, 1873-01-12
SPORTING.
The Boston Base Ball Nine
for the Coming
Season.
Notes Of the Nation..I Game from
Other Points.
Ubassey, Of New Orleans, Accepts
Diou's Challenge.

A largo aud enthusiastic nesting OF thenowly-
organized Boston Base Ball Club was held last
evening ut BRACKETS Hall. for the purpose Of ro-
calving the championship elnblsms, Which
reached this city some days ago, having been
scnt by tho Championship Committee, which
consists Of Mess IL. Hayliuzat Of the Athletics,
Cla:I, Of the Hayuakcra, and Davidson, OF tho
Of = red red, white, aad bIno six a:rca:ner and
peanant niado OF bunting Tie Inter is Come
thirty feet in length, aad bears tho word
Champions " in lluc letters On white field.
the border being Of red. Tho figures "1s73,"
at tho staG-end. The strcamer 1a more elab-
Il Is forty fec: in length, and a
line Of stars runs through tho blue por-
ton, which extends hall tho length Of tho
streamor. tho reminder consisting Of single
stripes Of red nnd white. They will be on o1hi-
bition in q fow days, rs soon as q room can bo
hired for tue purpose.
From present Indications tho nino Of the next
eoason will provo fully equal to tho task Of re-
g.lantly won. The players that have been en-
gaged, titus far, are Messrs. George and Harry
Wright, Leonard. Dirtsall, and Schafcr, Of the
nino Of 1872, aud James NEito. Of tho Forest
best players in tho catchcr's position that can
be found in the country. Ho will tcko the place
OF McVcy, who is to play tho Hccond bsse for
tho Baltimore niue. Gould telegrnQEB that he
has decided not to enter tho arena, tho coming
season, and negotiations are now pending, with
City Club Of Cleveland, to fill his place. Barnes
and Spaulding arc still undecided whether they
will play or not. It is to be hoped that both can
bo securcd, for they are players the Boston nino
cannot vary well afford to lose. Rogers will not
play, being engaged in mercantile pursuits in
Now York. Among tho players mentioned as
likely to be engaged are Norman and O'Rourke
OF the Mansfelda, B:ninard and Glenn of the
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the Forest City. Twelve or fifteen other pronai-
nent players have written to tho managers ask
ing engagements.
The club is in o yorY prosperous condition,
now numbering about d hundred members,
twenty OF whom signed the constitution last
city is intending to offer nino gold badges for
the best Junior players in their respective posi-
tions, the coming season.
There will be ut least six clubs in the contest
for the championship next season-.he Boston,
Baltimore, Athletic, Philadelphia, Mutual, aad
Atlantic. A nine is talked Of IN Chicago, though
it is doubtful il anything like successful enc
will be raised there. The Mutuals Of New York
experience having discouraged al parties inter
oEted in tho old style OF management. Several
Of tho old players haye been re-c1gaged, and il
the club is managed properly tho nine will bo q
formidable one. The AtIantics will reorgani2e,
also on the cooperative system, under their
Ne~A-" ~AN
phia nino will have somo strong men, among
whom may be mentioned Malone behind the lat,
Mack at first base, and Trcacy, In tho field.
Taken all in all, it is beloved that tho playing
talent Of the country will be moro evenly dis
tributed among the several contestants next seq
son than was the case last season, and that the
rivals will be well worthy Of each others best
efforts.
THE NEW CHICAGO NINE
The recent action Of the Board Of Directors Of
the Chicago Base Ball Association, in directing
Secretary Thatcher to advertise through tho
New York Clipper for d nine for 1878, meets
zens. Tho Board are already in ro-
ceipt OF 1ettera from somo OF the best
experts at tho game in the country, and there is
no reason why hrst-class team should not be
obtained. The following nine has been sug-
gested by one Of the leading stockholders, who
informs us that they can be secured SpaIding,
pitcher Allison, catcher; Fisher, first baso
Wood, second base Sutton, third base; Barnes,
short stop; Cuthbert, left fold Treacy, centre
field; Martin, right field; Quinn, substitute.
Tho question, however, will DO thoroughly dis-
cussed at tho stockholders' rneeting, at the
Mochaaics' Exchange, No. 1873 Lasalle street,
next Monday evening, when new and. it is to
be hoped, more enterprising Board Of Directors
will bo elected