Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-02
TEE AssooIAEloE ULUBs.
The Eight American Teams and
How They Compare wftb Those OF

Tho Eight American Teams ana
How They Compare With Those Of
Lsst Year.
Toe New York Mni asd Erprsss says |
At tHis early period Of the ga@e the
papers from each city inv hioh an Ameri |
eau club ia located have glowing aocounis
OF their team and how easily 1t will be |
Tor their Cub tn win the championship |
hauds dpwn, The comparisons they |
draw betseen their fBv0Iites and the |
other elhbs OF tile association ere amus.
ing All .ba oiber rlnb- hAvs theit weak |
spUts which the home team b as carefully |
guarded against Il Is pnrtiy suess work |
in any one to attempt to losA,e the pea
nant for next season, 40 evenly are the |
olubs matched thus far this year. The |
American Association has very wisely |
reduced the number Of tia clubs from IL |
20 8. Tbs experiment last AeAgon wish |
the former numbe. proved quite disas
tc0us, and by reducing the number thsy |
have greatly strengthened the remaining
eight cluhs. Should the new players 81 3,
we'll as is expected OF them. SID tue nio
| ones osms mp 10 istt yehi'a stsLdAid,
then there viii be Lively racs i0r d 81
place this summer, Ths great draw bs k
lAet year 10 mtst Of The clubs wac shat
heir pitchers could mot livs the pace
The high delivery proved TOO severe on
| their arms and most Of them gave ont at
q critical time In the race which, no
doubt, prevented the stronger clubs from
| holding better places. This was uu-
dOubtedly the case with the Columbus,
81. Louis, LouiAyllls and Cincinnati clubs.
The Athletics and Baliimorss suffered
from the same trouble. The Allegheny,
indianapolis, Toledo, Brooklyn and
Washington clubs were inferior all round.
TIE Metropolilsus Eere very fortunate
with thsir pitchers, as they went through
the entire season without either one Of
them giving ont This year, however,
each club has supplied itself with at
least three good pitchers and as many
cAtchers, or lore, SO It is fair TO infer
that none OF the organic tio1s will be At
loss for gaod tssm TO replace QUE that
hes given out. This will make them
great deal stronger than last year. In
comparing the clubs they will be named
10 alphabetical order.
The Athletics Of Philadelphia, have
made some very important ohsn es In
their team, and have added another
pitcher and catcher, which certainly will
make their chances better than last
season. Should Mathews keep In good
trim they will be very formidable team
Their new men are CushmAn, Fuselet ach
and Strict. Their team will be made up
as follows: Pitchers, Mathews, Taylor
} and Cushmap; cAtohsIs, Milligan, o'Brien
) and Fusslebaoh; with Stovey, Stricken
0 and Corey on the bRseH; Houek, short
. stop and Strict, Lsrkins and Knight, in
Q the field. II the boys play all the ball
4 there Ia In them, the team will he very
7 close to the top, even IL it should not be
1 first.
1 The Baltimore club will be one Of the
It strongest clubs in the association In theil
q fielding. But Manager Barb!e has mad
6 great mistake by net strengthening hi
II team with smother pitcher. Ia Bmsli
and Henderson he has pair hard I, beat
bat last years experience should hAv
been warpirg TO him. Should KWelie'
d srm give cat this season, the bulk Of th
y york would fall on Henderson, and thei
sr he would be in the same position that b
b was in last summer. He has three first
!, class oatchera In frott, Traffly ard Nsvs
le He has made wonderful improvement 4
g his inaeld. sterns will play first base
d. CreRmer, Of last yesr's Allegheny clut
at second base; HuldOop, OF the deiuut
't Cleveland League club, third base, an
IN Maeullsr short stop. The ouifsld wi
he Include jake Evans, also OF the Clev,
srt LAID Climb, soDmorU, Casey ard Burn
at 1t will bs better team In every respe
'et shsn last years, and If the pitchers no
ITO nut uught to hold better place 10 Il
he raes thsn tley did last season. Il
led clubs weakest saos Is at u bat.
