THE SPORTINGCOPTBIGHT, 1887, B7 THE fipuRTIKQ LlFB PUBUSHIKG CO. ENTERED AT FHILA. POST OFFICE AB SECOND CLASS MATTER.

VOLUME 10, NO. 2. PHILADELPHIA, PA., OCTOBER 19, 1887. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

LATE NEWS.Northwestern Champion­

ship in Dispute.

Faithful Players Remembered A 'Cycling Club in Trouble

General Intelligence.

A DISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP.

The Milwaukee Club to Press a Protest Which Affects the Northwestern Peu- nunt.

Special to SPORTING LIFB.MILWAUKEE, Oct. 15. The championship

qurftion is not Fettled yet altogether, although Oshkoah has apparently won the pennant. So mall is the difference between the two leading clubs, CMikosh and Milwaukee, that a single gamo will change the result. The Osh- kosh Club has won 70 games and lost 41, which mahfd tbem winners in &4.UG per cent, of gamea playeU. Tho Milwaukeo Umb ha» won 78 of 121 played, or 61.4 p«r cent. Blau.i^er Hart protested one of the lato Minuea[Htlif games on tbe ground that Mur- phv, «ho pi -.ye-.i with Minneapolis, \va< drawing his BhUry from 0-*hk-»sh, and will ureas tho protest. He JH vory cunlidont that tbc gam« will bo thrown ont. If it is, Milwaukee will havo wi-n 78 panics ont of 120 played, or jiwt 05 per cent. This last fiyuro is 4-10,000 larger than Osiikoob'a. The difftrciico is not very large, but it is enough.

Next s^anou's team baa not beou definitely setlled jet, S)iH it is probiUe ihtft it will t>- coniiJOeeU as fol­ lows: C<i tellers, Bronjihtoij and M.ills; pitcliere, Cunh- man, Auderson, Smith aud Sheukel; first base, Morris- Bey; second base, Pettee, uf ihe &th-uia; short slop, Furstei; thir.1 b«so. Strauas; left field, Burus, of Ocih- knab; centre field, Glenn, of Ch»ricst.>n; riaht field, Wat-krey. Bcsiues these Slana^er Hart is in corrt-s- pi,u Itjuce with ten or twelve other players whose namen cannot be barm d.

Foster will play second buse tor the Philrtdelphias on their California iour and Ma-krey will play ii*rht 6»Id for Chicago. No one elao of tUe Milwaukee Club will play thU winter.

"WEUL REMEMBERED.

AJISOU and Williainson the Recipients of Valuable Presents.

Special to SPOUTING LIFE.CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 15. The testimonial to

Fred Pielfer tho other day WAS intended as ft re- bake to C.iptain Anson for his alleged ill-treat­ ment of Pteffer. It has only resulted in a demons nitton upon the part of the big c.iptain's admirers, so muoh more hearty than that ac­ corded to Pfeffer, tbat it shows Ansoo to still possess no small share of tho public's good will and favor. Thursday afternoon, when Anson topped to bat. ho was preset tod with a plush case ia which repoied a single diamond stud of great bril­ liancy, WMgtdug nearly fuur carat--, and valued at $500. The stone w the Kift of bankers, profc-siiuual »nd tmaineaa men whtwe naiocj are lumiliar oueet in this city, Atii'.ct/i-d to the ca«e was a card bearing tbis inscription: *'T<> A. 0. Ansou. Tue b«&t capta<n riid manager the head and front of tho base bull profession from bis frit- uus."

The game gentlemen whc pr^ented this etone tendered a little teBiimoiiUl to big Ed William^n wh«-n that clover player followed Au<i<>n to bat. It ia square 1 -cket uf platinum an-.t dead gold checks, OLB idu of which cou tains five din moods, and the other ihe lusrnpiion, *"'fo Kd Wiili imrfon, from hia trit-uds. Chl* ago, Octob+r, 1887," A cart acc;»mpat.ied t>. e case con ainii.g Ibe lnck«t, upmi wi icii ha I bteu writien, "To Ed WJluims-n.'OKl R-lsable-.* The best rhort iop aud third bMttnun, fioiu bis Chicago fntmdj.*'

Tronblo.

F ' tu mtuji a bill for L>a:li rent. TUo nee its organization has laVm-d faiih-

1 :imte cycling au<) athletic e ports in this ci'y, but it hbS not met with the encouragement that it deserved. The gronnd-i at KosevillH were fi;trd i; p repa'dlesa of expense, but have proved to be a "dfad li'irde" on tho A-sociaciou's hands. If the ainmmc medod in not raiied by Monday, the f«-uc<\ traud staril, *'lub hoine uni fixtures on the gruuuda will bo sold at auction.

Charley Rowell Fined for Cruelty.Special to SPOUTING LIFB.

LONDON, Eng. Oct. 15. Charles Rowell, the famous loiitf-di-t«nco p*»-letftrian, was ch >r^ed in the t nni- hrid^e C-uuty P--tty jSetwion-, on Oct. 1, wiih cruelly ill-tr.at'm;tt mire pony by over-driving the aanv;. Koweli a^r**>(j upon a waser to drive the pony from Chu>t*Mt-n to tho eleventh mile-stone at Stretham.on th . roail to My, four timo-< ov-r I ho course, a diaiance of about f rty miles, in thr- e lu.urs. There w«re five magistrates preatili^g. Rowcll was found entity auU sontoj.w*'! to i-ft-i jiOflinlliugrt and. coats, which was a Uglit seuteuco iudufd.

After Western Players.Special to SPORTING Lira.

LINCOLN, S-b. (Vt. 1&. Mauaspr Rowe is not rfaly 8 y> 11 - announce thu ntmt-« of ihe lutinht-r-* of the Lh.c hi Atw-bciation team for the season ot 18#8. Io- dewd it in (.r.'btolo that noon have bt>en eitine I, a-- n» money na- yet bf**n fl^d^e I. Nego-iatiou.s are pvu-l- Ini; be'W.'i-ti S^artr^-l aa I the m;i lagers of the new ( bicay«. Clnb. liuuvrh>»s it that l>ckle.v lias U-eu i£iie<l by Pi't«bu j g. Thin id not ort-ditod here, a» he firmniM-'i to conU-r with <jur management before sign- In^ with any other clrb.

TaoHt Club Election.Special to SroitTiso LIFK.

TOLV.DO, 0., Oet 1ft Tiie annual meeting and elflc- ri'.H of t'i*- Olno Vttch' li:l> wt.i hi Id HI tbia city thin »ci-.'i. 'Iliffl-rti 'U ("or .ilflore rewultt-d ai lollops: riiiiiiii"4Ju e. O. H. ttftch-tiu; vict* cmnmodor:-, Henry TI»C:-,>; ivar t:omm» d te, M. T. Uautlf.v; eerro wry, H. b- ft -UiictiHimo; ir asur r, J. M. K- l*o»; fleet fmr- g. on, Dr. J T. Wooifg; :it usurer, E. .i, IVriiil.r; l.«.urd ft iiue-'ttirt, <i«o. Ii. lit I- li'im, H- nr\ Train y, H bert lli;ci>ni.uti, J. M. KH-..y, «H.HW) W. Bibs, W. H. v c- L>iimu, C. P. Ou tis. T. U Purn y, 8r.,W. II. Shuulait.

New England Kennel Club.St iTjui to SPORTING LIKE.

BOSTON, 0*:- lo. Ai H regular stated mee'ing of the

p. rt of tho in-u h com suit ti-« on (ho s'mw of li»t fprinK

N'Wtniui. P". H. Ftv, F. M."<J»rti-, J. Grosvenor, E U. M-.-rr- a- d J. U. Lo!:(r WBIV ui't">iul d ih*- t<eit;-h rmn- m>(;*-e f'M t!ie DI xt tli.iW. Aftn iho meeting the club tit-Ma Winiu.t. ____ ____

Washington's Next Manager.

