, 1877-02-04
PASTRIES. !;
rbe League Alliance Plan
and It's Advantages
Considered. !
.,a;t;onal "reminiscences Of ths
National Association Of Ten
Years Ago. :
sha Profits Of the Game in Phil
adelphia Shown Up.
4 Budget of Notes for the
seu1i-Professionals.
Racing Record of 1876
List Of Winning
Slre5.
rhr the 6eptilaterai Stewards
Will Meet the Board OF
ArDitratOrS.
fbs Proposed Illinois Game Law. and
The Changes It Will Work.
c.,,pt4ed Notes from Wrestling, ROM
Ing. Billiards, and Other Sports.
Racing Record Of 1876
List of Winning
SireS.
ohr the 6eptilaterai Stewards
Will Meet the Board OF
ArbitratOrs.
ese propcsed Illinois Game Law. and
The Changes It Will Work.
e.,,,tted Notes from Wrestling, RoW.
tnr. Billiards, AMI Other Sports.

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BASE-bAL1I'
TIE LEAGUE ALLIANCE f1AS,
=, nrcposcd by 4. g. SpaldfnG. has now been be-
tsf the public several weeks, ana mas received
Nv ,.:eution OF nearly all the clubs which are
h1 their plan and organization prepared to
,auus il OF eomc other plan 10 ga1n the ends
.tIch it promises Further than general sus-
.astlgn that the idea seemed good one. 1HE
IatyrSE has not passed on the pian' or dis-
1sscd #, md it seems proper Just now to offer
fez tbongbts about It under its name Of
y..gce Alliance 1t IS not, OF course, necessary
10 mep:iso that the class al clubs Which stand
te,sesn the Leaere aud the purely amateur Or
o.n;.uiuas need some protection from each
,.htY. Admitting that, an association to take IN
III spalircts vas proposed. but the moment
:hst ides came down from the region OF gen
,4aG.:cs to the hardpan Of practicability it
rs seen to be unpleasantiy detective IN several
,ezpeus, sud, though 1t has never yet progress
u fur enoasb 10 admit Of criticism as to detail,
,et the utter failure to arrange those details so
xto be free from objection IS IN itself confes-
son Of Inherent weakness The agreement Tor
The League Alliance comes to the clubs In full
s,6K1h, and promises them some advantages
shich tier could not get elsewhere Not the
lt.st Of these is the fact that 1t permits each
dub member perfect freedom to conduct its
business matters On the best business prin-
dp!es. 1t separates entirely the business aspect
iron suy allegiance to other clubs, other than
that which it owes under its contract Then it
becomes matter Of policy--of the best busi-
hts policy -tor each club to make itself SO atr
t!scti7e By strength and popularity that 1t Shall
te Is often IS possible solicited to play,as being
desirable antaconist~ Such reputation Is
muuey to the cub that owns it, but it cannot
possibly be gained IN mixed and miscellaneous
organization, for there the best and strongest
t.uts nc by their membership IN an
ssso0anon oo.geo, 10 certain extent, 70 cafry
along and oolster up the weak and nl-man-
aged brothers perfect association would be
uue Fhere all the clubs were OF the same exact
strength: but, since that is clearly impossible,
The nsst best thing Is one where all the pro-
visions which tend to tie the strong man down
1otbe veai are removed, and each pushes on to
do The best he can, With the surety that what he
does tor himself viii not be unjustlr SHARED By
snother' As natural consequence OF this idea,
appears that the possibility Of antasoutsn is
aso'aed, and there will not and cannot be any
struggling and pushing for the possession OF the
p1Eu to goyern another and make him do
somcahinc for TIN without recou7nense-
III. ,hino vh;o,, ~. rr,,,,.,-r ,,o,;.ro~ n-;,,
.1s ""sA 1nN A9oSe oeae'1 g "i1
tesais III mo1e soon 1nan any otneT 10 the nem-
be.s Of the Alliance is that their very member
ship 1l11 result IN freeing them from the danger
of rnyeromcn. hr 1am,ooo,ac II ;s no+ !,
.,.as,.s 80 "o'
re&Ssot LUNG 70 say OF the nationai
It enc time ruled :bT as arapt &
tes Of ouaeks and nretenders as ever invaded
x,r r,-en;+ NJ ~ .h~e .,so.o.a 49,, :,
-; o4As " .nose tneo Paase1 away
"1eu Ue Aeaeae ne2an 70 govern tue eame,
nut their worthy SUCCESSORS are plenty, and are
mare thsn anxious to rr,. constituency.
H.,aly anrrhinp con,d hrr+ tbe game NJ hasa.
h,,t 80 o'1 Aa1 'n0 s.An'e -. De :,
rrom;s;a. a >.au n1u ~ "aee lne so"ls e.uls ana
Woa}ASans PLAYERS under any but wise and
4opr government, It NAV be said that this
lind of snncrintendenco <,,,, ~. h.a ;nan Aeso.
esat,nn ,,4nost ~ -s.a,, - =. ~. uA .1,:o ~.
~uaoss ~ "c4l rs IL tue 4l1lance. oot
49 e'hdently an error; the baseball man"
izeT Is not found On cyerr strcct-coruer, aud If
the Association we're formed as nronosed and
mt into 4bs b.n5e ~ 49, 49,. =. -. ...1-r
l. n-r..,a1.1 A3'es ~ soe oest tnen !" 40 Aa!no
tsa from tbe oooa Tt,a-. :. 49, s,,c.assf,,,
Gab IN the country that has not passed through
tee h1nts Of different men before the rioht one