, 1876-03-05
how the Cincinnati Club Is Strength
eniug It's Forces and Getting
Ready for Lonisville'5
New Nine.
National Convention of the Philadclphias
and Other Semi-Extinct 0rgani-
zations---No Business
Done.
Intentions Of the Chicago Amateur Asso-
aiation-Personal and General
Notes from Bal-Playe1s
Everywhere.
F1en and Prospects of tho Centennial
Billiard Tournament in
Philadelphia.
Running and Trotting Prospects for the Spring
Revival OF Interest in Milwaukee.
BASE BALL.
rHE EI.Y CISCINEAT1Ss

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Ever slnco the se'etai c4nos ., ~, .o 49,.
announced their mines for 1876 there has oeeu
much comment and discussion over their COM
1uue4 ee'AA A.N"N- e..o-- o-oon,vation has
heen carefully capy.ssed In this amusing eera-
tha r;nc,nnst; ,.srb has almost .entircly
escaped notice, and one hardly ever sees it mon
%;,,ad a~can+ ,,arbacs IA 4snuch weaker than
N'onea oAoep- pe .sp -
any other ciub IN tne 1auS. $500.
THE TB1puSE has known Mr. Joyco FOR clear-
.o.saa ~, - a n,,n,qar and did uo7 en-
neaoeo ao1t u 4aA'6o4' A.
entirely believe that he intended 70 60 1oIo tus
f7rht of 1876 With Cherokee Fisher to pitch.
.s.s:.~1. ro,,,on,n of Cincinnati who
Accordingly. eeutleu4u u e4aeAA1H' "Ae
kDoEs things WIS written to, and asked
x,h,t ,raa rea11y coinp on down there. His reply
-. ,ot+ao "a ,,+ f,r ,,nhlic.t;on INT
~ u i'tts0eo 'oeso-' ~" ~ ~ 49," .-.
some parts o1 It may oe interesting Aoi "oIaneo
this:
The sttrest, hardest duel Of the scasoa will be be-
tween Cincinnati aud Louisville, and, while we shall
not oe unnndiu Of our dut5 70 pest d froT'
Leassss tnan 5fom sou ns sp;nsr fIlv "a cre,t
Q. 1e s~o fu1,v ~ st1onr ~ arsr Existed Be-
sucan chfc,eo Ind 81. Louis This being understood
you can See Gow 1u1ous We aze to win tie majority Of
The Aeries from Louisville.
AZ 70 the composition Of our nnc esnnot say Ees5
much IS yet ion have seen the published LIST 1i out
psyezx aud nave gna5 ~ r,,,s, IL 1., list is
,,n9 Sa1v o ha the one viii Which We ahz 70 into
tn neld
F., 1o1re ia n. rr,u might 10 tnov. ahregd schcmer
and prefers ~ work quietly. What lie is doing an
uashie to tel you Tut can give you my impression
thnk he h=s arranged with Avery, Of the Yale Col
Iepo Cub of 1878 to rttc for him several circum-
stsnces lesd me 10 this conclusion II he has made
his arrangement, ho has got as good 4 ever
pnsea N tas posa ''a s.s ,i;od ,T,;nst nm II
Ayer h.s been secured it leaves Fisher 60
nrsi-basc, where be certainly is . good man.
For catcher We have tho youngster Ferson. VINO has
nese near euae .a.. 4eo -. "a at ~ ,ndr
-, tn NV e.1 Eho It Is 11ness It be G,lrov.
Wbile you ear see that We want . good nine and
really need enc beat Louisville. can assure you
that will try to have it. Joyce has got behind him
all the money necessary, and shan be surprised ho
eone spRane a4 ls"44e.- AsDo14Nu.t ~ eoA-~s - ~
CHADW1cks ASSOCIATION.
The animal convention Q. ,eo Haa'ooal a3 a. nase @ag
Haven, Conn.,, Wednesday last. It proved to DO
= rather mild exhibition of Chadwckism, the
ia rnsmhersh;n onlv one club Of ang pro-
Faes;onal st.ni1np-tha phl]adelnh1as. The
Nav H.yrns- It viii be remember
I'd draw eut some time ago, being
rnx,1l1nr tn consort with the Philadelphia
ynob and hoping for admission into the League.
Tho Chad vck;an nolicy of getting up large
ard cuthus;.,tic meeting " pv 1opiue in amateur
and hemi-nrofessioual Clubs was sought TO be
~.nied ont bur proved rather q failure.
srha deIacnfes met at the Anstin House. and
nv cnnnt;n6 nnsrs fonnd that rhe Association
~.s made m AZ foilows.
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e9Fge o1ss1 C%neennon cen;eans1s rhilaSe,phh
Al. e. IYous. Klsiuz, PhtladeIphia.
a. Hindle. QuicLstcp wilmington. Del.
J. 4. King Active, keading, Pa.
A. culb1Itson. Nishannoet, Newcastle Pa
u. Kennard. naltuooras.
: Mscogaa NsE ~ At1nnes n;netcs Eproiy z rnns.
4. % 1srsth.uer, stars, New Haven.
11-.. r;s,. 1-.n .,a
" ehese, Concanno9, AuoheJ. L}ono .n@
McColgan were Ieany ue!esates 1ton t1e = Aaa
delphias. Mr. Hindle was made President aod
lii. Lindsey Secretary OF the Association There
uaa mnch astonishment and regret expressed
t,.t tha I,nd]ows. Coy1octon Stars. Louisville
Eagles, Chicago F1anklins, Lynn Live Oaks,
bridgeport r. B. T. US, and other semi-pro-
9css1ousls did not appear, bus Is it Was, there
seemed nothing but philadelphia and Pennsyl
xauia interest IN the concern. and it was sccord-
iugiy deemed best to 70 where the home Of the
members vas ard %ot;Gu was made TO- to adjourn
to April 3 to meet in Ph1!adeiphla. inc dlscus-
sion on this motion revealed the probable future
Of the Association
The object Of the adjournment stated to be TINT
the anAteur clnl@ o the country might have chance
70 come IT, is PROPOSED @ to admit anT sna syesy