THE LIFE. Sept. 19 .

BASE BALL.AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Games to be Played.Sept. 18, Kansas City vs. L, uisville at Knnsos City. Sept. 16, St. Li.ilia v.«. Cincinnati at St. Louis. Si'it. 16, Llrooklyn vs. Aihl.-tic at Brooklyn. Sept. 18 19, 20, Loniiiville Vi Bnoklyn at Louisville. Sapt. 18, IU, 20, Cincinnati vs. Athletic at Cincinnati. Sept. 18, 19, 2!I, Kansas (Jity Vi. Olevclaml at Kas.City. S-pt. 18, 1'J, 20, Si. Lor.i-i vs. Baltimore at St. Louis. !?opt. 21, 22, 23. Cincinnati vs. Brooklyn at Cit cinnatl. B--pt. 21, 22, £), Louisville VB Athletic at Louisville. Sept. 21, 22, 23, St Louis vs. Cleveland at St. Lonls. I Bei t. 21, 22,23, Kansas City vs. Baltimore at KM. City.

The Keoord.There has been but little change in the great

ftruggie for the championship, both the Browns and Athletics keeping almost even pace in vic­ tory and defoat, and the question of supremacy will probably not be settled until the two meet in their final series. Both clubs are playing their strongest game, but one or the other must ultimately break under the strain, and the chanced here, too, favor the Browns, they having the advantage of a long series of homo games. The Brooklyn Club's chances for first place are so slim as >o be not worth considering, but the club is still in position to make a strong bid for second place. Cincinnati ha* quit inglorioiisly, and has now but a re­ mote chfince of finishing better than lourth. Balti­ more has recovered fifth place from Cleveland, but holds it by only a slender margin. Louisville and Kansas City are struggling alon^ at the tail of the proceasiou, and it is by no meuns improbable that the Cowboys will finally dump the Colonels into the last ditch. The record is coaiplete up to and including Friday, Sept 14:

CLUBS.

Athletic.. .................... Brooklyn ....... ......... Baltimore... ................ Ciu vinnaii ............ .. Cleveland... ................. Kansas City... ............ Louisville..... _ .......... St. Louis....................

Lost. .......................

Athletic.

8 6 6 6 2 4 8

BJ

1

8

7 6 49 6 7

gG

13 7

12 7 7 9

11

38|46:66

= r'

10 11 5

6

3 7

46

Clevol'd.

8 13

8

7 '6 14

X

f

12

9 13 9

912

64^72

Lonisv'el "S^S0"0 2

c&g-a_ S*

6 10

4 7 3 22

72;34

?a

1

70 68 46 62 43 36 39 74

Percent

.648

.596

.410

.574

.102

.333

.351 686

438 i

SUMMARY.Won. tost Per Ct. Won. Lost. PerCt

St. Lome... 74 34 .685 Baltimore. 46 Afhlctic.... 70 38 .643 Cleveland. 43

/Brooklyn. 68 46 .596 LonisTille. 3948 .574 |K. City.... 36

.410

.402361333/ Cincinn'i_

/ Climes Played Saturday, September 8.CLEVELANP vs. CINCINNATI AT CLEVELAND SIFT. 8.

Cincinnati'8 Jonah, Bakely, waa in the points for Cleveland, and, of course, he was not hit. Iu fact, he won the game for the local team, but each member of the club save Albeit plajed his position in a fauItleH manner. Score:CLKVKLASD.4B.B.B. 1. A.*| CIKCIS. AB.R.B. P. i. B Stricker, 2b..3 1 0 4 I 0 Nicol, rf.-... 3 0 0 401 McKean, S8..4 12220 McPhee, 2b.. 4 00 8 30 Gilks, If...... 4 0 0 1 0 ti Reiliy, lb.....4 0 2 8 00Faatz. lb.....4 0 2 10 0 0^'orkhill, cf..4 0 0 2 00HotnlitiK, cf.. 4 0 1 1 0 0:Car[.enter,3b4 0 1 100 G.Kxlftirw,rt'4 0221 0;F,-unelly,Ba..3 01121 Albtrt, 3b.....3 0 0 2 6 1 i Tebeau, If.... 3 0 0 101gl'yder, c..... 4 0 1 5 1 0 Keenan, c.... 3 0 0 820Bakely, p..... 3 0 0 0 6 0 Wtyhing, p.. 2 I 0 060

ToUl...... 33" 2 8 27 17 ll Total...... 30 T 4 27 12 3CleTeland................... 00200000 0 2Cincinnati........'............ 00100000 0 1

Earned runi Cl*»T«land 1. Double plays Good- fellow, Albert; McKeau, Stricker, Faatz. Bines on tails Stricter 2, McKean, Aloart, Bakely, Nicol, Fen­ nelly, Tebeao. First on errors Cleveland 2, Cincin­ nati 1. Struck out Fwatz, Hotaliug, Albert, Nicol, Tebssu 2, Woyhing. Wild pitch Bokely. Umpii Ferguson. Time 21).

NOTE. Th» two Athletic-Kansas City, two Balti- more-S'. Lcuia games and the lirooklyu-Louiaville game were pottpoueii by rain.

/Oames Played Sunday, September 0.^^BROOKLYN vs. LOUISVILLE AT BROOKLYN SEFT. 9 (p.

H. aud P. M.) The first game was started under dark and heavy clouds at 1 o'clock. The grounds were in a bad condition, but this had uo effect whatever n)ron tha players. Brilliant fielding aud daring base-run­ ning were the features of ine game. The Lou;svillea were defeated through their inability t<j solve Ca- rutht-rs' puzzling delivery. Score:LOUUV1LLB. AB.R.B. P. A. E{ BROOKLYN. AB.R. B. P. A.BMack. 20.....3 1010 0|Pinckney,3b3 00102Coiling, of... 4 0 0 1 1 O'Burlu, M.....4 1 1 110Hecker,lb...4 0 1 9 01iFoutz,rf.__411 5 00 Warrick, If.. 3 0 0 2 0 0|0'Brieu, If... 4 00310 Kaymoud,3b J 0030 O^Orr, lb..... ..3 0 1 11 002jmfl, I*" 4 0014 0 Calllthma, p2 2 1 0 30BB..

....300 ...301..300 0

5 1 3iPeoiJe»,c..._3 12301 2 00] Terry, cf....... 3 0 1 C 31

i Oil

Athletic............™...... 00000302 S—TBaltimore..................... 00000000 0 0

Earned run Athlttto. Two-bu* hit Blerb&aer. Three-b«M hit Wejhfng. Total, base hits Athletic 13, Baltimore 3. Stolen bases Stovey, Blerhauer, Gnffln" 2. Double olay Kilroy, Gnllin. Left on ba»» Athletic 10, Baltimore 6. Struck out Stovey, Lyons, [.arkln, Weyhlujr, Pi?orman, Farrell, Green­ wood 2, Sliiudle, Kilroy, Cantl 2. first on errors- Athletic 1. Bnltininre 1. First on balls Stovay 2, Ly­ ons, Weyhing, Kilroy 2, La,rkin, Griffin. Hit by P'tcher Welch, Stovey, Larkin, Poormao, Greenwood. Wild pitch Kilrny. Passed balls Cant>3a Townsend I. Umpire Goldsmith. Time 2:05.

Games Played Tuesday, September 11.ST. Louis vs. LOUISVILLE AT ST. Louis SEPT. 11.

The Browns were royally welcomed home by a crowd of 5,000 people, and LonUville fell » victim to King's excellent pitching-, after Hudson retired to the field. EwiuK waa batted hard when hits were needed. In the atolen-bi4d couiu«tition for a gold medal McCarthy won. Score:

ST. LOl; 19. AB.n.B. P. A. E jLCCISVlLLl. AB.B B. P. A. BHerr, 3b.......4 0 1 1 1 1 Mack, 2b..... 4 1 1 5 21B..binaon, 2b4 2 1 2 50 Collins,cf.....6 Oil, O'Noil, If...... 4 12400Colnisksy.lbS 1 1 8 1 0McCarthy, rf 4 218 Hud3ou,p,cf..4 111White, ."3..... 412Boyle, C.......4 1 2King,cf,u._.. 3 0 ' 40_ ^

Total...... 36 91224 H 3

1 002 00 01 11 21 4 2 80

Total...... 36 71224 18 8

Wolf, rf...._4 003 Hecker, II.... 4 005 \Verrick, If.. 3 0 1 1 Raymond, 3b 4 212

0 00 01 l|Tumiiey,ss... 4 2202 1 Vaughn, c... 4127

Bwluv, p~... 4 110

St. Louis.... ........ ............._' 4102100 1 9Clevehm.1.... ...................... 06002000-7

Karned runs St. Louis 3, Louisville 5. Two-base hlta Hecker, Boyle. Homo run Vanghn. Ba*ea stolen Uobiuson, O'Nt'il, Comiskey, McCarthy 3, B,.jle. First on balls Bohluson, McCarthy, Hudson, King, M»ck, O'JMl, Werrick. Hit by pitcher Herr. Struck out Bobiuson, Comiskey, Hudson, White, King, Tomney, Vaughn, Kwiug 2. Umpire Gatfney. Ti)«e 2:05.

