Blong and McSorley of the St. Louis Red Stocking nine have been expelled from that club, as will be seen from the appended letter:

Editor New York Clipper. - Last week the St. Louis "Reds" got ready to go to Quincy, Ill., to play a couple of games, and they went; but the third-baseman, John McSorley, failed to be on hand to accompany the club.  And since returning from Quincy, I have learned that McSorley, like Blong, had jumped from St. Louis to the Stars of Covington; and, as both of the players mentioned have been expelled from the St. Louis "Reds." This is to notify other clubs that neither of the players can be engaged next year, unless reinstated by the Judiciary Committee of the Professional Association.  The St. Louis "Reds" will remain in existence until the close of the season, and next year they will be in the field again.  Very Respectfully,

Thomas McNeary, Prest. St. Louis "Reds."

-New York Clipper, September 11, 1875

The St. Louis Browns, the champion base-ball club of the West, has just sustained a damaging defeat at the hands of the Bostons.  The Browns were treated most cavalierly throughout the entire game. 

-Cairo Bulletin, July 23, 1875

The Brown Stockings were the recipients of a very agreeable surprise last evening, in the shape of an elegant supper at Sides' restaurant, in commemoration of their well-earned victories over the Chicago club.  After the repast, which was replete with all the delicacies of the season, a social hour was passed in congratulatory speeches and songs by the club glee.  A substantial token of the club's appreciation of the players' good conduct on and off the field was found upon each plate set apart for the boys who wear the brown.  


-St. Louis Republican, May 16, 1875

In our edition of Monday last we reported that the game between the Empires and White Stockings was "off."  Our reasons therefor were Mr. Wood's statement to that effect made on Sunday evening - he stated distinctly to Mr. Pike of the Brown Stockings that the Empres' committee had talked of a game, and were to have made arrangements with him on Sunday afternoon, but failed to call as agreed upon and as Mr. McNeary had complained that it was injuring the games arranged with his club on Tuesday and Thursday - he had concluded not to play.  We know further that the White Stockings' players were so instructed, Messrs. Zettlein and Glenn informing our reporter to that effect as late as eleven o'clock on Monday morning.  It is to be regretted, but the fault lays with Mr. Wood and the directors of the Empire club, not with us.

-St. Louis Republican, May 16, 1875

Much comment has been made about a decision of the umpire Mr. Mack in the game played at Keokuk on the 13th inst., between the Brown Stockings and Westerns.  Mr. Mack's card below, will at once settle the unfounded rumor of his admitting making an erroneous decision.

St. Louis, May 15, 1875.
Editor St. Louis Republican - Dear Sir:  In the Keokuk papers of the 14th inst., and in a telegraphic report of the game played in that town on Thursday last, I had the honor to officiate as umpire, and am represented as "making an erroneous decision and afterwards admitting it."  I simply desire to say that my belief at the time was in accordance with the decision given and subsequent investigation have satisfied me that the same was entirely correct.  Yours truly,  D. Mack.

-St. Louis Republican, May 16, 1875

Keokuk, May 13. - "Old Probs" again favored us with a pretty day, as, barring the high wind, it was a delightful day for out-door sports.

In the morning the boys took a walk across the bridge and fished, or rather tried to catch some of the finny tribe, but without any satisfactory results - Pike being the only one to land one of his namesakes.  Battin got up a momentary excitement by tying the one Lip. had caught to his line, quietly dropping it in the water and pulling it out with a great shout, but the rick was too thin and only lasted until Pike went to compare it with his prize.

After dinner the bus was loaded and at half-past two we were upon the field of green for our second tussle with the doughty Westerns.  Capt. Dicky again called the lucky side of the nickel and took his men into the field, Mr. Mack again officiating as umpire.  It was soon apparent that the Iowa champions were not going to let us have the soft thing of yesterday over again.  Golden pitched throughout the entire game with more attention to strategy and less to speed, and Barnie backed him up with more vim and accuracy.  The fielders also played with more ease and steadiness.  Up to the fifth innings but one run had been made, that by the Westerns, and the Browns began to realize that a nice piece of work was cut out for them to get another ball away from Keokuk.  After whitewashing their opponents in the fifth innings, the Browns got in two unearned runs, Dehlman by a good fair-foul for two bases and good base running made third, stealing home on Cuthbert's high hit to centre field; Pearce being sent around by Pike after making first on an error.

Two unearned runs in the seventh and eighth innings, however, gave the Browns the lead and game, as the Blue Stockings failed to get nearer home than third base, where Carbine was left in the eighth innings.

The game was hotly contested, and the playing on both sides first-class.  Hague and Pearce were charged with most errors on the winning side, but both made brilliant plays that offset them.  

On the part of the Westerns, Carbine, Hallinan and Barnie deserve special mention for efficient service in the field.  The former and Goldsmith leading at the bat.

-St. Louis Republican, May 15, 1875

The return game of the Western with our Browns yesterday, proving a much closer one than that of the day previous, was the cause of an increased excitement in the fraternity in St. Louis.  When at the end of the sixth inning the city bulletin-board showed a tie of two runs, the excitement reached its climax.  The final score of 4 to 2 in favor of St. Louis...is the best that Keokuk has yet produced and is withal one of the best games of the season.  All attempts to sell pools yesterday either on the Red-White game or the Brown-Western, proved unavailing.  Men with change in their pockets are beginning to understand that it is risky staking it on base ball.  On Saturday night pools will be sold for the next Chicago-St. Louis match, which takes place in Chicago next Wednesday.

On Saturday the Browns and Reds will play their second game at the Grand Avenue park.  Bradley is recovering, and will probably be well enough for the game, but Fleet will probably pitch for practice.  The boys will be home to-night.

-St. Louis Republican, May 14, 1875

Keokuk, May 13. - The weather to-day was very fine and the playing in keeping with it.  The attendance was melancholy, about one hundred and fifty persons being all that turned out to witness one of the best played games of the season.  The Browns again won the toss and sent their opponents to the bat, both nines being the same as yesterday.  Mutual blanks were exchanged in the first two innings, the fielding being of the sharpest kind.  One run was scored by the Westerns in the third innings by an error of Hague and a base hit of Jones.  Another, and their all, was earned in the sixth by good hits of Hollihan and Goldsmith.  The Browns scored two in the fifth by a two-base hit of Dehlman, and a single by Pike.  Pearce scored one on the latter's hit, after making first on Joe Miller's error.  The playing of the Westerns was first-class, Golden's pitching being a great improvement on yesterday's, and Barnie having but one passed ball.  It was a hard-fought and well-earned victory for the Browns, who supported Fleet splendidly.

-St. Louis Republican, May 14, 1875

The Chicagos left at 7 last night for the Garden city.  The game of yesterday was the only ray of comfort they took home with them.  The story they will tell at home will be this.  The Browns beat us accidentally one very bad game, the Reds almost did the same thing.  Both clubs are about equal.  We proved that it was accidental by our victory of 15 to 2 over the Reds.  We can do the same to the Browns when next we meet them.  The Chicago trick is to declare that the Reds whom they beat are the equals of the Browns whom they didn't beat.  We hope they will draw comfort from this view for they certainly need it, but the Browns are very likely to spoil even this little theory next week.

-St. Louis Republican, May 14, 1875