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PHILADELPHIA, JULY 27, 1887.

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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.J. W., Ship British I*lss, San Francisco. (1) Robert

the Devil did not win an Kuglich Dfiby. He was second to Bend Ort winnar of tha 1880 Derby. (2] Archer's lowoet \v*ight tho last four years prior to hia death was 8 stone3 (1151bs.). (3) Twelve horses r«n in the English Derby of 1337. (4) Cambridge boat Oxford this year.

INQUIRER, Wnkesbarre. Tonr Interpretation ia in­ genious and your point well taken, but precedent is against you. A similar case occurred for the first tiute in Philadelphia Ui=t year, ami uj.on appeal President Touii^ decided that the biwe-runner w:is forced to va­ cate the huso by the succ«'e linghase on bulls and could not be thrown out. This decision will govern, of course.

YUM YUM, Baltimore. (1) Your supposition is in­ genious, but DO n:an could he spry enough to accom­ plish all that in time. (21 It is an open question. (3) By Hiifield; lU^ds. 1ft. 7^ia. (4) Nelson. (5) Can't tell, as thcro are go many youngsters und^r age play­ ing professionally. (6) Living in obscurity.

G. F. IJ,, New York. (1) There is no record of snch a play, and it cmild not be made in the manner yon describe. Touching third base would not have put any one out, as there was no force. Besides Paul Hines never played with Boston. (2) Yes.

LEE, Jit., Charleston, S. 0. Yon are wrong fli your two first interpretations. If no one is out and none on bases the fontth strike must b« held; if there is a run­ ner on first bttse a rid but one out the batsman is out whether the fourth strike is held or not.

FAIR PLAT, Washington, D. C, The Lea?ne makes flesh of one and fowl of another. Tho New York Club openly violates the League rule and sells liquor on its grounds at all games, and the League seems powerless to prevent it.

W. E. M., St. Paul. Each man gets an error, because the pitcher's fumble allowed the batsman to reach first eafrly. and because the short stop's snbsequent wild throw permitted two other men to advance each one or more bases.

BULLDOG, Brunswick, Oa. The worlds champion Bhip was won last season by the St. Louis Club. Tliia season no games have yet been played for it, the Chi- cago-Sr. Louia games of last spring being merely ex­ hibition affairs.

INQUIRES. Shindle joined the Dctroits in the last month of the season of 1^80, making his appearance with tiie team as short stop at Washington, October 5 He also played with the club against Philadelphia October 7.

Pniu.rpfl, Port Huron. A. is right. There was no force, an<l the runner to third had to be touched of base. Either runner could return to the vacated base if they succeeded in avoiding being touched by the ball.

C, J. L., New York. Schaefbr and Yisrnanx did no' play a match together last year. (2) McOinnis pitched for the St. Lonis Browns in two g*mea laut year, May 19, 23, Bguinst the Brooklyn Club, in the latter city.

SKBLLY, Trinidad, Col. (1) The Northwestern seems to be the stronger organization. {2 and 3) Your con­ clusion would be as good as ours, a* all is guesswork In the absence of comparative tests upon tho field.

--'" JlTfcTteM.E.»,NwiOY 1.«wMi A. run is earned when the bii!nm;in obtains first base on a hit and gets arouut by »:tfu or sacrifice hitting, or clean base-stealing, be­ fore a chanco ha* been given to retire the side.

COLLINB, New York City. No answers by msll. Rest would 1)6 tho best thing for your hands. T< harden them bathe daily in a basin of water contain­ ing a spoonful of tannic acid.

JAMES J. MVT.LEN, Alton, in. Tho umpire was right. You were a base-runner, whether you were stationary at the bag or in motion, and should, hare avoided the ball.

8. P. J.. Pftssaic, N. J. Anjr. 5, 6, with Buffalo; Aug. 8,9,16,17, with llochester, Aug. 10,11, with Syracu.-e Aug. 22, 23, with \VUkesburre; Aug. 29, 30, with Scrunton.

DASIT, Memphis, Tenn. (1) No; that McVoy is now in California. (2) Yes. (3) We think it ia the same person. (4) No. (J) No; it was fiamsey performed that feat.

JOHNSON, Kansas City, Mo. (1) Ramaoy has Ihe better strike-out record. (2) With au Illinois ama­ teur club. (3) Since 1882. (4) Little Rock, Ark.

J. K. IL, Bethlehem, Pa. (I) Alien town wassfcond by a percentage of .560 to .545 for Heading. (2) We understand the Mets have relented Heiater.

Cnr.vEn PAKE, Rochester. (1) To prevent accidents. (2) Mnfls of a batted or thrown ball, wild throws or fumbled. (3) Only on gate receipts.

WRIKHT, Clover, S. C. As soon as the fly IB In the fleliler'a hands tho base-runner, having touched his base, ran run. No answers by mail.

CROLLY, JR., RirhtlcM Springs, N. Y. Our averages were only up to July 1. t^nca thon there Lave been Iterations of the figures, of course.

ANDR, San Francfecn, Cal. By addressing the man­ ager of each of the clubs mentioned you can doubtless be accommodated.

SCIIWENK, Washington, MInn. -(1) The pitcher must wait. (2) He is entitle,! to all he can make with* out bcinsr P"t ont.

S. B I)., Milwaukee. (1) Just the same. (2) Yes. (;{) B. wins. (4) Milwaukee was in tho League iu 1878 and finished Inert.

iNQfJHKR, Hnrriatrarjr, Pa. Stovey, hoight, 5ft. ll^in.: weight 17'Jlbs. Arthur Irwin, height, 5fr. Sin.; woight, 140H)s.

O'DoNNF.LL, Bristol, li. I. The spring series of 1887 was won by Chicago. The games were simply gate- money Affairs.

C. K. M., St. Paul. The League championship it d, tided by percentage; in the case cited by you Chicago Would win.

W. R. H., Roanoako, Va. (1 and 2) He was simply eigued to play ball. (3) Just now Darling has that honor.

F. M. IT., Wftlkerton, Ind. McCormick and Kelly Officiated as battery iu 19 consecutive victories.

SUBSCRIBER, Ishpeming, Mich. The basemnn must bold l ht' bill. The base-runnerwas not out.

A. SI. LANG, Hartford, Conn. It is merely a catch­ penny wager, and we do not care to decide.

CONSTANT READER, Auburn, N. Y. There is no Con- way with Eau Claire; but To nek a has ono.

CAMKUON, Davenport, la. (1, 2, 3) No. (4) The runner can be put out. (5 and 6) No.

FRANK K., Washington, D. C, Both sides acted dis­ creditably in tlie matter; yet A. wins.

J. Y. KNORR, New York At Pittsbnrg, June 29, ten failings, Washington 7, Pittsburg 6.

SI-ORT, Detroit. Tho Cubin Giants; address care of Mauaeer Govern, Tren'.on. N. J.

C. W. R., Baltimore, Md. (1) We decline to express an opinion. (2) Yes. (3) Yas,

J. A- W., Kaiiknnna, 111. Under tho circumstances the decision could bo reversed.

HKOULAR REAPER, Nashville, Tenn. (1) Sixteen (2) Bmhonjr. (3) Six times.

