The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-20

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ties. But 1t is pity that he can not be
Joined in his foreign travels by the other
members of the odiferous trio which he
completed while with us. Need 1t be said
thatwe refer to those nomadic fellows Lew.
Scott and Deck Wright The three formed
a combination of such talent that, while
neither of them could trot heat squarely
in 2:25. it would bother 2:20 horse to beat
them-without a consideration. The trio
could sweep the European fields, and 1t Is
too bad that those whom such long com-
munity of interest has joined together,
should be kept apart by such tritiing
thing as the Atlantic Ocean. Who will
start a subscription to send Lew and Deck
to join their bereft brother2 1t would be
an admirable investment for some OF the
wealthy associations aud they can call
upon us to assist. But, in that event We
do not recommend them to the foreign pub
lie as fair samples of the American trotter,
except in the up and down capacities in
which they excel. WILKES SPIRIT"
Baseball.
| The local baseball season opens in New
York to-day.
Harvard and Yale are to play three
games this season.
Robert Morrow will manage the Proyi-
dence Club during the coming season.
| The idea of forming a frst-class profess
sional Club in Baltimore has been aban-
doned.
The full team of the Nationals is expect
ed to report this week at Washington, d.
G., for practice in their new gymnasium.
The withdrawal of George Wright and
James ORourke from the Providence Club
will materially weaken that team for $780,
Spalding's Baseball Guide for 1880 is
just out and contains an unlimited
amount OF interesting matter pertaining
to baseball affairs in general.
The Northern professionals who are now
in New Orleans La, are all in tins trim for
the coming season, and will leave that
city about March 9th to join their re-
spective clubs.
The Nationals open the season in Wash
ington on March 9lst and April LIST, then
having the Brown University nine as op-
ponents The Providence Club plays in
Washington on April 9th, Oh, 10th, and
the Nationals then go an extended Western
trip.
Baseball appears to be booming in New
Orleans, and the Eckfords, Wrights, Lees,
and two other clubs not yet decided upon
intend forming an association next season
| for the purpose of playing championship
games. The new ground will be in course
OF time one of the finest in the country,
and it recently has been improved by the
addition of a grand-stand capable of seat
ing 5000 persons
Wehave received communication from
the Dubuque Club, stating that they will
guarantee to any and every League club
which will visit them from Chicago on off
days their expenses to Dubuque and re-
turn to Chicago, in addition to- as reported
in our last issue, their hotel bill while in
Dubuque, and bonus of SIS besides. This
is certainly liberal ffer.-[Clipper.
We have received mammoth poster em-
bellished with an excellent wood-cut of
hatsman, and announcing on Sunday,
March 4: THE first and only appearance
| the champion base l-player of the United
States" That date was to have been
marked by match between the Unions Of
San Francisco, with Williamson and Tay ylor
as catcher and pitcher, against the Capital
Ctys Of Sacramento. assisted by Percy and
Mast as catcher and pitcher.-[Clipper.
The Pacific Baseball League held an ad-
journed meeting March 9th in San Francis
co, Cal. The name of the Association was
changed to the California Baseball League
and it was decided tnat sixty games should
make up the season. apportioned as fol-
lows: The Athletics, l6 games on Sundays;
the Bay Citys, Is games on SATURDAYS; the
al rhnnl o., ,I,,, a..
San Franciscos, l5 games on Saturdays.
Reports were read from the several League
clubs, naming their players as follows: San
Franciscos- Cdrran, Taylor, Mast, Foran, J.
Smith, Hamilton, H.Smith, Kirnan McCaw-
ber. Knickerbocs er-J. Whitney, G. Whit
ney, Angus, Corpstein. Barne, Bailey, Wilt
grod, Bolan, Saith. Bay City-McVey,
Daniels, Lewis, Taylor, Farrell, J. Sweeney,
Preple, Stewart Athletic-Galyin, Carey,
Carroll, Denny, VIM. Sweeney, Mcdonald,
James McPhileny, and one other not yet
named.
| Miscellaneous.
| Dick Hollywood is doing well with his
saloon on Central avenue.
Bloomington (Illinois) is organizing a
bicycle club. A good bicycle costs 800,
| anu 10 CicdpSi tudli q ldSt uOISc, ludSflluCn
as it costs nothing to keep it.
Captain Webb, according to cablegram
dated March 11th, has succeeded in swim
ming sixty consecutive hours in tank at
the Westminster Aquarium, London, Eng.
Charles Rowell, the long-distance cham
pion, writes to friend in this city to the
effect that he is in the enjoyment Of thor
oughly good health, and does not often
visit London, but has taken to coursing,
and, between that sport and training his
hounds, he gets plenty of running exercise
in the fields.
The gentleman who represents Madame
Tobias in the matter of the approaching
competition for the handsome belt first
walked for last December and won by Amy
Howard called upon us March 10Th, and
informed us that the date OF the closing of
entries for the same had, by mutual agree
ment between holder and challenger, been
extended until Monday. March 22d. Last
week Madame Anderson, hot being salts
fed with the way matters we're being man.
aged, or mismanaged, Withdrew the $25 she
had put up; but her place was taken by
Miss Laura Douglas, whose representative
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