New-York tribune., 1886-03-08
READY F0R THE BASEGALL SEASON.
HE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF THE CLUBS.
TRYING TO FORM AN INTERSTATE LfAGUE-wokk
TO BEGIN or THE GROUNDS.


TRYING TO FORM AN INTERSTATE LFAGUE-woRK
TO BEGIN on THE GROUNDS
An effort will be made this week TO organize
new Interstate League which dissolved two years ago
It is proposed have clubs In Paterson, Elizabeth.
Orange and Jersey City, two clubs In this city anu TWO
OH Long Island j. \. Sullivan. who Is At the head OF
the movement visited Yonkers on Saturday to soc II
would he advisable to place a club there. NJ j. Ryan
will offer hano some pcnDant TOR the clubs to compete
Tor. Mr.. sullivan is PLAYER himself nav
ing belonged to the Chicago Manches-
ter FIyaway and Wilkcsbarre clubs. There
Will he a meeting IN this city some day this week To
bring the schedule to head 1t l. proposed to play
exhibition games with League. American Association
Eastern and New-York state League clubs ON their of
days
Monday last in the initial baseball month OF
the season oflss The players OF all the clubs Will re
rort for duty IN few days and the regular season oil
exhibition games will begin before another month comes
around. Men have already been put TO work making
repairs at the Poo Grounds. Work viii hegn on the
proposed changes at Washington Park BrooSlyn. next
week while every effort Will bs made to put the new
grounds on Staten Island In shape Immediately Most
Of the players OF the local clubs have begun the snort
season OF gymnasium practice.
The two new members in the League, Kansas City and
Washington are hard at work making up their mines
and will put up clubs in the field ~ possible
The old players Of the defunct Providence aud Bunap
clubs viii thus secure good positions. The NcwYork
aud CHICAGO clubs the only teams which will remain
virtually the last year The New-Yors manag-
ers think that their not need strengthening and
the new signed far by Chicago Will add iIte ad
d,tional playing power 10 thr Lake city cub. 1he
battles between these two clubs ths season VIII no
doubt he just a. exciting as those Of last year.
The Boston niue is probably % per cent stronger than
last year 1t had 10 be strengthened at least ihat
The philadeipha clnh has been slightly improved and
ought 10 do about well a. II did last season: The
Detroit club according 10 It's friends. VIII no longer
crawl along the gues rear ranks. but proposes To-
lead the cnase all the season. More strength
has been added 10 this cluD thdn 10 any O'htI
in the League ana no otner dS hihe oasts Of
more Mr.. Lnca'S st. LOUIS ci"p oohStS iSaro % o.
the finest in-held IN the country hht Ih.rSS
little foundation the boast The club Is good Held
inS one D' h man "a arc are little bsifcr 6sn last rrr
Several the NewNork players have not yet signed
signatures contracts The contracts Of those players
already signed have not been approved by President
nine have signed and have the whole nine approved III
bunch, ,-
sociations have last been brought TO close. The
older organization did good WORK and prepares an ex
achedue. Od-tlme baseball men the rulings
A. % soare ,cnay ,Innnsed unon T. rkley ia university
condemned The Burch case was worse than the
Barkley matter" said welEKnown League manager
the other day; yet Burch suffers no other penalty than
being forced play in Brooklyn. wniie Barklcy IS de
barred from making living for year and has to pay
fine Of 500"
The st. Louis American players will report tor duty
March 10. Caruthers. whose excellent pitching won
the pennant tns nine ias seasoD refused TO sign
under the $1,000 limit rne and la sailed for Europe
OF a two years travelling tour Caruthers Is well off
and only plays baseball because he likes II.
Browning. the heavy batter Of the Louisville Club. SO
FAR forgot his dignity the other day as to get uban
over frequent pOtatlons OF blue grass whiSkey. He
was police station and the next morning was
brought before a Judge who Is reported To nave De
liversd this remarkable sentences understand this Is
Mr. Browning first offence Of tins character lie gave
aud the members Of the bar and the general pupc
great deal OF pleasure last summer so lt gives me
great deal OF pleasure In return to dismiss the
case against him, as | understand lie prom
patriotic the next LOuisvllisn aud may the Louisville
club win the pennant" Browning said he would make
a home run every time the Judge visited the baseball
park the comm season. and then went home ooo 90.
j. W. Dorsey, the baseball player who had 100000 loft
him by young woman VINO died Few days ago. -
well-knOwn pitcher and played In several MarNihnu
clubs He Is also a-rOuud athlete aud AN especially
good swInmrr. lie saved the young woman who left
him the money from drowning while she was bathing al
! Atlantic CITY last summer. She relt such gratitude
toward the adventurous swimmer that she made him her
sole heir, only requesting that her name be Kept a
| secret
| The much.talked-of series of games between
! the New-York League and 81 Louis champion
| for the present spring. MANAGER Mutre, OF
the local nine has made every effort to arrange the
games but his kindness has not been Appreciated by the
! Western managers.
The St Louis club has signed Hudson. the pitcher to
| tako the place OF Caruthers Hudson played IN the
North western League mines, aud although prominent
| player cannot compare with his predecessor.
The Southern League has already arranged schedule
OF games for coming The first champlOnsnip
game will be played on April 10. Each nine VIII piay
noogas open the season at Savannah the hthnlas al
Charleston the NashVilles NJ Augusta, ana the Meh
| phIs club at Macon.
several business men OF Newark and Elizabeth. n. j..
propose to organize coalition club with grounds az
Elzabethpor The grounds are centrally located aha
the nine be paying basis. ,
New,York BROOKLYN, Detroit Metropolitan, Yale Col
| leQe Princeton College, Amherst College, Columbia
College Utica Portland and Boston clubs Tor the prl
exhibition season.