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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-11

bass6aH clubs In the United States and
Canada.
At the elevsaGh annual meeting of tho
League, IN 18Se, radical changes IN the
rules were made. The size Of the pitcher
position was reduced from feet In
length TO feet jaohes, and he was
required to keep one feet On the rear line
Of his position. as we'll as to keep the ball
IN plain sight of the umpire. The distinc-
ton between high and low balls was RbOl-
ished, and the rule allowing a batter a base
when bit by pitched ball was established
The practice Of allowing substitutes to do
base running waa also stopped.
A joint committee, consisting Of three
members Of the League and three of the
American association, held q session in
November. 1887, for the purpose Of revis-
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point and the CnlOnG Of MorrIsanTa,
names which were familiar to old timers
The Olympic club of Boston, organized
in 1854, is accredited with being the first
club in Massachusetts, and for a year it
was the only one in the neld During the
summer Of 1855 the first match was played
with the Elm Trees. Then next year the
Green Mountain club was formed, and
several exciting games were played on the
Common. The Trimoun tains were or
Ranizod soon after this and were the first
TO play under the flag Of the National AS
ISOLATION Of Ball Players, formed in New
York, in May, 1857.
The Game Becomes Scientific.
The National Association of Baseball
Players sprang into existence in the fol-
lowing year. and on March O. 1859, the
first annual meeting was held. Here is
where the real serious business Of baseball
began. From this time the game made
rapid strides. The establishment of the
system of playing known as the New
York game marks the beginning of scien-
tifc baseball. Important changes in the
game were made, and many of these i'm
prOvements have stood the test of years,
still existing as then amended The
square was superseded by the diamond /;
canvas bases we're substituted for stakes;
a pitched ball took the place of a thrown
ball; game consisted of nine innings in
was necessary to put three men out instead
Of ons before the side could be declared
out. Furthermore, the base runner could
not be put out by being hit with the ball.
But at this time a catch of a fair or foul
bound disposed Of a batsman. The rule
was thus early established which prohib-
tied the base runner from going three feet
out of tho line nor could he score from
third after two mon were out if the batter
did not reach first base in safety.
Tt was some time before this improved
method of playing was accepted by New
England clubs, and as late as 1859 games
were played in Massachusetts and other
states under the old rules. A bout this
date the longest game on record was play
ed II took place at Midway Mass. Oct.
II, 1859, a match between the Excelsiors
of Upton and the Unions Of Midway. The
game actually lasted two days Of II hours
each, and there was no time wasted either.
Eighty innings were played, with one out
to an inning, and the final score was 100
to &C. in favor Of the EEcelsiors.
The first series of games that formed
what might be called a championship con-
test took place in the years 1s57-s-9.
These games were played on grounds in
Hoboken, n. j., opposite New York city
called the Hlysian fields, where nearly all
the ball playing was done Here the
Knickerbooker, Eagle, Gotham and Em-
pire clubs showed their respective abilities.
Soon the Atlantics Of Brooklyn got in the
lead, and that brought about the arrange
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nara to undermine or shatt9R.
The Gauoo 40 It Is To-day.
Under the present great national agrea-
nlent system local rivalry, which Ia the
past was SO obstructive, is made ilnpos-
sible Each city is represented by a single
team in which local pride is concentrated.
Eighty professional clubs, representing so
of the IL ost prominent cities in Una Union,
constitute this mighty national agreement
combination. Tho so clubs give employ
nent to about l. 200 players, to whom is
paid an aggregate total sum in salaries Of
over 81, coo, 600. Other expenses to run
these teams viii foot up another 81 Goo,
coo. Compare this condition OF the gamo
with that Of 25 years ago when the entire
famous Red Stocking nine, the first pro
fessional team, did not receive as much
salary rs is now paid to two stars, and
good idea of the games rapid stride to
prosperity can be had.
To the National league all the minor
leagues lock for their prosperity When
tho big clubs prosper, the game is every
where prosperous.
Not since tho game was first played have
there been such brilliant prospects ahead
as there are this spring. The National
league clubs, with one or two excoptios4s
have been strengthened, and the psnnant
race promises to arouse unbounded cnthu-
siasm throughout the land Each year the
science OF the game has steadily advanced
until a baseball game of today is to q base
ball game of the seventies as the uses Of
electricity in these days compare to its
uses ten years ago
Nearly 500. coo people paid to see the
games played last year in New York, and
more than that number wore spectators in
Philadelphia. 1t viii be no exaggerated
prophecy to say that 8, COO, coo spectators
will patr0nize the many professional
games OF baseball which will this year be
played IN America.
80 one is wise enough to foretell the
League winner Naturally Che champion
team of last season and Of the season be-
fore is generally the fRvorite But the
game has such an uncertain element to 1t
that no one team under present regula-
lions ever has anything like an even
chance to win. The BOstons Clevelands,
PhiIadelphias, New Yorks, Chioagos and
several other Of the IL all have chances Of
more or less promise That is what gives
the game its greatest oharn-its Unoar-
tainty. o. T. CA4LOh
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NC BASEBALL CLUB, 1868.

