National Republican., 1878-12-31
Our Base Iyall Clnb.

The Indications arc that the coming season Of
base ball Will be finer In every respect than any Of
It's predecessors and that the mines will he stronger
and better disciplined than In tho past. In the
League the rcsD,cive clubs have picked and sitCd
until all are apparently sltirlc'i. The clubs com.
posing the International League have been work.
ing also 10 improve ,lIoir condition by wedding out
what was regarded as poor rnCtcrial and introduc.
ing superior mon. This League will doubtless be
larger than 1t was the rast year, aud II Is now
thought that the combination will comprise Et
least ninc clubs.
The NATIONALS, Of this city, have not been idle
unhnppily. ere the past season had co'ci, dlsScn.
siOnS arose among the gentlemen comprising the
club and II looked nt one time as " there would he
nine Rt all for 1872 instead Of superior one to
that then playing. Thee pickering rcs resulted In
the loss OF three " the finest players IN their
| spcCilvc positions known tn the country. Two Of
| these players wcrc induced to believe that the
National Club waA bankrupt, composed Of wholly
irrrsrOnglbie men. aud that ir they prum'cd guar
| amiuUS ihcy could not nIlhll thcn on demand
such statements te?ChCd the men from what they
| deemed reliable sources and Instead Of Standing
by their promises to play in this city they believed
these circumstances released them from all ohlirn.
| lions, and they renewed contracts with the club.
! with which they were then connected. lie Third
player, however, popular young man, a native
| Of this city, where he Is q general fayOr.tc,
| wrote To ihC man In this rliy, tn whom his
pcdcr had hccr given tn know tie facts at tho
| anne time rpuratng his promise IN come II wanted.
| That gcutlcman. knowing villa; had lrnrsrirei con.
|
| dark for q nine for the incoming season, wrote
| him the true situations aul then advised him 10
! sign the papers IN cincinnati. which he iid.
| subsequently these rnyetS returned u the city
i to V,s, the winter and they saw for themsCrCt
| Nhatt1I,h the circulated Stu:ics Contained. Two
If tllCw have not yet aud probably will not cease
to pg!ct that thuy aii not nihCrC 10 lhCiT original
| promise 70 play at home next year.
ltwas iira.iy cumuiuirl to rrOrgGulzr the National
| club aud Nhlv the membership would he reduced
! 1t vu.rll b. NOR, ha:monin'Ls and the result h.
productive Of a greater 'aishcinn. This Wa
tone, nnd then the work OF occurring a nine sci
! upon. Ih,s ha- been IN operation i"r su!n"ln,G
past Gri ~ far rr gre sod that the management +
now willing 4" permit 10 he made pHbic wha
las Lh'Ir tsr brra accomplished.
| C.u'.Hrl. have L,Cn ,Ht-ud Into with Lynch
Baker, rr'tt fIrrcll, E,i,sk, Ne, LELAND. Brown
| Eillcr, AMI Dallas. Ia addition they have Holly
Barron, and Nr'itAN Is reserved stock. They
arc or the lloFVut inr u change pitcher Hnl whci
he Is scCuul they will have twelve Ilun oGt o
which 10 PICK tnC team.
the iIu isrEs, ui lIUd,ou. y y, and CUluys an cT
cyllcnt reputation b th us player and batter Nc
ICELAND s"t the recent Chicago nine and wi!
| play short sop. lie u'so handles the ash Wit
| .trGu-ih Oul kil Joe E.I!sk goes tn third hasr,
lie Is from ihr Cincinnati nine. and has good rec
lie wus h|Vu'l In OA tI'y, Pa, has al the qVa!iii
cation Vus!tC Tor q hnr hall.playrr, Hud ii h
DOM r'Mhil th"'n II viii not be- for !n"E Of effort
lie Is u change catcher and u'.l fielder.
D"lls Is a. lr.t hU: man all nut-lrldCr, IN Mhigl
positions he cannot h" tNcclletl. Truu will &c III
regular Catrnvr bu1 have Ic,iefs in Baker Rl
t baker VIII rrltably play the riai, field whlc
l' IN LAT" !c T. b. con-, "ur "f the most npOrn
pu.it.OG.. and Whr,G there Is considerable work
perform. l., all probability i" VIII hc made "Ll
70 lain UCIlr nine. and. irpln what little he did (
20 that ,TCCtDI si scssVu II h safe lD ~! i!iat III
?. I sc'nc,!,I viii hJ Wi.".y mH.".
- The season, play viii open ah1It April Il ucT
The club rrrpJSCs TO enter tho IhlCrngiiOuI
y Lcugur. and m. Wi. srruIu IT," playing OF WbJ,
y forty five G-suciaiipu grIin,S In this ely, whhuI
!, | rpuuliuS the additional outside games. Thus I'll
+ pafons Of L.c bail viii perceive H"t the Nqiona
I#st iFt |.
i,i"I he? viii givc the puhac abundant Opp7itun
Tie. 10 syC games played.