A. AND B., Baltimore, Md. Unless all the games aro played, tho bet is drawn.

M. KIXLET, Clormont, la. The runner is safe; the catcher must hold the ball.

J. J. M., New York. They have played tinder the Dew rules all season.

FREEMAN, Amesbury, Mass. The Evening Mail is lonia'rf daily paper.

Me DONALD, New York. We have no record of what you desire to know.

RALTOHBT, Northampton, Mass. They are merely exhibition games.

T. F. C., Cleveland, 0. This la his second season will) that club.

HPSSE, Nernab, Wis. The bet goes with the um­ pire's dfciiion.

A, C. P., Doyleatown, Pa. It is a three-base hit just the eanin.

LEONARD, Pittston, Pa. Yea; address Reach & Co, thiscily.

P. T., Wheeling, W. Va. (1) About 22. (2) Two seasons.

HTI;.SCH, Cincinnati. He is an amateur and haa no record.

W. II. M., Philadelphia. No; not on the present trip.

WEXDERNUTH, Chicago. They are not related. H. li. W., Newton, N. J. The bet is drawn. J. H. W,, Indianapolis. Three rounds. tJ. J. W.. Baltimore. Yes, on June 30. OLD UEADER, Seattle, W. T. 90,000. BuBscRiBKn, Port Dt-p< sit Kilroy. Ft»RD, Bridgeport, Conn. Yeg. CASKEY, C'as.^ Mich. B, \rfuj. A. Yovsa CoDuora,

BASE BALL.PHILADELPHIA NEWS.

The Phillies' String Broken—Their Rccen Remarkable Work—Off on AnotherTrip— Tlie Athletics* Keturn Fred Mann Signe* —Programme of the Week—Notes and Gossip.After eight consecutive victories by the Phil

lies the chain was broken Friday, when tin Pittsburgs temporarily lot us hope eheeket the victorious career of the home Leaguers Since their return the Phillies have playoc splendid ball in every department of the came Every man has wonderfully helped his record and the club now almost leads the League in batting. Since their return from the laet trip the club won ten out of fifteen games, and scored fifty-eight earned runs to forty for tho opposing teams. Thia heavy batting was made off the delivery of such pitchers as Galvin, Me- Cormick, Morris, Clarkson, Mark Baldwin, Fass, Jlorrison, Healey, Weidman and "Lady" Bald­ win. If the club can do as well away from home, it will be with the leaders before long. The team left for Washington, Saturday morning, for at series of three games, after which it goes upon its sec- ond Western trip for three gaims *ach with Pittsburg, Detroit, In tianapolis and Chicago iu tho order named. This will keep them abroad until Aug. 13, when they reappear at home with the Waehingtons us opponents. McLaughlin will not accompany tho Phillies. Casey and McGnire will join the cinb on Monday, and Fer- gu?on K'illnreet it at Pitfc.burjr. May good luck go with and stick to the lads.

A NEW ATHLETIC PLAYEB.While the Phillies are abroad the Athletics will en­

tertain the local put lie with a series of games with the Wtstern chibj. Tho team returned from tho nv-st di.-tistroua trip in its history last Tuesday. While tiLroad but three games out of twelve p!ayed were won. Nevertheless tho team played good ball, batted h*rd, and behaved well and their ill-success can undoubt­ edly bo laid to bad luck. Manager Mason, however, i-t handling the team well and gelling pretty much all there is in it out of it. The club has been strengthened in « wt'nk spot centre field hitherto occupied alter nately by tho pitchers or Stovey, when the latter wag not playing first base. Th.} new guardian of centre gar­ den i:j Fred Mann, whom Cleveland released Friday to make room for C;irroll, tho TTtica man. The Athletics immediately signed Mann and flatter themselves that they have secured a pretty gcod man, as Fr'-fl is a fair fielder and a more tiian average hurd hitter. With every position now well manned, batteries in good trim, and with a fair degree of luck the Athletics ouzht to make it warm henceforth for all comers. This will be a bu*y week, tind they will be put to the test, as two more games are to be played with Cincinnati, three with Louisville, and ono next Saturday with the world's champions. This means a game everyday this week at the Athletic grounds.ANOTHER SPECIMEN OP tJMPITlTCAL IMBECILITY.

Where in the world did President Wikoff fish up that latest specimen of umpirical incompeiency, Mitchell, and who stood sponsor for him? The man wan utterly at sea upon the rules, and hn judgment of halls and strikes wan faulty in the extr«me. He deliberately deprived Cleveland of a game Friday by unjustly forfeiting it to the Athletics, when that club hid no desire to win it that way. Before forfeiting the ptme, afier a aeries of inexcusable blunders, ho capped the climax in the eixth inning by fir<*t declar­ ing Stovey out at third base f >r Larkins' interference wiih the catcher, and then, reversing hia deri­ sion, dcclariug Siovey safe and Lark in out. Ilia last decision was correct (see Ilule 47, section 5), and should have " been given first. President Wikoff a management of the umpires this season h** been about the worst iiuHginable, but his appointment of ibis Mr. Mitchell is the crowning act of imbecility. Never before 1ms the Association hiul so much trouble with its umpires. Denny BIcKuight was a Napoleon in handling the sfaff com pa rod 10 Mr. Wikoff. If thero isn't a speedy mending the attend­ ance at Association games will be setlously affected, aa nothing so utterly spoils a game and so vexes and dia- satisfie.s the spectators as glaring lacompetencv/ in the man behind the phi to,

LOCAL JOTTINGS.Maul on Tuesday achieved the difficult feat under

the new rules of striking out the side in rotation, Galvin, Ciu'roll and Beecher, good batsmen, falling vic­ tims.

Larkin'a habitual and clumsy interference with op­ posing catchers is becoming disUsteful to the local public, whi-h, with the exception of a few hoodlums has no stomach for that kind of ball. Players should be encountged to do everything in honor to win games, but Lark in s tactics are nut commendable. It isn't bull pla}ing, and upectators won't Imve it, whether the trick is that of a home or of a visiting player. Man ag<T Mrtsan should give Larkiu a IHtIo tip on thia point, if he is too obtuse to correctly interpret public sentiment.

At VilUnova College last Tuesday eighteen Catholic priests in.lul<;o.I in a game of ball, the Augnstiniauad tenting the Seculnrs by a score of 42 to 30.

Bauer and Lyons captured muat of the praise and applause of Western audiences.

Says tho Cincinnati Enquirer: "The Athletics are the hard-luck team of th« Association thia season. They have scarcely sustained one overwhelming de­ feat this season, but havo lust a ecore of ̂ aines by one error and by a single run."

K no off, of Baltimore, puta in his time aa a spectator at the Io:'al games.

The H.ir.lware Club, of this city, haa been reor­ ganized with these players: Sopler, Sliump, Sauter, Wills, Martin, Swtafurth, Marx, Flynn, Sworih, Baltz and McCooI. Guinea can bo arranged by addressing Chop. D. Flynn, 16!il Morvitie street.

Tho 1'hillies have done better work against, and won more games from, the Western clubs than the other Eastern club?, aud the Athletics ura in this particular only excelled by Baltimore.

The Athletics are trying pitcher Chapman, lato of the Heading Club.