\VASEI iniGToN, 1>. C., Oct. !.'>. It wad giv^-n ont to­ il-> f-r » tUc» 'bar T-d SuItivnD would l,e thy n.iiHHtf'M ot ilie Wa-Mtijj ou t/''Ut> next yesir. M-tnaetT : - n IP w H uivu his att n:t<iu to th iimc-t.'s. Ex- M.«litter l»rtffin-v lias t ;cO'l chances nf b»ing up- p,aited us uiupitu in ttia Anifiioan Associuiion.

Ten Mile Uoiwl SVlicel Race.Sprc^l t" SCOUTING t IFU

> KW HA^BN, ' ! »-. Ocr. \ F-. The ton mile road race fr»"- Ea-t M-i'«" Four Co 1 m-r* to HfAtifcnl ttnd r» tu it -or ni>-riii'.r* uf In- N>w Havt n Bicycle t'ub, i- s run Tiniii-iUy atterrio n, an-i w«s w.^u by H. C. B ckuu, time, 4'^ni. 3f« ; C. K. L;;ruuj, id, iu i^oi. 3U-.j a;,.! W, il. uait- at, i" 44m. 3l*.

Will Not Referee Polo.>p< nut io SPORTING LIFE.

BOSTON, !S!u--tH., t»cr. IS Manager J hn IT. MoirMI, ol th- lio^mit B « Hi.ll I'iu'i, h»«n.'t*nrd the Ni*w Eiiictdcd > nl . Lf-a^uo that *><- will h^ nimblo to offici­ ate CM refttftio diH'tng tlio C"tniiig seiu^tL1 .

OVER AT O 31 AH A.

An Unsuc<:cNst'nl Sea^ou Ended, to the Ke-liol of all Concerned.

OMAHA, Neb., Ocr,, 11. Kditor SPORTING LIFE: Tl*c "gouy b "t 'a*t over and the Ouiahug <lis- bandcJ, alter a *ea.-ou's work of the crazy quilt order. Sometiuii'S tho club played brilliantly fo-- i. short P*-a on, and then foil to pieces. As a u^aul thing tho fielding of tho club was fu'Jy up to t^ie Western Loaguc 6ta.rnl:u-fl, but the aver­ age baiting of tb<- team WJIR vory weak through­ out the se'innn. Tbe ra'-n who did the moat uni­ form g'wd play' n fj werc P wy«i"i Wakh, Oinins an>l Mi'sgitt. \Viil-tb imH bo- u uu<k'StT*c(iIy voatted t-y ih ! rii! cap r- f--r vrroi'6 which were mostly made in (he ,'fliift tojri-t ^vi-iytltinc iu -i. ht. 11<- i il:« b'-st h.trt ii.-ld [i!ay« h* th> \Vc-.'(*fw L*'af£iio,nndi* a sruod Wtti-r aud (L>a-ruui.«-r. AI h -M-h standing rtfih in ibb rs.ce, thu club tut* uot Ivst inouuy. nhicU i« a go^nl

indication of tho support a winning team would re­ ceive in this city. The capital stock has been in­ creased to $10,000, and tbe club will eiitu- the new Western association in aa good financial shape as any club in the lot. Aa yet no idea can be given of the construction of the new team. The old men to be re­ tained will probably be Walnh, Hoaly and Meat-lit. Who any of tbe new mm will be can only be guessi-d at. One thmu; is certain, Oninha can afiotd, and will generously support, a tirst-clats and well-paid tenon, and too much economy should not be exercised in Ibe election of men. A team tbat will make a good fight for tins city will be a paying investment. Tbe people confidently look forward* to a much more successful seas >n than tl-e one just parsed. Dave Rowe, of the Lincoln^, w*8 in town Sunday, bent on securing Joe Waldh for his n^xt year's team. The Otaalm directory will make a very groat mistake if tbey let him eo.

^____ OMAHA.

FROM THE SMOKY CITY.

Manager Fhillipa Re-elected for Another Season General Club News.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 14. Editor SPORTING LIFE: The League season is over, but there is still enough base ball going on here to keep up inter­ est. This week the home club tried a few exhi­ bition games at Wheeling and won one easily, but was shut out in the second. Tht- shut-out caused a big smile. The Club will not be dia- bandei before Nov. 1. The time between will be tuken up by exhibition games. McCormick is the only man who got the best of the manage­ ment on thu, and he received a leave of ab­ sence Monday until the 21st inst.

CLUB MEKTiXG.

The directors of the Pittsburg Club held the regular fall meeting to-day. Messrs. Brown, Nimiek,0'Neill and Seandrctt were present, and the prospects of tho club were thoroughly discuss­ ed. An agreement wa» sigutd with Manager Phillips to act us nmii»Ker for next vear, Ins salary bi-in^ slightly raided. The delegates, who will be elected shortly to th^ annual meeting of the League, weio instructed to vot.i for the percnntage syatt-m. No releases were made or talked of, an<l Capt. liali-j mplo's w» rk was coiiuueutied. The latter will likoly be kept whore be ia, unlt.ss a bet>er ra^n for the pliice is seemed between tliia aad next ye ir. The maiiHgem-nt was instruc'od to keep a look-out for if cod material, especially good battcra. The met-tia^ adjourned a ter p^s^iug; a res.i- lutiuii to win the ut-nnaut uext year. They are going to do it.

MANAGER PHILLIPS APPRECIATED."Well, to bo frank with yon, Horace Phdlips has

made money for the Pittsbnrg Club, a thing no other man did,' 1 gaid 1'r sideot Niiuick, just twfore the mt;ot- in<. "He did it by his hhrewd adveriising work. Horace is one of the best advertising haods I know of. That is bis gi eat hold. Of course he has his f .ulu like oilier*." It 13 generally r^porte i ih*t thi-> tiinw Horace has signed a club contract instt-ad of a personal contract as he held ln?t year. Th -re wna a story in circulation thatan'tmber of prominent men whotttteud ihegtiiiias had signed a petition asking tise selection of anew manager. Nothiug definittj could be learned about the report.

AN EXPLANATION.Brer Stackhou-e departed from liis uiua! lino in last

wt-ek'a SponriNO LIFE and introduced u boieo item, in which he siuie.i thpit the y>mh who wrote the alleg^ii iat rvi-w *iih Ctpt. S>>m Broun on Jockey Gacrt-ua's queer riding ID several rmwfi was also Ihe author of the fakes about Johu Ward, c-tc., emanating fr m Pitisbtirg. Mr. Stickhouse is off hi* ba-o. I *roto iht- Brown iutervieward it was correct, aud KU ad mitt d l*y Capt. I^own to myti'df and doz-u-* of others ou his arrival home. He had uo idea that it would create sur.u a kick, nod it wa« hi* policy to go bick on t!io interview. I tutve kept quiet on tlie matter, expect­ ing to Iw called as a witucss in Garrison'-t libel c.ises, but as there !« now no nr»Rpect of tliein being called f..r trial, I*m free toap-.iak. Bns to the Jui.n Ward matter. I waa not th»> author of th»g story, hut ac- kuowlediic that I wrore the story this year that the Pittsburg Club had really joined the League,

BITS OF NEWS.There is one League base hall inmnger in tho E-ist

whosesupeistttion is very laiuhaMe. Kec^nlly while his team w;w here aud he wa-* sitting in front of the hotel a plain, everyday t<patron dropped ita visiting c>t'.il, wlr.ch aHght-d plump on the Eastern manager'* h=tnd. "Hell," muttervd t'ie miuag^r. "Don't touch t*i it!' yMI^d n fricTiih ''Let it dry; th it i=? a m.-t-r.,];

To-day thu Ut<i:>\ti* tnd U-o-ivru met beio and pi ued their fourth game. The Lea.ueiB put up a wobdiufut vame, hit th^ ball hard and ah at out the ABHitCiaii"!! ohaKi|i:on-. Tiie attendance was 3,000 a«.^ n>c<-ii>toa(o:it 84 2'M.

Smith acd \Vhirn»*\ are Htill tho inscperable com- pftul.iH. They arc constantly together.

President Nun ck, when nak'-d i ia opinion of the Br> th'-rho <), M^t'-nlay, ^ald "I know noihinz about it." All efforts to dr*w him ont proved fruitless.

