COPYBIOHT, 1888, BY THETHE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING Co. SPORTING LIFE.ENTERED AT PHILA. POST OFFICE AS SECOHD ctiss MATTE*. VOLUME 11, NO. 7. PHILADELPHIA, PA., MAY 23, 1888. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
clean hits la the Wo.r< eiter game, and in several other the press to try and stop It. Did you do it? One ploded. T had teen playing pok-T with a party ef gainea our players have had ordinarily clean hiU gob paper I believe mentioned it the next day. strangers, and had w»n nearly all the monpy. I had bled up by some fielder. It seems ai if every team After the gamo you tried to do me by getting out a just put 82.100 iu my pocket, wheu boom! boom! and MORE MORE LAW TALK. report that I advised certain pirttes to bet on the LATE NEWS. GAMBLING. we have tackled play an unmerciful game of ball wo all went into the air together. I felt of myself when they fall up againat iw, aud make their errors pame. This 1 nailed as a lie to the satisfaction of Mr. when I was gulnx, and fouud that I was unhurt. The in games with other clubs. Ztcher and Mr. Lolcholt. An-1 I say now as I said fellow next to mo had lost ao nrin and the fellow next Our pitcheni, excepting Kimber, who bos gone home ttien, the par tie a who started the report lied, and are to him was minus oue leg. \Vheu we started to coine The Pool-Selling Evil in to nurse a lame arm, are iu good condition, aud young Differences Between Club mean, low cowards. After this accusation waa cleared A Point About Unsigned dowu the fellow without ihe arm waved his stump at McAuliffe, who has a record of eighteen Btrlke-outs, away some of your citizens held meetings with one me, aud Bay*: "Are you hurl?" "No," says I. "Say," and who heUI the Cuban Ginnte dowu to seven hits iu another and finally came to the conclusion that my aaya he, "I've got £10 left, and I'll btt you fire a ball the North. two games last season, ia to be given a atiow now. and Player. eyesight was bad all on tlie saytto of some tqtiinteyed Reserved Players. player.'" At this point the crowd eeuerally giveg Dupee Shuw, who la without doubt the foxiest twlrler man whose focuased glaea just happened to bo right on J>*ck a laugh, and the laughter always increase! when in this League, la In floe trim, and Mitchell id ia the this particular occa*on. So the next day I was Jack addo: 'And he died before I could bluff him.'" pick of condition, too. hustled off to an oculist by one of the directors, and, The Tri-State League Suffering Weidman, our new catcher, was a good find pro- Whitney Disposed to Go Outside at the expense of the Canton Club, I had to uudergo a Changes at Chicago Athletic LINCOLN LINES. viJed be braces up in hia throwing to second, and hia rigid examination. back stop work with Mitchell bos been fine. He ia a The good doctor Morrow by name Informed the From the Same Cause of Base Ball Law Vary man who wonld have me blind, that my "lamps" were Sports News for Cyclists The New Team's Debut—Its \Veak and hitter, too. Strong Points Dilated lTpon. Kootis is playing centre field aad doing good eer- all 0. K. Then you accused me ot being intoxicated. as the South. vice. This nmn ought to kill the ball if be had the ing Opinions. I am pleased to say you are mistaken again, I don't General Intelligence, LINCOLN, Neb., May 11. Editor SPORTING least hit of luck. drink. LIFE: The base ball season in the Western Nothing got8 by Brady in left field and hia first The game waa not protested, nor has there any pro tests been filed against mo by any manager or club. League finally opened here on the 9th. Games error ia jet to bo made. FROM LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS. were scheduled with Leavenworth on the 5th, "WHEELING, W. Vft., May 17. -Editor SPOUT Crowley is built right for a fine cafcher, and, barring Arthui iYhitney, tho well-known third bar By publishing this letter, Mr. Kditor, you will con ING LIFB: Your remarks last week upon pool his throwing, has doiie well. If ho sticks to business man, is in a peculiar position. He is under re fer a great favor on me. It is the simple truth and The Senators to be Braced Up—An Tm- 7th, 8th and 10th, but almost constant rain for Belling on base ball in the Texas League apply and play* ball he will do. nothing but a plain statement ot facia. a week previous to the 9th prevented games be serve to the Pittsburg Club, which club will Sincerely yours, "SANDY" McDEBMOTT. portaut Decision by President Young, quite well also ti the condition of affairs in the Those ecorfg of people who are at tho present neither sign nor release him and which sub Etc. ing played. A fair crowd greeted our boys on Tri-State League, for I verily believe that this moment giving us the laugh, telling ur we are no their first appearance, and nearly every one was earthly use, tbat our teaai is a desert of weakness and stantially traded him to Detroit for pitcher MERRY MANCHESTER. Special to SPORTISG LIFE. evil, in-,connection with high salaries, will prove that we are out of the race, may possibly change their satisfied with jhe game they put up, although Gruber and then repudiated its bargain. It ap WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19. Secretary and their work wan quit*1 auiatpurfoh. This will gradually the downfall of a majority of tho clubs long be minds before lontf. We are putting up a ver) clever pears that President Nimick, of Pittsburg, gave Exultant Over Lowell's Temporary Down- Acting Manager Burket has been recalled to article of ball just at present. In fielding we are in wear off uudt-r the able tutorship of Captain Sylvester, fore the season is finished. How many of our a written agreement to the Detroit directors to fall—Agaiu in the Lead—Home Players Washington, and Walter Ilewitt and Captain who, by the wav, is the only veteran we towns are nfflictei with this fatal parasite, the tbe front rank, and when tho boys commence using have aeide the stick, aa they will, wo shall just fctay with the exchange on even terms. Detroit thereupon in I>emuiid, Etc. Jim Whitney, are now in charge of the Sena from Tooi.ey. Them i-, however, some good material pool room, I know not, but Wheeling is the pos leailerd aud give them (w good as we get. It's pretty negotiated with Whitney. He wanted $2,oOO MANCHESTER, N. H., May 16. Editor SPORT- torial team. A general bracing up is expected iu the team, particularly Crtaay, first baaeumn; Byline, sessor of two, and tbeir pernicious effects are early in t!i« game to freeza ua out, amU it? June, July short stop; Mussey, third basemttn, and Frech, catcher. for the season. Detroit ofiered him $2,100. IKQ LIFE: The most exciting game of the sea to take place, and every member of the team Moore, i«i t-^her, has good corves, fair command of tho being already felt in more ways than one. Out and August are good months, long ones, too, and we've Whitnoy agreed to the terms. Then Phillips son was played upon our grounds this afternoon, will be expected to work continuously, if neces got a little of May left, and September is all there. ball and some spet-d, and will probably stay on the side of the mere moral aspect of the case, tho came to Detroit and negotiated with Gruber. between the Maroons and Lowells. It was a sary, with the hope of reviving interest at home. tt'nni. The team in at present constituted it weak at taste for gambling inculcated in young and old, Taking one consideration with another I should smile if we aren't ia the swim. W. CLIFFOBD. The colt wanted $2,000. Phillips was inclined contest that each club entered into with a grim It is proposed to play Ed. I)aily regularly in tho bat, but the management will remedy thi* an fust and the inevitable pecuniary loss to those who to and long-premediUted determination of defeat right field, when not in the box, and on such a* possible. Tliey are in communication now with close everything when somebody told Phillips several tfo<>d men, who if secured will materially indulge iu this degrading propensity, we find that Gruber had a lame arm, whereupon Phillips ing its opponent if it came within the possibili occasions Jim Whitney will cover right garden. the two most important THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE. strengthen th«- team. and disastrous effects on declared the deal off unless Detroit would pay a ties. It was tho second game this season where The practice of playing certain men by turns Fulier and Stover have been released. the game itself. The first of these is tho de Reservation Privileges Secured—The Clubs good round sum for Whitney, and returned to the representatives of tho two rival cities havo will be abolished, and the full strength of the Cnrt->t aud Loner, who arrived from Tbiladelphia In creased attendance and consequent financial loss Contrasted—Memphis Club Notes. Pittsburg. Gruber, however, had no lame arm nice to test their comparative merits. To-day club will be utilized in every game. This is as tin>e for trie opening game, did not show up very well to the clubs. Hundreds of these gamblers con at 1-at, bot perhaps their loug journey a;id tli« change MEMPHIS, May 15. -Editor S PORTING LIFE: at all, and the Detroit directors were amazed at our boys met the Lowells on an even footing, it should be, and if properly handled, there IB every gregate in the pool rooms instead of going to the reason to boliovo that the Senators will soon dig them affi cted them. I trust they will prove to bo hard hit The Southern League now has full protection Pittsburg's action, and were at first inclined to and the Champs were outpitched, outcaught, ter*, as that i« what we need. games, and watch with eagerness the result of outfitIdfcd, outgeneraled, outbatted aud completely selves out of the ditch, into which they have fallen. uuder the reserve rule, which greatly strength sue Niraick for breach of contract or ela* lay the Daily, Hoy, Wiliaot, O'Bricn, \Vliituey, Shuck, Myers, Our cluli'e uniforms are very natty dark b'ne panta their speculations, while their presence at the matter before the Board of Arbitration, but final humiliated in a scoro of 12 to 7. We were lied f.-r and shirts, with wiue-colored stockings, belts, blue ens the League. Memphis and Birmingham first place, and the opposing batteries had yet to re- Mack aud Deasley are regarded as average batsmeu, ball grounds might have contributed much ly concluded to drop tho matter. and there is 110 reason why they should not play every cap*>, with wine-colored lands. toward keeping their club from financial ruin. are tie for first place, and New Orleans has but ceiTo their first defeat. Burns and Murphy were se We have Hutchiusnn Saturday, tho 12th, and three a small percentage the The unfortunate player, Whitney, however, lected for the Lowells, and pitted against them were day if necessary. The second, and more deplorable evil, is the best of Charleston. The President Young has decided th.it Myrtle Ilackett, re games next wtofc. If we get two out of the series we latter club secured a fine twirler in young Sie- who had in the meantime gone all the way to our trotting ponica, Slaib and Clarke. Tho champs will be doing exceedingly well, as Dry an ha<* a good mob spirit manifested by such persons when made 9 hits, with a totul of 12, aud the Man>on8 made cently released by the ludiunapo is Club, has no cluim bel. Another A 1 pitcher, and the "Sea Gulls" Detroit to report, wa<< not inclined to let the mat upon that organization for salary while under reserve. team in good, trim, and they won all their games at they do attend ball exhibitions in which they 11, with a total of 22. To-night, for the fifth time, Denver. ' LINCOLN. would be tho equal of any club in the League. ter drop and have all his trouble for nothing, we lead the League. Delegations were hire from He eays: "Under existing law, which governs iu such are pecuniarily interested. All close decisions and baa announced hia intention of holding the De ca^es, as a reserved player, you have no claim for com Sicbel was under a verbal contract to play with Concord and Nashua, and several hundred came up BETTING ON BASE BALI*. must go their way or the umpire's head must troit Club to the pa.vmet.t of his salary. Whitney left from Lowell tu witness (he downfall of tbeir club and pensation against the reserving club iu the absence of a Buffer the penalty. Having an Memphis, but this was not strong enough to Loweil for Detroit at the instance of the managers ot contract." interest at stake, leave a goodly number of their shekels A Clergyman Protests AgaliiBt it From the hold him. that club, who paid his expenses. The Detroit man hi the pockets of men who placed their Johu JfoiTi 11's rumored protest agali-st Umpire Lynch, it must be secured by fair means or foul, and Pulpit. they cannot be anything else than bitter parti New Orleans has a good lot of players, but agement accepted hia terms of $2.500 per year, aud or confidence in our aggregation of batters, who sustained has not reached League lieadijimrters yet. they seem to lack dered him to report for duty. Wliitaey obeyed, aud Mr. and Mrs. Johu B. D.iy passed through this city sans. And yet, while I must say that Wheeling team work. Widner and their reputation for strikers, to tho delight of all their Rev. Douglass Carlisle, pastor of the First wa* then told he was not neeJed. He has reyorteu frienda. Mauy misguided callow youths and older on their way back to New York, from a pleasant so Presbyterian is no worse than other towns in this respect, the Webber are both fine pitchers, and if properly for duty every d.iy aud claims his salary, aud will journ at Old Point Comfort, Ya. It. M. LAUNEB. Church of Easton, Pa., in his ser supported would land near the top. Lowry, fools from Lowell who wr-re sure the Maroons would mon last Sunday morning, gave a merited re evil should be stamped out by our city authori bring suit if refused. be defeated, and placed all their money upon the game, who is now playing short for the Pelicans, is NIMICK'S EXPLANATION. are wandering about the town to-nigtit seeking free CHANGES AT CHICAGO. buke to gambling on base ball games. He said: ties, and that right quickly. Tho only expla "I want In say a word to the young men nation of their slowness in the matter i3 that considerably outclassed. In "Shorty" Fuller When Mr. Nimick was informed of Whitney's re lunch counters arid booking their names at the police of the they have a jewel. He is a hard hitter, fleet solve and the gnnmd he took ho was considerably sur station for lodging rooms. They will very wisely buy The Western Team Releases CUrkson and church tiboHt our ball frames. You know from my some of them indulge in the "sport" frequently past utterance* base-runner and is playing a rattling game at prised. "That is a new point in base ball law," said return tickets when thi-y come here a^aiu to witness a Signs Catcher Hoover. that E am not opposed to auy legitimate themselves. PICKWICK. he. "I wonder if Whitr.ey has any case? I suppose if game between tbe Marooua aad Lowells. Some of our Special to SPORTING LIFE. amusement. On ihe contrary, I go EO far es to urge second. Jack Sneed is the best player on the he has it ia through some of Watkina* fine work. The ball players have attracted the attention to such an ex tlie church to provide it. I am certainly not opposed nine. He not only leads at the bat and in field deal for the exchange of Whitney was simply CHICAGO, May 19. President Sam Morton, lo base hall. 1 enjoy tho game as mud) as any of yon, BASE BAIX ON THE BOOM this. tent, that very liberal offers have been made for their ing, but has more stolen bases to his credit We were to exchange Whitney for Gruber. \Ve could, release. Amu tig them was one made a day or two ago of the Chicago Western Association team, hns *na it is bpcauw* of this that I refer to it to-day. They not make terms with Grubi-r and it fell through. cannot support aclnb h*re unle s it is made to pay. fn the Saginaw Valley— East Sac hi aw About than any other member of the club. by a repreecutative of a management in the American purchased the release of catcher Hoover, of the Theu Detroit telegraphed here and wanted to know Association of $1,400 for two members of our club. Tue directors cannot make it pay unless they tecure to Organize a Seir^^rofessionalClub. The Birmingham Club is the "baby" of the Chicago League team. President Spalding re the f.ivor aud patronage of a good class of people. And our cash price for Whitney We answered $3,000, and But we want them to defeat the champs with. leased Hoover only because the team had a sur EAST SAGINAW, Mich., May 15. Editor SPORT League, but its chances for winning the pennant since have had no word with them." P. LIMB. they cannot do this if they permit the club to be used plus of catching talent already accustomed for gambling purposes. And yet ihe Impression has ING LIFE: Since my last letter several active are equal to tbat of the older "children." Man WARD'S OPINION. to ager Walton H. Goldsby, is without doubt the DAVENPOUT DOINGS. League batsmen. Mc.rtou will play Hoover both in the gone abroad lUat this is permitted by tho papers an base ball enthusiasts have taken steps in organ While the New Yorks were iu Pittsbnrg last week field aud behind the but. nouncing each day the probable sums won aud lost. izing a semi-professional club. Messrs. Bushel!, most successful young manager in the base ball Ward, of the Brotherhood, was questioned as to Whit- Mr. Morton ha* also ro'eased Arthur Clarkson, a Thid will kill the ^ameiii KHston. No moral mail can, business. He has gotten together a floo lot of players ney's claim. Snid he: ''Whitney is an innocent party, The Team 3takiug a Fine Record—A Ban brother of Johu's, to the. Lima, (Ohio) team, and Ilo*#9 support agamMiux scheme. When I was in New Hardwicke and Salter, all popular young gentle for BooutMWu, and it will not be his fault if the pen- find the law, if he carea to invoke it, will compel the quet in Their Honor, Etc. men and base ball cranks of the worst type, are to the Buffalo team. Pitcher Nicholson will also be re Eugland everybody attended the ball garner. But we naiit flug does not fly over lhat city. Besides his man Detroit Club to carry out ita contract. The National DAVENPORT, May 14. Editor SPORTING LIFE: leased probably to Miuueaposfo. "All of these men," could do so there without being compromised, for if a soliciting for stock, and from present indications Agreement, agerial ability Goldsby ia one of the best general ball of which the reserve rule is a part, will There is great jubilation in this city just now said Mr. Morton, l'are good meu in fact A 1 in their man offered to bet on the grounds be waa ttt once ar- it looks as though we will have a good club be players in the profession. not hold iu law, and when the Michigan club offered positions, but I have been compelled under pressure of re^ted. You cannot keep men from betting, but the fore many days shall have passed. I have re Tbe Memphis Browns are playing a strong, steady him 52,500 unconditionally, and he accepted the same over the Davenport team's recent achievement. unfavorable weather to shavo down my reserve as directors can prevent it on their own ground*, and by ceived several letters from game, and barring accident ought to wiu tuepcnuant. way, tlie player can hold tlie club tor the salary oneretl, Though the opening games at Crawfordsville re closely as possible. Young Clarkson, will at an early not doiii!< so they ceem to sanction it. Oppose it and players desirous of Owing to the illuesd of a sister Harry Vaughan will especially if he reports for duty, as has Whitney." sulted coming here, and to one and all I wish to say rather disastrously for our club the boys day be as pood as any of them and I should not let him kt-ep away from it nntil thU is stopped, for the club** bo missed, as bis place is hard to fill. Crotty and Uc- The Detroit Club may be able to redrees its complaint have since more than redeemed themselves by go, save for the reason** I have mentioned. Schoenick sake as well as your own." that in due time each will receive a proper Keongh are both doiug good back stopping, but against Pittsbarg, but certainly Whitc^y has an equi ————•———— their brilliant work. Our nine returned is in good condition and has joiued the team at Minne- acknowledgment. If a good club is organised neither can bo depended on to throw to second base. table claim against tho Detroit* for$2,oOO. Mr. Whit apolis." QUITE A SCARE. in East Saginaw and interest awakened in the Long John Kwinjr, brother of tbe famous Bu^k ney is cot ft member of our Brotherhood, and we can with four games oat of seven to their credit, Manager Goading, of the Minneapolis team, is in the popular game, other enterprising cities in this neigh Ewini:, ia certainly the star pitcher cf the Southern take no action iu the matter. Just tlie same, he is a which is good work. The boys have improved city aud has signed Pete Gallagher as third baseman of Two JPittsburg Players Fooling With A League. He has won seven out of eightgames pitched ball player and our interest* are in common." in their playing wonderfully. They shut I>o the "iliuuiea." ILtilRY PALMEE. borhood will soon follow suit, and the season of 1889 this teasoo. Long John is quite a Natural Gas Fire. will see a tip-top State- league. Hustle, ye bate ball favorite with the A DIFFERENT LEGAL TIETV. catur out 10 to 0 on the 8th. Bloomingt'jn came ladif-s. A prominent Pittaluug lawyer, who is somewh PITTSBURG, May 18. Hardie Hendcrj crauka of the Saginaws, and get a club in the Nichola is making a great record. He 10 only 19 ij: fur a whitewash next on the 10th, our team wiu- Cincin field that will put up a good stroog; game a h;iB6 ball enthusiast, said Friday concerning the Di;-fir by 4 to 0 tacre. ' ' " - 1 "' 1- "••••- "' << !! sea- Special to SPOBTI.NG Lir? Al. Maul, of the PitUburg ball club, years old, but is pitching like uu old-timer. Whituey contract: "Whitnoy's contract, if such a jn Allegheny City. Among thd and be a credit (o the city where Clarkson Billy Smnh is holding his owp thU season. Billy is sou fit-re with the . bad CINCINNATI, 0., May ll . for " made hii first record. Speaking of Clarkson reminds thins;" exists with Detroit, was conditional, and Whit- ilart's release and the u bun! worker, always ready and rilling. ^— "^* TrfbuT^lm hitimg it> not upto nttlmg this fuel mst ^^^ Ho k imUing a borne ipffTfT Jlluuii>iiis may know more about it now. Hen-lersol^waa on L>:, He winger, a promising young-blood ci ,-py a irdly know what to say of the tions, and ho luithei- kntjw, aa a mtmbur uf iht; th&u WHS Ihe I>ubuque team oiler we gut thruugb the bed reading last evening and Maul com V; hat 'oM M 1 iys Dick plays a game at second League, that he could not make a valid contract catcher, Caclou ia after "Bul" Kamsey and has tout v .I-Q Uuulnp envious, then tho very with thorn. This makes fo:ir consecutive ehnt-outs written for hin terms. Jack O'CYtnner was the tenth plained of the room being too cool, and Hender- kin, , -. It with Detroit nntil his contract with 1'ittsburg was our bo\s have placed to their credit, aud, I think thU son advised him to call the laud'ady and have tiie fire next game the way r.e piles up erroisis a caution. In legally terminated by an unconditional release. There and only extra man taken to Cleveland. To-moriuw IB just the opposite DOW, and puur Chicagol Well, once batting au'.i base-running he ia near the top. achievement boats tbe wot Id's record, at least I know joth the Reds and the Clevelands play here. Chris started, dlaulbcorned this advice. It was no trick to In awhile one will be heard to luud tbat club to the is butlittle doubt that all ball players in the League of none better in the whitewash lino. It is a feat our start a fire, particularly a natural gas fire. lie turned Davo 1'orce fs holding down short as only he can, are subjsct and mast be governed by tho rules, regula Vou der Ahe must have taken the shoo from the door. Bkies, but it is a very scarce thing. All on account of bnt aa a eticker Dave is not a success so far this season. team and our city has a right to be proud of. In theso He cancelled Thursday's game here to play Kansas on the natural gas, audtheu,"striUiug a match, threw Claikson is tho change of opinion made. It 14 really tions and by-laws of the organization which aro four games our nine m.xde but ono error outside of the lighted lucifer into the grate. The throwing saved Phil Reccius is the best third baseDIan in the reasonable and not against public policy or ao not in City, and postponed tho Cincinnati game until Friday. nauseating to read of base ball writers refer to tbe League. lie ia a sure hitter and uses excellent judg the bases on balls by our pitchers. Tho boys all work Rain spoiled both of them. Had he kept Thursday'a him, for had he hel i the match in his hand and stuck Bostons as the "beauties," "pets" and other sweet fringe upon a personal right. Mr. Whituey entered in harmony and do good team work. Davenport feels it in the grate it is more taan probable he would have ment in base-running. the League fully cognizant of all these facts, and must engagement he could have made a small measure of names, where one year ago invannbly the same writers McAleer, our fleet-footed left fielder, Is a general proud of her nine and appreciates tbe goxl work of money right here. REN HUUTOBD JB. been hurt, possibly killed. \ had Chicago the winner of the pennant. I am of the therefore be considered as having accepted al! the con her pJayers. On their return from the first trip, last As he threw the match in to. sheet of flame shot out belief th«t if Clarkson favorite. Mack is bitting hard and often. His bril ditions imposed thereby. Whitney, therefore, cannot would go to Washington tbat liant catches Friday, the boys were tendered a banquet by some of in the room, followed by thoAfirebrick which was in clnb would win tbe flag, at least in the estimation of aro tho features of nearly every game. legally make a contract with Detroit." the stockholders and enthusiastic "bloods.* : It was a Athletics at Harvard. "Gentleman Jack" Peltz accepts every chance In Special to SPOUTING LIFE. the grate. Maul was badly frrighteued, but not more these people. I do not desire to impress any one centre field, and bats tho cover off the ball. great "blow-out" aud waa enjoyed by all. The boys so than Henderson, for the latter, in his frantic efforts with the belief that I *ish to cast a shadow showed their appreciation by shutting out Dubuqne BOSTON, May 19. A special meeting of the Harvard to leap from the bed to escape what he supposed meant Monk Cliuo is doing magnificent work In right SONS OF SALE3I. Athletic Association was held on Holmes* field Thurs on Mr. Clarkson's work or make sport over field. Monk is tlie best batter in the club. Aa cap two straight. PETE PELTER. instant death was checked In his flight by the the enthusiasm of his great numbers of friends. I day afternoon. H. B. Gibbcon, '88, threw tho hammer breaking of the bed. Instead of jumping out he tan think Clark so 11 one of the best pitchers on God's foot tain, he is ]>opular with the men, although a strict Their Chances In the Pennant Race—Indi 93ft. 2to., breaking the Harvard record of 91ft. A disciplinarian. CHICKASAW. CELERYVIIXE CREEPING UP. gled himself up on the floor in the bedclothes and stool, yet I do not believe him superior to Keefe, vidual Work Commented Upon. strong wind prevented the track men from making slats. Next time they start a natural gas fire-thay will Eadbourn and perhaps Boyle when in form. I do not SALEM, Mass., May 17. Editor SPORTING The Champions Now in Third Place— The fast time. Tbe list of events and winters is ns fol put the match in first and then turu on the gim. lows: 100yds. F. B. Lund. '88, in 10 l-5a. 440yds el myself up as a modern encyclopaedia on baseball, but BEATEN BISONS. LIFE: The season has advanced far enough to O'Xeil-Sharp Episode, Etc. everyone is entiled EO an opinion. Detroit has a little S.G. Wella, L. S., iu 51 2-5s. Half mile run Priust, THE "FEROCIOUS BATTERY." army of favorites here, I among the lot, and we watch A Series of Defeats at Home—Causes of tlie show that the