The Athletics- were after Carrol!, the Utica man signed by Cleveland. He, however, wanted a very heavy salnryand an additional bound of $3UO. Alto- ^eiher Ii9 was too rich for Athletic bloud.

Henry Meyers it) in town waiting for something to turn up. He \v&8 the leading second baseman of the Slate League aiid pretty well up in batting, so he ought to have no difficulty in catching ou. He has had several offers, but the figures didn't euit.

Tho Lynn Club released Dovlin Thursday.Tho Hive:tons went to Bergen Point last Saturday

and were beaten by 9 to 2.Mulvoy seems to have at last acquired the knack of

judging difficult foul flies, aud ia becoming & sure catcli,

Cascy ia the Detroit Jonah. Of the four games that aggregation lost to Philadelphia, the left-handed kid twirled in three. "Buff" captured the other.

All the Phillies' hard luck h»a not yet departed. Forguson'a sprained foot will probably keep him out of the box tor two weeks. Fortunately Maul can do some pitching thould Ca^ey and Buffiuton not be able to do all the work between them.

The Philadelphia^ were to have played off a post­ poned game at Washington Friday, but Manager Phillips, of tho Pittsbwig^ agreed to play off Thursday's gamo oa Friday, and Manager W right canceled the date at Washington.

Andrews in hitting tho ball very hard, and his work in centre field is growing stronger every day.

Lyons, of the Binnhainton Club, ia a son of Police Lieutenant Lyonsof this city.

Manager Bancroft's leave of absence from tho Ath­ letic Club may beconsidered permanent.

Low Simmoaa says there is nothing in the story about the Athletics looking for a Sunday playing ground at Gloucester, N. J.

A young Philadelphia battery, Wrightaon and Mo- Caffrey,are doing excellent work for the Arkansas City Club of the Kansas League.

The amattur clubs iu and around Philadelphia are developing some very promising players. Tbe clubs of tho Amateur Association especially have some very g(od youngsters, who will be heard from professionally before long. There aro many club?, however, outside of tho League, which have juat as good talent. The Shibe, liarlville, Kensington, Cainden, Brandywine, Thurlow and Harrowgnte clubs are all strong iu good youngsters. Then there are the Young America and Riverton clubs. But their playing strength is a little heavier than that of the League and the other cluba mentioned above, and none of their players have pro­ fessional aspirations.

Bobby Matthews last week brought suit against the Athlttic Club to recover one nionth'ssaliirv,from June 15 to July 15, aniunnting to 8378.58. He "will bring a suit every month until the season closea, unless the present suit ia decided against him before. The idea appears to bo to garnithee the gate receipts aa fast as judgments are entered. If he waited till fall to sue fur the whole amount claimed he could recover nothing until next spring.

The Team on a Winning Gait and Pushing the Leaders—News Notes.

LowELL,Mass., July 20. Editor SPOHTINQ LIFE: The weeding out of Salem and Boston and the strengthening of the remaining cluba was a great boom for this League. No more jay towns; no more snap contests. All six clubs are now evenly matched and every game will be for blood. In the overhauling process the home team secured in Lovely and Duffy, late of the Salema, two jewels. Their work in the field and with the stick has carried the town by storm, and we have not dropped a game since they joined tho team. We beat the new Haverhill team twice, 3 to 2 aud 10 to 4, downed Lawrence 9 to 4, and wound up the week by doinp up the Portlands two straight, by scores of 11 to 7 and 12 to 4, and only a small per cent, separates us from the leaden, which will be wiped out m short order with the playing the home team ia now doing. Our neighbors are already hailing us as pen­ nant-winners, and the boya all feel that way. Th« last week haa seen the strongest team in the field hat Lowell has had this s»ason, and this has all been

attained by the efforts of Manager McGnnniglo, who, aa manager, player and general on the field, is head and shoulders above anything in th>a League, and is excelled bv precious few in the country.

McGunuigle has just signed two new twlrlers. OneW. IL Bishop, of the Pittsburgh, who will report

his wetk. The other ia Wm. Sullivan, of Providence, who lias reported and shown up well in practice and will be given a chance in a few days. :

The club ia carrying seventeen men, and there will j

be several releases in a few days, and who they am haibeen the subject of all tho cracks.

Shinuick hai been laid off on account of aore bands since Tuesday. Up till then he had not missed a K this season. Lovely ia holding down third bag iu bis absence in good shape.

M'GrunnigtR, wl-ile walking thestreet, wa* suddenly stricken down last wt-ek, but he is now able to be around. Meanwhile Duffy is looking after things in the right garden, and Cudwoith captains the team vrtth great success.

We have thr^e men in the home team who lead the League iu their different depaitmonts, Hisarina leads in home runs, having 9 to his cr--dit; Oiidwyrih leads the batting with an average of .416 (clean hits), and Lovely is the champion buse-utealer, with 63 clean stoats to hia credit.

Meade, the college pitcher, made his debut ik^ainsl the Salems. They got but six scattering htts off him, and iu the first Portland gamo the sluggers had bui two hits up to the seventh irniug, when ho wae pros­ trated by the heat and h«d to be carried off tho n>ld Burns pitching out the game, we winning by 6 to 4.

Guiiiaseo made his reappearance since hia injury on the Fourth in the Bo^tun Blues game.

When Billy Hig^ius, who is known here aa the "only," makes an error, the cranks record the date cm which it is nmdn. You can count on your fingera all the erroru Bill has made in forty championship con­ tests.

Eddio Kennedy and Cudworth are without doubl playing the came of their livea. Their fielding is sim­ ply wonderful and their batting is terrific.

Martin Doyle's arm is all right once more. Ho held thuee hear y-h it ting Lawrences down to t-ix scattering hits. He find his clever back atop, Sullivan, make a great battery.

With Bishop's arrival we will hive six twirlers in Doyle, Burns, Meade, Bishop, Sullivan and Plummtr, and McGunnigle can go in the box in a pinch.

There ia one noticeable thing in this League, and that ia the decided improvement in the umpiring. Not a kick h-is been rnado for a long while, find in Lynch, Mahoney and Phinney we have three ideal umpires.

Tlie management have been in Ms; luck, so far, hav­ ing only two postponed games on their hands.

MLRRIMACK.

DISGRUNTI^ED TOPEKA.

Unexpected Resnlt of the Home Series with Rowe's Formidable Aggregation.

TOPEKA, Kan., July 18. Editor SPORTING LIFE: The Lincoln Club was here last wtek and mcceeded in winning two ontof the three games played, principally through the rotten fielding of tho Gianta. Con way and Hurt were the opposing pitchers in the first game, and although Hart WAS hit ten, more times safely than Con way, ho won the game.

Sullivan and S* an zoll did the twirling the second, and each WHS hit the same cumber of times; but Swartzell vms hit for a larger total, and Topeka won the game. The third game Sullivan waa ag.iiu put in the b->x for the Giants aud Hart for tbe visitors. Con- way was placed in right field and celebrated the event by making thre-j bad error*. Gol-itfby's field work in these games waa very "y*-llo\v," h« m.king no les* than six errors. Golds'>y had just partly recovered from hia reccut illness, and was iu uo condition to play, and should not have ftlteuit'ted it.

