The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-04-09
Tho Ban Finld ontInnL
ros ruE okE,r CAMPAIGN OF 1854.

PREPARING Tos ruE GREAT CAMPAIGN OF 1891.
Considering the enthusiasm noticeable in this
city relative 10 the furtherance of athletic strts
the following matter will be read with interest by
local oaii ioSseTs. The extract Is from sporting
paper published III New York and Is as follows.
As usual with the advent Of Spring the ball-play-
ING fraternity begin TO wake up to enthusiasm in
regard % their sport which Is characteristic of the
thorough oall-toSser. The very sight Of the first
bit OF green turf az the early period Of the -, s,r
sets them longing 10 enter once more upon the
sEoSts OF the held, IN which our national game of
baseball Is now pre-eminent. The outlook for ths,
coming season Is very bright. and the prospect for
busy opening Is specially gratifying.
Looking over the professional held for 1884, ii
vii be seen that more clubs will enter the lists to
compete for championship honors this season
than ever before known in the history Of prufes-
slonal ball playing. First come the eight League
clubs Of B1s;on, Chicago, Providence, Cleveland.
Buffalo, New York, Detroit and Philadelphia and
the representative mines Of the above clubs will
comprise the following list Of frst-class PLAYERS
BosToN. Whitney, p; Haekett, C: MoEIili, ID;
Hines, CT; Darlington. If.
CErcAeo.-Corcoran. p; Flint, c. Ansou. Ib.:
Pte1ter, 25.: Williamson. Sb.; Burns. s.; Dali
rymple, IT,; Gore, cf.; Kelly, If;
PEoyDEScE.-RadbOurne, D.: Gillipan. C; Start.
10; FARRELL. 2b; Denny, Sb Irwin, S. Carroll If;
Hines, cf.: Radford. #;
CLEvEIlSD.-McCorInaek. p: Briody. C: Phil
hps, ID: Dunlap. 2b.; MuldOOu, Sb.; Glasscock.
=,
BUFEALo.-Galvin. D: Row, c; Brouthers, III
Rie4ardsou, ~: White. Sb.; Force, S.; O'Rourke
IT,; Eggler ef.; Lilly. If.
NEw YoEN.-welsh, p; Ewing c.; MeKinnon.
ID; Troy, 2b. Connor, 81; Caskins S.: Gillespie,
H.; Ward. cf.; DOrgan If
DErEoIr.-Weldnan p; Bennett, c.; Scott ID;
Maxwell, 26.; Farrell, 3d.; Richardson, 81: Geo.
Wood IT,; Hgulon, cf.; Shaw, #.
BHILADEIPHA.- q: Rincu, c: Farrar
10; Andrews. 2b.; Mulvey. Sd; Mcclellan. 81;
Purcell, H.. Remsen, CT. Manning. #.
Inc names are given IN the order IN which the
clubs stood at the close of the last season How
they VIII stand at the end of this season is difi-
cult TO SAY. but 1t Is probable that there will be no
sensational change III the order except in regard
TO the tail end and it Is not likely that Phiadel-
phia representative team will again occupy that
position.
Boston gill strive more earnestly TO retain the
peunant than they did to win it. and their chances
Tor success are far better this season than last
while the Chicago, Providence, Cleveland and
Buffalo clubs this season will be found fully as
formidable AdyersarIes they were last year with
perhaps one exception.
In the American arena the coming reason will
bring into competition four clubs new 20 the as
sociation's championship cOntests-the Brooklyn
Club, which was the only team to win auy cham
plo1ship IN lSo3 which hailed from the metropo-
Titan dIstrlct-belnS promoted to upper class to-
getEer with the Western League champion club
t.om Toledo, the strong club from indianapolis
and the new Washington Club. These four new
rivals vii! compete with the Athletics of PhiIa-
dolphin. the clubs Of ST. Louis and Cincinnati: the
MetrupoL,aus, OF New York; the Eclipse, of Louis
yilei the Allegheny, Of Pittsburg, and the Coluu-
bus Club The representative mines of these
twelve clubs include list Of strong PLAYERS.
The advent Of the Brooklyn team in the Ameri-
can arena will impart 4 special interest to the
local season, as the new team is very strong One
having two tne batteries in Terry and Farrow and
himber and COrcOran, together with an e1cep-
tloually strong deld support. This new club will
begin Held Practice as early IN March the sea-
son viii admit Of. and in April they will PLAY a
series Of attractive exhibition games with the
prominent League teams.
The prospect as to which club will take the lead
IN the American arena in 1884 Is even more pro
blematlcal than the result of the League cam
palgu: - Louis. Athletic, Cincinnati Metropolitan
and buoklyn will be among the leading teams.
1t largely depends upon management