New-York tribune., 1868-03-25
BASE BALL.
rur RAIL sEAsnN OF ls6s.

THE BALL SEASON OF 1865
Never before in the history of baSe-bali dld
season promise more auspicOusy for Dflilah' o"'"
paign than does the rapidly approaching bdp"yhs sea
of tscs Not only viii there be far more excitement
IN connection with local club contests TINS season han
ever before bnt the game has extended lsth 80 bIe"'9
lfuopplartv tIat the utmost interest is now taken III
contests between prominent clubs OF distant ioea'eS'
where but year two ago II was comparatively uh-
lov While in the metropolis here the fraternity are con-
aey excited i'm regard 70 the approaching matches Tor
The championship of the United satesa title by the way
PIayeout West quite furOre Is being naugnrateo io
the game. the mm rdate occasion OF the eNeenStm "a
iue the proposed Southwestern trip Of the ceepteu
Atlantic Club of Brooklyn which Club is to start % IRON
New.YoIk about The Middle OF May for great riR cb
TO fucinna via Buffalo. Cleveland, Toledo Detroit ~
clco 10 81 Louis and back via indianapolis to CncnauI ~
This trip undertaken with the double Oyott& &c & te of
chsmnoIs and 10 prepare themselves 10y thorough pac
tce for the great events at home ihe & @gnh
NJ Morfisanathe present champion club Of the United
Ftates-wOn from them last year
ruy GRAND STATE TOURNAMENT. .
The inaugural event Of the coming season, however,
viii be the Grand state Tournament announced 20 tahe
ae AZ tire village OF Niagara Falls on the 18th ana 10Th
~ May next This great gathering Of strong clubs mas
been arranged under the auspices of the Niagara Fails
Cub in the interests of the NewYOrk state Association
Moore as First VicePrcsden of the state Association
being DESTROYS Of enlistng as many CLUB recruits Or e
next Fall Convention he and he has hit upon te
very best Of urtheTtng the object ne mas ID view
The preparations for this T0ulnament leau US 70 pTee
nifty we have had and the promise Is that VIII 3e
sIked by the most exciting contests We sne & prop4@SS @
the riMountain Of Boston, the champion clu9 OF c"s w
IirooEiyn and toe keystone OF Phiiadeiphia viii most
likely take part IN the ;1 WIZ 81 ~ Fx
cesOr OF Rochcsor and Niagara OF Bunai1, WIZ "a "sS %
ely snISF & thS % & 10 i in 6s contests for the champion
shin OF the Western part Of our state Considering tha
The attractions consist not only of the grand matches Of
cDSiun with brilliant nrOmenduf cOnctIl
Mt the International Hotel but also trip TO Niagara
not wonder a the antcpatlons Of the Niagara Fans Club
That tor tourney be OF the grand events OF the
''''O"' The GAME IN THE METROPOLIS.
We now come In introduction TO the base ball season
OF 1863 to the leading baseball events which are to trans
pire this year In the metropolis and It's immediate Nc
ity: and first aud foremost the series of contests
which are to take place for the championship OF the
United States title held by the Union Club OF Nor
risania Nothing could well have occurred so calculated
10 impart great interest to the movements Of the Leading
So0i r Sr t b Xfe last Fail BY this Very loss the title
was taken from club who had held twlth Two seasons
from Which bnt few rivals had hopes OF winning and
it was transferred 10 club which, though one oi the
by several clubs which the AtlantGs had themselves 1e
feaed Thus the title was generally eos3gIe3 & "a m III @ CVi
sequence OF the transfer rs more ~ o @ n1
SO term it, than in the hands OF the At3hucs anu
the result was that all the leading clubs at once prepared
10 open the season OF 1865 by promptly challenging the
Unions in the hope OF winning from the MOlisaha InGu
of the Atiantics II will be readily by this that
great excitement would be created as soon as
the season was inaugurated, and these cN-
pectations are in progress Of realization.
TIE AVERAGES OF THE SEASON.
Before we refer the composition Of the mines Of the
several candidates for the championship VIII take
brief glance at the figures Of the Club averages OF the
season which we have prepared i'm advance Of their
publication in extensive form IN the BOOK OF ave
RACES annually issued and believe give the most inter
estng of these statistical tables, from which VIII De
cleaned pretty fair estimate OF the playing strength OIL
the principal Clubs OF the metropolis Those Clubs NOT
named In the following lists failed TO send their averages
publication in the columns Of the organ OF the 1raer
nifty The American Chronicle from the columns OF which
we have derived the data for the analyses given.'
The best batting by individual players OF inc
Kew.YorR Brooklyn Clubs, together with the three
best averages Of the by the best players of tho
strongest Clubs OF the country, are as follows: