Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12

THE NATIONALGAMF
NEW YORK AND ST. ,or,s r,,,
AND ASSOCIATION WINNERS.


AND ASSOCIATION WINNERS
Ane Season the Most Succexsr,, -. .,,.,
s,oiy OF the Chicago Club-Presiticnt;
Cravings Australian Tour-Rase. Hail
Gossip AMI News. 'A
CHICAGO coRREspoNpEScE.l
Inc championship races-League and
Associatlon-are practically ended. so far
as the pennant- winners of these oroon;vo
IONS ore concerned. New York will stand
- 'ne League winners and st. Louis as the
association winners of 1883. Notb;no;
snort OF the disarmament of both teams
things. 'n's oi''ef o1
Inc work of arranging for the worlds
championship. . series between these two.
L.eamS-an institution that now seems to
i hnne become fixture in American base
JUL ev eve, already begun, and will.
plooaols nave been completed within the
next few days --' WV
Following the worlds series. interest
Will with little doubt center in the comino
!rlp OF the Chicago and All-American
Teams 10 Australia. At no time in the
history OF the national game has SO bold
venture been taken in its interests, and
al preparations which have been made
1or the coming tour, even to the most
minute detail, are in keeping with the
magnitude of the undertaking. The
window Autographs" are handsome in
design and execution. The posters are
also unique in design and striking in ap-
pearance. In addition to these forms of
announcement, Mr.. Spalding has in prep
aration an A b G treating upon
baseball, 10000 of which will be for
Warded to Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney.
Melbourne, and to oil points where the
team will play. The book contains sim
pie description of the game as it is played
IN America. 1t precedes the players, SO
that Australians not now familiar with
the game may understand its cardinal
points when the teams arrive. The first
and only game the teams will play in
Chicago before their departure takes place
| Oct 20. l-'NN
The League season in this city closed
last week. To say that it has been u sue
cessful one financially would be putting it
mildly. for if it has not been the best in
that respect it ranks among the leading
ones: The total attendance at the sixty
eight games played since the opening of
OF an average of over 4, 800 to each game.
Including the games played abroad. the
chicago Club has during the season APP
pealed before audiences aggregating over.
half million people. The clubs share
OF the receipts aggregates between Sl4O,-
400 and Sl5O,0OO, and the net profits for
the season are not far from $4,000
Chicago people generally are satisfied
with the playing that has been done on
the home grounds. They have been treated
to the best of ball. for some Of the finest,
g;.mes ever played We're contested on the
Chicago grounds this summer Consider
ing the material i'll the team Chicago could
not have expected to do better than it did.
1t Is likely that changes will be made in'
| the Chicago club for next season. The
team has too many players. OF the catch !:
ers, Farrell or Darling will probably be:
sold. The former is not Of the kind Chi
cago likes, and the latter, though a No.
man, would do better work with other
teams. There has been some talk Of
Flint going to Washington. Of the,
pitchers. Tener, Dryer, and krock will
be with the club next season. Of Gum
berts staying there is doubt, as the colt
has exhibited several instances of rat
tie. ; Baldwin will probably play under
.Hustling' Horace Phillips from now on.
He has always desired to be with the team.
OF his native city, and as Arson thinks.
we'll of his other pitching timber, he will;
let him go. The "stonewall infield" will;
remain the same as now until accident,
age, or death necessitates Il change. OF,
the outfelders, Petit and Sullivan will
90. it any. Arson says neither of them;
will leave his team unless good rounds
sum is handed him i'll return. The work
of. Duffy has SO far surpassed Anson's en-
pectations that he can safely let Petit go.
| Van Haltrens work in left field has also.
been good. Van Haltren does not believe
his pitching days are over, and may try to.
get with o club where he will be allowed to
| Lwirl.
DIAMOND DUST.
Campau leads the Detroit club in base
stealing.
Many of the Chicago players will not
return to this city after the close of the
season.
Over 5000 errors have been charged to
league players this season. An average of
fifty to each.
Deacon" White has bought house in
Detroit, aud will spend the remainder of
his days in that city.
President Spalding has not been as sue
cessfnl as he supposed he would be i'll
securing the players he desired to secure
for the Australian trip. He has, however.
succeeded in getting together two fairly
good teams.
The usual autumnal grand rush for
phenomenal" young ball-players will
soon he in progress :,
Kansas City has been given q perpetual
franchise in the American Association,
and the two clubs there are to be consol-
idated.
The four best pitchers in the Interna-
tional Association and their records for
the season are: Barr. Rochester, won 81,
lost y; Woods, Hamilton. won 81, lost ~: