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THECOPYBIGHT, 1887, BY THE SPORTING LlFE PUBLISHING CO. SPORTING LIFE.ENTERED AT.PIIII.A. POST OFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MATTER. VOLUME 9, NO. 10. PHILADELPHIA, PA., JUNE 15, 1887. PRICE, FIVE CENT 8. FROM PITT8BURG. FROM BALTIMORE. FROM INDIANAPOLIS. LATE JEWS. The Causes of tlie CluVa Poor Kecord-A ON KEV LINES. The Orioles Still Keeping Up Tlielr IN TROUBLE. The Team Playing Good Ball Joe Qulnn'fl Fairy Story Bnnu* Coaching Kelly*s Atiout Miller A Happy Management of Case Thomas to Retain the Management Father A Losing Speculation General the Louisvilles Foot-Racing Players, Etc. Harmony in the Directory, Etc. Kews. BALTIMORE, June A New Meetings of the State and 10. Editor SPORTING LIFE: INDIANAPOLIS, June 9. Editor SPORTING Manager for the The lads still keep it up. They Charges Against Two St. PITTSBURG, June 9. Editor SPORTING LIFE: have so far lost LIFE: The local team left for Detroit hs-t but one championship night. Hard luck has been pursuing the League's sec game on the home grounds. After three games there and an equal number Southern Leagues. We have had Louisville and the Metropolitan Club. ond oldest baby during the past two weeks. In infant this Louis Players. in Chicago, the boys will come homo for a threo week. Every known point was worked addition to being defeated very frequently by by the weeks' stay, meeting all of the Eastern teams at former to avoid dropping all their games, but its competitors, Old Prob takes great delight in Athletic Park. Out of the last five games played without success. Only three games were The Eastern League Vacancy- knocking out the team, especially while away Not Successor to Deserting played The Athletics Endeavoring to with Chicago aad PHtsburg we got two, but with them, and they put the great Kamsay from home. The club now has, I think, more in should have had four if our ill-luck had not fol two Buoce.'sive ones, but Kilroy counteracted New England League Meet postponed games than any in the League, The Scranton A New Schedule his Have Coniiskey and Welch lowed ug. However, we didn't get them and good work and the batsmen really did more than trip this week did not result rery favorably. there is no use crying about it. The team played One disastrous their share, hitting him out so freely as to warm ing Sporting knock-out by the Hoosiers caused in the South. Disciplined. a great game with Chicago on Tuesdny, win News. up the hearts of tho spectators. The weakling wailing. Even two victories over the same ning by a small margin, with Clarkeon" ia the team di<Tnot atone for the fearful knock-out. Tbe De- club is expected to fatten the percentage of the troits took one gume, and Old Prob two. The failure box. Anson and his men knocked us ont yos- NEW ENGLAND LEAGTTE. A New Southern I>aguc Schedule. Orioles still farther, and then we have der boss The St. Louis Browns made their appearance terriay, though much to the disappointment" of to win all games is aaid to be a luck of hitting in the club to contend with. Every right time. In consequence of this a bowl was started The schedule committee of the Southern effort is being in Philadelphia for the first time this season last 2,000 people. Henley pitched in the first Important Business Disposed of at a Special here that several men be laid off and batters secured. League met at Birmingham, Ala., June 6, to made to keep it warm for the champs, and much week, and in Thursday's game they amply dem game eiul Boyle in the last. Tlio firmer Meeting. Among those complained against were two of the new rearrange tho schedule. During the meeting a interest is centered in those games. We must onstrated that the complaints from the West Is (Join? remarkable work, but Boyle seems to be un Special to Spoimxo LII-B. men. They are uot doing much at tbe Btick, and deal was have two of them might get three and don't fortunate, though ho has pitched a strong giime. fie made to transfer tho Charleston Club about their "dirty" playing had not been ex lias woo but t^o games this s«ason, Morrisun winning BOSTON, Mass., June 11. The New England there Is considerable growling. Manager Phillips to Birmingham in consideration of you bet all ycnr old typo motal tbat the tables won't aggerated. They writes home that Shlntol's lucky two-base the return continually