New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
GOSSIP OF THE BALL FIELD
END OF THE NEw.YoRK-sr. LOUIS SERIES.
PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR ALREADY TALKED ABOUT
-wARD's PROBABLE RELEASE.

END OF THE NEW-fORk-SI. LOUIS cfhlIo'
PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR ALREADY TALKED ABoUn
-wARD's PROBABLE RELEASE.
st. Louis, Oct o4-Thc New-Yort baseball nfV.
although winning the highest ereen-diamond honors
this year, is making extensive arrangements for nexs
seasons battles. Said Manager Mutrie to-day N
players working ends when the Dies. but
a manager now adays to keep up with the times, muss
work the whole year round. They say woman't
work Is never DONE and that fits our case cxactiys
I am now arranging tour for my players SIMILAR
to that made last spring We win 60 TO Havana.
Cuba, however, instead Of making trip through tho
Southern States. We expect to start about March l.
but VIC may go earlier than that. We VIII return
to New-York early In April, probably by April !.
but surely before the 18th Of the month Boston,
strengthened, It will be by those heavy batting
Detroit players, ought to make worthy foes Tor Us
next year. stu, think VIII be able TO beat them
out Our team Will prove just as good In batting
and fielding as the Boston nine, while think We
will surpass them in pitching and basc-runninss
Grams will be wonderful pitcher next year in
fact, I consider him good as any man In tho
profession to-day. Crane Will take his regular turn
next year with Keefe and WEIGH, and his work VIII
surprise some people
The story that started from Pttsburs on Tuesday
that Won der Abe had made serious charges againss
Umpires Kelly and Gafney was largely felton,
Won der Abe, In the expressive language OF Sport ~
hard loser" His career In the American Assoc
odation has been triumphant one, and he did nos
know what defeat meant until his team was 50
badly beaten by the Detroit club last fall sttl even
then he ascribed the defeat Of his team largely '"
hard luck He entered the present series against tho
New.York team confident, as were many other people,
that the ST. Louis team would have an easy victory.
Now he knows that his club is outclsssed, and tho
knowledge is bitter pill TO swallow. He looks
back over the field and that he has really ae~
complished little instead of the mammoth things hs
thought he had. Like any baseball manager who
is entirely wrapped up in his own club, he can SO
few virtues in any other team. He wants all close
decisions In favor Of his club He has not Soe
them all in this series; hence the trouble mo
writer however has witnessed all the games played
between New-York and ST. Louis, and can say than
the present umpiring has been accurate as any
ever done in this country. Any unbiased baseball
man will acknowledge that neither team, so far.
has been favored by the decisions of this umpircs.
The New-York club has simply outplayed its opponents
mt every point and, naturally enough, has
won the majority OF the games. Noa
der Ahe feels greved over the defeas
Of his pets, but has not made any charges against
the honesty of either umpire. He told the writer 20
this morning Captain Comiskey said the same thing,
remarking: Oh that story came from Pfttsburg ana
that alone ought to condemn IT, The tale made a
great deal OF hard feeling and Kelly and Gaiiney
threatened to resign at once. Caffney, by the wa,
WILL In all probability be League umpire next year.
He all but admits that his days as an Association
umpire are over. He viii be valuable addition to
the League staff
Brooklyn baseball news obtainable even out here
across the Mississippi. Many predictions have been
made about the management OF the Brooklyn team
next year. Harry Wright, the veteran Quaker
manager was the first one mentioned and John morrill,,
the present payer-mana;er Of the Boston club, was
also talked Of as Brookyn's future manager Although
qualified In every way to manage any team, neither
of these men will hold the refns OF governments
over the Brooklyn team next season Tho present man
ager J. II. McGunngle, will have charge ana prooaoy
has been signed By this time 1t was not McGunnighs
fault that the Brooklyn club did not win the champion
ship this year He has worked laborIousy In the
interest OF tho club in spite Of the little recognition
he has received from the PuPb are e Srobsbv not
man on the team who wishes TO see him go. he
win the championship for she Br roc cao %
bcsowal OF this authority rests with the directors anu
q va hs SS Dni Il with the the full authority
Ward, Crane and Foster will not return East with
the other New-York players Foster will go to his
homo In Minneapolis soon as the present series
with st. Louis Is finished. Crane and Ward will mako
straight for California, where they will join tho
Shading party already its way for the Antfpodes
Ternan will not go to Australia He said to-day that
when he made the contract with Spalding 10 go 10
Australia he meant to keep it and looked forward
to the trip with great deal Of pleasure. Since them
he a ss had ..G ess that a's su p m
do him a great deal Of injury. He viii instead e. 70
EoT club WIN IN March Ward predicts
australia and most tn enjoyable Helen ms 5oT
ward will accompany her husband
The enigma where Ward will play next season IL
as unsolvabe at present as 1t was three weeks ago.
Tho matter has not been talked about much except oy
peope who know much less than one would imagine
by hearing their wild uttcrances- Wards ambiion
"a TO captain and manage nine and he recognizes
now that that will never be the New-fork team
He likes NewYork and is satisfied with his treatmens
there but his ambition is greater than his appreciation
and he may 60 to some other nine when that AMBITION
can bc Rratifed. 1t may be Boston and It may be
some other club Boston VIII pay more FOR warts
release than indianapolis will and the beaneat
will probably LAB ss e ss ph as
centiemaniy fellow we'll as brilliant player sun,
4 he is o mot 81 hs tam than in IT. Many Of the
players think that Elmer Foster would make a great
infielder and that heetfooted young mar may play
in An inleld position for the Giants next year.
The present series between the NewYork and ST.
louis clubs has shown some interesting facts The
present Association champions hardly I'm the same
class as NewYork Many people thought thar tho
wcsterners vim, determination and sprinting abilities
would them formidable opponents for the slower
Giants but this has been mistake. The batting
done in the Philadelphia game surprise even To
the veteran baseball managers present The ball
went out like a rifle shot and many people remarked
that n was the finest exhibition OF scientific batting
they had ever seen. Comskey stood ON first bas:
and rs he his pet pitcher getting slaughtered
miserable man earth. Comiskey Acknowledges
that he has not tho batteis to defeat such team as
New.York's White has played poorly for St. Louis
In the series but the whole blame for St Iouis's
defeat does not rest on bis broad shouiders As Sumo
people seem 10 think
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