Tlie Liucolns are a cltver team, and will no doubt make the GUnti hufctle for first ulace. The "king" of Western League umpires, Steve llaga-n,officiated in thia series, and bis work waa strictly Ur-t-claas, although the visitors' "manaster" (?) "all month" Rowe, claims that his club got the worst of it, yet they won two of the games. Those that know Dave Kowe don't £ut much fuiih in what he says, however.

NOTES.Secretary Ed Murphy and President Jim Threw

were iu the city last week. Murphy hw to come here to see the games now, as that "jay" town called Leav- emvorth ca*n't afford a club.

Toptika needs another pitcher, and that badly, as Haffner seems to havo lost his effectiveness, aud the work f;tllB upon Con way aud Siidy.

Jake Kenyon is ag^un in form and ia lining tho ball down to second in great shape.

Sully was presented with one of the Ia!est etyle hats by Secretary Beu Cnitia fur striking "Bluffer" Rowe ont on Saturday, and Joe Ardnor was also presented with one for his br.lliant second bate play in the Lin­ coln series.

The "croakers*1 thath'XTebeen "hacltcapping" Rocky Johnson have crawltd into their hulea aince his bril­ liant work at bat and in the field the past week.

Jiramie Mncuilar knocked out a couple of home runs in the Lincoln games, aud is about 873 richer theiefor

Johnson and Ualladay also knocked the ball over the fence, and are better tixed financially as the result.

Dave Rowe is about the poorest excuse for a seconcbaseman that haa ever appeared before a Topeka aiuli-

M. IRISH PAT.

PORTI*A.ND PENCIIXINGS.

Spence's Sluggers Still Holding On to the Lead "With Grim Determination.

PORTLAND, Me., July 20. Editor SPOUTING LIFE: The Portlands are playing good ball and daspiie the assertion of the one and only Burnham that he was going to get one if not both of the two games thia week, w'i just lauded hia reorganized cohorts to tho tune of 13 to 8 and 9 to 5. The last ^amo was a dandy the scoie, when the home club wont to the bat, beiug tied. Quinn opened up with a hit, Lafberry gut in another und then thogay auti festive Sumll banged tha ephere over iho left section fence, and hU home run causi-d the audience to yell wiih delight.

We are now in the front with a good lead over the Lowells, having playod two gainea more, and won four more then they have.

Quinn fails to come arnund, and in the first Haver- hill gamo he couldn't put tho ball over the plate to save his neck.

The riot act has been read for the first time this season to one member ot the team, aud there will be no occasion for his hearing it a&tin.

Lutberryia playing anelcenint short field of late and he accepted nine chances without aa error y terday.

Dick ergon still covers second base and satisfies a Portland audience, which is certainly proof that he ia playing it almighty well.

Eddie Thaycr made a regular Horntinj catch over in left field tho other day and was applauded to the echo for a simply wonderful catch.

Schoeneck is liudiug the ball for keeps just at present aud soino of the hitting he has been doing is juat great,

Davin's work ia ptill fine and his throwing from centre field to tlie plate is speedy as well as accurate.

Duffy and Clark sou ran one hundred yards on a wagi-r Tuesday, which resulted in favor of the former, although Clarksou hustled him and Duffy had to run to win.

Gil Hatfleld an-V Joa LufVrryare stopping at tho Islands with their wives, and aro enjoying &ea air and out-of-door pleaMm-s to the utmost.

In the first game with Haverhill, Burns stood on the base linij and tried to keep Schoeneck from reaching the bag, wiih result* easily imagined.

Tom Lynch hai done some fine umpiring down here and hU firmneas it would be wise for others to tiy ami imitate.

Ladies'day is a great success. vAndriu ia lucky ou bases ou balls,Burnham says he won't be satisfied with anything

but first place. Poor Burnham! We've been there now for some time, and still we stay there!

____ ____ W. CLIFFOBD.

THK HAMS.

Still Dropping, Dropping—Pete Wood's Case —Minor Mention.

HAMILTON, July 20. Editor SPORTING LIFE: Since my last the learn, with commendable assiduity, have been steadily pursuing its downward course. Tbey are not batting so strongly as formerly, still they are playing good, steady ball, and I cacnoc attribute any other cause but haid luck for their nou-succew, Boy§, shake the new raits, don the old ones, and bat as you did of yore.

The principal topic fbr discussion thia week haa been the fine and suspension of Pete Wood. Wood haa been a favorite here, and justly so, on account of hia gnod work, but upon tho etrength of this he has repeatedly absented hiuiself from practice, da-pite several warnings to the contrary. Manager Stroud at last came to the conclusion that he was estab­ lishing a bad precedent by dealing ao leniently with Wood and flued him. Two or three associations hnve been trying to purchase his release and it is thought by several persons that his recent work justifies the supposition that he haa been playing for it. Apparently the management thought ao, fur they suspended him I am sincerely sorry for Wood, as he must have foreseen that his con­ duct would be extrrmely- subversive to thediscipline of the team. Wood is a young man of superior educa­ tion and intelligence (which, of oourse, makes his offence all the more culpable), and I trust the breach well soon be healed and peace and harmony be re­ stored once more.

To show what a potent factor luck is In baae ball, at present we are flret iu fielding and second in batting, and yet we only stand sixth. Thia may not appear consistent, but it ia nevertheless a fact.

Mike Mansell, our genial centre fielder, is doing grand work at the bat and on the field; he is a great bafre-nmner, and an invaluable coacher.

Rasty Wright bids fair to be one of the leading batsmen of'87; he displays rare judgment in placing his hits and is running bases like an Indian.

We expected ereat tilings of McQueery, and he baa even surpassed our expectations. Gilt edged phtyors cost big money, but that does not deter Manager Stroud from procuring them. All the other boys are doing well. No room for improvement. PETE.

An Improvement Suggested.Interview with Umpire McQuude.

I think the American Aasociition at its next meet­ ing would do well to appoint aix comi>etoiit men to officiate as the staff of umpires for the season of 18S8. Elect these men for a full season and provide that they can not be removed except they are convicted of crookedness. You might ask why I want six men ap- tointcd when fuur are only needed for the eight cluba. ffy reason ia simple. No man, however good he may >e, can umpire good ball all the lime, He is bound o have off days ju&t as a ball-player does. Now I would ike to see four regular and two substitute umpires, he latter to be held in reserve to be called upon for Inty when one of the regular men feels badly, aud is

offin his docieiona. I tell yon a reat of a week or two doe« a man a great deal of good. Often en umpire be- cornea rank, and if he had some one to take his place IB could lay off and come back to work in good shape, f an umpire would not be removed except for crook- dness, it would make him feel secure in his place nd every club would receive iU deserts. ( always 'ive my decisions just us I aee them, but a rule of the kind 1 have »ugge»tt«( would b« a good one.