CLEVELAND vs. BBOOKLTN AT CLEVKI.A.ND SEPT. 11. Four wild pitches aud a baso on balls by O'Brieu, and stupid batting, or no hatting at all, on tue part of the remainder of the team, (rave Brooklyn an unearned victory. Three times the Clevelanda filled the bases, and three times the succeeding meu at bat struck out or sent up pop flies. Score:CLEVKHNn. AB.K. B. P. A. Kl BROOKLYN. AB.R.B. P. A. BStricker, 2b.. 4 0 2 3 2 0|Pinckney,3b3 0 0 010UcKeau, ss..4 0 0 0 8 0 Buin-,-s...... 4 0 1 241Gilks, If...... 4 0 0 1 0 0|lT<iulz,rl.. __ 411 1 00Fa»tz, lb..... 4 0 2 11 0 0,0'Brien, If... 301 1 00Hotallng.cf.. i 0 0 0 0 0;Orr, lb........3 0 0 12 01Goodfelt'w,rf3 0 0 2 0 0 Caruthers, p3 0 0 171Albert, 3b.... 400 I 31 Peoples, c..... 3 0 0 6 00ZJinmer, C....4 0 0 3 2 0 Rmiford, cf... 2 1 0 3 00 O'Brien, p....4 0 1 3 4 0 Burdock, 2b.. 3 0 2 1 30

Total ..... 35 0 5 2i 14 1 Cloveknd..................... 0

Total...... 28 2 o 27 15 3000000000000 0—0

Brooklyn..................... 00100100 i—2Basi-s stolen Faatl 3, Burns, Foutz, Badford. First

on balls Off O'Brien 2. Hit by pitcher Goodhliow. First on eriore Cleveland 3, Brooklyn 1. Struck out Byy/Carut'uers 3, bv O'Brieu 1. Passed ball Zim- meF, Wild pitches O'Brieu 3. Umpire Doeicher. Tj«« 1:30.//CINCINNATI vs. KANSAS CITY AT CINCINNATI SEPT. tl. The Cincinnatis won this game with the etick. In the sixth inning they sized Sullivan's curves up for three singles, one double and two triples, which, with a baso on balls, gave them six earned rum. Score:

C1NCIN. AB.Q.B. P. A.Bj KA8. CITY. AD.R. U. P. A.XNicul, rf....... 4 2 2 2 0 O^lcTams'y.cfS 0 2 300McPbee, 2b.. 4 1 1 6 8 0 Berkley, 2b..4 0 1 1 30 Reillv, 1D......5 0270 0 Phillips, lb..3 0 0 12 10Corkiiill, ct...5 2 2 1 0 0 Brounan, c.... 4 0 0 422Carpenter 3b 6 0 0 0 1 0! Hamilton, rf4 0 2 200 FcMinelly.ss..* 1 0 2 3 O'Cilne, If...... 4 0 0 100Tebean, If... 6 2 3 2 1 1 Eote'day, ss.. 3 0 0 231 Kecnan, C...4 1 1 7 3 I'Davis, 3b..... 8 0 0 1 41Iluliane, p....4 2 2 0 6 0 Sullivan, p..§01^ 1 4 0

Total...... 40111327 17 2~| Total...... 3l 0 6 27 17 4Cincinnati.................. 01010612 0 11Kansas CitT............... 000000000 0

Earned runs Cincinnati 9. Two-base hit Mul- lane. Three-base liits Keen&n, McPhee. Hamilton. Stolen bases Nicol 2, C'.rkhlll 2, Estorday. Double jJ»y T«l;eau, Keenan. Bases on ball! Nicol, Fen- nelly, McTimany, Phillips. Hit by pitcher McPhee. First on «rron Cinciui atl 2, Kansas City 2. Struck out Beilly, Fenuelly, Tebeau, Barkley, Phillips, Ks- te-rday 2, Davit. Wild pitches Sullivan 3. Umpire Fergnwn. Time 1:40.

At Philadelphia, rain.

.mes Played Wednesday, September 13.ATHLETIC vs. BALTIMOHB AT PHILADELPHIA SEPT.

12 (p. H. and P. M.) The first game the Athletic* won by superior nt-lding, or rather through the poor work of the vlsiton, not one of the Athletics' eight runs being earned oil the pitching of Cuuningham. But the latter materially assisted in the defeat of Ms club by making a wild throw, which cost two tuna, and three wIM pitches, besides giving numerous baws on balls, thred of which reunited in runs. Score:

ATHLkTIO. AB.R.B, P. A. Bj BALTO. AB.R.B. P. A.XWelch, cf..... 4 2. 0 1 0 0 Puro-ll, rf... 4 1 1 1 00Stovey, If..... 4 2 2 1 0 0 Griffin, cf.....4 0 0 302Lyons, 3b.....5 0 0 3 1 l|FarreII, S8...4 0 0 0 42Larkin, lb...5 0 2 7 0 O.Sommer, If.. 4 0 1 3 00 Blerbauer,2b4 1143 0 0'Brien,c..._4 00581Gleason.ss... 4 0 1 0 3 1 Grc«nw'd.2b3 2 1 S 11Robinson, c.. 4 0193 Oi Tucker, lb... 404 7 1 '

OINOIBT. AB.B.B. P. A.B[ EAS. CITT. AB.K.B. P. A.I1Nicol, rf...... 40030 0 McTama'y.cfS 10 800" " ----- 4 l Barkley, 2b..4 0 0 S 60McPhee, 2U..4 111Beilly, lb..... 4 00901Corkhlll, of..4 1 2 1 0 0 Donohtie,c_..3 0 0 S

Phillips, lb.. 4 0 0 10 102 00 000006040

Carpentor,3b4 1100 1 Hamilton, rf3 0 1 0 Fennelly,s«_3 1 1 0 2 0 Clioe, lf.......4 1 0 2Tebe»n, If 4 1 2 4 0 0 Eaterday, sa.. 3 0 1 0 Keenan, o... 4 0392 0 Dsvis, 3b.....2 012Smith, p__401 012 OHoffman,p...3_0 0 0 _.

Total...... 35 511 27 20 31 Total...... 29 2 3 27 17 0Cincinnati.................... 00002111 0 5Kansas City........._... 10010000 0 2

Earned runs Cincinnati 5. Three-bate hlta Keenan, Tebaau. Home run McPhee. Bases stolen Curk- Lill, Clino. Firat on laUs Nicol, Fcnnolly, McTam- any, Donohua. Hit by pitcher Hamilton, Davit. First on errors Kaniai City 2. Struck out By Hoff- man 3, by Smith 9. Posted balls Ki enan 1, Donobne 1. WjMpltch Smith. Umpire Ferguaon. Time 2h.

ames Flayed Thursday, September 13.ATHLETIC vs. BALTISIORE AT PHILADELPHIA SEPT.

13. This was the play-off of a postponed game. The Athletics had but little trouble to win, as thoj hit Kilroy bar.i. They secured fuur unearned runs in the first and sixth innings and fire earned runs in the eighth. Seward was wonderfully effective. Score:

ATHLETIC. AB.B. B. P. A. K| BALTO. AB.B.B. P. A. X Weloh, cf..... 5 2 1 2 0 o! Pnrcell, rf... 4 0 0 1 00Stovey, lf....-5 1 2 3 0 0|<3riffln, cf..... S 1 1 1 00Lyons, 3b._631 2 1 0;F»rrell, s«... 3 0 0 180 Larkin, lb....2 0 0 7 0 OlSommer, lf....3 0 0 101Bierbauer,2b4 1 1 4 4 0 Gieenw'd, 2b4 0 1 800 Glooson, SB...4 0004 llTucker, lb....3 00801Robinson, c.. 4 1 1 8 2 O'Shiudle, 3D..3 0 0 3 30 Seward, p.....4 1106 IjCanti, c....... 3 00302Poorman,rf..4 0 0 1 0 p,Kilroy, p..... 3 0 0 120

Total...... 37 9 8 27 16 21* Total...... 28 1 2 27 84Athletic............ ... 20000208 0 9Baltimore..................... 00010000 0 1

Earned runs Athletic 5, Baltimore 1. Two-base hits B»bm»m 2, Griffin, Home run Seward. Total base hits Athletic 13, Baltimore 3. Bases stolen Lyons 2, Larkin, Blerbauer, Griffiu, Sommer. Left on bases Athletics, Baltimore 5. Struck out Gloason, Purcell, Griffin, Farrull, Sommer, Cantz. First ou er­ rors Athletic 2, Baltimore 1. First on balls Larkin, Grifflu, Farrell, Somuier, Greenwood. Hit by pitcher LArkin, Tncker. Wild pitches Kilroy 2. Passed baHs Roblusou L, Canti 1. Umpire Goldsmith. Time 1:50./ ST. Lotus vs. LOCISVILLB AT ST. Louis SEPT. 13.

/Louisville waa sgain beaten by the Browns In a pwtlily contested game, in which sharp flel.ling abounded on both sides. Robinson scored the winning run in tf>e ninth Inning after two men were out on a base on bulls, and singles by O'Seil and McCarthy. The score:

ST. LOUIS. AB.B.B. P. A. EIIOUI8VH.LE.AB.B. B. P. A.I Latham 3b..502 0 0 OjMack, 2b..._4 0 0 120 Robinson, 2b4 t 1 1 2 1 Collins,cf.....l 2 1 2 00O'Nt'il lf.....50I B 0 0 Wolf, rf.......4 0 3 210Comiskev,lbS 1 1 10 1 0 Htcker, lb_3 0 0 9 01 McCarthy, rf5 1 2 1 0 0 Cross, c........ 400 6 12Herr, cf.......4 0 1 1 0 1 Straiten, p... 4 0 0 1 40White, SB.....4 01820 Raym.md.3b 4 00311Boyle C......4 0 2 4 0 0 Vaughn, If.... 3 0 1 200King, p........3 0 1 0 9 0 Tomney, SB.. 3 0 0 150

Total..... 38 31227 14 2 Total...... 33 2 6 27 14 4St. Louis..................... 01010000 1 3LouliTille.................... 0 0010001 0 2

Earned runs Louisville 1, St. Louis 1. Two-base hlis Robinson, Wolf. Three-base hit Boyle. Stolen bases McCaitby, Collins 3. Double plays King, Comiskey; Boyle, Rebluson; White, Comisltey. First on balls King, Robinson, Herr. H't bv pitcher Hecker. Struck out O'Neil, King, Mat'k, Wolf, llay- mond. Passed ball Boyle. Wild pitch King. Um­ pire GaSney. Time 1:50.

