, 1874-12-06

ing, = ACCORDING to tho Piiiladelphia papers
nowoyor, everything is moving smoothly. AM
tue Athletic nino, with fow changes perhaps
viii be rs follows: Aebfado s pitcher and cap
second base; Sutton, third baso short atop un
Oiled; Eggfer. left holI: Hall, ccntro field
Bradley, right field. Mcnnl!in has signed witt
tic Athletics. but it is said, will play with tht
1s a na S. ae Gou ss' saRss aaaos Sn III
drawal weaksns the club. yet it is d nine thai
| will work hard for victory, especially when cap
tainol bY Dick Mcbride.
] 1. THE pu1LADE1ru1As. -:
| The announcement comes ono day TINT this
club will not reorganizo, and tho next that full
nine has been secured. The club management
has not nado money this season, but Instead has
baen considerably out Of pocket. They are 80
ing to try it ngaiu, howoycF, aud tho names pub
lishcd are just as good. it not bottor, than those
| Of tho past season. Some Of tho names arc in
| other clubs, yet the plIladolphias claim their
| slsaatures attached to contracts aud that ought
to settle it. The leagtty Lew, good batter but
an unreliable folder, is among the players. willis
| Crayer aud Dochtel leave to join the Oontenni-
as. Tl1er rivals, the Athletics, won nino OF TIC
ten games Of the series tiis yoar, and tho Phil
adelpliias intendto havo 10 more such ono-sidod
work Tie latest announcement stands thus
Cummings, pitcher; 6nydor, catcher; Gould,
first hnse: AfoGcary SECOND bnse and Captain
Moyeslc, third base; Fulmor, short stop; Shaf-
fer, LETT field; Dean, centro field; Fisher, right
field; Williams, substitnte. Snyder is said to
have signed, as well Us McMullin, but there raus.
bo some mistake about signatures. Tho na1neb
arc probably given ont by friends OF the clubs
to strengthen them On paper; but it must hurt the
reputation Of players to 90 ciassed as - ''revoy-
ers." Malone aud HoIdsrorth are aleo mentioned
rs having 'aigned the papers" to play. Williams
isn California player. aud not the one who played
With the defEnct Baltimore Club. Shaifer is
from tho Hartforts- II will be noticed TINT the
Philadelphia Club has rnEdo now deal nll round,
save Ful.ner and Cummings. taking pattorn after
tue ner!fosds who retain only ons OF their old
nine. Mills. It will bo hard work to got the men
down to play together, bu5, at remarked before,
they can hare lots Of practice with professional
Clubs without going out Of sight Of Independence
Hall.
TuR cEHTESN1AIs.
Tha :hird club Of tae Quakers is named tho
Centennial, like everything eso in thai city now.
There are only two inthorto professionals in the
niue, Decltel and Craves, pitcher and catcher,
the rost Icing made up from amateur clubs. Tho
names arc as follows: Abadio. Mckinley. Trcn-
Quinlaa, ard Tnu,ons. the managers are in
favor Of the 25-cont-nlmission 1ee. VOL, they
onght to be.
TIE ST. LOUIS cIuD.
'The Eiilage at the other end Of tho bridge is
waking up, aud claims TO have team that will
especially the AooAuh fellows. Tho riuo is not
= weak one, ret it Is certainly weaker than half
aozon othors. Tho games with tho Chicago
Club wiil hnvo much interest and if the club
vest don't win eyer5 ssub with the club from
the sleepy old town OIL the Missigsppi, they
will llsappotnt raany Ioyera OF the game hcro.
L rnnst be remembered that tllis is ST. Lons'
first ATTEMPT at professional club, oil their
Tho ga:no IN St. Louis 10 u,ually played On Sls-
day, tho wicked inhabitants preforrinG that day
above any other for outdoor amusomeats. ii
remains to be seen whether they will want to
havo professional contests talso p!cco on that
Jim White, OF the D5stons, do about |
it. as we'll as tho highIy-moral nine OF our own
moral city The ntno We published heretofore Ia |
still going the rounds, but theirs seems to bo q
hitch Us to whether Mca1ullin and Miller will |
play in it or uot. Tho names arc ~ follows |
Bradley. pitcher; Miller. catcher: Dahi1usu. !
rst bnse; Battin. seconl base Fleet, third !
bass; Poarco, ehors stop aad Captain Cu:h-
bert left field Waitt centre told Pike right |
ielder, and Waitt substitute. Tie pitcher and.
.atchar of the Eas.on Club lave a tIne rep;l:a-
ION, and tho homogeneous remainder arc fair
o 1niddling.
THE WESTERNS.
Keohuk is in Iowa. Population III the neigh
,ornood Of Il. 900. On tllo *Iissisnnpi And it
$ going into business in tho i. y. :. A4soca-
ion. Il is 205 rallcs abo1a st. Louis. and the
:ivalEy between tho Geta City and tho Bridge
Clty will be q fierce one. Tho question ls, Twill
t pay." The keo1ukans think it will, and
IS theT pay for their whistle, they
,ught to be allowed to blow it. Ono OF
heir players announced last week. Snyder, has
low s,gnidad his iutcnsion Of playing sSith tho !
Tao gate receipts in tlle Go:o
.ity are not going to mako ths mansgcrs rich,
nd como Of tho Eastern players think they
rould have hard tirno getting their se1artes.
The club is :s fallovs: Trait, pitcher; Snyder
catcher: Simmons or LaDhan, i.ss !
,aso: Miller, secoad base: Goldsmith, third
1880; DrannocA, short stop: Riley. right field;
iolden, centre field Ti1rner, left fa]d. Al
'ratt, Of the Cleveland Forest Citrs, has not |
een 10 tho field for e few years, and, II bis arm
as not forgotten its c1nrine. he ca:l bother tho |
ost bat.ors. If Snydcr fa.ig to come West, WHY
70. teke Qniup of tho Frapklins, good catcher,
nd one that will not Let q man run to second
;itr impuuity? Eut, then. somehow or other,
$50 bal.ists ero not appreciated in their own
ecsion4 Tie Wo.k zoos Eaa; for talc,t. and
ic9 versa.
r7; Arr.Sr1cs.
This o1I-si,11e organization r,rurasc tn rntor |
na fed ,a1a;n for Tia tyantieth renson. M
rithstauiling tho loss of Bond mad o:her plnyprg
rained last reason. Chanmnn ia hard Mt yor: 10 |
ct a cIuh in nrooklvn t. ,rin n fow games from
Euns rjs;tinr Doccbcrrille nni3 ratc in - farv /
hnSe1s On ia ca-t,ncrari-n nr;nc;nie IA Ina
ecured Pshor SUo3sr roth Trsaior Tir,nr
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