The New York herald., 1871-02-19
BASE BALL NOTES.

Prospects Of tho Coming Seas0n--Club Oraani-
zati0ns-Appointment on the National As
sOcintiOn Committees.
The coming base ball season promises TO be the
liveliest and at the time the most brilliant OF
any before known in the history OF the sport.
Owing to the comparatively large number
of professional clubs that win during the
summer and fall months contest upon the
the turred field for the supremacy first class
players have been In great and unprecedented de-
mand ever since the season Of 1870 closed. New
YORK, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago Washington,
Troy, Cleveland Rockford and even Omaha Will each
have first class professional mines. Brooklyn which
mas always occupied prominent position in the
very front rank Of the sport, and which has ever
been able to boast OF at ieast one club
than which there were few as good and
none BETTER viii content herself this season with
resting upon her aurels The old Atlantics are
wholly broken up four Of their best players having
joined the Mutuals, Of New York, one the White
Stockings, OF Chicago, and one the Haymakers, OF
Troy leaving but three--yiz., Chapman, Hall and
Mcdonald as remnants OF what was but recently
''the' club Of the country.
Those most competent TO Judge Of such matters
declare that the Mutuas will be py far the strongest
team In existence, and that the Washington O,ym-
pics, who have Edward Mills, late OF the "Mutesn y
as first base and captain, Asa Brainerd as pltcner,
Allison catcher, Sweezy as second base, Leonard
as snort stop and Berthrong as centre field, Will
stand second upon the list.
inc following is the Mutual nine complete:-Fer-
guson, captain and second base: Joe start, first
base; Charles Smith, third base; Richard Pearce
short stop; VOTERS pitcher; Charles Mills, catcher
Hatheld, left field; Egger centie field, and Patter.
lhe Haymakers, OF Troy. will ase he very strong,
many of their old PLAYERS who distinguished them
selves last year in the Chicago nine having
turned to their first love.
The Forest City Club OF Cleveland, retain all their
old players with the exception OF their right field
and their short stop, These two positions are filed
respectively by Bass and Charles Pabor both OF the
and the positions In which they will pay:-Catcher,
James White; pitcher Albert Pratt; first base. James
Carlton; second rase, Eugene Kimbali third base,
George Heubeli; centre keld Arthur Allison; right
field Charles PaDorj they have not as yet secured
Wn @ IN
Of James White they nave, without DOUBT the mosr
enective and the most brilliant catcher that ever
stood behind bat and as o batter ne has but few
equals. Pratt their pitcher, is also good player,
MIS- only fault being his inability to control the
q coniesting nine happen 70 get the "hang''
o. his delivery panor can take MS place. ana treat
Bass is good short stop hard and safe hitter and
an earnest worker. Let the professionals beware Of
Washington Oiympics and Harry Wright's Boston
nine, as the players OF the famous old "Red Stock
organizations. In this case 1t win be "Red stock
ings" against Reds" and If they 90 not make
the lur N.Y. IL Will be wonder.
MOVEMENTS OF PROFESSIONALS.
Pike late OF the Atlantics, ana Beavins, OF the
Stars. Will play with the Haymakers. Atwater, OF
the "Reds,n has gone 10 the Chicago nine and also
Zettlein OF the Atlantics These both first class
pitchers. Thomas Forker, Alfred Thako and Thomas
Lennon have gone to Fort Wayne Ind Spaulding,
OF the Forest City, OF Rockford, the two Wrights,
McVey and Gould have gone to Boston. Martin and
Nelson, Of the Mutuas and Hodes and Durfy. of the
White stockings, have again returned to the Old
Eckfords. Meyere Will play third base for the
Philadelphia Athletics
President Wildey, OF the National Association, has
announced the following committees for 1871. The
National Association book will be ready for dis
trlDution carly In March,
Rules-M. ]. Kelly. New York Associations. E. Fl.
Hayhurst Pennsy sylvania; w. Hayes, New Jersey;
J. 8; Page New YORK; Il. G. Mclean, District of Co
lumbia.
Prtnttng-W. Glenn, New York; T. Foley, Ili-
noIs; I. w. Cantwel, New York.
Nonsnatfons-A. u. Wright, Pennsylvania; Titus
Sheard, New York; j. Sterling, New YORK.
Judtcfary--J. ]. Rogers, Pennsylvania; G. K. By
ram. Massachusetts,; A. Putnam. Uonnecticut; J. Ii.
Westervet, New Jersey A. @. Habach Pennsyl-
vania; M. W. Dowling, New York; James Woods,
Illinois; W. D. Jones, New York; W. J. Hilton, New
Jersey.