CLEVELAND vs. BALTIMOBE AT CLEVELAND SEPT. 13. The Baltlmores wore scheduled for Cleveland for this date, tut remained in Philadelphia to play off a postponed game with the Athletic**. As they failed to put in an appearance Umpire Doescher awarded tbe game to Cleveland by 9 to 0. Whe^i the fact was telegraphed to St. Louis tbat Baltimore was playing in Philadelphia, President Von der Ahe at once tele­ graphed the following protest to Secretary Wikoff: "The Baltimores are scheduled to play In Cleveland to-day, but instead have remained over In Philadel­ phia to play the Athletics. They have forfeited tbe came Iu Cleveland and have violated the constitution. I formally protest against the game going on record as a championship came."

Manager Barnte admits that his team was regularly scheduled to play at Cleveland on Thursday, but at Cleveland's request he consented to have the date changed from Sept. 13 to Sept. 16, after it was definitely settled that Cleveland could play Sunday games. The Cleveland Club well knew thlj and Mr. Baruie is at a loss to kno« why they should claim tbe game under the circumstance.

In relition to Baruie's claim the Cleveland Club states that when Jimmy Williams was manager of the club he made arrangements to play the game on Suudfly, Sept. 16. The new arrangement was not bulletined, and the Cleveland Club people claim they were not aware of the condition of things.

If tbn'be so the Cleveland forfeiture will not stand.

. 31 1 2 24 12 41 Total...... 29 5 7 27 10 4LoulsTllI*.......__........ 00100000 0 1Brooklyn..................... 01120100 0 5

Earned rnns Brooklyn 3. Two-has* hits Proplea 2, Terry 1. First on errors Lonisvills 2. Left on bases Louisville 4, Brooklyn 2. First on balls- Mack, Pinckney, Caruthers. Bases stolen Burns, Fontz, Caruthers, Peoples. Struck out Oolllns 2, Burns, Foutz, O'Brien. Double play Cook, Hecker. VfilJ pitch Caruthcrs. Umpire Goldamith.Time 1:35.

' During the second game it pourod, but this did not have any effect on tbs clubs. Stratton aud Hughes were tbe pitchers. Tha former carried oif the honors, and Brooklyn was beaten because they could not gauge hii curves. Hughes WAS oniy hit hard in tha first two innings, but the visltoia got eucugh runs to give them the game. Score:LOUISVILLX.AB.B. a. P. A. BjBB.OOE.LYN. AB.B.B. P. A.X Mack, 2b.....3 0032 0|Piuckney,3b3 00130Collins,cf.....4 1 0 2 0 0,Burns, fs......4 1 1 041Hscker, lb... 4 0 1 11 0 2i Foutz, rf......3 0 0 1 00Werrick, lf.,3 0 1 0 0 OjO'Brien, If... 3 0 1 2 00 Baymond, 3b 3 0010 0 Orr, lb........S 0 1 12 00Toinney, ss.,3 0 0 0 5 0,Caruthers, cf3 0 0 3 10 Cook.rf_.......3 1110 o:ci«rk,c_.....3 00300Vanghn, C....3 1141 0:Uu»hes,p.....3 00150Stratton, p_ 2 0 2 2 6 o! Burdock, 2b.. 3 0 1 120

Total...... 28 3 6 24 14 2| Total...... 28 1 4 24 15 1Louisville...... .............. 1200000 0-3Brooklyn......................... 0001000 0 1

Earned rnna Louisville 2. Three-base hit Wer­ rick. Two-base hit Orr. First on errors Louisville 2. Left on bases Louisville 4, Brooklyn 4. First on balls Mack, Stratton, Plnckney. Stolen base Vaughn. Struck out Flecker, Tomney, Burdock. Double plays Tomney, Mack, flecker, Carutliers, Clark. Passed bsJIs Clark 2, Vaughn 1. Umpiio Goldsmith.

6ame» Played Monday, September 10.,/CLV.VF.LANI> vs. BROOSLTN AT CLEVELAND SEPT. 10. Brooklyn scored tho first run in the first iuniug on Pinckney's hit and steal, Hotaling's muff of Burn's fly, and Foutz's Ions jly to centre, on tho return of which Burni waa doubled up. In the sixth P!ncl;ney again scored on his hit. Bums' base on balls, Foutz's binglo anil O'Brien's out. Cleveland got KB only run in the fifth on Hotalmg's and Gilka' singles and Al­ bert's cut. 8ci>re:BROOKLYN. AB.B.B. P. A. E CLBVELAWT).AB.B.B. P. A .E Pinckney,8b4 2 2 0 5 0 Stricker, 2b..4 0 0 320 Burns, W.....3 0 0 1 3 n 1 McKean, B3..4 0 0 161Fontz p.......4 0 2 2 8 0 Olllls, If....... 4 0 0 2 000'Brien,lf.....4 0220 OiFaatz, 10......4 0 1 10 10Orr, lb........4 0 0 15 0 0! Howling, cf.. 3 12311Caruthen, rf3 0 0 2 0 0;G'«dfeirw,rf 3 0 1 000 Badford, cf..2 0 1 1 1 0 Albert,3b......3 00030Clark, C.......3 0 0 4 1 0,Snvder, C.....3 0 0 430Bnrdnck,2b..3 0 0 0 3 OiBa'kolv, p..... 3 0 0 100

Total...... 30 2 7 27 21 o| Total...... 30 1 4 24 18 2Brooklyn...................... 10000100 1 2Cleveland..................... 00001000 0 1

Earned rnna Brooklyn 1, Cleveland 1. Two-base hit Faatz. Stolen bases Pinckney, Hotallng. Double ploys Bailford, Clark; Uotaling, Snyder, Stricter. Bases on ball* Bakely, Burns, Radfer<i. First on errors Brooklyn 1. Struck out Gllka, Foutz, Sny­ der, Bakely. Passed balls Clark 2. Wild pitch BAkely. Umpire Ditcher. Time 1:40. / CINCINNATI vs. KANSAS CITY AT CINCINNATI Sr.pr. / 10. Timely batting by the Kansas City [layers, com­

bing with the wretcned fiolding of the home team, gave them the game. The features of the game were the catching of Donobue and the fielding and btiao- ruunlag of Hamilton. Score:

01NCIN. AB.B.B. P. A.B! HAS. CITT. AB.B.B. P. A.BNicol rJ...... 401 2 0 ol McTama'y.cf 4 0 1 000McPhee,2b...4 0 2 4 i 1'IWfclcy, 2li.. 4 0 0 810Reilly, lb..... 3 0081 OJl'hillips,lb...4 0 0 13 000'C'ouner.cf..4 0020 IjDonohue, c..3 1 2 ft 3 0Carp ter,3b4 0 0 0 1 1 Hamilton, rf 4 1 2 200- " ~ - - - 3 2 Cline, If....... 4 0 0 1 00

I 0 Est«rdiiy, ss.. 4 0 1 ~Fennelly, ss.. 2 Oil Tebe»u, If.... 3 103 Keenaa, c... 3 114 Viau, p....... 3 001, ......

Total...... 30 2 5*25 15 6

Davfs, 3b.....3 010Porter, p.......3 0 0 0 7 0

Total...... 33 3 7 27 22 2*Winning run scored with one out.

Cincinnati................... 00002000 0-2Knnsae City................. 00000011 1 3

Karued runs Kansas City 2. Stolen bases McPbee, Belli)-, McTanmny, Huuilltt.n, D»vls 2. Doublo plays Eslerday, Phillips; McPhee, Keilly. Basel on balli Eeilly, Fennoliy, Tebeau, McTamany, Donobue, Davis, Porter. First on errors Cincinnati 2, Kansas ~~ity 2. Struck out Beilly, Fenuelly, Ketnan 2,

lan, McT;imany, Berkley, Phillips. Pasaed ball Dooohue. Umpire Fergueon. Time 1:40.

