The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-10-24
SPORTS AND PASTIMES.


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noIgai,, OF tle providence team mas signed
to play tn Worcester next season. lie VIII play right
Held ana act rs captain.
pe,ro;, w;sb,s 90 s,,,,,,, a., ,,,ooo -, ,v,
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that town TO further the object.
M, ,,i,;,, ,,........, - D. Id
inc onlclt. announcemeht Us ma "a ny sec
rrctary Young mat t,c chcagoS have ENGAGED Flint
Norcut"i, oousmuh, NnSn. Quest WlihamSon,
Burns Dalrympc, Gore, and Kelly for ISL.
pbiIodeInl,;o oxnocts 10 ,,, so,,, n ,or,,
s,rong ,e' ~ neM season, anu VII either JON thc
burg. WasbInstcn, New V"rR Chl"ogn and rron-
"oH n'inoro'
Tho Worcostcrs bovc ,po,rcd p;chmona
Hushong' sni,yan, t,rcawcr. irw,n s,nvev AMI
"o,nv ~ ,,cr n,s.s,, ,n, w. nW,, S'o',y, anu
y, ' py wi u pJs,, ~, .ea 10, n1rgn
yacancss tbI,J hase apd i;, rs,n "'eN '"S '"o
The last game of the season AMONG ibe
colorcd climbs viii bc pIaved IN. mo,ro,y nm the Ma,
tional grounds between The ponSlass anI III" MAR
tled Men - The handsome rose,vo,a ha, We, Inv Tho
Douclass tho nas season Will he nrascnc1 IN tbc"
Admission free WV w ''''''''' w ''''"'
The Troys for next season will include
welch and Kecfe, as pitchers; IIolbert and Ewing
Caslns short sion. .ii,icsnic ,cfi niI and Fynns
right field The only vacancy is at third base and
ITS the intention to secure only good baisman as
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Nearly all of the Nationals nine are still
In town, most of whom Will spcnd the winter here
1t Is definitely settled that strong toam will repre-
sent this city season. and the probabilities are
that they viii figure as members of the League This
city Is as good base hall paving place ms any in This
country, executing pcrhaps Jhlrnro and with plenty
Of competing clubs enough patronage win he given
to Insure paying attendance throughout the season.
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FOR some years past pu2zling problem to
the League Association has been that Involved In the
9u sion Of how to regulate the saarys Of their pro-
fessonals as 10 make 1t accord with paying returns
ut the gate The yearly struggle TO secure the best pro-
fcsslonal talent has resulted In the increase Of salaries
| from simply rcmuneratIve figures up TO "fancy
prlces' The trouble commenced In the early history
Of the League by the adoption Of tho damaging policy
Of engaging players during existing for
Vice In an ensuing year. This led TO quite rivalry In
offering large salaries to sctuce players from their
allegiance TO clubs by whom they had been well treated
and II has demorazing effect In lowering the morale
OF the fraternity to such extent, indeed, that the
violation OF verbal promises, and the breaking
OF written contracts became matter Of such frequent
occurrence MS eventually to necessitae special egsla
ton to stop It, Finally rule was adopted which gave
to each League club tho power to hold Ave Of
seasons team to- service for succeeding year ut such
| terms as each club holding them might think fit to
Offer The rule was made as to he mandatory to the
extent that the player refusing to abide by II
hibited from employment In any League club save the
reserving his services The arbitrary character OF
this rule was fully exhibited In the of George
Wright's engagement with the Providence team In
1850, that player being practically ruled of League
reservation policy the past While 1t is to n
certain extent, necessity with stockholders Of clubs
to economze as much us possible IN the way of
OUTLAWS FOR salaries 1t Is also possible to adopt
such method for controlling salary lists without
rs W s ssn aS,, as 'e tS,stE I'VE
"uircJ To carry ont III" Svsnn" law woni nrav,
equally elective In the case Of regular Limitation o.
annual recent nrrount Ths !, ,, SUN q, ~,
determined that no club should pay more thai
-, wv sr'son LOT ,chsr OF catchers service MOI
moe 'ha Si wv season ior those OF tine IN anu on
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