, 1880-05-02
Rail-. GOSSIP.

BALL VOSSl1s
The Worcesters beat the Albauys to las
Thursday.
Billy Foley writes that the Adrian n11ch.) Clu1
vent back on him at the last moment He Is
therefore, left out OF an engagement
Powers, one Of Bostons catchers, who broke
finger a fortnight ago, has been playing short
stop lately, and doing some very good batting
too.
Charley Sweasy, at one time the model secont
baseman OF the country, in the palmy days O.
teors, Of Attleboro, Mass, strong amateur
nine.
In the game Of last Thursday. when the BaltI-
rores beat Providence5 to l. Peters fumbline
loaded was what did it. How natural thai
eoundsi
The Acme team of this city has reorKantzed a.
follows: Passenger, catcher and CAPTAIN: Cat
zen, 3 b.: Whalen. l. f.: Schouk. b.: Nimbe,
2; Grau. C. t.; Bartels, f. s.; Hanson, T. f.;
Walters, 2b.
The Classical and Commercial Clubs Of St.
1snatius College played their first game this
season on the school grounds Yesterday, the
Cassicals winning. after hard-fought game,
The basel ball season has already opened brill
tRnty. Three players have been disfgured for
Ute, and an umpire has been called red-headed
old hog: and chased four miles over muddy
road.-Daston Post
Berg. an amateur, has been catching for Bond
IN Boston. and In one game had seven passed
balk Harry Wright is nursing Browns lame
shoulder. and Powers is nursing broken finger.
BACK Of lne bat the Boston outlook is not cheer
The Daltimorcs with their one-armed pitcher,
and Boston crawcd ont ut one game with the
same team by small majority There was
n; some very loose play On the part of both League
-Hankinson and Shaffer, two e1-Chicagoans,
o1d nearly al. the batting for the Clevelands in
ne second game with the Nationals. Hank got
onft Lynch for three two-tasers, and Shafer for
one double and one triple baRger. 6hafer
unded ay. to be sure, and let in two runs.
, Beyond few directions regarding business
ueI9As Ansop receives no Instructions whntever
u. ~ 70 tne playing or management OF the Chicago
=, ,aeam when away from home, He Is rs absolute
y'fhe boss as though there Was no such thing
as q club management There is probably not
another League Captain who is trusted 20 i'm
pc1fly or interfered with SO little IL the handling
OF players.
When Cleyeland beat the Nationals three
stt9Ight we ali reared. and Chicago looked sour.
=t1ereldnd Herald. Chicago did nothing of the
1T 1T sHhiSago is mighty well pleased to know
sss aas at rn ast SSt ana s1 i eersn;
LOOKS 10. 81. thai way. The Cleveland ball-supporters
~ ~ liberal. pucky people. and deserve good
neana cG fGtoo neer En- one ,ney 9hxG 9e "ose
:, correspondent writes: during q profess
snnai game. played at White Stocking Park. was
so,ali nali ever batted over the end fence on Ran
s,Ea Sso!on street? Please answer. to settle bet
SfabscR1BER-" No ball was ever bAttcd over that
luce. luce. nor anywhere near it, The longest bit
esef made in that direction Was that Of q ball
,cl ,rnIcl struck the ground about parallel with the
iser row Of seats and rolled nearly TO the fence
loca,ed
me result Of the four League games played
"a looked FOR and unlocked for In about equal
n"p,2r11ons. !, 1t was TO be expected that Chicago
,na nuiu get away with Cincinnati, and that the
;,eaIlf lfa1nea Worcestets would defeat the Troy
nes.t s1hcs; but nobody calculated on seeing
~ 1So,a M 50 badly beaten BY Providence q to o..
- feoIe victory against Buffnlo. But it all goes
f.,snaaow e. naow that It is too early in the season to
sc 4suIc closely On club strength. or predict with
taang like certainty the result Of any game
M ~ kilograms from Capt Anson to the home
tratsoe a9ement while the Chicago tenn is on Its
astss aresenr in cipher. 1t has been demon
srS e,sro M that telegrnph-offices are very leaky,
,thG1At a GAt information that belongs Of right to
So. Elu2 management alone frequently finds its
fhst 10 !ne possession Of gamblers. who use tt 20
snnpa4 p a4oVantage at the pool-rooms We Will
fn.,," rse .ansan and Flint we're to-be taken SICK
ncitnnow nitn"ow forenoon in Cincinnati. SO that
.eIn1a Isner vas able to play. 4 telegram to this
mnia .w.ltten In plain English would Mt once be
~ SHOWN tn such Of the sure thing gamblers
INA at eonfederRtes in the telegraph o!i1ceS,
s1n.,~1 80 auafIoerS would use the knowledge 10
go 1ne uniformed. The use OF cipher
fm1s.tsi,iNo "iio render sharp practice OF this Kind
fea: and for this and other sufficient rea-
60 Cuh raa +ys.cm has been adopted By the Chlca-
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