Mark Baldwin Ii*- an offei on S^oo mid ex pen sen to (ro w tli Jim llart'a com'<ination for tlie winter, llo ha* ul'ouc decided to Kc^pt. Ed .Horrid asked Pr«*hi- b*-nt Niiuick one d*y this week if there wa-* any d.-al on bv whic'i he wn to IM traimferred to N«w York this tail. Eh was informed that none existed, and he would be required to play bail ia Pitusbunr next sea-

Galvin has a hjg contract on band. fTo has signed to p!a\ alwnt 500 games of sixty-six at tbe Eureka Eiiiine II '"so t!ii« wint'-r nnd tell nmv stories.

I tar k lev s ca<>e, the presetic of his Wheeling friends, is a hand*;UK' stick.

Mi-rrMon, who pitrhnd for Wheeling when It trimmed up th< I'ittsbnrg nine y>-sterdiy, is the tn- dia^ap >lU Monison. lie certainly pitched a guod

Gnlvin haH been ill for several days past, euflVring from a severe ait«ck of ui-tUria.

S,me ot tiie boy- mtind Vot. «ler Abe's jup, which IIA had hid uii'.er bit berth. Chris took six swigs ki BII-;-C*'8fl J".

Tti-ro is » risintr young pitcher here named Patter- son, who wotiM like to get an engagement f r next season iu a minor league. CIRCLE.

THE HOOSIKRS.

The Series With the Cleveland Cluh Mana­ ger Fogel After Players, litc.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 13. Editor SPORTIVG LIPK: The championship season of J887 is a thing of the past. Tbe home team played its last games with Detroit l^wt week and closed up the eeriet- in duo style. We had but poor suc­ cess with the tlu^gera on'their own grounds, but in a tiers were evened up at home, and by beating '• the Michigan men twice, tieiiig one gamo and , loHiug on« by a very narrow margin the boys j were forgiven all their past record and everybody , seciu* well pletsed and happy. The team has been playing in great form during the past two weeks, and had it traveled at the same rate of speed all season we would be several pe>-s fmm the bottom. However, we are nu* out <if loi'g drt-enea and (rum infancy we expect to boiuid into a iactor iu tlie L*-auue race n<-xt >*-ar. Tliia litnu iirxt i-eaison the Indianapolis team will not bo engaged in .1 cooteft to dicide the relative strength of the two tail md cluha. At |.re-e t we are enirattcii in a race w;tli Cleveland but it only took one game to dt-cide th^ question, though I suppnse all nix w<ll he played, threw here and an equal number iu the city b> the lake.

THE CLEVKLAND CLUBis in no sense a match for ihe local Leaguers, unless th'-v 'an pl»y much hetier ball than they bave put up in tho two ti'ist contpsfs. Iu the two games played thu Association infant has made two run*, six actual hiw, two' shadows." and t«u errors, against Twenty runs, thirty bane hits and 0110 error for the Ln.guf t*-ani. T;i these gnme-i the superiority of the In'iiap'tpolis Club w.-ta so Apparent that but little iiiteri'Bt hiii bt^cu hhowu. Just ho* inn club won *o many gamea i« the Astocmtion is a mystery to me. Asking the p^r-ion of Manager Williams, the club owners aud M;. Brunei! in advance, I wane to say that th-: team h** bin ttvn re -.1 ball playrs in it, and they art' not Btreti. 1'u^se are Strlckar, Motiean, Zimmer GilksaiidHoraliu^.

OUNNING FOR NEW MATBRIAL. Manager Fo^el id absent from tb< city, b:it no one

iperuM to know whore lie i-. I havo au ide-i tbat Presi­ dent llnish knows smne things that he won't t<-ll, and h.! mignt H tale unfol i, but he dt-clmi'S to be drawn out. Tnat he ami Mauag.T Fi-gel are pulling tevuial ui>{ionai!t Btrirms ii well known, but to what point there fttringa lead remaint a secret ibat CJiiiuot I.e pt-uetrat-'d. Brush will say notMn£. Tho nil morons stories afl 'At nbout Ilincs, Whit- D") and PttfftfR are all untuthottz-'d. Th rn in^iy bo sonifttung in them, but Pree dent Bru*h h<a given out u< thing in regard to the nia>- U*r. Fie would like- lo bave all of these uion, but Whether he has niMdeaoy tffort to secure ih.-mor i)..t no one bat lumwelf knows. All of this i:ewa"Ap"r t«lk atxiut tin-, deal- tor Ulrica, Whiiney aud Pfeffer in mere guess work. I a;u unable to Bee why Waaliingt >u would be willing to st-ll her best m«n uheu she is ali-ady very weak. Time alone will disclose what nealc are Iwiuit uo<hed,atid I Mill know ibo outcome as gooit »s anyoiio else. 1 know that nothing of im­ portance is likely to occur for twvtfral day*. A. G. Q

Yes, Indeed, it is I%acticable. From tho B-.rimoro Am-iicao,

Manager Byrne, In speaking of the pnol'ne of Wie pUytMH, w ^upB^Tc'l by THB SPORTINO Liru.Kaid ftwaa not tmp'-^-iu:abU-,an<t that tlio AtcOcialiou wouM give U attention iu tuu faturo.

THE NEXT MOVE.A Meeting of the Brother­

hood C^nmittee.

The New Contract Form Ready for Approval The Brother­

hood's Future Policy Outlined.

On Monday, Oct. 24, the committee of the Ball Players' Brotherhood Messrs. Ward, Ir- wjn and ILinlon appointed to formulate a nev contract will meet at the Binghaiu House, this city, to review the new form of contract drawn by the counsel of the Brotherhood, Mr. J. F. C. Blackhursc, and to prepare a report thereon for submission to a Chapter meeting of the Brother­ hood yet to bo held. If adopted the League may or may not, at its option, adopt the new form, but any future move to intercourse between the two organizations will havo to come from the League, as the Brotherhood has already defined its position and has been refused recognition". President Young has not replied to John M. Ward's last letter directly, but in an interview with him he verbally answered it as follows:

"There is little more to be said on the subject in Its prcr-ent status. Mr. Ward's last letter is m some re- Bpeda a remarkable on», and may or may not be con- stiU'-d as a declaration of war upon tbe National Lt-ugue. So far as we are concerned, however, it d >e3 not force the i-sue with us, ami, in fact, leave* things in stttiu quo. I need not say that I regret exceedingly that ihU matter should have gone sit fur, but the League id iu no way responsible for the preseut condi­ tion of thinz*. I urn \i»i at liberty to say what meas­ ures will lie taken to nioet any move which the players may mwke in their organization. I d.> not know that any action will In taken by the Lpa^ne officials prior to the annual meeting, tut if neces-asy the policy to be pursued will be speedilv resolved upon. I suppose couttacts will be prepared as usual and enhmitted to the players fur signature. This ttst of the sincerity uf the men will be a crucial one, and will serve in a rn-aa- ure to indicate how much iu earnest they are in this movement."

The Brotherhood is content to leave matters in etatu quo, as suggested by President Young, but not indefinitely. It does not propose to hive matters smothered until next spring, when, it would be too late to organize any counter move­ ment. If the new contract ia ratified by the Brotherhood as it will undoubtedly be the League will be given due and stated tint* to change its mind and meet the Brotherhood. Should it fail to do so within the period set, the Brotherhood will "go it alone," as Mr. Ward so aptly expressed it in his la^t letter. That can me m nothing less than tho organization of a. new ball league outside the pale of the National Agreement.

NEW YORK MENTION1.

Various Opinions of the Metropolitan- Brooklyn Deal A Forerunner of Other Duals Another One of Fergusoii's Ideas What Kyrne Says, Etc. NEW YORK, Get. li.—Editor SPORTING LIFE:

One would expect that there would have been a little sadness in the air when the Indians said farewell to their pretty reservation at St. George, Btaten Island, but such was not the cape. Prob­ ably the last game the Metropolitans will ever '

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their ii: had paid for and ni i.i-i u-;u:w.» i"i m« <>'"^ i.m-Ung. Not one looked back or seemed sorry to leave the base ball accommodations, the likes of which they never will have again. Both teams came up to Gotham on ttie 5:30 boat. There was a lively circle of camp stools on the forward deck of the boat. 0. P. Caylor was fall of reminis­ cences, the Baltimore players were full of jokes as usual, but the Mete wera lookers-on. They did not have much to say.

