New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-25
THE LEAGUE FOR NEXT SEASON.

The rule of selecting players for team work.
instead of getting together picked Dlne CONE
TO be generally adopted by the League managers Who're
this has not been done hiss becn due chiefly to the
necessity replacing drunken players with sooer one
The League teams for 1881 have now all been selected
and the majority Of the eight 10 the arena contain
nearly the Same material ia 1880 First on the LIST
comes the champion team Of Chicago President Hur-
bert has wisely retained every man OF his successful
team OF $780, The team is IA follows Flint and Kelly
catchers; Corcoran and Goldsmith, pitchers; Ansou
captain Quest and williamson, on bases; aud Burut
short nelder Dalrymple, Gore and Kelly In tho out
field Two reserve men Will be added probably before
tie Is over.
Worcester has got together O corps OF players which
bids fair to do seryiceable team work. busnong and
Richmond will reoccupy their places, ana the mneld
support will very strong Sullivan. Dreamer and Car
penter being the bases. Irwin at short Held, and
stovey Dorgan and Carey IN the outed, with Decker
son IA reserye Dorgan will command the nice and
manage the team.
Cleveland has followed nearly the same course q
Chicago Kennedy and Mccormick are the mainsty
of the nine Capp and Nolan are the reserve team
The infeld support includes Phillips, DUNLAP ana 4
Geary on the bases. with Glasscock as short Hold he
outicd will be guarded by Capp, Purcell and shafsr,
Purcell also being available as change pltcner.
Buffalo will present the only experimental nne OF INC
old League cubs-sulliyan and CALVIN as catchers and
Rowe and Lynch pitchers, with Foley, fOree aao
MoTrisscy on fne bases Peters at short field and wh
Ric harrison and O'Rourke In the GU netd
Boston has materially strengthened her team since last
season, Snyder and BOud and Deasley ana WDitatj
are catchers and pitchers. with Morrill, Blfdock AND cut
ion on bases, Richmond a. short-iieder; hotnunz.
Crowley and Whitney IN the oulfied. -
Troy retains most OF last years nine HolDert ana
Welsh Will cacners, and Ewing ana h3eIe pi!cners,
Common Ferguson aud Denney on bases, with CasAlnsM
short field, and Gillespie, Cassidy anu EVANS 10 tue ouf
field. . ....,..,
nitcrrs N Gross and Ward ami Glligal and lttnewa
aud tue Two former tafeders In STARE nu nm. "a
short field there Is Mcclellan. Hines IS san ID the OUT
field. TGere yet to Do secured tHiru Dsscn@n eis
and rgAt-helders.
Ccnna has been left out in the cold by the League
this season. Detroit taking its place. has the strongest
fIpanoa II all and determination 10 gct we cess
team that can be had. Bennett and bradley ana heiuy
and DERBY are pitchers; the innsio spors
will De- represented by Brown Gerlardt ana A. whitney,
with Fulmer as snorlstop, And Wood, HAni0u ans
Knight IN The Outncld.
NOIEs.
Farrell is named likely TO be captain OF tho Prov
dence team.
Cleveland will train her nine IN gymnasium, the
players beginning taelr Work IN March'
Troy wants a third baseman. II one Is not secured
Conuors will cover that base. and Brouther or sons
other man will he engaged to play nrst.
Leary Who years ago pitched for the Manehesters.
very strong NowEnglsnd team, Ia named as canoi
daie for the UetrOit CIuo.
The new rules for playing baseball remove tic
pitcher i've feet further from me batter.