, 1869-04-07

position OF the LendiuE ProEe4-
slonal Mines Throughout tho Coun-
uy-Why the Coming Season Will
be tho Most Interesting Yet Known
-Sent-Profe4atonnl and Wholly
Amateur Cluhk-EActs Worth
Knowing.
Fror. ths Se4e FORK Tri5un<, April 3
Three dnye of xas1u and sunahtny weather now,
viii bring base ball upon tho ned for the ssAson-
year ~ never before, The syssem that has long
prevailed among cr1cketers ID EnEland-that .!
The nss. sser q tas .1o
nov been sttained herr. Professional ball players
eaa! eaae 'F oas ss's5 fos 1nole VII ' ba ta
stfssS tsfas 4 !esss. @ ds's x p pSass sas sss!ss
TO be placed on distinct footing from amateur or
social clubs, and ~ consequence there viii be
fewer contests than heseioieFs ostTssn re-; ne m P5o
the fewer meetings On~tna contrary, owing to |
the fact that our largest cities have now urxan.
seItes with each o1her, the battles viii te more
numerous and dercer than cver, The Eaaqutsh.
Of one x0 m esek ean y n osK oc
tail VII not cui1alnate hereafter In series Of
fetict The club which shat claim the title Of
champion at the close Of the season Of lsso viii
have to meet and defeat dozsa Or ,norB organ
There is general fear that the t:sle to 1rst
this section, whetr It has evcr hcretnforc been
held. This belief md the new order Of things re-
s1 to anot @ sSs nc fong q ri anhr H.
te5eahnR. The ntst to be mentioned ID t1e cnana-
pIon organization: ...
With the exception Of finally deciding where
they Til play during tho season. ~ ciuo u 1alJ
cssases se M o. aae g. q
a.sns aase Si,n tss Ss Af'.nscs @ dssnsf eeess 9
@ ip1onab,j', t ssoft stop: JoSa '. nafdeId, isft
ns.s nss Sena1 Han nehs e ea M
there y large eorps q nsst.slass pla1ess u re
pesr onn af sn5 5 s,en
! low, will theFe be much tampennE. The Mutnals
adopted tne Rsn of payns M ssro :! Rassr
Ing any proceeds accr',ing 70 the club from Gate
money The SUN 70 g1zen Ia good and eren geaet-
,-trElST7cs OF RRncuFE.
The lesson given this club last year VII rot nj
r. fas ~ ~, = anet ~
have discovered their weak poentA, the Atlaotics
have weeded their nine, and viii come forth IN =
nine, - a pfeeeas composed, enetncea Tom pratt
J, keuy date q the ActtEe Club q New York. and
| the drst New Yorker IN the npe} as catcher: 10
seph Starr, nrst hase; Hubert Ferguson stcold:
| CHARLES Smith Ut third; John Chapman, Frederick
Crane and John Mcdonald in left, centre, and
ATHLETICS Or PHILADELPHIA.
But two ner names aTs IT, ueceasa.5 to 60. eonp!css
sap tTna "a TIC Empire stste mi sntrer 10 Ieis1.-
staas Reae seeond esse: cahber senscneF
fer, FoEaa. Beny, and two Others not Jet decided
4f'':' w. c1scrSNxT1 OF c1Sc1NsAr.' 's'.
This club VII be one of tho. strongest IN the
posed of the following we1-knowu nrst-claas plAy-
@ e.ss Ei oa saS5 sR B; nsia saA s-ses
{once OF tho IrTinztons,, centre Held; tioult nt1
base; D, ALLISON, catcher for iefs nsl1s position
r. III aboye % ,iss use ntsteass New Tork pia5era
are enrolled on the Ctnctnnatis' roster.
| kAI7OSAlA OF WARRINGTON.
| The Nationals thia year are stronger than eTef.
Like the C1nctnnAtia theJ ase determined 70 win
Z that contamination caa he brought snoat By .
gether Il . good nine. Their ns1t nine this year
wln embrace the following: EoI Fo1keF, bef.
% Woods. ada'i Win saosus4tes 9o n coughnn, Pstfs
' Hodges nnd Crawford
The HAymAkerB hare not been mater!auJ
, Strengthened since last .ear. A nne nine OF pro
! fessed plareu viii represent the cluh, however.
the 1asaiss e1i; ,hias {, sso s
put forth e1orts 70 outstrtp New York = IN hal
| club. 4 professional organization, exists there
whlch ts the cttyh pride, but tts playing strength
stand against the hesFJ Clubs outstde- The FL
= | cels!oFs may be doing something to bring up n
{ club to 1Yst-cass PLAYING merit; but So they II
| doing their work 7e9J quietly.
| cfnEk oEaArizAr1osH-
The refAphng Of the Union Club Of Nn1ris11s
=, and Buckeye Of Cincinnati "a the full condition {
anateuEH, threw some dozen nIst-ciAss plavers on
q employ msns; These & hsye been added g II
{ Two men to complete 1tst-class n1nes sud th
- S'Ntnk spota' complained Of heretofore hare cot
: | sequentJ been strengthened Besides these gut,
: number Of good pk5en E1dnases q a1natee
- ! With market well flled-Nhica WAS nerer Il
| case befuye--tt has become An easy matter
= Elengthen clubs, sad nrstctass organizations n
no longer present pateted-up feld Of " rank an
- Bes,de the seven clnhA above na1ned there VI
q also be l2fKt nulnbef Of eemlprpfessona1 orgal
:, i1ations scch a. the tTtngtons, OF New Jersel
N ke1Rone, Camden. aad Others, q Phlaicp1i, y,
u LOWELL ot Boston: Union and Empire, of 8
Louis; Eckford, OF williamsburg, l. /, md ff
Others tu all paxta Of the Un1ou. many Of who
win vtatt New York The coming sea7on- Int
+ amateur organizations, TIC CHIEF Of Viii!
y are the Harvard College, Of Boston; Tn
- | Of Sew Haven; Star and EIcelAioT, OF Hrookls1
u Ron, of New Tort; Pzsuine, Of baltimore, a
i many otheH-for ansseur clubs aft Numbered
"a thousands- Harrard and Lowell arc to Ftdt Ne
York md ple{ AZ ne le.dlnE enos as.t aad - IS
selses on Brooklyn ground Tale viii also visit :
=; "a Is her custom prior to tia annual contest Vt
= | Hnr7nTd: - the suostEW clubs ere to Euuag1e
asg Ehisn ~ os TIE egnMent o. 81 ena1ane d[as
= season viii be OF higher interest than for ma
= | years pas. Altogether, the summer Of % viii
~ the most exciting Gnee The Introduction Of