The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-27

jected 10. Win tho close Of tie memorable
year 1891 comes 10 an end the old order OF
things under which the game was speedily
drifting O. destruction. In ats place
we now have. as holiday gift from the
shastened inagnates. new order a better
system and one great powerful controlling
organization which combines within Itself al
that was good and useful Of the two old or
carnations added 60 new principles and
methods. All Of this serves As a basis FOR the
new League so deep and broad and strong as
70 warran. the conclusion that properly con-
Quoted. the new organization VIII prove prac-
t.cally indestructib!e
The revolution IN base ball hes been gigan-
tic. much broader and moro comprehensive
than any one not closely connected with the
game has any idea Of and yet the WOrhlng
out OF the revolution was achieved 50 quietly,
despite the many details % be adjusted. thhI
the public and press could hardly cOinpre-
bend or follow what was taking place until
the reorganization WAS perfected at lndlan-
aDoiis last week One month ago the forces
that brought abOut the rehabilitation Of base
bal were hard atwork upon their laudablew TX
OF reconstruction. but % the world at large
AMI t. the profession the situation looked
black. the prospect gloomy the future oak
indeed and the solution OF the present base
ball problem impossible. To day. as If by
mayic there Glands before US a new baseball
edifice. rearing its proud head above the
clouds Of doubt and despair and dlspellng the
shadows OF fear and distrust And before
this new base-t oil league there opens up
pleasing and positive prospect Of bounaiess
sue ess aud prosperity.
The consolidation OF the National League
ana American Association INTO one grand or
ganizatiOn was the salvation OF professional
baseball. The reasons why the new organ
iIatiOn Will benefit the National game are
The oDuOYlouC contract lumDpr Will
find his occupation gone. baseball law will
not find its way into the courts; clubs will
find Il possible % control their players. the
players salaries can be regulated SO that the
investor will have "a lair chance Tor his money.
confidence IN the nesty OF the game will be
revived and the press will be unit for the
League.
The new League will start out with a debt
of $3.50 900. which they have made arrange
ment, 10 pay off IN less than two years The
money wall come from "a fund TO be raised by
giving 40 per cent Of the gate receipts. Thus
the large cities like New York and Boston will
pay considerable more than small places like
Washington and Louisville.
II was the intention of the officials Of the
League to keep their appointments, but your
correspondent was enabled 10 secure the fol-
lowing list which. without the contingency
of trades. is almost certain to be the pro-
gramme for the coming season:
Baltimore atchers. Robinson. Gunson
and Hess; pitchers. Buifinton. Mcmahon
Healy and Cobb; infeld Whistler Pickett,
Gilbert ard Shndle. outfield Van Haltren
Welch and Johnson. extra McCraw.
Boston Catchers, Bennett, Cancel and
Kelly pitchers. Nichols, Stivetts. Clarkson
and otaley. infield. Tucker. Quinn Nash and
Long; outfeld, Stoyey, Lowe Mccarthy and
Duffy.
Chicago Catchers. Kittridge and Schrver,
pitchers. Hutchinson. Nickery aud Gun4bert
infeld, Arson, Pfefer, Burns and Cooney;
outfield. Dahlen Ryan and WilmOt.
Philadelphia-C atchers. Clements, Brown
and Cross; pitchers, Thornton. Esp-r and
weighing: infed. COnnOr. HOLMAN. Mulvey
aud Allen; outheld. Hamilton, Deehanty and
Thompson.
Brooklyn-C atchers. DAILY and Kinslow:
pitchers. Lovett. Hart, Haddock and possibly
Terry: inteld. Brouthers. Ward, Joyce and
Corcoran outfield Collins, Griffin. and the
other player problematlcal.
Cleveland Catchers, Illnmer and DOYLE;
pitchers. Davies, Young, GTuner and Rettger;
infeld. Virtue, Chiids. Tebeau and Mexican.
outfield McAleer, Davis and Burkett.
Louisville -ta!chers Cahnl. Grim and
Dowse; pitchers. Fitzgerald StrattOn and
Meekin; infield. Taylor, Jennings kehueand
Caravan; outheld. Browning, Brown for
merly of Boston, and Weaver.
Pittsburg Catchers. Miller and Mack:
pitchers, Baldwin and Calvin: infeld. Beck
ley. Berbauer Farrell and Shugart, outfeld,
Corkhill, Hanlon and Lally.
st. uls-Catchers, Buckley and Moran:
pitchers, Gleason. hrictenstein and Burreli;
infeld. Werden. Crooks. Glasscock and
Stricken, with Nicholson extra; outheld. Van
dyke, Brodie and Carroll.
Cincinnati -Catchers, Boyle, Murphy and /
Harrington; pitchers, Mullane. Khines and /
McGill; infed, Comiskey. Mcphee. Latham |
and Smith; outfeld, O'Nelll. Hollos,. Hall |
gan and Burke.
New ork-C Catcher. Clarke: pitchers. J.
living. Iussie and Van Iandt: infeld, w. |
Ewing. Bassett, Lyons and Fuller. outheld. !
Ohourhe, Herman and probably Gore
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mcclure and Mill |
gan; pitchers, kneli, DOlan and Foreman: |
infeld. Larkin Richardson. Shoch and Rad |,
ford. with Dowd extra; Quilted. Duffy, Hoy !
and Wood.
The managers and captains of the twelve |
teams. SO far as engaged. will be US follows J
one name only being given when the two no
sihons are flied by the same person. -Balti- /
more. George +. Van ialtren: Washington (
William Barnie. manager mo captain vet
Philadelphia, Harry Wright, man
aRer, Clements, captain Boston Frank
Selee. manager, Nash Captain; BROOKLYN
John NJ Ward. manager New York. L. T.
Powers, manager. William Ewing captain
Chicago, Adrian c. Arson Cleveland. Oliver
'Iepeau Cincinnati, Charles A. Comskoy;
Louisville John {. Chapman. manager. Tay-
Tor, captain; st. Louis Gus Iii. SchIne.z
probable manager, Glasscock. captain.
tittsburg, A. G. Buckenbeiger manager.
Edward HanlOn. captain. Five of the clubs
have captan-mnnagers.
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The New York Jockey Club is DOING greot
work in taking the angle out OF the finish on
the straightaway course That small bend
vas the cause OF 10 end of trouble. particu-
arly III the memorable finish between His
iighness and -. Fl0rian. when Ittlefeld
took the course near the outer ran all the way
home and thought he had won handily. only
20 ind that the delusiye angle had beaten
hin out OF valuable stake by a good half
eneth. IN the opinion of every unpreiu-
heed person. this angle lost the nch Toboc-
IAN Slide handicap two years AGO
- the famous California sprnter Ger
Adine. Andy Mccarthy took the extreme
'utslde with f0rter Ashes rect daUglter o.
frnatead, and appeared 20 have the race nj
us mercy nifty Yards from the wire t,roI
oihe o,u not slachen her pace Any. but Ham
ltoh cluu; 10 the inner rail with Mr. BEL
mont lces and that bit OF strategy vrn
ons Oh tho richest races of the wear tor ,bs
Nursery stud. MIR. Morris WAS e,tremeiv
go" "a admitting that thero was an snole
Dut we iact that the course is being altere1
y lne pest proof that he has Glanced his
h'aio' boiore me angle was removed fbs
porso Oh ne rail had great advantage Nov
49, wiz 1e no room for fauithnding and an
D ,onS 80. DC content and accept defeat with
lne measure passed ly tina Con,,or co,,..