New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
ALMOST READY TO PLAY BALL.
THE OPENING GAMES OF THE SEASON.

CHAT FROM rHr pLAYEns-rR Missed rwrxovE-
MrvTs FOR rHE COMFORT or rArRoNs
In the present month goes out iilrs the tra
dItlonl lamb, there viii bs game OF baseball as the
Polo Grounds on Saturday, but II the weather COZ
tinues Its lion-llke behavior. the formal opening OF
the local baseball season may not take place until
April Tho New.York Club ~ usual will play tho
opening game with tha Jasper nine OF Manhattan
and Carrithes reported Thursday and fhe otber
open the season With the Manhattan College stu
dents. sscribug @mascoio- influences to them. II
the Jasper nine ever brought the Giants aus good
luck, thoy must have taken II away with them after
the game The local club has never vet rewarded
its friends BY securing that coveted pennant In spite
OF the aid Of divers mascots In opening the season
with the Jaspes the local club In certa'n OF winning
its first game, but thai is about ALL Yale. Princeton
and other college teams will follow the Mauhaftan
at tho Polo Grounds The budding baseball gcniasos
will bs slaughtered with great exactness
The regular League championship season VIII
open On April 90, but no game Will DO played
at thu Polo Grounds as usual The
first regular championship game at the Harlem
Grounds will not be played until April 23. The Pnlla-
dcphia club will play here April o. 26 % ana 20
After those four games Il ls highly probahle tnas
the Quaker City players will want to go TO sorno Sc
cluied place and hide their diminished heads Tho
management of this club did more than anybody else
to deprive tho local club Of It's just dues In regard 10
desirable dates Tho feeling already extcrds 10 tho
psyers and when ths two teams como together there
will be 9" blood on the moon.'
Tho Boston Club will follow the Philadelphia nine,
playng at the Polo Grounf, April so and May !, 2
and g. The Plttsburg Club plays Its first game hero
on May 80 Detroit plays horc for the first finie
on Juno IA, and Indianapolis on June @ The Chicago
Club plays It's first series in this city beginning on
juno and ending four days later Tho New-York
Club will play second fiddle to the Washington Cluo'
opening tho season IN that city and remaining there
four days.
There will be few improvements made a. tho
Polo Grounds Tho sewerage and plumbing arrange
meuts will be improved and some painting done Ihe
teo seats however, will not be covered Ihe ola
nlayers of the NewYork Club wero told on Friday 10
report for duty on Saturday morning next or bcfora
in condition to 20 ON The feld and play Con-
scqucntIy II tho players are to get any gymnasium
work. they will have to do IL before they como to New
York None Of the players have signed lately, pus
several have told the club that they are ready
Snow mud and slush arc still the principal features
at Washington Park. Bioohyn. Manager McCunng'e
and players Terry, Hobcrt. Fouts Hughes, Bushons'
and Carruthers reported on Thur<day and the other
players came In on Friday and Saturday. The men
will spend the present week in gymnasium WORK ana
the first game al Washington Park Will Do played
week from tomorrow. Men WI be pat to worR 'his
week making several improvements at tho erounos
Two new fee stands arc to DO put up ana coVcfed
Tho old free seats will not 10 covered The cuo WILL
as usual play Sunday games at Ridgewood Park This
Sunday playing Is one feature In the Brooklyn CLUB
which all true friends Of baseball depore. Tho
crowds at the Sunday games are enormous ana tho
club will In all probability continue to play on that
day, so long the law permits IL.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Dartmouth College students have suoscripeo Si1oo
for the suppors OF their college nine
The opening game at Princeton win be played next Sat-
urdsy when the Princeton College and tho Athletic Ke-
clubs will cross bats
Cranes good work In the South seemed 20 have magic
.rec. upon welch, New.Yorks veteran pitcher. Rad.
bourne havo been similarly affected by the possi
bty the Boston club securing Pitcher Clarkson fadr
bourne has spent winter telling why he would never
pay In Boston again and passed the last few days
writing how much he wants play In the City Of Cult
ure."
The PHILADELPHIA club hns thirteen Of its players
TO Cane May 10 get condition for the coming season.
Of the most valuable Of players refused
to repor. duty until the salary question Is settled 10
their satisfaction Fogary. Andrews. Casey teFgu'on.
Farar. Bufnton and Wood are the sosenteeS iney ae
the real backbone Of the club
The Baltimore club is having good deal OF trouble In
getting OF Its players 10 sign In soae cases the
PLAYERS double the salary which the club willing
to pay and nearly three times what they are actually
worth.
The Junior Joints as Southerners have named the
travelling young players OF the NewTork club. are win
ming games easily In the South but are net making any
money As the trip was made to develop muscle the
owners local League club s,y they are fully satisfied
There is such a thing making the Jersey City club
entirely strong for It's class The CLUB VIII get another
lnaelder In q few days, of whom much is expected
The Acme club, strong local semi professional team,
is already arranging spring The club claims ths
local championship for the last four years.
The club has double the number OF games t has
lost
Tho Sporting South" is the name Of bright and newsy
little paper lust published In NewOreans 1t devotes
nearly all It's space baseball mattors.
The junior Of the University Of Pennsyivnns gave
hall recently and cleared s1 500 They have given the
proceeds TO the baseball association Of the college
Mutrie will have full ehargo Of the New-Yorx team
this year. and his path Will not be strewn with roses In
case OF smother failure.
It is said that Baldwn's arm fs In bad way
and VIII again be the catcher that no was
Hsnlon has not yet signed with the Detroit Club He
demands a. 500 $3.50 for eaptalnng" the
team The club will the former terms but does
not care TO pay for the captsiney
The change the threesrike rule win not have the
aoc,eed effect upon tn. baers would reformors
claim The accidental h,ers will suffer. but the solsn
,,a ,au.,s will continue 10 line ball 10 the fence
the as ever -
The Amherst College arranged twenty exhibit
second nine Is to be formed at Harvard College Il
ul be trziung school regular university team
THE YALE BALL NINE.
THE GREAT Stage WILL PITCH FOUR