, 1880-11-14
BASEBALL.


Manager Bancroft talks OF taking nine South
Ibis winter.
AcCormick's s contract with Cleveland arrived
1fon New Jersey last week
Snyder has signed to play in Boston. and me-
EQUATIONS are pending With George Wright
Sullivan, the Dubuque man who 10 to play with
tae buna1o& next season, Is said to be one OF the
most promising young catchers in the country.
Dave Eggler, the well-known centre fielder,
tne aappy father of boy. Dave says the
Dos VIII be the champion centre-delder in 1eoo.
4 number OF newspapers have assigned Piercy.
aea1iornla amateur, with the Chicagos for next
season. e Nj. Piercy has not signed with the Club
:" nus ctty. nor has he been asked to-.
Ihe following players are said by the Wash
1h Isat E year: Lynch. p; Trott, c.; fo"e!l'
~ 1eshardt, b.; Morrissey. b.: Manseli,
ten;h hnaker, c. f.; Derby, I. t. a short-stop ana
"e"'a man are wanted. ::
20 Maspf Thompson. of Detroit, was In the city
{sesHiag. The Mayor Is the President OF the
tk Ikeuott Ban Club, and speaks encouraginRly OF
MI p,oepects OF the new organization under
9Snd 9dts e hancrofts guidance. The guarantee
baf al nsea ,se a9d thee &c y
~ "easue at the meeting in December.
ca ine e,s; New York Herald OF Friday says: 1.-THE
shn. alcn was sent OUT by tho Cincinnati Club
Et.t ume since for meeting 10 be held ut the
ui,h avenue avenue Hotel, this city. on Nov. !. met
raeet;n.e . POOR success. The object Or me
casnna;ssa c9s vas to organize ain opposition League
c<5%99pr'sfng four Western and as many Eastern
no+s. ors owing t. the lack Of management the
fha aauN asment tell through. AT O'Clock yesterday
Tia ~ ~. oeae&ate had not put in an appearance
Ies1M.el Meltopolilan Club did not favor the new
nsfa " r. as II would take too much travelling to
&0e Assoclution 4 financial success"
hs.oe hs.oncefntnR Prcsidcnt-elect Garfie1d's love Of
bals nl..ane tne washington Star remarks: Base
erIaae exsal1e unto themselves private buom On ac-
then u l, uen. Gartield's election. He is one Of
x{f65, ae never misses n game when ore Is
Of 49, - reach During that purt Of the session
tnr Ta. xeess when the base TALLER is baseball
ptelrsn.l; oaf!ieM never failed to put in an APP
erai1y re ~ ~ tae National: grounds. He is gen
Thc; ,ts ~ sfue time before ;he game is culled-
sarir . -te 4utles OF I'LL afternoon sess:on neces-
srsn:rtuu tuuife his presence III the House he is
tohe'in W tate On the grounds, but never fails
1ers, ~ u, at Tue finish. Few penplc taxi. the In
clvee,v u sue mime that he does or follow it as
Epec1aforI ~ h, e !"aru thornton as nrletty sure
siar out Ee stnJS IL the t.tl1 te4 it. his chr
snx q, oen Gartlcla gets right down iii the front
scn,a t9s ts9eals ot the grand stand. liz keeps the
ss II ~ 0sF!! ana watches every play as inteuttr
He rhne,n nad thousands or dollars IN the game.
s.auvh. ds esefs neat play, and gets us excited
prasent tt"!lo"fug nrc the mines OF 1851. as n1
"a BE- tti,aa maoe up. There are several vacancies
caup0saa ~. ont In the nlxin the teams will b4.
ia,aa 81 cases it is not known whethar +ha rarors
Of TIA I;W signed Or not. as tho pe,ssuH ners
samestn'nneEc eEcn1 cities containing League ci11hs
playera ba1a niake mistakes as to whether certain
i've as n,tte se nees secured whose t,arncs they
VI hae different ciubs. Care