, 1875-11-28
...~,;.w With ii SpaldiDg, Captain
' AZ the Centennial Ch'cagos'
His Judgment ofthe Playing Strength
of the Clubs for Next Year.
sk,,cbes Of The Members Of the White
WV Stocking Nine Of 1876.
r...;, {rom Other Games and Pashmes
'' ..-No.es and Comments.


BASEBALL.
r. ryrEgyUw WITH Mr. sPA1n1Sd.
-, o-r<,nondens< Of The CHICAGO Tribune.
~,1n s1 nj. Nov. 27.-A TRIBUNE reporter
80 +be reaidcnce OF Mr. William Brown.
eaas. -a-,h Of Rockford. last night, for the pur-
Ile =. in,aryiexinR ii Spa1ding, the celebrated
P's hi n,tcher, late Of tho Boston nine and
"..,.1 m.rs ger and one Of the Directors Of
c.;c,po Club. Mr. Spalding is spending hls
~1,oon ~. IN Rocsford. he Was last week mar
~. - !. n,s:oo, Aass, to very accomplished
.sa 49,. nrndsome Boston lady named helsa' and as
80 e.:e], they are spcnd'nR the honey
49, - N, residtnce Of Alr. Spaldlng's brotheF-
:. I.v MI. Dsoxn, 10 this CITY.
n.+;n7 h~en ustered into the presence OF sae
-. h,1;nl.,e1. the reporter made every poss1-
e. ,,o1ogv for thus intrrIag At : tina "hsn
-.h,;c man feels mostly the charms OF pnVacJ'
I'D tosthaith ssAtS1
TIE OBJECT OF TIE vBfT.
~rhs great awakening in baseball matters
.,1o,atad the reporter, that has oar1n3 tne
a.et lev weeks caused renewal OF public inter-
=. n thia nstionAl game. has led TaI IRfhusE
~ t.te STEPS toward dndlug oct the Western
..o.n.cts for 1876, and, believing you to be
TT..,s..c..tiye Z estero mau, it is perhaps e1-
r.,he in tbus seeing you out in order TO oo-
win t.nc:blo idea Of what 10 in store Tor us
ce1; 1ear.
u fo- severn. years in our national game
,noaes.iy answered Mr. Spa.diog, There are still
v,,y doab.s in ny own mind As to whether am
r,n,nl4 of giving you the necessary information.
ua~.re- a. You represent TEE TnBUSz, the
o.rtsper wh.cb above all others has been
N. s,urdy friend Of the baseball
rluh sod has done mora than any
,th., ,aper III tue United States 10
fsi,Y md properly report our games, will do
nv hae1 to 1mpart such information - may be OF
interest to ia readers"
.1n orde.. sr," eaid the reporter, Il to gain
noss comprehensive idea OF hase-oai matters III
Chicago, It might be advisable to take cursofs
s3,nos u the prominent clubs for 1876 through
ut tbs United States"
aIn that cese," returned Mr.. Spa!ding, ""e
nil oomusaoe with Boston, Their nine for next
saar vii 10: be IS good one es IN the past
sesson rs many Of its best players have LETT. 1t
eiu oousis. Of Borden, Murnau, George Wright,
Leonard, URou.ke, Manning, and Whitney.
Thu hitter gentleman Is = young amateur player.
"a mus. take into consideration tbs trainer, Mr.
Hr1v Wright, who will do lis best to make this
.eoed p1ne. The Boston Club has generally
beep considered tho best in the country. The
1aes that they have VOL the championship Gem
rzs:1stes the excellence they have attained-
But for I'll that in sporting circles theJ are not
boxed upon - faTo1ably "a formerly
THE HAHTrpRp NINE.
s,osisting Of Allison, Cummings, Mills, Bur
1ock, Ferguson. Cszey, York, Remsen, Bond,
md Rub.dge, win no doubt share some Of the
hqrels, md 1t would really astonish SOHO Chica-
tusns could thes hear the manner in which this
rnb is sxtolled 1t Hartford. It Is their inten-
ion to accomplish great things the coming year.
lis nv impression that they form one OF the
best fielding uipes in the county, but their
xeaxoe.s eeems to lie chiefly in their batting,
The fact that the Ha1tfords have the bent base
! bali grounds IN the country is something thas
tbe Club bv the people OF Hartford IS OF the
most liberal character considering the size OF
tae citv, and il from the verg best class OF peo-
pie. fhe.e arc always large number Of lady
witnesses OF their games. SPECIAL attention 10
giysn 10 the grounds, which are alTa5s Kept Ia
Eood order.
THE PHILADELPHIA CLUB
ein yer7 cisorgarized condition. So far as
know they havc ~ ret not decided On their nlue-
Il may b they will scare up pretty fair team,
b1. ot thAt gievous doubts are felt amongst pro-
feesonals, and We are auxlously expecting the
publication OF the official niae. The Athletics
zss pretty generally looked upou % the leading
Easesn Club. They went to Europe with The
Boetons, and have occupied q position next to
ths Bostons for some years. This Clab can boast
ot some Of the best PLAYERS in the world, but
their laek Of success lies largely in the lamenta-
Me- +SrfIh - FAHnifAH
SOFT Of disorean,zation of very unfo1funate
character. The secret Of the trouble is that che
Club has been run by four or i've Ul-
reeton, and never had reeog-
nl1ed head. Such course would be
latal to INV organization, more especially base
ball club. II the club does not have too much
Management agaiu this year it naE distinguish
hseli The new pitcher and catcher, named re-
specsively Knight and Coons, have both shown
cp pretty well, and bid fair to be good players.
but they do not begin TO take the places OF Nc
Eide md Clapp. who this year retire. the lastes
IN club has caused good deal Of comment IN
she East He has always stuck to the Athletics
Through thick and thin, and some people Say
tnsse must be something radically wrong to
eaass such procedure. There il an Eastern
sanos that Mcbride is going to start up ne.
IN Tie story"
Tn Mntuals have not yet organized.
Al mauthenticated statement that they
VEN going in with the philadelph!a:
ss positively contradictcd BY Mr.
Ammeyer, the manager, who Informed me per
sonsily that he intended to put very strong
ntoe IN The field, including Ricke, Matthew's,
ota1t4 Nelson, Booth, and Others AL these men
m strong players, aud consequently the Nn'
toass viii be likely to hold their own, and prove
tFm1 formidable ooposition 10 clubs aspiring
s& tbs championship.
CArITAL INCREASED.
1he capital Of the New Hayens has been in
;<eassd, and now amounts to $4,000. Thus BE-
1S "a solid basis it is not improbable that .
asaa tlil be Tut into the field that will do credit
- - ne town. ! underzt2nd they have engaged
I1eaosa, tho proms:ng pitcher, Pabor, San
n1xh1, SummerTllle, and other well-knowE
!a5esa- Toe experience Of this year will ena
" 10 Nav HAveus to rim their Affairs N I
0Te ouainess-lke manner than they hare done
IL must 10: surprise snS ona TO hear 3aToza'
aae fepoEA Of this Club.
2az a11AT cLUBs ALI. LOCATED II TEE WET
raas1g completed his brief remarks upon III.
1Aaerp clubs for 1875, the reporter immediatel,
taoeeeded 10 question Ar. Spaldlng in relation
Dtaa Western clabs- - La it not tue presalen
opsa'on, " bs said, THAT tho most LIKELY club
located in the Weat?"
lou are perscclly nght." promptly An
@ @se cur informant, the four best clubs ar