Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1888 — BALL PLAYERS TRIP. [ARTICLE]

BALL PLAYERS TRIP.

The Chicago Base Ball team, accompanied by the All-American team, numbering in all a party of twenty-two, besides several representatives of the leading sporting journals of the United Btaßeß,TSft UfficSgb'KafuFdajr night enroute to San Francisco, where they will embark on the steamship Alameda for a professional trip to Australia. The AllAmerican team, unless unexpected changes may be made ontheeve of departure of the company, will include Kelly of Boston and Carroll of Pittsburg, catchers; Healy of Indianapolis and Crane of New York, pitchers; Foutz of Brooklyn, first base; Ward of New York, left field; Hanlon of Detroit, center field; Fogarty of Philadelphia, right field, and Wood, of Philadelp-hia,-substitute. -The-world-renowne d Chicago team includes Anson, first base; Burns, third base; Daly catcher; Tener, pitcher; Pfeffer, second base; Van Haltren, left field: Ryan, center field; Duffy, right field; Williamson, short stop; Sullivan, right field; Flint, catcher; Krok, pitcher, Farrell, catcher and Long, substitute. Going west the united companies will play a few exhibition games at Denver and other cities and at San Francisco upon their arrival in the city of the Golden Gate. The party will embark from* San Francisco on Novemat Auckland, New Zealand, and at Sydney, New South Wales. Their first game will be played on the Australian Continent at Melbourne on Boxing Day. The party expects to remain at the antipodes about three months, and will set sai for home again about the end of February next. They were accorded a hearty and brilliant send-off as they left for their long ocean journey Saturday night.