Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-24

sssofs. Al TOT base- ball WE'LL In the 6rSt
place. the League win have 1t least six
splendidlY organized teams in the race for
the pennant, and the other two clubs -
Washington and indianapolis are
strengthening At 9 rate that will; il COM
ttnued, make them thing but unimport-
ant factors in the race Of 1855. =
How do you; think the different teams
will show mp this year?
Well, Hook for Detroit to bat in lust
about it's last year form. The change Of
four strikes to three may Affect their work
with the stick little, but It will AFFECT that
OF competing teams proportionatsly, and I
should not be ct all surprised to see the
rule Of four strikes restored before the
season u Tar advanced. New York
should play . twenty per cent.
stronger game this year than
il played last, in consideration
OF the new men il has secured, and i look
70 see the giants make things interesting
from the start 70 the finish Of the season.
philadelphia will DO 4 strong team again
this season. and should play: Just about the
game II played during the season Of 1888. I
however, and may not stand % well this
year - It did last.
And Boston. What do you think Of
Kelly's team?S
well, Boston has not filed it's entry
list Of players yet Should Clarkson and
Ed Andrews 60 to Boston, think tho
team would be much Strengthened. Kelly
y think will also be worth more to the
team this season than be was last year,
when he was in no condition to play ball.
But there is another team in the League
that is, I think, going to surprise some
OF us. refer to Pittsburg. That
a
and in the field this year. Mark what !
Washington and Indianapolis, think
they will both play 9 stronger game this
year than they played last.
What will the White Stockings do this
season.
Chicago? Well. We win play the
ethest game we ever put up, and Il We
don't ay the pennant ourselves, We will
most everlastingly worry the club that does
win il.
Last week the Cincinnati Club left Gin;
cinnatd in . special Pullman car for New
preparatory exhibition series Of the season.
Thus the first blast Of the trumpet for the
season Of 1888 has sounded, and within
three weeks time every League team and
the majority Of other professional teams
will have reported ct their respective head
quarters for duty, and to go into training
tor the big race that begins during the last
week in April. The Chicago players will
leave. here in q body for Hot Springs ON
the night Of March /, where they will re-
main until they depart for the first cham
pionship game Of the season.
DIAMOND GOSSIP.
Sunday will play center field in the Pitts.
burg team.
The Detroits win report for duty at New
Orleans, April 1.
Denny objects to playing with the Indi-5
annapolis club this season.
Dalrymple has signed with the PittsburRs
Tor the season Of 1883.
The Louisville team will report for duty
at Hot Springs March 1.
The Detroit club will open the League
season in Chicago April 26.
Dick johnson has signed to play center
field with the Boston club.
Dunlap says that Detroit will be lucky to
get third place this season.
Keefe, the crack pitcher Of the New
Yorks, wants to buy his release.
President Young has received $50 appli-
cations for umpire positions. In
Pittsburg will sign pitcher Met ormick IL
he will accept reduction in salary.
President Spalding will sell Clarkson's
release to Boston If enough money is offered
FOR it.
The Boston Club is bidding high for
Ed Andrews and may got him. The De-
troit Free Press doesn't think its club will
pay the price asked for him 81 900.
Arson reports that he has quite recovered
the throwing use Of his right arm, which
has been strained for some years. He At
tributes his recovery 70 hand ball playing.
Hardie, who Was for q little time on the
cinV, vsii1, k1,n
mood and Moran Club, Of San FRANCISCO.
Little Dayy Force Is 46 years old, and 10
one Of the base ball veterans, but he will
play with the Memphis club this season.
Foutz, Caruthers, WEIGH. and BushOng
all express themselves pleased. not ct leav-
ing 81. Louis. but ct getting away from Won
der Abe.
Casey writes that he Is in good condition,
and has no doubt that he and the Philadel-
phia management viii agree on terms with
ont any trouble.
Baseball will have 9 big boom in
Montana the coming season. The Mon
tana League win bs composed Of teams
from Anaconda, Butte City, Helena,
Billings, and MissOula. 'i
The placing Of the st. Louis Browns
will be left entirely with Captain Coaais-
key. He will not decide as n the makeup
OF thu team until he seeeA hiss men il
practice, and his selection will stand for
the season barring accident. The inAald
will probably be-: Comiskey, Mc0arr, and
Latham ON bases and Robinson ct short.
+ Inside Of three years player salaries
will be about one half What they are now,
owing to the large number Of players nov
on the market The trouble i that about
every young fellow who can catch and
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