the Athletics. who won % games and lost
g. This champion nine was composed Of
Malone, catcher; Mcbride, pitcher Fisler,
Reach, Meyerie baseInen; Radcliff, short
stop; Cuthber6, Sensendorfer, Heubsu,
Gelders; Bechtel and Tom Pratt, substi-
tutes. Tho Bostons won three games out
OF four from the champions. The Boston
nine consisted Of McNey, catcher; Spald-
ing. pitcher; Gould, Barnes, Shafer, base
men; George Wri2ht, shor6stop; Cone,
Harry Wright, Birdsal, helders; Jackson
and Burrows substitutes.
In 1872, II clubs entered the lists, and
popular interest in baseball ran high In
this year also the rules were overhauled
and many amendments we're made the
most Important being the one which abol-
ished the clause prohibiting the delivery
of the ball to the bat by al underhand
throw
The Boston team was victorious not
only that season, but for the four succeed
ing seasons, and when, in 1876, Barnes
Money, Spalding and White, four Of the
best players of that nine, Joined the Chi
Cages the people of ''the Hub" regarded
it as almost public calamity.
In 1876, through the efforts Of the late
william a Hubert, who has been called
the father of the National league, - the
National League of Professional Baseball
Clubs was formed. Upon this occasion
rules governing the engagement of players
and the making of contracts were put into
distinct form, and many changes in the
rules were made. Tho movements of the
pitchers arm in ball delivery were Pc
strioted. Nine balls gave q batsman his
base, and foul was more rigidly defined.
From this time forward more attention
was paid to pitching than to any other de-
partnent Of the game. The curve, first
discovered by Cummings, came into vogue
and then the several variations Of its ap
pHcation followed
The International association was organ
lied in 1877. 1t was a collection Of minor
clubs that did not care to compete with
the stalHarts of the National league
The National association, composed of
eastern professional clubs, was organized
in 1879.
In 1882 the American association was
organized at Cincinnati. Its foundation
was based upon opposition to the i've men
reserve rule which the National league
had Just adopted. The Associations sue
cess must be attributed to two fundamen-
tai principles on which it was buiit-drst,
it touched no city already occupied by the
National league, and, second, 1t played to
% osnt admissions.
Ono Year Of War.
For year the League and Association
waged an honorable war At the end Of
that time the two organizations 81 got to-
setbsr, and, in conjunction with the
Northwestern league, banded together IN
der the tripartite agreement Still q year
later this agreement was enlarged into
national agreement, which TO this day is
the great governing Law e pEo1essl9na'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-11
TAKE MANY BALLOTS.
The Second Congressional Convention
Fight VIII Be Extended

