, 1881-10-09
SPORTING EVENTS.
Re-engagement Of the Entire Chi
cago Team for Next
Season.
Facts and Specu1ations Regard
ing the League Clubs
Of 1889.

, that is to suy, Auson, Flint, Williamson, Cor
cornn, Goldsmith. Quest. Burns, Gore, keIs
Daryn,ple, and Eicol. Not one Of these pluyer
hesitated an instant about signing, but NIL wer
only too glad to make sure OF playing anothe
year in Chicago. Not one asked for aa tncrens'
| Of salnry, bur IN increase Was voluntarily III
lowed In one or two deserving instances. It wa
not necessary for the club to take advantage o
| tho five-meu rule, and no player was re-
served. The only incident OF note in thu
reEngagemeut Of the team was the request ol
Goldsmith for remission Of the fine Of $50 i'm
the leld to his Cuptaln> Goldsmith WIS plnin!y
Informed that this request wnuld not be enter
peace with the Captain il he coul,i. The club de-
cllntEg to Interfere 10 case where punishment
was 50 well deserved. Flndtog tho club not III
! Goldsmith concluded to swallow his grievance
for the time being. and wrote his signature to
Nude ample apology to Anson mud secured from
but the Captain resisted nil entrentes
would destroy the force Of needed discipline
| This was US it should hnve been. When player
j. unable to m IefElin from abusive langnnge to
| punishment. aud Tor expulsion upon repetition
J Of the ofensc.
The united voice ct the base-balt patrons Of
! Chicago will be TINT the management has done
wisely In retaining tho team which for two years
has won the championship. 1t would be too
proved in INV particular. but It il ftct that It
could not have been improved without weaken
! tho Chicago management. The Cbicagos lave
shown their supremacy ia ali respects-ba.Iinv.
tetdlnr, and ase-runntng. The clubs batting
and its ticlIlnr nyerago SrI buffalo came nenr-
est in batting Strength, al3, ana Detroit in tielI-
ing. ISL, Cnicugo has four n,cu with a batting
average above ;D0-Anson, Kelly, Dalrympe,
and Flint, while Cores average Is :.g7. Eutfutn
Is tue ouly other club with four men ubove So.
III f1+r rh0 Sr> hi,
the League both in batting and Ncliiug His
piny throughout the seuson showed Improve
t! t!ent oyer any previous rear. with man Of
ni"v;nv Sh;iI,. ~ a. ~ 9tan - ~ a1.a
,yn;,1a1ai ~ ;bot ~ ~ + @ ,ot - ,; - vs ~ ny
champtoushp since ChIca@o Is tbc fc q" or the the
should huve the 6est team. '~'"O
So far as is dennitly asecrtatned tho only
oS o cneao W.T. VIZ shs og 1
probably retain the most Of its men. ipcludinr
EsS15o ESng Gsane Eyans
lcdy. Mccormick, and shxlier. ano ensn4ed
anu Il cdty OF San Fruucisco. and NAV .et con |
cillde to rctnxaee CMpp. boston his not vet
Morrill, iloruuns nroc S,,iroH ND uabap nssp
F efas 9sss aad S%S!f WIFI
again. 1>.iroit will stick to Powell, Bennett.
Derby. Gerhurdt: aud lianion. and has engaged
hEut. Noou 1rott. Neiun1a.l. anu NcCislla1l.
n. ue VIZ 't uountteSn st1cA ~ "au tt4hes.
Wnrrosrnr .ritt ,vssi..' ara; s, auu itauLousn'
R;cbn',nI T.ra, f.r .e.a'' ' st1tss. nns9ong;
49,. ~ t Vu;s @ ~, S8H.Gt. auu HWln: ano Will
f63r~swnt 1rn1,;1nn, te9 h's i t.o!n " nnua.o, aug
~ t ~ ny ee..,osS1 ot ms name from
viii he made W TIM rer,f"r Taoruo ,oat 1uts.9
There will be many new faces this year. aud the |
league will he all the better for it, Chicago has
always succeeded well tu tho introduction Of |
nom League players, and other clubs may profit ]
by our experience.
BUFFALO,
Specfat Dispatch TO The chieaoo- Tr;b,,n,
BUFFALO. \. T.. Oct s-Sn,e of rho nrfFo,o t
lcan nnye vet returned hnme ani M theS ha~e
not seen tit to forward even the na,nes Of play
ars reserved for l6aS. This action is severely
sratlcse'l by Their supporters. as they feel they
'houta not pc Kept ~ the dark lis to the make
- OF inc CLUB: It IS general supposiuon that
;iniv1h, lowe, tsicnAroson. Btuuthers, and
" n'tc nave been heiu under the hve-men rule,
1ut y Is only snpposiuon 1t Is Said Purcell also
1as s'9ned. Konfke mas authority to engage |
he high hurse he has mounted rrcnnttr | 4
Enu conuesccnds 10 inform, his bAckers
3 lo "hut he proposes to do