club which wins the pennant will KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 16. Editor SPORT- in 2m. 14 3-5^. One mile run C. A. Davenport, '90, the result of each game like a hawk does a chicken. Poor Showing, Etc. not have a very long lead. The Manchester NG LIFE: The Kazoos are now in third place, in 4m. 50s. Two-mile bicycle race K. Brown, '91, iu How Ferguson Introduced Himself to the CUrkson beat Detroit iu the first Boston-Detroit opened up strongly, but were unable to maintain having won four straight games. During their Gm. 41-Ss. Three-mile walk E. C. Wrlght, L.S., in Man Who Afterwards Became His Reg series, at leaH be waa given the credit for it, and the BUFFALO, May 17. Editor SPORTING LIFE: 7m. 14*. Potting the shot Penny packer, '88; distance, The supposed-to-be meek and lowly Tecumsehs the pace at which they started. Salem certainly Southern trip they won seven and lost eight, a ular Catcher. narrow-minded, fickle people that believe in Clarkson showed 37ft. Throwing the hammer U. B. Gibsun, '88; dis would not give credit to victory to hia opponents by appeared here Thursday and proved themselves that it was among the leaders. Lowell very creditable showing when it is taken into tance, 92ft. 3in. 220i'ds. F. B. Lund, '88, Iu 23?. Reminiscent anecdotes about the late pitcher White's miserable error in tho eighth inning. The to be not meek and lowly at all, but a team of started out weakly, but immediately commenced consideration that they were battling against 120yd:*. huidle race S. R. Bell, '91,17 4-5s. Ferguson arc now in order, of course. The Detroit enthusia-t*, of course, crawlel into a hole good ball players, aa I predicted they would be, to strengthen up, and is now somewhere near its the strongest clubs in the League. Philadelphia Item leads the van with the fol ftor the first game, and as we lay quietly all iu a last year's form. Worcester has a fine ball team, If there S tu art Robsou Naturalized. heap, occe in a while we could hear a low exultant and a team that beat Buffalo by 8 to 6. In the is any town in the League where the lowing: not too strong, but just strong enough for the people are such hard losers, where kicking and Special to SPORTING LIFE. Like everyone else, Ferguson had his failings, bnt grunt we were getting the laugh. But alas! the beat second game the Bisons retaliated, however, CHICAGO, May 10. Stuart Robson, now appearing of ua must how down, and Tuesday ,ve laughed the making a total of twenty-five bases off Geiss and League. Lynn is doing as well as can reason bulldozing are rampant, where there ia more they were insignificant whou compared with his vir ably be expected, and, laying aside all frothy here with Mr. William Crane iu "The Henrietta," was tues. It used to be said that betook particular de- "world beaters" got fifteen hits oft Mr. Clarkson, and Larry Corcoran. Geiss claimed to be sick and genuine boyishness manifested by base ball cranks in Judge Carry's court yesterday. He wanted at present Clarkson's friends are jammed Into the hole sentiment, will make than Canton, please communicate by telegraph at tho last ligbt in knocking out young catchers who wer« put iu retired to first base in the third inning after a good showing throughout papers which would perfect his title to American citi to catch him. I remember a story that was fold mo by that is yet warm. And so goes the world "Those the season. Portland needs only a little strength once. Of course, it was a bitter pill for the Canton zenship. that laugh best laugh last." Buffalo had unmercifully slugged him. He may Club to have Kazoo win after Canton had lost two to He was introduced to Judge Gurry by Mr. one of tho Philadelphia players at the time Clements ening to rise to the standard of the other five clubs. Crane, who was in turn introduced to the Judge by Mr. joined the club. Before practice oue morning, while Whenever we have an interesting game of ball bere, have have been sick and he may not. It is Salem'a fatal spot thus far has been centre field and Toledo. Robson. The Judge than introduced himself to both or auy b^at bat, he was given this afternoon." base hit, run as if he was hotly pursued by the arch- fielder, but unless he develops soon as a hitter will oc the coveted papers. "I« that so?" sion, I will say it la due to Ibis valuable jonrual to poteiitato of aheol. Yet this is what Geiss did cupy but a mediocre positlou compared with Carnej', and batted a grounder to Dolaney. He fumbled it, "Yes/' ipeak of the great esteem East Sa^inawians have for The Hams, with their eight left-handed hitters, Householder, Laroque, Flauagau and Campion. Be- and threw to Sharp, the catcher, to catch O'Neil at Ihe it. Monday is always anxiout-ly waited for, because home plate. Sharp stood exactly on the homo plate, Official L. A. W. News. "What is his name?" came here on Saturday, and our unconquerable Jonah, sidtta being a good fielder, the necessary requisites "Clement", a local player." It Is on tbat day THE SPORTING LIFE comes. Tho Eddie Green, took one more Buffalo scalp. He had a of a first base man are ability to hit tho and O'Neil, who was going at full speed, rushed Special to SPORTING LIFE. news given h crisp and of tbe freehest bind, and is against him. O'Neil had tho right to tho base, and BOSTON, Mass., May 19. President Kirkpatrick has "Wait and see me crush him." narrow escape, however. Gibbi pitched for us and ball and run bases. The catcher* are good Someone told Clements what Ferguson said, and highly appreciated by all. The ncent enlargement to showed himself to be a fine twirler. He throws over- men, but appear to bo unfortunate. Earle is able Sharp thought lhat by standing on the plate ho could issued notice that the annual meeting of the L. A. W. 12 pages is a move that meets with great favor, and it better prevent O'Neil from scoring. Umpire McDer- board of officers will be held ut Baltimore, Juuc 18, at that groat player said nothing, but did a great deal of banded altogether and the Hams had hard work to to throw to second, bat does not seem to be in luck, thinking. Iu the afternoon Ferguson went in and la plcaeiut; lo state that tlie circulation is increasing hit bim. On Monday la/y Pete Wood, who is not and must always fails to nail his man. Captain Burke mott justly allowed the run. 9 A. M...... Tho annual meet of Michigan Division beyond the expectation* of th« dealers. WOODWARD. Any hit into right field on tho Wheeling grounds fs will be held at Grand R-ipids, Aug. 11...... The uever pitched a harder game. lie was not unusually too lai-y to pluy good ball, mowed ua down by 6 to 4. thinks he will be aa good as any in tho country once swift, but very wild, and kept Clemenis jumping about The Stars also administered two doets of hollow- he gets into shape. limes, too, has disability in throw a homo run, and an average of four or five home runs annual spring meet of the Iowa Division will be held at eyed defeat to us. there in nothing. However, it is well to remark that the Cedar Falls, Iowa, on May 29 and 30...... The like a jumping jack. Clements' great work and quiet- IN HARD I.UCK. ing, but when warm weather comes, if It ever does, Wheeling Club has' failed to make a home run, away annual meet of the Kentucky Division will be held ut nets iuji-r«'HSfd Fergnson greatly, aud after tho g-ime Thus it will be seen that the Bisons have not made will prevent the fastest from, going down upon him. ho went up to bim, took his hand and complimented bin Misfortune Still Pursuing Portland's Pets- sad havoc with their opponents during their games at O'Konrke 10 showing up well, and throws to bases from home. Covington ou July 4. home. The team do not play with the snap that char Conuell, Riley, Dwyer and O'Brien are playing fine highly. From thai day to the time of his death they Change in Management, Etc. finely. In Hineg tho Salems have a Dlayer who works fielding games and batting tho ball hard. G.KusALrEM. were fast friends, aud were known all over as the acterized their last season's play. This may bo due to for his side every time, and plays ball day out and day Umpire Changes. "ferocious battery." PORTLAND, Me., May 17. Editor SPORTING the recent cold weather here, which possibly may in in any position. Even if he does not throw well to Special to SPORTING LIFE. LIFE: It's hard work to arouse much enthusiasm A SHAKE-UP. have stiffened them somewhat, but it would have bases, he acts an a great coach and handles Turner's COLCMBUS, 0., May 19. Toledo has engaged Alex JETS AND KIDS. with the home team at the tail end of the race equally affected the oppoding teams, and we have noth ppeedy delivery in fine style. In the pitcher's box the McDf-rmottofJlie umpire staff, as manager, and Lima ing to complain of ia their work, except that they seem team is a success. No improvement cau be made there. The San Antonio Club Makes Some Impor has signed Jd|^ Clarkson's brother Arthur, lately re with but a einglfr-gatne won and a clean dozen tant Cliangcs. How Anson Would Prefer to Make Up Hit to the bad. Our people are the worst losers to be too strong for our boys. The hitting of the Buffs Loug has all the qualities of a baseman, and is up to leased by the Chicago Maro-ns. Joe Sinmioiis, manager is very, very weak; that is, when men are on basest* the average. Ray is by far the best man in the League SAI? ANTONIO, Texv May 15. At a meeting of last year's Syracuse club; takes McUeimott's place as Ball Team. alive. They are not u.jed to seeing their team Time aud time again have meu boon on second and in his position, not only fieldlu* well, but hitting tlie umpire in thu Xri-State League. "I never ivant another club composed entirely in last place, and are now giving thetn a great third, and then, with thousands of excited spectators of the San Antonio Base Ball Association last ball terrifically, usually getting in a home run. Good- week the resignation of President Shields was of old men, the so-called veterans tried and roast because they don't win. The hardest kind all with their hearts ia their mouths, watching tho win's strong point is bis batting and throwing. In his Buffalo's New Pitcher. true/' said Capt. Anson, of the Chicago Club, to succeeding batters, have goue out on little dub hits. zeal ho has a tendency to encroach on Hay's territory, accepted, and Ed Stevcns, Jr., was elected to of hard luck is pursuing us, and to shake clear So it goes. The base-rnnning of the tenm could also Special to SPORTING LIFE. a friend the other day. "I have had a club of it seems utterly impossible. It is not because but after the club has settled down to team work this succeed him. L."W. Maddoray, assistant cashier be improved. Our pflchers are doing fairly well, will be obviated. Iio left fitsldor can compare with of the Sau Antonio National Bank, BUFFALO, N. Y., May 19. Manager Chapman has composed entirely of old men, and then again I we have a weak tenm. The boys are putting up was elected sigued Charles Hill a Buffalo amateur pitcher, who has fllickey is having his old trouble with hia arm again Jack Burke, "old reliable," in fielding. As yet he has to succeed J. J. Stevens have had, aa at present, a club composed of a grand game in fielding, and iu the face and and ia not in condition to pitch. He will probably be not batted with the same force that characterized hia as treasurer, and Col. been playing with the Travellers, of tlie Buffalo Base all C. K. Breneman and T. H. Mickeljohn were Ball League. Hill will be given a trial in the box. He part old men and part comparative kids. I eyes of their losses are not discouraged. On the right when warm weather comes. Charlie IIill, work last vear, but he will soon get there. Bight field much who was spoken of iu this correspondence last winter, is in capable hands when either Henry or limes is added to the board of directors. Robert Rose, is said to possess great speed and good curves. prefer th« latter. It is hard to learn an contrary, they faced the hard-hitting Manches- has been signed to help out Gibbs and Fanning. Hill ia playing that position. eecnnd baseman of the club, was chosen manager to old dog new tricks, and most of the vets arc too ters Monday and played aa fine a game as one a good pitcher and fielder. He played with the local succeed John Cavanmigh. Tho capital stock of the More Changes at Jackson. set In their ways 10 catch ou to a new thing right would care "to see. Their ill Inck stuck to them Bichmouds last year. association wa=t largely increased, and Manager Rose Special to SPORTING LIFE. awuy. Tbey must have it hammered into them. I though, and generally after two men were out a Capt. Remsen was pretty badly injured in Saturday's HITTING BACK. WHB instructed to spare no expense to strengthen tho JACKSON, Mich., Muv 19. Jamea Brouthere, Jack find my youn* men anxious to learn," and if there is couple of clean hits would bo forthcoming, and then game by colliding with Andrus at second. club in order to be fit to compete for th.