New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
ANXIOUS TO BEGIN AGAIN.
LIST OF THE OPENING BASEBALL GAMES.

! THE HOME CLUB SIGNING ITS PLAYERS SLOWLY
| THE MEN NOW IN THE SOUTH.
| People living in the ncighborhood OF the Polo
Grounds In Harlem and OF Washington Park, Brook.
Ign, have been enjoying a season OF quiet for tho
last thrco or four months. In week two they will
| look back upon that season, Some with sorrow and
| others with resignation. Those who like baseball
VIII be glad that the whack of the bat and the mufed
roar OF ihc excited spectators Will DO heard again
| week ago the local grounds were doep IN Ice and
snow and the merry shouts of the tobosgansts could
be heard for blocks
Now the grounds Of mud snd sl,ish, and
what they will be 10 week or month depends en-
the players OF tho different clubs win begin work on
the field by tho middle OF tho month. 1t " doubtful
BART Of sc &c &
club players have signed, a. yet but the management
Manager Mutrio says that his men seldom sign until
Just before the opening of tho He says Of
the the players demand more salary than thoy vii get
me gong sounds for the first game at the Polo Grounds
Neither keefe nor WEIGH Will be released under any
The Leaguo players who members Of the Brother
hood are signing contracts slowly that considerable
uneaslness Is felt In baseball circles The high saared
players arc the that causing the uneasness.
Tho whole trouble rouble there be- will be caused by
that ridiculous $1,000 salary limit rule which should
never have been made The club owners saw the
mistake as soon as the rule made and yet, singu-
lary enough, It has not been repealed The rule has
never been observed except at intervals but
unless something Ia done coon, will either have 10 be
lived up to or thrown out. When the League met It's
players in that conference last fan, it agreed upon
certain style Of contract OF the clauses Of which
provided that the players full salary should appear
In the contract Ths League constitution makes It
Illegal to pay player more than $1,000 and conse
quenty any contract made for larger amount cannot
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one-third o. tho League players will be paid much
than $1,000 1t looks II something will have
signed contracts for 1000 received the rest Of
their salary either by check In some other way.
to give player from $500 to $1,000 for old shoe
or moth eaten belt. The League wished to repeal
December 8, but the American Association refused 10
have It thrown out, and it still stands. The reason
appear the contract is that next year, under tho
existing rule, they cannot be compelled to sign for
less salary than they received this year.
time honOrcd MAXIM says that there Is honor
among thieves. That maxim viii not ft In baseball.
When personal interests clash among the managers
and club owners honor sometimes sneaks out OF the
back door In baseball in all other trusts, each
manager should have tho welfare Of his neghbor or
partner heart. If this rule followed by the
clubs there would not be many wrangles and fights,
but, unfortunately It Is not. one OF the principal
features Of the National agrecment thing which Is
supposed to bind and protect baseball nterests--s
that each club shall respect and keep its hands off the
others property Some Of the directors OF the Now
York club positive that some Of their players are
being tempered with, and the indications seem to
point to tho Boston club being the dsturber. Tho
boston club would like TO have pitchers Keefc and
CarksOn, but the former pitcher belongs to New
York and the later to Chicago, the club Of the Hub
has little chance OF gratifying It's desires John b.
Day, OF the New-YOrk club does not charge the
Boston club owners with tamperlng with the PLAYERS
In, hnf No ha
their agents were doing the contemplate work for
them. Mr. Day excerpts Directors Conant and Soden,
and says he does not think they would do anything
so despIcable
| Tho younger members Of the New-York team start
| for the South tomorrow They will remain In the
warmer climate wock, before they return
| to home grounds. Tho players will stop at Cincn-
natl for George Foster, Brown and Crane, and then
the lot will make straight for the Crescent City.
week will be spent In Orleans, and then several
other Southern cities Will be visited before the march
for homo Is begun Manager Mutrfe says that no
makes the trip TO Just what his young and newly
signed players made Of He also thinks that tho
trip viii assist the players materially In getting into
trim for tho coming season. Games will be played
with the Southern clubs and also with the other visit
ing mines from the North
Mutrle says the stronger the opposing club the
better he win like It The manager Of the Giants
thinks that the NewYork club Will not be weak at
third base this year, In spite Of the fact that nearly
everybody else thinks just the reverse Ho says that
Foster is nmble and accurate, and no thinks that the
heavy batting Wosterner Will make excellent In
fielder. II Foster should develop into good third
baseman he will be indeed jewel to tho NewYork
club. Tho Giants have always boon weak In that
position, and that position has done more to lose
games for the club than any two Others on tho nne,
Ewing play tho position creditably, but no Is
needed behind the bat. The other positions In the
field be filed by who will be highly salts
factory to all the friends of the club.
Tho New York club, rather the old players Of tho
local club Will play the following games prior to tho
opening Of the regular League championship seasons
March 31-New.York Manhattan College ct Polo
Grounds.
Aprn 2New- York VS.. Yale College at Polo Grounds.
ApIil Anew YORK VS.. Yale College at Polo Grounds.
Aprl 8New.York vs.. Villa me Culege at Polo Grounds.
April 7-NewYOrk Vs. Jei sey CITY AT Jersey City.
April 9-New- YORK va. Newark at Polo Grounds.
l2-Ncw.York rs. Newark Newark.
April l6- ew-loTk Jersey city at Polo Grounds
Apr l7-NevYork vs.. Newark at Polo Grounds.
April lS-New- York va Jersey City At Jersey City.
April 2l--NewYOrk VS. Scranton At scranton.