New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
BASEBALL IN THE FAR WEST.
ALMOST READY TO WALK HOME.

ALMOST READY TO WALK HOME.
BRILLIANT PROSPECTS FOR NEXT sEAsoN-wIsE
COuINSEIs PREVAILING.
Some of the baseball players who went West few
weeks ago. expecting to harvest lot OF yellow Cali
fornia gold, at least goodlv share of Uncle Sans
grcenhacks wish they had remained at home. The
climate OF that faroh State glorious and the natives
take lively interest In baseball but the enthusiasm is
elastic enough stretch the whole year. So
many clubs went West that n good thing has been
spoiled Nearly all the Eastern clubs did spenddly for
a time, for 1t was novelty to see the many wondrous
baseball lights from this side of the continent The
lights paed howe after time and they flicker
and extremely dim. Kelly, the $4,000 exponent Of
baseball from Boston, presented with the keys Of
San Francisco, but treated royalty nevertheless
Kelly does not improve upon acquaintance and has
returned to his humble home I'm the East 1t Is
said that Mrs Kelly tied the only $4,000 beauty to her
apron string and pulled him away from California Kelly
is convvfa and so, unfortunately, are a great many
other people their hero worship 1t that the
cOnvivial CaliforDans loaded Mr. Kelly too fire.
quentiy to suit Mrs Kelly. The managers in California
threaten to Kelly for his deserton but little threat
hike that does not bother the ex Chcaeo player much
ore even unhappy. IL seems that the managers,
players carefully doed out money In small packages TO
the men and put the return railroad tickets IN the
managerial wallet. Inconsistencies broke out. but when
the men asked for their return tickets they not
forthcoming That is the condition in which some of
noble baseball players ma themselves III
California. The out there have not been So well
attended of late and there will be grand march OF
players Eastward in a few days An effort will he made
to arrange q series of games there between the New
York and st Louis clubs andf the games are agreed to
those clubs may not return home for several weeks
An old story. which iufant year ago, but has
been OF Its swaddng clothes for many has
resurrected, to the effect that the Brooklyn and
Cincinnati clubs will desert the American Association,
join the League, and make one grand congomeration
nhat ntat,fp ul.nnt nunh
chance Of such a scheme coming to head there was
a year ago Both the Brooklyn and Cincinnati clubs
may be IN the League year hence but not during the
Of 1888 Should the new players OF the Brooklyn
club work IN harmony and capture the pennant OF the
American Association at least honorable position
In the race then the time for disappearing from the
ranks of the Association will have arrived There Is
little doubt that the League would welcome Brooklyn
with New,York, Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn the
League would have about the strongest Eastern circuit
Indianapolis Club with credit to Itself and profit to the
which the League 1t for the last two years.
but the bait will have been swallowed ana ST. Louis VIII
be left in cold Western loneliness.
The League is. will place eight better equipped
in the field for the long pennant campaign than it
did before. The managers at last recognize the
advisabty Of making the playing strength OF all the
clubs uniform possible and all tho Clubs are work
ing that end. Personal and selfish ambition ia for the
large the aim OF every club John b. Day
and A. O. spadng have been untring opponents OF this
plan seasons but the other club
then little assistance until now The feeling plainly
shown In the recent Dunlap deal Detroit had no
especial for the great second baseman, while he
would prove tower Of strength to the Pittsburg club.
little quiet correspondence INDUCED In and the
other six clubs promised keep their hands of the
player. Tho rest easy and Dunlap signed Pitts
burg contract Tuesday. The club has also been
better condition to meet its other League rivals
than II last year The indianapolis club viii also be
p %aeE se s Boye Bssr ey ali
look IKE great players and with the assistance OF few
aoossrs IN eredabIe manner during the coming
season
The prospects the American Association do not look
quite bright but they just good as they were
year ago. The easy in which the St Louis club
has won the for the last three slapped the
interest the Association considerably. The Ct
Louis club has many OF It's angs lately and 1t will
not be formidable an opponent as heretofore Man
ayers think that the champions will do extremely well II
they got fourth place next scason Pennan pckers are
already work. and the forecasts point TO either the
Cincinnati or Brooklyn club the pcnnant winner in
the coming season. The Brooklyn club Is certainly so
per stronger than IL ever was before and TO the
s PorsSpoIitan rivals Il certainly IL better suppl
with pitching and catching .sier,ai and whs Cncin
nine seems have better batters ana equally good
baserunniDg team. Good fielding may save some
games, but heavy batting will win great many more.
do you really know what makes baseball so popu.
lar J." was asked OF q weltknown manager the otner
day The question made him pause In praisng his team
and settle TO sober thought After awhile he said
think can solve II. You see every man and boy.
mean most thsm play dd play baseball You sec
1t In the streets and you hear II in tho ears Thon there
is another thing Don't you know that nearly ever, man
and hoy who takes lively interest In the game fhinks,
with Mrtis practice he would be great PLAYER too
Did you circulate around the grand stand ana free
seats 1t the Polo Groandss Well. II you had or VIII
neIt you win And oui that don't exaEscraso
You VIA scs the banker nsrcssnt the quiet
looking minister Of tho goape the cisr mechanic ana
small boy s!l together. phrsnolcFst would stnay
the fsets Of su thoes people no voun gathef enogr
Meas to mako teninS lecture. Dont yo0 know thar
nearly every one OF toas people sitns there believes
that he could With tts Draetee 90 ont ad pIsy Just
AZ wen as any o. the green diamond king when
keaed the fsses q the pect:tcrs Welt ron ought
10: WHY, every poters son Of them thinks be can 70
night ~ ssN play better eAsssas than Inst dnner.
Be sebsli 10 kcm1sby. honest AHnss, tso thht 10, Of
course, bfg reason fer w. rcpa,asfv"