-i pennant of Morrison,uf Boston, and Christy Keyuolds were re anything in them Auson kuows how to make the best tho third out would he tua was published other influenced havd fn this League will be able theu to boast of a finer him by Esterbrook. Tbe "Belf-opiniouated old gentle write so freely? But wait. Did you eay anything lacrosse aud foot ball aa well as cricket and base were about that lost, was just missed by the Metropolitan Club, been at work and Micklejohn and Valeo now refuse iDfi.ld. man" may never have "sniffed the affairs of base ball fly ball which Iloeaemau dropped in left ball. to go to Easlon. It is 3vM that the Athletic Club wants FusseiUtch ia playing a royal third base, and hia outside of Manhattan Island," but within that circum field when there were two hauds out? Did not his A syndicate of New Bedford gentlemen are trying to which was then traveling through Ohio. Man error give purchase the Portland Club's franchise, and Manager them aud is bucking them up in. their refusal to join throwing to first has never been surpassed, even by scribed area he has seen and learned more regarding Kalamazoo two more runs? Did you tell ager Mutrie swore roundly when he discovered the Ea«ton Club Manager Abbott, of the latter club, Gil llai fit id, who has few equals. the game and its business methods than Mr. Palmer the people about that man scoring after Zecher's Bancroft has written President Vose, of that club, to error? No, you did not. Five runs In all were ihruwu see if auy such deal can be made. Or, If they do not that he had been left, but stopped when Jack claiun thai these men accepted his terms and moat Tlie sur^ri^e of surprises » young Stiue'a work at can acquire should he live forever. It Is doubtless true play in fi.iston or suffer the consequences. hurt stop. He has tackled everything that has come that Mr. Chadwick has not a dollar invested In base away by loose ball playing, any twoof which would have wish to sell out, whether they will play half of their Lynch, the pitcher, said: 'Maybe she'll have a ftnyM hero near him, and has made some of the finest ball, as asserted by Palmer, but be has given tbe best won for Canton the game. You talk of a square deal. games In this city, bad accident, and maybe it's good for us that we are stops ever seen un tbe home grounds, years of his life towards making it the foremost of Give me one, or loan mo one, please, and It will be the Harry Storey has been In town for a few days. The here.1 Such proved to be the case, and the boys were THUS far there havo been four protoetctl games in the Oi' Householder there ia need of but little praise from American sports, to place it upon a high standing, and first one of the kmd any umpire over got in Canton. report tbat he bad lost a child by death ia not true. His thankful for their good luck. Pitcher Lynch, by the Tri-Stute League one by Wheeling with Saiidusky, me. Ho is, barring DO mat), the finest first baseman to him as much as to any man living is due the fact Every umpire has hart trouble in your city. How wife Is somewhat better. way, has many stories illustrative of ball players' luck one by Lima with Whoc-iing, one by MahMifld with in tlu'd League. tbat base ball ie now a business pursuit and of good can it be otherwise? You allow open betting In case of Mr. Bancroft's going to England, Lon In escaping aeriuiM accidents, and one lie tells* never To fdo, and one by (.\\iitm with Kaltima/.u'. /.attest All of tue&p men have been baugtng the ball with value in the commercial world. Let those who have on your ground. This is another charee you can't Kntght, tho veteran player, will probably have charge fails to cause lau-hter. 'I was traveling on :\ Misst*-- vilK .Ia^»m and Columbus are thus far the moat nufonunato results. Flauagaa devoured two their dollars Invested remember this. B. deny. I was forced to go to the scorers' stand and ask of the ball par* ia this city. ACUBHNKT. flifpisteauiurouce,'bays Jack, 'whou the boik-r i-\ . ; '.otvst, cither ;\s pluiuUtfur tU-i THE SPORTHsTQ LIFE. May 23.
keojn him K. t positively know that George Intends p'tcher. GfxJ fortW (hit I RhonM rate Baldwin ifoctorfly as his first Innovation. "Umpiring In Into to play in matches and tournaments again. FROM CHICAGO. Van Hftltreii aB ft pitcher, orjinnriiy, hut under such CAYLOR'S COMMENT. ray is hard work," he said, llbnt it is satisfaction to ***** circiimstftnc-'S *» tJi-;-» of ;, este,4:iy I believe Baldwin now that th« umpire's decisi ms are seldom, if ever, THE SPORTING Ralii Spoils Things Generally in tlifl Gar LIFE. Keforms Not William Sexton evidently believes that one way to cotiM have done better. Vau's slow drops w ere picked Effected by tlie National "' .'d. It saves trouble, ana I ehall continue prac- PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT win at baseball is uot to go lot) the enemy's camp for den City—How Chicagoans Sizntriple* Scorers* Association The l>rimkard in ._ it, especially aa the system dispenses with th* t'Crnits. His nine and Frey's did not sling bats at trie'a Giants—The Arrival of Kelly and a!<assist." Ko. 202 South Sintli Street, Philada. each other at tbe Polo Grounds list Monday. Sexton Clarkaon—Scenes and Incident* Attend tireil of ta'ting. Yan couUl pnt DO curve into th* and th« Causes Thereof What the Asso f-'nml himsoif four short of bis complement. Having slipjery, slinie-covert-d ubj(Ct he was compelled to BY THE ant at the First Game \Vitli Hoston—Um send over the plate, aud gave up tr>iug. The fog ciation Should Have l>oue Cincinnati's PHILADELPHLA^OINTERS. twelve reserves, Frey considerately tendered William pire Lynch 1* All Right—Current News Pennant the pick of nn« four amony; his nine regulars. "De stepped the gume after the sixth imiin?, ami it is Chances, Etc. Sporting Life Publishing Company, clined, with thanks," said the wary one. "When I and Gossip. lucky it v.-as eo, cUe tbe score miiiht have been 40 in CAKTHAQE, Mo., May 15. EJitor SPORTING The Local Clubs' Had Luck With tha play you at ball 1 mean to win." CmcACo, May 16. Editor SPORTINO LIFE: j stead of 20 tx> 5. LIFE: Last winter I drew my check on the AVeatlier Sunday Games at Gloucester » yo u-hose order aU C'Vc/:s, Drafts, Honey Orders, ***** But it isal! right. Chicago is not through with the Fact A New Second Ilain. rain, RAIH. "Will it never let up?" is j $20,000 battery yet, and it" tlie weather will but favor First National Bank, of New York City, for one Baseman for fh« and ItL'niftances mist bf wuide payable, The series of six games for the Rnrquet Club's ama tbe cry chat bas ascemled from many and many m I shall, I think, be aMe to sing my song of next dollar, and turned it over to the N. A. B. B. R. Phillies Current Local News and Gossip* teur cliwnptouship alTotd enlertainmeut to U»e club a disappointed would-be spectator in Chicago week in a somewhat different metre. Rain played havoc with the schedules of both POST OFFICE BOX, M8. uiembeis und their friends, although they are U. ti.'or to the treasurer thereof. I got a re not at all necessary to determine the cham during tho past week. Ktiin despoiled us of | PICK-UPS. ceipt for it, and that is all. It seems to me ie leading associations the past week, and the FRANCIS C. EICIITER, Editor-in-CHief. pionship. Od.lie can almost "discount" auy what very likely would have been two more j dark son was the recipient of a hanJsome basket of somehow that I have blown in-that case without wo home clubs suffered greatly on that account. one of bis three competitor) at the straight game. victories in ihe Washington series. It left us a | flowers when he came to bat Tuesday, ohnrley Snep- receiving proper return. If there has been any Tp to Saturday the Phihvdelphias were only He is by far the steadier around the table, and ihis ht-rd and other friends of John's were tho givers. TERMS: postponed game with the Giants, and yesterday I Anson is usiag a black tip but, and although his material benefit gained thereby, I have not ex ble to play one game out of five scheduled, and jdves him a command of the "rail" that is lacked by ley were doubly unfortunate Subscription, per annum (postage paid)...... S2>35 the others, who miss many opportunities for gathering (Tuesday) it pretty nearly spoiled the elaborate | friends are urging him to use his old style stick he actly discovered it. There have been no divi in losing that one Six munths...... " " ...... 1.35 the balls. In »b»tract rail playing be is at least the preparations that had been made for the re j stubbornly says he will hoM to tbe new one. "I'll get dends, and, so far as I can see, no radical bene o Indianapolis. Thus far on the trip they only Three ui.intha...... " " ...... 65 equal of the otheis. They are expert enough in ception of darken, Kelly and the Boston used to it after awhile," says he, "and when I do, I'll fits have accrued to anyone frum the said fund. layed seven games, five being prevented by Eiuglo copies...... " " ...... £>c. points to make them formidable at times, but he ia players. knock the ball over the wall every game I j>!;ty." The N. A. B. B. R. U. S. started out well ain. The team is now playing up to its stand- IKVABIABLT normally A friend uf Torn Burns who rode out in tho car IN ADVANCE. superior because of his larger familiarity When New York reached here they came into ] enough, bu% it seems to have quit too early. rd, and but for the inclement weather would FOREIGN POSTAGE 52 CEST3 V.XTRA PER ANSC«. wild all the detail* of caroming. Hit competitors are riage with hia Tuesday says he can teli why Tommy Mes>rs. Alexander Morion, Dr. Jenniiigs and Clement town chuck full of confidence, and the result of conld nut rim baaes or field the ball in tbe first game Its primitive influences appear to be cut short. robably have still further increased its percent- C. Baiiibridge. The last is the well-known comedian. the first game they played us indicated that ; with Boston. Wonder if it was that pair of bUck There is just about the same wobbly mode of ge of games won. They would have had an Tho tournament is tho second of tho series. Th^y are [hat confidence rested upon pretty solid found a- ' stocking* (not Tommy's) that did it. scoring there was before the boys banded to yen chance with Detroit on the postponed gam* * ADVERTISING RATES: A muddier field than that at the 1*11 park Tnesday (FIXED AND FINAL.) no< qnite keeping pace with their design. There are tioDg. Ewinn put Mickey Welch ID against us, »ud that gether last winter to have the machine run n that city, and more than an even chance with d ; ffkulth-s in tl,e way of instituting an amateur cham cannot be imagined. The clay io the runways resem ?liroLi<' little smiler simply covered himself with glory. smoothly. Besides, eoino "ittsburg and Indianapolis in the fouKgaimu T15ABK AUVERTISKMEXTS. pionship at billiards that the gentlemen who con Merer hare 1 aeen Welch pitch io more brilliant style. bled thick yelluw puste, and many a time did a fiVI Jar of the members are Cue insertion...... SO ceuts per Hue, Nonpareil ceived this series of games never c-'Uld have contem ^>ur boys simply gave up in despair uuder liia skillful stop under a fly ball only t*> have bin fe«t fly into tbe accusing other members of refractory ways. sat were prevented by rain in those two cities, plated . One result is the small nelj in this tourna handling of the ball, and Mickey seemed to grow B!! air. and sit down with a nine like tbat of a big Altogeiher. I fear there is not that harmonious f the new player, Delehanty, is so much of an ment,and of this meagre array there is at least one ;he more effective M the game progressed. It was a pumpkin btiu£ dr«t)iwd into a bog, while the black aooord permeating the body which friend Chad- cquisition as it is bolieved he will be, the Phil- whom a great many porsoua will choose to regard sa beautiful game, notwithstanding that some costly er muck Ml iu showers about. Ball ploying was simply les will, from now on, be found gradually SPECIAL ADVERTISING. out cf the question. wick at first declared to exist. crawl* a professional, while there is another who has partici rors were made, and spectators left the stand well sat g up to the top of the heap. Exchanges, Wants, Breeders' Cards, Salss, pated in the heaviest betting game «ver played in isfied, eveii though the home team bad got left. 3am Mnton's team Is dropping steadily to tbe rear Situations or Hfip Wanted, pnr word, America by men who do not make a busiiiess o The second game of the series gave our boys their iu the Western Association race. Spratuo does not As a sincere friend of John Kelly, I sympa The Athletics also lost several games on am it itial or number for eLxh aud every inser watering." This fuel ought uot,in the optaiun of iboee Irs: victory over the Giants this year, bnt it was a hoi* eeem to be filling the bill in tho box, and Schoeneck, thize with him. John made the mistake of nut ount of rain. They played three games with tion...... 0^4 C. who nave given this subject much study, to make a ow sort of victory to the home team in that the regu - with all his might, muscle an-i long reach, has proven throwing up club management and going back ao Baltimores, winning two of them, and they ineffective at first. Brace 'em up, Tom. You'll have &&= fso adverti*imeot inserted for leas than .25 C. professional of him, and yet it does under the general Inr team had no easily beiton us two diiys before, while to umpiring. In the latter position he could ie now playing in improved form. Lyons hai &&** Cash must accompany order. law definitive of the amateur, which organizations to do it boil-re tiio season opens hero, if you want any on Saturday we were ^hiving a pony battery aud a have been king of them all, and had a life ns early recovered from his recent illness, and ADVERTISERS should forward their favors so »3 to like the Racquet Club have arbitrarily laid (town. It very queer infield. It was said that Ward and patronage. leach us by 3PM. Saturday, as this paper £ues to press followo that auy departure from that general law for O'ltourke were both in bad shape, so Swing put Tit- The boya are harshly criticizing umpiring on the free from cave as a chicken is of teeth, My ad fill be in good shape in the course of a feir home grounds. Let up, fellows. L-ynch- not de EVKKY SATVKDAY AT 5 I'. M. thi> purpose of covering bil!'