new uniforms
this week. The old ones did not sut the public.
One of the most interested and intelligent at
tcndants at Cincinnati ball matches is jim Whites
dog.
Th average attendance at League games in Gin
ciuna.i during the first week Of The season legs
tEan 500.
Utica has released Purroy. his place being taken
by Burns, at last years Plttshelds. Remsen is
also playing in Utica.
Cassidy. who played right field in the White
Stacking team, ana Is now in Springfield, Mass.,
ia doing good batting this season. 49,. 81
Kessles, who has played in various clubs for the
mans Brooklyn nine-whcn 1t is born.
Kelley, catcher OF the Syracuse team, made d
very good impression in Chicago BY his quietness
and gentemanly department while on the field.
A ball club in Spencer, Mass. recently attended
temperance lecture Given by Mrs, Mo1loy. and,
at the close Of the address, signed the pledge In
body.
Browns inability to throw to second base during
the recent gnlnes played by tue Providence nine in
Buffalo is ascribed By lha local papers to rheu-
matism.
Libby, Of Dntfalo, wants reIease, in order to
Join IIollingera Detroit ntne. 1t must be pretty
poor job that man will throw up to join fortunes
with uollinser. :
Malone; has left the 7io1yokes. having atnid
is Captain, and the Club Directors are doing
the managing.
The Official Guide Of the Northwestern League,
containing the constitution: playing rules. etc.
has Dccn issued, and TI1R TR1RESE acknowledges
the receipt OF copy.
Jim Whites brother tn-law is Financial Manager
and Official Scorer Of the Cincinnati Club, and the
dizzy reporters OF Cincinnati seem to have become
fcarfuly jealous OF him.
The Providence team arrived from Cleveland
last night. They are quartered at the 1nvalids'
and Tourists 1totct.-BnEn'o Express. They went
to the right place.-Cttusland Leader.
Base-balls are covered with horschidc tanned
With alum. but base ball players covered with
glory anu tannet ny the sun. F. S.-Somettmes
they are tanned bv the other club Utica 04ser1er
The Clipper, which Is always sore because the
Chicago C1uh refuses to regard 1t as a newspaper,
predicted that the White STOCKINGS would be ami
however.
George Wright has been giving, the Cleveland
reporters 4 little soft talk about the Cleveland
team's pitcher and catcher: betting the boys that
League, etc.
It is said that Hurry Wright proposes to have
nurdock's pat tied to his wrist with n string i'll
consideration of the safety Of the players and the
luoscness with which his hat fires from his hands
after he strikes at bail.
Ives, catcher OF the Yale College nine, who
broke his leg durin. recent game By colliding
with rope , used tor keeping the crowd away from
will probably play agafn this season.
The Davcnports mean to file d protest with all
the professional clubs in the case OF Driscoll who
Sge ty paS 5say oss 5s ta d2
thut be signed with the Davenports, =
wire screen has been placed IN front Of the
grand stand at Cleveland to protect its occupants
;om foul ss ETC. In Ghcac nSn e sns
grand stand ay is led BY the cur.
Fisler and scnsendcrfer, the ADar1on and :.
Pythias Of the Athletics. have followed the ex
ample Of their OLD co1nrade. Al Reach; IND will de- i
vote their spare time this to playing cf9ckct
having joined the Young America Cricket Eub. !
The game at Hoiyoke yesterday was suspended |
five minutes while three girls fron tho uapsr mills.
VINO ad gonc gu: into the centre actl tn buzz"
Hcjfcrt, could he got out':of the. wav. Tney
wouldn't look nj Knight. -sprinoJetd Keundtcan. /
In regard to the National Association ch7mplon- i
ehlp, II may be sad that at last accounts Bob /
Ferguson Springfield team. was TN the lead. ANY /
over will be snsc .: as s;ood fourth pacs,: al il
t:,nngh It may nc last = ~; .:~ :. i
Ease 1all is slowly nut surely IN Ierpining the i
Of lhc dsama. II ha4 a1Fcad; iakcn
from its rA1iSs the !Joo a:k and nok it IS
learned tuat: aaIre. $:nit'.,th s:slbc gentleman
w,o tra. els Will lac yf1case tean, WIS fornrEly
i lrea1ler oi thc boar..3. .'... ,::, ...;,x ~
Thc days approach fwhsn some nine: healthy FOL.
iour desE.nea o.; ,ainr for better 1us,nfss stanG
incsury club IN .y huuu, uMd nll II shin ciothcs
alp,.t ua,f WY down. Occasionally Que feuw /
&f..L. EvAf J-t tn. Il