, 1880-01-18
SPORTING.

sBASE7BALL.
Sutton, the Boston short-stop, IS conductor OF
horse-car in the Hub this winter.
1t has finally been decided that Joe Mack will
not manage the Cleveland team next year.
If Detroit induges in professional nine next
season, Murnan will probably captain and man-
age it.
Flint and Gore, tho only members Of the White
Stocking team now in town, are taking daily
gymnasium exercise.
The Dubuque Club has secured for next sea-
son Troy, New York City player Of some merit,
to attend to second bnSe.
President Hubert, OF the Chicago Club spent
a couple days in Cincinnati last week on business
connected with tho League.
The Dubuque team next season will be as fol-
lows: s REFS p s. ssSan ea11sSau, b. Kent Fl Troy
c. f.; LOTUS. r. +.
Matthew'S, the Providence change pitcher OF
last year, who has not engaged for next season,
IS to coach the Princeton College nine during
the first few weeks Of Its practice.
Force has finally signed with the Buffalos for
1880. and the new nno will be as follows: Rowe,
c.; Poorman, p: Walker, Crane, and Richard
son on the Buses. Force, s. S.; Hornung, McGun-
nigle, and Crowley in the outtield.
4 San Francisco club wanted to hire Dcvlin,
and its President wrote to President Hubert
about the matter, but was Informed that no
League clubs or members of the same would be
allowed TO play In games wherein Devltn took
part.
From letter received recently by Al spald-
ing, Secretary of the Chicago Club it appears
that tho Unlon Club, of San Francisco, is IN want
Of Il pitcher and catcher for next season, and
desires to secure the services OF some Eastern
professionals in search Of job. The pay is 500
q month for the pair
There appears to be no prospect Of settling the
difference between George Wright and the
tho :" Ave men, rule, Wright cannot sign else
where although he would like to 80 to Boston,
where he has been offered the position OF short
stop in Harry Wright's team.
Both the Worcester and National Clubs have
applied for membership in the League, but only
one of them will be admitted, and It is probable
that Worcester will secure the vacancy Its
Of Brady. whose place: at second base will be
filled by Creamer, andhe, with Stoyey, completes
the team.
Joe Quest, the White Stocking second base
man, left Sun Francisco last "Wednesday for Chi
Cage, and will reach! here to-morrow night.
Williamson will soon follow him, and both arc
expected to stay here until the season opens.
They were the recipients Of benefit :" games
not long ago in San francisco, but the amount
realized was not large in either case.
Last season the Boston tenn player 109 games,
cighty-four Of which were championship con-
tests and twenty-five exhibition; were prevented
from playing twenty-five times by rain; were
travelling seven days, and were otherwise Idle
but twenty three dnys In all The Rostons won
and twenty out Of their twenty-five exhibition
games, and scored an aggregate Of 80S runs and
credited with 440 runs and 93s basc-hits. The
Bostons secured second position in the race for
the League championship. concerning which
second position, considering the changes made
in the nine on several occasions on account Of
injury to the players; particularly. so at the
dition more or less the greater part Of the
season.. In fuct4 it was most unfortunate in this
respect since our organization In 1875 our sub
championship games only, the nine going
through the season intact, with tho exception of
those two games. This is one of the uncer-
tainties of base buu."