, 1879-03-23

struck blow at two Of the greatest industries
IN the city which supportsit.
Augusta, Ga. is to have two baseball teams
this season on the semi-professiona: plan.
A Council Bluffs club has challenged the
omaha nine to match game for 500 side.
1t is reported that the Cleveland Club has its
| eye on tulmer with view to securing him for
Mr. 4. P. c. Bonte, who was President Of the
Red Stockings IN 1870. died recently in Cincin-
natl.
and Kennedy, will not report for duty until
April TO-
Holbert Is still in dispute. The Syracuse
Club seems to have the strongest claim On his
services.
Troy's uniform this season will be gray pants,
shirts, aud caps, with cardinal-1ed trimni nings,
RED belts and stockings.
John Sweeney, Brooklyn player OF some
local fame, HIS gone to California, nnd will play
in San Francisco club.
The Buffalo nine has been photographed. The
White Stockings are not pretty, but they will
keep getting there all the same.
York, of the Providence Club, has been doing
clerical work III the municipal offices OF PFoYi-
dence during the past six months.
The meeting of the Northwestern League to
be held in April will take place in Davenport
iustcad OF DUBUQUE, Us heretofore announced.
Farrell, who played IN the Peoria nine last
year, broke leg recently, and the accident will
probably retire him permanently from the ball
field.
Springfield Is In trouble over the color of the
stockings to be worn by its Club. Bob Fcrgu-
son faVors blue, but the stockholders are u sol"
Oh red
Among last years clubs which played out are
r. tt,-.. f1.sx.1
Hornells, Tecumsehs, Live Oaks, Hartfords, and
Al'cghengs.
Washington. D. G., will be the Southern ter-
minus OF the baseball route. Nick Young and
John S. hollingshead will do the agreeable to
visiting teams.
The Troy Club will be represented at the
League meeting tomorrow By President Earl,
Treasurer Daucley, Secretary DeForest, and
Manager Phillips.
The Providence Dispatch thinks the Troy Club
ought to be called the Light Weights. They
only weight twelve ounces to the pound, You
know. Troy wcight.
The first match game Of baseball Of the sea-
son between the Dubuque unu Davenport Clubs
is now being played by the papers Of the two
cities.-Buriington Hawkeye-
There will be four Ied-stockins clubs Ia the
League, viz. Cincinnati, Boston, Cleveland. and
Buffalo. The Cilicagos will wear white stock
ings, and the Syracuse Stars brown.
The ball grounds at Cleveland are to be i'm
proved by the removal Of the trees that dis
figured tile outticid last season aud made ball.
playing somewhat hazardous pastime.
At the recent meeting Of the Rhode Island
Baseball Association six clubs were repre-
seuted. 4 revised constitution und bylaws
was adopted. The Association will play under
the League rules,
AicGunigle and Calvin Of the Buffa1os stand
about equal In the mind OF Manager Clapb us
pitchers. At first CALVIN was looked upon as
the "sure-enough" pitcher, but McGunisle has
i'm proved greatly OF late.
Tie gentlemen who are interested In the sue
cess OF the Northwestern League should not be
disappointed if half the clubs belonging to thai
organization are dead before the season begins.
Professional ball clubs are costly playthings.
Since the descrtion OF Bancroft and Murtrie,
who have gone to Worcester, the New Bedford
Club has been in a state Of eemi-collapse. Sew
cral other National clubs will be in state Of
actual collapse before the season is half over.
Tie Bufralos for this year have the best field
Ing average tS07) in the League and the poorest
batting average (246). The Cnicagos have the
best batting average (230). The Troys have~the
batting average.
Wiley the short-stop of last years Athletics
(bum ninety, made the professionals open their
eyes BY his magnificent tieItiing in Wednesdays
game. He would not long remain out OF IN en-
gagcment If some OF the National managers saw
him play.-Philade'phia Item.
The sum Of s2,5oo has been raised for the In
tcrpational Club OF Worcester, Mass. The
niue will be composed as follows: Weaver, D.;
Bennett, C.; Herfert 1st b.; Cramer, ed D.;
Whitney. Sd b.: Mutrie, 5. $. and Captain;
Mcke1vy, !. f.; Leighton, c. t.; Nichols, I. f.;
BushoDg, sub.
For some unknown object rumor has been
started. aud, III some quarters, actively elrcu-
lated, to the effect that the Capital City Club
weeks, from lack OF financial support. We are
authorized to say that the rusnor is malicious
one, with not the slightest foundation. The
Club is chartered uOder tile laws OF the State Of
New York, and is on firm financial basis, with
every prospect OF not only playing the season
out, but OF making its sav well toward the top
Of the ladder.-Buston Herald.
Cincinnati claims to hare the best catcher and
second baseman OF the League mines; Providence
the best first baseman, shorr-stop, and left md
centre tielders; Chicago the best right fielder;
aud Boston tile hest third baseman aud pitcher.
The batting averages, in the aggregate, Of the
new League mines are as follows: Chicago, 2y0;
Boston, 27S; Cincinnati, 2Ii; Providence, 2ic.;
Cleveland, 255; Syracuse, 255; Troy, :2.5o; and
Buffalo, 2l6; In teldnE din AVERAGES the clubs
ton, S06: Cleveland, SEQ; SYRACUSE, SIT: Cinc1u
natl, S44; Chicago, 33f: and Troy, S2}. In play
ins strength, as regards familiarity Of play with
each other III home positions and IN harmonious
working together, the eight clubs stand J.; FOL
lows: Cincinnati, l; Boston, 2; Providence, 5;
Buffalo, 1; Chicago, s; Syracuse, &; Troy, !; and
Cleveland, 8. In base-Eunn:ug skill Boston
leads, with Cincinnati second, Providence third,
Buffalo fourth, Syracuse filth, CHICAGO sixth,
Troy seventh, and Cleveland eignth.-Erchange.
EDESTRIAN1SM.
WHY MADAME ANDERSON DISCHARGED SAM
UELLS.