override the coach one and Heaiey five. The latter is piiclilng iu pv«at League hold a meeting at tho Parker House last hit in tbe to Charleston of the money be completely turmd on thorn for that St. Lonia Water form. Detroit game led off the batting Btroak and Detroit she had deposited loo. It is proposed to save Kilroy especially to enter ing rules, coach batsmen, address opposing play His record made in the Pittatur % «ar.:e to*t Fri night. It was voted that the Lawrence Club pay won tbe game mainly through with the League, something over $1,000. Presi ers, interfere with base-runners, and kick at day will proluMy net be beaten during the s u<vin. Up their slugging. He tain them; nod, besides, perhaps John Smith won't bo to the seventh the expenses of the Blues for tho day on which told a Detroit interviewer that the Pittaburg team was dent Morrow telegraphed that the money in the on his mettle. We look for warm wont, and the any and every decision in tbe most persistent inning not a hit of any hind Imil been Capt. Pettee refused traveling in a faster class than last year, and he chances are just as good that m;idy cffof liim. In tho seventh h^sent one man to to play on the plea that the League treasury wag a sacred fund and could our Yonderhorst will get and aggravating manner. Neither the disap first OD balls and twj bits were scored against him ground was wet and soft. Portland and Lowell thought it was making a good showing, all things con the best of Yon der Ahe aa the reverse. It's Dutch sidered. It will not be touched, and so the deal fell through and probation of the spectators nor threats of fines though one of thorn should been couiiti-d an rrror entered protests against tho Manchester be hard to convince local enthusiast! eat Dutch, anyway. When two clubs are so RO^, Club for of this fact, however. Of the pitchers Galvin has been the following four-club schedule waa arranged: chance haa considerable to do with it, and the ficbU have the slightest effect upon them. They play againat Mayors, who plajod first base. In T ui-sday'i playing Shefiler on the ground that he is on the doing the mutt and best work. Morris BIRMINGHAM. At home.—With New Orleans, June dame ia as likely to ball to win, of course, but they at the same time game only six hits were omde off him and onlv ciif man was to have favor Baltimore as St. Louis. But went fo fii-st on nail*. If hs keeps Portlands' reserve list. The Lowell Club protested the pitched against Detroit on Wednesday, but rain inter 16,17,18,20. With Charleston, June 27, 28, 29, 30; enough of conjecture; you will get the returns next play the sort of ball that injures tho game up this work Iis will Manchester game of May 20. After a heated con lay off, June 30 to July 7. With Xabhville, July 18, be the star pitcher of the club, though all of tbe uihfn fered. It is understood that Ed wants to work, in week, probably. and deters the better class of patrons troversy it was vot?d to throw out the game and Port hopes of regaining confidence. 19,20,21. Wilh Memphis, July 23, 25, 26, 27. With from are doing satisfactory work. Great thing'! aro ex land's claim to SuefnVr was d< oi'ied to be valid. Man New Orleans, Aug. 10, 11 13, 15. With Charleston, BTTRSS* COACHING. attendance. Latham's chatter was not objected pected oi Morrison, aod Kiiby is coming up i'i fine ager Spencer slid he NKWS NOTES. Aug. 24, 25, 27, 28; lay off, Aug. 29 Secretary Botto waa here with the I/onlsvilles. Ha to ghapo. H;» pitched the opening game against Pitta- had no use for (his player and to Sept. 5. With doc't like Burns' ro-iching, but was informed, when he as a rule, but the unnecessary kicking of tBat he merely wauted to wt a precedent. Manager "Ton mny think it strange if I tell you that Boston Nashville, Sept. 19, 20, 21, 22. With Memphis, Sept. Comiskey, simply for tho purpose of harassing hurg, aud did splet did woik. His o?er-nan-I dtx.p ball would really exchange Kelly for George Miller," paid found fault with it, tbat that feature originated in and is a puzzler. Mtnuger Lucas, of tho Dulutli t^orn. Bpence then immediately signed ShefhVr'a release and 25, 26, 27, 29. was imported from and intimidating tho umpire?, and gave it fo the Manchester Club. The Hwerbill dele an official of tbe Pittsburg Clnb to me yesterday. NASHVILLE. At hmw—With Charleston, June 16,17, his own darling wild West.