, 1879-06-22
We're winning the chamuioushfp far Cir

Winning the championship for Gin
HAh by vigorous uee Of ad.pencils, Tn
ltHork, and predicted that before the season
closed the Cincinnati nina would be well to-
ward the foot Of tile list. OF course, such
revolutionary sentiments were hooted at by the
very fast The downfall OF Cincinnati has been
rapid and disastrous one. Not only has all
hops OF winning the championship vanished,
but the wretched play Of the men has become
SO we'll known that In no city will decent
sized audience turn out to. SEQ tho games in
which they play, and i1 consequence the Club
treasury is In fearfn1Iy depleted condition, and
TIE booka show large balance on the wrong
1t Is now thought that within a few days there
nine. The resignation OF Jim White as Captain
and the appointment Of McVey in bis place has
already been alluded to in these columns. but
the facts that led White to take the step he did
are not generally known. 4 large portion Of
the public is under the impression that he threw
up the Captsiucy and management OF the nine
at. the request OF the Club officers, but such is
not the case. 1t seems that while the team Tns
at Syracuse White received letter from Presi~.
dent Neh, which he VAS requested to read to
the niue. This letter was buldozing document
OF the most pronounced description. It threat
encd the PLAYERS tint, unless they improved ma
terially at once, they would receive twenty days'
notice, and at the expiration Of that time be
discharged. As is pretty we'll known in Chicago,
Jim White can get his back up as high As any
body when be chooses This letter of Neff's
raised it to the limit, and he Immediately in
formed that gentleman by telegraph that
tie letter would not :: be- read to the
men BY him. Then the President came
on in person, but had hardly reached Syracuse
when ho received Whites resignation as Cap
tain. The gang was then turned over to McVey,
but It was speedily discovered that he WAS mere
II acting as Netfs catsbaw, and had no author
i.y over the team. As might have been expect
ed, this afare of things has not improved mat
tiers ans. Every man in the nine Is grurnbling
and growing, and in consequence success seems
as far away from them as ever. A Cincinnati
man who mas been With them on its present trip
cndeavors to explain tile matter in letter to
thing 10 want Of confidence by the men in
themselves. At Providence McGearY, who,
whatever his faults may be, is 4 pretty good
judge Of ball-players said to him: There is
not man in the team except Jim White that is
playing With anJ confidence. could seq 1t in
their faces as they stepped to the plate and bit
at every ball pitched towards them.'
OF other causes of discomfort thcre nre pleu-
ty. Barnes has been PLAYING like wooden
man ever since the season began, and Gerhardt
the nine met defeat On its Eastern tour. Mr.
Neff began sending scolding letters and grum-
bling dispatches, and since McVcy's appoint
ment Ms Captain changes have been made in the
playing order Ut nearly every game. Jim White
has tired his hand at first base, Barnes has gone
to short field, and Gerbardt to second Foley
has been regularly on the nine, and Burke. and
Kelly have been shifted from one position to
another with fapidity that made their heads
swim. Dickerson has indulged in pleasures OF
= forbidden sort to such an extent that his dis
charge by the Club is looked for every day. On
the whole, the prospects are very good for Gin
cinuatt beating Troy and Cleveland for Inst
place iE the championship race. .