Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-04-13
THE BASE Ball WORLD.

The Eastern Association Completes
Its Circuit by the Admiration OF Prov.
1dence-A Stroke of Enterprise ON
the Part OF tho LeaEue-The Season
to Open April 25-what CurRey Has
to say About Manager Burnham's
Cla1ms-A Strong Nine to Represent
This City In the Association-Notes.
The International league is now thing
of the past and in it's place is the Eastern
association composed of the cities of New
Haven, Providence, Lebanon, Troy, Alba
ny, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo.
Pie circuit was completed Saturday by
the admission of Providence as the eighth
club and everything is now in readiness
for the opening of the championship sea-
son. The various clubs in the league are
composed of strong players and a season
of the best exhibitions of base ball ever
witnessed in these parts may confidently
be expected. A storing team, which has
been practically selected, will be placed in
Providence under the management of VII
liam McGunnigle of Brocton, who last
year managed the Brooklyn club of the
National league. The names of the play
ers have not as yet been made public, but
when they are it will be seen that Provi-
dence will be able to hold up its end with
airy club in the league. The admission of
Providence is a very desirable thing
in itself and is stroke Of
enterprise on the part of tho league
Great credit is due to Manager Burnham
for the able manner in which he has engi-
neersd the deal, and to Captain Cudworth
as we'll, both of whom have displayed
"hustling" abilities of no mean order
Providence is good city for base ball.
was at one time a member of and has twice
won the championship in the National
league-in 1879 and 1884. The city has
population of about $50, 900 from which to
draw and, although there has not been any
professional ball in the city for five or six
years, there seems to be no doubt that the
old interest of former years will be revived
and the games we'll patronized. The
grounds are very conveniently located,
being about only ten minutes ride from
the center of the city, and are accessible
by four or five different lines of horse cars.
Altogether the affairs of the league are
now in a very promising shape and pros
porous season seems to be assured.
In reference to the case of John Carney
who Manager Burnham claims accepted
terms and signed an agreement to play
ursI Dase TOT Clo local CLUB THIS season, the
player himself in a letter to the editor of
Sporting Life says: I signed an agree
ment with Manager Burnham last Febru-
airy to sign contract providing my ad-
vance money was sent to me at certain
time. This was not done and waited TWEEN
| ty-two days which I was not bound to do;
| but have not received single line from
him even yet.
The local club will be one of the strong
est in the league when the season opens.
Two excellent men have been secured dur
ing the past week in the persons of Sidney
Farrar and Joe Sommer, both of whom
have already reported, Farrar on Thurs
day and Sommer on Saturday. Manager
Burnham has not as yet completed his
team by any means and there will be some
very surprising changes on the New Ha
ven team before the season opens. He ia
in communication with several we'll.
known and very strong players and hss
instructions from the Munson brothers tc
strengthen the team in any position whert
it is weak. New Haven is out for thu
championship this season and will COM
| pretty near winning it.