.ords necessarily represents comb «nJ Murphy io the points, covering short him . , . vice to him last fall was to do this. But he ays, and as all the pUyers will then be in good merely the personal opinion nf a few mon. It is in- self Hutl placing Cleveland at third, with Gore, serve it He Is a har.I worker, and is head aud shoul stuck to the Louisville Club. He pinned his Slattery ders nb^ve Valentine on bulls and strikes. Jt is not oudition, save Gloason, better results can be fii.My easier to adopt a definition of the amateur In and Foster iii the outfield. Well, we knocked 'em out. faith to the Francis Murphy system of reforma ooked for. Gleason may PHILADELPHIA, MAY 10, 1SS8. athletics and enforce it than to formulate a definition right to jump ou a man's neck merely because a fyw have to take a short Jf course we did. U wins was even worse at short than tion, and signed his men to a double-distilled ost, in which as to the amateur iu billiards and expect to have it re lie has been at third, while Cleveland well, the big newspaper writers in other cities have started, the ball event Bierbauar will probably go spected. follow wants an almighty lot of practice at this corner rolling. Many who witnessed Valentine's umpiring oath not to touch a drop of liquor. The slight o short, Larkin to second, Stovey to first and ***** of tlie diamond be-fore he can h^pe to play it credit have remarked upon the position teen suspended. Ramsey re gradually steadying down and becoming very ef- across ten years ago io one only three inches loncer. Foster could not bit a little bit, so that young Tieruan's enced ho may be, or no mutter how quick his eye, can is a di?grace to the ectivr, and Mattimore seems to have at last struck hil Indeed, five or six such boats have made the passage- slugging powers were sadly missrofessiou. ait; ?o with ali the men iu condition, the prospect! umpiring, simply because it is impracticable re that the Athletics will from now on ni«ke it the Jonu T. Ford, in 18G7, and the City of liaguea, in ponder a bit over an outsider's advice he will play for him to see the ball wheu 1870, having been the pioneers in miniature ships, Tier nan, Slattery and Gore in the outfield, witb Ward, it comes over the plate. There are a half dozen or more baH'pliycrs of ery iuiere-tiug for tho other clubs in the Association. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. whilo the N'onnarlnl came into note among rafts, be- Connor aud Kichanlsou at first, second and short re Val*ntiue should either pnt on a mask and get up be the Ramsey stripe who ought to be relegated to Jobby Mat:hews is also believed to have recovered hia h.le imagine. If clubs could get the same 011, and they were finally cousummated ou Woduea- it. Accept no excuse or explanation. Every for the John T. Ford laughed the Atlantic to scorn of these men, and money should certainly be m object imount of beneficial advertising that is given to ay last, wheu the Gloiic -ster City Council passed an dealer is furnished with main naper and supple only to be wrecked in the English Channel, and not t-j the New York Club ia ibis connection. If Jerry Success of tlie High Tariff In the Smoky them in this disgraceful manner it would be rdiuance permitting b-ttl playing on Sunday. It ia every other of all the tiny craft that have set out has Dcnny could be purchased $10,000 would not be a high ossible that now many of iho Thursday, Friday or ment, and readers should insist upon receiving price for bis release, for New York would, in my City Valentine's Umpiring Sunday's worth thousands of dollars to the clubs getting reached port. t. There is no reform iu base ball needed scheduled ga ues will be transposed aud that which they pay for. ***** opinion, improve 25 per ceut, in its playing from Ihe Great Work Boston's Meanness General to ;hip gtiuie* played throughout the season I heard the other day of a doK having been orna- very firs: inning ia which Deuny covered third for News Notes, day as badly as a radical reform against drunken henever the Athletics are at home. The menlel with a gold-filled tooth. Gimly or chowing them. Bt-yond doubt third is one rut ton place iu the PITTSBCRG, May IT. Editor Spotmxa LIFE: jlayers. I have always held that the blacklist ow arrangement will also enable the Ath- The supplementary pages are numbered 5, 6, mafce-up. Ewing cannot play it; he gum s;ot the bettir of his jaw. Justifying this as an is not Tho unmistakable success of the increase in should include drunkards. If the "magnates" itic managers to do away with mauy of 7 and 8. Lay them in the centre of the regular act ot mercy seems like reproaching the Almighty, built for it; it will prove costly to tbe club ie conflicting dates with the Philadelphia the price of admission wouid muster up courage nn>l put th»se men on tbe eight-page sheet anil you have them right. who, had it been designed to place canine dentistry if he schools himself for it through the is just now the topic in shelf it would be of some gi.otl to the game and would lub. The new grounds at Gloucester are located among the beneficences of nature, would have made present stttson, und tbe sooner he realizes these facts base ball circles here. Pittsburg, a town never uake the blacklist more popular than it is. Such a ithin a short distance of the ferry, directly back of some dogs dentists, &s be bas permitted some men to tbe Letter it will be for him and the club. Further before educated to fifty ceuts straight, is paying it measure would bo ia great contra-H to the attempt of hompson's Hotel. The ground is 400 by 600 feet. It think that they are. Regarding it either a» a physical than this, Ewing's service* behind the bat are too now without a muriner. Rain, and even snow, he Association a year a.^o to blacklist players who s enclosed by a high board fence, and open seats to JOTTINGS FROM NEW YORK necessity to the dog or as practice for the dentist, why valuable to be lost by the club as they are now losiiig retufed to sign for a certain stipulation. ccomiuvdate 3.500 people have be n erected. Anew squander gold when Portland cement is a trillion times thoin. lie and O'Kourke are equal to any brace of don't seem to keep them away. On days when rand stand, capable of seating 3,500 people, id to be An Easy rropliecy ns to Record-Breaking cneapt-r? Aud why the recklessness «f Portland, back stops in tbe country to-day, aud superior to many, a game was doubtful tha attcndnnce has been >uilt at ouce, and the accommodations are to be first- in the opinion of nearly A Kansas City paper has been making excuses for Carter and Coimeff Thrust Apart The wbioli has risen to four dollars a barrel, when cements every good judge I have good. Poor playing alone disgusted souie. To :he poor showing of the Association Club"at tbat place. lass in every re-»ptct. Williaai Thompson owns the eqmlly as effective for filling a dog's toath can te got talked with, and there are many instances on record ew grounds, Hopping Jumper Tlie Need of Grammar day was the first good day for a week and well t takes satisfaction in saying that tlie team has made and has made all the improvements, for a dollar a ton? But this sort of financial extrava tu show that when a man finds himself pre-eminently nigh 2,000 persons were on hand. "Philadel as cood showing this spring ae the Mets or Clevulaiicis 'he Athletics do not lease tbe grounds, but it is re- In Base Hall A Prospect of a Little Bil gance will not h»ve been wholly a waste should the qualified to cover auy ODO position on a ball field he orted that Mr. Thompson is given ail tlie privileges phia, great ball town as it is, cannot do that," made in the beginning of last year. That seems to be liards Sexton Growing Cute with Years knowledge of it be the means of directing gold or its should stick to tbat position and try to cover no other. a very poor sort of excuse. The Mets' work during utside of the gate receipts whenever the Athletic* "Newspaper Horses" and "Newspaper equivalent towards relieving the unmerited misery of Of ccuree I know that many of these arguments have said a spectator, as he glanced over the crowd. ;tay there. The svasim at^filoucester will be opened been used before he early part of 1887, was of the order calculated to Laws'' Uettors "Tipped" Astray. tl.oee bipeds whoso teeth would prove sound enough in connection with the. New York The attendance confirms my prediction last turn Bob Ferguson's hair gray; and the Cleveland o-day (Suudav) by au exhibition game with Baltimore. were tnty always sure even of bread as a filling. tenm, but I simply want to put Chicago on record in winter. Pittsburg will pay fifty cents to see a team's rfiorts to win a game in May of that eea-iou The club is making a mistake, for a starter, ID NEW YORK, May IT. Editor SPOUTIXG ***** the premise?, this being the first opportunity we hiive LIFB: good exhibition of ball playing. This must made Jimmy Williams wien he had remained in harming but twenty-five cents. If there is any day The week's pedality in Madison Square had to criticize tbe work of the New York team of n the week when they could get the regular rate, it u Garden The Larchmnnt Yacht Club formally opened their surely be apparent to the management and they Jolumbus. The Kansas City team has won four out of was a larger success financially than many per- new house last Saturday. Besides being on tlie Sound, 18S8. ;wenty game*, and I thiuk they have done first-rate n Sunday,when the iieopie are idle. It is poor policy Although Welch had played with us in the first should make every effort to strengthen the o start in with the low rate wheu the double rate will Fons had deemed possible with respect to a sport it Is so on the ibside. Its headquarters are in West- uuder tho circumstances. The material from whidi cht-ster county, bnt its solidity comes from.New Y«rk parne of tbe series, wo got back at the little, twirler in team. Tiie nfue ha* weak spots and th^y should the team is made up seems to be of about that calibre. ave to be charged hereafter for championship gamea. that has certainly outlived the hope of deriving tbe last giime we played [hem. He pitched fur all he be fixed injustice to the pfttrons of tha club. But aa county. The club is in its eighth year. was worth, too; but it was no use, we got onto )riginally I save the team twenty-five games for the A NEW INPIELDER FOR THE PHILLIES. much strength from novelty. As might have ***** hia de President ^Niraick siys: "We have no deals on baud.1' seasvin out of 1-10. But Barkley'a addition suggested The Philadelphia Club has purchased from the been expected, some of the competitors had an livery and W'_-n in the prettiest contest i have had the Surely tbty are uot g<->ing through tho season without Many tales have, from time to time, been told of the pleasure of looking hat tiie ratio might be raised to about 25 per ceut. Vh?eling Tri-S:ato Club the release of Dolehanty, ite ticipated at this season. mailing some effort to strengthen. ifowever, recent efforts of the management induce me I'coud basemau, and has made satisfactory terms with a larger yield in appreciation of their extravagances of Stephen Von Kegel, a Huiigaviin A good deal of talk has lieu x >ing the rounds about persistence in sticking to the track until they s|rf>rtsaiau of renown, bnt to the jonng, who see HOW BOSTON WAS RECEIVED. :o drup back axaiu to the old estimate of lio games. lim. The relea-e >\ill not take effect until Holiday the Pittsburg audiences aud oewsi-ape-rs' harsh treat Jones is laid off because ho had been brought within the pale of tangible nothing but splendid promise in vast wealth and the I cannot say just how many or our citizens broke the diun'l happen to bat very veiling:, after' tbe W!ie--lins Club shall have com leisure it confers, tbo rnoct surprising tale is the last. third com ma 3d men t here yesterday, but judging from ment of (..layers. DunUo claimed the severe criticisms well in the etart and be never was known to no his peted its series with tb" Kalatuaz-io Club. The Phil-- reward. It must be gratifying to those who This Apollo Belvidere, this millionaire mauy times tbe scowling and disgusted expressions of s<>meof them of the newenaren nmiie the pUyers stand oa their work well before the f1 of May or first of June. idelpbia directors recently sent out an agent to watch failed to "get there," that in retiring once more ovi-r, this widely envied man, has just committed I iiua^Ue that great and good law was almighty well heads and he could not get work out of the men. It Hankinsjn was laid off and EsU-rday put on the infield, lis play, and the reports were so flattering that nego- is true tbe Pittsburg people are a little strong in their a plmer who couldn't muke twenty hits in a season if iations were opened with the Whee'in:; elfi.-ials, who to their normal attitude of indurated loftiness, euicide. riddled. Boston got here in the morning one of tbe censure, but recently they certainly had occasion to vernacularly termed "hard up," they carry * * * * * gloomiest, nastiest, wettest days Chicago ever experi the ball was habded to him on a platter. And now I appraised his services at mther fancy figures. Mr. K'-ach The bicycle, ;t wouid sepm-vis destluefl to shape me enced. The laiu would not come down all at once, you express tlieir disapproval The club hiia lost so many hear Haukiofcon is t» be put in the outfield. Well, eft ou Tuesday night for Wheeling, and the next day the sympathy of the public at large chanics on an impoK^^M^ri^k It is made known that know, and then quit for the afternoon, but it jmt games by miserable orrors after having tbo jrame iu such judgment ought to settie what little chances the mrchased Delehauty'a release for 52,000 and accepted i the regrets of the short-end bettora. patents frj^^l^l^^^^^^^l" have been issued In dribbled, and drizzled and monkied arouud until tbo hand that they have been disgusted. Besides fifty team ever had. he letter's terms as to salary. Delehanty is c -rtamly ***** olive and its cars will sidewalks and street pavings wore covered witb a cents is a steep price to pay for the privilege of wit ,he best second baseman, and oue of the greatest bat- r.'o been asked how I knew so < ^ over another, both at pasty, foot-spattered, sticky mixture of elime jind nessing a miserable game. The Aasociation migrht have foreseen ruin to itself in ers and base-rtinueri in any of the minor lenguoa. fairly to fly, owing to an water that 69t more than one good Christian o^ BOSTON JtEANSESS. the Kansas City dea! if it had mustered courage to rise Whether he will sbow up as well in fast company re- "11 j-fr'gft* mitf'-"t'°^md aj^t.^d fur thejjfyiEllal ty.iofl. * ^.. i.,. .-.,*,, Mr I'.-'ii'b thinks 'be wjj!..- 'V'y v ^gmmfn " ^^I^^^K Hi(B"c^5®d taetli. All Ihe while thf- _ement havft^.. ^cr^e.l TOmnit all ladlbij freemius irowas absTj!r!Teij"JfSl fSfiSVx pTKfiirthe men, or ~:d aim ~w^^^^^? 