New-York tribune., 1878-04-13
BASE BALL NOTES.
CHANGES IN CLUBs-PREPARATIONs FOR THE SEA-
soY-THE LEAGUE MEETING AT BUFFALO.

CHANGES IN CLUBs-PREPARATIONs FOR THE SEA-
sON-THE LEAGUE MEETING AT BUFFALO.
The League season for championship games
will open May l. The nernatiOnals will open play for
the International League championship April 10.
The Rev Edward ward is vlcepresdent OF the League
Milwaukee Base Ball Association Dhlrympe, the CEN
tire fielder Of the club tie youngest player In the
League. being only twenty years old.
The Athletic Club Of Phlladc phia Is reOrganlZng win
n strong team and Will join the International Assocla
The Union Grounds. in BROOKLYN are assuming their
usual beautiful appearance. Mr. Cammcyer Is getting
together strong professional team To represent BrOOk
iyn and has secured Matthew'S to pitch, and Curran,
LOughn and GOrmlcy. He expects TO nave the fuH
The League club mana gers for e7s Messrs. Wright
Ferguson. McVey, CaFp Chapman, ana carey, respec-
lively Of the Boston, Chicago Cincinnati Indianapolis
Milwaukee. and Providence Clubs
Dave" Eggler, of the best outfielders In the
country has been engaged by the Buffalo Club to take
the place of McsOrey, who goes to Manchester 10 pch
for the Manchester Club. Arthur Cummings has been
engaged by the Milwaukee CLUB TO assist Weaver in the
Thc Capitolnc Grounds in BrooklynwI be fitted up in
better shape tins season than for me past todr YEAR,
The grounds will be devoted entirely TO League aud
International club matches They VIII be ready lof
Ne code OF playing rules adopted by tho International
Association Will govern all the clubs In the country this
season, with the exception Of the six League clubs
Charles j. Roe has been chosen manager 0I ihG ihieI
tona star Club, OF Syracuse " Y Newell Park Is the
name given 10 the clubs new grounds.
The following clubs are members Of the new assOcia
tlou 10 contest IN series OF games for the champion
shin Of NtwN Ork state Aubrns, or AuDufni 'HckttS
Bugnmton; Haymaket7, oi LahsihgDuIei STAR, ol
Syracuse Buffalo, OF Buffalo; Hornel OF HOfnellsNlle
Rochester, Of Rochester, and Utica, of Utica.
The Rochester Club y 70 start on thtec Weths lpr
through the state April 10 The Buhos expect to play
their game for the International championship with
the champion Tecumseh Club OF London, ont, about
that date ,o.,-,-
Club have reported at their headquarters. They have
gone into active training IN the gymnasium where they
required 10 practise four hours each day. III,
The Live OAK Club, OF Lynn Mass, Is completed with
the exception OF catcher The players are as follows
the Maple Leafs. Guelph, Canada first base Giles
pie rom the wlkesbnrrcs) second base; spence from
the Manchesersl, short stop; O'Leary (lrom Mime
apolisl, left field; Phillips from tue Eres) centre
field; and HAYES from the Rocheser right Held and
TSs IaTyard University Nine will opea play April 49,
I'm a match game with the International New Bedford
The batting order of the indianapolis Club viii be
2aisy, afsy cf,iG1, Craft aud S'Fiiki Flint ''
Club that be plight accept tempting offer TO 20
10 Milwaukee has been refused ~ Manager Bancroft,
who Will retain his services In New.Bediord
The new Erie PENN team for s7s VIII be one OF the
strongest mines ever organized IN that city The players
engaged are kesser of the ci1einha me- PAN. psnfa aa
Valentine. Of the clippers OF Wlnona MINI; with
Phillips Curry, aud Tally. Of last years team. -
Robert Ferguson who Ia 10 manage the Chicago White
stockings the coming season. arrived IN Chicago on
Monday night, with start Hallihan, Cassidy, Larkn
Harbridge, and HanknsOn. He has an excellent team
under his command.
Jonn Nelson who 70 play at short stop for the In
dianapolis League Club arrived IN that city last We'd
ncsday from Brooklyn.
The International Springfield Club for this season will
be made no a. follows: Hickey catcher; COrcOran,
pitcher; Cannon first base Brady, second base Fitz
short stop Hackeu. third base Root, left field; Barry
centre neld Phillips, right field and change pitcher.
Clubs from the following cries VIII JON the New
England Association this season: Lowell, Manchester
Lynn. Sew-Bedford, Westboro Hoyoke, aud Spring
The Chicago White Stocking team for 1877 contained
Mcyey, Bradley, spauldlng, Barnes, AnsOu, Peters,
Glenn, Hines, Watt, smith, Ilallihan, Jones, Eden,
Quinn Refs Eggler aud Rowe. These men will be widely
distributed this year. McVey and Jones Will play in
Cincinnati. and Bradley and Watt In New-BcdI0rd
Spauding and Smith have retired Barnes goes To Lon
don, Ont Hallhau Refs and AnsOn Will play with this
years Chicago team Peters goes to Milwaukee Glenn
10 Rochester Hines t. Providence Eden o Manchester
Quinn the Frankins OF Chicago, Eggler 10 Buffalo
and Rowe to Lynn, Mass "
The average age height, weight, and the batting and
fielding averages OF the International ornesville
Club are follows; Age, - years; height feet inches
weight, lGs+ pounds; batting average 2o1i heIdlng
The season of SIS il opening well Clubs organ,
izing by hundreds new ball grounds are being laid
out grand stands erected and permanent ball fields es-
tabished. Tne season is opening month earlier than
IL customary, and the prospects are nat the several
championship campaigns will be In full operation by
XII the members OF the Utica professional base ball
nine reported Utica and now practising daily
Latham OF last years League LOulsVies mas Deen en-
gagged Ia play AT second base
Tie umpires selected by the International Lowell Club,
are j. q. sumner aud j. j. Egan' OF Boston, and A.
Salmon aud II. T.. Webster, OF Lowell
The members OF the star Club OF syracuse have all ar
rived at their headquarters, aud are undergoing a
Tie NatijnaI Association of League Base Ball Clubs
helo two days session III BunaO on mohuay anu lues
day OF this week Mr.. William A. Hulbnr, OF Chicago
prctdent of the association, occupying he char Inc
following schedule for the playing of Championship
games adopted ChcaSos open at indianapolis, ana
Milwaukee at Cincinnati on May i the Cnclnnats VIII
play at Milwaukee aud the Indianapolis Club at chicago
on Nav il the HOsOns play at Providence ON May l.
aud the Providence Club at Boston on May L. Ihe west
clubs will play three games with each other before
coming East. The Chicago and Milwaukee cubs VIII
come East together. followed by the indianapolis and
Cincinnati Clubs The holidays were distributed rs fo
lOwf The BOstOns will receive the Chcagos on Dec0ra
tion Day, May 30 and the Cincinnatis on Bunker Hl
Day June II. ON July the Bostons Will play az MIL
waukee Providence Club ut Chicago, and the Indian
apols Club at Cincinnati The clubs viii play on the
same days OF the week last yenr that Is tuesdays
Thursdays, and Saturdays. On the other days OF the
week they will play with the n0n-league elubs. Inc
championship schedule closes September H. leaving
nearly two months To play outside clubs. The league
has repealed all the obnoxious legislation adopted AT he
last session Cleveland On the last day of the session
tins year. a staff OF umpires appointed. The reslg
nation of the Louisville Club was accepted and the re-
quest the Harvard College Club TO play with the Bos
tons, was denied.