, 1876-09-22

In April, wlcn tho Chicago 1,a,, Cir, r.,
about completed preparations for thu o...t
campaign for tho Centennial championshtnn nrs' Wv
nearly ended, Tna TRIBUNE l,ado tho nln, ao,',
speed With tic statement TINT IT. knew m u.s ~.
son why the Club should not prove surcc,,hs
Ia landing the prize, for the players coiu,,ot,na
tho nine individually bore high reputation, ~.
skill In tic game, and uyery nccsiiul rroyIsioa
had bccn made 0y tho management. Yct fl.
writer refused to 70 into tho prediction, ,r4,
iicss, for he had III former years. as Tic sr,r4 ra.t
iyc ntnes Of tic Chicago Club wcre pSsed y
tle sesd, given rein to faacy ana ls,lulgssIl T.
him To dread tho record Of rash woris stjnaEIa tjaE
their author: 30, for tho time, lte contchstrS
himself With expressing tho llopc tl,at ~
rd@no,,tn, nlnS wsula !, a % 1,,a aa ',, ny!te ess
forth, and Lave hattlcd strallly to ILL ' lv
engaging III nearly 100 contests, md nov, wjiS
tlcir labor nearly done, they nre returning ~ n
iluish tho remnant OF tlieIr work. Tic te.uIt +,
We vel! known, Tor TIM TRIBUNE has publisheld
return of tho nine after y9 championship gams.
to eny that IN a1l phrta Of tho country tlIr hen
Ors of this scnson llnyc becn bestowed upon ii.
Chicago Club. All tic questions ratsct at tit
beginning Of their carecr, such ns want Ut liz
eiplins, want Of cohesion, want Of nai,nsea,|
cnpncity, rntscd by partieanB Of rtvnl osesn1s
tions, have long sIneu .buen by their aatIon ,i3a
abandoned 1t was early found that tlo Clns
greatly surpassed my club Of tho past in tlt.s
,t thrce respects, and yesy soon al competition
superior play would Win from tho Clllrago5.
Ilo LeNeue has proved vast Improvement
On the old mode Of conducting tho b,sintts
nnd all, or nearly I'LL, the evils Tint tl1rlyel un
dor the old syatcm have been eliminated. Thu,
the players 10 tho various organizations haSs Ss
become n1fvG to tho YAluE Of Individual rnn,,
tlon and record. md tho natural result Is abu1
dainty shown III tho Improvement In piay, Il
Is 1luw no longer possible TO organize r1filcs CON-
potent to sweep tho country, tho difference Ia
tle playing eapacity Of bail.elubs being mon
agcmont. Tho Chicago Club Ia model III ,hc.s
essentials. Playing throughout the season n
positions assigned 1T tho beginning, tho p]ayen
have improved until even thu6o who began ia
strange posftfons aro now foremost III Tia
highest. graae, nnd uot d sign Of insuborllns,
lion, impaticnce, or temper has been
shown; ouch nlnil hns been q student of
combinations, and, under tho tutoring d
tho old and competent players, tho young ons
l;ayo Developed The steadtncss 0f veterans IL
namuly: correct private lifo and deportmeub
tic players nre. Individually md collcctlvel,'
good mcn and citfzot.B; therefore THE TAlBusi
has no hesitation IN saying Of them tat they arp
equally al honor to thu nob[o sport Of which
they arc the best cxpolgnts and 4 credit to ,Ae
bo today welcomed to their home Us tho cham.
p!on ball club Ut 1876,
TODAY.
Tho Chicagos, champion n!nc Of this year, vii
this afternoon meet tho Boston nlno, champ!o1t
OF three Seasons past, ut tho Twcnty-thirl stfett
grounds, Cams will DO called at b:l5, Of hii
ln hour enrlur than IN former games, aud til
public will please noto The Change.