, 1879-02-09

! ishmcnt has hot only reached ME, but has Oyer
takcu those nearer and dearer to me than life it
self. Since have become convinced that an hon
orable, straightforward course brings with 1t th
reward OF the honcst mall sincerely and frml,
/ course under all circumstancesTand further asscr
that, should be renstated my psofcssiona abi1it,
eonns Of
really guilty party. prefer to acknowledge thu
wrong committed, and PEG s9@s CO ;operat,on Il
you do this. shull not again during my life shame
your favor by any net OF mine. have gonc
through The IRE Of nna fes myself al IL.
me sny hope OF my petition being fayorably re,
ceived, shall get to Utica it have to walk.
Yours, respectfully, JAMES DEy11N.
NOTES or THE GAME.
Remsen is still out of an engagement
A State association Of ball clubs is talkeu OF in
| Connecticut
Bobu, well-known Detroit player, has been
engaged by the Davenport Club.
Hanlon who led the batting of the Albany
Club last year, has entered college.
The Davenport Club is in correspondence with
Salisbury, OF Cleveland, relative 70 an engage
| meut for the coming season.
| William B. Wise, who was with tho old Red
| Stockings from 1868 to 1871 will have charge OF
| the Cincinnati grounds next season.
Derby, Of last years Hornells, has been en-
! gaged by the Washington Club as right fielder
and change pitcher. This completes tue nine
The Stars, Of Syracuse, lost 81 1,600last season,
but expect to clear S. 000 this year. a3 a result
OF joining tie League. The salary list for 1870
foots up Sl0,U0o.
/ Petit recently took trip to New York, sur
veyed the basc-ba}l field there, md then return
| ed to Indianapolis, without having done any-
| thing in the way Of organizing club.
Worcester seems to have lost Interest in base-
hoi and S5fH1 pirt. is c
next season. 1t this figure the only salaried
| man i'll the organization would be the gate
keeper.
| The Springfield, Mass, papers are vigorously
! denying the rulnor that the club Of that CITY is
anxious to JOIN the League. A somewhat eele-
brated fox uiadr simllar remark concerning
grapes.
been visiting Eastern baseball cities during the
past month wi b view Of making arrangements
1or the visit Of SOME League clubs to the Pacific
coast next season.
The recently organized professional club at
Philadelphia is having hard time to secure
grounds. Nobody owning land with a fence
around it wants to have L Philadelphia ball club
on the Inside. Even fence may be carried
away.
The melancholy news is floating around the
country that Sullivan OF last YEARS. Cncinnatis,
und more recently OF the milwaukee, corpse,
Will abandon baseball forever unless offered a
place iu some League club. The League men
arc thus placed in position where there can be
no backing water, and the first one that falters
should bc shot. .
Another rood baseball man bos oona ur,ro
lin the wrong direction, no doubt. His maine
was William Root, :n lie played awhile with
the Springfield Club last year, and later acted
a7th uit he hung himself ia a ooijce-stotinn reji
in SpriDrI;eld Mnss. The ta,ise u.as iinnnr md
lack of cmpIoymcnt.-C aud Leader.
1,,,o .a,.st.., -. =,
s ''o Ia." seaeetiu ~ ~ neAt hgasous oasc<oal1
Tass ne;"een ule cluos Q! harvard a'ld ale
TO- in New Haven: seronI pan1ss ' Mav - ;'115 =,
Cambridge; third game. june 81. in New Hayen:
fourth g,,ne .Iun,. os in C,mhr;dyn. MR.
game, if necessary, on u!raI uround. thc nlnrc
to be tamcl hereafter, tic dnre heinz Jnne d.
umpire for the series. If his services can he oh-
tanned,
,r.. n 1,,,,ts
ot;n noseua i";l ue,n1 las 4lseo'eIeu tn3e Tue
.,h3i, nIs'1I e.pci'ns naanSeIs rpm the nelo was
Hno49 ;t1lt 9utFaScously Illegal. fresldent
souou' VI tne boston Siuo, VINO hlsl ulscoFered
anu 1e'ealGu Luis nltch III Inc n1cG!y-lalo plans
" ltose "ho "ou9d handlcap thc bos!ohs IN the
eo,i't!S S1'a,ap!onsnlp rcontest, as me Herdta
P' Puts - ua9 Miltteu u S,eeietaly 1ouu;, o1 Tue
yaliGity If the noint ra;sed ria ,iscovcrr ~
Mr. Sot}on wa m,I}e IN tIia citv throo ,rooIs
will decide in fayor of the Bostons.
r,,o 4, .r,o,
=, 1ue a'H"s says' LUZ bouru ol directors Of
tne a!pan4 tluo are ecnt4emen Well-knoWn 10
tl'e eatp, standing ntgh III business aud huan-
clal circles, aud the Club does not owe single
cent, but has money in the rrcnSury, over 81 .6UO
having been cleared last season. The nine con
sists Of Keenan, rotrber: CritchTev ,rhosc
record 40 ,itch.r !, 1ha h.,st j., +ha ,,,. ~, a..
G.I1;n,. 80 soa1 L, 10 - h.t ' 49, NV uot !, n,S
WV. 1eSo4u oe44S ostle1 ttaa e1tueF bohd,
~ nte, 0aiVE1, or Aarkln; 1oDln, tlrst base (nnd
he Is as good as any); Reliable Duni1p at scc-
ond; tommy Burns at third; Say, short stop;
Thomas, left field; Hanlon, centre or right |
field, and Rocap tenth uau'
nr. c:..
1he elnclnnatl Conansefctat says: At the
ncHt League Convention. to be held within a |
few weeks at Buffalo. strong effort will be |
Trov ultl Buffalo tn have the nrice of admission
fa vis,tIn,r c,.,Is ~ t;,1 oo;1,a - ~ ten'e,
te ICY ,'s1..l'S ciuns 10 st1t reserve 70 cents per
i!eau. raillls 70 MIKE IL general tneF WILL en-
ueaFor 10 make It optional "lth the Clubs" 10 !
TINS Buffalo paper adds: ut Is to be hoped !
Tor the interest Of the organizations the other
delegates will sanction the reduction or tho |
optional plan. Public opinion is strone in Ruff
falo aroinst cvorbjtant rhorpcs and ,1n,ass TIA
the standard prices are lowered, they will not |
pay expenses next season."
The Spirit Of The 7rnses, as rumored some time
ago III !AE TRIBUNE, has decided to establish