ATHLETIC VB. BALTIMORE AT PHILADELPHIA SEPT. 10. Weyhing had Burui.'s men completely at hia mercy. Only three scattering nit* wore mode off hia delivery and but one m<m got aa far aa third base. Kilroy was wild throughout tha game, particularly ia tho sixth inning, wLen be hit twobaUuH>n Iu succea- aion and gave each a base on balls. Stovuy made a leuFatlonal catch and Suindlu'a third base play wan ot tho finest, bcore:

P. A.VI BALTO. AB.R.B. P. A.I 0 0 0 04 1

Larkin, lb... 3 1 1 6 0 0 Sommer, If.... 4 0 0 0 01 Bierbimer,W>5 1 3 2 3 0 tireenw'd, 2b 3 0 0 2 10

"""00 OjTucker, If... 3 0 1 10 00 " 1 0!Sl.imlle,3b... 301 2 40

ATHLETIC. AB.B.B.Welch, cf....4 0120 O.Purcell, rf... 4 001 Stovey, If..... 20030 O'Griflio, of..... 3004 Lyons, 3b......4 11101 Farroll, ss... 4 003

Glraton, sa... 622 Townw)nd,c.. 5 1 1Weyhing, p.. 4 1 1 2 9 0|Kilroy,p...... 1 0 0 191Poorniau, rf.. 3 0 0 2 0 OjCauU, o...... 3 0 1 431

'otal...... 35 7102J.13 l| Total...... 28 U 3 27 21 4

Ward, (.'.. i> 'I 6 1' 8 J j WiluJlu,'S"b_.400 830 Poorman, rf.3 2 0 1 0 0,Cunuiug'm,p3 0 0 012

TotU...... 36 8 8 27 18 2| Total...... 34 3 7 27 13 9Athlelic...................... 00001401 2 8Baltimore.................... 11010000 0 3

famed runs Athletic 1, Baltimore 2. Two-base bits Gr«»nwood, Tucker. Home run Pnrcell. Base* stolen Welch, Stovey, Gleason, Soward, Pooruian. L«ft on base* Athletic 4, Baltimore 5. Struck out Seward, Farrell, Sommer, O'Briea 3, Shiudle, Cun- ningham 2. Double plays Shindle, Tucker, O'Brien; Farrell, Greenwood, Tucker. First on errors Ath- leri»7, Baltimore 2. First on balls Welch, Stovey, SXfhird, Pof.rman, Grcxnwood. Wild pitches Cun-

Xingham 3. Fumed ball Bobineon. Umpire Gold­ smith. Time 2h.

In the second i»m« Walker, the Worcester pitcher, held the Athletics down to thre* singles aud shut them out. Weyhing starttd in to pitch, but retired In the third Inning owing to a stitch in his side. Matti- more took bis place. lid wan hit hard and fielded hia position very poorly. Wi-ybinn lust a run m the sec­ ond inning which would bav» taved a shut-out and perbtp^ turned the tide against the visitors. He hit traight to Walker end tbon, instead of running, started tor tha bench. Walker, how<-T«r, made a fear­ fully wild throw on which Weyhing menaced to get first. Had he started at once he would have reached second and scored on Welch's hit instead of bnli^ left at third. Tucker's remarkable bailing was the feature' of both games, he liliting safely seven times out of eight times at bat. Score:ATHLETIC. AB.B.B. P. A.El BAITO. AB.B.B. P. A. E Welch, cf.... 4 0210 OiPurcell, rf...3 0 I 0 0 0Stovey It'..... 4 0 0 1 0 VGriffln, cf..... 4 1 1 3 00Lyons, 3b......4 0031 IJFarrell. SB... 4 120Larkin, lb..-3 0 0 11 1 OiSommer, If.. 4 002 Bierbauer,2b4 0 0 4 1 o'o'Brien.o.... 4 1 1 12Gleason, SS....4 01060 Greenw'd,2b4 002Townseiid,c_3 00300 Tucker, lb._.4 137 Weyhing, p.l 0 0 0 30 Slilndle, 3b..4 Oil

2 1

3 00 01 02 00 02 0

Walker, p... 311 0 10 1Total...... 34 61027 18 1

Mattimore, p2 0 0 1 Poorman, rt_ 3 0 0 0 00

Total...... 32 0 3 24 14 3Athletic...................... 00000000 0 0Baltimore.................... 00030020 x—6

fiaFuea runs Baltimore 3. Two-base htta Griffin, Tucker, Shindle. Three-base hit Tucker. Stolen bases Welch 3, Gleanon, Weyhing, Putcell, O'Brien, Tucker. Loft on bases Athletic 6, Baltimore 6. Struck out Welch, Stovey 2, Lyons. Larkin, Bler- t'Suor 2, Glewou 2, Somnier, O'Brien, Greenwood. Double plays GltAsou, Larkin, Lyon»; Gleason, Bier- baner, Larkin. Fin>t on errors Athletic 1, Baltimore 3. F^frst on hulls Larkin. Weyhiutt, Purcvll. Wild pitoKes Mattiraore 4. Passed balls Townwnd 2. U/lpire Goldsmith. Time 1:40. /ST. Louis vs. LOUISVILLE AT ST. Louis SEPT. 12. Latham's rotitrn, after an enforced absence of ten days, due to Darby O'Briea's Brooklyn spikes, put new life iuto the home team's work, and they backed up Cham­ berlain splendidly. Louisville fell a victim to his supbrior work, but two clean hits being maJe off him. Banifey wai not bit hard, but the Browns' hits were bunched aud nil of their run8 earned. Score:

ST. 1.0ns. AB.R.B. P. A. BjI.OUISVlLLl.AB.B. B.2 2 1 Msck, 2b..... 311 2' 2 0

4 0 Collins,cf..._4 1100000 Wolf, rf......4 01110

Lalham, 3K.4 00 Robinson, 2b3 101 O'Nsil, If..... 4 123Comiskey, Ib4 1 2 10 0 0 Hecker, lb.... 2 0 0 10 01McCarthy, rf3 2 1 2 0 0 Str»tton,lf... 4 0 0 1 00 Herr, cf.__..4 0110 0 Raymond,3b4 00320 White, M.....4 1123 0 TomnsT.ss... 3 00140Miilig»n, o..4 00600 Cook. 0........3 00821Chamber'D,p3 1 1 0 4 0 Eamsey, p... 3 0 1 160

Total...... 33 7 8 27 13 1 Total...... 30 2 3 27 16 3St. Louis. ............ ...... 02210200 0 7Lonlsville ................... 0 000000-0 2 2

Zarneclfruns St. Lonii 6, Louisville 2. Two-base bit Uollini. Home run White. Stolen baws Rob­ inson, Comisksy, McCarthy 4, Wolf, Hecker. Double plays RoUnoon, Oomiskey; Wolf, Hecker. First on balls Robinwn, McCarthy, Mack, Heclier. Hit by pitcher Ufcksr. Struck out O'Neil, Comlsksy, Herr, Millbtan, Wolf, Siratton, Raymond, Cook. Wild pltoBos Ramtey 1, Chamberlain 1. Umpire Guffney. Time 1:10./ CLEVELAND vs. BnooxLYM AT CLEVELAND SEPT. 12. The Brooklyns won for tho third time, because tb>y hit the (all and hit it hard. The fielding of both sides wa* good. Score:CLEVELAND. AB.It. B. P. A. El BUOOK LTW. AB.R. B. P. A.BStrit-ker, 2(>. 4 0 0 8 4 o! Pinckney, 3b8 1 2 030 McKean, si.. 4 1 2 0 3 llBurns, ss....;. 8 2 4 0Cilks, If........ 4 13200 Foutz, rf....... B 0 1 1Fa»tl,lb......4 01910 O'Brion, If... 5134Hot»Iinir,cf..4 nil Gof>dfelrw,rf4 003 Albert, Si.....3 101Snyder, c..... 301 3Kaes, p......... 800 0

Total...... 33 3 5 24 14 3,Cleveland..................... 1 0Brooklyn...................... 2 2

4 0 0 0 0 1

0 lOrr, lb........4 1 2 12 00Badford.cf... 422 1 10 flark, C.......2 00621Burdock, 2b4 1 1 3 10

6 0 Ilughes, p... 4 0 0 040 Total...... 38 81527 15 2000001 1—3 102100 T—8.

Earned rnns Brooklyn 5, Cleveland 3. Three-base lilt Pinchney. Double plays Stricker, Faatg; Faatz, Strioker; Bu^ns, Burdock, Orr. First on balls Albert, Orr, Clark. Hit by pitchir Clark. First on errors- Brooklyn 3, Cleveland 1. Struck out Hotalmg, Strickor, Goodfellow, Kaes, Clark, Burdock. Passed balliN-Clark 2. Wild pitches Hughes 2, Kaes 1. Has* stolen McKean, Albert, Burns 3, Badford. Om- pirt Uoescher. Time 1:40./CINCINNATI vs. KANSAS CITY AT CntcraxATi Silt.

12. The Cincinoatla won by heavy batting in th« latter half of the game, as they earned all of their uve runt. The chief feature of th? gam* waj tbe third base playiug of Davis. Score:

Games Played Friday, September 14.,, ATHLETIC vs. BROOKLYN AT PHILADELPHIA SEPT. 14. Seward pitched his third game in as manyxtays, aud, as usual, he was au[>erbly caught by Robinson. Foutz also pitched with great effect iu the first eight tun­ ings, but weakened a little at the efitL. In lhe.rigl|fe. ffitttHti'JL'Bt' iPiV-T-'''f''gri-ft «»i.i which Kitfn a ruo, and in the ninth Lyoii? maile a double, and Bier- bauer aud Robinson supplemented it with singles, which, with a poor throw to second by Clark, yielded the Athletics two runt and the game. The fielding was brilliant at times. Score:

ATHLETIC. AB.R.B. P. A. EiBROOKLYN. AB.B.B. P. A.IWelch, cf..... 3 0 0 3 0 0 Pinckney,3b4 0 0 010Stovey, If..... 400 0 00Lyons, 3b.....4 11120 Foutz, p...._4 120Larkin, lb....4 0 2 10 01 O'Brien, If... 3 001-' -.-.- A, i Orr, 1D........4 0 1 11

7 0 Caruthers, rf 3 004 0 1 Radford, cf..4 003

Bierbauer,2b 4119 Gleason, ss... 4000 Robinson, c. 3 1 1 5 Seward, p.... 410 1

Burns, 21)..... 4 114

Otitraru, )i.... i i v * 4 0!Clark, C......3 0 0 3 u wPoorman, rf-3 0 \ 2 0 0 Peoples, ss... 3 0 0 142

Total...... 33 4 6 27 17 3~| Total...... 32 2 4 27 16 6Athletic...................... 00100001 2—4Brooklyn...................... 10000100 0—2

Earned runs Athletic 1, Brooklyn 1. Two-base hita Lyons, Burns, Orr. Total base hits Athletic 7, Brooklyn 6. Ba>-*s stolen Larkin, Bierbauor, Robin­ son 2, Seward. Left on bases Athletic 4, Brooklyn 5. First on balls Welch, Robinson, O'Brieu, Canuhers. First on errors Athletic 2, Brooklyn 1. Struck out Stovey, Lvons, Seward, Orr, Hodford 2. Passed ball Clark. Wild pitch FouU. Umpire Goldsmith. Tim* 1:45.XST. Louis vs. CINCINNATI AT ST. Louis SEPT. 14.

