The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-18
Diamond Dots.

TuE Boston clubs salary list for this
season IL placed at SS7 $50.
TIlERE are now twelve well-organized
baseball leagues in the country.
Knock, OF the Chicagos, and Ed Crane,
OF the New Works are counted the speed
lest pitchers in the country. Young George
ranks very near them.
CuARLrsToN comedies that Memphis has
ono pitcher whom they dread, viz, BILLY"
Smith Why, dot rot II, we've got two
better than him any day-Ewing and
Nichols.
PRrsIDrNr DAY says the absence Of
Ward and Brown from the New York
club will not materially weaken Il. But
the public thinks II win, nevertheless, and
big kick Is being made.
DESSY, the great third bascman OF the
indianapolis club, has been fined 500 and
suspended by Manager Spence for drunk
enness. lie has been drinking heavily
ever since arriving from California.
BIRNIsuHAN Is proud Of her team, as II
IL confidently believed 10 he winner. In
fact, the players will pledge themselves 10
swing Il II given another good pitcher.
DANCED II IL don't look that way, too.
PRESIDENT voS DER AHE proposes TO
commemorate the opening Of the cham.
pionship season today by the unfurling OF
The American association and worlds
championship flags. The latter, however,
don't go.
Tm American association begins It's
championship series today with the clubs
PLAYING ne follows Athletic VI. Baltimore
nj Philadelphia, Brooklyn VI. Cleveland nj
BROOKLYN, 81. Louis vs.. Louisville nj ~.
Louis, Kansas City vs. Cincinnati at Kan
sas City.
TnE National league win commence IL
''blood" series next Friday, the clubs be-
ing matched rs follows Philadelphia vs.
Boston at Philadelphia, Washington vs.
New York at Washington, Pittsburg vs.
Detroit ut Pittsburg, Indianapolis VI
Chicago at indianapolis.
TuE New York Morning journal hm
fallen In line with the other leading uailici
oi the country, and Is helping 10 boom thu
national game by devoiing great deal o
space 10 baseball. Last Sunday II pub
lished four columns Of interesting GOSSIP
about baseball, and this season II propose
10 cover the field more fully and give fulle
reports Of the games than itevcr did before
WArKIss' statement that the game
were 10 be advertised M for the world
championship, and 10 be exhibition game
only, shows the character OF the individual
When Watkins made the proposition I
Cincinnati President Won der Abe deter
mined 10 claim the worlds championshi
II The Browns won the series Of games
The Browns have won them. Watkin
II crushed aud the worlds championshi
n IN ~. Louis.-N. Louis Post Dispatch.
III A nAsEBAIL comic opera, named "Ar
ecla, or tho Umpire's Revenge Is
novelty Just finished by Paul Eaton,
young man about town In Washington
who has gone In for using his musical an
literary talents 10 occupy his time. ~
flory Il full Of popular eaiirical hits al III
national game, aud well-known playc
and managers, easily dlstnguishable und'
HE thinly disguised names, are made
10 service. The music IA clever an
sprightly, with some good ballad comp
F. sltion and easy airs Of the popular yariet
There IL a field for good comedian
make innumcrable gags.
Tun American Association club and u
Western League club Of Kansas City are
E last on speaking terms. For time th'
were al daggcrs' points, but the arbitrail'
+ ii commlttec gave Che Western League eli
Il pretty firm footing, and liz rival conclud
~ ihsi |. Sndship would be just as well, al
. that 20 let the real fighting be done wi
bat and ball on the diamond would be
better way 10 conquer. Accordingly, all
many attempts 10 discuss and arran
matters for contest, Manager Rowe,
The association, and Manning, OF
league, met Thursday and agreed 10 pI
4 Ave games nj an early date, the club "
ming three out Of five 10 be entitled 10