, 1877-02-04

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Convention at Philadelpha were Nr; j. j. GILES
ne of the Excelsor Club of Chicago. and the
writer, then of the Forest CITY G12 o. KosS1o,ud ,d
was tbe sole representative Of Illinois in rae Con
veption and duly authorized under the cons1tu1tVn a
OF the n. A. to cast the l10 votes 70 "nca Xxx he
State vas entitled. Wisconsin. Indiana, and Ohlo
were represented in like 1nanner, Messrs. Ife:o
vay, Barber, and Sands being the fespccusc osle
gates from those States We ere word t% Of
ohiectiou, although it was known that the iouf
States named had clear majority Or tae Gon'sn- "a
ton Mr. Sands 'Fas elected Pfesoenr 81 ,od tae te
office esedtahy- The manner n whien .ns pftne ~
Ing Of the rules was awarded have alreaoJ y. =
1ustice, have done otherwise than they d1a tneiI
action caye rise to some dissatisfaction; esnec'aS
On the part Of ChadwcS vita whose p.@ans ans ~ fsv
terialr nteHered and in less degree VIII ssM s-d
others whose pride Of locality was disturbed ana 10
srho looked upon Western imprint on the oooh OF
rules an unTelcone innosa1s;3n, ,,c Convention
were legally api fairly elected by bodies rccosn!zed
ly The national -A:sociation cannot se seneas iso
nnN.er in spirit Of fairness and moderation to, O.
ward oil sections will be conceded, 1nins, q ~
who familiar with the pFeeeeainFs " ~ raies fnr
yuntfOn snd the changes 1nade ~ = IL ttS
the succeeding season. E. H. o''
TIE PROFITS or TIE GAME r. F11!LApELfAlA.
The one thing whiyh has given the aavocates
nf the Athleti@ Club more satisfaction tna4 az
thing else in the world is the fact thai fh11a,
JclnRia is the best bull ctr in the country, anu
chat, in cxpellinc the Athletics, the League cus
themselves off from great revenues ana t4I' mf =,
prosperity This must be TRUE, because Cots y,
Eitzgerald has said SO score OF tunes IN Ins
nens. and tho Mercury has repeatedly gioateo
orer the fact and held 1t up: and the precious
! nair have danced around it. and langhed 81 II
pn13 tic]zlcd over it, and they would haEe pun.
i;se c,ts Of It if it had been easIT susce{ llnle
IT illnstration 1t has formed the staple % o.
ort;c1e after article until it seems almost PLY
- adrancc few hard, ainty iacts 70
d;stnrb the d.earns OF Fitzy and the wonaeftnl
Wr;pht. The arithtnetical Substance Is dnat ile
rhesgo Club played the Athletics, IN f1itaael- M
| r:I;a IN 1874. and took IN average OF SL3o Pel
a,a aan,a which vas the smallest average paln 2!
snr club ia the couutry- The other four CUBS ,1
then in the East paid ct the 1ate ~ @iu' ~ t.
game Tor games on their oWn grouncS. - ~ ~,
| fhr Ash2etic Club received the Ch'caEos s:.1 ~
Phi,,elp1ia, and agai1 paid the stal'els5 l Nv ~ =
] dend ri auy club in the country, w: CIV pet
ere1ne as against sl20 per game from every oIaea
E:astern cIub. In 1876 the C.icagos presen1eu !,
| ,nnrh stronger and better.knoTn teaI.,' ~
I1s-ed trrentT games in the East The rye atn.
| f.t;r eaues Welded an average q ea1o r.
| a le.s Ihe figures were exactly s1oo,
FEE Eams s154,z53 ss7.s5, and s5:5Hsg, and n5
the other fifteen games saFe t.,ns so'oi noes e.
+h;s 1ooE as it it would be imposslDe 10 ~
r;1hnnt nlarinc in Philadelphia ctf Hn,e1 a1
ires lass than one-third the returns q n ~
ther n the couut1y3 Lest It shonld De sag III, ~
does n5t cover enough ground it Is eay e