Caylor "I'll bet $25 the Mets do not play in New York next year!" Byrne was not there t> take it up, and as nobody else knows much about the little Brooklyn mogul's business, Caylor's bet i- still stinJini?. Caylor evidently had the speculative fever bad, for he next of­ fered to let $25 that the Detroits would beat | the St. Loula Club out in the world's champion- ship series,. This offer acted like the buzz of a hornet to tlie P«a!t-n!.)ie player*, and tney uereptirred np at once. "I'll RO yon twenty-five," satd Tom Burns! '*!']! g" yon that be' four times; Stack w.ll be theatake- hol'ler." Yisit'iisof $2uOca*?» affected youis truly per- Ctpliblv. Bums in- ant p«iin-*-s, however, and I will hul.l t he ?2 uutil either Detroit or St. Louis wins tbat

"Where ar* you fellows g>In§ to stop at Wa«hins:- ton?" asked Burns of Lynch. "At the Hotel," BKid Lynch.

Burus: ' ! wouldn't if I were you. Ourclubstopped there whea we were up at the (,'a: ito), and I had to tie mv shoo atritiiis around the bed-i«*t to ke^-p the riti from runniuie a*»y with my 'walkers.' Why, I was afraid to iro to sleep thinkiiu that if 1 closed uiy e.'ie-' the four-lfKKed little dwTiU would eat me up. I don't want of any of tho^o things lamina. They nuke me feel cr*-ep^."

A emile of ir<-nifi)dotin maenilndc began to spread over BiUv Greenwood's unclean shaved features as be niU'Uiun'd,"RHt»!" "S*y Tumnn?" said he. "What are you af^-erd of ra'fl for, bave you not always got the terrier wJtb you?" Burns did not join in the roar tbat followed.

Caybr sympathized with Burns aud managed to get th" Oriole third ba-ema;i in a good humor again by showing him the litilo nickel-plated m<-del of a fire escai>e which he (Caylor) will try 10 palui off on an unsuspecting SolUherii public thin winter. Tbe little thing lo ika Hfce one nt" thew a-:ju-table tape meiisure^. Tbe manager of the Indians pro t- m is convinced that the instrument will fill a long felt want.

WHAT PRESIDENT BYRNE SAYS.The Metropoli-an atmosplieie » r-till burdened with

o>aU and rumors, and it oue «tve* credeu.ie to lalf whai »ne hea 5 the Metropolitan-Brooklyn consolida­ tion ta only the foreru.mer o4" moro gi^amic Lase ball surprises. One uer*on who ought to bo in a cunditi n io know will telt you: ''The Brooklyn dob will Uke what play, rd it wants for its Gowamit team, and will stll ihe franchise an I tho reat of thesurplu*to Bufialo, Hit.i th" Bis Q* will take tho Mwts* place In the As-o- riatlu'i next year.' Others t-ll similar yarua, exeunt ti>u> Buflalo ia not always the city selected tocnmeinto the fold. B>rne lia-l aho h«-ar4l the rumors when seen t -niKhr, and the B'oried did not seem to have a Rood etfeci ou his digc§tiun. "Now look hero," said he; "ti.at is all poppy-cork, »"d 1 know just wherw the -stories originated. The M'-ts will play in N«-w York City mxt year. There ii no doubt of it. I have three grounds already In view, aud the Mets will be found ambling on on" of tbe I -ts n*-xt apting. Some j .('I-' may laugh at the price $25 000 paid for the ^ npolitHU*. If A fr-.iw.hlce ia worth, say Slo.(HM) iu Ci.ivfland, 860,1)00 fn Philadelphia and fr4U,000 io Louisville, ia it not worth $25,00" in a city like New- York? With a strong team in New Yurk City tho Metropolitans will not be a losing venture. That is what the ttftn will bo next jear. They won't be tLe eidedbow any longer.'1

A WALL STHKET BULL TALKS. One of Wall street's shining light* who dabbles !u

stocks iu tbe furt*no»n, and who invariably stn-tehes hU limbs on wme base bill bench in the afternoon, was si-eu yeeterrtay. He ohj- cts to seeiup his name in cold typo at prtscnt, as he sa\fl hw has so far only hm-n aaiM<c'Bt»rand wild enthusiast at the base ball batika, but that If he hud known a* much three weeks ago as he fcuuu's now that he would l« a cluh owner. He has alw avg be«*n a great admirer of the Glaut-*, and bo ha- witit.'s«efl evc-y game the "Harlem Giants" have pUj-cd at th« Polo Grounds f-r tiie pai^t two or thr*e sea*iODS. New York's record this year, however, has mad« him weary. He is only «-ne ot many. 8aid he: "Ifl had known the Metropolitan Hub franchise was for sale, I should have bought it, Th^n I wonld have put a base ball bead ou it, put out some more cash and given N^w Y<>rk a'gnat team next year. Would it pay? Well, I should sav it wo-iM. A winning club in Gotham would be a gold mine, I think it Would have been a stroke of biMnws policy f«-r the New York Club tj ha\e bought the M«tropolitan*fl«b. Mr. Day c-'Uld have put i hat franchise in his Maiden Lane cafe, and could have dii-powd of it at any time a' a profit. It is prob- a'dy BH well for base b\H In Gotham that the Indians have bem tli poedof as they have, and if tho present owners show a little enterprise, baae ball will be lively in Gotham n^xt ypar. It ought to make the Gianto 4t'<*ngih> nandi'Uv better lull, anyway With a strong r ; val club dti Manhattan Inland tbe New York Clu'; wii 1 h*vetopl»y» ffiuuiuggtuoe if it wisfaye to boU

its own in public favor. The Giants have never been Iwthrred with a local rival. They will probaoly have it next year."

BARNIE ON THE TRAMP.William Barnie, whoso mana^tn-tal cares have mide

a perceptible shiny desoit up >n the part of his ana­ tomy which gets wet tirst when he stan Is out in the rain without his iiat i'n, p'pped up in Gotham this week, but wai gone a^-nin before one had time to howdy. Barnie is on the scout with a vengeance. Maryland comes nearer having a winning team tb.'s year than it ever did before, but the lively little man­ ager wants to get a round or so nearer th" top of tho Association ladder next sea-on , if euch a thing can bo done. He wan-s another pitcher to altu-n^te with Kilroy and Smith. He Kill be satisft.d with his pitch­ ing department then. Ho ousrht tu be, for if the third man he is after proves a g'.'od one he will have a trio of twirlers to be proud of. He is also after an­ other catcher and a couple of infitdlers. Anotber Short st ,p and third barman would make him feel happy. "I would like to put Kid Kilroy against those heavy-hitting Wolverines," xaid Bjrnie, "I think ho would put a boa in th^ir batting bonnets that would set all Michigan wondering."

ANOTHER OF ROBERT F.'s IDEAS.

I never struck Bob Fergn«on yet when he did not have something to say, and 1 have always found the something worth liste> ing to. Bob is as lull of Sfhemon as the vocoaunts wo gut here are full of sour, indige^linlo milk. Bob baa been evcruhing in the baseball calendar except a mil lionaire.and he may ni'ike barrels of f-hekela out of the Natioral pastime yet. Fer- gnson says the Brooklyns* intentions about the Met^o- rolitan franchise is none of his business, but tnat if he held the fianchiso ha wntil,i not dehb-rate long as to *hatt>du with it. Fergnson says that he would m.-tke those rumors tru* wbich fay that there will be a game of base ball at Washington Park u-xt year every day in the wrek. His idea is thi«: Put the Metro­ politan Club in the International League next sm-on. Tiie KcheduleR of g^mes could be so airanged tbat the two clubs would conflict but few day-i in the season. When conflicting days were unavoidable the Intc-rna- tionxl club migbt be sent out to Kidaewood t'> play. Fernuson does not think that eiiher team will h*vo a walk-over m the world's series. Umpire Powers is a League umpire, hut is a strong St. Louis man. ''Con- way ought to be Detroit'? b st pitcher against You der Ahe's champion'," paid he on Tuesday. "Getzein is in liable ami l.tos Im temper if hit hard or any errnrs are made. I th.uk the St. Louis men will win. They are quicker and more energetic, and will steal that world's pennant sure,"

IT LOOKBD I.IKE A "STEW" AT FIRST.

