, 1875-08-08

dissolution Of the Boston nine. BAYS:
OF course, the question Ia " What il Harry Wright
going TO 40 about it :" II the Chicago people thint
tha because they havs obtained the services Of
Boston Club faous 1ttcher catcher, aud second ase
mau, and that Of the Athletic Clubs equally
third basemsr, together with assisting CORPS Of
frsclass he lers in the other positions Thereby they
have secured the championship for the coming Cen
tenntal year. they will hud themselves mistaken. It
has taken fire yesEs Of arduoas work in selecting,
training. disdpiuing, and Aarmonfzing the Boston
Club team up to s present high standard in which
amen Continent Ut ad twill It vii tx years % of eIiIss
work, though not SO many, to build up auoher corps
Ike It. Hartford thought that in ths very strong
cos Of nayezs they had secured for l8s their
In winning the pepn1nt almost assured. and ret
tho half 81 the season is rot mora than passed ere
they are found third on the st Of contesting teams
team is not lis possession Of nine composed Of
the most noted players IN the 1raternity but In the
ability Of the e TO be worked to the standard Of
harmonious efforts IN doing their bes. to win accord
ing to the established rule Of the game in this
-"raying for the side" This Is the true element Of
victory in haae-ha nine There must, too be some
other incentive beyond that of emp|ye rning one 8
salary There mnst be+a feeling of club PRIDE This
the B' ston Club, like the old Cincinnati Club. has
never Jet has had. and besidcs buying up players Of
the Red Stockings, the Chicago Club managers will
together = team to win tae coveted peunaut.
The new Chicago team, It mnss be said, will hare
one element tn It never before possessed oy success
composed mainly Of Western players. spalding,
Barnee, and Anson, are from the old Rockford clu5
Of Illinois White and Sutton Of the old Cleveland
Club Of Ohio; reters IL from st. Louis Golden from
Eeokuk and McYey from Indianapolis. :.
Rig FIRES AND BAsErpA1I-
The Clipper editora1ly says:
We afraid that there will be trouble between tho
Chicago Baseball Clubs. Our school-books used to
tell us that money makes the mare co." and Boston
declares that money .lso mikes the professional base
Of each other. No sooner was Chicago lid wasta
BY the devouring elenent-meaniog hre-thsn Bos-
ton sought to emulate her In tile line Of 6rc but
With only partial SUCCESS. Aud now, no sooner
does Boston show her ability to be champion balI-
tosser than Chicsgn seeks to overthrow her and rob
OF the champions to go West for certain consid-
eration the consideration being sums ranging from
two thousand dollars to four thousand dollars per
player, tie manager. spaldinR, being promised the
Atter sum, told. Verify, Is good to be pro-
fes9ional hai'tosseF with nothing do all winter and
caEn And threatens to train up new pine thas eh,,1
make 1t warmer fos Chicago than the big hre nsde it.
TUE BOSTON CLUB FOE NEXT YEAR.
4 letter from the veteran Harry Wright in-
forms US thst he is going to remain iu Boston
Stockings in 1876 which, be hopes viii do An
much credit to the ci:y as tho existing :eam has
hitherto dohe. There has been. each season. a
general desire on the part Of professionals to
get an engagement In the Boston team. for we'll
known feasons- In the fret place. the oreani.
zatou Ii controlled by well-to.do Boston mer-
chants. admirers OF the game. who treat their
professionals not As mere hired seryauta but a.
they would like 10 be treated themselves under
similar circumstances. Secondly. the Boston
press act very Gbera'ly towards the players, ciy
ing them due credit for work well done and betnp
senient when censure is necessary. Thirdly. the
players arc placed under the conmand OF
Captain who stands alone in the manner 10 which
he trains his men No harsh orders like those
OF military martinet, no open rebukes of the
men on the field, no ebuliitionH Of iti-tenper be-
fore the public but simply kind consideration
for their errors and warm praise for their skill.
together With general interest ia their personal
welfare Under such circumstances ia it eur
pz'sing that Harry Wright should be able to CON-
mand choice of men ut fair salaries The
nucleus of the Boston centennial team-it,e
gong TO be grand yesr for baseball is 1876
are Harry ana George Wright. Leonard Besls
Manning, and O'Rourke. Here are three baee-
m6n, 4 short-stop, and two out6elders, in.
ciu'aine two change pitchers, to begin
With Long before this year is OUT Harry
will have secured new pitcher and catcher.
aEd with two more men to Gil up With. 4 team
will be raised which will tronble even Cant,
Spaldine's Western Wtlte Stockings 70 ahip.
How these two clubs sill 20 for each other. and
the Athlet,cs will also join in to do their oest to
polish of Chicago! Thea. tn- Acre will be the |
Westalu rivals of st. LOUIS Ria *;.poinnkti. 1he |