New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-18
THE SEASON ALMOST HERE
% FAVORABLE BASEBALL PROSPECTS
rur LOCAL CLUBS YOUNG PLAYERS IN THE so'i"
DOING GOOD WORK.

xrr LOCAL CLUES YOUNG PLAYERS IN THE SCUM
DOING GOOD WORK
Almost "a soon as the evidences OF the recen' s'o
are cleared away. the local baseball erounu' n
thrown Qarn and what promises 10 oe u" o
hr,,,,ort Ma seau season will begin. Everything Is Ill
rrxatn.ss FOR the battles the green dah'o'u ou e
cen. IN, weather IL is hoped ana eNctcu 'n'' '''
uncertain quantity will also be ready wth '"e heA' TWO
weak. The weather is potent factor ID paseoai anu
,hoy, the pleasant and seasonabe article little can be
done. ,.,,. NJ,
visit 70 the Polo Grounds and Washington Park
arookIyn Yesterday would have shown the hardy travel
Ter ANYTHING but an inviting spectacle provided he be an
Enthusiastic follower OF the lively game. during the
last few months grounds have been given over to the
msy tobogganes and glance at the Enclosures yester
d., point to continuance OF the toooegahhs
.es,on rather the birth OF new baseball year
h large fields there. but the usually conspicuous
s.,ncnds were not The had left ts nngermsrks
yer and it will take at least week to erase these
,a.ts unless the weather gets unusually 1t VIII
tzAs the grounds in anything like good
condition for either practice preliminary games
The grand stand the Polo Grounds looked even more
ancient and usual The storm had twisted
the old mJes scattered them around in promscuou9
heaps. The damage be repaired In few days pu'
there would BE- Joy in the breast OF inc
euenter Of the grounds II the whole pile were ra|eu !" ~
ground and new and substantial stand put up In ITS
place The latter would be the most sensible Out
Il Is hardly probable that It will be done new grand
stand would mean outlay goodly part Of last year
profits something the directors Oh Ihe euo
trown down with great unaniinity
petter accommodations the popular baseball GROUNDS
tust north Park would OF course be highly a
precated thousands who there during the summer
but an improvements the playing OF the inappropf"N
named Giants" would be more pSata0le to the gen
cral pubc The Now-York Baseball Club has been eAi
institution about five years During those h''
wears the club have relieved the general pup
lie OF CROUCH money to about buy the release OF every
good pla er country As reward for TINS eehe
ops .rs,nsre the Giants" have been decided failure
since their birth The cuo nnShcu econ! IA Wv, o
carne race one year and little honor unnerNed the
oayers that they been worth three agate aeY9
since The Giants may make up this year and capture
the honorable position in the race IL they 90 hot % II
soon tho suffering public VIII Use up In It's might ana ehas
both the players and management OF Manhattan Island
The club has undoubtedly boon strengthened and ought
riddle that the iusrious inventor CT the nitc
nuyyle could Several Of the older PLAYERS Ia
been subjected TO terrible attack OF sefadmnstIatoh
for some time Unless these swollen cianlums are re
duced ono the players viii have to run Tor Gov
ernor or President before long Manhattan lslanh en-
,lrey too small ioI their gigantic ideas Ewing, commonly
called " Buck" and Ward. commonly called Johnnie
have an Alarming attack OF this narrowing disease II Is
,urnrsne that In several when this disease most
preyaent the subjects OF about the 5o meas
urement a little success and d few public plaurs nave
A strange effect upon some baseball players