The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-14
SPORTING SPARKS.
Chicago Leads, Followed by Prov
idence in the League Race.
Yesterdays Games and Races, and
Other Notes and News About the
Track and Ball Field.
Rase.B Ball.

Bring the Jonah home.
McVey pitched yesterday-tried to.
Job Cory has joined the Spencer, Mass,
bali team.
Bradley's grin demoralized the "Silk
Stockings Tuesday.
Each Northwestern League Club has
brothers in it, except the Davenport Nine
The Champion Citys, of Springfield, are
here, and will play the Stars to-day and to-
morrow.
The St. Louis Browns are getting new
suits, and will probably enter the Inter
national League.
We use to wonder twill they get first
place?' Now we wonder will they keep
away from the tail end?'
The Americus Club, of this city, leave to-
dav for Louisville, where they play game
with the Eclipse tomorrow.
| Next Friday the Brown and Yale College
mines will play the third and decisive cham
pionship game at Springfield, Mass.
Welch and Dorgan, of the Holyokes, have
had their pay raised to 500 month. The
former wanted to come here and play with
the Stars.
Charley Houtz the Stars first baseman,
had his foretinger knocked out of joint last
Sunday, but will play tomorrow with the
use of gloves.
The Stars should build an awning over
their grand stand to protect the spectators
from the sun. This would make their
grounds complete.
If Shallix, of the Americus would only
use his head little, and not depend alto
| ,ratI tI,nr biS hn MOULD ,,,alya q
good pitcher. Try it, my boy.
Gentlemen who have failed in their as
pirations for political offices now regret
that the time they devoted to politics was
not put to better use in some baseball or.
ganization.
The Worcesters have now Richmond
Nichols and Knight, who can pitch, and
Winslow, Pushong and Bennett will
Denny Sullivan at present available for 10
cal games, who can catch.
The Detroit Club is coming out West this
month to fill engagements with the North
western League Clubs. 1t would be gooc
idea too for the Stars or Mohawk Browns tt
have them visit Cincinnati.
The Mohawk Brown Stockings and tn,
Stars have each lost one game this season
The Browns were defeated by the Amer
Gus, 6 to 5, and the Stars were defeated by
the Eclipse, of Louisville, to l.
Since the Reds went East we have beer
asked two or three times when the Star
would play and with what club, by partie
desiring to see game of ball. What's tn,
matter with the Stars? Have they mar
ager or not?
Now comes the astonishing intelligenc
that the Hop Bitters, of Rochester, contenl
plate trip to California. Talk is cheap
so is walking But, should they go, the,
will Hop back with Bitter thoughts of tn
Golden State.
The Cncinnats play at Providence thu
afternoon, the Cle"elands at Boston, ChicH
gus at Troy, Butfalos at Syracuse. Mex
week the Cincinnatis play Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at Boston; Chicagos a
Syracuse, Cleyelands at Providence AM
Bufalos at Troy, on the same days.
The Southern Rocks strong amateu
nine, will arrive in the city this evening
from Cleveland, o., and play game at TIN
Cincinnati Ball Park tomorrow Afternoon
with the Mohawk Browns. The Brown
are laboring under heavy expense thi
season, and Manager Dash is doing al h
possibly can to please his patrons and kee
up the interest in the National Game.
The race for the championship seems t
be between Chicago and Providence-Wes
vs. East Well. we'll put ourmoney on tn
West. This season the Great West LA
beaten the East. We have produced tn
champion billiard player OF the world, an
| his name is Schetfer OLeary, of Chicago
is the champion pedestrian. We ser
Spendthrift Fast, and he beat the crac
eastern-booded horses. Now if the We'
will only produce the champion base-ba
club, we will be crowned with glory.
/ GAMES YESTERDAY.
MT VERNON, o., June l4.-Uticas, l;
Red Stockings, II.