The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-21
BROoKLYN's ASSEMBLY NINE
The Part the City OF Churches Delegation
Play In the Committees

Albany, Jan 20.-The nine members from
Brooklyn will. according TO a high authority in
that city. play in The following positions upon
Mr. Alvord's committees this winter:
Mr.. stegman will be pitcher for the Railroad
and Insurance Committees AS these are both
very lively committees upon which only the best
players are put. and the pitching promises 10
be unusually heavy. negotiations arc said to be
pending TO engage xShorin Daggett OF Brook
lyn AZ change pitcher.
Mr. Trowhridge will play the position OF
catcher to tho Committees on Cities and Apuor-
tionment. His friends say he is an artist who
will let nothing pass him. and is dead sure on
foul TIPS.
Mr. sheridan will play first base to both the
Committee on Commerce and Navigation and
Public Health. 1t is promised that he will be 10
these Committees all that Joe Start Was 10 the
old Atgutlr club IA It's pnlnl"st days
Mr. Stephenson wlil plHy 'cGnd base Tor the
Committee on Charltnbie and Religious Socle-
ties and nlso for the Committee on Public
worthy player and his friends think should
have been mnde either catcher or pli'hcr 10
beitr committoe. But he voted for Sloan.
Nothing will pass the second base unless II goes
over Strph~u-on's head.
Mr. Tamadge will play third haso for the
State Charitable Institutions and Internal Al
fairs AT capturing fair fouls TallmadRe's
friends claim that he cannot DO beaten. Ito
would probably have been Cantain of one OF the
some doubt as 10 whether Tallmadge played fair
or foul with him IN the Speakership fight.
The venerable Mr.. Ogden VIII play centre
field for the Committee on Charitable and Re-
liglOus Societies. This is hardly IA treatment OF
a player Of Mr.. Ogden ability and eXperiencei :
but then he voted for Sloan. Nothing viii pass
him that can be stopped,
Mr.. Flynn Will play short stop Tor the Com
mittees On Charitable and Religious Societies,
Public Education. Privileges aud Elections, and
Trade and Manufactures. This ls laying out
much work for Il player who only made his
debut lat season. But Mr.. Flynn is young and
active and the daisy cutter that gets by him Will
be very lively. He will be OF great service tQ
Mr.. Stephenson in properly covering the srconi
base when the Charitable and Religious CDm-
mittce play n game. Mr.. Hymns friends say
that as a short stop he can give Dickey IIereo
odds any day. ,,,t.,.
Committee under Cupt. Ldngbcin, nud as4 IN
Affairs under big Chief lngrrsoll OF the Chuu,
tauqua tribe. II is sale 10 say that Douglass VIII
take anything that goes OVER the heads ana out
OF the roach IL tho short stop, and huse men IN
any game in which he plays. But II II not eX-
petted that these Committees Will have much 10
dothis winter. so Old Salt also gave Mr. Doug
lass his old place of last seaaon on the Comm,tioe
on AppOrtiOnmeut This Committee is OK
uectcd 10 play at least one not game TINS srss on
mitfees on Public L4nds amt Pntltions OF Aliens;
II will be Il very hot ono TINT Clancy won holi
If no ever gets "A chance 10 close ON H. hut
with such players M Mhorier "l ,uutcli -
Terry of Washington. ErundaEo OF Strnn N,
md Fpeban SimOnsOn. and D3ughnrty OF Now
YORK covering the in-ileld, II viii be very sell
dom that anything will reach Mr. Clancy