CHADWICK'S CHAT.The Ward Case and Club Man ape men

The Success of the Te»wper»oce Bale— The Usi-lessness of the Coming Averages Clarksoii and Van Haiti-en's 1'iiie \VorkNEW YORK, July 22. Editor SPOKTINQ LIFE

The "Ward case" is the exciting topic of in terest in professional circles in the metropolis this month, and the interest excited by hia resig­ nation of the position of captain of the New York team has been added to by the publication of hia ably written article on some of the prominen abuses connected with the business of running professional teams as exhibited by the open sale of contracts for players' services held by clu by which they are placed in the position of be­ ing little better than so much marketable goods held for sale to the highest bidder. I regret that this article was not kept back for issue later in the season, when the club directors begin to set­ tle down for their annual legislative work, as its effect may be lessened by its publication at thi, middle period of tho season. I have not time now, however, to comment on Ward's arguments as set furtli in his magazine article, nor have you the space to spare for the discussion if I had. Suffice it to say, therefore, that it gives the League and Association magnates ample food for serious reflection and earnest consideration. 13ut I have something to say in regard to his resignation and its cause. Last spring, daring a conversation I had with Ward in Mr. Day's office, I was informed by him that he had seri­ ously thought of resigning his position on ac­ count of tho responsibility involved without the necessary power given to properly control the team. I told him then titat the New York Club team would never win the pennant under Mutrie's miiiagt-ment, simply from the fact that neither in the managerial ability of the mun or in his power to command the re- upt-ct of hia team was he competent for the position; and for Ward to act as captain of a team under a man­ ager lib* Mutrie was fcinijily to rentier himself amen­ able to censure for all the manager's faults, while lie would be deprived of all so;ire of credit for whatever good work he might do as captain. The result of the sea-wn's work thus far fully proves tho correctness of my views on the subject, as Ward openly acknowledges in a letter to me, atid he hat* now done what I advised him to do last April, and that H resign his position us captain and take that of a player only, leaving the responsibility of a nominal command of ihe team, without the requisite authority to enforce discipline, to aome other man willing to as- sumo such an anomalous position. Ward makes a very apt quotation when h refers to tbo positions occupied by th--' respective captains of the League and Ass-icia- tion An-ou and Comiakey. Both are managerial captains who have entire control of the teams they respectively f attain. Mr. ^palding holds Aujon per Eouully re p^nsible for the discipline, training and geiioral management of the team, but in d-jing thia he dot-s not interfere in any way with Ansou's govern­ ment of the team. In turn the players are individually and collectively held personally responsible to Ahson for their conduct on and off the field, and riot to Mr. Spalding. If the latter has a fruit to find with a jluytT, he makes his complaint to Au-ion, and the ,-tttf-r then disciplines the offending player. It is on thia basis, and this only, that any team can be made to do their work harmoniously, and to do thorough team work. A divided management is death to success iu any club, as the season's experience each yeitr ha* fully proved, and iu no aeaaon so conspicuously ae this, the New York Club iu the League, and Metropolitan in the Association not to mention any other? pra- s nting striking examples of tho folly of a divided con­ trol of the team of a club.

Nothing in base ball circles has gratified me more thnn the complete success of President SpaUling's temperance policy in the running of a club team, as ptttctically illustrated by the rapid progress this past month, made by the Chicago team towards tho goal of ihe championship, that team being the only one that I know of, either in the League or the. American Association, that is run on strictly temper­ ance principles. For years have I advocated a pro­ hibitory law against drinking in the tanks from tho opening to the close of the championship season, and Blr. Spa!ding is the only man who has hitherto had the moral courage- to stand up and enforce the rule in question in the face of a howl of abuae and vitupera­ tion from unthinking writers because he retired lush ers from his team who would not consent to be disci­ plined up to the prohibitory point. He has plucUily shown the way in the needed reform of the costly abuse of drinking, which is the next evil to that ot the pool gamblers1 crooked knavery, and my word for it he will have plenty of followers next season, aa the Chicago Club's care or under the temperance plau haa opened tho eyes of club directors to the folly of longer condoning the co&tly offence of drunfceunesa in the ranks. The majority of the League *ind American Association clubs have yet to learn that the great es­ sentials of success in professional club management are undivided control of the team and the enforcement of the prohibitory act in regard to drinking from April toyNbvtmbor.

T!u &en.£i's c f batsmen ami pitchers this season will be Utterly worthless as criterion^ of the individual player's blvill, the base hit on balls ruin rendering tho batting averages useless, while the charge of earned runs off ;he pitching ia made equally valueleaj owing to tho ab-urd habit the Bcorera have of recording earnpd runs on the basis of base hits on called bails. For instance, onr New York reporters, without ex­ ception not counting "ya old mao" give anTl^irued run against a pitcher if the firat four men are^iven base on balls without a single clean hit being made, and the official scorers of tho New York and Metro­ politan clubs do the same thing. This is simply mak­ ing a farce ot scoring.

One of the finest exhibition? of sklllfu), strategic pitching I liavfl seen this season was that of Clarkson in tho first New York-Chicago game at the Polo Grounds last Friday. It was masterly pitching, and even put Keefe's good work in the box in the shade. ( was al^o plfiwed to see Van Haltren following in the wakoot thy strategic class of pitchers by making a point of studying the peculiarities of his batting op­ ponents and working the disguised change of pace so skilfully. Hia fiuo field work, too, as shown in his effort to catch Gore napping at second base in Friday's game, anil hi.s splendid backing of Daly in saving the runs from being scored, which the wild throw home would have yielded, was equally noteworthy. He ia a good man for the team beyond question.

HENRY CUADWICK.

FROM BALTIMORE.

Return of the Orioles to the Nest The Great Game With the Browns—The Pitcher Barnle ia After—Pickings andCallings.BALTIMORE, July 15. Editor SPORTING LIFE:

Tho St. Louis caine here Tuesday to play off a tie game, and after one of the most remarkable contests on record remained just where they com­ menced, as it was again a tie after fourteen hard fought innings, with tho score of 2 to 2. Smith and Ciiruthora were the opposing pitchers, each doing fine work, and Smith especially proving a stayer, as he increased in effectiveness as the game progressed. Trott proved pretty con­ clusively to spectators that he conld throw to bases, doing some of the sharpest work in that line that has been seen for many a moon. Mr. Von der Ahe is, no doubt, satisfied with the ituation, as ho took half the gate receipts as his

share, and still has the game to play off under tho same financial conditions. The attendance was not such as expected, tho weather threatening rain, but it was a good paying job for both clubs.

Wednesday was another damp day, but notwith­ standing about 1,500 people gathered to Bee if Gin* cinnati could make progress in wresting second honors from tho Orioles. Bchmelz's heroes didn't succeed, but it seemed to be owing to backsiopping of ftlullane's pitching. Tony non-plussed all the bats­ men except Burns, who seeim-d to have his measure down fine, but O'Oonnor counteracted his effectiveness by some very remarkably wild throwing to basts, which resulted in letting several Orioles cross the plate before the ball could ba recovered.

Of course how could you expect a battery to thrive on Ohio Iliver water; it ia not the proper vintage. Gun­ powder water is the appropriate ammunition for tho firing end of & buttery, and now that Kilroy has been borne long enough to get loaded with It, he does much uetttT in thu delivering department, but he should not take an overcharge or he will kick, as he did Wednes­ day. Smith was umpiring and sent a Cincinnati player to bttse on balls. Kilroy made some disparaging re­ marks and threw himself around in an impatient man­ ner; but the spectators, who have cooled on Kil some­ what and warmed up to Smith, called out that the decision was correct, and the kid subsided.

