, 1881-02-23
BASEBALL,
The I3ostoM Tenn for 1aS1-.Tile lKuiI-
ties Think They Arc snro of Capture
int, tho Flag This Ycar.

The Boston Tenn for 1aS1-,rlan lEub-
ties Think They 4trp suro of Cnpttlr-
In. tho Flag This Year.
I'ostnH Sunday HrrtIi.
Friday evening George Wright signed IL
contract to plny with Tho fsoston Club the
coming scasoh, and lust evening tho signature
If Bond WIS received 10 slI1IlNr document.
This completes tlle Boston teN,n for 1881, rs
follows: Snyder ntld Dcaslcy, c:,tcl,cfs;
l1nuu and Whitney, pitchers; Morrill,, Bur-
dick, nlIl Sutton OIL tho bilscs; George
Wright, short-stop; lIornllng, Crowley, md
K.cIlmon,! In tic outlie!tt. This Is Il strong
combination, and entirely fultl's the promise
made by tho management of tic Club last
fal!.-thnt, II II received substantial Md alNt
encouragement from the lHlse.bnll public, Il
toaul woul.l be placed In tho flel! that would
be n credit to Boston, md capable 0f winning
back tho laurols which our city has Worn IN
tho past.
Looking Mt tho inf1eIll, it will bo universally
conceded TINT It has no superior II tho
League. Not ODlY Is every member thereof
skilled player, but the lnell l,;lyc played to-
Eetlor III tho satng positions In years R0Ite
by, nnd thus they llnve that advantage OF
betnl. thoroughly. fnmiltnr with ,eacll others
tho success Ut ii professional !,all tenut. Tho
announcement TINT t:eurge Wright hus COLI
sc,tctl to neeupy hts old position IN tho Hos
ton n!ne VIII lo hailel Wit plensnrc. Ilestnnds
lts presence in tho tct!.n Will ,iot ony s tn Its
rAyfnE stre,gtt!, bur It WIZ inspire cs'sltlcncc
SE hs LIZ fr f4 n er ty to WIN eork III
work precision thnt ftltrhc'l tim pIMyIng Of thu
lnirld II. tho pnlinscst lays Of tllg Club.
In sone quarters 1t Undoubtedly exists to-day
ninong hssu-b pgeple ns, to tho ndvsahlllty
3f M rctngasin9 l.ond, It hnlilg asreta thnt h!s
u tho ilcfl y, tnlE as he tius ntnl ndhering to
tue same sty1 Of tng atsS hug 1-
tod him easly. We tl1lnIs. huwevUr, that, in ke-
curing h!nl Tor unpier ssAsnll. tho infringement
hns astc Misry True, t"!t!K ll!.n.ail no was
this wns DUO tn tho lMor support tlr had bchind
tho bat. nn.l frou Tho apnthy dtsplayed by sono
son e has m liz IL iii stants re,s . 'i
marvellous cs,n.Inal tf tho tnlll which t,Il4 nlio
h!u fnIno!as, a,ld, when vol supported. ht II III
liu VIII hMte Ills nil cntcher h,,ydus. tuhlnl tho
@ nat. uni M s't !tostona"s need nut b. ro,lle 81 tho
6nS SaSa Ut M wk @ lS 5 F sK, rS o ssso 5a M a. cx 10 w
pitcher IN Wh!tnny. rneuntly from CalifnrtlI,,,
whnra 10 won sli!eHhl reputation. Thu effect
4 Is In rnlntinn to all thu Ioaguo- pitchers nuru-
lyonc Ht s.lrsh!ss. alld cln only 10 Developed NJ
Ilorn4nr. CrwN,y, and lslrhmnud nro votcr.
trtaiuctiou IL our, rn,dors. Hurry Wright viii
ihts llo supurIHrs Il, that rospnIslhlu position
WHEN not iassrfcrest will iy my nnc !tIsda ur
outs.r the clul' enhancement. i Is htrtst that
Ho Will be lelt perfectly freq uni lntrtnltIulul
IL ILLS supervision lf mo n,ys. li,o iNrrltt,rs ri
.s v s1 aSnx an" ,hoir n Mtre .Inty b. r. r.
tbc ,atrnl,exe Of thu puh1e, It rtl,,hltls to tu
seen wheshrr lhAt pnl'lic VIII tn'lorao tl,cr nc-
ton md show their nplrobat!on Of Il by uen.
years tho national ea1nu l,ls ,t,t received tlut
ttnplort Mt NE handa u tho I'ns!nn public tl.at