, 1873-08-17

-. THE NEW phoFEBRfoNAI CLUB.
The match yostofaay botween lilo "nod" md
"Whito" Stockings fully demonstrated that tho
people Of Chicago have not lost their love for
tho National dalno, and that Chicago morits
tic reputation Hho hos Of bcing tic groAtoat
Chicago will lavo a club which sho can vol DO
proud Of. Tho following, gentlemen Intend
to bring tho "ohnmpion ponnant" OF
M 1874 t0 S,o, Chicago. ,,; Tho most ~, important
unnagor's Thcro novor has boon but three 4 l
managers Of bali clubs in tho country, viz: Mir.
Joyce, who brought tho old Cincinnati Rod
Stockings" 70 the onviablc position thoy
tic montor for The Athictics 81 Phi1ade!phla d
from tho Year J. md lust, but not lcaett, Niol-
charge Of tho destinioa Of the "Chcagos" noxt
year. Nick as ho is generally callod, liz tho best
and thcir unfftness for othors. Taking
o number Of daorEanizol nines in Washington
composed Of players genoraly considered
nine that dotaated ut al thoPhlaaolnnla % WiIto stook 5
ings tho other day worry badly. Noxt to tho
manager In Importance comes tho Captain.
Harry Wright and James Wood are tho only two
good captains among professional ball.playors.
tempered, or hnve somo .othor tlisqua1incations.
jamoB Wood, or % tho boys Bay, "Jim,ny," Id
to DO Captain OF the ChicagoH. He will also
guard tho second base, position In which he hns
Jimmy i an Old Il Ell 'aa paser % boa % nning
with Diokio pearco, Creighton (who was tho
first swift pitchor), and Hurry Wright, In 1870
II 40 y waa ,, tho Captain and hocond basoman of
tile Old WhitcH." Tho catchor'a position will
Philadelphia playor, but first got Ills reputation
oatclerr,. assisting tho pitc6or great dcal BY
using hiB brains in bis playing, or, as 1t is
entchor, short stop, md first baso for tic Athet
les, all of which positions ho filled crcditnbly,
but hia position unquostionably is bohind tho
bat whore ho now plays In the Philadelphinu.
to asogs 4soSs 1as0n haaog y to psa Ssv WILL xn n n
1s67-es and 90, tho " Charmer" +" acquired
tho reputation Of boing ono of tho ewiftoat, most
accurate, md enduring pitchers in tho country;
but George did not use Lis head enough. Ho
ho cauio under Jimmy Woods tutelago. David
". Force, or "Little George Wright as he
uHed to be called in Washington, ono Of tho fow
good shortssors In tho country, IS to all that
position IN tho coming nine. N tho Olympic
yico. Tlen he wont to Troy to play In the Hay-
makors. On tho broaling up Of that nine Nick
Young persuaded him to 50 to bnltimoro, whoro
h. arSs now Is o p pays third IaaG 3s in the Bal
James a; Devliu, Of the present White Stock.
i;gs,, t;gs,,, VIII play rat base; 9 H9 is eompara-
lively unknown outsldo OF Philadelphia. whore
ho has long enjoyed Q reputation aa ono Of tho
post R!ayes1 { Of tao Q1rker City being om-
:. we hnve Bpoken OF the second basoman,
Jimmy Wood. we now como to third baae,
most difficult position to fill we'll, aud Low
hioyerlo has played 1t as we'll as 1t can DO
played. Ho Is a!so a very usoful man, being ablo
to play any posit'on oredltably. Ho, too, ia an
old philndolphian. He first came into notice In
tho Athletics, whoro hc has caught, pitched, and
played almost every other position. Ho is not
one ot your variable players, who has good and
bad days. Flo is always good,
~ Left aold Wtll bo attended to BY Edgar e.
Cuthbert better kno"n to ChicagoanH MS
" cathy."' fie ie the best nelder In the country.
a Hllre catch, swift runner, and q wonderfully
accurate. strong thrower. We all remombor
TINT o1thy" made tho winning run IN the
memorable game IN cincinnati, when tho
Nni1os ntaE co1qurod the then thought IN
v1nclble " acd stocklnge." Ned iB M old "Ath-
!etlc payer, VINO played IN Chicago in l870-71,
ENC !ast yeat pIayou wlth t4o Athletics, whom