, 1879-05-04

| "a saus OF school-boys, and OF lower class,
| eoo'-09Ddfo Erpress. It does, it does.
Al cleveland, season tickets arc transfer able It
cago. o'@o"'" - o''-
! Aei!y. OF the Mnnchesters, has been dropped
! piace. : ~ "~1'1' ~'~~H 49, t'%~
There are still too many trees on the Cleveland
| with the players.
., tflody who PLAYED in Troy last year, is dis
unsn'shtng himself at New Bedford by brilliant
play In the deld.
- Troy has another alleged professional nine, in
| 1he Haymakcrs. who reorsanized last week, aud
afe expected TO last about half the season.
Mr. Aastodon Minstrcls Mack, who manages the
cleveland Club, still has doubt to the relative
merits as pitchers Of Mitchell and Mccormack.
Seven Of the wo1cestera have voluntarily
sworn OF" from smoking for the season, the
peHatty Tor each 0fensc to be 5 deducted from tho
I Sinner 3 salary.
,,."After mature delibcration We have come to
! me @ conclusion" thar the Rostons will win the
League Championship. Now howl all along the
| -}}ashingt0a Capital.
pany. Bradley. OF the Troys was hit in the e.om-
| ach by bali ba1tcd by Manning. He threw the
! striker out ut first base and then tainted.
Somebody has got up cock and bull story to the
effect that Sullivan, Of last years;CtnciDnatis, re-
ce'ves sl50 per month for playing first bnse with
the Worcesters. Probably those are the figures for
taG reason. -"
Easton, Pa. has engaged the following nine:
base; Fouscr, second base: Barber, third base;
Dixon, short stop; Parks, left Held; Fusselhach,
right field; and M Easton amateur IN thosright.
Houck, who plays in Boston this year, is said to
PRESIDENT Hubert was the first League MANAGER to
select brown aud Morrii us good players. and in
Bostuu.
&htt1%& r1.+T, Ak.1
ind to say in pfas= OF the Clevc1ands after their
first game with Providence was that .their hand
some uniforms showed off to advantage" This
is mighty poor consolation, but better than
nothing.
4oack, in the Boston nine. has man In front
Of him who gets g. 200 for the season, aud one to
ms 1etr getting ST. 500, while hs salary is $500;
and IT he makes half the of either OF them
Capital. ''"''
THE TRIBUNE has received from the Base Ball
Manna! Pa6|ishing Company their schedule OF
same plnn as their League Manual. and the Ma
tonal ci!ies will find it d handy article. Spalding
Bros. sell it.
The Hfra!d, IN It's score Of Saturdays game. has
playing right ficid for tue picked nine. The lpud
report Or SHOTGUN heard iu the vicinity Of Bank
street last evening is easily e1plAined. He was
only proof -reader.-C Cteue!dnd Leader.
Ben shott. President of the Cincinnati Star Club
the champfonship. Tie believes that McVey and
Gerhardt are the weak spots. Cincinnati people are
unanimous in the opinion that he ought to have
Ben Shotk for milking any such assertions. --Cleue
land Leader.
In its report Of the game between tho Springfield
anu Manchester CLUBS at Springfield. the R<pub-
cxctca o. eeI e ay than
Tue game When he was on second III the eighth
inning, with Latham Oh third sud two men out, he
several times ran quite up to third to induce Leary
Latham
10 score, but ranes hit did the business instead
Spaldings League ball doesn't seem to suit some.
people. and the Cleveland Neratd says: ''There
without engagements. but have no need to lose
heart. Vacancies are liable to be made in every
nj nine il spa'alng does not do something to make
stone. 4 roller weighing about ton went over
one on the grounds without making the least i'm
preston on IL.
Tho Washington CAPITAL has the following con-
cerning tire cIncinnatis, from which it would ap
pear that .<dass trouble III de campn: s'The Gin
cinnai or some other club ought to take tue cham
pionship away from Boston, hut indications at the
outset are against ut least the Cincinnatis Tue
old seeding Boston clique commenced operations
by dsp}aciug GeEhardt ut second base. and when
14e season 40, opens brother Jim White puts brother
Viii White. the weakest batter in the League.
ahead Of Joe in batting order Not Content with
this, McVcy, on first, Commando Jusenh to throw
quarters and Joe geta lie best of it; but The out
look for the Clubs not auspiclous."
An editorial writer on the New York Sim re-
GENTLY undertook to say something concerning
sone Old cat and two Old cat. base- bali. by
twenty HE 3sa17, lis become qaite Complicated
game, with long series OF rules and precedents,
which only much experience and unusual aptitude
for the sport can isastes. This is the explanaton
o. the rse OF tug player whoss Inter.
difficulty, proficiency in which only be attained
by more constant practice than most men can give
against in IN IN expert pitcher, xho ] aceompl,shes Won
ders with the bail. and thoroughly good catcher
Is rs much OF trained specialist as mechanic 1t
y well enough to see our great game getting some
thing Of scientific character but need to take
care TO gnard it against becoming mere trade.''
The Chicago correspondent ot the Cincinnati !
Enquirer recently had q talk with President Hut
lows: - How about harmonious Club feeling and !
action: was the inquiry Of your correspondent !
was The consdeni reply. s Me added cd sDS Ton S eaat
friendship or club Sasaony g' ex3ss to an
the Club as Whole. Why, have M % known W. of T play
eFs in the Boston nine, with its splendid career Of
success, who for eighteen. months never EXCHANGED
who belonged to personally hostile cliqucs, in |
which social distinctions were Extensively observed;
ed Mr. III auosrt feels SUI sure W That W there '! are re- not not
now, and not likely to be-, any strong antmosties
in the Chicago team, but it's subject nc don't |
men shall be temperate in their habits, honest in
their determination to win, ayoiu the company Of
disreputaulo persons, como on the deld in. good
physical condition, hit hard. fast7 keep cool |
Ia the field, and then let the best Club win."
' TIE TURF. |
ROW IN TIE CIRCUIT.
On ApE1l 90, the Directors Of the Bufalo Park |
Association met to consider the question Of pro-
gramme for their summer meeting. which occurs |