New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-18
A BIG BOOM FOR BASEBALL
ENIIyEYING EFFECT OF WARM WEATHER
NEW YORK PROSPECTS.


Tho arrival of the first springlike weather on
Friday has had an encouraging effect upon the attonn
oao. =. ,h. haseboIl games In this city and lite
vicinity md IL the weather only continues favoraDie
the number OF spectators at the Polo Grounds VIII only
be limited by the capacity OF the grounds Inc grc
terest felt in the National game here coud not DC o
clearly illustrated than by the thousands WHO nave
braved tho unreasonable weather and run the rsk Vi
pneumonia and kindred troubles by sitting in the open air
to witness the games. Reports from bos.on'
St Louis Cincinnati and other cities point to great III
eose I'm gate receip's and a steady improvement IN Tue
nteres Of the gaines SO far this season. the crowds d.
the Polo Grounds been larger than ever oetore.
On none Of the grounds Of the League and American
Association clubs IL betting on the result OF tne ed
allowed so that those who attend the contests Oh S
do az merely for the love Of the game In downtown
resorts where there betting on horse races ana o
snortpe contests no betting IS done on the result OF '
,.o,,I ,o,Dos A local gambler said TO a TRIBUNE re-
orter recently that he had tried several times 10 Se
aoars IN the games but could not He sald that 'ho
boolmakers themselves knew little ABOUT tho game
and they consequently took Few chances on !.
Early I'm the present season the proprietor .,
~ n,ovp r, ort Of this kind is said to have opened
hooks upon the results OF the League ganeS i'''"
prde in the home club persuaded everybody TO Oet Oh
,ba NewYork nine and as the local club won the
gambler lost considerable money and he mas hot oe' VI
baseball since. His plan was to oher - "Ea'"'' -
AGAINST either nine In one or two suDnFnau pour ,
what f. called combinations Will probably DO inhue VI
The baseball games AMI the gamblers VIII proo'oP "o
4 OF 5 to that you can not PICK OUT tno "iA"9
in the four League contests. 49,,
,vh tho ovcenton OF the New York League club the
local mines the Metropolitan and Brooklyn CLUBS, are
notdong 80 we'll as expected. The Metropolitan VI guy
team as IL ls called, won the chahP'o"'"'I
Of the American Association last so"' o." 'r.
won IL so easily that the friends OF the cup h
$50 oncbt no capture the p-nuant again thh year.
sirkness of Lynch the only GOOD pitcher ICY,
absence OF Keefe and Est@rlr1ok VINO II I'D the
1850 70 me local League club. have 50 weakened TUE
n,nc tbot n has made q psnr showing IN me glinfS 30
far PLAYED. Better results can 10 thpectgi LIN a.
% Iiny,n, the remainder ~ the season. lianklnson
now nlaving third base aDout NJ wen ~ 49,,
could do IT, while Lynch has rcroyered rom ne Ih
tbs Gins could secure another good pitcher To alternate
III t,bt Tor The remnant The Metropolitan players
are ali good men and the club Ought 20 nh haAln< a.
az, 1871 han II ia IL has only Two games on tS
yer tu,arn trtn Manager GilTud seems To he
handling the team with tact aud better recOfu Is cur
aS tt,ir :, ~, Suect.d i'm a few DAYS.
hden1y r ,b interest in the game still lively and
aIthoDgh lie brooklyn club IL not doing ~ well ~ ef
'd the lovers OF the game the river cling To-
i%e 6ane that the men will improve ana
dm betirr work with the exception ot tue
pitchers department the club Is probably as strong
with Inc men that IT has engaged the CLUB "ugat 10 ~
Iott,1,g nne The pitchers IarEids, Terry aud Porter
are being hattcd rather freely at present hn II - gen
eray eXpccfed that thew will Improve Ia her hefep
sitrr more practice The nine has not played lohs
enough together 10 insure perfect team work ,tt
~ far this season the remarkably strong clno "h,n
renresent. New York In the National League mas Only
ost Two games. TO Providence ana one nlc'ko
These clubs have the strongest hlnes Whcn t1e s
clnb will have meet ths year ana u II NOUS IL oNn
with them the nine has a. excellent ean'e nl o -,
nau The pitching rules nave bren iounu 10 ahrot
10th Wclch and Keefe considerably more th'h ~ va
first thought they would nn cicn pitcher W. ~ ,
hard IN two games last week ne" tNl11t'l y, ,'o
sphere has appcarel In Richardson ana thr Iu," MN
acemeut think they have found lrwr Gaery bas
been unusually effective Being new Pnas n ha,teT
and as they cannot lat him hard unll
they famliarizo themselves win ms syls
he 90 trumphautly the season ana n'te u,',a
ccnrd when tho battles and the fro~s q" Wild
Ter send the baseball players into season OF ioIcru IT,
tiremeut aud quiet. The local CLUB pr"'aby has VIC
try bui close ub'rryer after Watching the hr pay
for several days. will think th'r u something NahtuE
What the trOuble T. noho ~ seems - kh'N on, Se
the opiuiou that there ought 10 po pstrI .Ssn
work and that the players should sho" more VIM ~ .pcl
playing There Is one point where Improvements can uh
,onbtedy be made and that u IN ba'rruhnlhg Al lhr
men are intelligent players ana fast runners bit they
cannot compare in base running win tue thcdeo cinn
one Of the League umpires said to TRIBUNE reporter
the other ay WHOM what he Thought OF the Sew
Y rk nine IL IL fine team, hat there ~ rom"th'ns
dout know what II s at present which. n not wcedcd
vt will ruin the cuB- chances for Championship hon
ara They great players all OF thr nut thcy 90 not
seem 10 play with the required VIM IL may
be something else. but II were the manager
OF the club would find u out and mighty qlcka thh
The niue IA nade M OF what might be called star pay
rs and II might compared to theatrical troupe com
scd entirey of n the niue II not MANAGED WIN
a firm bead and hand. Is as haDie 10 coe 10 i' ~
urst in the League race -,---,.-
" TIE contests for the League pennant are closely
watched by the lovers Of the game. Ihe Wv" i"A eu
has now met and conquered tie strongest oi lr oppr
nents with the possible except on OF the ~ LOUIS cln
winning nine victories out OF eleven ganrh me Ch,
cavo club il I'm second place, Philadelphia third ANA
otte"ce aud a. Ionis dangerously near The Boston.
Bufiao and Detroit clubs bring up the rsar Inc Victo
fes and defeats of each club to date are ~ follows: