New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
AFTER THE CONFERENCE.
CHAT ABOUT TIE BASEBALL SEASON.
ONE THING LEFT UNDONE - PLAYERS GET1lN"
READY FOR THE SEASON

ONE THING LEFT UNDoNE PLAYERS GETTING
READY FOR THE SEASON
Last week was a busy one for baseball men Tho
meetings lasted for Fix consecutive days. the longest
stretch probably. on record. Much good WORK was
done but some things were left undonc, notably the
adoption Of the double umpire system. Baseball has
improved steadily during the last dozen years fiaS
get large salaries, and the rules have been chahg'u
until only a semblance OF the game as played twenty
years ago is left. The only feature where no I'M
prOvemcnt has been made is in the umpring. Cinos
viii pay any price for desirable grounds and strong
players but a false economy prevents the club-0wh
ers from adopting system which would not oiuy 20
popular, but would sop wrangling over erioh'Ur o
umpircs would make more trouble than one l"o
incompetent umpres might, but there l. no necessity
OF good prcs If the club managers VIII only loon
for them, and after they find them pay them enough
salary 10 keep them In the traces There shuuIu po
Two 'mpires I'm every championship game, and 'hcIo
viii be in time.
AT the baseball dinner at the Clarendon ho'cI'
Brooklyn, Monday, some Of the cubowners maze
interesting afcrGinncr efforts when the cosnac
had disappeared Colonel John J. Rogers, the at
torncy OF the League and chairman OF the Board OF
Arbitration. said "Thc American Association stole
a march upon us when Il secured Its umplrcs II I'M
doubleday has the best staff ever got together There
is ono case that l always think Of when people ask
me II baseball IS dishonest. Some time ago l was
ASKED to my influence to have certain players
that the sword had hung over his head long enough
and that ten years Xpuson from baseball playing
mtcd. | replied that the player could never be re-
instatcd He had been dishonest and he must suffer
aud n You tamper with that the whole structure viii
crumDe. There IS no excuse for dishonesty In base
ball.
President Smith. OF tho Detroit club. caused COM
motion, although he did not say anything remarkable
The head waiter and his dozen assistants were Just re-
moving the final course when the Detroit cub-owncr
began to speak al hope7 said he, that Detroit
Will again capture the pennant OF tho hague Tor
then play 1t of with Brook
Ign, for she seems to have good
chance TO capture the championship Of the Amer
can Association The head waiter stumbled, and In
falling to the floor upset two other waters ana IdIGc
Sc In the back If the room. The guests roatcd
tho Giants would win the pcnnant, the whole building
would have tumblcd down
c. Won Der Ahe responded to tho toast " Boss
Manager OF the Eoss Club saying that he had left
his wooden shoes In st. Louis hc might catch cold II
he opened h, mouth too wide, and he would only say
a few words. lie told how the St Louis club had lost
the worlds championship last fall, the chief reason
being that the played the be;cr game fIe
said that there was one consolation anyway that 1t
| took Western club to beat him. Tho West dcve
| opcd The best baseball players and then The East
| bought them and spoiled them. II yOu want good
timber you will have to come West Tor IT," he
New York inosion. Hroohivn and Athletic clubs "
". H. Terry. the bright young pitcher Of the Brook,
Iyn club said a few words that many players could
| follow with great benefit to Themselves Iaho
good Of yourself, and II yon AVE anything IN you
| success Will crown your Efforts
The old Metropolitan club has had peculiar cX-
lssence from It's bnth, and that It IS virtually
dead It refuses TO remain The birth OF the New
York League club took the backbone out Of the Metro
poans, but the team continued to play baseball
L rfs.1 ~ n
players and franchise and many people thought they
had seen tho last Of tho old Indians Tho AmcrI-
Association desires to keep that franchise In New
YORK. although there Will DC club hero. Tho Asso-
citation claim that they put club hero when
they please whllo the League managers say that
they cannot without tie consent OF the No"-1orh cub
Each side has consulted legal advice, and thoc may
be trouble In the big baseball organizations before
long John b Dag thinks the Metropolitan club has
forfeited ts right play In this city and that II tho
Association Insists upon putting club here the
National Agreement VIII b. broken. and then tir,n
Will - a lively time IA baseball. \ strong cluD IN
| tbs CITY IN the American Association "ould pay
good dividend to is o~nes, ont ~eA@ e,uD I"o ,no
old McirOpOltaus would sink tho fortune OF a"u't
| bin, LIalotus MlEan VIII probably testify
| Tho Ncw-York and Brooklyn club players viii be-
gin TO report duty the latter part Of tie week. ana
they Will begin theh hcd practice a. soon as TIC
weather Will permit. The Ncw-York players viii 80
into gymnasium practice in large building In tho
uppcr part Of tho city, and viii remain there for
about ten DAYS, hardening their muscles aid reducing
surulus flesh The first game AZ tho Polo Grounds II
announced for March 81 when TIC local club VIII open
the season a. usual with the Manhattan College nlno.
Tho Columbia College students viii also n-o these
prouud, for practice ~ March and April The IinoI-
i'm playels viii pend WccA Oh t"O ln casey liAnd
I,l o.~ ia IrO0hyu itlOic tAcy 20 the field iOl
! work I'm earnest Tho men VIII play hand ball rcs
ularly every morning and afternoon. The managers
tiE mat hand ban Is about tho best means Of htlns
! for "A
S,,~1,l. IL alr.aiy hard At work. and q, couhdcu o.
mat roohyn viii have tho greatest team this yca
IL ever had