, 1876-12-24


crthbert MACK. ~ pesrce,
Rumors that Higham has been released BY Hart
ford and West engaged by Boston are not credited
in the above table. Those players who @ arc pretty
certainly engaged in semi professional mines are
marked with starr -
CONCERNING An ExcREsCENcE.
When, By its rapid growth in popularity, the
game Of baseball assumed the proportions of 4
national institution, one Of that class OF bum
mers B'ho prow1 around the borders Of civiliza-
tion to subsist on stolen fragments fasteucd
himself upon its outskirts with d tenacious
clutch. The methods pursued by this "bum"
are designated in the annals of the game rs
"Chadwickian,'' and consist in the systematic
theft OF the fruits OF others 1abors; melting
discord between clubs and players; swindling
the rising generation with spurious playing
"guides''; deeeiving the public with lying pub
Hcations; indisuimtnately branding p1ayers as
dishonest, managers as jockeys, and club asso-
elations as unprincip1ed and mercenary; and in
various ways employing the engines OF mendac-
1Iy to barter away the honored record Of
the game for the price OF q sensational news
paper article. The trade Of professional lying
must be at premium in New York, when such
q person rs Chadwick can command the col
unns OF newspaper to champion swindling
and cast dfscredit upon the efforts OF honorable
men. to purge the game OF frauds. OF course
Chadwick hates the League On tho same princi-
pie that Satan is believed to hate "holy water,''
and omits no opportunity to show his venom
toward an institution that, at Its very inception,
had epurned him as q disrcputable character.
In his first publication after the adjournment
Of the League Convention Chadwick stated, in
the midst Of brief but comprehensive assort-
ment Of lies concerning it, that owing to the
length Of time occupied in the discussion Of the
Athletic matter, the session Of the League
was SO protravtcd that, *sIn consequence,
In time for this edition." The facts are that
the Athletics and Mutuals were expelled in less
than IN hour after the Convention met; that in
the edition from which the above is quoted ap-
which was not Issued until alter the adjourn
mcnt Of the Convention; that Chadwick had no
representative at the Convention; aud TINT
q our report Of the proceedings ~ printed in his
last edition was, to tie extent Of all facts con-
tanned in it, taken bodily from TIE TK1BUNR's
Tie following extracts Will serve to Illustrate
the identity, il matters Of fnct, Of The Tn1n-
uxz's report, published Dec. 10, with that pub
lshed By Chadwick week later rs q our report
Of the prouccdings":
ass Clos 1 SsoA s0 Clos
ing the consideration ofing the consideration OF
proceeded pro to select a; proceeded to select .
Board by drawing from a Board by drawing from .
hat in which were cardsihat in which were cards
clubs. Tie names came ;clubs. The names came
ont in the following or out in the following Of
der: Boston; Louisville, |der: Boston: Louisville,
Louis Tho members of'Louis. Tho members Of |
the Board will probably the Board will probably |
be Messre Porter, Chase jhe Messrs Porter, Chase
Fowlc. The frst-nanled Fowle: The first named |
WILL it is expected, suc-wll, It Is expected, sue
eeed Mr. Apollonio in the seed &C. NJ Apollonio, IN
had been select the Directors had been
I'd, Mr.. Apollonio was selected, Ar: APollonio
nominated by Mt. Hul-swas nominated 1y Mr.. |
6ert, OF Chicago, sec-!Hu1bert OF Chicago, egc-
pudcd and heartily ap-touded, and heartily np-.
proved for President butiproyed for President, but
declined the honor, say declined the honor. say.
nc that it was donbt{ulius that it was doubtful |
Thetherhe would be con- whether he would be con-
nected with the Boston nectsd with the Boston
Club for another year. {Clu1 for another year.
sIr. Hu]bert Of the CHI Mr.. Hubert, of the Chi
unanimously elected unanimously elected
presidcut. Mr. Young President Mr.. Young
yns re elected Secretary Twas elected Secretary,
Nth IN increased salary, with increased salary,
ind highly compliment land highly compliment
.ry resolution passed I'd AIRY resolution passed 10
lis credit A rcsolutfon.his credit A resolution
eayiug the publication flcaylng tho publication OF
hs eode oths % ITO ne0ds eode
he Secretary was then |the Secretary was then
Idopted. adopted.
But. as to all features Of the proceedings that
involved the policy Of the League in purg-
ug the game OF frauds and improving its e1hi-
,itiou, while getting his information Of its
ction from TaE TRIBUNE, Chadwick garbles
lie facts and falsf6es the motives governing
be Convention. In defending the swiudling
lubs expelled By the League, he asserts that
be Board unanimously recommended the e1-
,uIsion OF the Athletics SO as to enable Bradley
nd Anson to play in the Chicago nine. As
1hicago was not represented on the Board, and
IS that body consisted of delegates from the
eading rivals Of the Chicago Club, it must bo
y;dent to the dullest comprehension that, had
he artion Of the Board been guided by con-
idcrations OF playing strength Of League mines,
IS Recommendation would have been exaS1ly
be reverse OF tint reported to and adopted BY
he Convention.
As to the aIutua1s, TIE TRIBUNE correctly
tatcd that Il The Mutual Club did not put In
n appearance, but Cammeyer, tts manager, had
rritten some time since TINT he acknowledged
he corn and that 'itwas no use for the League
. hare rules If it did not enforce them.'"
Chadwick renders this as follows: "No one
ppeared for the Mutua1s, Sir. Camneyer not
afing to join the League this year" q
rr,hjoofc rarne before the Convention that !