The Base Ball Intelligencer, August 3, 1875:
HEBRON TOILS IN VAIN
When the Canary Club of Baltimore packed up their yellow uniforms and decided to quit the Association, it left several good base ballers to seek employment elsewhere. While some elected to make their winter jobs a "full-time" job, others such as Cannonball Hebron signed with other Clubs to continue their base ball careers. Hebron was unfortunate in his choice however, electing to sign with the newly professional Elm City nine of New Haven. Now his ledger stands at 6-25, despite fairly solid marks in the other pitching categories. Though even he would admit his pitching is not up to the quality he had established in three seasons with the Canary Club.
CANNONBALL HEBRON
BARD'S TALE A GOOD ONE FOR ATHLETIC
Luther Bard has been a member of the Athletic Club of Philadelphia since 1870, toiling in the shadow of other, more famous players. But this season, his sixth with the club, he has shone brighter than any of his team mates, and is a big reason Athletic is enjoying a resurgent campaign. Bard has compiled the second-best batter's average in the Association with a .362 mark and is a mere nine base-hits shy of surpassing his career high of 76 set a season ago.
LUTHER BARD
IS IT SOMETHING IN THE WATER?
The revived National Club of Washington City is, to put it mildly, a disaster. The Club has a dismal record, but in this regard it is no different than the other Clubs to have called our National Capital home. Throughout the five-year history of the Association, several Clubs have called the District of Columbia home, and none of them have ever been a contender for the championship. Perhaps there's something in the water? Or - more likely - the backers of these clubs have not been astute enough to sign the quality players it would take to mount a challenge to the powers in the Association.
STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS ON AUGUST THE FIRST:
Code:
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10
Boston Red Stockings 38 16 .704 - 38-16 0 17-11 21-5 2-0 8-3 W1 8-2
New York Mutuals 30 12 .714 2.0 30-12 0 15-5 15-7 1-1 8-6 W7 9-1
Philadelphia Athletics 30 15 .667 3.5 28-17 2 14-9 16-6 4-1 8-5 L2 2-8
Chicago White Stockings 26 14 .650 5.0 23-17 3 13-5 13-9 5-1 10-4 L3 4-6
Philadelphia White Stockings 27 17 .614 6.0 27-17 0 8-7 19-10 0-1 9-8 W1 4-6
Hartford Dark Blues 21 24 .467 12.5 23-22 -2 9-14 12-10 0-0 5-7 W2 3-7
Brooklyn Atlantics 13 18 .419 13.5 14-17 -1 7-11 6-7 2-4 5-6 W2 5-5
Keokuk Westerns 4 9 .308 13.5 3-10 1 3-5 1-4 1-1 1-1 L2 4-6
Philadelphia Centennials 3 11 .214 15.0 5-9 -2 0-7 3-4 0-1 0-4 L7 3-7
St. Louis Brown Stockings 5 14 .263 15.5 6-13 -1 3-11 2-3 0-1 2-2 W2 2-8
St. Louis Red Stockings 15 25 .375 16.0 17-23 -2 6-13 9-12 1-3 5-9 L1 5-5
New Haven Elm Citys 9 26 .257 19.5 12-23 -3 4-16 5-10 1-1 3-6 L3 1-9
Washington Nationals 4 24 .143 21.0 5-23 -1 1-11 3-13 0-2 0-3 L2 2-8