It will be remembered that when the original schedule of those world championship games were made out saraea were scheduled at Washington P«rk, Brooklyn, between tbe Detroit and St. Louia clubi on Saturday, Oct 15, and Saturdty, Oct. 22. Aftei wards it was arranged to pb*y at Brooklyn to-day, the llih irwt., to-morrow, the loth, at the Polo Grounds, ami tut) third tame to aland as at fine arranged. Byrue and Mutrio then arranged a game at Washinsiton Park, Brooklyn, between tho New York and B uoklyn clnbj for Saturday, whirh would, of course, conflict with the gam» at the Polo Grounds. Mutrie wanted to declare the Saturday game be­ tween New York and Brooklyn off List niaht, but Byrne got ex-cited and refused to do it. B.irne is not an old-lime taw hall mogul, but he is cute, and tbe gama will he plaied. That matirb at the P,'lo Grounds on Wednesday between the N'yw York and Biltimore clu 8 wa< no crileiion to the strength of eiiher t-'am. The game wai a farce all through, in soite of the fact that the Orioles won the victory by the score of 0 to 6. It was so cold th^t ouly five in­ nings were played, and the gime arntn.^d for Thurs­ day between tbe earue team* was declared off.

THE BASF, BALL-THEATRICAL LINK.The sensuion iu I cal circle- has been ttio marriage

of Johnny Wan] and Helen Danvray, tbe noted actress. New Yorkers wiaii Mr. and Mr*. Want long life and prosperity. I thTuk the rest of the baw uall world wiil echo these sentiments. bTACkaot'sfi.

LEAFLETS.

Still Hankering for Ball The New EnglandIViimnir fight, Etc.

LAWRENCE, Mass , Oct. 12. Editor SI-ORTI.VO LIFE: As far as actual ball playing i = concerned, this hainlet ha3 been exceedingly dull, but in auiountof talk we have been even with the lead­ ers. No, I take that bn-i.-k, for Lowcll is now in tbe van, and no place in the country can keep al^t-u with tho -B -riiHS of die Snimi ^ riiv.

*V : be represented by a team in the > ivi League for the season of .888? : ' is the question asked by the ball enthu­

siasts. The answer is usually *'I think it will be." Though nothing nVtin-ito h.is yet been done toward the t»rmation ot a club, therV BOO i us to be a peueral le<*liug ihit thu first uf May, '8s, we shall be roi-rfnentisd i*n tb-' diamond.

Lowell his after all won the- New England League championship, although to the minds of many Portland WH* entitled to ;he p^nimut on Sept. 24, aitbotuh tlie tabula o<l record shown that it w^a a tie betwt-en the two cluts on that date (Sept. 24 bring ihe cl.se of the ecar.ou);itn!so.^howH that Lo well's pt>ai- ti'n is due to thfir playing twVntv-one iraine* wiih Lvnn, that beins thre^ m^ra th^n tho oritjinat t-clnil uie called for. If Lowell had playtd but eighteen games' with Lynn it would aeern tbat Portland justly wmi the pt-ncant ou Sept. 24, as those three extra gamos were wou \--y T;owell, thereby increasing thnir

ceotdge. Naturally, it will be asked how this stale of aflai i a came about; it w*a in this way: When Ilavoihill and Salem dis- jaudod the D tending <-f the remaium^ clubs was uot ulterfd aw required by the cm-titution to the lowest number played by any one club, but each club was allowed to keep its aiandm-;, tt< d consequent h tho new schedule was ni;tde U[< on an unequal Imsis, and b.v this uiettiwl Lowdl auca-ed-d in ticiiitf Portland; out I am incliu»-d to think from the conversHtion 1 have had witti Portland peopi.- that they did not care no much for the pfuimnt as for a few extra legal tenders, and were real>y pleased when tbe Lt-aguo ordered them to plav a sanea of games with Lowell to settle tbe mutter.

Ju.t what cities will compose tho New England League next season is d-.Ubtful, but if is quite likely to lose ouo or two of :ts present member*, a* well aa several o' Its mo*t promising ulayera and managers.

Harry Spence will nudonbttdly be found in a larger league. He. is the peer of any mauager the League has or ewer bad.

If Iv.iwell r«taina Gndvorth next seasin they mav coi-gratulate thvimelveson having the hardest working and dtpo one of the beat b«ll players in th « Lea-ue.

Lawrence people are much gratifl'd to sue Frank S-l»-e'« (Jahki.ah Club in the lead for the Northwest -rn pennant Fiank was » star manager in thy New Kug- 1-.0-1 League, and exucedingly popular with bull play­ ers and patrous of tho gam . X. S.

IN DOUBT.

The Floor City Undecided as to Next Year's Course.

ROCHESTER, N. Y., Oct. 11. A meeting of the directors of the Rochester Base Ball Association was held Saturday evening, when the financial affairs of the association were pretty thoroughly discussed. The indebtedness of the association was reported to be $3,200. It was decided to suggest lo the stockholders at the annual meet­ ing, to be held Monday evening, that each shareholder loan the association (('20 on each share. If this scheme is approved, it will give tho directors ampl.i funds to pay of) all the indebtedness, and Bill leave abmt J800 iu the treasury. Tne five directors own over om half of the stock, the remain­ der being divided among forty-one other individuals. It wiil be seen that the bulk of the proposed assess­ ment would fall u[ion the directors. If the stockhot I- trs decide to accept thia proposition a majority of the ditectors will organize another t am fur next season. In ca«o it is declined, the director! arc in favor of selling the fiandiwj and all property now owned by the association t> the highest bidder, the proceeds of such sale to be used in liquidating the present iudebt- edm sa.

The regular annual meeting of the Rochester Club was held wn Monday evening. The repot t3 were pre­ sented, and, after a good deal uf debate.the folloui'g directors for the ensuing year were elected: John A. Davis, A. J. Katz, Henry Gfle'/.mann, Albert Will and diaries Leiuigruber. Mewrs. hatz and Llavia will nut Hive. The other three directors, however, have tbe authority to fill the vacancies and will probably do ho at onre. It is pn-bable that the capital stock will be increased to 810,000. The owners of more than 115 shares agreed at lh« meeting to the additional sub­ scription. I ( is now virtually settled that Kochester will havo a b-.ee ball club nextseabos. May itbemoie lutcensful than that of 1887.

Why They Were Chosen.'Tls said th>u (.inffuey and Kelly held out for S500

apiece to umpire the world's series, and aa they were i-igned it is pr> ttuinod that they got what they wanted. These two men were chosen over Fergnson, McQuudt, e'C., not because it was wished to insinuate that they were the better umpires, but because they we<o man­ ager" of clubs and not dependent upou umpiring for a living, therefore absolutely -wre not to bo affected a particle by the success or misfortune of either team.

Another Triumph for the New Rule*.The first tinnipioii'hip name of the I'nlifornia

League under tho new rules was plaj ed Oct. 2, bet weeu tho Greenhood and Morans and Alta/", in which alter a surprisingly close contest, the Greeuhood and Morai:s proved victorioui by 4 to 1. The new mles weie re­ ceived with great favor after their entlie practioib.lily was demonstrated iu this tame and now eve,-vhody on the ceaat » omlern » Uy LUe UuUtWum Lcagu* aid uot foil in Uiw lu

VARD-DAUYBAY.Marriage of Two Noted

Professionals.

Details of the Affair The Fu­ture Intentions of lha

Happy Couple.

