New-York tribune., 1886-03-29
SETTING THE BALL ROLLING.
OUTDOOR EXERCISE AND EXHIBITIONS.
PROSPECTS or VARIOUS cLUBs-NEw-YoEK Bos-
TON, CHICAGO AND DETROIr.


PROSPECTS or VARIOUS cLUBs-NEw-YORK, Bos-
TON, CHICAGO AND DETROIT,
The baseball season was opened In this city
Thursday In n game between the Columbia College
club and n picked nine at the Polo Grounds Regular
games will now he played nearly every day until next
vlntos irosts again send the players into retirement t.
The Now Yor League players Will all report for duty
thi9 week and will play their first game at the Polo
Grounds on Thu sday usual with the Jasper nne O
Manhattan College. On Friday the New York and
Argyle clubs will play, while the Monitor nne strong
semi professional club will bats with the local
League players on Saturday. During tho following
week tho Yorks Will play against the Brown College,
Portland, olympic, Amherst College and Columbia
College nlnos successive afternoons. Inc l"cal
players Will be pttei against clubs oi this class until
April 30 when the League eli 'mplonship season begins
tho York; and Boston clubs CIenng the pennant
season at the Polo Grounds.
These preliminary games Will give the local players
lust the needed practice harden their muscles and III
them for the struggles which VIII FOLLOW
later Manager Mutrie OF expects his men 20
win every one OF the nineteen preliminary games, and
the club Will do it IL the players doiuot become too care
less Richardson and CorcOran will probably do most OF
the pitching in the practice games, AZ H. and Wech
tho great pitchers said to he in such excellent CON
ditlon that they need little practice Wech and Keeie
who are ind pensable for the club to be successful stu
hang back and indlsl osed to come forward ana
sign contracts. Dcasey, tho excellent catcher has not
signed yet, and neither has EsteIbrook. The opinion
to gain ground among baseball men that I7ter-
will play third base for the nine in spite ot the
often repeAted stories to the contrary Last year lsIe
brook did not play up to his usual excellent stahosE1
aud much better Work may De expected OF nm J.Is
season. Nearly every player has what he calls his on
season, ana last year was Estolbrooks first and only
on season since he has graced the green uiauDnN
held with his athletic presence He has many flcud5
probably more than any otner player on tne nine ana
he does not mold MS Ola poston tlere VIII oe nGn @
dissatisfaction felt e7en II the club should VIA the
pennant thardSon VINO spoken OF rs tksiy 20 'ahS @
l-terhrOlks position, hcteo as genera m
change pitcher last year lie played every position ne
seems that sterbrOOk is the better third baseman
There sill bo plenty Of work for Richardson to do as
change out or IN fielder and pitcher AS general
Speculation is already brisk about the probable winner
general fay0rlte only in this city but probably III
every other city with tso possible exception OF Cnlt-0.
did last year there is little doubt ana II ~ wins as ny
games this as last sra'ou the ponnan VIII come " N'%
spent without stint upon the club ana II the champion
hp is not captured tns year II WIZ nOt oe me la-t OF
Tho directors and managers TIC club Tho players arc
all reported IN tue best possible condition aud although
they not o,cr-conidrnt thcy say That they t4nA
hrlr power reach that end There Is no -feeilUB,
chickering's petty jeaiousles among the player aud
W , ,o an m has . c"nd nro and resr Get of every one
Of tha PLAYERS Manager Nutrie wears his usual
shining nat and contagious smile. and says MS boys Will
There is more horcfnl canc IN Boston over It's nine
and much better showing * expected "t te cnp tan
n made Last yshr. The nine Is Hrrluy >trchEh,"ul ~
Charles KadhouIne whose pitching made the Old frovl-
Rp-fnu always h goOI nine, bul
addition OF this pitcher makes the Hnbs representa-
rpb think their nine vii win; but although veteran
followers Of tue game think the Boston nine VIII re
among tho FIRST hroo at the end OF the season. second
position seems TO be the place generally assigned the
The Chicago player. have MI reported for duty and are
mhdn1 todr OF the southern state, Ihc men Pre-
AN reported in good condition and conadent tmt tney
vii repeat their ycnr- record. The other Western
mines. however are stronger ms year thdu last h'
Chicago will hardly have tne easy time win those n9
hi- ~cl~pn tnar if dm ia-t In Detroit tho Wolverines
iud~iug ruor 10 think thl 81! 'hor tlI t3'
IN do l. 10 MAY along easily and walk away with mo
ucuuaut rne club has added several heavy hatters
tu ~ list. hut heavy batting alone does not WIN l'i
ra-.f- aud Iudgiug from the InA5c-up of the Detroit
n tnHt Is about an th nine has got ina c,GP rs 'hI al
tho hase-rnuuing and pitching dcIritmrn.S Whlr ID
fielding probably al three oi those hines WI" "Ut'Ulp i|
TIC rhiuG'.ph club :, a>-lueI ~ llaylns strong
came au also assured O' securing fairly good uosi
race but cvon tho most cnthl-a'c followers oi
NE quaker rItY club hardly assign tie pruuhut o. r.
Manage Wright saws tuat he thinks his club good for
THIRD place and considering the great strength 90 .hc
The - Louis Black Diamonds " are seldom mon
toned IN ne Chhml''!- Ni,'l'-ioN.' lie la' j.
10 2 "'I . ,, r' A., Tpcos has row Io,vv bItf,r. The
critics those VINO pose critics. OF course place
thc two ucwm"wh"r, of the leaeno p. holding seventh
asnin The Icut frr last paoo hetwnon these two clubs
viii m all probability Pc unusually mtre';iaS To t-'
IN BROOKLYN thu yrrat interest is f'lt I'm tho c.1b
that wi represent that city In the American Association
door practice ~ Washington PARK this week, tud Man.
.crr Byrue thinks that hy tIrlay his men viii have
away sufficient ot wintrro rust 10 ludNge lu I"c
first rcsllar game ~ the season.
The metropolitan PLAYERS are st hard at work IN ihe
gymnasium and have niused II little regular outdoor
practice a- yet.