New-York tribune., 1885-02-16
GooD PROSPECTS r0G BASEBALL.

The baseball season. now rapidly approach
ing promises bc the mOit interesting ana profitable
ouo history OF the National game. Little over
mouth yet rcmsus before winters cold VIII take its
leave and the warm breath OF spring will bring out the
baseball players from their lol ed retirement Tie
threatened wars and chickering's which havo kept tho
baseball world IN fcrmcnt Of excitement lately have
all been satl.facory adjusted and season OF pros
pcTty ami go0d feeling Is about To beSin The League
nni American Association continue their friendly rcia
,,,. and will nght auy common enemy Their chief
enemy and the hoastcd destroyer OF the reserve
rule and tho National agreement. has
been rcmo ell by the early death of the Union AssOc
,'., Mr. Iit,ts the he.d and brains of that body.
conn. forward under nag II truce and ~ he sincerely
r.peuts of hs wckencs he is taken into the fold ard
.s,,,l "A large alice of The baseball pie. Another
ralilnton ha, -prung mp the West 10 take the place
of MONS ard ~ shows wisdom IN dnkibk protection
tn can live any 'gh of tmc and be az war With the
Ilpowerful League and American A"socStlos lbo ay
question that yet remains 20 hc discussed oriore the sea
.on opens II Tie lvisalilty Of rcnstang the contract
breakers Hud tho -corn"r7 OF the tnscrNr rut' II No
undoubtedly 10 much harm take these mee e'"k and
,gtLc are tcinstnrt II Will only be- s.Ort tins bcvre
other players will b" pla ihg lke tricks ' thr gen
cr opinion thar the League has done enough for Lucas
ln making "A brother Of him. and that now they should
allow him TO get up his nine as other club managers nave
to do. ,, ,,.,. ,,
ing ND their players IN hiding and signing them Tor tho
canning season Nearly all the clubs fully made
IN and the ouly thing wanting 10 set tr ball bounding
- little weather. Even th" Detroit League cup'
deliberate for 50 lon. has at Last begun to sign players
aud promises to have It's cub complete IN few days In
Hro6hIyn tue management completed It's nine by signing
Robusn as catcher on Friday The club how has nrst
elias, nine and Il equipped with three batteries and
an excellent I'm every other position II Il claimed
bv some that II the Metropolitan clnb releases Keefc s
pchcr SO that he can be signed by the local League
club the management IN Brooklyn VIII ohcr kccic such
high salary that Will be impossible for the New 9tK
club 10 secure his services. IL hardly probable
that the Meropnlitan Exhibition Company VIII be out
witted in a littlo transfer Ike this Keefe has many
friends and bears reputation for truthfulncss ana
honesty second pd In the profession ana II ne
saws h6 Will sign with the League club he Is sure To d2
H. without his promise to sign he viii not he released
from the Nets. A purported interview with Charles
IIyrnr Of the Brooklyn Club was pubSheh yes~Iuay,
and he SAYS I'm substance that no arrangements nave
been made about having games a toney Island IN the
coming and ordinary reader - cd 10 peHe,c
that no such scheme had been suggested. MIR Byrne III
conversation with TRIBUNE reporter hot many uuy
ago spoke siastcay about the undoubtedly pros
peruIs that his club would have NJ us tohty
Island grounds The scheme Ia have games at ,ohcy
Island has aroused much discussion among the lovers
OF the game and large majority favor the plan