The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-17
THE BALL AND BAT In 1879.
THE MEN VINO ARE TO PLAY IN THE
PROFESSIONAL MINES.
Sixteen First.Cins Teams Entered for the
championship Boston aud Cincinnati to md
their Hardest Adversary IN Providence.


sixteen First.Cinss Teams Entered for the
championship Boston aud Cincinnati to nnd
their Hardest Adversary IN Providence.
The conventions OF tho two professional
base ball associations this winter placed in
competition for the two championship pcnnants
| Of the League and National Associations eight
! clubs in each arena. the League clubs repro
| scntng Boston. Providence. Troy. and SYRIA
cuse as tho Eastern contingent. and those Of
| Cincinnati Chicago. Cleveland. and Buffalo as
/ the Western representatives while the clubs
/ OF the National Association represent tho cities
/ Of Manchester. y. H.; Worcester Hoyokc and
| Springfield Mass; Albany and Utica. n Y;
| and Washington. u. G. Here are sixteen first
/ class professional teams entering for cham
/ pionship honors this season.
| In 1873 the clubs entering for the league
/ pennant wcre only six. and these were pretty
evenly matched; but the season was not half
/ over before it was seen that only four clubs had
| any chance for the pcnnant. and at the close
the three clubs occupying the position Of first.
! Cincinnati. and Providence clubs. This spason
| eight clubs will enter and Of these eight 1t i
| pretty certain that 10y July next only four viii
stand any chance of winning. and it IL pretty
certain that among these the Cincinnati. Boston.
| and Providence Ciuls will be the leaders. the
| chances being very equal Tor tho success OF
! either One reason why the position is thus IL
thatthc Old Boston tenn. has been divided up
| among these three clubs. Tho Ciucinnatis
/ have three OF the old nine. in the prr3uns of
! James White. Ross Barnes. and MeNcy. and
/ Boston tram. George Wright. and also James
/ OR1urk". The light FIR tue League p"nnunt.
! three clubs. bids fair TO be moro exciting
| than over before. Not that the side issues in
| winch tho other five clubs Will bs con
crrnnl viii not hc interesting. but that the
hruut of the l-ht will los borne by these
/ tire" leaders. The contest for the lead in
! SYRACUSE and Troy will tako part. will he a
/ touch one Cleveland will not count much in
/ t1r rHr'' beyond assisting the others tOViotory.
/ or course all ot tho eight ,rompetitors th!nk
| their chnnces Hs good for the uennnnt rs the
! others do: tut those who are well informed in
! regard To the PLAYING strength ~ the connecting
! teams know well enough that the great strug-
| clo will bc made by Boston, Providence. md
! Cincinnati. The latter have the best team tn"y
have had in Ga" field since they were ursaui2'd.
and the HrOVldCn' r team. win n won third place
! last year. have been greatly strengthened; the
/ Bo-tpns. ID not weakened by tho loss OF old
! players. have certainly MOI added to the strength
| Tho Bi-tnns have snyder. catcher: Bond.
/ pitcher Mnrrell. nr-t base: BurdOrS. second
| base; sutton, thrd base: Hnurk, short stop;
! Jones. lett Held; John ORourkc cnntrr Il I'd /;
| Foley. right field and change pitcher. with
Hawes ~ substitute. Here are i've new mon,
| On" ~ whom 'cupics the important position Of
| snort siup., ,ur OF last year team arr, IN
| prominent Held positions. The team areunlor
| ue"ntire control Of the best manager in the
| arena. Tho Bostuns' chances, therefore. mny
BuGaos nine have Clamp FOR catcher; Calvin
| pitcher: Hornuug, first base; lulmer, Sc ,ond
| base: Richardson. third base: Force. short
! stop: Crawley left field; Esglcr. centre field /:
! VI .Guunagle. right field and chang" pitcher
| Win i.IOy ns substitute. The BuY.l'os won the
| some very close contests with League teams
| il-t season. in which they came OF victorious.
/ Tho Ciucinudu nine are compo~.i 81 Ju,nrs
White. catcher. W. White. pitcher; VI 'Ney. first
| base: ButNe. short stop: Dickinson. lett field (:
! llottlins centre neid5 Kelley right h"Id ana
| i Just A. strong team As is the Boston and rs
| th"r'' is NO doubt OF their working together far
better than they did last season, when they
| won second position. II IL safe 10 place them as
equal with the yhamplons ia their chance for
| retrhns the goal tue coming season.
| Chi'ago's nine have Flint catcher. Larkn.
| pitcher; Arson first base; Quest. second base (:
! HHukinson. third ha-. Peters short stop: Dat
! pmrl". lett field; Williamson. centre field ;
| Snan,r. right field; Hnrhldge change catcher
and Gore substitute. This In a much stronger
team than that ot last year. but il IL not u team
! mat can bee madH To- work In harmony. even II
ia" CLUB had the right man in the manager .
The Cleveland players are Kennedy, catcher
! James McCorulcS. pitcher; Phillips. first base
| strict. second ba--; Glaescock. til rd buso; Ca
! field; Elem, right field and Mitchell change
! pitcher. This team is IA" weakest ia playing
| strength ana ia i's want ~ competent captain
ana manager. ana there Is little doubt OF It's De
| lng lu-i pa thc race.
| bu..: Hague. third base: George Wright short
stop: York. left nrlI; Hines. r-utrc field. jas.
| o Nnurhe. right url and Mathews change
| pitcher. This t"uW uulu"~tiuuHbiY ruuA~ with
lIc Boston and Cincinnati teams la play u..
| strength: hut % l- mor' Of Hu experimental
! tVuu tuau the Boston and the CINCINNATI.
Tue team Inns the h ~ Outf"ld IN the League
| uIu'-. and the hr~t short stop. There Nill
| lr hard tu~sl' between this and the Hos-
| tom team. a feeling ~ intense rivalry having
| h+'u rue"ud~rad hy the Brothers Wright cap
! taiulu-: the two mines. Both Boston and en-
| gun"i VIII lind their hardest adversary in
| PruNidruro.
Tic syracuse nine have pougGn for catcher
] M'torngrk. pitcher; Carpenter. Let base, Far
/ rcl, ~ ll-s: Allen, 3i ti-e: Richmond. short
| stop: Nauseil LETT nrId. Purcell. centre Held
/ NueulItr. right field McManu-. change pitcher.
! and Shaup". substitute. The Nyrurus' Stars
/ cam" very n"ur winning IN" international uru-
| uaui last season. and being stronger tins year.
! they viii give four Of the eight league clubs u
! COOL fight Tor laird position.
Troy IS men ARE: Reilly. catcher; Bradley.
pitcher; Capp. lst hase; Hawkes.. 81 la~e
| boschcr, 3 base; CtsklrS. short stop. i. Man
-Hl lrit field; \. Hall. centre field; Evans. right
field; M"MunuS, change pitcher, and Shaupe.
| substitute. Iuis Is "A new team. and viii re-
qulre months COR thorough organization.
Tnr series ~ games each club las To play In
the chauuioushl y arena Is ten. which VIII make
seventy games for tie seasons work tor each
club In two weeks time the clubs will begin
! practice preliminary o. the serious work 81 the
season. Already has the bali begun To roll. in
asmurh ne IN Wednesday last the first probes
slonu practice match OF the season was played
| IA Iuitadclphla.