The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-08
COMPLETING THEIR MINES
THB BASEBALL LEAGUE PREPARrNa
FOR THE SEfSON or fS7o

| Rivalry between Boston and Provta...
| Tho League Convention at Cleveland Ios,
| week. settled the question IVA to how many cl,,.
are to contest in the League arena In 1879 n,
| that associations championship ponnant m.
seven clubs now in the League comprisoth tho
| Western clubs OF Cincinnati Chicago ana
Cleveland. and the Eastern clubs of Boston
Providence. and Syracuse with the Buffalo "a
an intermediate club. OF this list four ara oi
last seasons competitors and three arc from
the International Associations clubs Of 197s
the Buffalo and Syracuse teams of 1878 wnnins
the lead in the International pennant contest
The new team OF the Boston Club. tho chan.
pion club of 1878. consists OF Snyder. catcher.
Bond. pitcher; Morrill,. first baseman; Bur.
dock. second baseman; Sutton. third baseman,
Hauck. short stop; Jones' left fielder; John
| O'ROurke. centre fielder: and Halves right
| neder. The last four arc new mon. OF thu
champion team OF 1878. George Wright and
james O'Rourke have been engaged for tina
| new Providence team. and Leonard Manning
| and Shafer for the Albany Club team of ls7o
80 that to quite an important extent the new
Boston team for 1879 will DO new CORPS. tina
short field and all Of the out field having now
| occupants This breaks up the old working
| nine Of the club almost as much w did tho seces-
sion OF the White. Spalding Barnes. and Mcyev
| III lofVs WhtH III fpllNNuNNuce oil
| Harry Wrights having TO reorganize his team
| and play an experimental nine that year the
| championship went to Chicago. The loss this
| time. however. Is not a. important rs il wns
then. for the pitcher and catcher and basemen
| nrc retained. But in the departure Of George
Wright. Leonard. and O'Rourke. not 10 mention
! Manning and Shafcr. they lose three more Of
| the Old Boston team, and they will not only miss
| their valuable services. but two OF them. Wright
| and O'Rourkc, have greatly strength med one
| OF the opposing mines OF the League,
| Last seas9n the Boston nine had 10 fight hard
| igr the leading position. and IL was chiefly by
| the strength OF the nlnr, IA team working In
| familiar harness together. and not so much Nv
the superior individual strength Of their play.
| ers, that they wore enabled to achieve the sue.
ccss thcy did. Tho new Boston tcam IL a strong
| ono beyond question. especially In five Of The
| in-ncld positions hut 1t is not a. strong as
| whole %. was the team OF '7S.
Tho Cincinnati Club team. and their now nine
| for 1879. Il unquestionnbly the strongest the
| club have placed In the fold since the days Of
| their noted scuson Of 1869. when they did what
| no other club over did before or since 20
| through the season without single defeat after
playing gvery strong nine IN the country. Last
scason. hut for internal discussions in their
| nine, caused hy rival aspirations on the part "
| ambitious members ut their team. the club
| would have given the Bostons a very close push
| for supremacy. As il was, they attained second
| position in the pcnnant contest defeating Chi
| rugo In ton games out 81 the twelve: ProvMoncs
| u nine. Milwaukee ia eight Boston in six. but
| Indianapolis only IN four
| For 1879 the Cincinnatis have materials
| strengthened their team. not only 10y wedding
out discordant elements. but by Strengthening
| previous MfNlklN ii.fNl il'i " -lilNi0s lf u "
| White. pitcher: McNcv first baspmau; Ross
Barnes. second baseman Gcrhardt. thiri nase-
| man Burke. short stop Dickerson lelt q Ndrr;
Iotalng. centre fielder; and Kelly. right @ .ller
| AT but th" cat hcr pitcher, first and third las9
| mon. and right fielder are Now mon. White.
