Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-04-25
BASEBALL.
A Last Of the League Clubs. In
cluding the Circuit Of
Each.
Opening Of tho Season Of 1883 New.
and Gossip Of the
Game.
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With this week the season Of exchange
and exhibition games between the profss.
sional clubs Of the country, which opened
March l, will end. and the real work Of
the year will begin. ss both the League
and Association will open the champion
ship campaign Of 1883 under the most fav-
orable auspices. The Associations will be
the first 70 start. Il will sntsr upon is
seventh season wall equipped aAd With
hel1es sqaalised elsha han last yaex. And
there is svsfy prSbsSlllly Ut tAs -.
pionship battle will b closely contested
and exciting. Nearly every club has addsd
new material 10 its ranks, with view tc
strengthening, TO such an extent - to
make anything like fAir estimate Of the
probable outcome Of the racs impossible.
On Friday. April 20, the National
League, with lofty disregard Of supsfsti-
tious notions. will follow suit and begin
what promises to be . season Of unex-
ampled prosperity. The great race Of 1887
10 still fresh in the public mind, and all of
the many extensive changes since made In
the eight teams Of the League, caloulatsd
to make the final outcome even moro un-
certain than II was, have but served 10
whet public anticipation. Detroit 10 NO
stronger than II WAS last season, Phila.
delphia 10 Just IS we'll fixed now - then,
while all the other clubs have added
strengthening material, with . view to
creating the closest and most exciting cam.
paign ever witnessed In the twelve years
Of the Leagues existence.
Following the big leagues all the other
base ball bodies will fall into line except
the Texas Southern and California leagues,
whose regular championship season is al.
ready under way. The New Ensland
League starts April a, and the Interna.
and Central League open April 70. The
Central Interstate League begins ito first
campaign May l. The Pennsylvania Gen.
trail League has notyet arranged . schedule,
and the Tri- State League has rejected it,
schedule and empowered its President TO
make a new one; but there 10 little doubt
that these two leagues will also start on OF
about May 1, by which date the champion
ship campaigns will be in progress ell over
the country. In order to give our readers
just bare idea Of the magnitude Of base
ball for 1883, We append list OF the
leagues and the cities included In the oir-
cult of each:
National League-Boston. Chicago. Detroit.
New York, Phiiadslphia. Pittsburgh. washins-
American ation-Athlstic tPhiladsl.
phia}. Baltimore. Brooklyn, Cincinnati. Clsvs.
International Association-Albany. Buffalo.
Hamilton. London. Rochester. Syracuse. Troy.
Toronto.
Des Moines. Omaha. Minneapolis. st. Paul. st.
Louis, Kansas City.
Southern Lsagus-Nsw Orleans, Charleston,
NaT Eroi.nd Tascu~-yov>lt pc~4i.nA
Worcester, Manchester Salem, Lynn.
Texas Leasuo-Deliss, Houston, san Antonio.
California League Pioneer, Haverly. Green
hood q Moran. Stockton
Tri-st.te Lsague-Kalam.soo. Jackson. To
lsdo, Columbus. Lima sandusky. zsnssvius.
Central lntsrstats LsaSus-Danvills. Rock
ford. Bloomington. Charlottesville, Peoria, Dav-
export. Du6uqus. Dse.sur. ~ p,...
Elmira, Jersey City. Newark. Easton. Scranton,
Pennsylvsnia Central League = Haalstou.
Mount Carmel.
This makes twelve we'll organised base
ball organizations, with the probability OF
Western League and Connecticut State
League.
There seems to be trouble existing be-
tween John Ward, Tim Keefe, and Catches
Brown, Of the New York team, and the
club management. The three players
have demanded Q big increase Of salary
over that received by them last season, and
the club management are indispossd ta
grant the demand. With similar events In
the past as . precedent, however. Il - safe
to say that all Of these players will have
signed with New York ere many days have
passed.
When the Chicagos we're in 81. Louis
LAT knsv Al iAt
on tine probable outcome OF the forthcom-
ing League championship race. The que =.
ton put plumply ct him was:
who'll win the League pennantf"
"Why, Chicago, Of course"
without Clarkson?"
Certainly. Some people seem to think
Clarks0n is the only winning pitcher, but
don't. He 10 great pitcher, that gosa
without saying. but there are plenty Of
young and rising pitchers who viii fll his
shoes for Chicago. Wen not get left ]
assure you"
"whers do you think Detroit will landf'
@Oh, guess about fourth. They will
come in a'ter Philadslphia and New York,
just before 6odsn's aggreRA,ion Of ten
thousand dollar playe1.
kins thinks his club will have walk. over;
Mutrie says the Giants will get there surs,
and Boston thinks Clarkson's acquisition
assures the renaut beyond doubt. Mean.
while Philadslphia, Pittsburg, Indianapo-
Lie and Washington are saying nothing d
all, but getting their teams into condition
TO destroy the chances Of thoss who are q
previous in claiming 6rst place.
DIAMOND GOSSIP.
II looks % II Getxein and Baldwin an
| to 10 Detroits mainstay this summer
Beaiin and Gruber have 20 far been un-
able TO pitch at . winning gait, even against
minor clube.
Dalrymple. Of the Pittsbura Club, on
Tuesday, stretched The liSamsnt IN Hi
ankle BY catching his foot in the bass. .bae
| strap, and will be laid up for ten days Il
least, and may b permanently crippled.
! Arthur Whitney has asksd the Pitts
burg Club for Lis release, % hs intsuds "a
give up professional ball playing. Nimicl
won't have it. He seys IL Whitney really
| wants TO get out Of harness hs can Do O
without release. Whitney will sign viii
| Pittsburg In due time.
Mike kelly's new book, sPlay Ball. \
out. The famous player has succssdsd In
/ compiling most entertaining book, - hl
/ describes in inimitabls style his rich and
varied experiences On the diamond for ~
1 last twelve years. The book y dedicated
/ to the American people, The ball. player
and the small boy. and thus, like IL Sl0,.
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