The Second district congressional
convention which meets at Lawrence
May 5. bids fair to rival that of the
same district Two years ago When ll
required over J. 200 ballots to nominate
Judge Miller as Congressman Fun
stOn's successor
All of the county conventions have
now been held except in three coun-
ties, Anderson, Miami and Johnson
OF these counties Miami viii probably
select delegates Tor Funston. Ander-
son for its favorite son, Senator Met
calf while Johnson is in doubt.
The candidates thus far in the field
Fx- Congressman T1. EH. Funston, AL
len; ex-state Senator Billy Buchan,
HVyandOtte; Jack Harris, department
commander of the e.. A r., Frank
lin Senator Detcalf, Anderson, and
County Treasurer Eldon Lowe of BOur-
OF these candidates Buchan has the
lead. decidedly. Jack Harris is second.
and Congressman Funston is third In
the race lit is conceded by the Allen
county people and other friends Of
Funston that he is practically out OF
the race So it lies between Buchan
and Harris though neither can get
the nomination without the support
of the two or three favorite sons.
At all events the convention viii be
tied up from the start, and it may
take hundreds of ballots TO decide the
nominee
There are liable to be other entries.
and it is possible that q dark horse"
may be chosen, as was the case in Mil
ler's nomination in 1894
Assistant Secretary of State Tim
Slower is closely connected with Sec
ond district politics. and he knows She
situation especially as regards Fun
ston. who halls from StOver's county.
Mr. Slower said
II do not think there is the slight
est chance of Funston's nomination.
though Allen viii stand by him to the
last in the convention The fact is
Funston and his silver career hurt him
He worked for free silver. voted for it
in the house. and then denied having
written certain letter standing uD
for silver. This rather put him in a
hypOcritical attitude and the people
do not want that
Captain Slower thinks either Buchan
or dark horse will be nominated
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EXCURSION.

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HONEsEEKERs' EXCURSIONS.

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Danv will sell tickets at very low rates
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city who had for several years played the
game for recreation organized the Knick-
erb0oker club and adopted tho constitution
and bylaws. Scattered through these by
laws the first written rules Of the game
are TO be found
The first regular game of ball under
these new rules was played at Hotoken,
n. J.. June 49, 1916, between the Knick-
er5ocker and New York teams Of New
York city The latter was not a regularly
organized club, being made up Of young
men who got together merely for the play
ing Of that one game.
Aftea the Kniokerbocker club the Goth
ANS came into existence. This was in
1850. ulhan cana the Eckfords Of Green
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-11
READY TO
PLAY BALL.
Opening Of the League Season of
1896.
MR. CAYLOR'S GRAPHIC REVIEW.
The Great National Game-Its History
and It's Heroes-LOng Scores of
the Old Days-some Prosper
Gus Veterans The Game Of
Today and It's Pros
poets
mir. CAYLOR'S GRAPHIC REVIEW.
Copyright, 1881

il W ne9d be told
that the National
Baseball league
opens its season
April 16.
Young America
knew it the next
day after the date
had been fixed,
and the inforna-
ton has been
thrust upon Old
America, willy
Riliy, provided he
has no interest in
the greatest Of
American games,
which is not like
ly, for baseball
has been in exist
ence long enoug Oh
to prove its stabil-
ity as the IA ost
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Beggs' German Salve.
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Reges' German SaIve.

