The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-13
BASE BALL THIS YEAR.
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEW SEASON.
h Q Ciubs that are to Compete for Cham
pionship Bonors In the Various AS
sociations aud Some OF
the Piayers Engaged.

The near approach of the opening OF
he baseball season has melted both :
ma nagers ana players TO renewed i
ctivify. Now that the former have ar Il
n naed their championship schedules, )
II ev are busy hlling in the Oil dates Tor
xhioition games Tue players have
ken to tho gymnasium, roller skatin e.,
and bali and other methods OF re
uoing the supsrauous flesh acquired
v the long winters rest. With Very
ew exceptions, AL the principal clubs
have secured their complement OF lay
ers. Following out inc progressive
policy pursued since Its first esgsni-
zation, the National hIengue
has made few nopal in
novations in its rules, A'te new
pitching rule can hardly be called pro-
Rressive, tits rather q resarntb the style
In vogue in 1855 when Dick Mcbride,
Tom Pratt, Martin and HaRy Wright
were the faVorite pitchers, and when !
heavy batting aud large scores were tho |
rule and not the exception.
at was hard wock pitching with the |
Z cot upon tho ground" said Harry |
Wright, "and remember that my back |
was nearly broke before game was halt |
finished Tho league sdOptHd the new
rulein obedience TO the demand OF the |
D ubic for b. ter batting. Baseball leg
islatiOn during the past six years has
been III favor Ok effective pitch
nR, and IL Is or peeted that the
new rule will work directly op
posite. IL was expected That the Amcri-
can association would also adopt the
new style OF delivery, but IL has decided
to stick 10 It's last year rule Of COmpoil-
ing the pitcher % deliver the bali with
his hand below the shoulder. The rub
Der plate, the Hat bat an almost new
system OF scoring are other novelties in
reduced by the league. The American
assoclasi ion has folio we'd the league in.
but Que thing and that is Ia concsn-
trating power In the hands OF the pres,-
dent for the better government OF clubs
and players. The American still retsiCs
the ancient foul-bound and no improve
ment has been made in its scoring
rules.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE GIBBS.
There has been an infusion OF new
blood in al the league teams, but they
are by no means evely m tched. CHI
cago, PrOyi fence and Boston are per-
haps the strongest. The former Is look
ed upon ~ sure winner for the pen
nant. It's new mon are Brown aud
GARRISON, both pitchers and graduates
OF the Nor hwestern leage,and SutcliG ,
a catcher from somewhere west OF Chi
has pair OF han1s the size of hams.
They measure seven and three
quarter inches across the palm. He is "A
six ioOter, n4s long arms, throwS like "A
rifle-shot, aud as q back stop he IL sand
to have no superior. He originally
came TO Chicago with iiremen's nine
last summer aud was hired by the Chi
cago club for ~ day. Larry Corcoran
is still vita mo nine, and Will DO relied
upon TO pltgh In the most important
games. Flint and Kelly will still play
behind the bat, and Arson, Burns
Pietier and Williamson will guard the
intield. D,lrynple, Gore and Kelly viii
be in The outliold, and Sunday, Beard
and Mar Will be hold in reserve.
THE BOSTON NINE.
The team that BOsJon will present is
as follows: Whitney, Buliiuton, Davis,
pitchers; hackett, Cunning, Hines,
eatchors; Morrill, (manAger and csptain),
Burd0ck SHtton, on the bases; Wise,
shortstOp; horiung, Whitney or Buff.
linton, MAJ mug, in the out fields. THIS
Is substantially the same team that won
the cha pionship IN 1883, the only
changes being tho substitution OF Man
ming for Ritfnrd ia right field aud the
addition OF Davis aud Cunning TO tho
battery force.
Providence viii have nearly the same
nine TINT won tho peunant last season
Radburn aud Gilligau viii DO the priuci.
pal battery. T., J. Loyett, Yankee
pitcher of speed and endurance, and
Murray, new man, will form another
battery, aud ed Uonley has been signed
TO pitch one game week. Start, Far
rell, Denny aud Irwin will still guard
the inlield, with Carroll, Crane aud Rad
ford In tho 0utiald. Hines still refuses
TO sign aud Crane will play centre. G..
f. Daley aud Bassel, both good ALL
around players, VIII bo held in reserve.
Now York has not completed its team.
"MOveup joe" Gerh8rdt will guard the
second aud o ROurSe will play center.
Ward has not yet slgned. Wolch and
Dorgan Will do the pitching and Keeie
may DO taken from the "Mets." Tom
Deasley Will alternate with Ewing be-
hind the bat, Mckinnon will be on first
and HaukinsOn or Esterbrouk on third.
Cashins has not signed, and young
Richardson will probably play short
stop. Gillespie will guard left field, and
the only vacant spot for big Roger Con.
ner is right field.
Buffalo viii feel the loss of James
O'Rourke, who has boon capable man
ager. James Gavin and young Serad,
OF this city, are still retained as pitchers.
With Rowe anu Myers as catchers.
Big Brouthers, Richardson and Blakis.
ton, oflast seasons Athletics, will guard
the bases; Dave Force, short stop, lille,
centre held, and Grow Icy, of the Bus'
tons, right deld. II. j. Hengle, of the
Chicago Unions, will probably guard
LETT teld and two moro now men. j. III,
Mccartney and John Connor, will form d
T eserve battery.
OUR HOME TEAM.
The Philadelphia club will be well
supplied With batteries, Ferguson and
Ninton, OF last yoar, ara retained, OF
course. Foster and CANCEL, the Min
neapolis battery, are both six-footers
Foster Is very speedy aud both mon are
good bllsmen. Nolan and CuHck, the
crack WILMINGTON battery, arc expected
70 10 good service, aud Daily, Young
pitcher, OF tho Harrisburg club, Is al o
engaged Lynch aud Clementa
Will alternate behind the bat and In tho
outheld. Farrar has not signed yot, hut
ne VIII mos likely guard first again
Myer- OF milwaukee,, aud Bastien, the
champion second baseman of tho East
ern league, are both under contract and
both Will TO tried on second. Mulyey
will be transferred TO short.stop, and
Andrews 10 third base. Purcell, Fo.
garty aud Manning will do tho outiield-
Ing, tho lattor having signed on Mon
day.
Detroit has reserved majority of its
last years tam. Weldman, Getzein
and Meinke, pitchers; Bennett aud Cast.
HELD, catchors, have signed. Mari Phil
lips, OF Indianapolis, is TO play short
stop, but Manager Morton has not
placed his olher men. Wood aud Han.
lon will still be In the out teld, Scott on
hrst aud Farrell on third.
Inc 81. Louis League club will not
want for players, but its strength Is
problema,icsl. MIR. Lucas has signed
Baker, Staples and Colgan, three good
oatchersi Boyle. pitcher; Fred Lewis.
holder: 2 linn, first base; +. z. Sullivan,
pitcher. kid Baudle, OF 0maha, who
signed for N,70O, ana Cal MONEY!, the
veteran Bostnnian, are reported as Mr..
Lucas latest engagements.
rHE AMEluCAN CLUBS.
The American Assoolation clubs this
season viii be more evenly matched
than last season, whom for six weeks the
alx loadIn.. a,laa ~ .u.r. =. 49, -. -,