/The Browns fairly pulverized the Red*. Mullane wai hit very bard iu the nist four inning Lyons, O'Neil, Milligan and Comis^oy scoring boma runs, and also in the uinth inning, when, with the bases full, Milli- gau sent the ball over the left field fence for a home run. The Reds were completely at Chamberlain's mercy. Score:

ST. LOUIS. AB.B.B. P. i. ELatham, 3b..4 21211 Robinson, 2b 4 10010

CINCIH. AB.R.B. P. A. ENtool, rf..... 310 2 00 McPhee, 2h..3 0 0 231

O'Neil, If..... 5 4 4 0 0 OJReilly, lb.....2 0 1 9 00Comiskey, Ib5 1 3 9 0 o'Corkhlll, cf.4 0 0 300 - - ----60 o!Carpenter,3b4 01310

0 0 Fennel!;, SB-4 00041 3 0 Tebean,lf..._ 400 1 00

Keenan, c... 300 7 20

McCarthy,rf3 2 1 Lyons, cf......5 210White, ss..... 5 OilMilllgan, c.5 1 2 10 00Chamber'n.p 4 1 1 0 U OjMullane, p... 3 1 0 060

Total...... 4014T427 10 l| Total...... 30 2 2 27 16 2St. Louis................. 38020000 4 14ClucinDati.................. 001000010 2

Earned runs St. Louis 11. Two-base hit Beilly. Home rnns O'Neil, Comiskey, Lyons, MilligM. To­ tal base hits St. Louis 26, Cincinnati 3. Double play Fennelly, McPhee, lieilly. Baws on ball* La­ tham, McCarthy, Chamberlain, Nicol, McPhee, Reilly, Hit by pitcher Robinson, McCarthy, Reiily. Struck out Robinson 2, O'Neil, Chamtwrlain, White, Reilly, Carpenter 2, Mullane, Fennelly 2, Toboau 2, Keauan 1. WiKr* pitch Mullane. Umpire Gaffney. Time 2h.

JIAS8A9 CITY VS. LOUI8VILL* AT KANSAS ClTY SEPT.S. Sharp fleliling and good batting by the Cowboys won the game for th»m. Louisville could do nothing with Porter, while Ewing was hit hard. Two of tbe Louisvllles reached thirl bass, but tbe majority stopped at first. Umpire Fergnson fined Vaughn 810 iu the eighth inning for guying one of his decisions. The score:

HAS. CITT. AB.S.B. P. A. I|LOUI8VILLB. AB.B.B. P. A.IMcTama'y.cf 4 01800 Mank, 2b..... 400 6 20Barkley, 2b..5 0 2 2 2 0 Collins,cf...._3 00 310DavlK, 3b..... 5 1 1 2 4 0 Wolf, rf....... 4 0 0 010Phillips, lb..4 1 3 13 11 Hecker, lb..4 0 0 11 00Donohue, c..4 1 2 2 10 Stratton, If..3 0 1 0 10Hamilton, rf4 0 1 1 0 0 Haymond,3b4 0 0 220Cline, If......4 0 0 2 0 0 Tomney,s»... 3 0 0 122.Eslerday, ss. 2 201 Porter, p.... 4011

Total...... 36 6112T 18 2

Vanghn, 0....3 024 4 0 Ewing, p....3 010

3 060

Total...... 31 0 4 27 18 2Kansas City................. 00101200 1 5Louisville.................... 00000000 0 0

£arned runs Kansas City 3. Two-base hit Dono- hus. Bases stolen Davis, Douohue, Hamilton, Cline, Esterday, Colling 2, Stratton, Ewing. Double plays Barkley, Estorday, Phillips; Mack, Hecker. first on balls Off Porter 2, off Ewing 4. First on errors Kansas City 2, Louisville 2. Struck out By Porter 2, by E\ytng 3. Passed balls Vaughn 2. Wild pitch Por>er. Umpire Ferguson. Time 1:45. /CLEVELAND vs. BALTIMORE; AT CLEVELAND SEPT. 14.

X The home team ontoelded the visitors, bnt at the bat the latter vastly excelled tho home team, their hits being well bunched. Gilks' errors were costly. Score:CLEVELAND. AB.R.B. P.A.I! BALTO. AB.B.B. P.A.IStricker, 2b..5 1 1 3 4 0' Pom-11, If... 4 1 3 I 00 Goodfell'w.ifS 10100 Griffin, cf..._4 00000 FaatB, lb_... 6 1 1 14 1 0 Farrell, ss... 4 0 0 121 Gilks,3b_LB 1 1 0 6 2 l Sommer,lf..-4 2 1 2 00 Hotaling,cf..3 0 1 0 0 OJO'Brien, 0....4 2 3 310 Hogan, rf-... 2 1 0 3 1 0,Grcenw'd,2b4 0 0 343 Albert, ss.... 40312 0 Tucker, lb... 4 1 0 IS 20 Snyder, c_400 8 1 1 Shlndle, 3b.. 3 2 2 S 31 Bakely, p_400 0 S 0 Cunnlng'm.p 2 1 0 041

Total...... 35 8 7 24 17 3| Total...... 33 9 9 27 16 6Cleveland...___..._.. 20000012 0 5 Baltimore............... 32000400 i I

Earned runs Baltimore 4, Cleveland 1. Two-base hits Faatz, Albert, Sommer, Purcell. Three-base hlta Puree!!, O'Brien. Stolen bases Stricker, Ho­ tallng, Snyder, Purcell, Tucker, Shin'lle. Double play Faatz, Stricker. Buses on balls Hogan 3, Goodfullow 2, Rotating 2, Albert, Cunningham. First on errors Cleveland 3, Baltimore 3. Struck ou Hogim, Farrell. Passed balls Snyder 2. Wild fitch Bakelv. Umpire Doescher. Time 2h.

RBILLY objects to being classed as a dirty ballplayer. He claims that he never severely spiked but one plarer in his base ball career, aud that was Becclus, the old third Last-man oi the Louisrilles.

CINCINNATI CHIPS.A Chilling BecepUon for the Crestfallen

Red*— Hi am in 9 Doeeeher, aa Usual—A Rising Player—The Club's- Future—Car- rent News Notes. CINCINNATI, Sept. 12.—Editor SPORTING LIFK:

It was a very solemn performance the wel­ come home of the Reds. Two victories out of ten games played was a record not calculated to rouse the masses, and tho "Great Disappointed/' with their hides full of the medicine of defeat, 'alked on the field Monday and were given a

regulation September dose. The crowd was small and a* cold as a cake of last year's ice, as far a» their erstwhile pets were concerned. Creditable plays that were made by the Reds were passed by in silence, but the brilliant performances of the Cowboys called for continued and repeated cheers. It was rather cruel treatment, to be sure, but the base ball public is disconsolate and diagusted. The; accept without question Captain Comifckey's "sum-up" of their team's ability that they are "quitters." The celebrated collapse of '80 waa uo more galling than tbe hitter day tnu>ble of '88. Both teams had the call on paper for the cbarnpiouahip, and both teams bare demonstrated tlmt prophecies in base bail are not worth any more than old birds' nests. A team wins by its work, aud not tbe individual records of its players. Fickle, say you, ia the base ball pub­ lic? The crowd on Tuesday forgave tbe errors of Mon­ day, and cheered with old-time vigor at tbe way poor Tom Sullivan was thumped. That wa* their firbt vic­ tory scored ID a championship game iu September, and they made it decisive. On tbe 9th the Shamrocks came within a couple of ruus of pulling out on eveu terms with them. Young Bud Ramsey. the Covfngtou pitcher, held them down to seven hits that afternoon. Wbm tbe Reds left for tbe East l»te in August they had one chance to crawl up on the St. Louis boyu. They did not do it. Oee and ail unite in giving the same reason fur their fa. I are. Unanimously it is

OBABOKD TO DOESCHER,"I know that the cry Is an old one, but it certainly

'goes' ID this case," cold Manager Uus Scbmeli. "We were robbed that ia tbe word to use by that man Doescher out of three gamt» at least two in Phila­ delphia and one in Brooklyn. The only game we won in Brooklyn be tried bard to give to them. In the ninth inning bo called a bit of Paul Badford's tbat was foul by * foot fair, and two runs were scored on it. The bovs played good ball in the Eaat, but when they got to Clevelan 1 they didn't do a thing."

