The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-12
SPORTING SPARKS
Gathered at Home and Abroad.
Baseball, Billiards, Personal Points, Pedes.
trianism, Turf Talk, Comments on
Coming Events, and Miseel-
laneous Matters Of In
terest in Sporting
Circles.

LuQlOW, N.Y., VIII DS IeplesSHISu tulS och-
son by an amateur club.
Charley Jones will spend his vacation
next winter in New York.
Here's an item what is an item: Cal.
McVey takes that collar off when lie plays
ball.
To the Editor of the Star: .....-
When do the Cincnnatis play their first
game and with what club? Please answer
and obTige WANT To BE THERE.
The Cincinnati Club play their first three
games in this city with the Troy Club May
1st, I'd and 3d.-[ED STAR.
Last season the Cincinnatis won the first
three games they played. This season they
ought to ditto in their three games with
| the Troys.
Chadwick, of the Clipper, thinks the
| Syracuse Stars will shine brighter than
either of the new League Clubs and Will
get fourth place in the League.
The Gentle James" and his troupe OF
sportive Butf'aloes are anticipating great
| victories the coming season, whereat the
Rochester Democrat got sarcastic in the fol
lowing strain: ut does not seem likely.
but if it should happen, how disgusted
certain community not more than hun
dred miles from Rochester would feel. Sup
pose, it is only a supposition Of course. but
suppose that some meek and mild and un-
assuming base ball club should come along,
and suppose that the Butfaloes, with their
usual bravadp and all-conqueringa air should
swoop down on them with intent to de-
YOUR, and suppose-mind you, it is only
suppostion-that the meek and mild and
unassuming base.ba club should suddenly
rise up William Allen, and thrash the
Dragging and allconquerng Bsons l6 to 8.
4 And vet such things have happened. We
call to mind game played last summer
but there, there never mind, We have done
with those things. 1t is one of the triumph
ant folles of the past, triumph and fol-
ly that is gone to return no more forever.
1t is to be hoped that it will not happen,
but in case it does We part cheerfully with
an old pair Of boots"
TURF TALK.
Bramble is the fayorite for all the cups of
the East.
The Enelsh jockeys, George Evans and
Hughes, have come 10 this country.
The racing season will not open for some
time, but the indications are already that
it is TO be an unusually brilliant one.
We took look at Dick Wright and at the
stock yards and found the horse i'll splendid
order. His owners expect him to do some
good work this year
Inc spring races ol,efl 1'',s sc seaso'i ~ Nasii
vile, Tenn on the Zoth ol t'ils hloi'.n ana
continue SIX Gays iheS oeElh az LeA''s
ton May I'm ana iast SIX GAYS ~
ably seven. Cincinnati will be the next
point the horses visit. Tie sport will be-
yin here Tuesday, June Sd. The next place
will be St Louis, where the races begin June
10Th.
The great race between Proteine, of this
city, and Buuesetter, Of Chicago, for 1000
or SlO, 600 is N. G.--no go. Protene's own
: ers received letter from Bemls the other
day in which he refuses to trut at Chester
Park or Toledo, claiming that the race
would not draw big audience at either
, place. He announces himself ready TO
!. match BoneSetler against lretethe loF tne
/ aho"l' '."'tle''' WV l' G,.
chicago III hafieNs. oes' Inlee III nNo atu
from strI''S " st'l"t. .
~ NV ~ ,tl,',rga nc tn GOV tLera will be
no ra"a nnless Bemis should reconsider the
matter and agree for the race to take place
in his c;tv or Toledo.
I ,oo;o.;o,, oo,,.d .ha N.v N,rr.-
!. o.nSatt park Trnttins Association has been
: Formed in prhvidence The officers-elect
k are. Col s s. AtweIl. President; John II.
: Cranston. Secretary and Treasurer; Edward
:, Hobbs, Rowland l.. Rose and Thomas w.
Z Sprague, Jr., Directors The Narragansett
Park has been leased tor one year and three
meetings are TO be held, VIZ: June, August
and September: No dates are given as yet
: but they WILL pt3oaoiy ne ihiii'euialely
alter tie ,I MN1'tu ho i,,u ~ tta Na FnSi,na a. 40
soG,a..oa W. W.. onnxa m oil dnmhts thet nav aI
cui!, - anu 4n ~ r,,is,ds of ,nrfnan daHos;t
n lsl III t'le n't,,un " Tarad viii No ,IooaJ
/ tq"al " ',ie ne pnrnviderca hants tc
u ~ H. 80 m Eaoi, Fridav local racos vii bo
d held the first probably occurring the first
;, week in Nav, Dan. Mace, the celebrated
e American driver and trainer, will locate al
e the Park at once, bringing with him about
, a dozen trotters in preparation of the frs
circuit meeting.
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10 II, 1ile oeniTa r''A 'e'"e' 'n' ''''e' ''O
T. natu"!ns'''te'
ID NJ c, Bannerman the crack batter OF tht