, 1877-02-25
or more Clubs, some OF them on the strength Of
promises and oftener By signature:

| DQfSln ny TnE STAR ana ST. L0Ht8.
Bennett By the Athletic aud Milwaukee.
j DALEY by the Manchester, Cricket, and Live Oak
uotaling by the Star and Maple Leaf.
g. he hf LII LIZ oae 2'n ana 1Rs Risrs sa
, | Whitney by the Lowell and Live Oak.
Weaver by the Athletic and Buckeye.
Adams by the Rochester and Live Oak.
3Iason BY the Lowell aud Live Oak.
West by the Chelsea aud Allegheny.
1tao 5srome By ths St: Paul and Milwaukee.
| ncHl;nn by the Star and Reeoluies.
hlley BY the Live Oak and Geneseos
These shocking examples ~ are OF course
put small traction OF what might be ascer
13lneu by mquirine thoroughly into.the matter
They are simply q dozen or so found doatiue
about in half dozen papers. Il the new a..
soctation shall prevent this double llealinr Ii
will have done well.
Observation-Disclosures.
The Blue Stockings, Of Minneapolis, have
made contracts with ODay, 3 b, Philips, / b,
Bohn, p, and Hoffman, c.
The Fairbanks Club have signed the League
Alliance, and have contracts with all t6ei,
players for the season Of 1877.
Stair, formerly Of the philadelphia nine, will
play With the Allentown team the coming
season, and Richardson Is chiefly expected il
Binghamton.
1t is said that the Columbus Buckeyes have 4
good chance OF getting Weaver, formerly
pitelierof the Phladelphias. Hewould strength
eli their team very much, especially where it is
a
The new Fall River (Mass.) team is said to be
Goniss(e, ana Canary: This clu1 holds the
/ championship OF New England and will need o
strong team to keep 1t this year.
The Lowell {Mass.} Club is under way with
good prospects, barring that it is trit1e late to
get. good men unless it induIges sln piracy.
Last year it had q tjne team, but most OF them
| Went up to Manchester for 1877.
/ Tha A}h1af{, A,o,a5o<s~., o~uz-..o. al~A "a
proposes to engage Bennett as catcher, though
| tie Is under contract to the Milwaukee Club that
! the writer Knows Ut. This doesn't seem exactly
the best way to start new club on the "htgh
! moral lay"
Bach}i Of last years Acmes, who lately signed
| With the 1T. Paul Club, has sought q release
from his engagement owing to the death OF his
1ather which necessitates his residing in this
th!ea9so's amateur clubs this season.
The Red Caps OF st. Paul havc sent to the
Secretary Of the League notice Of the enga1e~
ncnt Of E. H. Gross, John c. Rachlt Sumner A.
Ely. and Edward E. Gau[t. for the season OF
lSi7. The same club Is Advertising for a good
second bascuan. It locks as II the business
was more tllan. usually rushing this season.
Clubs didn't have to advertise 1or players last
year.
A special dispatch says: ssThc wrangle In the
indianapolis Baseball Club has endangered its
Il known here Of the President Of that club the
writer confidently predicts that the swranaiers's
whoever they may be, will hare n short sl,rift,
and furtEer, that the club named will take higa
rank during the coming, season, AID probably
enter the League in DECEMBER.
The Fairbanks Club were out in full strength
on Thursday On their. new grounds. The boys
show the elfcet OF their mouths training In the
gymnasium. and are batting very well in prac-
tlce Us We'll as playing an excellent fielding
t1fs,f y T..
strong as could be found in auy a1nateu. club in
the city, and will make most Of our scmi-p7o-
fessional clubs look to their honors. They will
continue in practice in the gymnasium until
May |.
The Syracuse Courier says that neither Au-
burn, Ithaea, nor Ilion will have ba1l-elubs this
year, but that Geneseo will have the following
team backed By considerable cash capital:
Wilbur, Of last YEARS Kochesters, pitcher
Dosy, first bese; Snyder, OF last year's Ltviug-
stons, SECOND base; Rallentine, Of the Alleghe-
Oaks, Of Hartford third base; Esmond, Of the
Aubprns, left field; Sullivan, OF the Arliugtons
Of New York, centre field: Leonard, OF the Liy-
ingstops, right deld; Heath, Of the Rocbesters,
tenth man and change catcher.
It does not at present look as II the Cricket
Club, Of Binghamson. was pursuing exactly an
honorable course in getting: or attempting to
get players. On every hand is heard the COM
plant tslat the managers are trying to get men
TO break their contracts, and, at least, two in-
stances of success are known, and referred to
elsewhere. Daley and Bradley are the men.
This policy mar DC we'll enough in getting a
team, but If the League Alliance and the Inter-
national Association both refuse to play the
Crickets On account Of their dishonorable
actions, they may find it a good deal harder to
pay team than to get It.
The new team engaged for Manchester, n.
H.. viii be the strongest one ever known in
that State. It 1as all excellent ground, and,
al right; Following are the players: /
Ue Uef b. B7Sg %9Sa;a5 Sn :na Bona p Gsr Sog
and tue change pitcher md catcher In the field. !
The management supposed they had Daley, Of |
last years Csickets Of Binghamton, but later
one oi those fellows who sign with club, take !
advance money, and then play with another
club. At least it looks SO.
The Chelsea Club OF BROOKLYN has notified
the Secretary Of the League that it has signed
the League Alliance agreement, and that it
has engaged the following nine: John E.
j. B. es1y eIafe, jsS Jon sas cnrfan, hfsan, fhoas,
Cassidy, John Dunn, Benjamin IauE;t1fan,
JOHN 'Hankinson. THIS is about tic same
team that plared under the Chelsea name LAST
season, and won some Tery crelitabie victories.
the Pittsburg Convention, it is to be presumed
That they did so to see what it was like, - for
theY cannot very we'll submit any questions
which they zaay have to two tribunals. The
easiest way for them Is not To have any dis
putes.
The Allegheny Club, which represents Pitts
ourg, will have Que Of the best non-League I
hines in the country, Il anything can be Judged
rom reputation. As between the 1ndiAn- |
spolis, the Buckeye, and the Allegheny,
le will b. wise man indeed who can |
,ame winner. The Allegheny team will be:
)olan, OF the st. Louis Reds, and Holbert, OF
he Louisvii!es catchcrs; Calvin, OF the st.
.ouis Reds. and Mckclyey, Of last years team, !
pitchers; Goodman, Of Reading IT,; William
on, = b.; Nichols, Ut the Nutuals. 8 b.; Mel /
on, $. s.; Creamer, C. f.; aud West, OF the
,helscas, with pitcher OF catcher, as fielder.
Vest is so much better player than Williamson
hat it looks rs though be would be quite likely
0 occupy second base before the team had /
Iayed many games. Wiliam Coates will act as f
manager. I
The Tecumsebs, of London, Ont, champions | t
I Canada, have the following excellent team !
nder contra:t: Powers, c.; Goldsmith, p.; !
Eallcy, | b. and change p; somerville, 2 b.:
'oescllcr, b.; Knodel1..s $. and change C.;
[ornunsg, l. f.: Hunter, {. t.; Dinnin. +. t. The
Verase height OF this team Is ever feet 10
,ches, and the average weight nearly
10 pounds. There is the ghost |
shadow i'll the way Of the manager oi this
.am, or will be when he comes to get his men