"Tuat's tbe truth," was tbe affirmation of Captain Feu u blly.

Ban Johnson, who waa with the boys in the inter­ ests of the Comniercial-Giia«tte, says he got tired tele­ graphing borne the same old yaru about Doescher's an fairness, but he is willing to make an oath tbat the Rods were the victims of tbe worst umpiring he ever saw. I am puzzled about Doescher. His work early in the season here impressed me favorably, but even then it waa easy to ee« tbat he possessed elements of character that would spoil nine umpires out of ten. He 1ft a veritable fire-brand and bis temper ia so great tbat be cannot con- tn-1 it on the ball field. Tbe wholesale system of fining that be began aud kept up Is proof sufficient of tlmt fact. Mr. Doescher will not be on ttie staff of Association umpires next year that is pretty certain aud a knowledge of tbat condition of iffairs may have led him to "roast" Cincinnati, be­ cause I really believe be thinks that tho Reds are at the bottom of all bis trouble. They kicked ou him early In April at Kansas City, and bave kept it up ever since. The umpire who harbors a spirit cf revenge, has every opportunity to make a team, suffer and it may be that the Reds are tbe victims of an avenger of Fancied wrongs. I am surprised at Mr. Doescher's silence, regaidiug the broad charges made, publicly by Manager Schuielz and reiterated by McPhee, who, smarting under the injustice of heing culled, out at the plate after the ball bad been blocked and while be lay there, asserted in anger:

"Doescher, you are a thief and I can prove It."Those were harsh words to use, andl bave waited In

valu to bear of Mr. Doescher's demand for an investi­ gation. I'm afraid there will be none. I am glad for the sake of base ball tbat be is scheduled away from Cincinnati the balance of the season, fur with tbe passions of the "cranks" wanned against him he might be numbered with the victims wbo bave been mobbed j by tha bot-beada In years gone by. I

"Wat" aa our old friend "Mat" affectionately terms Manager Watkius will take charge of a team tbat ia not very far from a winning gait. The Kansas Citys bava been materially strengthened since tbeir last ap­ pearance here, and the surprise party of Monday i wakened the Reds to a sad realization of the fact tbttt the

COWBOTS ABK NO tOHGSB SNAPS.That new right fielder of theirs ia a ball player from the ground up. Hamilton created a decidedly favor­ able impression and be was given tbe sort of an ovation that cheers a man's soul. In the first contest be played half the game himself. A running catcb tbat approached the bounds of tbe marveloua took from 0'Con nor the credit fur a sure home run. He can get to first aa fa-tt as any man in the business. Gua Schmelz thinks be can beat both McKeau and Tom Brown In that respect. He n ade one hit out of what would have been an out nlue times^lu ten.,It_ WaftlftR^i-^AvffliVtf^-^'Auw/tKflitfdlDg baf£ "When "Biddy" recovered tho sphere be was surprised lo see "Ham" just putting one foot on the bag where Beilly waa waiting, for tbe ball that didn't come. The fleet- footed lad bad his wits about him at all times. Once when at third Jim Keenan thought he saw a chance to catcb him a*leep. He didn't. "Ham's" eye* were wide open and the ball waa muffed by Hick Carpenter. It rolled away four or live feet; i>ot very far, to be sure, but the Nww Englander made a dash for the little disk. A slid* and he was across the coveted spot with tbe run tbat virtually gave tbe Westerners the game. "Wat" will fin,1 that Hamilton is all right. In this series Eaterday and Budweiser Bill Pbillipa have made some elegaut plays. Sam Dark ley's one-handed a toy 3 and throws are remarkable. He Hays:

"It took me a good while to get that trick down to a nicety. I can save time in throwing tbe ball on such stops."

Tbis outbreak was called forth by tbe charge tbat Samuel was "working1'tbe stands. Jim Keenao, by the way, gave tbe strangers within our gate* a treat yesterday. He laid duwn with the ball, made catches on his knees and took in fouls by a sort of half Nelson holds tbat brought out much applause. When Jim made that triple to centre field a hit that waa good tor a borne run his paunch swayed In the breezes like A yacht with every inch of canvas out abatt the wind. His antics drew from CoL Robert Ferguson the observation:

"Ahl Quite lively to-day."And for an old man he did Tery well.Bob, by the way, is of the opinion that Cincinnati

would do better in tbe League than, in the Association speakinu of the playing ability or the team solely. He say* Cincinnati isn't built iu the right way to cope with St. Louis, and Athletics, and the other clubs, whose tricks are their strongest stock in trade. Now, Robert is all right, but the Kedn bave opened a few boxei of tricks themselves elnce tbe loss of half a dozen games by such tactics oarly In the year.

The Brooklyns bave poorer players OD their pay-roll to-day than sume of the caflt-offs. Porter held the Reds down to six hits In tbat first game. Donahue waa a terror to base-runnera, and Nicol perished no less than twice in vain endeavors to pilfer second. The Cowboys will play here in October. These games were tbe ones transferred from Kansas City. The crowds have not been any larger than they were when tbe half-dollar tariff ruled. Of course tbe Reds' drop in the race baa much to do witb the fall-off in attendance.

THB TTJTUBB.President A. S. Stern spent a day In the city early In

the week, returning to St. Louis Sunday night. I am .fraid tbat if Frank Bruuell or tbe Cleveland Club

Jeelrixl to buy the Cincinnati Club it would take more than 320,000 oi their good money to get it. It is to be incarely hoped that Mr. Stern will uot seriously con­ sider auy idea of abandoniug the field here as a leader in the bae» ball affairs of tbe local club. The Cincin­ nati Club has a valuable franchise and baa made money dospiU tbe very poor standing of tbe team and the re­ markable spurt* of good, bad and Indifleient playing they have iudulged in. Treasurer Louis J. Htuick told m« this week that tbe plane for the future had not yet been discussed, but there is little danger of Cincin­ nati dropping out of the circuit. There will either be a League or Association club bere iiext year. Blr Bruuell can safely count on that.

OINQIE SNAPS.Walt Goldsby was in town tins week. He is recov­

ering from tbe injury sustained while tbe lialtimorei were here last.

"Buck" Ewing, of tbe Giants, spent a few days a home while his club wai in Hooiierdom,

Al Hungler and Schwartz are home from New Or­ leans. Al will pitch for the Muldoons. Manager "Sld" Holden, of that club, says he will give 8100 for the privilege of playing tbe Reds they to take one- third of tbe receipts if they win, and nothing if they

Ed Clark hurt his hand a few days ago and will be unable to pitch for a week or so. BBorchers, the California phenom, who bas joined Knell in tbe homeward march, spent a day or two in the city thin week. His love for Auson coulu be mea ured in a pint cup and then it would not slop over.

The Shamrocks will play the Indians on the 16th The latter have won twenty-two games aud not l<ts ono this year. If they succeed In aiding the Sham­ rocks' ecalp to their belt they will be accomplishing a feat that bas tbe elements of greatness. In their las contest with the Muldoons at one time tie score waa 10 to 3 a^alnet them. Weber had been knocked ou and Harry Lemons, late of the Mansfields, was callet to tbe rescue. The Muldoons failed to score after tha* and the Indians made four runs in tbe ninth and pulled aheud 11 to 10. It was one of the most excit­ ing games played by semi-professionals this year.

BeTenty-five per cent of tbe drift of the base bal talk ia Leagueward. New facea would draw good crowds bete tbat is certain. Seven out of «very ten Fans would like to see the change made. But, of course, the Fans have nolhing to say about it officially Nothing, bowever, can a oppress tbe Fan, and he is heard from very largely on this subject.

Harry Vwlmer's idea of Cincinnati in the Leagne Is takeu as aa indication of Chicago's position In the matter. The Reds and Cblcagos are old-timeouemles, and what crowds they would drawl Cincinnati in th League would pay out more money to visiting clubs than Washington, Indianapolis or Detroit, and the Red* would certainly prove as strong an attraction ai tbe first two.

"We still have * flgbtlng chance." remarked Ed >nthcny in tbe prees box the other day.

"Whatl" The storm wa* omiuoirt."A chance to keep out of fifth place," was the con­

cluding sentence,Th* AjhU'tiot are due next Tuesday. Manager

literary Essay s That Would be Appre­ ciated—The Joys and Sorrows of Manage­ rial Life Satirically Portrayed—The Aus­ tralian Trip Endorsed, Ktc.CAKTHAOE, Sept. 11. Editor SPORTING LIFE:

John Kelly and I are going to write a book. Oh, well, just let Barnie and Von der Ahe laughnd shout: "Oh, would that mine enemy would

write a book!' 1 That's all right. \\V11 get.here just the same.

This ia a joint effort in the literary world of wo ex-managers the greatest couple of ex-

managers in the world. The book will relate he many incidents flesh, is heir to when the lesh is in the frame of a base bill manager. I lave been in postal consultation with John for ome time, and it ia very evident tbat "the both >f us/' as John expresses it, can make a much itronger volume than if it was single-handed

work. I shall do the paltry, lighter part, while John rill build up the body. I have a map of the w,irk be ore me, and a casual glance will show the topography o be rugged, hilly, aud in some places mountainous

What John and I don't know about I waa going 10 ay managing, but i will modify tuat by eayiag about

a manager's life.

We propose to give some instructions In tbe business how to become a manager. This is a crying need,a long felt want that needs fill ing. One chapter will

>e eutitled, "Every Man His Own Manager." After eading this chapter anybody CAD go right out and ake up the most demoralized team In tbe country aud

manage to manage it. Tbe data for this chatter comesmostly from Kelly.

