, 1877-04-15

c. t.; Beehtcl 7. I. There ID rather less apparent
hose @ made ~ leu up il phladepha @ 70 r. be M sure Kic
ardson ia under contract to Dlnghamton and
Ahadic 10 Auburn. but such small matters cannot
make much difference in Philadelphia.
A correspondent in Rochester writes that the
grounds arc being put in shape rapidly posi-:
bic, and that the stands, etc., will be on the best
plans known. The writer Of The letter adds that
different positions from what waa expected, and
that It good judges that he has materially
Weakened the team thereby. 1nasmuch as the
changes are not given, 1t is impossible to add an
opinion ne to whether change is weakness or no.
1t is claimed that shecran, Of DctroiE is to man
With him four Of The Old ~cass Club Of Detroit.
Club has hot hired @ Brannock before nowy lie Ger:
tatny is one Of the best young IN INC
country The M othe5 qnery is What has become 81 q
tby proxY) ut the PttsburE Convention? Was there
ever such q club, and who knows anything about
its Has it any players, and if SO. who arc they3
A correspondent who gives bis address as No. Sc
notwithstanding all reports to the contrary, De-
troit will be represented this year by strong
semi professional team. The correspondent con
tinncs: All Of the players, win the exception
OF short stop, have been engaged and arc In this
city. The. Club is negotiating ior the use
Of the Peninsula cricket grounds Ercrythingis cx-
pccted to be in running order by the last Of next
week. It has not been decided who will manage
the ninc: We would be pleased to hear from mines
range game here Address as above"
In view of the fact TINT TnE TRIBUNE has once
been unplcasantlr complained OF. because it gave
certain news on the authority of st. Paul paper,
that OF the Minneapolis Club, may or may not be
accurate. it being taken from an alleged newspaper
published in st. Paul L the paper b. right. Mn
hination: l,ohn. u Cleveland. p. lIoHmnn. OF
Cleveland, g; Phillips. Of cnicase, b; o'Dag,
SAa: s. Of Saesse Ghaaso Of 81 bes d.
Lonis' g. l. and ii Change han e rsicl. ot st. Louis
sae eea Philips p and opay Cd % the :i
clippers, johnson and Bennett from the Cass Of
Dciroit. and kolley and GIedel from the St Louis
has wei begun Another St PAU paper says that
]. O. Julian, short-stop OF the Indianapolis Club
last year, has been released from his contract for
this year, and will play short-sfop for Minneapolis
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
It appears from the Courier-Journal that the
Louisville season opened with banquet to the
nine. 1t should be remembered that too much
t'paslry" is not good for bull players.
A note from the Hon. Bob Addy gives an cncour.
teum, with which Bob appears to be abundantly
satishcd so far.
Tue Enquirer declares that the difference be-
tween the Mathewscs is that Bobby, the pitcher,
il the Little TWlster. and Stanley, the senator.
the big Epfstler'' This is the best of the Gin
cinnatl season so fur.
The salaries Of good baseball players will this
yeaT range from $50 per week down to wh1ck
sitter sitter bali.-Dsiron Free Press
One of our estcrn exchanges says that ''base-
ball reporters stealing each others items to an
alarming extent" We always knew thaI the
average baseball man was most proliac and
thing that we were wholly prepared for.-
Proridenee Dispatch
The courier-yonrnal calls Aneon ''the gracsfal
elephant Of the Chicago nine" When those Chi.
ca1o elcphants come South they'll tramp Louis:
villes syiphlike balltossers go deep into the mud
that Johnny Hnldcman will have to dig EN- ont.
''Sit still, me heart, sit still. ''-Ehqairer.
The corrected list of League, PLAYERS which
Il o he ceeo It
'correction;' the Chicagos couldn't oblige yon
by lcavin. out one Of the best battsrs and surest
players who ever wore knee brecches.
