, 1879-07-06
uFather Mike" WAS sent for, and since his
presence with the nine they have not lost

aFatfer Mike" Yas sent for, and since his
presence With the nine they have not lost
game.
Gljcu, the Cauuck who gave such satisfaction
in Chicago early in the season as an umpire, Is
being abused pY the Cleveland papers on &C.
count OF some decisions given by him during
the recent Cleveland Buffalo ganes. Mr.. Gilien
Should remember that In country towns it Is
always impossible for an umpire to satisfy both
crowds.
It we'll known that McVey has a strango
prejudice against jim White, and it is under
stood that :. The Deacon" viii l. never play bali
team. As McVey's contract with the Club e1-
tends over next season, it may be set down az
settled that the White brothers will be some-
where else next year.
Contrary stories sre still going. the rounds
concerning Burke, who started the season as
short stop for the Ciucnnatis, the latest one
being that he is to join the Sprinefelds When
President Neff, of the Cincinnati Club, was in
Chicago last week he said that Burke had not
been released, and might play in the nine again
before the season closed.
The colossal base-bail ruin Of the season Is
Burke, Of the Cincinnatis, who PLAYED such
disreputable part in coquetting between Cleye-
land and Cincinnati in the matter Of signing
in losing him. de is the most concetted md
was two mouths ago the most enormously
overratcd man In the Professionalism and
Leader.
Dfckerson is not proving the great player TINT
he was thought to be, and Is getting himself
into hot water. He has not been doing any
hitting, and bis fielding has been yerr loose.
are trying to secure good fielder to take his
place. Woods, of the Mauchestcrs, is talked
Of. It Is said that Dickerson has az offer from
the Syracuse Stars, and wants to accept It. LIE
does not like the Cincinnati crowd.-Bufato
Express.
Pike, Sullivan, and Jones, OF last years Gin
cinnatis, are now playing magniacent1y. Pike
has made two errors in twenty games, Sullivan
is making more base-hits than any man in the
Worcestcrs, md Jones stands very nearly at the
head of the League list. In Wednesdays game
he made pair Of home runs. There are men in
the present Cincinnati organization who will do
equally as we'll next year when they join some
other club. 1t would be we'll to develop this
latent talent at once.-Ci,ctnnasi Commercial.
Cummings gets the following pieasant notice
from the Hudson (N. ~ Repu5! can: "Seyeral
members OF the tVagrant nine,' Us the Albany
papers are pleased to designate the former
Hudson Baseball Club, have returned, like
among the number. and we hope he will be so
discusted with Hudaon as never to have desire
to visit us agaiu. He is a sort Ut Canada thistle,
good for nothing but to be rooted up untl cast
out upon the highway, or words to that effect"
The Cleveland Herald has about given no all
hope that the team OF that city will ever play
decently. Speaking Of recent game, it Gays:
1.-The playing OF the home club yesterday forces
one to think there is but one hope for us, and
thAt Is that the Major-General who commands
the League will order retreat; then We will be
in the front rank, and the gallant Trojans who
haye contested with Us for the eighth position
on so many hard-fought fields will take the dust
Oft the Cleveland nine, who thus far have been
too polite, both at home and abroad, town
moro than one game from their antagonists each
week."
When last heard from, HollInger's Detroit
gang were In Davenport deadbroke. The De-
troit Free Press says; ''From the beginning Of
their Western trip the Detrotts have had bad
luck financially, and the last straw was nut GU
their backs this evening when it Was discovered
that the Davenports disbauded Immediately
after the game, their Treasurer going away with
the receipts for the three games and their play
ers scattering to St. Paui. Dubuque, ST. Louis.
and Chicago. The Detroits were thus uefraudeu
of their guarantee Of $3.50, and arc penniless
and unable to ger bome."
The ''sacrifice hit" column Is the biggest
fraud OF the entire list. Take, for instance,
McG1enahan of the Rust1cs is on third base,
AfcGliboery Of the Rust!cs goes in for sssacrl-
fcen hit; he strikes for all he is worth and sends
the ball on balloon excursion into left field;
but before be can field 1t in, McGlenahan has
scored. and McGiibbery is extollcd to the skies
.for.making "sacrifice' it, This is about the
way it WORKS, and, If you don't believe, just ask
any ball-plaYer his opinion OF sacrifice - hill,
and see If the grin on his face don't answer your
question better than words coald.-Provtdeace
Star. $50
Mr.. Smith is q 6taid business man who has
never been known to have time for the cons1d-
GRAFTON Of any question outside OF the accumula-
ton Of money,-legitimately Of course. But
he would be more than human were he able to
withstand the tide Of popular enthusiasm TINT
now RACES in the matter Of baseball. Friday,
it will be remembered, was 4 very warm day,
aud when Mir. Smith went home to tea hts nife
made the usual remarks about the heat. sup
plcmenting them with, "How did the thermom-
tter stand at the ofice!'' Fifteen to three in
favor OF the Providence" he replied, his mind
wholly absorbed with the returns which he had
eagerly scanned on the bulletin as he passed it
on his way yhome.-Proridnce Dispatch.