We shall hare another chapter devoted to the aver­ age length of life among managers «nd the risks which insurance agents take when they place a policy upon tbe manger's continued existence. Tbe book will deal witb hiuti how to watch both sides of a hotel at once and bow to tell whether the pla.ver haa got [runk on beer or ten-cent whisky. It will contain a >radical ess*y on the mistakes of notable managers vho have lived, suffered, and perhaps died in tbe cause.

Then there will be biographical sketches of all the Dotahlo managers who havo survived. Harry Wright will be sketched during his entire forty-eight years on he turf. Jim Xu trie's life will be done from tbe day ie walked into New Bedford, carrying the upper part f his shoes in his hands. GusSchinelz will furnish us ritb a sensational chapter. Our realers will be aur-

. rised to learn in the pages of oar book that Gus came rom Kisstfa and was formerly a Nihilist, which ac- .ounts fur tbe rea&on that hia club get* nothing lit tbe >rest»nt lace. The romance of the poor young man Yatkiua ia beautifully pictured, and a graphic deacrip- ion of the revolt of'87 goes witb it. The effect on lair will be illustrated with a map of Baruie's brain bed. The book will contain some very striking pic- urea to illustrate the most notable points of our argu­

ment. On tbe frontispiece you will find a sketch of Kelly Bitting on tbe bench and watching the urn- tire rob bis side. Further along will be seen a cut of telly on the watch in front of the Grand Hotel in ,'incmnati at two o'clock in tbe morning waiting for 'om Ramsoy to come in. The expression on John's ace U so natural you can almost bear him talking to limself.

There will be a portrait of the other author on a eutral page representing the dangerous condition of a

manager when Fred Lewia breaks his halter and an­ nounces be will clean out the entire club room. Some may imagine I am on the run, but if my feet In the >icture appear somewhat far apart do not for a mo- nent believe snch a scandal. I am just somewhat in

a hurry to find Mike Arnold, the ground policeman, and instruct him to see tbat Fred doesn't get hurt.

There will be portraits of tbe part in Harry Wright'srhUkera and the course of the wind as it sougha

ihruiit^i the blrput» thicket which hidea Gus Schmelz'setiturea from his family and conceals tho passions

which contort them in times of defeat. There willilso be seen a drawing of Jim Miitrle'a championship

dmite and of hia moustache if bo would not keepjinching it off. Anson and Comiakey, of course, will

is expected a day earlier. He win come on ind bare a barbed wire fence put on the borders "Over the Rhine." If he wants the pennant, he will keep the boyn away from that abode of tbe tempter.

The Ltnwoods and Walnut Hills play at the Cincin­ nati Park OD Saturday and the visitors will feke the Miami Valley League pennant.

Kx-Umpire Wjckoff, now a traveling man, wag the juest of George Seejcar this wetk.

Wheeler C. Wikoff, president of the American AMO- ciation, has been spending a few davs in town.

If the Cincinnati Club wants n mascot they should lecure the services of Albert Halstead, who has re- tnred to Princeton. He has not seen the R<r<1s beaten his year, and even in the seasons of disaster the after­

noons tie went out the boyi would win.KEN MuLFORn, J».

CAYLOR'S COMMENT.

to the gallery, while Dan O'Leary will -a^e^lt^gnrffT,'- *rf'M -B^-'l^ristianJike

em i lea. No wi-11-regiilated family can do without copy of thu book in the house during tbe winter.

Meanwhile T am at work on a book of my own. I am writing it with one hand, and John Beilly la to 'urnisb the cuts and bruises. It Is a repetition of a

bail player, rue cnapter aoe» not sun me. it is nc ;rne to nature, I shall explode some of Mr. Ward fallsc'es in this connection. He has evidently been grossly Imposed upon aa to the usual mode of a ball slayer's daily life. This error I undertake to correct. Lt is my Intention to devote next week's letter to an epitome of thin important work of mine, which is des­ tined to shake the literary department of tbe base tmll world from its pole to its centre cf gravity. Look out tor it next week.

T should have added tbat in tbat book of Kelly's and mine concerning managers wbo are born and those who are made (perhaps I should bave used the words "noscitor" and "fit") will be a table of the managers wbo have fallen into great fortunes. Tbe table will give the total amounts of each inheritance, whether preceded by a plus or minus sign. It will serve to show to a surprised world bow good God Is to the base ball manager, especially of tbe minor leagues. It will also offer a good explanation of tbe continued scarcity of managers because so many of tbem go to England and the old world every year to claiui some ancestor's baronial estate. John and I, however, are not of that class. We have not been smiled upon by Dam« Fortune. Even John's winter homo at Hot Springs bad to be swept away by a cloud-burst,

I would like to take up the task of writing a book on tho lives and deaths of notable umpires, i h.tve a scrap-book somewhere of newspaper comments made in the course of a dozen years about all tho umpires who have lived, bled and died in the cause or survived the heat of mauy campaigns. It would not therefore be a hard taak to inako a book about these men. The work would be more of H compilation. There is not one among all who have yelled "one ball!" during the last ten veara wbo la not a convicted robber, th!of, and devil incarnate. My scrap-book proves It. The two latest scraps of all which bave been pasted therein coma from a St. Louis paper. I believe they are the fiery fury which Is wont to trickle from Mike Lane's terrible pen. They read like, tltis:

"Thpy say that it is dollars to dou^hnnts that Doescher won't be an American Association umpire next season."

"It WAS formerly Robert G. Terscuson. Bnt now I' Is Robber tho Groat Ferguaon. Time IB a great lev- eler."

You will notice the poetic nynteni whlcb mm through both paragiaphs. You may also notice thai they effectually dispose of two very wicked ba-a-a-d men. Last spring Doescber and Ferguaon were tbe half of the greatest quartette of umpires on earth Five mouths bave pasaed and they are a couple o eqiiino rosettes. How fleeting ia fame and fortune We are here to-day and elsewhere to-morrow,

Bat base ball has those good men, Ton der Ahe ant Barnie, witb It all tbe time. It may lose a few mei like Mills, and Stearns, and Phelps and Williams, act rotten umpires like Kelly, and Ferguson, an< Doescher, but so long aa Von der Abe and Barnie frtand by tbe sport wo may not despair. When those two retire to enjoy their fortunes we will bave to ful back upnn lawn tennis, m&rbles and three-corner** cat. Alack tbe day]

Oh, b) the way, I see Von der Ahe has delivered himself of a homily on the relations of marriage tc baso ball playing. He is quoted as saying;

"I would not advise ball pitchers to get married. I breaks them all up. Look at Bobby Caruthers. H was tbe best pitcher m tbe country last reason, bnt h got married and is all broken up. Thore are hundreds of caees I could point out jnst like bis."

Probably be could give himself as an instance. Wba he doean't know about such demoralizing fffecta ar not worth finding out. Still, ball players wilt pen-Is on getting married In spite of the warning of base bal "magnates.'* Probably he disposed of Carutbers fo tbe very reason that Bob was about to make the awfu mistake of getting married. If Chris doesn't know everything about base ball he has not said so.

Much to my snrprlse I find that there IB a dli on the part of ball players to shirk that Austrp.liantrlp They seem to have an Idea that Spaldlng, besit/os pay ing the tremendous expenses incident to tho trip should throw upon them a munificent salary. Why, ball player should be glad to make that trip without cent of compensation. It will be a five months out i his life tbat he will always look back upon witl pleasure. A visit to Australia wfth no responMlillltlei or eipenses is something very few men are favore< with. My advice would be to all ball players who ar wanted on that trip and can get away is to go. I be­ lieve the ocean voyage will do them good.

I am compelled to cut this letter short. Hy rival across the square, whom I bftv<; ^n branding as a prevaricator of the facts^ as abstractor of inn foe from the family bultor nvid a man who would rather mu tbau rV!'.:, hai sent me a note to meet bltn at the u:a*ted oak on the bauka of Spring River at suudown and bring my Missouri shot gun with me. I must not shirk tbe call of my country, if I suiviv* I will send you a postscript to-night.

BRUNELL'S BUDGET.The Vnriona Batting; Suggestions Con­

sidered Foolish Sensationalism By rue's Modesty Cleveland Club News A New Pitcher Secured A Chance for "The Sporting LJfe's" Millenium Plan. CLEVELAND, Sept. 14. Editor SPORTING LIFB:

The batting demand brings out ideas and there danger of a general smother in the volume

thereof. Only Muiford, in obstinate C'inein- natism, holds aloof and virtually declares that no more batting ia necessary, while his heartless and nerveless tribe of Red legs fish for base hits as beggars fisft for diamonds. There is, how­ ever, no doubt, that more base hits are needed. Cbe public asks for them. Our people would] mil a rule to increase batting with delight, and 50 into ecstacics over a pretty fielding game with ten hits a side. Harry Wright's tbree- 'oot extra ground idea is a good one. So ia Ward's 55-foot suggestion, and GutTnoy's lively ball and amaller plate. Of ihtirn all I* like Mr.

ight'd best, but stilf ineUt that a revival of the old )itchiiig rule would serve the purpose just as well and ting with it an actual cause for chtarcing battery

talei.t, as well as making K-a* talent necessary. Thig certainty ought to be an indurercem to the managers who h tve been howiiug for lower salaries since lsS2, and doing their Le=t l>y insane of scn-oless competition and idiotic legislation to increase them. We need Bn>re nien of ideas in base ball. I know a dozen mea who have good round sums in vetted in base ball aud no knowledge of the game oiher than that picked up as u spectator. Of course they w»uld be stranded f they p,iid no more attention to the ordinary bnsinoei) n which their capital is invested. Ana such men hake up teams, criticise players Hud instruct man- igfrs how gumes ahoulil be won. Certainly this sort if thing goes on, certainly it in tough, and certainly »a&e ball doesn't gain anything by reason thereof. The ;ame isn't on a *>und baaU yet. There id too little lability iu locations, legislation and m lee, anil yet it s aid and well-developed enough to be curroundod by permanencies. That's sure. Let's get at them and tay there.

