, 1879-06-15

NOTES OF. THE GAME.
Buffalo Is after Ernst e1-pitcher Of the Harvard
College nine.
A ball in hand il worth two in tha nose.-Prool-
asnee Parrott
Devlin is making smother effort to be zenstated
by the Nationals.
+. Allen, recently released by Syracuse, has signed
with the Cleyelanos.
-. Docschcr leads the Troys in batting, Bradley
carrying off the honors in the field.
Manse1l, recently bounced by Troy, ia expected
to join the Nationals, Of Washington.
Holiingers Detroit nine is on the verge OF dfsso-
lu,ion. the cause being financial weakness Let
'er bust
Edgnr Johnson is preparing lecture, the second
OF the course for the Cincinnati team Cincinnati
Commercial.
Sullivan, tue Lowell catcher, has signed three
months contract with the Albauys at an alleged
salary OF $780,
Weaver, who pitched for Milwaukee last year.
has been secAred by Worcester, and Joined the
nine last MondaT.
Bradley, Of the Troys. has been presented with
a $40 gold-pece with which TO t&'sa for choice OF
ms or outs before games.
Clamp and Richardson, OF tho Buffalo team. are
receiving merited conmendation from Eastern pa
pe,s Tor their tne playing.
Jim White has resigned the Captaincy Of the Gin
Ia generally regarded as Door one.
FISHER ia billed to appear with the PHILADELPHIA
Athletics agniu NJ first onseman. In days gone By
Fisler and Joe Start were the model first hasemen
OF the country.
The students Of williams College are involved in
q row with the Faculty, because tho College nine
is forbiddcn to play Hlth'tcams from other lnattu-
tlons OF learning.
Cleveland ia greatly excited over discussion as
to the rclative merits u It's two pitchers. Out
herc there Is = widespread belief that neiths. Of
them ii any good.
The ClevclanTs arc reported to be dcsirous OF
engaging Ferguson.r who has left the Sprngnelds
on account Of itl-hea1th. Pike il now Captain Of
OF the sprtnfeld nine. '
Critchley aud Keenap, pitcher and catcher OF the
Alponys. attract a good deal of attention on the
street ironl their size. The former weighs 10
pounds and the latter 2o5.
Lip Pike is playing great hall in Springfield. At
last accounts he had made but one error III thirty
two chances, that being simply tumble OF
ground bail to centre fcld.
The sermon had just closed. Raising his hands
aloft the minister said, in ! loud voice; 'Jude-
ment! Judgnent!" From the vestleule door came
the voice Of small boy: ''Out on 8rst"
Wilbur, with whose nmpirng the Buffalo papers
found much fault, fs we'll liked in every other
city where his services hive been required No
hody pays attention. however, to what Budalo pa
pers say concerning ba}l~nattcrs.
The Brown University nine, in recent game
with the Amherst College tenn. scored the largest
number Of caraed runs in Que inning on record
Louis PAPER. Ant the man that
wrote, that paragraph scored the largest lie on
record.
II the Cleveland Clnb can play prisoners base,
seek. mumolety peg, any Of those easy
Old games where there is no danger OF getting tne,r
fingers knocked up O. their shins cracked, the
would do we'll 10 give them u chance.
Flint, the silver -hnirel catcher of the Chfcagos,
anu the man who CbIWS the niGssQEt oni1 4.
bacco in the States, has things 10 perfection. He
gives signs to the aasenen anu pitcher by changing
h's quid from one eide of bis to the other with
great success. -Pht adeiphia I<m.
When the Boston team was here Tue TRBrNE
called attention to tic e1usperutin. sloWncss OF
the men while On the held. Considering that they
a1e such poor players, the boys might reasonably
be expected to DO what they could toward bringing
the .ame to close as quickly as possible; but
th1s thous ut never seems to enter their heae The
loxinx habit was carried to such excess In Boston