, 1881-08-14

The Unknowns beat the Deeps to l.
The Lake Views beat the I4ibertys l3to 6.
Ctlbert's beat Joe Smiths nine, both from
S1arshuli Field s. Co.'S, IS too.
III L.'-Yes Il pitcher may De changed after
he has delivered one ball, it the team Captain
SO directs
Daily, tho one-armed pitcher OF the New York
Metropolitans, was recently fined SIS for insult
ing newspaper reporter.
Mathews has been engaged By the Bostons as
chunce pitcher. Fox has been taking little
vacation on his own responsibility. and When nc
returns he will be expe!lcd+
A niue from d. c. Cooks publishing house.
Lake View, is anxious TO play some amateur
nine. Address 4. Csttck. cure OF u. Z. Cook,
No. SOS Lincoln avenue, Lake View A ulne OF
the trade Is preferred.
If ORourkc was the right kind Of Captain he
would get more satisfactory work out Of his
men. He should profit by his experience With
Ansou.-Hufn!o Commc7cial But ONourke
isn't tho right kind of u Captain. You should
haye known that long ago.
George Wright has asked and obtained his
release from the Boston management, aud has
formally retired from professional baseball.
lie will devote himself TO his business, and what
baseball rlaying! ne dues will be With the
Ucacons, Il local amateur club.
The effect OF the dlsbandmenr Of the Provi-
dencc Club would have been felt more severely
by Chicago thau by any other club. Only the
have been counted, and the score Of games won
as between the three leading clubs would in
that event now staud: Chicugo -, Detroit ~,
buffalo -. But Providence is no, going to dis
band, thanks to the honorable character Of its
officers and Stockholders
L recent castinr-up shows considerable differ
ence III the batting qualities OF the League ,
clubs. Chicaso leading with ~. Buffalo .-o:''
dcnce 81. Worcester Iii, Troy ...ss The two
heaviest batlers in each club are as fellows
ChicaEo-Anson 81. bairympie ::o: Detroit
$40 White .:s.s: Cleveland-Duniap .:A?: Ken
ncdy -:..T; Observation-Disclosures -aE} Dorean
ri; proyideucc-Start .aEs, York .:::ss; Troy
Ferguson .}ly Holbcrt ...:sJ; Bost0u-Lewis -.e1,
Richmond -
The statement was made by the Worcester
papers that one OF the conditions OF Richmond >
release WIS that he should puy in no other club
eiltion 1hsit it was very foolish thing TO du;
but VIC do not believe he did 80. and shoud not
tc surprised to see him playing in the l'rovi-
dence nine before heseasou is out AT this dis
lance it looks us though tho Syracuse influence
bad got Il pretty strong hold Oh the Worcesters,
bur sc far thoir control has not led the club to
many yictorics.-LUucu Courier. II Richmond
made any such foolish agreement it could not be
enforced against him. There Is no League law
preventing a released player from playing
where he likes after twenty days have elapsed.
Jim O'nourke developed some OF his qualities
mt cleveland lnst week. and the Ltader Is uivye'i
to say: - He hus been in the business long
enough to Know lie rules Ot Tue League II ~
IL very poor example tor IL manager aud Captain
OF Il ball club to abuse an umpire the way he
did yesterday. The umpire might have been
erroneous iii his decision, but be is the sole
judge of The game, and what he says during the
game is law. 1t was uKourkc who objected 10
Docscher, and named Bradley. whom hc believed
10 he Il better umpire rEAn the former. and after
getting him here abuses him is he did ycster-
day. Bradley should have tucd him for his
talk and then Mr.. UItollrke all,l tho seventeen
.bAit-pIAyers Oh the field would have shown hin
and Ills colAborer5 more respect Lhan they have
ur will
The stockholders Of the proyidence Club are
entitled tu great c,rdt Tor the course they have
taken in sustaining the financial responsibility
Of the Club They were unucky in the matter
Of weather in tho fore part of the season, auu
receipts were greatly decreased in consequence;
bul they have lnnniuly met the desleit ont y!
their own pockets, lll'i will 70 through tho seal
sun and pay nil they owe. This recurrence
serves to illustrate the benefit derived
hy players from the League orEAniz,-
ton III assisting them to get their
snl.rics Many Il club would lie down and sur
render when SITUATED like Providence were it
not for the clubs responsibility to the League,
aud the pride thar is fell in fulfilling its oblci-
tious 10 tne other seven Clubs comprising the
organization. Every club values its League
franchise and will strain every nerve and sut,-
nit In heavy fiDancinl loss rather than default
it, f1Itfx. fayr,l1 T.fHrtlc.