The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
THE NATIONAL GAME.
NEW YORK AND ST. LOUIS LEAGUD
AND ASSOCIATIONS WINNERS.
The Season tho Most Successful I'm the
History of the Chicago CIub-Prer iden'
Spalding's Australian Tour-Base- BAH
Gossip and News.
CHICAGO coRREsPoNDENCE.l

Association-are practically ended, SO far
as the pennant- winners of these organiza-
tons are concerned New York will stand
as the League winners and st. Louis as the
Association winners of 1883. Nothing
short of the disarmament of both teams
can now very we'll change this order Of
things.
The work of arranging for the worlds
championship series between these two
teams-an institution that now seems to
have become fixture in Americln base
ball eyents-has already begun, and will
probably have been completed within the
next few days.
Following the worlds series, interest
will with little doubt center in the coming
trip of the Chicago and All-American
teams to Australia. At no time in the
history of the national game has so bold
a venture been taken in its interests, ana
all preparations which have been made
for 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 APP
pearance. In addition to these forms of
announcement, Mr.. Spalding has in prep
aration an Ii G treating upon
base ball, TO-, 900 of which will be for
warded to Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney,
Melbourne, and to all points where the
team will play. The book contains q sim
pie description of the game as 1t 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.
The League season in this city closed
last week. To say that it has been n 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 mt the sixty
eight games played since the opening of
the season in May has been nearly 800, 900,
or an average of over 4, 500 to each game
Including the games played abroad, the
chicago Club has during the season APP
peared before audiences aggregating over
half million people. The clubs share
OF the receipts aggregates between $780,
600 and Sl50,000, 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
games ever played were contested on the
Chicago grounds this summer. Consider
ing the material in 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.
l 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
bert's 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
well of his other pitching timber, he will
let him go. The "stonewall infeld" will
remain the same as now until accident,
age, or death necessitates change. OF
the outtelders Petit and Sullivan will
so, If any. Arson says neither of them
Will leave his team unless good round
sum is handed him in return. The work
of Duffy has so far surpassed Anson's ex-
pectations that he can safely let Petit 60.
Van Haltren's work in left field has also
been good. Van Haltren does not believe
his pitching days are over, and may try to
get with club where he will be allowed to
twirl.
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 3, ZOO errors have been charged to
league players this season. An average of
fifty to each.
Deacon" White has bought house in
Detroit, and will spend the remainder of
his days in that city
President Spalding has not been as sue
ceSsful as he supposed he would be in
securing the players he desired to secure
for the Australian trip. He has, however,
succeeded in getting together two fairly
The usual autumnal grand rush for
phenomenal" young ball players will
soon be in progress.
Kansas City has been given 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 II; Woods, Hamilton, won 81, lost II;
Murphy, Syracuse. won 35, lost IA; Axis
son, Toronto, won 80, lost H..
There seems to be general feeling in
American Association cities that it would
be n good thing for the association if Won
der Abe could be eliminated. He is beyond
doubt an undesirable quantity, but he has
the bulge on the other fellows whether he
deserves il or not.
This is what that competent expert Bush
ong has to say of the science of catching: Il
have learned that in receiving n right
handed pitcher get all the balls on my
left hand. With n left handed pitcher il
is just the reverse, and get all the balls
on NV right. AS we catch more right
handed pitchers than left-handers, our
catchers' left hands are generally pretty
well battered out of shape. For throwing
10 bases a t-handed pitcher is the best,
and we are able to got the ball down to
second much quicker than with right
handed pitcher. When n runner is on
first and about to start to steal second, the
pitcher should send a straight, speedy ball
over the ptate so that the catcher can get
it down ahead of the runner"
A NoBLEYEss and elevation of mind,