The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-25
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Baseball.

The ClevelandS, although next to last II
the race, were successful, financially.
1t is said that the Leagues season mex
year will extend from April 1st to Octobe
81st.
The batting and fielding of the Leagu
clubs for the past season have been abou
equal to that Of 1878.
Cincinnati excels in point of total bas
hits, and are tied with with Boston for sec
ond place on single hits.
The Nationals of Washington have thei
nine completed for next season, with tn
exception of third -baseman and left-fsld
Or.
+. @. Bancroft has returned to hotel-keep
ing in New Bedford. He has had offer
from Worcester and Detroit to act as man
ager next season.
The California trip of the Bostons ha
besn abandoned. Bond, Sutton, Morrill,
Burdock, Jones, Houck and Foley are under
contract for next year.
Radhourn, the best batsman of this year
Dubuques, and an excellent change pitch
Or and catcher, is spoken of as one Of tht
Buffalo team for 1880.
The base ball season lust closed was {
successful one for the Providence Club, tn,
association having been enabled to pa,
$500 of its debt and expend 81, 900 for i'm
prOvements.
The Providence nine this wear has n
digit lead over the record OF the Chicagos
In batting last year, while the Bostons and
Buffalos both lead the best fielding record
OF 1878 by large majority.
1t is believed, "from surface indications, "
q IS said of oil territory, that the Worces.
ter Club, one of the strongest of the Ma.
taOnal Association, will be enrolled among
those constituting the League for next
year.
The Baseball Club will have about 81, 500
lett after Laying all bills, and the directors
nave voted to Immediately raise $1,000 ad-
nitlonal, so as to start next season on a
basis that will insure financial success
Worcester Spy.
IN the days of heavy batting and poor
nelding, Harry Wright made two home
runs in the same inning, as did Pike, Nc.
Bride, Roach and others. Foran. of the
OLD Athletic team, was once put out three
times in the same inning.
Fifty-six home-runs were made in Leapue
Championship games during the season re-
Gently closed, of which number Jones of
the Bostons, made nine; ORourke. of the
same club, five; Brouthers, of the Trovs
four; Eden, of the Clevelands, three, and
Houck and Snyder, OF the Bostons two
each. WV
Poorman. pitcher for two seasons past of
she Jersey City Club, has signed an agree
ment TO play next season for $1,40O, with
11h Il
t.class pitcher, having full command of
me ball, good curve, plenty of pluck and
endurance. and pitches with "headwork."
Besides which he is good batsman and
base-runner.
The batting and fielding average of the
Natlonal Association is led by Lipman
flss, OF Brooklyn. He has dropped only
two ny balls this season, and has total
o. only ten errors charged against him
while playing in four different posi-
eions-pitcher, first and second base
and center field. He played in the Spring.
neid and Albany clubs. Woods, of the
Worcesters, led Pike in batting until the
Iast Two championship games, when Pike
LOOK the lead by making seven hits. He
mas made lo4 base hits with total of 1876.
The Dubuques closed their season on Or.
tober 18TH then defeating by a score of 8 to
! picked nine, whom they had beaten the
two preceding days by score of 3 to Q and
TO T. During the playing of the final
Eame, Congressman ]. K. Graves presented |
Sullivan, the catcher of the Dubudues, with
an elegant silver cup lined with gold and
decorated with baseball embIems as a re-
ward for having made the largest number
Of base-hits during the season. Mr. Graves
accompanied the presentation with a neat
speech, eulogizing the modest professional.
who responded briefly. Sullivan was also
presented with box of cigars for running
inc bases IN 10 seconds, beating all COM
pstitors and W. Gleason was suitably re.
wsrded for making the longest throw.
The Providence management have at last
secured Ward for further services as the
following from the Providence Stars will
show: Saturday afternoon, after consider.
able difficulty in agreeing upon his salary
Johnny Ward compromised with the Di.
fectors and signed with the Providence
nine 1or TWO years at price somewhat
lower than was offered him to go to Albany.
AZ all OF the men have now signed, it is
lime to authoritatively name the nine. They
IRE: Gross. catcher; Ward and Matthews
pitchers; Start first base; Farrell. second
base; McGeary, third; George Wright. short
Itop; York, left field Hines center field.
Dorgan, right field and change catcher
Ward will probably remain in Providence
turing the winter, as will also some Others
of the nine. With this team and Ward in
he pitcher s square, the champion pennant
must remain In Providence, for one more
Vear at least.
Football.
Next Saturday, at the Star Base-ball
Grounds, the Woodward Football Team
will play game of foot-b with team
recently organized at st. Xavier COLLEGE
Che great game between the DAYTON Hieh.
chool Team and Cincinnati High-school 7
cam will take place two weeks from today
It the Star Grounds.
Aquatic.
ANOTHER PAY OR PLAY RACE. y
TORONTO, ONT, Oct. 25.-Articles for a
pay or play" race between Hanlan and '
Courtney on Chautauqua Lake on the 18th o
4 November next we're drawn up last a
light and signed by the champion. Thev v
vii be forwarded to Courtney for his sig- t
lature.
Billiards. n
scHAEFFER-sLossoN MATCH. b
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The second game of a
he billiard match for ST. 900. between Ia