The Dubuque base ball team, the crack organization of the Northwest, came to grief at the Grand Avenue Base Ball Park, yesterday afternoon, the popular Brown Stockings adding another well-earned victory to their long list of triumphs this season. It was the best week-day attendance seen at the park thus far this year, and while the spectators were very impartial in distributing applause, it could be seen that they were gratified at the success of the home players. Recognizing the fact that the task on hand was a difficult one, the Brown Stockings presented as strong a team as they have placed in the field in many a day, Baker being the only absentee. McGinnis was in the pitcher’s square, Seward behind the bat, and the Gleason boys in their home positions. This is a rare sight in week-day contests, and one that lent confidence to the other members of the nine and the club’s many well-wishers.

The Game.

Owing to the terrible heat, Sullivan, Dubuque’s pitcher, was forced to retire in the seventh inning. Both nines had up to that time played a close and spirited game, but the change of pitchers raised the mischief with the visitors. Morrison was the man sent in to relieve Sullivan, and he was batted clean out of the diamond. Before he was retired again to his position at short field, the Browns had earned seven runs off his delivery, and might perhaps have earned more, but that Sullivan came to the front again. He put an end to the run, getting in short order. The visitors play a plucky fielding game, but as batsmen they failed to master McGinnis. Perhaps they will do better to-day. In yesterday’s game there were several splendid plays. Lear, the Dubuque’s right, and Keyes, their left fielder, made some magnificent running catches, while Macdonald, of the Browns, also distinguished himself in that way. Seward, in the absence of the mighty Baker, caught well. Loftus created any amount of laughter when he sneaked the ball away from Comiskey and then walked up to McGinnis and touched him out as he stood off his base. Seward did the best batting of all. Sullivan, who pitches for the Dubuques, Loftus, their second baseman, and Comiskey, who guards their first bag, are a little team in themselves. They play a grand game.  

-St. Louis Globe Democrat, July 17, 1881

The local situation will be without change until March 14, the date of the foreclosure sale of the local club.  Von der Ahe is practically eliminated, and interest is centered in the new owners.  More or less speculation is indulged in daily, but there will be no real developments until the club is out of the hands of the receiver.

The Notice Of Sale

shows how completely Von der Ahe was defeated at every point of the litigation.  In the sheriff's notice bids are invited for "all the property, rights, privileges and franchises of said Sportsman's Park and Club, including its membership or franchise in the National League and American Association of Professional Base Ball Clubs, which said membership or franchise is secured to said Sportsman's Park and Club by the constitution or articles of agreement of said National League and American Association of Professional Base Ball Clubs, adopted in December, 1891 and the amendments thereto." 

-Sporting Life, March 4, 1899