New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
GETTING OUT THE BATS And BALLS.
BASEBALL PLAYERS PREPARING FOR woEK-NEws |
ABOUT CLUBS AND MEN.

BASEBALL PLAYERS PREPARING FOR WOEk-NE"S
ABOUT CLUBS AND MEN.
The warmer weather of last week served to
bring out the baseball players and in the afternoons
many members OF the NewYOrk League and Metropoli-
tan clubs were practising at the Polo Grounds.
The local League and Metropolitan mines play
their first game together for the local
championship oa Thursday. The were
running the bases batting and catching the ball on sat
urday, but regular game played. Several OF the
have been playing in the various roerskating polo
teams and consequence have extra fat to of
The other players been hard at work in the gymna
sums, and in good bodily condition for the seasons
hard work Both welch and Keefe have been practis-
ing the delivery which they will have to adopt
under the League rules and both profess TO be well
satisfied with the results so far.
The opening game Washington Park, Brooklyn, may
not be played before the middle of April 1t will take
week or two Of weather to get the grounds in
good condition. Work the grand stand, which
will be Just back OF the catchors position, will not be
begun until the Brooklyn club starts its first Western
trip The Brooklyn players reported for duty at Wash
ington Park on Friday, and yesterdays warm sun put
portions OF the field In good condition Tor practice with
peared to be hardy lot OF young athletes The club
starts its trip tomorrow, and will open the season
with the Washington club on wednesday.
The pleasant weather saturday drew large crowds
OF amateur baseball players 70 Prospect PARK and in the
were occunied 5y young men learning tie mysteries Of
the bat and bali. The youths began to arrive at the
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games played before noon. There have been more
applications from clubs for grounds in Prospect Park,
| far. than ever before.
There IS prospect Of trouble before tho local
Lengue nne f. fully made up. The services OF Keefe
and Esierbrook have not been secured COnuor wants
TO play first base but 1t hardly probable that the
agement will remove McKinnOn to make for Con-
nor Local admirers OF the 30 feel confidence
In the ability of Manager Nurie to straghten out the
difficulties get the team in working order before the
championship begins. IL was reported yesterday
that Keefe EsterbroOk and HankiusOn, who
leased by the local clubs Oh Thursday, that they
could be transferred had been taken pleasure trip
to sea. These cannot be signed until ten Gays after
their release and the present trip Is so arranged that
other baseball managers cannot approach them.
There will be game at the Polo Grounds to-day as
intended there Is much frost In the ground The
opening game Will probably be played tomorrow.
Farrar has at last signed with the Philadelphia League
club and this makes the nine complete.
Paul Illness friends say that he is ready TO sign
with the Providence club at the old Ngres but he
has held of long. the club seems to DC undecided
whether to take Hines back or not
Wild and senselesS rnmOrs pour IN from the West
about what Mr. intends TO do because the League
refused 10 rrnsate his black-listcd players. Bad nd
vsers tell him to resign and join the new western
League Should he resign the League can get along
without him. He has Leagno franchise which cost
him some money and with which ho
too valuable a property TO throw away. Another
thing which his advisers 10 have forgotten Is that
the Western League would not admit Mr. Lucas into its
ranks. Mr. Lucas sent another appeal to the other
League managers asking them 10 reconsider thoir
fusn renstae the black listed men, but they all ad-
ranging 10 play their gnines this season at the
Metropolitan Baseball Park In East ORehundredand-
eigh-s where fine track for athletic and bicycle clubs
is being built