The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-19
THE NATIONAL GAME

Although Apr Is more tnan hall spent. Winter
seems not to nave quite complered her ley inning,
bur - eyIaently stermi en- 10 pat away unfl the
genial rays Of a Nay leid her out. Jack Frost
still cnngs 10 mother earn with tenacity won
derul to contemplate, but MS grip IS daily grow
ing weaker ana weaker. and soon he VIII nave re-
laxed his mold Altogether and dropped away, to
remain in merited obscurlty until November
winds again call him forth.
TIE average base ball player is uneasy. He
longs for the arrival OF that day the advent OF
which will ind him frolicklng on the di-C'>2d
field IN knee breecnes and fancy-c ored hose. ne
is never entirely happy until the regulation dead
redu is cleaving the ambient atmosphere
and his nine Is waoping some more unfortunate
team. From present indications he will ere long
be IN perfect bliss. lew days more and he can
don his lavorite UNIFORM and for the remainder Of
the season live on the tured field, II need be.
OUT WEST
The St. Louis clubs have been favored with more
suspicious weather than their Eastern brethren,
and consequently have already got themselves In
pretty good trim Tor the more serious work oil the
summer months. They have played number OF
games with Inc strong amateur clubs and picked
Mines OF the vicinity In all OF which they have
come on victorious and with great credit TO them.
selves. Tue Red Stockings are working night and
day TO prepare themselves Tor tne task OF demof
ishng their rivals or the st. Louis Club, wnle, on
have the soaps OF the Reds" and
are WORKING up their blceps TO that
end. the Westerns, OF Keokuk, are prac-
Using necessarily ana, although they are making
very little noise about 1t, will doubtless surprise
somebody before next October. The Chicago
White stockings expect TO accomplish wonders
ere long. and will doubtless have many stubborn
bout for the championship OF the West. Their
niue is somewhat stronger than last year, and
give good account OF ITSELF IL Is not yet known
what win be the result OF the rupture between
the Western clubs, backed up by the Bostons on
the one side and the Philadelphia cluDs on the
other, but every one who has the interest OF our
national game at heart ardently desires 60 see the
breach closed up and amicable relations once
more restored.
NEW YORK AND VICINITY.
The Mutuals are bent on mischief this season.
II has been their custom hitherto TO go into the
field In May against the mCst formidable OF their
rivals without having had any practice worth
speaking OF. Hence their many defeats In the
earlier weeks OF the season. Last year they
played two three games with amateur mines
and then started for Hartford, where they were
easily defeated at the hands OF a nine IN everJ
way their interiors. From Hartford they went &c
Boston, where another defeat was msted out &C
them. The year before they went South on then
nine, VINO had taken Jour or I'VE weeks
OF constant practice. or course they were
defeated. Mr.. Cammeyer has at last awakened TO
tine Importance OF thof0ulh training before pay
ing any matcn gam -, anu accordingly has put ms
men through a pretty thorough course o. exercse
uurlng the last three weeks. the we4tl or mas
ousiaoo r" n,acsics out this alnic"ity has een
overcome by placing the nine a. work IN fand-
oa aley over IA Bro,kl,n. No practice y more
Ivy playing nand Dali. Every muscle - brousns
into play, ann tue eve becomes lraineo
anu accustomed 10 those snort ch0pplng bounlers
walcn are the dread or most players u our ma
tlonal game. OF course very httle can be learned
Ia nand bali aley la regard 70 the very essential
point o. Datupg; but II tue men become tborauzn
nelders tneir batting VIII come 70 them easily
after lev encounters with some OF our uest ana
In parting with BurdocE the Mutual CuD mas,
Undoubtedly, suffered q very materlAl loss. among
base Dali people this player stan0s to-day wltlous
superior II indeed ne nas an equal
In gathering 10 IN ugly Rrounder and
no man eau send the ball over 70 nrsi
base wItn tie speed anu accuracy COMBINED thal
h ald many MS games last season. Indeed, n
there Is a modes fielder IN tue country IL - Blr.
dock. IL Is not geueraly known. out a neveftne.
less a Tact, that ne 20 Lehlnd tue bat and 10
himself infinite credit, even WITH the most tfouOle-
some OF pItcnsrs before MN. In Oernarot II.
oul 10 TOO muca to expect that ne y al attend 70
tnIrd oase Win tuat uegiee proficiency mas
/ characterized Burdvck's Dlav. ne i young
player Jet, anu Will PROBABLY Improve az Tue
a. lett field, and the general impression
A. that tine nine vii Io.e notuIng " me
Grange. Gedney j. a sure ca,en, good judge OF
dlncult Nv balls ma a capita. batter. All Genre
field We too McGee, yo1n1 playe. who gIaduateu
IRON tae FlYaways AID aiterward did exernels
service with tue AtlantIcs. lie - a wno,e team
with the ASH. Booth plays right nela position ne
Is well calculated 10 40 ample justice u. ne also
{ IL an excellent hand Win the Das, aud, vital,
an honest payer. start at nrss base, Nelson AZ
second goa Mathsws 10 ene pmSssss possa,s,c,ai
comment. HOidswortn again resumes MS OH po-
sitlon Al shortstop, aud y = 1eneved re eau pay
ID ana a. A. "A
4 lesion. lie oats very wel InJevd.
Nat Hicks viii 'plcK up tue ball benind the
bat,- an Ii ani man can 40 II Wei he eau. lie
has one very radica defect however. lie y al
/ lncessalt gro let No mattsr how Vel or nom
have. his say aoout n. He can't pay uniess nIs
jaws are constantly gon2, aud although ne means
4 his constant ''cnin music" a. the boys call a. -
exceedingly annoyiD9 - nls Fellows he promises
4 hoped ne will keep nis promise. Wnilo the Mutual
/ team i PROFESSIONALLY strong one u - sever
e sns.f'' am non wSica Is tie lack j
elmer change Gather or pitcher. Saolld
Hcks be sick or receive injuries, sucn as nj un-
COMMONLY Ian TO tue lot o. catcners, there = no.
man In the nlne wuO en- take MS place lne 0me
may be SAID VI Mathews. Mr.. Camme3 ef - bO1
buslly looking ABOUT ior good pltcaer 70 play ~
substitute, out ne snOuld also De on tue aIsrt ios
cnagne catcher a. well.
4 THE hTLANTTcs-
Tue Atlantic nine mas been dong al the mlser.
aole weather a tue past les weeks wyuld allow
In ne way or practice. Tney are 10 pretty good
trim for business, out are not expeeted " white.
wasn the y stons. toe Atnleucs % tue Aatuals
the first time they play them. Tomorrow tne
nine wlli 90 to Hartford anu play tue local team
4 OF tnat place.
MOTIFS AND GOSSIP.
To-day the Pnlladel pnias play the Centen.
mas AZ Philadelphia, and the Bostons play the
New Haven nine az New Haven. POOis wll -
sOId on bOth these games, az wei as On the ATTAIN.
uc-hattiord match. al l6l Bowery AM a. JOnn.
| sons corner broadway aud Twenty -elJntn
street. w1ere te.egi apnlc accounts u each lnnIng
will be received and posted IA view Of az.
The New Jersey state Base Ban Association nas
adopted the rules OF the National Amaseur Asso-
I cIaton.
some tdea OF the extent to which base ball IL
played may be mad IRON the fact that single hrm
In ms city nave sold TINS season 30,uOJ DafS.
$4,000 Oalls. q 90 pairs Da su0es sou pairs OF
coOred nose. 5.U00 caps ana so complete uul orms.
The members Of toe press o. TINS city are get