'Mri JTa'en in any shape until tho closing and a heavy fog and emoke hung ov ^ ft far (lie Boston"nut.'j.ii.'emeut is the ouly one that has their plans, to rec jmmend th' new member. There is i - ^l^^^^piiundB. ft r^ftds like an excellent rule, that Joined last i b:ise flay. I did not know; I merely guessed. Wo Tuesday by the Brooklyn Jockey Club, and which funeral pall. Arid it afterwards j th* refused to give a htdiw' day, an act ou a par with not a uiaua^er iu the c mutiy tbat would have agreed for Mansfield, and hopes of Anaon'a men in the game ubicUtnoucd. some of the steps taken by tbat close-fisted manage to take the material now iu the Kansas City team and to that tiuio pl^yei v.ith amateur clubs in Cleve- men have not a monopoly of clairvoyance. I promises to expel from the course any person detected win one out of every four games. Had the Asof.cia- aud as catcher. It ha? uot yet been decided whether thought I explained tho easy possibility of a in offering a gift to jockey, trainer or other employe, Lord! 0, Lord! how Spalding and our big Swede ment. Tnere are not more than ten paid admissions unless with the knowU-dge and consent of his em blessed Harry Wright "I'd like to shake bauds with from ladies daily, aud Ihe club would nut have lost ion, iustead of letting itgelf bo wheedled into drum Jell hantv will report for duty at Chicago, Boston or fractional break where it was added last week ployer. But, as there are "newspaper horses," which Harry right now," biased Al, and the end of a tooth much, but you know 81.25 IB a largo Bum to the tri- ming up a maiket for the Brooklyn Club's remnant, Philadelphia. This will be decided by Mr. Wright that such records are wholly wrong in principle are no good because only put up to be "sh"t pick he waq chewing flew six feet in a straight line as uuivirs. out fur a city which wuuld have coiae to them LOCAL JOTTINGS. at" in tho with ytuug men and a wilhni-ness to build up and and comparatively new in sporting practice. belting books, BO this is a "newspaper rule." Save as Ihe big fellow's teeth caine together wiih an ominous EIGHT ASD LEFT. The man most pleased over Basti.an's recent fine stow into the circuit, theresiiit would have been dii- .'laying is trainer Tom Tuylor, who worked so hard to ***** a sentiment, it is void because of the impracticability snap. Umpire Valentine has been receiving the roosts this of its enforcement. The chief purpose it serves is to After the Boston boys had breakfasted, many of .'oient from what ma) be expected from Kansas City. ;et Charlie into good condition. Perhaps this is a fair opportunity for a ser them strolled weak. There is no use of talking, Vally did give the A city like Buffalo, with a club controlled by a muio Bierbauer has developed into a scientific batsman. toll the young of a good betting preliminary familiar around to the Madison street headquarters. Pittsburg nine the worst of it in Monday's game wilh mon. Has it been observed that pastimes to their elders. Of course, the Black Stockings were there i& force, modest policy, aud one to whom a twenty-five-cent His ]>Iuce-hitting is exa-lieut, beiag marked by good aud gave Hoston. Jake Morse, of the fluston Herald, said that anfl should have been granted duiing its first year, which can be of no ultimate benefit are vigor ***** Clarkbou, Kelly and tbe balance of the bean Tally was decidedly Bostonese in that game. In the ously prosecuted, while those likely to enhance "Tins" on tho Brooklyn Handicap were FO plentiful eaters a hearty welcome. I rievtir BHW Ktrll looking would have ended tha season with greater piestige Umpire Gaffney won't to'erato unfair tactics. In last better. next game Yall> had a few close ones. He did about ;han it would have begun. Tuesday's game with Baltimore Stovey tried to steal in the prosperity of a nation or contribute to its a* to be badly discounted by publicity. The heavy Ho Is heavier than be was this time last year, rightVxcept iu one decision at the plate. Pittsburg rain of Monday threatf-ned to change Ihe little gold and looks a frill player all over. He is the same old rain third base in the second iuuing, and Welsh, who safety are neglected? Thus international rifie- Kell, loo, would have a man out on it. Next day he gave it to The mistake was made io not giving Hie new club a vas at bat, tried to help him by blocking Fuluier. dollars into brass, and thuse bettors who hai predi thac we used to know when he wore a White the Giants, 1mt th -n Mutrie says his umpiring did not thooting is abandoned, while go-as-you-please cated all their financial wealth upon the ltcou fid^-utial'' Stocking uniform. Jovial, witty, and full of good twenty-five ceut tariff permission during the first Welch's trick was successful, inasmuch as he kept Ful- humored deviltry, bo must l>e t<> Boat.m just wlmt he cost them the game. To-day he had another hard Veir or two. I urged Ibie as a matter of vital neces mer from touching Stovey, but Umpire Gaffnoy \val j.edestrianism is periodically asserting itself. whisper that oue light horse or another would prove a lime, and he called the when it was plenty light Yet expertncsa in the former, aside from picnic hurriedly mortgaged all their jewelry in order was to Chicago the life of the totm. Clarkson seemed , sity laet winter. It would have clone the Kansas City on to it" and promptly declared Stovey out. its sus euoiiuh to play, much against tbe desires of tbe Giaiita 3lub no good, but to a club iu Buffalo, Tmy or Albany Xine base ball reporters aud a ceptibility of transmission to posterity, may be to hedge. It was The Burd that got there. I spoke of a bit serious, but tlien John was always quiet and not team from the "Cor- that sweet singer three weeks ago, when they wore much of» "kidder." With tha exception of au in and the crowd. .hat policy would have meant much. The A&socia- air" theatrical troujie are to play a game for the beno- in request by the Government during this very quoting him at 50 to 1. BESJAMIK GiBNO. jured finger a relic of the last Boston-Pitfcsburggame, SUNDAY'S REMARKABLE PLAYIITQ. :iun could have made tlie exception on tho line of H of ?Ire. C. J. Kergusou ou tho Philadelphia grounds generation, while tbe latter is devoid of any Clark" seemed to be in excellent trim. The mo«t wonderful playing of tbe nine bas been :x>licy and precedent. Every club now in the As Hay 24. utility whatever, further than possibly to ger NEWARK NUGGETS. Notwithstanding the miserable state of the weather, accomplished by Biily Sunday, whose great ran Ling sociation except the Kansas City organization began The Young America Club's season so far bos not nearly a thousand people had assembled aboat catches, ba.".e-running ami even hilling has on a twenty-five ceut basis and built up. There was ^?en very brilliant. O.i Wednesday the team w:i.sngaiu minate a nation of knock-kneed bipeds. The been the oo good reason A Phenom Exploded losses Through In the Leland Hotel by 1:30 p. M. Anson and feature ol tbe games. Billy covers the eutire field. why the same privilege might not be .efcatcd, the Highlands, of Maflayuuk, heating them by go-as-you-please demonstrates little besides the a picked be granted to every other new member. clement Weather A Pertinent Query i Etc. team of fourteen men soon made their He !ias more assists already than the re^t of the field ability of a man to travel six hundred miles or appearance, arrayed, regardless of cost, ia tight ers. Ho works hard to win, and when he graftps his A dispatch from Louisville Isst week stated that noth- more in a week. This is rendered purely wasted NEWARK, N. J., May "17. Editor SPORTING filling pants and shirts of white Jersey, witb black cap in bis hand and sets for a quick start he 1» the Someone, I think it was Mnlforrl, has declared thnt ng less tha-i $10.000 would release Uam.sey to tho AtL- LIFE: There has been an explosion by per stockings, bolts, neck scarfs, caps and breast letters, object of all eyes. Billy is playing great ball. Chris Von der Ahe could throw a rake into a brush etics. Cousitleriug that the Louisville Club has never effort by the fact that we are in an age of railroads Yester pile au'J scare sistent and long continued hammering we ex aud the v.hole toppt-d off wi'b (shades of the great day his timely triple drove in two runs. It is the gen out several goo-1 first-class ball players, ,-een asked by the Athletics to name a price, the Louis which can carry him in every direction and Hnlbert so great was ids luck. Ti:ia thing of imputing all the ville people went somewhat out of thoir way in sending ploded Jersey City's whilom phcnom, Daly on protect us) spike-tail, full dress, black broad eral regret that he was not purchased outright from eight hundred ciilcs in a day, if need be. That cloth coats aiinlly handi Club in batting at the e-.d uf the season will bo pre remains. show, with''Silver*1 as tbe fake, to tbe amusement of his work Chicago will want him back beyond a doubt. capped Comiskey's skill. In the captain of the St. sented with a handsome silver cup, the gift of Mr. Ai either the famous eye-water prophecy of Col. Louis Club Vou der Ahe has a leader and an organizer Ah there, Kiy beloved "First Ease." We got the crowd which gathered. red G Christy, the secretary of the club. Tho cup was Sellers or the extremely practical speech of the "Gentlemen," said he "before we pass on to the next. BOQUETS. who ie worth a half a team in himself. He can lose l./iigncd by J. E. Caldwcll & Co., and is on exhibition ia member of tbe English Parliament: "I have there last Saturday in fine shape, somebody did please pause for a moment, and gaze upon this most Kine objectionable person* managed to get into the half his best men each year and yet make a good the window of their store, at 902 Chestnut street. heard a great deal here to-day about posterity weep before we were done. peculiar animal. Nature bus produced many queer grand stand yesterday. Hereafter a b'lbby who has a showing. Tlie team he now controls is not so ttrong Jack Milligan was in town all week attending a We are tie with Jersey City for first place, for freiiks, but she did herself proud when she broke the wide acquaintance will be posted at the gate with in- by 30 per cent, as that which ho had last year, but very sick wife. He was to have rejoined his club at and what we owe to it. It is probably as true ttri'.ctions to keep the tickets from the objectionable. still it does pretty fair work. Ho canuot win the as it undoubtedly which fact the Jerseys can thank an all wise shell that covered this one. You1 II notice it has tail-*. Baltimore yesterday. is learned; but what, may I Not one tail, but two," sau£ out Kelly, raising the tails M 51 ris and Maul's portraits, in an Eastern publica championship with it this year, bnt next season he lliny Stovey's domestic sorrows evidently haven't be permitted to ask, has posterity ever clone for Providence, who in its infinite wisdom, turned tion Iwit week, were rather poor. will come very near the goal a.^aiu. The ouly luck affected his batting, as he has been doing /grand work our of "Silver's" coat. "This freuk bas a peculiar and idi us that we should be its debtor?" That put an grounds into a lake ou tbe tia> s Jersey City was otic fancy that it can ptay ball {all freaks have fancies, Punlap bas commenced to play ball, covering con Von der Ahe has U iu a freedom from sickness or in with th stick since his return to the team. eud to the debate. Bclu-dulcd to play hero and saved them two defe.its you know), aud ibis afternoon it will propel itself be siderable ground. The shftkiug up srems to have done jury to bifl men. Hudson, the Solar Tip pitcher, has an offer from the Still we will get there- with the same old regularity. him considerable good. Fred claims the people expect Buffalo Club, which ho will ***** Tbe tween bases by the power in its caudal api end- probably accept. rain co«t us fully SI,500, in the two g.tmes and ages. 11 attains great speed in this way, bim to be a whole te.im because he drawa a good salary, Every club takes its turn at misfortune. Injuries Bi-rbauer plays third base just as if he had always As a consequence of the antagonism between while homeopathic doses are good, it comes high when and Preeid^ut Spaldiug is thinking of chasing but he makes a mistake. They want him to play ball, and illness iu a team like all other calamities usually played it. The "lad i.s a great all-round player. the Xew York and Manhattan Athletic clubs, taken in such doses as ours. and he can find many who will say that he had not come together. The Cincinnati team bad its dose two Pitcher Sa;n Kimber, of the Portland Club, ha» The kangaroos with this ci eat ure in Australia this Conneff intimates that he will not encounter boat thiiig we ttave seen In some time is the fall, kangaroo hide being valuable for shoe leather. been plaving his gsnie. years ago. The Athletic aud Philadelphia club« are been sent to his home in this cily to nurse his arm pemi-weaklv appearance in the New York Sim of the Mr. Scalding Clift Carroll w badly out of practice. This was taking their turn this spring. uutil warmer weather sets in. Sum wants his release, Carter in the races at one and three miles at the following; "Jersey City hua a walk-over in the Cen thinks that through this creature's re his fourth game to-day, aud he has jet failed to New York semblance to the kangaroos be can play a confidence as the climate up lucre does not suit him at all. So Club's spring meeting to-morrow. tral Leagne." We managed to keep them running game ou tbe Australian animal. This creature can nmkeabit. Cliff has had several trying situations Pretty near one month has gone by in the Associa Sir, however, he hasn't been able to secure it. Conneff offers to go against Carter at from half j.r^tty lively after the ball last Saturday. not bold anything (not even a base ball) in itd bands. when a hit would have won the game. The bleach- tion race, and my belief in the Cincinnati's ability to "When one considers the attitudes struck by most of a mile to five miles, flat, but only The boys are batting and fieUiaar well and when ing-board gang has been rather tevere on him, but carry off the peunant.has almost been confirmed. They the Philadelphia players when at the piate, it is a my»- aa a part of Look at them and then go and pray you may never the newspapers have dealt with tlie games of those clubs that affiliate with the Jones gf-ts into condition again, we'll be able to sot have.a pair like ihem. Now, gentlemen, we will pass him leniently. When have won five games from St. Louis aud five from terv how they ever nmu.iKO to mnki a hit. Farrar. the ball for any of them. on to the Carrroll made bis first fly catch on Wednesday, after Louisville, and lost but three gamesto these two teams Andrews, M lilvey, Fort,wty and Hostian all crouch and Manhattan. ^ I have Scranton booked to win one game from Jer next," aud thus tbe illimitable Irishman makin-* three muffs, the boys roared with delight. ***** made the crowd laugh while Morrill, Spaldiog and which formerly were the Iteds' stumbling block. cramp themselves as though attacked with the colic." sey City; PCO how near I como to it?. Anson were discussing tbe advisability of playing the Cliff has made a bad start, but he may pickup. He Brooklyn has won seven games out of nine from tho Uetroit Free Pmt. It is to be regretted that our*tity is growing How many cluljs will be in the Central League on game despite the rain. lacks confidence. There have been a good many yells Athletics, but the lattt-rhas been in no condition to p!a> The tVi-gii-TOi memorial resolutions adopted by the July 5, A. I). 1S8S? _ ^ HEX. for Farmer, but the management in holding the Phil- ball. They have io fast that there is not room in it for quite all SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS. also won four from Cleveland, oue of directors of the Philadelphia Club, arc being engrossed of our leading amateur athletic adelphiaii in reserve. -Jtio tail-enders. Pro ty soon the Western cl'.;bs go bv U J Michael, of Allolitown, the celebrated pen ar associations. A PICK ON NICK. Well, it was finally decided to go ahead with the Keefe is Maul's puzzler. Albert cannot hit him East, when the Cinciunatis will have the Athletics tist It will he oniaiacnU-d by nu artistic pen picture 5'wo years from now, our limits will probably programme anyway, and as soon as this fact became worth a cent either on high or low halls. Tim's slow and Clcvolauds to fatten upon a little, whereas lirook- of tlie great pitcher, and will shortly be placed ou exhi contain 2,000,000 hea.ds, exclusive of those that A Contradictory Construction Pointed Out known tbe great crowd rushed for the doors, and one does the work. lyu will have Cincinnati, St. Louis aud Louisville to bition h'M-e. The i'ei gusou Fund has been still further are too large to crowd in. by'an Old Player. thence to street cars, cabs, busses and everything else Mark Baldwin's work has Made a happy family in pull down her record somewhat. It does not seem to augmented by donations from Moica:itile Club mem * * * * * BOSTON, May 16. Editor SPORTISG LIFE: in the way of a vehicle that would take them to the Ham't'ad; also a happy maiden on Ihe South Side. me that the Cincinnati Club can be beaten, unless bers (per F. Newlioiuc), 820, and from a lawyer, "woo grounds. Close carriages drew up to tbe door, Kelly Mark has been pitching beyond doubt. He chocked Oh, Nicholas Young, how some of the cranky some strange aeries of ill luck overtakes them. admired Fcrjry," $» Apropos of Carter, it was not a bad thing he and Clarkson taking tbe first one behind four blood- Kelly's hitting streak. The Phillii;* come very near having tho bcstall round delivered hiuiself of recently. "I have shown critics are jumping on your collar? And what bay chargers decorated with brilliantly colored Jim McCornnck's air-tight tips are a thing of the T note the astounding fact that Brunell spells Mis outfield iu the League. Wood is a good hitter, aud An the public the grandest cushion-caroms tbat ever have you done,dcar Nicholas? "You have thrown plumed. The balance of the two teams followed, and pa-it now. The robberies have ceased in Guttenberg souri with two z's. As a colonel of this great com drews aud Fogurty arc fine iu all departments. were played. And what do I get us down by your rulings," exclaimed the critics. with a platoon of police aud a brass band at »nd Clifton also. Mac say» they run them on the monwealth, I resent the insult. There are no z's in Childs ill very likely to play with the Troy Club after for two weeks' its bead, woik? Thirty-four days and light expense?." The following point came up in a game between tbe procession passed down W'aba'-h avenue square there. Missouri. and out Madison street to the grounds. It was a wet President Beach, of the Phillies, was In town to-day Sunday games at Gloucester City bid fair to be very That was not Carter, the runner. It was Washington and Baltimore some time ago: crowd thftt cheered us on tha way, but an enthusiastic on hi* base ball business, of course. He escaped the This letter may be a lltilo z-z-y. Subscribers havi Eugene, the trotter. Hoy led off with a hit and then stole second and one jnet tlie same, and when wo reached tbe park there interviewer until late in the ereuing. He denied that been bothering me so much while I was writing thai . Pniirwtian will be utilized as a substitute inficldor If ***** third. O'Brien hit to Shindle, who threw the was a drippiair,,umbrella-covered crowd of folly 5,000 he wanted to talk deals. Maybe lie does, however. have not had time to think very deep. I'll do bette Delehanty shall prove a success. Joseph ball home und caught Hoy at the plate. Dally people to welcome us. As the band, platoon of police, The theatrical profi-ssiou bas been strongly repre next week. Harry Wright says that the team which plays steadily Brunswick, who died in Chicago this snd the big carriage paused in frout of tbe grand sented at the games this week. Fairar returned, you week, was » brother of tho late J. M. Bruns- hit tho bnll for a home run. Then the question and escapes the disabling of valuable plnyun, will cap arose among the reporters: "Was tho run O'Brien stand for Kelly and Clarkson to alitzht, a storm of know. Dion Bonccicanlt was conspicuous to-day. In my neit I'll spring a paralyzer. 0. P. CAYLOK. ture the flag. He believes Philadelphia, Detroit and v. ick, and for some years his partner in the scored earned? cheers arose, aud the thoroughly frightened horses, George Miller is nn-ndin? rapidly, but will hardly Xew York will do the principal fighting for the flag, billiard firtn of J. M. Brunswick & Cn. Lat Tho question was then left to Nick Young, and he amidst the screams of worn in and the hoarse shouts be able to plav until on the next Eastern trip. George GAFFNET EXPLAINS. not having a high opinion of Boston, aud consi.lci-ing terly, with hi? two sons, answered iii the afh'nnative. I agree with Nick of men, dashed into the platoon of police, hurling the. says he will slide as much as ever when he is all rl>dy. His brother-officers earned tbe form of their Havs Nick Young, "for in order to have the run earned run n in g. in the morning he would take his stand behim Losing Money, but Determined to Play Out nill not bo frisky in athletics for some time to th'e batsman must earn his b-ise." Here Is wbut I comrade from the field bleeding and broken, but it is Elmer Cleveland would like to get away from the Entire Season. hoped not fatally injured. The excitement for a mo York and join a team where he could play every day. the pitcher and watch him delivering the ball inc. The rapidity with which bettors "got would like to aik Mr. Young: Why do yon declare From the Sporting South. .,to" his uiishnp, as evinced by the odds offered O'lirien's run oarno! Khon ho did not earn his base? ment was iu tense, several ladies fainting at tbo sight; The old vacant lot next to Recreation Park, which lie soon found out that unless the catcher wa Kergnson, who writes for tbe Boston Heruld, has been but the tield was cleared at once, and iu the drizzling has turned out many a promising player, is now cu- standing close to the batsman he could notgaugi For pluck in base ball, look at the South. ';iinst him for the Ccd*'hust gambols, was cl'iscd, rather severe ou Mr. Young,J)Ut most of iWc-uson's rain the Bottom took the field for practice. Ciaiksou and will be used by the outdoor branch of the the height of the ball. As to whether the bal Here is the Southern League supporting t'' ''^ huu ll'om of the second aud VFlieclIng Wirings. John for two ruus, at which some enthusiastic Chi- brave and hilng'-y al the same time. Then th'TO If third dn««e?. If given, it ivi.'l t>» in connw.tion with WHKKLtvo, W. Va., May 18. Editor SPORTING LIFE: cagoan yelled "We can't bit Clarkson. Oh no!" That thir.i ba»euiiju, may go out shortly. Ho will sign with aud the catcher. The first game he umpired iu tbi a Western club. Cleveland is manner wa^ between Detroit and Birmingham, Ala tlie Texas League. The Texas cities, like si! pKcoi tin- Bxiosili >u,»«'! 'he pibi'6 will be si,000. Tbe Considerable excitement fias befn raised in our indi vidnal, however, either left tbe staud shortly after, a good iufielder am where base bull is -joe; is a«w under or kept his mouth closed, aud I don't thiuk he did so. hard during the practice season. new, will not support a losin? ni:i». diHCiiwioii in this cily, where mi'lst by the pronos-'d soiling of four of our best hitter. The experiment As only one nine can win, aud suni« of the cl-ibf wort TO will almost cerUiiily bn a tjurnainont next No- players Knausa, I>elehanty, York and Brixlio. Of Boston smashed us fur five in the first, two iu the Dalrymple Is picking up In his hitting. Smith has mot with favor, both from the man been batting fairly well laUv; also Kuehne and Dun- agtmeot ami members of clubs. l>encon White, aftt luckier than others in a blind grab for moder«tc-pric«J ibor, v.ti-.lber the Cincinnati idea ie carried out or course no one wishes to see them go, but several very second, five in tbe thin] but why, oh why, should I players, most resurrect such harrowing recollections! It was bifl, lap's bit'iug has been timely. seeing the 9\9tem tried, c«mo around to ftlr. Gaffuey' of Iho trams are out of pocKot. It is salt i flowering offers have b-:-*: n made for th* ir release, par- way of thinkiug and advised him to put it iu pructiou to i-i'jdirt. ho«evir, tbat the League will stay tlie set- ***** tlciil-vrly that of UeK>b:inty, and the directors may bane, smash, from beginning to end, aud at th£ The boys have been playing ball this week. The) should have won Mouclay's He did so, and has had tbu satisfaction of seeing hi son thioiuli, aud that neit year Toxai will hav« bo'tsr *-v ufJen Co-'--r/:o F. Slo^i-n ismy tlnr.laic :lisir>v> of some of tbev.- nie:i...... In the fust game result our gray and Mack-clad Ansotiitee (they game with Boston, bui bR*- W than ha-1 shed thcfr dress coals ami Jersey I*), *V<.TO ten mc-st even up is all right. plan adopted by on*» of his associates. In speaking o ever. K-'i1 the true exemplification of Vtv. c.':i Wlt ?e!tn* »ti£ .lack-on, .May 3, our club msde his cuHt"in «'f r-mniug to bas^-s where a play was be pluck iu base ball, come ^culh. And as far >*« the o r vi'h aiin*hfiie in hii hfati. r:c#li i-fcht ri.:is wiih a total of tvvc'ufy-nve ba^es in the dejected, tnud-bwful-lookiug excuses Billy Sunday" might have won the plug hat on or ball play.Ts 1 \ ' '. : u. >' Aiwon had madt* Wednesday, but h;.- thought his hit would only be a ing nu«K t!'P v.nMii;/ niU'We he-lKft*-'!ren-".voii M-I-- : .- t"} ?.' -< :iiti:iis. J>:i'i thut About !L3 r«">rNATIONAL LEAGUE. First on errois Indianapolis 1, Washington 5. Rowe, ss...... 401 3 00 Wilmot, If... 302 2 00 ISutton, Boston...... 17 66 11 15 .227 tlie Diamond, Etc. jour! in la"t M'in-1 iy's j.-ame, and he only got to third Struck out Bassett, Heuly, Myera of Washington, White, 3b....4 0 1 0 3 0 Mjers,2b...... 3 0 0 630 43 Morrill, Boston...... 21 80 11 18 .225 iwj on thf li''k Hill made more noise than a ferry Games to be I'layed. Shcch, O'Day 2. Passed ball Myera. Wild pitch Twitchell, lf.4 0 0 0 0 O'lrwiu, ss...... 300 5 51 44 Sliittery, New York...... 12 49 5 11 .224 ST. Lonis, May 17. Editor SPORTING LIFE: 31', and he r fumbled a town lot moving around. Mny 21, 22, 23, Chicago vs. Philadelphia at Chicago. O'Day. Umpire Decker. Time 1:50. Hanlon, cf...3 0 0 2 0 OjMack, c...... 3 0 1 1 10 O'Hourke, New Yoik...... 12 45 3 10 .222 The weather clerk and President Von der Ahe Jim Davit- wa- hit on the arm Jj£ Charley King la W-'.v yl, ^t, ii3. Iiidianapv lis vs. Bo»'oii at Indiaoapolis. NOTE. Tne Detroit-Philadelphia gams was pre Benuett,c....2 0 2 8 2 0 ! Donnelly, 3b3 0 2 1 30 40 Twitchell, Detroit...... 20 86 9 19 .221 seem to be at loggerheads, as the Browns have st >Io. day'n g.imt', and in ICSH than a minute he waa vented by rain. Conway, p... 30008 OjGilmore, p... 300 0 11 47 Maul, Pitteburg...... 21 82 12 18 .220 he p ss. s or ot * knot as lar^e aa a goose egg on his »i»y i(1, 2i. i3, be troll vs.New York at Delroit. experienced the worst luck this season that could >!..y n, 2-2. 23, I'ittslrar,; vs. Washinglon at Pittaburg. CHICAGO vs. NEW YO»K AT CHICAOO MAY 14. Total...... 32 2 7 27 17 l] Total...... 30 0 6 27 13 2 ,Q /Murphy, New York...... 6 23 2 5 .217 ft WHIR. Th« next time tbat Jim stepped up to the May i4, 2S, 26, 28, Pitisburg vs. Indiacapolis at Pilts'g. Krock'a pitching was too much for the New Yorka. Detroit...... 00000000 2 2 I Irwin, Washington...... 20 69 8 15 .217 je imagined. It is true we have had no snow "If, King almost t<»,k his breath away by sending M..y 24, 16, 26. M, Chicago v». Detroit at Chicago. Their on.; run was earned, however, through Connor's Washington...... 0 0000000 0 0 49 Clarkeon, Boston...... 12 42 2 9 .214 icre recently, but at times the weather was too jt- pr*-tf> cl r-« to hm proboscis, and Jim jumped back Mav 25, -B, 2», 29, New York vs. Washington at N. Y. hit over the wall for a home run in the flrat inning. Earned runs-Detroit 2. Two-base hit Thompson. >0 Hornung, Boston...... 18 71 9 15 .211 cold to snow. Ear muffs have not been worn by nl yelled,''For p» dn<-ss sake, don't kill me herein Farrell made a home run alao in the same inning 51 O'Rourke, Boston...... 