New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
N.,,nsr o, these clubs had as yet made any arrange
sKETOHEs or THE NEW YORK NINE
pAsEBAIL PLAYERS WORKING FOX lnH
IEAGIIE CHAMPIONSHIP.

LEAGUE
During the past few years the Amerlo1'n ''..
tiona game Of baseball has gradually 1S,.,ro
present state Of scientific development a,,"aod
s hovvaver are apparently not yet satishcu
aud efforts are being continually made 10 hhpio'o
oscl defects in the playing rules. The mos'
nositiop I'm a baseball club, that OF pitcher' ,oa
under discussion. A few years ago the Pa'oi $50
in his little square space in front o' '"o co. an.
rlate and IN reality pitched the dminutve gio"o i
l' 80. -, % vss ~ little moro importance thah
,,,, ., tho eoht other pla yers composing the eu' "
cone davs almost anybody could play DaseuA" D"' ~,
navers belonging to the professional c'u' a.. 80
form an entirely distinct class OF NEIL lo ,uohla
naver now requires great physical agh'y' 81 an
;n,e,lioence and a constitution which VIII oe'l 80, 81"
' - uo and laborous training. A haseOali
nlayer besides being intelligent, active @au
-, ossoss a cnaracter above reprOacb ~ DO reSPeo
and 70 gain public popularity and 9"hnuo"o' u,
nlavers OF the New-York League cluo arc ,ho
lot OF athletes, and they all Po -
o,edo,oa and respcct Of lovers OF mo s"'
' rorv man Of the thirteen belonging to inc
club is an excellent player. John ""ru' WI" - .ho
Of short atom for the nne ia at present astnueH' ~
Columbia Law School. Wards greatest ior'o was po'
ing but in tho season OF 1888 he inlareu niS a =,
a manner that he has been unable TO enunro '0 A.,
ritching and he PLAYS either IN the " VI wv Tn
Tie ia good halter and probably the best ~
the country 49, ,,,orI
Tbomas Estorbrook who led the batting In the
can Association last year. will look after the ~
third base His friends say that he mas no Sui'I
general player and that he can NIL any po9,'.o , a.,
| credit except that OF pitching E7"' ,, 1
connected with family Of excellent social DOS er 70
n ia sald that his friends did every thing ~ le ccss
persuade him to desert the game ont ~ the pro
fesson owins 10 his striking personal appearance aoS
stumbling gait that he affects when r rcnt exertion
tho most difficult plays without any appNVh, ,drcd feet
ana can throw the ball accurately several h nau Ire
without swinging his arm. seemingly si in ' ~
| t,-a marc
~ ~ o'Ronrke is the fielder, and has neeu ~
more at a"d arcorng TO Ills seasons record me
heaviest batter in the League y hoXU and nlayed
hero with the local club for first time He IL san 10
get tho largest salary of all the players IN th ha the
o Mm of being tho best catcher in the country,
Ewing is heavy batter goo9 oan ,tcbcS in several
mcs sn and his delivery has been effective. ,.o,o
Michael WEIGH came here when n uRe s o an unusually
effective pitcher. The new pitching rn,es thc Ie"sne
tchcrs Ia We not greatly interfcred 80 far with veg.
effectiveness. WEIGH has sIpefenT@ ot "a good com
Tmohy Kecfe tho other pitcher has not SgSm Ia
Islands hut says that the rules will not n"h hI and
much. Keefe has wonderful conlnhu VI M season
nr.mises 10 make q brilliant record thlss sct n"a-
Keefe Is a cool headed player ana , never
becomes ratified" under the most UyinS o''0""
Roger Common who will he tho regular & 'd @
Is the giant Of the nine being over SH halter and
a. oIoss fclier C1nnor Is connected with "a ocai
safe manufacturing firm and gives his ms W,o'o ~
linn 70 that business during the winter month. ~
Joseph (ierhardt IL the secsndbls nan IN L no
ceiling nj short field ia handy man 10 oo"O51 has
OF her players Gerhar1 has hosts OF hIIen Ied Ills
ALWAYS been iGy3Tte NV WGe os and no was never
known to stand still five minutes either Oh VI VII INV
Michael Doreau ia the regular riEhtheldeif o, oil
the club but is also a good mt tJig
and an excellent catcher. Tic hanlIes NV aS has
the greater part of the large salary ta n n no
ceived several years. and ny lndclnns "
"a now said 10 possess snug 1tto fortune III -
when Ewing is not catching, Thomas Deas3y VIII oe
found behind the bat Deasby played ln ~ ni, ~
year. the local club paying 500 u t'o uniic"t back
stop and although not heavy batter Is not weak ono
oct year the local management signed "a reserve
r,a%sr yonns richardson who has been playing IN rnch
r13ertahly fine form this year Richardson II genera
player of great promise his ln-iea an he o1ted
ond has deyeoped iuto effective pitcher. nc ~ o
ting we'll and makes the circuit OF te o'os client
p Gilespie is the regular left-heldcr ana an eAcu
iudre OF a ball besides being sure catcL i,n1o
the nlayer who came into collision WIN Oa9'luy
game nj the Polo Grounds abapt three years ago, LII
nlayers striking their heads tcgether H.
vas fractured and It was thought for some time thS' no
A. McKinnon has PLAYED IN this city for two YEAR b ni,
regular noston being trst-base. As Conhor hhs uoon
niaced IN that p0sition, Mckinnon may pOssloy ~
leased II he s he Will sign with inc Inca Ics Mn
of st. Louis, The club WIN 1e s 70 Ike American
kssnciafion championship last year. IL Is gehoiaUy
Thought that tho club II now stands Is inc
ever rot together, and the frlends OF Tue hno 81.
dent that IL will win the National League pnhahI'
| Work will be begun at the Brooklyn Cluo pLnp,2u
grounds COney Island thls week. ',,ri,, he
Sames will he III yed eleven sundays uug 'no
Gunner IL Is now thought that there VIII nc htte pt
no imposition to Sunday games at the lsianu. ih
Si1ars paiIroad dopOts and seating accommodations
| will be made for about lO.OOo pe"p"'