The "right handed Baltimore pitcher" whom Bar- nis has "been after" is young McCauley, of tha Wood- berry team. He is quite speedy, but apparently with­ out remarkable curves, though he ham some. He has not pitched much this season, hut Trott, who has tried him, believes him to be capable of development into a valuable man. He is about twenty-two years of age, of fairly stout build, and appears of about 165 pounds weight. He will be tried against some of the weaker dubs, and if he stands tlie test, or shows signs of great merit, will be held for the place Kucuff and Shreve were expected to fill.

Umpire HcQna^e was among the missing Wednes­ day, and no substitutes being on band, a half hour was wasted in getting some one else to sflrve. York was solicited, and when hia name Mas called received a rousing invitation from the audience and a pressing >ne from liarnie, but Tom said he would not umpire Tor a six months'option on the Baltimore and Ohio. ''Phenomenal" Smith was finally pievuiled upon to decide tbe points of tho game, aud appeared to be a jrotty (pood hand at the belloxvs.

Greenwood wa» "flowered" in the first Cincinnati ;am0,

Slullane was cheered on his first appearance at the >late and responded with three corking hit* then and

during the game.When Blondle Purcell wants a base on balls he

renerally gele there. He don't "bunt" the ball foul, nit most of the good ones go awfully foul all tlie ame. The fact is, Bundle is a tricky chicken, and

one of the most valuable mon on tbe t?am.Sam Trott is an all-round cutcber. Even his house

t&ught fire Wednesday. Slight damage to window and a curtain buiued.

NIcol is a great base-runner, but suftera ia compari­ son with Greenwood, nevertheless.

Tucker still gets bases by being hit with pitched balls. Tuck is so big that bo is a good target.

Some ot the enthusiasts paid what a foul Bartiie was to play an extra game in Sr, Louis, whore there was th'j greatest probability of bein,' beaten, to playing it m Cleveland, with almost a certainty of winning, l'iit the enthusiasts didn't see the b^odl-i iu it, and that's a thing lUrnie has hia optics on. By playing thnt extra ganrj iu St. Louifl the latter club was induced to como direct to this burg to play off the tie game, which, by the w»y, iba't off yet.

Barnie WHS slugged hi tho ankle with a lump otcoal on his \vay back from the W^et, but it's a coal day when Barniu guts left and he is up and around all right.

Baltimore dickered with Bfemphh for pitcher Smith, but didn't reach. Forsythe wai offered for a cool hun­ dred, but the heated term hal jaot left us and we full be;ter.

Corkhill Beat Griffin out of an Incipient home run Wednesday. It was a phenomenal catch. John says the pitchers shall not atsorb all the phenoms.

It ttikes a certain number of tailors to m>i!to a man, it is said, but it would take nineteen tailors to keep Jim Privis in base Lall pants. H« splits 'em right and left and up and down tho middlo. Did it again Wednesday, a p id had to do tho lightning change act from dark blun to white. Jim is as fat as a water melon and bursts his rind about as t asily.

Ttboau is lightning on the base path.O*Ccunor was throwing very poorly to bisos. Green­

wood wea on fiiet, Putcell at bftt. Blondie changed around from right to left-hand batting to btlk O'Con- uor's tkrow; but when Greenwood started, O'Connor got him full ten f cot from second. It seemed to be just what Ihe Cincinnati catch«r wanted.

Jo-' Summer never before equ tiled the game he Is playing this season. Good captaining doo* it.

Griffin steadily improves as a fly catcher and that Is saying a great, deal.

Pure-ell was never before considered an extraor­ dinary fielder, but he is this year, as sure aa you live scoops in everything, T. T. T.

FROM THE CAPITAL.

Tlie Recent Splendid Work of the Grays— A Happy Manager—Ed I>aily's Surprising Success Farrell*s Injury—General News Items.WASHIXGTOX, D. C., July 22. Editor SPORT­

ING LIFE: It seems that the defeats adminis­ tered to us by the Hoosiers, have been the means of giving tho home team a good bracing-up, and :he last three seriea show what the boys can do if they but try. It" was no surprise to me to see Palmer's pets and Phillips* ponies go down be­ fore tho splendid work of tbe Senators. I pre­ dicted two out of the series with Detroit, and am not far out of the way. The tie game was won by Shaw, but errors on the part of the fielders cost a victory.

We need not complain any more about our pitchers, as all are now in splendid trim, and by good, steady support on the part of the balance of the team wo should jump a point or two higher in the ace. Fortunately the rank errors are confined to a ti\v tuen, and nulees they brace up they can be easily

supplanted.THE ACCIDENT TO PAURELt.

The Injury t) Farreil ia not so bad as at first sup- wed, as he is only suffering from a sprained ankle, ad will he out again in a few daye. The accident oc­

curred while he was jumping over Richardaon at sec­ ond. It waa a bold aud desperate attempt to steal a Daae, and came near being asucceas. Ho was running down when Gauzel threw the ball mid Jack, thinking; that Richardsi-n would go down after him, made a iyin£ leap over the second baseman, and in alighting 10 ftll wiih his foot under him, and waa unable to get >ack to the tag. It WHS at first thought his foot was >roken, but fortunately such wns not the caae. During

"iis abaence Myers will captain the team and Dealy will day at short. By the way, this gullant little catcher ias developed into quite a fielder, and I do not think hat it would be a bad movo to put him on third occa­

sionally until Donnelly fiuda the ball again. The 'Boston boy" is alao developing into a scientific hatter, and can make sacrifices or hunters as the case may need.

A TALK WITH THE M\^A<*R.Manager Gaffney now wears a smile and Is happy,

and the causa thereof is the rtceut good showing made by tho club, and that they have been able to shake the seventh place barnacle from off their feet. In speak- ng about the coming trip he said: "We leave Thurs­

day night for the West, and I don't expect to have a single cripple on the team. Farreil will probably be able to resume his position, and O'Day will be en­ tirely recovered by tbat time. My pitchers have all got down to work, and the team is playing a better game than when we left before, and the outcome of it all is that we should do better than on the last trip. The boys'staying powers are proved by the fact that we have not lost an extra Inning g»mo thia year, whereas we lost them all last season. I am thoroughly satisfied, and all ia going on all right. The many rumors that I was making a deal for this pnrty and that party had a bad effect, so I requested the buys to pay no attention to any such stuff, hence you find thorn willing and eager to work. It is possible that no

taiuly will not unless I see a good' opportunity to strengthen, which will be a hard thing to do. You are also notified that I am not after Ward, nor will Carroll be traded for Brown, of Pitteburg."

ED DAILY'S SUCCESS.Daily ia the hero of "ali Swamppoodle," having suc­

ceeded in lowering O'Brien's colors in thut quarter. It is seldom that a plaver receives an ovation fj»r every act in the field er at tho bat, yet this is what Ed Daily ia subjected to endure every day. And no wonder. He ix playing a game equal to any mail I ever saw and has done better than he ever did for Harry W right. With him in the field we have a man who can go in the boi in case one of the regulars ia being touched up a little. The releasing of Daily by the Philadelphia Club Is but another of romebody's mistakes. Farreil and Myers were at one time released by that club and they are good enough fjr any club. If there are any more Ed Dailys on that team just let us know, for he is a Johnsing in clover.

SHOUT STOPS.Ted Sullivan is in town for a few days, and he

speaks very enthusiastically over some of the Inter­ national players, nnd atys that it will be worth while to keep on tho lookout for some of (ham.

