The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-07


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The Stars play the Americus at the Star
Ball Park tomorrow.
The Reds will return home and play three
games the last week in this month with the
'Silk Stockings"
The Commercial says there is Jonah
with the Reds. We could give his name,
but don't want to give it away"
Allen has been released by the Stars. He
didn't like being made substitute, and
we don't blame him; he is too fine player
"Tommy" York batted home nine men
out of a possible eighteen in three games,
with the Chicagos and Cincinnatis. Rah
Tor Tom.
Barnes led the batting averages in '75
Wright second and White third; i'll 'T6
Barnes was again in the van, with Hall and
Peters close up.
The Directors of the Buffalo Club are ne
gotiating with Ernst, the celebrated pitcher
of the Harvard University Club. If secured
be will prove valuable acquisition.
The Mohawk Browns will play match
game tomorrow at the Cincinnati Ball
Park with the Capital Citys, of lndianapo-
lis. The visiting club is strong nine and
no doubt an interesting game will be
played.
If the Reds would try and succeed in Sc
curing the Star Ball Grounds for next sea
son they would accomplish a god thing.
These grounds are easy to reach and are
equally as 2 cd, if not better than the
grounds the Reds now have.
Springfield Republican: pike is receiv'
ing praise on every hand for his fine play
ing at center field this year. In the seven
l,irlf Snri nc
fields have played he has had but on'
error in thirty-two chances, and that wa:
simply tumble in the second AlDan!
game. He also made fourteen base hits il
the eight championship games which tht
club PLAYED on the trip and Cassidy thu
same numbcr but Pixies total number o
bases exceeds any other member Of TIN
nine"
Speaking Of the defeat of the "Silk Stock
ing Gang" last Monday by the Worcester
an exchange says THE glorious uncer
tainties OF the national game are ILLUSTRATED
by the defeat Of the conquering Chicago
yesterday by the Worcester Club. Mana
ger Bancroft materially reinforced his Mn
BY securing Richmond and WinsIow, pitch
er and backstop Of the Brown unlverslt
Blub. Richmond's delivery must have bee
most effective, eight of the Chicago me
but it is understood the Chcagos presente
only TWENTY-FIVE men at the bat, Dalryr
ple taking his base on called balls. 1t
also reported the Worcesters PLAYED will
ont an error The game was called at tn
conclusion of the seventh inning, on al
count of rain, the score standing: Worce
ter. H. Chicago O."
Turf Talk.
CHESTER PARK.
The Spring running races close to-da,
This being the fifth day. and there wi
doubtless be a tremendous crowd in atten,
pnce this afternoon. The present meetir
Of the Queen City Jockey Club has been
very successful one, and even surpassed I'll
Associations expectations Yesterday IL
attendance was comparatively good, no
withstandng the threatening weather, ar
on the previous days the grand stand al
public stand were well filled, while the i
field was crowded with carriages. Ne:
month the trottng races will take place
Chester Park, beginning on the first al
last four days.
Yesterdays races were close and excitil
and pool selling spirited.
The first race was a dash of one and
quarter miles, for which there were s
starters. Buckner, the favorite, won, but "
pushed very hard by Buckshot, Claud
third, Mary Walton fouith, Rowdy b
6fth, and Ida Davis last
The second race was three-quarter mi
dash for two-year olds and was won
Kirk, Joe Warwick second, Col. sprag
third, Annie Love fourth and Purissa la
The third race was a mile-heat race, wi
nine starters. John Harper took the fl
heat Enterprise second Victim third, i
win A. fourth, Eli fifth, Bette F. sixt
Little Planet, Ada Lambert and Glenda
were distanced. Second heat Edwin
first Euterprise second, Bette F. tlril
John Harper fourth, Eli fifth, Wet
sixth. In the third heat John Harper a
Edwin A. were the contestants, the otl
horses having gone to the stable. EdN