, 1876-02-06
The Effect that the New Baseball
Association Will Have
on the Game.
Dates and Prospects Of the Dexter Par8
Summer Meetings for the
Coming Year.
Arrival OF Capt. Bogt!rdus In Chicago"'
His Adventures in NeT Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
Brilliant Matches to Oone-Rihe-6 Shooting
and the Minor Sports.

BASE eALL.
TIE NEW ASS oclAI1oS.
The news of tho formation Of the new pfo!es-
siopal association Of ball-plsyefe. whfeh was
printed in these columns one day ahead OF any
oshor paper In America, las naturally creasea
profound sensation in baseball circles ana has
formed tho topic OF discuss'tion wherever t"o OF
three were gathered tosethe. to tatk over oaee
ball. Tho uuiveraa1 and very natural op'nioo
has been that the moye was tho pest-ano pe1-
haps the onlv-way III WHICH the necessary le-
forsns could bo worked ous- reporter mel Al'
Wood-wlo will proosbly always be ino"n as
"Jimmy"-yesteriay at lus comfortable rooms
Oh Tweuty-sccord Etlees. and tho veteran II nase
ball in conversation e1pressEed his strong ap-
ptoyel Of the new movement, saying that It
would undoubtedly help tho Western interest rs
nothing esso could.
Ono strong point in fayur Of the c:Ght-cuo
n1an in that it taxes the rrro-n1ading out OF the
hands OF tho man who has for years assumed IL
ae prerocatiye, and puts it where 1t properly
bcloogs,-in tho control Of the men Immediate
II Interested in having the game successful. ana
whose practical knowledes' Of the proper meth
ous is Us great as can be ttaiued.
Another good roault of this scheme is the
comparative bursting of the iniquitous nssocla'
ton which has been Tor years 1un in the sole m
terest OF Philadelphia. J t passes tho power OF
mau to point out case whore co ntest nus no.
resulted in favor OF that c1:5, No uatte1 "n@t
the merits WERE
Allied with this is tho boundlees satisfaction
With which good mauaeei:s will iook ut Inc ae-
priyation OF the present J ud.ciary COMMITTEE OF
power. That beautiful body was, IS 10 M Men re, re,
membered, made up Of Hsyhurat, Of the dead
Centeunia's; Van Delft, Of the dsteputable AT
lantics: SpeIing, Of the Athletics; Concannou,
OF the Ph1lade1phias; and bishop OF tne -.
Louis, the latter being tie only man IN the party
who would be likely to be selected IS afo'1fa'of
in a lawsuit.
The players in tho professional clubs vii bo
Tho first to approve the new movement
provided it has in its constitution
section which was proposed some months
ago by q prominent manager; 1has !6'
to make every player member OF the
association. As matters hare gono the anomaly
was presented OF player governed oy LAWS
which he had no hand in making ana "n1cn
might at any moment bo changed without Ms
knowledge or consent. and perhaps to hls great
detriment. It always looked preposterous to
hayo player punished by an association o1
which he WAS not 8 member and Whlch had no
right at alkovar him.
Tho new principle OF arbitration which ls un-
is proper one and the only proper one. Z,
sianding committee never did and never could
work satisfactorily, and the right method, iook-
ing at the matter in q common sense way ls TO
have three men who nave no interest III Ioe iaas"
ter at stake pass upon 1t.
It nav well be questioned whether Tbs relics
of the professionals will bo able to hold con-
yention at New Haven in March as proposed. It
will, OF course, nos be likely that any OF the
sight CLUBS will attend. and without them the
weight OF business will be put upon the ATTAIN
tics New HaYoas, Philadelphias. Red Stockings
Of st. Louis. and the Washingtons, il they get
together again.
Pn1LaUE+hea1A s t1o9'.
Inc NeW o lo[h = t"'ts ts,in - ses''" ~ 'Ao
pects 1of 1910 nas e1s n"n1"s ..
me Atn4eucs, ~ -. r ~ ..nr and ,i,e;r ~ ~
re nio is not aa yet known. The 70 lowing players,
however, hare teen engaged: rowssr, Of the shbes,
Fialer, Egge1. Sutton Fore ana Hal: othes M psysss
necessary TO maae Up uanu u ~ 4t w. nstsr tr
ffom Iac ,,a+ sat dacc hesher or not hs vii
NAV nis hsli INV Longer.
It seems pretty well settled that Mcbride will
| play and that Fergy Malone will catch for him
T,o e,,na na,ar has 1ha following. which con-
Auo eaA4o usS": :a- ~ "a afta, anttao ;n+n a
| ta'ns as mucn nonS 10 20 o4'eA eo''0D 'ASo .
ahofe pa1astapn
OF course the Phhde1phsss VII put n1ne N ,ae
able and honorable p!aJerA as Dick Higham John Mel
sou, George Zettlein, Billy Craver Treacy. Aeyerla
the capacity Of Captain. The great advantage In
having nine Of this kind Is that they Always plaY 70
winperhapa. As an evidence Of the high standing Of
this club tt is only necessary TO sate that u
an oath to the affect that theS Woua ho1
Wy esS ~ - ;-1 nosino of anrh m n1th u,na nee
essary.
The Times does injustice 70 Aaoy In class1hg
him with SUCH gang.
t5s,.',,, ,,;,,a 80 ~ +,ne ataIsa oarovd
N;cho,s '' Cassdv. Somme-yiilo. Spence. sam
Wright, Pabor, WHIT, and Herbert,
| 1ya-ro, White vrites from Washinetou to 3
! friend in Chicago that professional baseball il
dead at the Capital, but that lie hopes to be ablo