New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-27
WHAT JOHN B. DAY OFFERS.

THE BALTIMORE CLUB-KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS
BASEBALL IN CUBA.
Jcnp b. Day president Of the NewYork Baseball Club
SAYS: "von Der Abe, the manager Of the st. Louis
champions, has been talking much Of late about my
nine being thrclass club am tired Of hearing such
rubbish and am going to kick am In good faith when
say that think the local League club superior to the
st. Louis club and intend challenge the latter for
series OF games to be played in the spring will wager
$1,000 that the NewYork club wins the majority OF the
games case the St. Louis club WINS the $4,000 Is to
be devoted deserving charities in st. LOUIS and
In case my club wins, Won Der Ahes $1,000
IL to go to EowYork charity
The gate receipts do bother me. and In Mr. Won
Der Abe is willing the winning club will take the total
receipts. II the gentleman does not like the $1,000 pro-
position will play him for the gate receipts alone This
il idle boast for really think the New-York club can
win The friends Of the Brooklyn club are also talking
freely about the superiority OF their club Each OF tho
local mines got third place IN its respective association
and II the League not stronger than the American AS
socation, the ought then to be evenly matched
will make the offer to the Brooklyn club that have
made the St Louis nine, and nothing would please me
than to have both clubs accept Both the Brooklyn
and ST. Louis clubs have plenty of open dates In the
spring. and nothing but fear OF defeat prevent them
accepting my offers"
Jack" McMasters. trainer Of the Brooklyn CLUB:
Every baseball club ought to have professional trainer
could the good results Of my labors on the Brooklyn
players during the last season, you Will nOuce
with even distinctveness next season. Ball
players prone TO soutness and fat Is virtue that
player does not need There several heavy-weights
In the Brooklyn club that will take under my charge as
as the frost gets out Of the ground Swartwood
Henderson Phillips and or two others are much too
heavy. run from Prospect Park to Coney Island In
heavy will be their first early morning Doses.
John Kelly, exumpre, manager OF the Louisville
club says: &" II have made q reputation as an umpire
and hope do equally we'll a manager An umpre's
lot not happy one unless he specially qualified for
lndereSse never allowed the catcalis or dissatis-
player became offensive. fined him and that generally
stop to his tSk re0P In % sos s es hs
spectators the umpire to decide all close questions
IN favor OF the home club People say d tbs Is e
cities but there is one town. not far from New YORK.
any Western town New.YorE is the most cosmopolitan
town In the country and the easiest for an umpire to
prc his duty he need never fear violence 1t is
remarkable fact that although hears constantly OF VIC
Injured BY The ever '''
William BaTne Of the s%STe sluS nas
bail don't mean in financial sense. for have made
my insists upon being tue tail the
can Association hope however that now have shaken
Will make model record next season, have secured the
pick Of all the old Newark players. and as they made
should not do the same Maryland. The deal cost
round Of money. but needed the players and got
them. The Arbitration Committee did right I'm rensating
Tom Burns by the Newark club Burns
has permission sign wherever he Wishes but he
he wants play In Baltimore. am naby that
he will sign with my club He win play third base
me II he signs; but IN case he does not sign have two
other who play in that position creditaby The
NewYork club wants Burns badly. know. but hardly |
think they will get him."
John Botto of Louisville theatrical and baseball fame.
said /" Baseball and the theatre combined serve to |
keep busy. have always been great baseball en-
thusiast, ever since | small boy and looked |
through the cracks in the fence at the old Eclipse club
playing Eclipse Park at Louisville The old Eclipse
Park has long since been abandoned, and |
our present site is much more con.
venient We may not have the greatest |
in the world although we have good one but we
have the greatest diamond field in the world tell you
Will out TO grounds and look at
our diamond covered with Kentucky blue grass. Our
players always play great game AT home, and some OF
the superstous ones say that the blue grass is what
makes them do it."
Lew" Simmons, ex-mnsrel, director OF the Ath-
lec club of Philadelphia: II the prime mover in
the scheme to make baseball popular in Cuba
and I wish | had not been. The t1p |
OF the two clubs taken down to Cuba few weeks ago.
O and those who engineered the scheme
are out about $1,000 IN consequence While the on-
ing would be- lucky II 500 people were present
was glad 70 get away aud SO were the players want
no more Cuban trips