, 1877-03-18
FIELD AND TURF.
Chicago's Champion Base
Ball Players.
Brief Sketches of the Men,
Their Batting Skill.
The Game in SYRACUSE
The Case Of Latham.
Brooklyn's Club-..Rule Four-.-
Items Of General Interest.
How Bodine Scooped Occident at
Sacramento, Cal.
Some Reflections on Owners Of Second
Money Horses. :
The Trotters Of 1S77-.-A Greater Vari-
ETY. Of Sport Demanded.
Some Reflections on Owners of Second.
Money Horses.
The Trotters OF 1877-.-A Greater Vari-
ety Of Sport Demanded. .
BASEBALL.
THE CHICAGO BALL. CfTrn.


Chicago. The Enow is something less than foot
deep on the level. and the championship season
opened with the thermometer ut twenty derree.
above the freezing point, The players have how.
evcs, begun their exercise In their loft at No &c
Randolph street. The niue assembled there Thurs.
lay morning and went to work for the season. Az
hae already been suggested, the management have
.struck ont new course in training, and to
some extent thrown aside the old theories. In.
stead OF a gymnasium, they have put the men into
abare room with very little apparatus. They have
also secured the services Of Prof. Ottlgnon as
trainer, and he will have charge Of the men until
they get on the fed- 1t is evident from the firtt
few days practice that he puts great faith in
caisthenics and walking as parts OF the prepara-
'tion for getting the men into robust health, which
Is about all they need or can get indoors. The
new departure in training is part Of the Clubs
general idea OF improving on something every sea-
~eou. The selection OF Prof. Ottgnon is good
one, and he will bring ont all there ia in the idea
=. All the men employed for the season we're on
hand Thursday morning, excepting only Peters.
The following telegram, received yesterday, ex-
p.ains his movements:
ST. Lor.s March ~ l7-Giye my reearas 70 al tho
5 .ass x ss hand ycaas SosI:sop In a.
No comment has been msde in Chicago on the
1act thut the White Stocking Club for this eeason
lis under \ new organization, q new name and q
new charter. There is, however. more ecsnblance
than reality in the changc, for the that the
same head governs Affairs that has done 50 for some
years. The change grew ont OF the FACT that the
charter Of the Association which had been at back
'of the Club expired by limitation about with the
contracts for last 6eaeon. A new charter was
therefore applied for in September. and after due
tormaiit5, received The organization under this
xas called ''The Chicago Ball Club. and the cup
1tal stock was fixed at so, 600 in zoo shares OF
500 each. This was taken at once and by much
smaller company OF men than held the old stock
less than thirty persons putting down their for
the whole 300 shares. The organization was COM
p]eted BY the election Of Board Of hve Directors,
composed Of John B. Lyon, William Ii. Murray,
Edwin F. Dcxter 4. G. Spald!ng, aud II. A. HUI
bert This Board then elected as the officers OF the
Club v. a Hubert, President, and A. G.
Spalding, Secretary. The affairs OF the old
Association were closed out and Its
properly sold, mainly TO tho club, the pro-
ceeds divided, and 1t passed away to give room to
tle new di.peusation. The advantages OF the
''new deal " are its compactness Of interest, and
the feet that it contains within its small number of
stockholders all the best elements Of the support
Of the game in this city.
1t ia quite evident that large number Of Chtcago
people take pride and interest in the SUCCESS OF
the White Stocking team; This is proven BY the
number Of suggestions which they feel called upon
to maze As to its composition and management
Whether they make some Of these TO Mr. Spalding.
OF whether they send them alI to this Office,
is not KNOWN but goodly number come here.
There is no objection to this practice. hut
it Is not to be expected that all such notea be
ansxercd. One complaint, which is the burden OF
them all, may be noticed, however. It ia claimed
that the team is weak because it has no change
catcher to supply McVey's place should he be-
come disabled. This Is not true in fact, because
both Smith and Auson could fill the place II called
on. But why should McNey be tlsabled:. Bradley
has fast pace but Clapp caught for him in sixty
-four championship games, and plenty OF others
ss, ~s1 ho r. aa =.
pldcky enough for anything, be expected to fall by
ihe waysidc: The correspondent who thought
know hie chicago record.
