New-York tribune., 1869-04-03
Base BALL.

THE "PROFEssIoYALn SYSTEM -CQPoNTIoN
or the LEADING PROFESSIONAL MINES
THRCuCn0UT TIE CouNTRY-WHf THE
COMING SEASON WILL BE THE MOST IN
TERrsTING YET TKNOwN-SEMI- PROFESSIONAL
AND WHOLLY AMATEUR CLU UBS-FACrS
WORTH KNOWING. ....
Three DAYS of warm and sunshiny weather
now will bring Base Ball urou tho Held for the
There believe that IL VIII flourish this
before The system that has long prevailed among
crckciers In EngandthIt OF procuring the best pro-
fcssas OF game. and paying them wages for their
services whether in ins,rucng club or playing In its
matches been attained here. Professional ball
players have FOR several years been known IN this
try but for whole 'nes to be exclusively made up OF
thom, T. something Of recent date. During tho coming
season tile profs base ball Organizations to be
placed on "a distinct footing from amateur or social
clubs, and as n consequence there VIII bo fewer
contests than heretofore between che professional
and But there viii be- none the fewer meetings.
On the contrary owing to the fact that our largest cities
havo organized trained "nmes all OF when wll
IN s oss srce T @ eash otaer e battles Will De more
OF two crack Clubs 10y au Opposing local organization WIN
longer settle disputes OF merit formerly sensons
interest IN baseball VIII not enninaie heEeafte5 n
lecs. The Club which shall claim the title of champion
ut the close of the season Of 1859 VIII haze to meet aud
defeat dozen more organizations presenting trained
and professional players like themselves
There is general fear that the ue to FIRST honors In
tho gamo will ILLS season be taken from this section,
where II has ever heretofore been held This belief and
the order o. things referred TO above VIII make the
following information heretofore III Iul
douby interesting The first 10 be mentioned is the
Champion organization,
with the exception Of nnally deciding where they will
play during the season this club fully organized Ilav-
s may yet Be- maas m%Si IN ho Following Soss viii viii So pc
or; Charles NILS date with the Atlanticsl catcher;
base Martin swandel, third base Thomas Devyr prob-
ably, short stop JShn B. lIatasld left hed % John
night field. Besides the above there is a large corps
of frstclass players In tho Club. There 10
given inor with any that are gwen below will there bo
much tampenug. Tho Mutuals have adopted the plan Of
system OF dividing any proceeds accruing the club
from gate-money Tho sum 80 given is good and even
ATLASrIcs OF BROOKLYN
The lesson giyep this club last year Will not fail OF
their weak points the Aanilcs weeded their nine
and will forth In few weeks like butterflies from
tho cnTysa Tho nInS as at present composed en-
ON William j. Kelly date OF the Active Club OF Now
York. aud tho first Nes Yorker In the nnc catcher;
Joseph start, arst base Robert Ferguson, second;
and John Mcdonald In left, center, and right field.
ATHLETICS OF PHILADELPHIA.
But two necessary 10 complete the nine
of last The determination ever shown by this Club
70 TsGs rG thS e o. s m ,ho e e Te
nine viii include Richard Mcbride, pitcher; Fsler, lst
Foran, Berry, and two others not yet decided upon Will
rn,. r'n, ,S SERcIysAT! &c M q, OF c!scIssAr -, .
the coming year. The nine Is now composed Of tho fol-
lowing wellkn0wn frst-class players Asa Bralnard,
pitcher; Harry Wright 2d base George Wright, short
stop Fred. Waterman, 9d base Leonard hight field
base d. AIlison catcher; for left fields position
name has yet been given As viii be By tho above
list. i've rstclass NcwYork players enrolled the
Cncinnati's roster
NATi0YlIs OF WASHINGTON
The Nationals this year stronger than ever Like
summation can be brought about by free expenditure
OF money aud tho bringing together OF good Dlne.
Their first nine this yenr Will embrace the following;
Fox, Forker Berthrong Gibney Shelley Birdsall Stud
Icy, Cope, Woods with substitutes la Coughln, Parker
Hodges, and Crawford.
UEIoa LASsINGBuRGH
The IIaymakers have not been materially ngthened
since last year fine nine Of professed players viii rep
resent the club, however
ID EXCELSIOR oP CHICAGO. ......
Perhaps tho only thing in which Chicago has not put
forth efforts 20 outstnp New-York Is In ball CLUB A
professional organization exists there, which the ctys
pride but It's play Ing strength has been suicieu 10
make even respectable stand against the heavy clubs
outside. Tho Excelaiors may DO doing tOmuthing to
bring up the club to frsclass playing merit; but 80,
they are dong their work very quietly.
The relapsing OF tho Union Club of Morrisania and
Buckeye OF Cincinnati 10 the full condition Of amateurs
threw some dozen frstclass players OF employment
These have been added to the playing stock OF other
nines and the weak spotf" complained OF heretofore
have consequently been strengthened. Beside these
quite humber Of good players, graduates of amateur
clubs have gone into the professional busineFs with
market We'll hlled-whlch never the befOo-it
has become easy matter to uluDs nnd rst
class organizations M longer present patchedup
field OF " rank and nie.
Beside the clubs above named thoro will also bo
large number or semi professional organizations, such
as the HVingtons OF NewJersey; Keystones. Canden,