Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-02
BASE RAIL-.
News about Clubs and Plnyers-Open.
ing Of the Season.

The Washington ball team returned Friday
night in good condition and all ready for
some hard practice work. Myers, who returned
from New Orleans shortly after the arrival OF the
club In that city account OF Illness Is all right
now.
The season viii be opened today on the
home grounds the Buffalo team crossing bats with
the senator's This club Is one OF the strongest
In any OF the minor leagues ranking good second
last year In the International League, and during
the three games that they play here-to-day
may be expected The Athletics play on the 5th
and 9th and the Amherst College Club on the 1th
next Saturday. on the 9th and 10Th the club viii
play In Baltimore, and viii return 10 play here on
the l1th, bringing the Monumental City team back
With them It Is probable that Troy will appear
here on the Eth and 18th, although IL IL NOT def
niteiy settled Princeton College Is down for the
lxth and 18th, and the Cuban Giants Will wind up
the exhibition series on the 18th, 18th. and 10Th.
Then the real ball playing Will begin. There are
three ''sure winners'-DetrOit, Philadelphia and
chicago. The light will be hard one for all the
clubs have been strengthened Pittsourg In partic-
ular The southern tour OF the senators has de-
Ieloped gratifying improvement, both In indi-
yIdusl and team playing. and the hopes OF the
directors are high some OF them do not hesitate
at placing the Washlngtons In fourth place.
An advance copy or Spalding's Base Bali Guide
has been received IL IS up TO the usual standard
Of excellence and accuracy. and contains many
valuable and Interesting facts and figures No one
car deny the fore OF The following statement:
The evil OF drunkenness among the professional
teams Is one which has grown upon the fraternity
until has become TOO costly an abuse 20 be lOn0r
tolerated. Drunken professionals should be driven
from the service just as the crooks OF dozen years
age were, never 10 return Drunken players are
not only costly draw back to success Individuality
but they perm ate the whole baseball fraternity
with deInoralhing Influence. The fact is profess
slonal baseball playing has arrived at that point
Of excellence, and reached so advanced n position
IN regard 70 Its financial Possibilities that AZ will
no longer pay, In any solitary respect. 20 allow
players OF drinking habits In frst-class teams"
Darlhg the exhibition games Manager sullivan
A "A ffar rrfarf. sha
Boyce. catcher. and Phillips, pitcher The former
player Is from Poughkeepse, y. Y, and has as vet
no record. Phillips played last season as short
stop on the Hamilton team. and led the Inter
Rational League In that position.
The Boston management has written to Presi-
deRt Hewitt announcing that BurdocS will be on
the market for exchange about the first Of Nav
IL Is not thought, however. that he would
strengthen the team In the least, being generally
Il now LOOKS as though the sutton deal had
iallen through Boston has evidently determined
10 play him this year steadily and that Is all ne
ASKS
The Philadelphia nen take a six-mile run every
evening
GIasscock has signed with Indianapolis FOR a 900
Andrews signed with the Philadelphia club on
Thursday.
The Cleveland management has uueondi tionally
released MyrOn s. Alien
The average OF the Washington club on It's SOUTH
played with the New YOrKs
Anson picked up a new man, named wilkerson.
while hs was In the south
1ae WsshiRgtOns have shown up so well In the
south thAt great pressure Is being brought to bear
upon the club 20 appoint Ted sullivan perna-
Aent manager. should this be done Phil Baker
VIII De deiegated 10 manage the Troy team.-I1ls-
barry Csronacie-Tsieo oph
laos H. Hall, Of New York, has announced 70
President Young that he intends 70 present hand
sotae cup 10 the winner OF the world champion.
snip gaines next fall
Inc Phliadelphia Ledger thinks that the best
bALsme1 Will do wei 10 reach so under the three
strlke rule THIS season. Arson, who was the real
le=Ie. last year, msde .4ol
frssldent Young has decided point interesting
W sorers ~ saying thai when only the first half
-. the hintn inning Is played the work done by
pt%ye AZ the Dat " In the Held during that time
must not oe counted In Acquiring the work o( either
Glib or players. " '''A''