DANaEHOUS NEWSPAPER TALK.There Is a lot of aliifch going into the papers about

be Athletics. Cincinnati* and Brooklyns !>eing in oinbine to beat St. Louis out of the pennant. Ot course here ia no truth in snch a story. There cannot be. >esperate and reckless as managerial methods hava aecome, such a limit is too dangerous to be touched, t would be next door to crooked playing and certain

;o wreck the A^ociation. St. Louis B tar ted au<l spreads he rumor. It emanates from s >me concealed source, u-l the source should be uncovered and the rumor- tarter expose'!. Such a means of drawing crowds 1ft

not legitimate. If it is done for that the p las­ er-make r ia In poor business. Such talk la :ul enough when bandied by tbe newspaper backer! f minor league clubs. Then it can be charged to in- xperieuce. But there is surely no sane man in St.

li who believes that any club in the Association would dare drcp a guaie to the Athletics for the par- x>se of Hiding them to beat the Browns iu the A«ao- iation race. I know that tbe Athletics are ah-orbed vith the idea that they have a great chance for tha \saociwtlon pennant, and they have. And tbe man- .gernent la offering large financial inducements to tha lubs with which they have games yet to play to trail­ er the gaaiea to Philadelphia. Cleveland has had such u ofier to play the throe games scheduled for this city

)ct. 2, 3 and 4 in Philadelphia, and ia considering it, t ia to be hoped tbat the games will not be transferred, 'he B FOWL a must not be handicapped by such means, f they can win the pennant let them have it. Th* pirit of fair play aud honest games demands that no

advantage be given tbe Athletics in the finish. And be advantage of home grouuds and audiences is a big ne, estimated by a good judge at ten percent. Th» it nation is critical and the. idea forces itse.lt on on» hat in future there must be a rule v r°hlbiting the runefer of games. Tbe game in ita broad sense would >e benefited by sucb a rule. So soon as gate receipts .lone is the prize in sight just so soon the game must

decline, and it in our business to prevent the growth o/ bib abuse.

PRESIDENT BTKNB GROWS MODE9T.The Cleveland* are dubbing along with Baltimore

,nd fighting that organization ror tbe fifth place, after jetting a raiber deep black eye from the Brooklyna. 'be latter team is in pretty good shape in these days of mrs, and though minus Terry's services will no doubt and iu third place in the race. Mr. By roe tells ma hat Terry's arm gave outMo last Sunday's gama gainst Louisville aud will probably be used no mora

season. To Terry's failure this season roucb of Brooklyn's poor success is charged. Perhaps tha barge is just. If beside Terry Brooklyn had gelded nergetically aud its men had worked together, It

might bave gone up a point in thn race. Base ball lasu't lost much by the failure of Brooklyn aud prob­

able succo&i of tbe Browns. It shows a peculiar eitiia- ion for these days. Seldom do we see the use of uu- i mi ted cash and shrewd legislation combined thrown own with a common every-uay "dull sickening thud."

And the Brooklyns have "thudded" hard. Here's to Comiskey and bis bard working crew, aud may they

in the pennant in good ttyle. Mr. Byrne has growu meek in these days of tbir.1 placeism, and said to m» wlh'tn--'VT£^Re3JEtm lor uis niba about a rule to increase satting: "I do not know enough about tho game tc venture an opinion." It comes a little late, this mod- enry, and legislative ignorance had not part in its coin- ug. But it is about right, I reckon.

CLEVELAND CLCB NEWS.Tom Loftus still dabbled ia young blood, and asid«

rom reaching after it has nailed another kid during the past week. He L? a pitcher, and he cornea from the gaudy Tftxaa League. On Monday Loftus engaged Jeorge Proeser, of Cincinnati, a left-handed pitcher and member of the late Galveeton team. Ho came to ;own the same day and bas worked with the men since Tuesday. Snyder and Jay Faatz think well c' him, and he will probably take a whack at the BaHI-?' morea before they get away. He is etout, confident, and htit plenty of strength and curves, and is a good ball player, ilogan is full I too weak to play ball, and Goodfellow is in right, Albert is not batting. Hotalid^v is fielding raggedly, and altogether the Cleveland out-' field is the weakest in the Association. Faatz is again captaining the team, HcKeau having resigned iu hbj favor last Monday. It is playing good ball, but hitting in streaks, nud was beaten by the Brooklyns bt-cauae tbe latter played the stronger game. I suppose tbat, having started down the same old toboggan slide ou which the panta of many a team has been worn out, we'll take a good ride. Would that Cincinnati, without nerve or heart, would come aloug again. We can beat tbat crowd, and are just aching with a desire to play it a series of five or Boven games for the championship of Ohio and all the gate money drugged iu at the games. How does this proposition touch the soul of Aaron Stern, Esq., of Cincinnati, 0.?

\Ve expect to net an outflelder or two before tba season closes and need '.hem badly. Loftus has emaller neta in waiting f-,tr a pitcher or two,and says: "I would just as soon have kids as expensive experts. Who known what the new pitching rule will be? Bakely is all right under auy rule that can be made. And few teams have more than one plfcher that ia." Darby O'Brieu improves as a pitcher, Kaoa was hit hard by Brooklyn and catcher McGuire still does good work, da.! a place is likely to be made for him in tho regular toam.

THE RPORTTNO LIFE PLAN FOB 1889.From all that I can learn tho Tri-State Lewguo peo­

ple are very willing to give THB SPOBTINO LIFE plan » fair trial in 18S9. Tbe League will go through the season, which ends Oct. 6, with the eevon clubs now within its folds. Zanesvillehua followed Sandusky and RalamaEOO with a It/sa of £4,500; Sanduaky was out 81,500 and Mansfield Jf2,5u0. Tho same old trouble baa been on. The towns have been going too fast aud upending 810,000 for teams only capable of earning 88,000. It was, of course, only a question of "how much do we owe?" The salary limit has been vio­ lated and the only wise programme for 183D finds gen­ eral approval It is a League of Ohio towns with reasonable wilary limit, and TKS SPGETINQ LIFK plan as a fundamental principle for 1889. And If tho plan is tried I will guarantee that the League will be more closely watched by the ma-nates than any minor or­ ganization. The magnates, by the way, could afford to give the League special privileges in return for itt trial of THE SPORTING LIFK plan. It must be tried. If a failure the magnates will find relief, and certainly its success will benefit tbem by showing them now to do better than they are doing.

LOUISVIT.T.B AND ai'dLOXE.Tour Louisville McGiuuis is a peculiar creature. If

he had nover heard of tho Mefllone case why does bo write obout it? There are plenty of base ball event* which e-capo hia notice. What does bis belief bava to do with tho cage? Jack Kerins is an bonorabla man. I?e will Illumine "J. A.'s" mind by telling the truth. No matter how weak or not AlcGlone may have been, Louisville dickered witb him, and finally; aud later, after Mac was iu shape to keep ttie bargain Kerins had mtule with him, the Louievillo Club repudi­ ated It. Proof? Disprove what 1 have stnied. (Jot Davidscn or Korins on record as denying McGIoae'l .statement; then will be tbe time to prove something. What nowa in there In "J. A.s" belief? Louisville Is a queer town anyway. The latest from it is that Proe*«r has been signed and that Pete Browning waa to be trauHrorred to Cleveland. Proeeer has£eeri here since Monday, when be waa engage'!; no he can hardly go to tbe Colonels. And Pete would beli) DB out a great deal, but isn't coming at all. A proposition to trade for him was made when Louisville was here, but nothing o»mo of it.

NOTES, NBWS AND COMMENTS.Philadelphia's fine young colt, Uelehanty, Ia here

with a very bad finger. He will joiu bin team in Iu- dianapolU.

Faatz'a idea of a pitching rule fa a large plate, tbree strikes and throw balls. "There would be less bases ou bulls things tbe people do not like," sajs he, "and morb batting.1 *

Tbe attendance boldj up well. In this pensou of uncertain veatber, race competition and defeat the crowds aveiage about 1*00. F. H. BRU^EL*^

Nleholaw>n Sold to J}^,VroWHEELIN«, Seut. 13. Ki;lor SPORTING T: Tom

Yours ae long aa I lost, 0. P. CAYLOB,

Nicholson was v^tc-rduy w|d to t J team fo: ^-o. It lb supposed that he will occupy scc- ^ud ba,so with the champions, nod Wheeling pcopla ^lli watch his record In tbe big organization with much interest. His habits are of tbe Lest un-1 the ap­ pellation of "parson," wliich is uuivemilly given bini bore, will fit iu wel! with "deacon" and go fur toward* giving the Detroitg a sanctimonious reputation. Xich- olsou Is a hard bitter (although be has been » little un­ fortunate in that respwt this year), an excellent biw*- runnor and a fair fielder. Ho U scarcely any better qua'lftcd to play eecoud base, however, than Dek'hanty, our old favorite, although a trial will so. a ualtlc th*ft