Gilligan does not throw to the basea with his old- time activity or accuracy, and as he seems to be in good condition I can't explain the reason.

Sbaw is pitching good bull, but has been very poorly supported at times. Give him the same aa is given to Whitney or O'Day.

Palmer can't understand how we beat hia pets, Neither can Phillips or Watkins, but I refer him to Tommy Bur IIP, and he will explain "the how."

Hines made some very bad fielding errors last weak and for which no excuse can be offered. He should take more care in handling ground balls.

Donnellj, also, has been taking a turn at it Through his errors we lost the game to Chicago. Little Jim should brace up.

Myers has been taking more chances in running the bas^s of late. I think it bad policy to have him so low on the batting list, as ho is a sure, hard hitter.

Gilmoro's pitching yesterday will have the effect of closing the mouths of gossip-mongers. He is a per­ manent fixture now.

Jim Whitney, tince ho became a member of th9 club, has, by pood steady work, ingratia'.od himself in tho hearts of the admirers of the sport. In order to shuw an appreciation for his services, a faw of his ad­ mirers left an crdar with a prominent jeweler to have a handsome ring made for him. It was presented Wednesday, and he, by a victory over the Dotroits, proved himself to be exactly what the inscription aays "Steady Jim Whitney."

Iu accordance with my announcement of la^t week, President Young yesterday notified TH* SPORTING LIFE'S protege, Jer. Sullivan, that he was as good as signed for tho regular staff. I have watched hia work and it is splendid, and ho shows no tendency to become rattled, but, to the contrary, be has traits of positive- nes* and firmneaa. He desires hia thanks to be ex­ tended to you for the deep interest shown in his suc­ cess. His appointment fills the only vacancy upon the staff. WUD.

FOR BLOOD.

New York's Crack Amateur Rivals Play aNoteworthy Gzime.

The two leading amateur clubs of the Metro-

?olitan District, Bergen Point and Staten sland, met at Bergen Point, July 20, with fire

in their hearts and blood in their eyes. The re­ sult was a magnificent contest and a victory for Bergen Point by the narrowest possible margin over their great rivals. Each club scored all its ruua in the first inning aud all were earned. After that pitchers and fielders settled down to work and no more tuf-n crossed tho plate. Staten Islands' runs were ob tained on a hit by Fiulay, a clever steal, Tyn^'s single and Tyndall's double. Not a Staten Islander thereafter gotaa far as aocond, und in seven innings they were re­ tired in one, two, three order. Bergen Point scored as follows: Channcey got firft on a slow ball to third and stole second and third. Vredenburgh got first on balls and stole second aud both men scored upon Stage's safe hit. The hitter stole around to third and scored on Smith's out. The team was afterwards regularly shut out; four times in one, two, three order, ouce with a man on second and once with a man on third. Score:3. ISLAND. AB. B. B. P, A. E JBEKOEN P'T. AB.R. B, P. A. I

Finlay, c...... 41174 !JChauncey,3b 413 0 00Mulligan, Ib 400 9 00 Vrodenb'h If 4 1 i! 1 00 Tyng, p....... 4 11 0 12 0 Stager, p...... 411 1 18 0Brush, Ba..... 400 0 10 Smith, Ib..... 3 0 1 11 01Tyndale, 3b.. 301 1 00 Mack, rf...... 300 2 00Moore, If..... 300 3 0 0 J. Reilly, 2b. 3 0 1 2 20Jansaen.cf 300 0 00 Jcs.Reilly, c. 3 0 0 10 00 Cator, if....... 300 1 00 Wild, as........ 300 0 30DeGarm'a,2b 300 3 30 Beebe,cf...... 300 0 30

Total...... 3T 5" 3 24 20 1 Total...... 30 3 8 27 26 1Staten Island............... 20000000 0 2Aergen Point............... 30000000 x 3

Earned runs Staten Island 2, Bergen Point 3. Two- base hit T^nJale. Bases on balls Vredeuburgh 2, Smith. Struck out Brush 3, Cator 3, Tyng 2, Moore 2, JauBsen, DcGaruiendia, Jim Keilly 3, Mack2,Vreden- nirgb, Joe Reilly, Beebe, *ud Wild. Passed balls f inlay 1, Joe Keilly 2. Double play Wild to Jim Seilly to Smith. Stolen bases Stateu Island 2, Bergen Point 5. Umpire Daniel Williams.

MULLANX bjui a recoid of «%lit consecutive victories.

FROM ST. LOUIS.The Game "With the Athletics—Co mi sky's

Heroic Action-The Krown's Secure Another Term at Sportsman's Park- News Notes and Gossip. Sr. Louis, July 21. Editor SPORTING LIFE:

Charley Mcwon was here last week with his ball team from your own beautiful city of Phila­ delphia. The visitors put up a good game of ball, but still the Browns put up a better one and won three straights. It looked like an im­ possibility at times, for the Athletics to knock a ball out of the reach of a fielder. Welch cap­ tured several liners that almost paralyzed the crowds, arid two, or three other brown-legged Iwvs helped along with the work. During the Last gamo Charley Ma.*nii was sitting upin the box and hia boys were lining tho b;ill out iu all direction» and the Bio\vn'a fielders were taking care of everything. "This will not do,' 1 shrieked Charley in despair, "I must go down on the bench and tell the boys that they will have to knock tho tail outside the park if they want tu got a base hit. I>id you ever & e such fielding an that maa Welch is doing. Talk about >our finders! Well, if Wolch can't cover centre, I would like to sea the man that can." Just as boon at M;ison went down on the bench his boys bat nd out aoven runs and wou.d h.ivit won the game h<id they n.>t fielded very p-iorly &t times that wcr** critical. The manager. AH well at the entire team, left St. Liuig, feeling pretty sore at having dropped three atrlights.

NOT ON THE PROGRAMME.During tho second Alhietic-Brown game a fine team

of spirited aninialaatrached to a family carriage dashed onto tho ball fivl lat a break-neck speed »nd proceeded down the north eido of the park At the northwest corner they were met with flying hats, umbrellas, efxx, and they wheeled to the left just as nicely as it* an ex- peri- need driver h;id hold of the lines. With tho aid of tho ciowd the uam \\os kt-pt from running into tho fence or any of th<* outbuildings and a general sma«h- up averted. After the thoroughly frightened animals had mado the circuit some half add-on times ami had cheeked their s^eed, they were stopped by Captain ComisUey. It looked like a very foolish thing in Com- iskey to stop (he naga, aa thi y wei« liable to rim over him, and at* they were very large horses and the, vuliicl* being heavy it wouf I have been almost certain death to him ht.d he not shown the presence of mind tbat ha at ems to possess upon all occasions. When he caught hold of the bridle of one of the hoisc*, he was obliged tt> jump quite a distance to keep from uuder the ani­ mal';) leet, as it was jumping ri^ht toward him. He checked the team m a few seconds, aud they were re­ turned to their owner L-OIIO the wor-e for the litite runaway. I did not learn who owued the rig, ot whether Comiskey received anything for his bnvery, but the owner cuuld not have done leas than to give "Coniio" an order for a SuO suit of clothes.