The flight to and marriage in John M.Ward, the noted bxll player, an.i Helen Gibs'jn, known to fame as Helen Dauvray, the actress, lato lessee and mana^ere.^ of the Lycpuui Theatre, of New York, was the ?enna- tiou of the week ia bit.se ball and theatiual cir­ cles. Miss Bauvray h:i.4 for n long time been an ardent admirer of the National game, and WAS tho donor of the Bauvray Cup, whicb is n->w be- in^ contested for by the St. Louis and Detroit cluta. Her devotion to the gime wn? a matter of celebrity the country over, but very few peo­ ple were aware of the fa;t thai Miss Dauvray's interest in (he game itself was deepened by an attachment tor, and engagement to, one of the most eminent of its exponents, and therefore the sudden and unexpected marriage wa* a stunning surprise and led to endless gossip and conjecture. Tho New York papers gave columns to the mat­ ter, and ventilated all sorts uf ridiculous tales and opinions, the writers drawing largely upon tiioir imaginations for copious embellishment. The real faeta in the entire ca-e are as follows:

WHY THE WEDDING WAS PIU^'IPITATED.

Mr. Ward and Miss Dauvray became ac­ quainted socially a little over a year ago and their acquaintance rapMly deepened into mutual friendship and love, and about six months ago the pair uecamo engaged to each other. Miss Dauvray's theatrical engagements were such, however, that it was deeded to defer the wed ding for two years. During the summer, bow- ever, Miss Dttuvray'i* h»nlth brukH d-»%vn null &•& was obiijioU t<» throw up nil her contrarta. Her eng^g* mmjt to Wttrd bud notiimg to Jo with the [.oatpoiie- nieut uf her dnuiiatiu cea-.ou, which pustp'ineinmt. simply lit^t-nuLl tie nr-irrugu, th <late for the event tnMiitc ct.anged tonext t-prmg. Meantime tlieerigigri- meiit \va-> k^ptquift, beinjj kuowu to but a fnw of flit) gro>m'd in- i mate fri«U'ia aud the briile's imnie .ittte family. An untoward event, ln-w- ever, precipit^teii matte-s. Mr. Kel er, the th«:itricai reporter of tbo New York Time*, $vl wind of tlu eu- gagoment aud ou Tuesday evening called up >n Mua Uanvray lor a veriticatiou or the report. As he in­ sisted upou publisltiut: the nawg aii\ h <w, M <ss Dmv my, by advice of Ward, admitted the en^a^e- Rjent. Now that the rat was out of the Ua^, iinmeili- nte niarrtHgo was decided upon, in or'ler tu-eoctipe mouttis of auuoyin^ interviewing, criticism, etc.'

THE MAKKIAOK IH THIS CITY.Accordingly Tae«d-iy t)Vonin< W.ird in company

with his friend Black hard t made the rounds o! thy Nt- w York City pn^rs, so that they shmil i h.ive the DCWS an well as tho Tunes, and OD \Vednenday morn- in;< the couple caniH to Hhitadelphia, ncconipitnie<i by a married sister of the l>rid**. Iloie they w*-re joined at the LntUyette Hot«-l by auother inarriett H!S er from Baltimore. Then Ward bet ok hiiy^eif <o Clt-rk Bell,

< f tho 0- plums' C -urt, and obttiuiKl munagH luens" Ni>. Li.'JfjO. Hejfaveliia name as John MtintKonu-ry V\ ard,Sturtev:int Hdiian, Now York tsity, and thti of his fi.iucee ad Uelcu Gib-oil. In aunwcT to thn usual in- teiTOKat-'ritw lie said th'it Helen iJii)«)n was b-.niat Ciuciunati; w«s 26 vt-ars of n^c; h id IK-CQ marrif d b«- fotv, but. n Octoi.er 18 18S3, bad bwn divorced by tbe Supreme Court of ruLfoinia.

Mr. W»rd, with llim . n^nt, rejoined Miss Ddiivray and then dt<A MI -6 oi thn Ar> It "trppt rn---bvt>ri,ui i itfi S v .lit-^oth

nigaii i iu (invt-a lo wont to Wa-di-

.i«jir, n.jui ^ut^u^i.j ^L.^J »v v...aod to Philadelphia laat ui^tit.

FUTURE ISTEVTIOVB.A good deal has been print- d about the future pro­

fessional iutt'ntivjns of tUtt c nuile and in every case the gneaats have been wido of tho mark. Mi--". Ward will act no more as fch-e has, at the request of her hufjlwnd, peruianenily retired from the S'a^e. Aa fi>r Ward himself bis marriage has not changed in tho lea^t his nitoreftj fn c^iin--<;ii;.n with ba->e ball or his relation towards thy Broiheibood. II« will continue to act aa president of tbe latter body and look alter its welfare as of yore and he will bo found playing- bail just the sam*) as over next »a.iSL.n, meantime pursuing bU legal studies. Ho expects to play with the New Y..rk Clnb again next year, niil- ss, indeed, thete should be a turn-up between the League airl it-* pi tyrfl - The Brooklyn Club h»a mado the Now York Cluh a big offer fir Ward, ami th« latter would n<a ..bjcct to pluyingin Brooklyn in.dwr certatu cen litious, but ho will only go therein coae the New York Ciub grants h>m an unconditional rebate. Under the new form of contract prop>s-*l by the Broth>rho >d tho salo of release will bo legalizod, but never'h-l'fls Ward will not, a-s a mutt-'r of principle, permit liitinelf to bn sold. A-s it ia hai-dlv likely tbat the Now Y-rk Club will r^- lease him with >ut a price and unconditionally, he will, in all probability, ag.iin cov^r short fioU lor tho New York Club next wanon.

Mr. aud Sirs. W«rd will linger a few days longer heie ami then join tho New York Club at M. Louis, proceeding thence to San Frauclaco, whom thyy will n-nwin unMl the end of tho year. Then they w.ll leave the Giautn in Triac* and return tJ New Ynrh to take up tbeir permanent residence. And ?o atioth'-r ba-e ball sensation ia settled. *'All's well that euds well." ____^____

FROM CLKVEr,A?O>.

The Result of Byrnc's Great Coup Cleve­ land Club News Tho New Pitcher Bits of News autl Flakes of Comment. CL&vBLAND,Oct. 15. Kflitor Sponnsa LIFE:

And so our mutual frieni Byrne has gobbled the Mots. That's right. They needed gobbling, tor a more headless, unorganized muJb was never in base ball. True it is th*t wo lose the weighty, verbose ami wealthy Wiman and the gorgeous, not to say fre.-h and Hartlinj;, Watrou?, who wa.-i kinder hauled into the game on irregular issues. It isn't likely that either of tbose illustrious gen tlenien will k-ive a permanent gap in the ranks. One Byrne is worth a thousand of tbom. Wi­ man, Watrous & Co., with all the poor mortals who uould have became enticed Into their services as "managers" with a small m and smaller functions wouldn't have gathered a ball team in ten years. If there is anything that knocks thy life and spirit out of a team it is cranky and wobbly treatment by the management and un­ certainty of tenure. To be cursed for losing and slobbered over for winning ruias ball players,and it's a practice.

mostNot

disastrous and prevalent only the Mets have.

become handicapped by it. The Brooklyn Club would be a better playing lot had the men been bar died more regularly. But with a change of team Brjoklyn will doubtless change its policy. Byrne is getting to be quite a "dealer." This is his second big event Cleve­ land in 1885, the Mets in 1887. Can Brooklyn win the pennant in 1888 wit^i a team made !ip of ihH cream 8f the tw<> clubs? Ii*« hnirutwble. Wuy? The crowd will ii»f. be a very niixnbl - ene. Th«re will bo

s and j.

, and, white a lot of pood hit­tcra, th'»ir tie.di03 will b» loss marked aud tooir baso- ruunia* «trfmgth more likely to bo ia reserve thin in use. The Brooklyn^ of L8&* might U) be uui'lo up in about this waj: t'itchcrs, Tt-rry, Tvule, Stiys ai'd

I Porter; ca'ohort, Hulbert, Clark and OonotiUf, fir--t base. T. O'Bricn; socun i bast*, Kuowles; (bird ba««, Finukney; short stop, Smith; outfield, D. O'Hrion, Mc- Tamany and Kt«lt'i>rd. Thw wouM, uf course, pf>vtdu for l»H3e*en:ng- the bund-* of Dave Orr, Phillips, Cms-*, Jones, Ihinkinson, M«;Olel'»n, Swartwoo,!, IV.ipUd, HHikiit", O t«r»un ami Lynch. Orr and McOl^l'au wtll probabiy bo kept. Well, with the ptok uf this croml of nur<*, I i*m inclined to belif ve ihdt tho Glevelandf of 18S8 as now wiismicted on pa[/er will win thechuoi- piuuabip series. \WU tjee.

CLEVELAND'S NEW SOBTH PAW. The club bi-:n-d H. L. Oberlandor. of Syracupre, last

Thm-'lay, and h** is with the team «id has performed. Yours truly chfuw^him with tiie uirft that he is a comer, aii>l it wav iinto achase. Bat the man was tecur 'aud will, I h-,llv Itas .sp«-e<J, skill and Suytler, i>»i., ttie

.judges of a I -all pUyer M Mumgor T';i'onto3, Kaitz, Siattt-ry, Ciaue, u

. reiison to botk-ve, bo "a corker."

and, ., mafier, will go »t him us he

one nt Crowelt, aud Ktweou tlietn may wxne tor **tbe other ftH-'Wd. 1* Such e\cellt-ul

urfhin^n, of tbe wiuo t«*an>, and, , ,

Mcgu-ir, Miuon and Marr, of, think Ke in a j«uii<>g v, n>l<>r.«<> , >.

'Itoti rtoaoub tiial J.K. Vutoe,o/fO«r*V,

the Olevlund team are §imple. Ho wai coaxed and a .e off Wy m t-'e a dral \\ith linn uhile ttt C^luru- l)U-i to f -nit* .mil |,l,iy first hi>e on iri.it i»!id 1-e picdtrt-d hiiiHt-if to i ome. Hut Ins fri> no's iu Canton B arod him dffaii'i he br-ke h'S word, *av« JM an oxc'ise th it hi* brother wa- !> M, g in IMiihidelpitia I don't thitik it wasih- troth a > ! w nt liuui^. It in all ri^ht. We c n ii.. wi limit Mr. \iiiue. Bnt tin re WHS no reason f hi-* near*-, and cfr'ain'y less lor bnakintj hisfjlfidira and uritiii: :t lit* t-> cxcu.* h'ui^eif. "Vir-u« is a co^d y.iun^ i. -fti IT, and will, iu a fe* yearj, be up umoug ihe lei'tHrs.

WHO WILL GET TFfE STBTS 1 VRANCHISE?The pr-blem now i-: fl-j» will the Heta by located,

m;u» !i^d sin . co isnu ti-U in I8SS? Ant no one st-cms to h ve any Mea oJ n'i answer. Of course Mr. II- n.a k i -«a. n- ^en. nlty dtK'H know wlmt he iq ab»ntr and ;i» ( F ng a p >!i<-v is cone 'rued ti'Q Mutn will be bo (i-r fniipf.fi I than evt'V u-ixt acajou. Do y n know t i' I b i vf »H i-l'-H uf my own iili.-ut the new owuera «rili 1 j,e''rt'.irsof the team? II* -w w^utd Hnyt ami Bmor ft it-.? And th« ptir might bob n;> in New Y »r;< » i h MI.- iipj-, a M*nti->ttint Ifftnd eromul HH I a vory vig..r -U'' p lii*y framed bv Jivrne and Bancrnft. ] tu- -...- mi mm* otr to b-.; correct it means only good t) the Am**' ican Association, ^e eTa ho -tu^.

CLHVEI.AND CT.UC NEWS,Tho Cleveland tnam 13 still playing ball. During

th^ weeh it has nailed » game iu t*"t. Louis v\hnt a putty onf it wa^! and had n "rer.l niearj" time ia J inii.it aiHilin. We ui^y pet the leather wedul, \\ hicb ill d;iii> iifW3|'ii[!or humorist uf b tee bull prutit- u-itiea h <H nxe>i u;>un >t» a i<rizo for tho lostrr in ihe tail-t-nd s*?ri**. Wel^ il*eie are worst) thincs tbau leather

there are worse misfortunes tliau tiilt-

"pi in -H iht« hope of ti stiHHon ti> cottio, tmd tho kuO',vl-« edge that tlio i^iui ii getting stronger and haulitr.

BALL PLIYtSKS CoMIXO UOMB. Ttiebi'l pirivnrH are com i UK horn*1. Among; thoFS-

wl c h«ve r-pi-ntlv brnv.-d are John Slurp Bin! De- Innny, of Cani-m; D-Mmiity, of Aiansni-l'; An(!y tSom- UKT, of t « H -ts; I'. C. Gilitt -u, of thu U -llevilu x, bus o» Tor nt«»; J e udm r, of Toi"-ka. And bcf- re many davs iliH «t-r. n«l -MviMou in wliich will be Ed S.:w*rd, Si--ni'm^r, J m Mc'iuirf, Pattou, Ril'y Iluwe-j »nJ the oth'-r- w t) UH «ini IH. The £>inmuium will IM> full Una win »*r s Mike Moms in, M-.-Kyan unJ Hotaiihff, of th- local t^aiu, will winter here. The moro the uieirier.

WBSTrRN LKAOUR NEWS.I h'td » lonjr ar.d vt-ry iircre^tinir talk with Joe Ard^

ner^lt..ut 'hn W^btfru I-fa^'ie. Ho *-avg that Wai ton Giil-iahv w 11 numate tne Denvers oi' IS88, anil that he,. Ha-rt tfn, Jo'fi on mill t),m Stfsirm lmv« agrcotl to tfo M .tit .liiimtie M ii'iiug to u*e Kauwaa Citys and win the i*>nn<tut of ItiSS. He say, * that tlio vitiyerri io tlia \V*-ste'U L-a^««j wtrw K»n'-r*lly w^ll treated untl thaf Top- kit wuu tue chiiiaptons'np because of geueial baud me-s.

LITTLE PIECES OP NEWS AND COMMRXT.While the AR*iciiti(»a umpire c-maiittee are Felect

luff in i. t'ur ue\i 8eij*un'» 8 f afF ihoy should not fornet Mitj'l.-u* rim, of the lutTiuttiotml Le»giif; Hnunn, of ihn Wc.it»*rn Lehtjue, nnJ .J"e BKIIJU. Tho two tirnt niHiitioue'l are T*-ry Rood umpirfs. and Jo« Buttiq ha-< t ie ktioA-le Ige auJ bxnoiieuce dJ6cead^ry for tho flicp.

Tjtlkiim about Hucces,Hfnl managors, Ouafiman, of th« I'oro-to-, h »* h«en overlo »!tfl. He gathered a u-ain Hii'l it won the pt-nn^tnt, when ihe exj^sti place<t it Hixth 'Hid a- v-tjih. An 1 what it uior^, his UIL-II ad-> nii>e him. IfJimmie \Vill.ann shjuhl leave Ud Cudh- niiiti will be B first choictMis his ^ncvosaoE.

It nuiy jw wull be dtt'-rmined to wipe off the 82,000 limit Hli-nnlity at tho n-xt A&oda ii>n mtretiu^. It IriH 'Ion tit re Imrni ih^tu t^outl, and lias co-it many A ci'ib "200 or nior» en«h s->wo?). A !-ucce«-ful ball

jiy^r . ow wu.,td "the limit" ev*-ry tiuie. The rut**H up a murk tV him to suoot u.t.Aii'l I t nn itnve a coh-r.-ni rule onthe Mh!tby'U'.ttr" [x>int. If a b'ltjo ou balls is a base hit, so id a

"bit by (.Holier." tu utxt sca^n'a lules let it b« cal:cd one.