Having gazed with more wonder than delight
up1n the new Louisville uniform, THE TRIBUNE
reporter hastens 10 fit ont Devln's team with the
name ''Eluc Jeans, - tho fitness Of which will be
acknowledged as fast as the club is seen. But
then s. Blue Jeans" WON last fall
j. L. Eeck lfami]iar1y known as .tSi'') was in
this city part of last week lie appears to be
satisfied with the appearance and actions Of his
with him as long they pull straight But at the
same time, Mr. hcck isn't the man to stand any
.sfunny work, " and his team will lind it ont with
great suddenness the first time one OF them gets
over the traces.
The New i ork Sportsman does not appreciate
the estimation in which st. Louis holds its team
when 1t sayE OF the indianapolis defeats: 'sThis
is not very encouraging to the hackers Of the
Browns who may have laid OH their fayorites win
ming second position in the championship race"
No true St. Louisan would entertsn the thought
Of second position
The New York Sportsman which leads the coun-
try in aquatic matters, md manages to have wise
views Of most sports, comments editosially on the
League Us follows: ''One fact is very apparent:
regular professional baseball organization was
never even approached in previous days. and We
congratulate those in authority upon their success
full administration OF the League affairs"
The Cincinnati Enquirer is doing it, best to en-
courage Mr.. kccS's team and to hold up The hands
Of the management as we'll as to create and en-
courage healthy sentiment In favor OF tue game
in Porkopolis. All OF which il creditable and we'll
done; but it looks to old-fas hnued reporter as
il it was no part Of newspapers business to 60
into the private detective line ns is Threatened In
this PARAGRAPH; t*The EnqHtrtr gives fair warn
ing that the first time 1t hears OF member OF the
Cincinnati Red Stocking Club drinking liquor IT
sufficient II s no part Of the duty Of bal! club
or OF newspaper to form temperance society, or
an anti tobacco association, or al oppoa1t1on-to-
flirting league. At 1eust it EeeMs 60 up here-per-
haps it looks otherwise in Cincinnati.
The annual meeting Of the Collegiate Baseball
Association Of the Northwest was held in Evanston
Erday TIE anS SFf
was decided that each club should play series OF
two games With every club joining the Association
The season opens the 9Th Of May and closes July l,
nil clubs playing every Saturday until the series are
finished. Each club must furnish the names OF
three men one week before the game is to be play
ed, who are competent to act as umnites and from
this list the clubs contcstng must choose IN UNI
1,irc. All games are TO he arranged By the Execu-
live Committee The following officers were elect
cd for the ensuing year: VI. M. Booth. n. Y. U.
President; F. K. Helm, c. o., Secretary; 3. 3.
Lamb, L. F. e., Treasurer: Executive Committee
4. Dealy, y. ". e.; n. X. uonore, C. u;
Kccrshaw, r. g. and E. ". Powers, L. F.
correspondent in Canton, ILL.,, announces the
formation Of strong local club ut that place The
players arc to be- j. BricKer, c.. O. D. Whtc, p;
Powell. 1b and change p. C.. Barnes, 2b.;
Evans, 3b. Carney s. e.; HaH1s, l. l. ana
change c.: Williams, c. f.; Gallagher, +. T.;
Mathews sub. The correspondent adds TINT the
new club would like to hear from al good clubs.
Address o. D. White, Boz 518. Canton. The
town is brisk one. with perhaps 6, 900 popula-
ton.
It appears from several exchanges that Nolan
OF the indianapolis Club was badly wanted oy 81.
Louis short time ago, and said exchanges an
uounce that Manager McManus offered him Sooo
bonus and 81, 500 salary it he could gcta release
from his present contract-shich. Of courte, he
couldn't Without going into the question 1s'1,,
as tn whether this story is std, Tns
IE1puSE calls attention to the TACT that ST. Lou1s
sent her manager to Columbus last fall to sec No
Ian and Sichols. pitch against each other IN the M