New-York tribune., 1885-03-02
. CONDITION OF LEAGUE CLUBS.
THEIR PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING sEAsoN-MEM
BERS OF THE MINES

THEIR PROSPECTS FOR Inn COMiNo oEAoON-"""
BERs OF THE MINES.
Much has been written lately about the pros
porous condition tho baseball clubs belonging to the
National League The manager Of each club as usual
sends out hts ANIMAL boast that his club Is greatly
strengthened last years team and Is sure pennant
winner Even the weakest Of the mines would dsdan to
take second place. 1t only few weeks before the
globe will bounding the grass and yet the conf
dent League managers with three exceptions have not
fully made up their Mines The League shows less enter
prise than Its sister organization, as the majority OF the
American Association clubs had their full
complement Of players signed months ago. Inc
chickering's over salaries and the amount
of advance has kept many Of the League players
signing their to contracts At present the
local eague club is probably with The the new ST. Louis an
OF clubs has only signed eight men, while each Will
have about fourteen men on its payroll when READY Ior
men signed yet The Providence Club has signed dozen
men, but has not yet brought Hines and Gilligan TO
have completed their teams having satisfactorily nego-
tated with fourteen players each AT present the Chi-
ers having signed their intention Of trying to win the
pennant for tho Lake City The president,
s league Nicholas SSnss YoSs
officially that up to February 10 the ball
New York-Joseph Gerhardt, william Ewing; n,
ORourke. and X. Connor. A..
Charles Radbourne, T. H. Radford. NJ J. Murray. C. T..
Daily, A. A. Irwin, +. G. Bancroft Cliff Carroll. j.
Drumy, and G. T.. Bassett.
Phiadelpha.-E f. Foster, J. @. FOgarty, W. A. Pur-
cell. W. Vinton, J. Muvey, T. L. Ly nch, f. NJ Daily,
c. J. Ferguson. A. Cusck A Myers, G. W. Gauzell L. B.
Solan, j. Clements. and q. T. Bastan.
st. Lous.-William O'DOnnell George f. Baker, D.
Quinn, +. L. Sullivan, i. W. Bande, w. III. Colgan,
Joseph Staples, and Frederick Lewis
Boston.-James II. Manning. >. W. Wise, f. Is sutton,
j. j. Burock, NJ Z. Hines, j. A. Davis. j. Horning j. h.
Whitney j. r. Morrel, and j. Burlington.
BuilaO.-JOhn ConnOr j. L. Calvin, D. A McCauley
W. I. Scrap O.. ID. Myers, ID. ". Ford, John c. Rowe, h.
j. Hougl, j. J. Lille X. BlakistOn, ID. Brouthers H.
Richardson, and william Crowley
Chicago.-Joseph Brown L. g. Flint, Charles Mari, A.
Darymple q. l.. Beard, t. j. 5utclne, George T. Gore,
T. Pciicr VI. !. Kelly, T.. ~ Williamson, W. A Sunday,
A. C. AsOn T. T.. Burns, j. q. Clarkson, and L. D. Cor
cOTan.
A. The clubs arranged IL j. an easy matter 10
pick the with the greatest strength. The Ch
cago club Is better equipped than last for the fight
and IL the other mines should not add other players To
list double ex-champions would carry oil the
easily The Buffalo Club Is no stronger than II
last year ana there few people Wiling TO bet
that the club will get place In the coming battle with
the bats The present champions the Providence CluD,
while II has not added tO Its last years strength has lost
of its playing ability The Boston Club VIII he
strengthened by the addition OF two men yet 10
Unless Lucass expelled players are relnstated,
Louis Club viii De mere whippcrn IN the race,
II may make fair fght with the philadelphia
and Detroit club. for last place As the New York Cub
il arranged II r. not worth much. Ward. Eserbrook,
and Dorgs excellent players all OF them have rs yet
shown disposition 10 ailX their marks on contracts