, 1881-05-01

| NH-~'~-A@s
John ORourkc has turned baggage -smasher
! on Connecticut railroad, and will never play
| pait again.
! Dignon, OF last years Nationals, is lying dan
gerously Ill at his home in Dos ton. Little hope
is entertained Of his recovery.
Bradley, Of Detroit, has been removed to the
hospital of the Michigan Medi cal College. 1t ID
| thought be may be able to play in about two
| weeks
According to the Boston Herald, Ross Barnes
engagement is conditional II his play is salts
| factory be will be permanently engaged other
] wise not
Barnes makes the fourteenth player under
contract to Boston. 1t Is safe 10 anticipate that
about four Of the fourteen will be of tho salary
list by the 1st of June =.
Koss Barnes, who has been engaged by Bos-
ton. is playing sccond-base. and leads or at the
bat. In lust Thursday game against the Net
ropolitans he made four clean hits.
In the Observation-Disclosures game at San
Francisco, April ID, SwAuton, in endeayortng to
return to bis base after foul bit. slipped and
broke one Of the small bones Of his ankle.
Baker was not released by Providence, but was
expelled. He threatened TO keep his advance
and this led 70 his expulsion, Baker is out Of
tile diamond, therefore, for 1851.
"Visttor:" Tho games to be played at home by
the Chicasos during May md 31ns m e are = @ rs FOL.
May II. r. Is, Worcesters; May 70 II, -, Bostons;
May Is, :4, y, Providence; June n, rs -, Prov
idence; June e, 50, Troy.
BY the permanent disability Of Sweeney and
the temporary: illness of Bradley, Detroit was
left without change pitcher VIII White has
accordingly been engaged for one month. We
predict, however. thar Derby, a most excellent
pitcher. will be the main reliance
"Fielder": 4 bets that Captain Of a League
nine can arrange his batting nN tlnse fore
the eame- Does VIM Answer-rhe new rule
requires that the batting order be made out the
changed, except on account Of sickness OF disa-
bility.
l. Sullivan, Norcester's first -baseman, has been
released. and StoveY viii play hrst-base. Sulli-
van was given months trial in practice games,
but it was found that. he could neither bnt nor
run bases satisfactorily, and the Directors did
not dare to risk him in championship games.
playing days are over.
Tho Dubuque Club is thoroughly organized.
and open for communtcan tons from all clubs
who are desrous Of dutes In Dubuque the ensu-
inn season. Charles II. Comiskey, of the nine Of
1879, was elected manager, at recent meeting.
The niue will be cn.nposed Of five professionals
playing team. All communications should be
addressed to Charles H. Co1s1skey, Manager
Dubuque Club.
The Secretary Of the Providence Club, In writ
grounds aroiu poor condition for bull playing,
as this morning the POLO people we're at work
spreading stable manure an over the Out-t1eld,
50 that 1t made hard work to run for ball, and
II it was ground hit it struck an obstacle ,lnd
bounded on to one side, The game WAS stopped
at one time to allow a load 70 be dumped back
OF the first base, and Joe Start was afraid of
slipping down every minute. The bail people
say that the polo folks do as they please about
the grounds: that they dare not find much fault
for tenr CT being ordered of entirely
Besides Derby and Will White, Detroit pro-
poses tn make trial Of ONeill, Canadn
pitcher. Lew Brown caught him for two months
last summer. and says that ONeift uuites Won
derfu1 speed with great control. He found 1t
difficult to catch him. as 0'Neil would send ball
after ball through whole game wherever he
desired with tbs same Incredible speed, and 1t
WIS not until Brown had expostulated with him
one. He is mnn about six feet one inch In
hight and a terrific batter. He began play
in Chicago some little time ago with the Frank
Inns, but nobody could catch him, and he aban-
doued the club.
The case Of the Washington Nationals, who
have been expelled from the League Alliance,
briefly stated. Is this: The National Club owed
the Cleveland Club $1ss5; the debt WIS not dis
puted+ but was acknowledged in writing, and
repeated promises made to pay. These prom
ises were as repeatedly broken. and the Nation
al Club at last undertook to rcpudiate the debt
BY electfn1 new set Of officers The League,
National Club Of l6Sl we're one and the same or
EanizaHon, declined to be hucused by any such
dodge, and the National Club was expelled The
effect Of the expulsion is to place the Nationals
under the ban. They can neither play a Lcagl1e
Club, nor can any club which plays the Nationals
after receiving notice Of their expulsion get
game with any League Club.