, 1877-02-25

ter judcia1ly, aud as il under oath, TIE TR1o-
uSE prononnccs that CraTer aud DeTlin q
against Hicks and HIgham would be about as
near staua-on as possible.
The Clipper asks II League Alliance clubs
will have "to play under the League tariff oi
60 cents-n 1t doesn't appear from anything
| that can be well ascertaincd that the League
has, or ever had, any tariff. II the Hartford
Club chooses to play for 25 cents admission who
shall stop thema Certainly not any enactment
OF the League.
It having become evident that no new club
WIZ ne otGan1zed In season to represent Brook
lyn IN the League this year, arrangements are
now being perfected fur the transfer Of tie
Hartford Club to Brooklyn. This strong and
well-traine'l club, under Fergusd6's efficient
management, will give Brooklyn nine she may
well be proud Of
Pratt is organizing team in Philadelphia It
lsn'L at all probable. Another rumor in the
same paper is that 'sthe reosanized Atlantics
Whl take the field in 1871 as the representative
League club Of Brooklyn" Please add in next
issue who will 'reorganize'' them, and what
material be will use rs q groundwork,
There will be q special meeting OF the Chicago
amateur Baseball Association at the fremont
House cluhroonas Tuesday evening Of this
wceS ut o'clock sharp for the purpose of nom~
,aaas. ,naalng Officers for the coming year, and to
lore the meeting. All clubs who are members
~ 9ood Standing are requested to be On hand,
and all clubs forming who desire to become
meeting.
Ihs Cincinnati Enquirer asserts that corre-
spondant of this paper was In error In saving
That Highaln and Mccormick we're to play ID
cincinnati 10 reply, the E,tqa.irer SAYS that
alr. heck has ten men, aud will hire only one.
more, and him change pitcher. It insists that
Alarming, Of the Rostons, Is to be the man pro-
n fAE- =
ing NeCormick, the Enquirer says:
We have before Us letter from Mccormick, OF
tne syracuse stars IL reply to an inquiry whether
could be agreed upon- he saEs, In the dsst place,
that he has siyued to pay with the Syracuse Stars
during the coming season; in the second place, hs
third place. be doesn't whether be pitches for
ans club Ut 81 this year: the letter ends bY re- ,
nc s9s1 3sf s 70
think that the Stars have engaged atr. Mccormick
At pretty stid saary, but that II be could get
accept it with readiness. 1t may be- quite safc to
say that the chances Of Syracuse NcCormick's COM
Ing to Cincinnati to play this year rather slim
The close Of the article comments on TuE
the Reos, and concludes: "Oh, no, Mr. Tam
uSE, Mr.. keck will take no stock In n,enagerie,~
aud the first animal that puts his foot over the
rope will get kicked out promptly" The pro-
prietor Of the Club has q rather onniuous name;
dreaded, to BE- Kicked out Of q club,
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Uxr1RE. The unpires have not yet been select
ed. Can't say what chance your application would
Lagc- Try it.
II. D. k--The Treasurcr's report was not pub
lished. The League has never levied an ussess-
ment. It had surplus
A. l.. P.-'' Which is considered the strongest
the Franklin or Fairbanks Clubs" There Is aotA:
Ing short Of game between them which wilt an
swer your question.
: 1sTEESAT1oSA1.--You will fnd the information
IN the report OF the proceedings. The bali Ia PEE
cscly The same as that adopted by the League, and
naade by the same manufacturer.
CogTEAcTs.-A radical change has been made In
the particular In question. You had better cpm-'
pare the contnct article In last years League boob
with the article rs amended in this years. book
The lattes. OF course, has no effect on con.ract>
made prior to jan l.
LEAGCR ALLfANcE--Of course not The agree
ment provides that the League Board shall 2rbi-
trate disputes between League Alliance cluba.
Should a dispute arise between : League aud
League Alliance club, it would be adjusted pre-
disely us II the two clubs were independent OF any
and II by arbitration, by such arbl-
traitors as they might mutually agree upon. .:
FrELpkR.-Csssidv, Of the Hartfords, made the
best fielding average, but he played In only eight
games- or players participating In more thar
twenty-five games Hfnes Of Chicago, has the be+ !.
average. He played in sixty y-four games, put on
aud assisted l67 times, and made fifteen errors
George Hail played in sixty games, nut out and ~
sisted 157 times, and made thirty nine e1rors.