6 24 2 o .208 Ua) 25, -.6. 28, 29, Boston vs. Philadelphia at Boston. on a Stolen base Mack. Double plays Donnelly, My ,he players, and they have managed S . Loui-. My u'irt is in the grand stand, and she will great hit over Core's head. Chicane's three runs in ers, O'Brien; Irwin, Myers, O'Brien. First on balls ,„ ( Pettit, Chicago...... 15 69 10 12 .203 to keep tut it you hi; m*- a^ain." King ntruck him out. the fifth inning 1 Smith, Pittsbnrg...... 21 79 8 16 .203 warm'by putting on two or three woolen shirts The Keqord. were made on triple-base hits by Sul- By Gilmore 1. First on errors Detroit 1. Struck I withstanding in the grand stand the other day livftti and Anson, Pettit's bate on balls and a tbrow to out By Conway 7. Wild pitch Gilmore. Umpire Oanzel, Detroit...... 11 60 7 10 .200 and a couple of jackets. When the weather talking to Jiiu Gifford, «nd in front of us, stretched The Chicago team met its dearest foe during first by Slattcry lhat was straight enough, but struck Daniels. Time 1:50. ^ Irwiu, Philadelphia...... 16 65 4 11 .200 would take a notion to become a little luihler. nt on a r:-upl<- ot < ushions, was Charlie Briody, the the past week and came out of the ordeal un- Ansou in the- back, permitting Pettit to score. The >4 Esterbrook, Indianapolis...... 21 86 1 17 .198 ,he wind-up would be a rain storm, accompanied ittitha* r-ty cittcher. The Browns were hitting tha Bcathcd, the Bean-caters proving unequal to the run in the eighth was due to Amou'a base on tails Games Played Thursday, May 17. )5 Shomberg, Indianapolis...... 10 41 6 8 .195 >:tll often and hard, and Gifford was in excellent )G McGeachv, Indinnapolls...... 9 31 3 6 .194 >y wind, which would carry off a portion of the task of wrebting the lead from them. The De and Wjlliarason's triple. Tiernan was absent, Laving CHICAGO vs. BOSTON AT CHICAGO MAY 17. Tne Cbi- i irits. he called < in t<» Briody: "Say, Charlie, how been called to the bedside of a dying brother. Score: >7 Titcomb, New York...... 22 5 .182 ijrand stand, the fence or the free seats. Both do you like «ur ftick work?" "Oh, your boys can hit troit Cluh advanced steadily, cagos won easily, because they hit Sowders hard iu the and succeeded in CHICAGO. AB.R.B. P. A. EJNEW TORK. AB.R.R. P. A. B last four innings, while Boston found Krock a puzzle >8 Mack, Washington...... 8 28 .179 ;he Whites and the Browns have experienced »-Pennsylvania clubs are having a nip and Pettit, rf...... 21020 U ! Connor, lb...3 1 1 11 01 put-outs, aud the other on a slow hit to Burns that 61 Bastian, Philadelphia...... 10 31 .161 walked sli.wl>' down th.- aisle, whittling "Wheu the Ausou.lh.... 3 1 1 6 0 0 Ewing, 3b.... 3 0 1 2 00 ( Moffet, Indianapolis...... 5 19 .158 office window at Sportsman's Park thus far this wtiliowa Hi.mevviird Fiy." lock light for fifth place, Pittsburg at present was fumbled, a steal, a put-out and Hornung's single. Pteffer, 2b... 40162 010'Kourke, c..3 00420 Both clubs supported their pitchers in fine style, the 62< Murray, Washington...... 6 19 .158 season, could bo easily transported in a single During the rect-ot visit of the Cincinnati Club to St. holding the advantage. The Indianapolis Club William u,sa 4 0 1 1 2 0; Ward, S3...... 3 0 1 020 outrielding of Brown, Johnston and Kvan being es (llallman, Philadelphia...... 5 19 .158 freight car. Some of the croakers that are al amis ihn bms *ert» put ir> at tho Southern Hotel, and has braced up considerably and is closing in on Burns, 3b.... 40002 0;Richard'n,2b3 0 1 0 S 0 pecially good, as was the infield work of Pfeffer and 63 Ck-ments, Philadelphia...... 15 61 .157 ways ready and anxious to howl down the u* ikhiiiflz wad twMgr.cd to a roum on thefouitb. the clubs immediately ahead of it. The Sena Kvock, p... ..300 0 8 OjFosler, cf..... 300 2 00 Auson. A slight ram lell throughout the playing: fi ./Myers, Washington...... 20 78 6 12 .154 11*.or, 1 culled at th- Southern, and not eeeii.g Gus la \ Darling, Chicago...... 7 26 3 4 .154 >0-cent tariff, claim that the crowds are small tors are still last, and arc slowly hut surely Flint, c...... 3 00920 Welch, p...... 3 0 0 064 CHICAGO. AB.R.B. P. A. EJ BOSTON. AB.R.B. P. A.E he t-orridur, I looked nv**r the regifter to nee the num- Total...... 30 5 6 27 16 0 Total...... 29 1 4 24 15 6 Ryac,cf...... 5 0 2 2 0 0|KelIy,c...... 4 0 1 3 20 !5 Sowderd, Boston...... 6 20 3 3 .150 on account of the increased rate of admission, it-r of hi-* ro'.m. When my eyes met the ft-tw.1 num- slipping too far behind to recover. The record New York...... 10000000 0 1 Sullivan, If.. 5 1 2 0 0 OiWise, KB...... 4 0 0 221 iG Duimelly, Washington...... 16 55 .145 mt this is untrue, as the new tariff has not been n-r I wa-* aliiH-cit paralyzed with fright, as he had been ia complete up to Friday. May IS, inclusive: Chicago...... 10003001 1 5 Peillt, rf...... 4 1 1 1 0 O'Sutton, 3b... 3 0 0 221 , f Galvin, Pittaburg...... 8 28 .113 given a fair show, if I except the Detroit series, >laced in tliw v^ry room where Maxwell committed Earned runs Chicago 4, New York 1. Three-base Auson, Ib.... 4 2 2 15 0 OJNash, 2b...... 421 4 20 '(Bojle, Indtananolis...... 7 21 .143 when the crowds were large and enthusiastic, hi- tuiile-t murdi-r kn wn t > the human race, that of J O'Brien, Washington...... 20 85 .141 hli>rufornriii< J. Ar'.hur PrHler, pl*cing him iu a bits Farrell, Ewing. Home runs Farrell, Connor. Pfeffer, 2b....4 1 2 3 3 0 Morrill, lb...4 0 0 610 and had the weather continued favorable Stolen base Pfeffer. Double play Slattery, Connor. Willi'eon.ts. 3 2 2 0 2 0 Hornuug, If. 3 0 2 000 \Farrar, Philadelphia...... 19 71 .141 rank before i ft «IIM dca*l, aud (hen robbing him of all First ou balls Sullivan, Pettit 2, Anson. First on Burns, 3b...... 4 1 2 1 2 2!.lobnston, cf.4 0 0 301 69 O'Day, Washington...... 9 29 .138 as it was at that time, the crowds .iio money, valuable and clothing in the apartment. ecioja Chicago 1. Slruck out By Krock 7, by Welch Krock.p...... 4 1 1 0 10 2]Brown,rf...... 4 00210 70 Welch, New York...... 8 30 .133 would have continued to pour in at the gates at [ tit ver uu-ntioned tlie murder to Gus, as ho would .130 Bo-ton...... 6. Wild pitch Welch. Umpire Lyncb. Time 2b. Flint, c...... 40 1 6 5 OjSowders, p...3 0 0 14]^ !1 Colemnn, Pittsburg...... 13 64 sportsman's Park. The St. Louis people have lave dreamed <>f libo^*, mascots and what-nota all 2 4 25 .125 Cldcauo...... 809 t Total...... 37 0 15 2"7 22 4~| Total...... 33 2 4*23 14 4 72 Gleason, Philadelphia...... night; tti.d where ign- ranee is bliss, etc. Games Played Tuesday, May 15. 73 Hattleld, New York...... 19 .105 n clamoring for two or three years forevenly- Ctia< ley Sny). r is m> slouch an a base-runner, after Det it...... 619 *Burns out for obfetructiug fielder. jalanced and evenly-matched teams. The As Indiannpo'is...... ^oa PlTTSBURO VS. NKW YORK AT i'lTTSta'KG MAY 15.-^ '4 Shreve, Indianapolis...... 7 24 .083 I. Ilmvett u[>< !! good authority lhat be has pur- Chicago...... 00011205 x 9 r'T Deas'ey, .... 8 29 .069 sociation race, as far as it New York ...... 678 This was a hutly contested game aud after eleven in Washington...... has progressed this oint-d twu hfeH-B that far this season. However, Tip Boston...... 01000010 0 2 "fi Casey, Philadelphia...... 5 16 .063 -PMIadu th« diamond again. SUMMARY. when, aided by a hit to third, he came in ou a wild the Cincinnatis the Reds would not now adorn Brook iyii tittb » Smith, Cincinnati a fi^uuelly, and Time 2:05. iidmim. O!H u Gin».M?rck all of whom are crack Won. Lost. Per Ct.l Won. tost. Per Ct. throw by Fields. Sunday's field play was brilliant: PlTTSBVBG T8. NEW YORK AT PlTTSBURO MAT 17. he head of the list, aud tbe Louisvllles wouW he I'ur- short Chicago ... IT 4 .809 IPittsl.urg.. 8 11 .421 PITTSUURO. AB.R B. V. A.EtNEWYORK. AB.R.B. P. A. E ,her from the bottom than they are :OL>*. St. l..elieve that the boys were dead set against Manager catching could not Bank. Games. PO. A. E. Ch's.Ave. ielly, and this was the cause of the Louisville team's H unproved ut>ou. Devil u is a good pitcher and ho ssitated the playing of twelve innings. The New York...... 0200100000 0 3 PITTSBUSO AB.R.B. P. A. E'KEWTORK. AB.B. B. P. A.E ,_f O'Rourke, N. York... 9 1 71 .986 Burned ruus Pittsburg 3, New 51 19 joor showing. I closed tho geatlomau from ught to he gi\<-ii more work. enu. pions scored their first run by Richardson's dou York 2. Two-base Sunday, cf... 5 1 0 2 1 l!c,ore, If...... 4 2 2 100 \ Daly, Chicago...... 7 61 12 1 74 .986 Hihvau- Our har-l hitler -Tip" O'Neill never ble, an out aud White's single. In the twelfth inning hits Dalrymple, S.'attery, Richardson. Three-base Fields, c...... 3 2 2 6 1 1 Ward, 63 .....4 0 2 2 31 tee up before he had saitl very much, as 1 di-i not care docs much 2 Murphy, New York.... 6 43 19 1 63 .984 ;o hear Kelly hack-capped. The bo\9 of the wi'ti tne bat r exhibition games in the spring and Kicbariloon'3 double, Brouthers' single and White's hit Kui'hue. Stolen bases Sunday 2, Carroll, Maul, lb..._4 0 0 13 0 liConnor, Ib... 4 0 1 911 3 Beunett, Detroit...... 12 86 13 2 101 .980 Blue Kuehue, Ewing 2. Double plays Richardson, Jrass Cluh sold mo that while Kelly was pretty strict II, but when Ins le-m is playing for blood he stepa triple earned two ruus and the game. Score: Cou- Dunlap, 21...4 0 2 2 4 0; Ewing., c...... 3 0 0 12 10 4 Darling, Chicago...... 7 60 7 3 60 .950 up 't. the pl*;t ami kn.rka tut) ball out of shape. DETROIT. ABB. B. P. A. E| FH1I.A. nor, Ward. First on tails Ewing, WarJ. First on with them lie was good to them, and that he was uni AB K. B. P. A.I C. Carroll, rf4 0 0 1 0 0:Slatteiy, rf... 401 0 10 5 Buckley, Indianapolis. 7 38 10 51 .941 \\Venib" llrowiis u*-xt visit Cincinnati I expect to Bichard'n.2bO 1132 errors Pittsburg 2. Struck out By Keefe 11, by versally liked. liWood, lf...... O 01210 Dalrymple.lf 2 1110 0!Ricbard'n,2b4 I 1 1 0 1 6 Meyers, Indiauapolis.. 8 34 13 50 .940 ie>ir [ha L>->us has runup Broutliers.lbS 2 3 13 0 OlAndrews, Galvin 5. Passed ball Ewiug. Umpire Valentine. against the grand stand cf.5 0 0 0 00 Kuehue, 3b..4 0 1 1 0 O'Foster, cf..... 4 0 0 101 7 O'Rourke, Boston...... 5 22 9 34 .912 THE KANSAS CITY CLUB nd "tl"|'('»'d" it over people and all, Rowe, as...... 6 0015 rpogaitj, rf..,5 01210 Time 2:15. Smith, ss... ..4 0 0 1 5 0|CleveIaud,3b 4 1 1 0 40 8 Kelly, Boston...... 11 67 22 8 87 .908 "Little" McCanhy White,3b..... 6 0 I 1 1 IjMnlvay, 3b...4 0 0 330 CHICAGO as the last aggregation to play here prior to the h.n bt-en placed in right field, and vs. BOSTON AT CIIICAOO MAY 15. Great Galvin, p..... 4 0 1 0 9 llKeefe, p...... 3 0 1 1 11 3 9 Mack, WashinutoD...... 7 32 50 .9t)0 a tuck "f bin intbt< tirst preparations had Browns' departure tor the East. Dave Rowe has a fair Kansas City game undoubtedly Ganzel, rf.....5 01 1 10 Farrar, 16....5 0 2 19 00 been made for this game and about Total...... 34 4 7 27 20 4J Total...... 34 4 9 27 21 7 LO Deasley, Washington.. 8 54 77 .896 saved the £rtim- for the Brown*. Twitchell, U'4 0 1 0 0 Ojlrwin,63...... 5 S.O'JO people wore present, ielding nine, and they are pretty good hitters, but the Mac played tho trick 0 0 151 notwithstanding the cold, Pittsburg...... 00010002 1 4 LI Daily, Indianapolis..... 29 38 .895 hf eig-irh ii,ninif, and it happened Hanlon, cf....5 0 1 2 0 OjGleaeou, p...5 rainy \vrather. The grounds 5 spot where they should be strong is just where they in this way: 0 0 046 were wet, muddy and New York...... 13000000 0 4 12 Clements, 1'hila...... 16 80 13 109 .881 'uvi^ had made safo hits and Bennett, C...4 0 0 15 0 Oit'lements, c..4 0 1 are tho weakest, and that is Iu base-running. When were hold- 5 00 unlit for ball playing. Van Haltren could do nothing Earned runs Pittsburg 2, New York 2. Two-base 13 Murray, Washington... 5 21 4 33 .879 Ligdowi* Getzein, p....4 the Cowbo.va become acquainted with a pitcher they first and t'ccond respectively. Robinson held 0 2 0 13 l|Bastian,2b...5_ 1_ 1 480 with the wet ball, and he fell mi easy prey to tbe Beau- hits Fields, Kuehne. Stolen bases Fields, Dairy m- 14 Fields, Pittsburg...... 6 29 6 34 .804 generally make things pretty lively. At least, thid is 'i- bill rfiurnfd bv O'Nfill on Davin' hit. Davia was Total...... 45 Sri 36 S2 4{ Total...... 44 I 6 36 22 7 eaters. Clarfcsqn was not effective, owing to his in ple, Slattery. Double plays Smith, Maul; Ward, lo Carroll, Pittsburg...... 11 47 14 74 .811 what Elmer Smith, of tho Cincinnati tram, says. .ting oft firrtt, witli one eye on Comiskey, when Detroit...... 10000000000 2 3 jured finder, and was hit hard enough to win an o:di- Connor. First on bills Fields, Dalrymple 2, E»ing. Curthj qu'eilv r-tn in from ri^ht and covered first. iiary game, but the manner iu which Vau First Basenten. "Kaiiais City has in her club several good pitchers that Philadelphia... 00000001000 0 1 Haltren was First on errors Piltsbnrg 2, Jiew York 1. Struck 8, they ought to tie good ones but when it comes to l'iii*'ii, ai tiie srtiiie time throwing tho ball to the Earned runs Detroit 3. Two-base bits Bronth- pounded precluded all chance of victory for Anson's out By Galviu 4, by Keefe 11. Passed balla Ewiog 1 Morrill. Boston...... 21 220 11 4 235 .983 /Connor, Sew York.. 21 207 13 4 224 .982 a tight place they show up in poor style. Pagan If.'t-tuotitd little fii-lder, nnlau-.e was very great. Getzein 8, by Gleason 3. Umpire Decker. Time Anson, Ib... 313 3 10 Nash, 2b..... 242 2 10 only run. O'Day was unsteady and contributed ma C Farrar, Philadelphia... 19 195 7 6 208 .971 7 Esterbrook, Indiana's.. 21 209 1 7 220 .968 around like a jumping-jack. The '-Caby" i* lame u ta The Browns Kill not be seen here again till ihe 16th 2:15. PfcfTcr, 20.... 3 1 2 6 1 1 .Sturill, Ib... 5 1 1 4 10 terially to the run-getting of tho champions. The only lly weak in team work, niid this was to be expected, of next mum h. PtTTSBDRQ VS. BOSTOS AT PlTTSBPEO MAT 12. PittS- Willia.m'n,fW 200 1 10 Hornuug. If. 5 2 2 3 00 features of the game wero two fine slops by Richard- Second Basemen. is the men were strangers to each other at this tim« McGarr in s