, 1875-03-14
What Will Be Done with Force---
The Spring Programme.
The Approaching Billiard Tournament in
Chicago.
occident On His Eastward Way in His
Travelling Palace.
International Rifle Match.


3 | IN reply to the order from the management Il
quiring thom to bs Oh hand by the 18th ms
Higham, Petcrs, Zettlein, and Deylin haya =
1eady arrived, and tho otha1a will be hero K
mouow. The above-named players are lookin
we'll. and report themselves in fns condition
requiring but little pracsicn to bring tbei
muscles into sctivity. They are anxious to 20
work, very harmonious foeling seems to inspir
sll OF them, aud they xre hopeful OF pazsin,
through tho season very successfully.
gymnasium has been provided for their pro
liminaEy trimming exercise on Twenty-thist
street, IN which thsy will pass most Of thei
time. swinging clubs throwing ball, ETC., unit
about May l.
About that date they will go to St. Louis,
whore, on the 9Th and 8th, they will play thei,
first games with the new St. Louis Club. II tho
! weather during the month Of Aplu is inclamenr,
aud there is no chance for outdoor exercise, tho
| Club will DC tasen to Iouisriils to spend = cou-
/ pie OF weeks or more IN practice games with
I como Of the amateurs at that CITY.
| The grounds 1t the corner OF State aud Tvcn-
ty-thtd streets will be rolled aud pns into proper
condition AS soon as the weather will permit
| Few changes wall be made. These will moatlS
ba confined to the grand stand, which will bo ar
tolls. The large posts which have heretofore in-
tertepted the v1ew from somo parta OF the
stand will bo removed, and other improvements
made. Wood il to be provided With au Office on
the ground. A small building is to be erected
Tor that purpo5e. Here lie Will make his head
uu5rtets' reeaira hase hall nawa and +~,os@ct
the busincas Of the Club.
The first ch,upionshin xan,es here u;,, ba
tha return games NTH the St. Louis niue. which
Tho nenly-e1ected Tnd1riarv Coo,mitfcc con,.
posed Of three membors at The Athlstics h.va
decided that Force belonrs to that cinh M.ns
aeer Wood has .ont word to FoTca ordsrinr lin,
to nut in m npre7ranco ftra m tha 1sth ;nat
Bur il ia pot exnectcd thns h, wiII ahan
the summons. Ii ia onlT for tx
principle involved in the cazo th,t NV
dispute il urged. II n player haa
right to enter into contract WITH Que club while
already under engagcnent to another, it is Justly
tho,irht that = gccd deal OF trouble viii ensnn.
that it will incresse tho nnreliabilt7 Of plaTern
aud make it iucoss:bio for n,ly nnnnrt,nent ~
anticipate al approaching bali seaaon in IT, en-.
gasemen. Of it's piaye1s Mr, Forces ser-
vices aro not 40 Tattah,n hat ttat thav ~
easily bo dispensed With. h il Tast;V over.
1ased He is baseball LacE Who
has ecen his best days. aa was
simply d demonstrated last season. H. is intem-
perate, coussxn: kicker, q grumbIer. and 3 CON
him. Let him 20 by all means, Tho rnanaee-
ment saw that if be comes hera thav shall nj |
play him IN auy of tho chamnion.hin carne. hnt /
ps! him his ssiary aud lay i1im on fle shelf. |
Tho comso pursued ia phiialclphia has Caused \
good deaf oi diseatisfactioa among other cl1hs.
Tbs aiutuals. the Boston5 and tf1o Hartfor1s harn
announced that thcy viii not piav with t,a
AtLlstics in any games wherein Forca NAV tals
part. Tbs loss Of this pfayed-ou: mai does @
rot il the ie.st wo.ten the Ch}cson nino 1;ttis
aeterp, . mao Of temperate babits re1iss1. A] an1
aithfat. will bo pIaycd a. sboIt-ston. nost,ov
d which last season he made a yerv br,I,ant
ecord. Kear.s viii play eecoud baso and It !,
aid be il likely to take Care Of It "a wall ~ nv
nry1sxn nv,r,
The action Of Tia Convention lat vea1+ ~, +ha I
eyision Of The rules was brief bnt faw ch1nsss
eiug introduced, The most imnortant WA that
I removing tho homc-b.se rom its fo,mar
osltioo to one locatad ontsida thu nni.b,1, l;aa
hereby fho str,ker's nost;on too ia aat h.ae'
nd the facility Tor hitting fair fnuja prea,lr
.duced. In regard to the deiya1y ~ tba hi
10 Typographical error which marked t,,e uord- %
IL in tho printed rule OF Iast year. snI wh;ch
'ns!sted Of inserting tbs wozd ITO instead of :
II, Was corrected and the rule now reads SO ]
70 require the pitcher to deliver the ball with
70 arm sw,nslns "nea:ly perpendicular ut the =
de OF the body and with the hand SWING for :
ndea ia iee;t;napo ~u 1r.,sps. snS up ma e.
st se,son. hnt allows of ths Isnsi -,n5a.t u q
rowinv nr.:ticed ho sfcnE;Sa srai,I.
nthews, Gnmrinra. and thc nthe, n1psn,na5S, 4
tchers. The rnfe ro7srnne '6e ~ !naE;no. JE;nen.
attracts By players Was amended go Us to taake J,
y contract made With PLAYER before Nor. q
each season illegal. and be must have the
7tten consent Of the clab he plays NTH befo.e
can play in : match game before that date, n
~ ~ - ~ ~ m!oss "As repeated On &C.
1ida ~ /. a.rsn" y. eouna OF tae words n
.o. and the vcrd hall sHtGu ~ TO nm
y rule uefines ererv hall na nnea;. tne N
t pitched over tho 5ase and h;oh ~ 49, - -. ! tt
Led for and every third such bail sent in il TO
called This will be hard upon tho pitchers r
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