Diy n, . Springfl'-l'l an'.l Toledo onirht to and may hiTni-lulM Iu t'ieOhi-i L>-Afne of 1888, which WHS, foUi'dtr iig ihe 'llfhVnliie* it lia'l to face, a Irtrgg auc- cesw. (iiu). n will have Kal:iui;i/.'J-»'s (ilaro.

The thcair « -al people HTH be^iniiintf t«i "work" baa««- ba 1, i»o ; h -.ii iimioft thest^ne. The tame ''for chaiity'a 3 KB'* hetw**"ii coinpauierf i-i A grt-at outsi ie fak-, and the b:n- > all u'>«i; id hftcoiuing a st^atl>' thing in the fan-- 8 arid all -^ed c.>mu'lir8. Di^by Bell is a very

d i'af<e b-ll irrt^pT. It-a n "n tliH t>-st of hiit'ioritf tlr^t there will be a

n iupr.s'tit:n,'.Sr. {. ,n- 8 in tin Western L-'^-uo of t 1888, XIK] ih-it Uhtis^uu d r -Mio will c -

n L -f iw nt u.aie^P Kor it Yoa dcr A;.

tiNew Orleans at the Top of the HeaiV A

Luaigiie for Next Season Assured.NEW OULEASS, Oct. 11. Editor St-oiiTiNg

iKtf; The Southern Lesigud thiislied tbe sea- sou ye-tt;rd'y, «nd plavod uutthe lull schodule, notwithatund n^ aovernl silly prcdiotioua made durinj tbo season by an me very wise (?) young writers Unit it would not.

All the clubs in the League have done better fioiin.-ially than in the seasons passed, which snows that we are learning very fast down here the business part of ball, iiud also th;it the game ia growing steadily atrongcr in the South.

'ihe pi >yeis, as a rule, liuve bt-cn treated aa well in thia League this season as in any league in (he country, and no minor league, at lenst, will send more players home with bank accounts, saved from tbi- year's wurk, than the Southern League. Of the tnirteen men tlutt finished with New Oilean^, ten have bank acc'-uiiU to their credit, running from $300 to $1,000. All tbe New OrlPu.H pl.tyei* lo-'k betier t'^au when they caiiie h- r» iu tlie ^pn"g, an.i tb.-y lm%'e only uice things to BKV a'-t-u iiii-ir ireainmut whi=e here.

NHW Orlt'Hiis 1m- won ti<e pvni-aiit, though the figlit wua a vniy prftty on*- b^-twe- n the three lenders (!nr- ii.tC tiie 1-tst i\\o mouths, an.! thu p-titmnt belonged to eitiier up t ttif l.tst '*-i: d«..>». Our m-tliaifin' ut was fi.runi't--, tn«if«l t ID gfHinK t4)gftl>er aa g«ittleuiauly alotofhall |ltVfiBii-citn t« ftMind on any diamond. They havi- jilaye I tfooil, steady bail fr-jtn iho sun, tind. hti^c givt-n tti« maung -nieiit i>ut v«ry ltitl« trouble all a. A.m. Kverv niH\«;r i«a iiivnrito with our patrona, and if a poptilar TI-IO ix-u rt be taki-n as to the uwki-up lor next t- as-^n's ttam ibo result M" nU be "uxac.ly the ->ani it-am w^ had tint) year," HI) I tivt-ry uwn »'f thin Hvi.^n^H te^m will be givuu a cha.ee to »igu fur uuxt yo.*r.

LeiniH my to all the boys of the team, yon have doMiyuuriluty faithiull.v *n<l yo-ir fritiida in New Or can- ar.- It- * ion, au»l thos^ of you who will not he with u< nr.xi ee.i* u uiu d«-pfuU ut'Oii a warm welconie ai^»>>*, fehould chunce ever bring jou to (tie Creaceut City.

The 8 nthern l^a^uo will be on deck again next year with iglit aO'»-; club- sfroiiff<-r than ever. There w.ll h- iin>ri) HuplicaiiouH f-r nutriibemhip in the Sout'ior i league for next season ttian ifn-re will be jilno*-" for, but tho cito-. m ibinn the in-bt eho\vinj: wiH b.r icc-pti-ii Nearly »ii ini- pre^ut local team will be 8tic;jwl to play the winter 8>'ut'>n horr.

T- T DMII.V "'(-'n thhivS cannot he said about the plock Btriniitgh.un t a--* sh»wu ilii-*. w a-on in plavin^ the ceasuu i tit with-.nt a winning chance from the start. Look out f»-r Biiniiiifihani Lfxt st-HMin.

,New UrlfjHUH witiinurf thi« year i.t tho first instanca where a nr* club in an already estiibliaheil leaRue w.m th»- ch imi-ioushlp the rirst eaHSon in any l-ague.

Tli«- i-'iuoinuati coiiibinatioa will open here Sunday, the 21U. CBEOLU.

Chicago'3 Progratmne.Tht- follow in* exhibition g«im-= have been schedu'od

for (h" bdluiiixi ot .h« w aoou by ihe i:hica;i» Club: In Uuiiieiu lis, 0-1. 18; in fit. Paul, Oct. 10; in Dt* il»:n«jit U., Oct. 21 and 22; iu Chicago, with tbe St. LonU Uniwiia, 0<-t. 27, i!8 ut.d 29. In udd<ti"U, the OhiOittio t<-ani IH f> pla.v an fxhji>itton aeries with the «r. Loni- ct)int|iion.'i in Menkpliis, N.iwhvillo, Macon, Ailuuia, Mohil-. No* Orleans, G-ilvemou aud Huiiston, T. xa-. Front th l..tte.r pmui tbe^ will coutii-ue (heir j urm-y Io8an Kraii'-iaco. when) the*: ate eugaged for H -orieu of c*>ut"sts 'bis winter. Mc^Uco will play second baa« for tiie Biownn tjn this trip.

Q.I.

London, Out., to Have a Team.oNntiN, Cut., Oct. U- A :u--ct)ng wai h«ld lart nu.g 'o t-ouaid^r (he adviwibiiity of uwing the o-.'d J*ark f-T base Lall, horse racing anil other irtiuHji- rt4 ni^i if>iiH«ij. A company has been

iiii'd au<l $5,0 JO sul acr bed tow»rd-+ running a t-a-^e h cluh hnr.- iu I883,i.ndu wait (ieci'lod to fix up a ve outi:d« thoa.eediiK ring for citi7*' i ns nnd others iro'* t'f- I'joyingadnve in the park duiing tht

uitne.r ntontlu.

The Cuban Giants Go West.TRBNTON, N. J. Oct. 14 To- 'ay tho Unban Giant*

will ItMve Tr.-nton for their \Ve4ern lour. Kollow- iht* Gi.ut-' (»c'ied..te wfter t ».wr''ow: At

N Y., 2tfii; L-.IK Ihl-uMi, JO-.b. Wn}te ai;d Jobnaun,- Sfl.ien ;»i d T:i.*maK and Fwrajzo ami \VMiiauw, th« three balttrio.^ w.il do tu« w ..rUduriug tho trip.

Memphis Doue.MEMPHIS, Tfiin,<>:. 11 The champl

isovt-r t'-r l»«ii"- te-iiii buvlntr finished tlurd. Tht t. am WJIH-S it-n».» from Nen Orl-andto-d-ty, anrl wiU l,t- at tn,ws«l NbMiiilrd. Audri-WB nud Dnv*> McKeou^h wit) K> "> Hot SiritiuB for S'-x. mouthe; Baiter gooa h me to Si. Loins; t'.oity to L*j«i*.vHle» an<i UR A leer to Y'iti.»'-:ow.. ttu, BHnif t-iwii th;tt Canwrigtst Imflt foiui. " U"- BliMTk will rt'ini)\«, with Mdwi."-, to Alton, Ih (J ..y g. M K-oi]g!i wit! SiCiul tlw winter fn cl.ian; -liny wdlitu h..M|.,a..J PrU*and old

ruwu to Ni^ Orleans r<»r the wlator.l'b«l*n 1