Season seats for championship games in Chi
eago will be cold the first part OF next month. The
plan Of sale will be on the principle Of first como
first served, and the number Of seats to be sold
will be limited to such quantity as the Directors
The tone of ha1f-a dozen letters received within
two weeks loads TO the belief that An unpleasant
mania for betting on ball players, in the absence
nsks TnE TaiBusE to decide bet that no member
OF the Chicago Club IL more than 30 yeare OF age;
an1lher asks II there Il foreigner or tn tae 1ine;
played with Chcngo clnb before 1S78,-aad the |
othe: three Ire like untu these. To answer these !
questions, and Others like them, sketchy biogsa-
phy OF the ten members Of tic team is necessary,
nnd since it ia at hand, it may as we'll be printed.
1t will he handy Tor the other to have In the
house IN one Of the Club tnkes 1t into hie head
to die during the scason, and demands an obituary
short notice. Following the necessary facts,
the names OF the men being arranged alpha-
bctica1ly:
Adrian G. Anson was born in AarEhalltown, Ia,
ia 1861, and rathef planes himself on being the
lie played bali several years in his native place,
and made bis entrance into professionalism In
Rockford in 1871. ln 1B52 he went to Philadel-
sons Of lS72, 1873, 1874, and 1875. In 1876 he
did some excellent fielding for Chicago; aud, hav-
1sek to 4dsph 1 es 4;
In bx'ting Anson was fifteenth among a1l the
players Of the country in 1871 fourth in 1879.
fourth in lS7a eighth In 1874, tenth in 1875, and
Roscoe c. Barpes was born in Linn, \. r, in
1850, and Was taken to Rockford, NJ, when
Junior, and went into the Forest City tenn in
1867. Since that time bis PLAY has been n the
teans Lea 1nd for the same
every lover OF the game IN every city IN the
countr5. II hauine, Barnes was fifth In the
dfth ii 1874, arst in 1875 and arst in 1s78.
George ". Bradley ~.as born in Reading: Pa,
IL 1851. and arst played ball with The Nodes @
reputation was gained with theEsston (pa team,
md from there be went to St Louis n . 1s75, nna
that and s ~ E
Last rear his record for efdcfency a. .. pitcher
WAS the bcst enc made. In hattins, Bradley was
nty seventh In 1875, and forty fourth In l876s |
counting I'll the players In the arena ]
John ". Glenn was born In Rochester: n. T.. IN
l8a9, and began to play ball with the Aerts Of his
natfve city In 1869. In 1870 he went to Washing"
Ion and played with the Nationals and Olymp!cs. |
each 4 part OF the SEASON In ISL and |
L61! he continued bis connection with the |
ormpics, and in 1873 played with The Washing |
IONS Since that year-lS74, 1e71 and 1S78-ht | I
las been q fayorite in Chicago, Bnd now enters ( {
apon his fourth successive engagement The fact
that be was one Of the three saved out OF the
uf ls75 to 60 into the champion team I
,f 147d, shows how he is regarded a. ball playrr
In batting Glenn waH twenty ninth IN the wholc !
>ouMt1y in 1871 fifty second in 1873, forty ninth
n 1874. forty eighth in 1874 and nineteenth In
L676. ,
Paul a. Hines was born Ia Virginia. about ff. q
cen miles from Washington, D. c.. in 1855, and !
srst came into note as halfpfayer as membero Of
be Washington nine Of 1873. In 1874, 1875, and | :
SIG he was member OF the Chicago team. and {
eiil air his uustache with them again this year.
n batting Hines was forty-sevcath In the conn !
r In 1873, twcpty-ninth In 1871 fouttcenth IN |
BIS, aud ninth in 1875. '
Cal A. McVey was born In Montxose, IA I. n | =
$40. and first showed up player in 1857 with .
be University Club OF indianapolis, Ind. Dux1ng {
he year named and the following season, he
lnJed with several - clubs OF about; .{h6 | =
sue grade, and in 1869 Eaa selected by / i