| Barnes. and McNoy will occupy thrir old Blst1n
| Positions. and the admirable working OI thh
| White Brothers team together the pnst season
| gives promise Of more effective work 10 1919
| with tie improved support than any over be-
fore eNhlniird bya Cincinnati nine Tho club
Held work. and rs Il IL controlled 10y liberal
men qnd backed ny by a generous public sup
! port. II may bn looked 90 with moro c0nnl' nco
| Us the coming champion team ot the l"1gu,
| than any other of its slN rivals. not excepting
III new team u the Providence Club is one
! which will make tho struggle for supremacy
! letw"en the clubs Of Cincinnati, Boston. and
| Providence the main feature Of the League
| campaign Of 1879. The Providence nine for
next season includes Brown, catcher; Wa>1,
| pitcher. Start first blseman: Mctirary s"f nj
Wright. short stop; York. left nclder; Hines.
centre fielder: ana lIlgham. right fielder. This
| last season, and with the incentives to strong
service and a successful issue which will gov
| crn its players. both Of its Boston and Cincin-
natl rivals may depend upon having tough
| work before them To- take tho lead from George
Mrlghts team: Inc rivalry WIN Boston viii
| Hitherto, the rivalry In the League arena. out
side OF the pennant contest, has boon the 1ues.
ton ~ Enst aud West This coming sea-on a
new md eXcsing issue will be- introduced In 'he
battle between the rival teams governed by
Harry aud George Wright. George is bound 10
lost in letting him 60. and also 10 prove 10 thu
Providence club tho wisdom uf their choice Of
Captain worthy the position. This yonr {, has.
OF tho Chicago Club team Of 1879 Do may bn
said that while Il has boon strengthened in
some OF It's positions II slill has the Same inh'r-
eut weak ness which had so damordliI.ug an II.
ect IN the team Of 1878 and That Is INIT 4 VII
be- run on the hossing system II d retains
| fourth place IN the pennNnt race oi 1873 hy De-
| tpber NJ that year, il viii De- fortunate. IhWthe
club VIII have good playing material enough II
properly managed, Is shown hy tho list ol iis
players, which II rs follows: flul. eat her
Lurkip. pitcher; llMs9n. first b,scman; Quest
Peters short stop: Dnlrymplr. left II tlicr. Core,
centre ilelder; Schailor. right nelirr The
was very ,v.ot . n no c,,.i-',,s M, .a,o,i
hasoman's positions. Harry Wright rou taAs
this team and run Il NJ g. second paf. ~ East.
The new team If the Buffalo Club II chrw
| League competition includes Clamp catcher;
calvin. pitcher: Libby. first hascnAu; Fuimor
second haseman; Richardson, third hnscmnn;
Force. short stop; Horuung. et nr.l"l. E-s'
| her. crnirc fodder. and Crowley. right h',irr
This Is n good working nlnr, and It ought 90 ,@
The latter season II defeated League uIuH, IN
ten games, AMI was defeated hy ,Hcu" uin
In seven games. Tue Buflal1rs ul-l dci' d.
the stars cd Syracuse nyo Times ant WAS ~,
l.aic! i've umgs W lin the Forrest C.tY nln y
Cleveland the Bn1aloe- wore su'''-siu 100 hll
one ont ot thrne EnmeS. II romans l' Poe r'I
how far the new team viii slrpss i'il- rr.1rl
| IA tholr matches in 1879 with thr L'W li'l-u5
teams ~ Syracuse and Cloveuni.
The Star club Of Syracuse VIII present IN
1879 the following nine; Kelly, cu 'u.s. NJ t.or'
MES pll.h1r' CAip'hlei Ilrst n- ll'" o 49,.
Mack. short stop; Dungnn, lrIt ilrli"r. lut"l,
eontrr fielder Adams. right lle.dur. ll.7 ''"m
! II y II ~ Stror, a. that 90 ISIS
The Forest City club of Clrv"nnl 'Iu' 0'hNf
new League club. will ,prrsont ~ IL 49, %
lol9 KENNEDY catcher; Mitchell. pti ,',' f'.'..
! tllsscptk, third h1seman Carey. -' 'fi - y