, 1876-02-20

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BY vimer. 81, g. 81, n: BY loser, IS 3d. s1's
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! BASEBALL.
/ TIE PHILADELPHIA CLUBS TRoUBLE
The most extraordinary position ever taken b1
any newspaper or conductor thereof II 81 preo
ent occupied by the only New York sporting Pr
per that objects to the new League. That pape
and its editor have for long timo been notable
for their references Of an uucompllmentary nd
ture to the management Of tho Philadelphia
Club and its players. Now suddenly ther'
comes turn about, shifting OF place as !
we're, and the whole concern, paper, editor, ans
all, gets into bed with the Philadslphis Club ane
assumes friendly feeling that, to use the "ofa
Of q Chicago Alderman, "must hsve something
behind it,"
Never since the pnper in question began te
abuse the Chicago Club, in 1870.-never, since
it commenced to defend its pets, the Athletics
and Bostons, has such m extraordinary e1hl'
| bition Of the power Of abuse been seen IN 1T
columns as 1t now pours ont in the name Of shs
Philadelphia Club. This latter organization has
come before tho public in card, or letter, OF
what not, which walls grievously and is sad. II
| is worthy Of examination, though not OF
] printing in full. for the reason that
| it liz a verbose document, and one
which, having no ideas. ills up with
] vo,da. It's whole idea is based on the assump-
! ton that the Philadelphia Club possessed an
equal right In the deliberations OF said Conyen-
tion, n,"-meaning that OF the I'd inst, which is
[ most extraordinary assertion to make. Eight
men came together to do little business, aud,
| when it was over, hear the whine of another man
because lie was not admitted Take another
| case, and suppose eight tnen met to form busf-
ness copartnersllip they are all solvent, honest
/ men, aud they propose to carry on 3 respectable
business on ample capital When the copartner-
ship is formed, behold, another mau-a gam
kind. OF dishonessy-comes up and demands ad-
mission into the trln saying that he ''possesssB
an equal right in their deliberations;
| nothing cao DO more laugLable except their pro
| fessions Of honesty. When that club prates Of
| it's membership in tho National Association, no
body disputes them let them go on with their
show, but they will hardly be tools enough to
| deny the right Of other members 10 withdraw.
The professions Of honesty with which the
stprotest " abounds are not worthy Of notice.
Tie list Of players comprises Zsttiein Meyeris,
| Crayer. Ne1eon, and half dozen unknowus
The first three have played in the Chicago Club
that's ali that is needed to be said in that con-
% As for the officers, the list is headed BY Con-
cannon. Co1nmeut would be thrown away,
Tina Climb which adopted the "protest :" alao
passed resolution advocating IN admission fee
of as oents, and refusing to play with clubs ttat
CHARGED more than ttet. This is the voruout
cid sorv Of the eeif-caIled "father of the
onn,a y IN viau ~ the dotrrs nf the phrfof3af
6f,a nrh 1,st 0v ve,r a. THr :rn1enyn thinks q
cents admisaion to their games euough-consid
ering the chances as to whether they propose to
nlav nr sell out
Gna NJ he most a,trso,dinarv raoonmend..
4. Vo - se .oos Ges. =; n ~. :, 49,, Iu y
dc wants the Leasus clubs to go into the Ma
tloual Association, because they can control It,
and IN the same breath be shouts cut tor full
~ ninne - tha ~o,ntrv nrofassior,i
49,; ,s-ota.e;aas1 na III ia East f:nna t;rna
.. $1,000 a,,,.1a ,vn,,,1 hs :. Satros
tue e19ut LeRsue ct1os "or!o uhse cunt1oi-
ling nfty or Sky LES ina Live VaKe, loving
tons, ct al.
Tho same paper SAYS that The TRIBUNE, while
giTn- "a figures Of the Chicago receipts in
New L-.en, does not give the Hartford receipts
in Chicago. THIS is simply untrue. Ihs hgnres
for all the Eastern games played BY tho Chicagos
aud the Chicago games BY the o,hsf clubs for
1874 and 1875 we're given IN these columns Nov.
Il last. At that time it waa sho FL that the New
Harens paid the Ch,casos $50 game as gate
money, whe It Was noted that the Hastf01ds
received about three times that sum for
their smallest game Now that tho
subject has beeu brought up, it il
fair to ray that tho Cbacagos received
in Philadelphia an average Of S58 per game
with the Phlladclphias, which was the smallest
average paid them BY anF Club,-smalIer than
ne Ne" Hayene, Atlantlce, Harttords' o.
nutuas. AZ sne ~ sa"e .t'i.e tna rncaSos a pau
ceiyed.
In answer to tbs philadelpha Club's loud pro-
test the st. I,on,s HeDuI!,cdn rays:
~ cannot state but the fact is that the onakersn
haro suffered soma very suspicious imputatiohs for
conoaet ass se4eon, Anu *e hsse no oount the
ample Of thsm. Stops in the direction thsv hav,
taken were absolutely necessary and they hare been
ofss ths ~ Inc T
81 the managemcna now In the League is uncaed for,
IS ne Gentlemen Icon composing them are entirely above
interest severely "a II NAV hsys fallen un6n n the
Qua1era.
n., TAPS:
ths ctv isst ~.e, md ND ha1 co''farenca u;t7, 10
President Of Tho Chicagos, to whom he app:ied
all the arguments known 10 favor Of alo slug his