The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-31
BASE BALL PLAY In 1876.
a REYIVdL or PURELY AH1TEUR
SPORT TO BE ESSArED.
An Assocint'on for New Yorh City and Its
Eciehbsrhood- thut are Engaged for
tre Season by tho Professional Cubs.

An A'socinfon for New Yorlr City and It's
Eciehborhood- Macs thut are Engaged Tor
tne Season by tho Profession al Clubs.
Base ball clubs, amateur and profess
sional, are suringin- into existence IN every
section Of the country for the Of 1876.
There seems to be a Clsuostion to restore tue
game t. IT. former position in the estimation OF
the better clis-es and to popularize it tn an
tent hitherto unknown. This Is indicated Ivy
the REORGANIZATION Of MANY Of the old clubs that
lived in the early DAYS OF base ball The knick-
efOockers, Excolsiorl, the Stars, the Gothams,
the Eagles, the Empires, the Montauks, the At
! mites, and the FIR .nkns will each pat nine
IN the neld The revival Of interest has ex-
tended to Canada, where hase ball his obtained
such firm foothod, that IL Is supplantin9
cricket The one thing most needful IL the en-
forcement Of the rules already IN existence. or
t. wears the tendency to rev living aud to
the guoring Of the rule governing the eligibili-
~ Of PLAYERS. has been greatly on the intrease.
: uIi-urofcs sionalism has Crtpt In almost I'M
aw res. until II Is common To ind clubs claim
ing 10 tic amat- urs paving from one to hail a
dozen 81 their ninc. Such CLUBS make pfedn-
tory incutsions into the country with the intort
to demOlish any rural b ll-tOsaers they NAV
chance to meet and 10 pick w az II uch gate
money possible Players who care only
for the dollars they can make. will belong
to one club to-day and another to morrow,
80 that 1t has become common for respectable
clubs. while IN extended tours, to tiay against
time In u different cl 10.
ono = Tho newly organized clubs ia thrt
Of EMPLOYEES Of New York and Brnoltivn news
uaucrs. The Arlington club, Ike tie Nnmeless
tours. This club will probably nut forth the
strongest amateur nine that New York has Ia
Tor some year. Inc Chc.se 8, Of Bro klvn,
have long boon known as a strong 81 Ib tn lay
ing ssnsc. Ias' season they were pcruli riy sue
cessiui, defeating az con'crs, and earning az
| tn'y rlaltn, tine rghi to be stled "chainpiO1s.'
Ihev will retain. with one execution. the nine
~. did them such good service last y'ar, ANA
Will, 1t Is UNDERSTOOD. uc kunVn ~ semi profess
siOnais. az thcy propose to play for gate money.
| The Namclcss Will not. IT - underatu TODD. Put
forth any great efforts IN tho vav Of a strong
nine, trefcr ing to ret VA all their old PLAYERS.
| he Alaska club 81 this city has bur recently
come into rrumin, nee. Until lust season they
| paved on Central Park a. Juui 'rs, ana for Il
numocr Of Nesrs were champions az their class.
! Last summer thev made an excellent record.
as the Concord and Kel nee Of Brouklyn, the
| Oivmpics q Paterson. ". j. the re olutes IF
| Elizabeth. y. j.. the stars ~ 'wark the Bur
! liugtons of burlington. the Trent"ns Of Ifeii-
| ton. tue Eater rise OF Hcmpstead. l.. l., the
Atnntic. OF jamaica l.. l., and IL, ConGIcnce
| Of New Rochelle. VIII be out IN oil their glory
| and pristine strength.
In February an oir1rt viii he made to cstab-
| fish an association for tho COY rnreut Of ANA.
tour clubs In the counties II New York. kinCs.
| Quccns, and Richmond. 4 chamLiJushi1 cm-
| item rronahly whiu pennnnt. will he wa! led
to the club Of the association winning tn most
games, the series TO- be the test two IN three.
| Oi the professional the Boston ntuC has I'M
| fortunately lost nearly all those PLAYERS WAC
raruci and main AIMED for II a brilliant record.
| Spauluina, White. MrVcv, and Barnes viii uav
| BOSTON Nv Offering 81 a.ies Of from $2.0J0 Ia
$40 Bui Harry Wrishi has a long hoad. aud
| IN" has been tctiveiv engaged all the winter In
sel'ctns ulaNcis 10 MI t.c pu-iioi- MAI" va
| caut bv the dcscrtc.e. Joscphs Of PhiiaaVl-
| llaNcns. will c,tch; O'llnurkc viii play At nfst
tase; SECOND IS Is vet unhiicd; schcrcr
YIN be at third Gc' Wnght al vi .Po or!
| Mt centre field, and Ncifert Maunn.
at reht field. also assisting IN pitching
Tie C.ica-o nine ought To pe tho hest lue
| PLAYERS nrc as fuiov-: p ulding. r.; White, c.
cNev 1t b.; iarnes. 20 b.; Arson. 80 b.;
r,ki. r +. Inc s.. Lon. ninr have rel med
| with two exceptions. tncir nino of last season
Iney e; O.iyr' e.; bra.!r,' D. nehln''n' 1t
Cuthhori. /. o. Pike. G. and 'ack, ri 1nc
| IiartturI- rel lin their | st yeats nine intact
| Allison viii catch. Bond n ch. Minis. 1t D.;
| llurduck, ~ D.; Ferguson 81 b.; Carey. ,. 81
| York. !. (. kemsen. G. T.. and CHhnings T. T.,
| with Ilarb. idgC IN subs ttute. Louisville Will
| enter tho professional arena for the first ti.nc
They have secured an excellent nine. which Is a.
Gernarut. n b.. IL .ug, nj b.; Flmer, 5. S. 'na
| captain; Rvin, l. E.. Ha-Inrs. e. t.. nnc thaI-
IN n. r. {. OF course the MHtuas will have
q l.. Stsit. 1T o.; Fsrcil or BOO h2i b Nichois
| 30 b.. tlailinau. :. :; hnnih n b" does not MA,
second base. j.. t.; u'i-W 1gtn. e. f.. aud i4!d,
(. Simr uf these pla eis are known t. b.
| squate aud honest he Athletics. oi Piilad cl
Tor the Centennial season. Tue loliowin., laverS
/ h viewer. are BOW gagged: Knight. WcaNor
ffeifer. sutton. Fi.hrr. f..s;ier D. rec. HAN anu
| Coon. McB'ide. the old piichcf, h = not vet
| occil~n To- lllY. The Pit! dc!ghia' rave decc ed
/ "pit hine 40 ihe Id e.Ah. ne names IRE
XCiticiN. D.: ItiChau. C.: Malone, IL b.. Nelson,
! ~ b.: VI }ttie, 3 d.. Crayer So; lric l. I.
| NcMuilcn, G.. T.; AddN, +. T., an Crowley ana
| Ncvuoiis substitutes. The n.uunrers uf last
ears 81. LlIt- " Red COX have cXi se-~cd then
! iu,"ntiuu oi engaging urof-- j itnc. the
! club Il - been rcorgnuiled ru the J int stnCk
! pria1iplc, with q c lita! ot $l0hn. tiuciuu %,
| CuVingt0n, Ky, and several other Western cities
! including Columbus, O., have made rr anac-
meuts - run seni-profcsslond mines, some OF
which viii Ue cutie strong.