rec The BrooklJ IL Club Ia essentially ne
lie team in some respects, and far superior
ew ,hs one they presented last year, The
I'VE ike the Athlstics, have three pitcher
~ Terry, Porter and Harkins, who will
s!s supported by the same number
las ostobers, Hayes, Robinson and Rre
the Their ipHaid will be Phillips, on FIRST bal
piGokney OF second and McClelland
third, wish Smith At short stop. The OIL
field will include Cassidy, HotAlins y
I'D SEartvoCd Taking the teAya all in Z
lms it ia good one aud bids fair to make
mark.
Algo The Cincinnati club have already "
the championship, IS they usually 90
tar. this tine OF the year. They will, wi
out doub., commence this season stron
than they dis lsst summer, as they hi
/ be strengthened their team with Fannel
Clinton and Mutlaue, the latter be
considered one Of the best pitchers in
n all country. They will have four g
sue. pitchers Ia MullRDe, Shalix, Mont
ia W.. and White. The latter Ia TO be used
case any Of the ethers should give {
They are very strong in catcher
Snyder, Powers and Peoples. I'll
iilk inisld Is very strong In Reilly, Mp
i'd 3 and Carpenter on the bases Penn
been short stop, and Jones, Clinton and Co
the hill In the field. In batting the tear
Rsed very strong and they are nns base !
, BY nsrs. With MullAne's assistance {
the will make big fight fer the champ
re-" chip
h3er Tie Louisville Cub are determine
have pitchers and ca.chers enough
ear, and they have secured no less I
four. TIE pitchers are Heoker, Mes
onsit Baker and Mays, aud the oatchers 81
! ana van, Wiring, Cross aud Nue. V
any lit:ls is kuown 81 Mays aud Noe, bus
h the may prove OF grea! service to the
Cns1s before the uessou is over, "a they are
gents young and steady men. Their in
Phi n will include Kerins, first base 9
sscond Cline or Reooius, third,
-. Mclaughlin. short stop, with Mack
~ Browning and Wolf 10 the field. II
ill.,, Va thought the club vould BE- weakened
49, the loss Of GeThsrdt, bot the manager
bas securet better man In Gser
h, Sesm ia vs,y strong ell round, and
.sdRy p'sse eseA'y - az VI nIs s, p.sOo
~. t, Ia eeason SO they were last year,
will play Just % gccd ball, AID for
ID u after Sill have no more troEble hol
the pspHAnt another wear thbn thew
III, 20 win It lsst year. II Ia YumoEed
Il the 'e,s ann h9SoLorooh nm se ~, Hauh'a
Pc, their plGcs7 will he a!ied BIZ touRll
IL, RlGd msn. Hail inson will take x
~ h-aok's place a. ttiid base, and BA
Bpcsrnan will alternate in
a. oltcheF's box should Ksefe he relies
q 10 tai they ere the peers Of spy III
- American Association. They will
III u ..aisted by Lspch. Ho,hert and Rsip
&, .iatoh fpY thtm Orr, Troy and HAu
$40 sen will ill the bEses, with Nelson, 9
~ top Tue outG9ld sill iuoluis K-nn
aOssnAn aud BiStT. They are
.a.s& I9avitst bAsteT5 srd bss: base rune
.t.e aas6 c!G3i, U, and Il Is hardy prol
i n 0at hey xill play eQuSily as we'll, II
1tss batter, shRa last year
NJ The PittsbuyR club ia virtn silly
o., Columbus club Of last year, with
! ,,,t, aid Eden Of last yea;'s Allegheny
= M. ard O'Dsy Of last years. Toledo I
] E0o lacy will Up.n the season with
-,,,.., iirst Clsea pitchers and oAtcbers. NJ
1 l. "a considered Uus a the triCkieRt pi!t
: 80 ~ The frstasnity The rest Of
80 players Ere ssssiy aud rslisble. Al
~, Columbus utdh staod second in the