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There is no excuse for any man to
appear in society with a grizzly beard
since the introduction Of Buckingham
DYE. which cOlors natural brown or
black.
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men6 of q series of three games to be PLAYED
by picked mines from the New York and
Brooklyn clubs in 1858 These were
known as the fashion course games.
In 1860, during C series between the Ex-
ceIsiors and Atlantics, eXcitement ran 50
high that the popularity Of the game began
to grow and extend Unfortunately the
civil war broke out just in time to divert
public attention from the ball ground to
more serious and bloody fields of contest.
Nevertheless the game was not allowed to
fall into complete lethargy. Interesting
matches were arraB. god now and then, and
large crowds atteuuod, glad to find some
diversion for minds overwrought with
anxiety for their loved ones who were
fighting at the front. Even in camp the
soldiers often sought recreation by iBdul-
genoa in the vigorous exercise Of the game.
Tt was not, however, until the meeting
Of the National Association of Baseball
Players, held in New York, Dec. ~, 1866,
that the formal revival of baseball took
place. At this meeting there were present
representatives of more than 200 clubs,
many of which had Just been formed.
Senator Arthur p. German of Maryland
was at that time q great patron of baseball
and was elected president Of the National
association.
Defeat Of the Champions.
The Atlantics, who had remained cham
piOns all during wartime, lost their high
place in 1857 to the Unions of MOrrisania.
During the next two seasons the Brooklyn
and New York teams divided the honors.
In 1866 the Philadelphia Athletics gain
ed much renOwn by going through a whole
season with only two defeats. These two
wer0 received respectively at the hands Of
the Atlantios of Brooklyn and the Unions
Of Morrisania. 1t must be rsEnenn bered,
however, that in those days not nearly so
many games we're played in one year as
now constitute a clubs season 8 engage
ments.
Up to 1858 the rules forbade the employ
ment of paid players in clubs, but the ri
valry between the crack teams became SO
great that professional players worked their
way into the game and the prohibitoFy
rule became dead letter. Tho first regu-
lar professional nine to DO organized were
the famous Cincinnati Red Stockings.
The success Of this nine was phenomenal.
During whole season, in which they
played clubs scattered all the way from
Maine TO California they never lost a
game. Eifty-siK Of these games they won,
with decisive scores. and only one resulted
in q draw That was the game at Cincin-
natl, when the Eaymakers objected to a
decision Of tho umpire and left the fold,
the score standing IL to IA. just before
he died Harry Wright told me that after
the Haymakers withdrew Umpire Brock
way declared the game forfeited to the
Red StockIngs-9 TO O. Alr. Brockway
confirms this. Until I made the an
nouncement this fact was never published.
So really the chain of victories should have
been 81 for THAT gear. They scored in this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-11

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-11

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For the Beloit Encampment-Th
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CITY PassenEer Agent
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hshing It as az Institution which will be
hard to undermine or shatteF.
The rser,o IA It Fa reasv.
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-05-06
Major Whittle at Union Hall.

Major d. l.. Whittle of Mortified,
Mass, preached in the Congregational
church Sunday morning and conducted a
children's service in the Methodist church
Sunday afternoon.
In the evening meeting was held in
Union hall under the auspices of the \. M.
c., president j. G. Day conducting the
service. An orchestra, piano, male
quartet consisting Of Messrs. Ames, Bacon,
Woods and Viau, and chorus Of 30
voices provided music. An earnest address
was made by Major Whittle, his theme
being the desirability of becoming Chris
tians early in life. He also spoke of Mr..
Moody's great work in distributing good
literature throughout the prisons Of the
country He stated that there were $50,
900 confined in the jails and prisons of the
country and that very large percentage
of these could be reclaimed to good citi
zenship if the proper effort was made. 4
collection was taken to assist Mr.. Moody
in his work. The service was well attended
and much enjoyed.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-05-06
SPRINGFIELD,

DR.. f. Furber was in Windsor Saturday.
Ray Hurd is visiting his aunt at Newport
n. II.
A. f. Starkey has returned from a weeks
vacation.
Robert Constantine was up from Walpole
over Sunday.
F. L. Lynch of Windsor was in town
part of last week.
Miss Anna O'Brien has returned to her
home in Wallingford.
Mrs. James Sullivan aud child have
returned to Bellows Falls.
Arthur Richard cut deep cash in his hand
Saturday while splitting wood.
Miss Amanda Odette is dangerously i'll of
erysipelas at her home on River street.
Judge Hugh Henry and Miss Emma Henry
of Chester were in town last Thursday.
Mrs. William Deal and daughter are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt Lock
wood.
f. w. Ellison, Miles Smith and Thomas
Cheynoweth were in White River junction
last Friday.
Il. L. Ranney held very successful ribbon
sale Thursday, displaying a beautiful selec-
ton of lovely tinted Persian and Dresden
designs.
Mrs. j. II. Hammond, Mrs. b. Proctor
Mrs. b. Bingham and Misses Ethel Loveland
and Bernice Cook made trip to Bellows
Falls on their wheels Saturday.