, 1874-04-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

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It is Just beginning to be fair!y realized that Chicago
ia to have rst-iass baseball club this season aue
that the memorable contests which tooE place during
$780, 1871 and 1917 to be repeated upon ne greer
diamond. It may be doubted whether Wa shall ever se<
again the immense crowds the strong interest anu the
hearty enthusiasm which used to attend the old White
Stocking games, but it Is certain that the really e1cel-
lent nine for 1873 will to great degree succeed in re-
yiyiug the oI-tine popularity OF the national game.
WITH THE SINGLE EXCEPTION or MALONE,
the catcher, the lime il or hanl Ready for business
though the weather has been too gold for outdoor
rractice Malone il due next Wednesday, md the
club will be in shape to begin operations. Jimmy
Wood the Captain aud s'cond haseman is still con-
duel to his bed with disabled knee, though he Is III
fair way 10 It will however be 1t least Two
months before he can hole to take his place III the
nine. His base will be played by Hines who hes nllesl
the position with credit heretofore though were he
hangel from esinR,'' 10 oue in Chicago would be-
lieye tina: he could ill Jimmy Nood4 p!:ce. Hinea is
splendid ball player y reputation, aud the manage
hive no doubt Of his ability to take care Of base
No. 2.
TIE OTHER POSITIONS
will b az before aunounced-Lettleiu, pitcher. Ma
lone, catcher; Devlln, first: Force. short Meycrle
third cuthEest, left Treacy, eentre and EinkAam
right field aud change pitcher. pikham is in reTfec:
health once more and will doubtless avail himself Of
the opportunity to chow tlst be play ball His
1efs~hand delivery will once more 10 brought in to
bother opposing batsmen when they "get on Zett-
leiu's pitching hesvi!y-more especially tie Dos
tons who could bas hnkhaul. Treacy, too, has
lost ground 10 recover in Chicago, and Judging
All in all, the nine promises to he tough lot for the
Eastern clubs to TACKLE and will, no doubt be found
to be the strongest Chicago has ever hid
About the 18th 2Oth OF this month the White
Stockings will 70 to St. Louis. there to play tla En-
pres and st. Louis Red Stockings three ganes each,
the charge Of hE. Young, the manager, and will he
absent about two weeks. Tie championship scaRon
Athletics. of philadephia, play the White Stockings
on the latters gronndt corner Of State and Twenty
third Streets On the 10th OF May the Athletics aud
White Stockings will try it again on tho Goth and
I'D tho Whites plAy the Now York Mutuals the
nth and soth {piobably} the Philadepi.s PLY here
1y lie whip pennsnt here, and Play three games to
hold it. II they can, against Chicago.
This year, it should be borne in mind, the cham.
ionsip series consists OF ten games. making seventy
III al which each club must play there seven
contesting c1ut in the teld. According To the rule,
aud ID believed at tie Inducements here will be
strong Is to glre larger number OF games In this
city
VISITING MINES.
The mines which arc to visit Chicago at the begin
ming of the made up follows:
Bosto1-spaulding. pitcher: Mevey, catcher; Hall.
Georges Wright, shors; LeornzI left; Harry Wright,
centre; White, right; sehafIsr and Gould, substi-
Athl<ae-afcBride. pitcher; Clapp, catcher Fis|er,
first Batttn, second slct;eary short Sutton, third
Gedncy, left; sense,de:fe: centre; AcAulhn, right:
dtiphia-cum1nirss. pitcher; Hicks, catcher;
Mack, first; Crarcr, second; Fulner, abort Rad
cun, third; IoEi, left; Eggler, centre; Bech,el,
right.
Nutual-Mathews pitcher; .. Allison. catcher !;
Start, first Nelson, second Burdoek, short Holds
worth, third !; Hatfield left; Remsan. centre; Hig
ham, right.
Besides these there arc the Baltimore, Atlantic and
Hartford mines, all contestants for the championship
Tbs Baltimore nine includes Bsauar, Sell1nan- Could
Sweasy, ". White, Kohlcr Dean, Holly, and Bielaeh
the Atlantic: Bond, FarTow, Dehlm.n, Clinton. Fergu-
Fon Pearce. Booth, Hodes centre hed), West, and
Dover; the Hartford Fisher Hastinsa E. Mills, Addy
6sazrns, Barlow, IipEer. like, Boyd, and Baruie.
FIRST LAsTEAS TRIP.
The White Stockings start Oh their first Eastern trip
the 9th Of June The only games thus far arranged
with the BoRtouH ths 24th, Goth, And 27th Of
1nne.
THE GROUNDS.
Work the Twenty-second street grounds Is rapid
y pushed forward, the plans for the stands having
been drawn up By Mr.. Roberts, weu-known arcli- |
ect. The grand stand will contsin 1888 kiitings ind
will he furnished with comfortable settees numbered.
Three hundred seats in this stand will be sold
It SO each the rate O. about Is cents for each
game Tucse se.ts will be ready for sals this week.
Then there will be the complimentary stand for the
stockholders and other persons the frest. This
will bs exclusive nTAr, containing 800 Beas. Tho
total seating-capacity OF the grounds will be not
for from 1000 sidetrack will be laid from State
Btrca to the entrance Of the grounds, that specta
tors ride directly to the gates. AL garnea will
commence promptly 1T 3:15 D. m.