The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-19
SPORTING SPARKS
Gathered at Home and Abroad.
Baseball, Billiards, Personal Points, Pedes
trianism, Turf Talk, Comments on
Coming Events, and Miscel-
laneous Matters of In
terest in Sporting
Circles.

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Portsmouth failed to raise the reauisit,
amount to reorganize the Riversides.
Jim and Will White have 'got it down
fine. and we "spec" they will astonish som,
OF the heavy htters.
We understand that the Stars grounds
are being nicely arranged. It's about time
Tor Manager Shott to divulge the names Of
his PLAYERS
The Holyokes have five left-handed bat.
ters, and yet they let the Defiance Club, Of
Philadelphia, beat them by score of o to s
the other day.
The season will open with Mccormack as
regular pitcher for the Cleveland Club.
Eden will lead off at the bat, and be fol-
lowed by Phillips.
A member of the Utica Club, of Utica.
n. Y, writes that the club will open the
season in Jersey City next Monday with
the rcoreanized Jersey City Browns.
The Linck Club opened the season at
Nashville, Thursday, in a practice game
with a picked nine. The Lincks play the
Riverside nine, of Memphis, next week.
The Reds were out at the Ball Park
yesterday afternoon practicing, and will
play their first game this afternoon with a
picked nine. The price OF admission will
be 25 cents.
The League season opens in this city one
week from next Thursday. We have vet
to wait IL long and weary days or 264
hours, or 1880 minutes, or-but never
mind the seconds.
The Utica Herald says that the ball
ground fence at Utica will be put up in
sections, so that it can be removed before
any flood carries it down the river for the
benefit of the Troy Club.
The following games will be PLAYED in
the East to-day: Princeton VS. Defiance at
Princeton; Yale VS.. Worcester, at New
Haven; Albanys VS.. Uticas, at Albany;
Nationals VS.. Eolyokes, at Washington;
Atlantics VS.. field, at Brooklyn.
There is certain amateur ball tosser in
the city who is kicking like stuck steer
because we said something real nice about
him in this column on several occasions.
All right. We won't say anything "real
nice" again, but will reverse next time
We use his name.
The jersey City Baseball Club, of Jersey
city, n. j., has the following players en-
gagged for 1879: Thos. Poormln, John Far
row, John Mccain, John Troy, Tomas
i''hNi' A''OHs I-HlCI DlPUh, jus. CldIluleN,
John Lewis Ed. Booth and ]. Carroll,
john II. Brown is the manager
The Manchesters will probably be made
up this year as follows: Rowen and Tying.
catchers; Leary and Kelly, pitchers; Coggs-
well, first base, SweaSv, second base: Nor
rlssey, third base; Wuodhvad shOrtst0p.
Upper, left field; Woods center field; and
one of the catchers or pitchers will play
right field.
j. w. Mckay, of Buffalo has decided to
award his medal TO the League player who
las the best batting average, instead of a
combined fielding and batting average, us
was his original intention, and that ut
least seventy games will have to be PLAYED. |
This change was made because first-baSemen
would, AS matter of course, have better
fielding averages than PLAYERS in other DO
sltIonS. and the haldulttng tirst-basemen
would have an unfair advantage.
TURF TALK
Proteine and LvdIc Bassett are taking
their work daily at Piqua.
P. Lorilards Parole surprised the !
'blarsted lIlngIishmen." He'll do it again.
D. Aliens pony, Miss Lydia, trotted six.
teen miles III harness against time (une hour |
Tor tlOO SIDE March 18th, on the turupke |
road from Newmarket to Little Bury, Eng
land. The pony won, doing the task in |
j6m. 35L5s.
Rain has interfered with the races al New
Orleans during the past week. The Direc |
tors held meeting the other day, and
resolved to reduce the price
of admission to II to the grand stand, and
81 for vehicles. The field is thrown open to |
the public free of charge.
A communication from a sen,i.official
source states that the new management of
The st. Louis Jockey and Trotting Club is
not responsible for the errors Of the old. 1t
IS claimed that the officers are doing their
evel best to achieve success. They intend
taking steps as soon as the weather will per-
nit to pupuIari2e the track hy throwing il
,pen to the public, and having gatherings
here every Saturday TrOts are to be ar
'anged between gentemens roadsters,
..rriiTen bv their owners, and aso for double
cams The entrance is to be free exc ~.
% the stands, which lSnot to exceed ..wenty'
i've cents. and no charge is to Ia nada ~
vehicles or drivers.-tSt. Louis Globe. Dem. NJ
)crat.
MISCELLANY.
The Chicago Barge CluD has disbanded.
Johnny Hickey, the pugilst, has an in
curable case OF consumption.
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