"RE-LEASED."There has been considerable tilk of lats about the

Browns changing their location. The knowing (?) ones predicted that President Von der Ahe would take tbe old Union Park, at Ca-a an<l Jefferson avenues, which is almost nfioen minutes nearer to town than Sportsman's Park, but he has ro-Ieasod the Sports­ man's Park for another year, with the privilege at the end of that time, it ia said, of buying the ground, Shoul I the Browns' president buy the park on Grand avenue lie would m«ke some very imj<ortnnt and much- needed improvements. A now club house, giaud atttnd and a few seals will uo doubt bo erected if Mr. Von der Ahe is able to secure the grounds. The people of St. Louis hope to see him successful, as they feel sure that a new ami tHB'efuIly-arranged grand s'm.d, and othel buildings would attract more people to the grounds.

NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS. "Little Sylvester," the utility man of the Browns,

did not accompany tho team ou its present Eastern trip. He may bo called up jn at any moment to join the team.

It is tald that Tony MulUne will pitch three stmighta for his club when they come here next month.

"Doc" ,JJnshonz is resting; at his home on Bacon street, in this city. His broken finger is nu>r,ding slowly, and he expects to be able to catch some time next month in the Cincinnati games, If possible. The probabilities are that he will not be able to go In behind the bat regul.irly before the latter part of " utiust or first of September.

"No," remarked Cliarloy Mason to me the other day, "I dl<l not tell Dunlevy to return to the hotel in Cincinnati, that there was a telegram there assigning him to Louisville. I did not even see Duulevy on the train. However, lam mighty gUd thai he didn't get over this way, as he waa the w..rst umpire I ever saw on a ball field. I would have taken one of the Browa Stockings as an umpire rather than have thu man do the work."

Just after the last Louisville-Baltimore game then waa a teiiibio noise from the direction of LonUviife. Some of the knowing ones claimed that it was the heart* of Zach Phelps, John Bjtto and John Kelly, which were throbbing for joy at the "three straights" they had captured from Billy B*rnie's team.

Chailey Levis, of the Leavenworth, Kas., team, hai returned to hia home in St. Louis. Ho reports a bad state of affairs in the Western League. He says that cliques Imve been formed, and tliat the disruption of the whole League is tlireaiened. Probably Levii would l:ke to grind an axe with sjjnft one iu Kansas.

Hudson arrived from Chicigo in time to go* East with the Browns. Nat was In very lo<*spirits when he left here, m his mother is still verv ill.

I understand that the Cleveland Club is making strenuous efforts to secure elugser Cartwright, of the Now Orleans Ciub. I hope Jimmy Williams will get him, and I also hope t'lftt he will turn out a better hittor than Maul, of the Philadelphia*.

President Von der Ah^'s cross-eye-i dog howls for the Browns' return. He loves Dave Foutz better than any other bone he ever saw.

What a hole the champions would have been in had they not secur- d Jack Boj lo last winter from tho Cin- eiuuatfc. Robinson and L*tham would have alter* nated behind the bat, and this would havo forced a change in tho infield. Hudson would probably hav* been played at second, a position, it is fcaul, ho can nil in good shape. Boyle's catching and throwing to bases could not be improved upon, and his batting hav been good for some timo past. As it ha^ been fully demonstrated iu Boyle's case that practice makes a man pt rfect, he will DO doubt be given his1 regular turn behind the bat, even after Bushong's recovery, If Captain Comiskey expects Jack to do effective work he will be obliged to give him plenty of catching in the future.

Matt Hastings, the well-known artist, his several ex> cellent caricatures on the police board knock-out decorating tho bulletin boards at Sportsman's Park.

It is not an unusual thing to see a shoemaker going along the street withnpairof "cr^sa-ayed hoels" under his shoes or his toes sticking out. Comiskey ha* been suffering with the toothache when there is a first-class dentist in the ranka of the Brown Stockings ''Doc" Buchong, if you please.

Tip O'Nclli tell off considerably In his batting just before leaving home. Whether it was because Tip thought it was too sultry to skin around the bases or whether he could not get his eagle eye on the ball ia problem that wilt have to be solved.

I just want to say as a kind of a side remark that Jack Boylo is a pretty good catcher, thank you, and he- i* one of those once-a-day boys, too. Von der Ah* isn't lucky; oh, no.

Joe Murphy, the "editor pitcher,11 officiated behind tho catcher during the late Athletic-Browns game. and he filled tho bill iu good shape. Joe might have erred on one or two occasions, as the best umpires in the country are liable to do, but aa long aa h > gave both the vi-Hors as well as the home club satisfaction, and pleased the crowd, I say that his work waa well done. Joe says that he isn't stuck on the job.

JOE PHITCHABD.

A PROPHET AT HOME.

A Buffelonlan's Prediction Being; Verified Notes About Chapman's Chippies.

BUFFALO, July 21. Editor SPORTING LIFE: Ton will perhaps remember that last winter your corres­ pondent made a prediction to the effect that the Inter* uaiional championship race would eventually bo be­ tween Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. The predic­ tion seems to be true. The- present trip will be fatal to Newark's championship hopes, and they will return home August 6 iu third place, if not lower. The Buf­ falo team has held second place all season, and during the long stretch of home games thia month they ar* going to take the lead, and, I think, will keep it.

It is stated that Jim Brouthera will wear a Buffalo uniform ere long. Where he will be placed I do not know. Giilligan has fallen off badly in batting, and it may be that he will have to make way for Brouthera,

Jack It era sen gets his base on balls at least one* nearly every game. He is the host slider on tbe team.

In response to ray invitation Mickey haa braced up in batting. Would that we had another pitcher lik« WaUh; we would win the pennant in a canter.

Captain Lehauo's indisposition Tuesday practically lost tho game, aa Zell, his substitute, muffed a fly in the eighth inning which, if caught, would have re* tired the side with no runs; aa it waa, fuur runs wer* scored and tho game lost.

The great fault of the Buffalo team is inability to hit safely when men are on tho basoa. In the lost two ot three games men have been left on bases in nearly every inning. Thia lault roust be remedied, else But falo mu&t say farewell to the pen nan t.

Yesterday tho Buflaloa won through a bunc'iing oC hits in the sixth inning. Lehane added another home rnu to his list. Our big captain ia doing as heavy hifct ting aa Dan Brouthers ever did.

Tnm O'Brieu waa mulcted 810 for kicking, Monday,O'Rourke should not be assigned to catch Fanning)

as he cannot hold swift pitching.Daily ia the boat umpire that has been seen here thi*

season.A game between tha BufTaloa and Pastimes, of thl«

city, will bo played August 31, in which Sto«rg and Daurj, the famous Yale battery, will occupy the pointA for Ihe Paatimes. OLYMPIC.

Not Unparalleled,"In Friday's game Beutin performed a feat 'inpar-

alleled in tho base ball history of tbe country. In th* aixth inning he retired theaidoon three pitohul balls* The best previous record was attained a short tim* ago, when one of the Nntional League pitchers IT tired tbo opposing aide on five pitched balls, but FrHay th* best possible record wag attained by Beat in." Alien* town Chronicle,

True, no better record in this particular conld t* made, but the feat is by no means unparalleled* It has been done countless times in tho Loiigutw American Association and minor leaguoa.