New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-21
THE POLO GROUNDS TROUBLE.
SHORT sHR1FT FROM THE PARK BOARD
AMATEURS ARRANGE THEIR scHEDUIE-THE

AMATEURS ARRANGE THEIR SCHEDULE
GIANTS GETTING TO WORK AGAIN.
The hearing in the Polo Grounds case, ad,ourhe"
nom last Thursday, VIII como up before the Auer'
manic Committee on Public Works to-day. Inc us
satisfied ptoperty-owners gave their opinions m INC
matter at recent meeting and the foio ofou.,SD
people Will state their side Of the case to-day. n
New.York club will be represented by G. l. DiInhs
ham, Walter Appleton, Manager Mutrie ana u. =.
Duysters, attorney. Messrs. Day and Gordon Oh
rectors, are IN the South. The general sentiment ~
the matter seomsto be in favor Of the baseball peope
Petitions recently circulated through Harlem, ana es
pecaly in the vicinity Of the Polo Grounds nave poo
signed cheerfully by hundreds OF people, nciuuhs
many property holders in the Immediate neghoorhooo
The club officials promise TO leave the famous old oate
field at the close Of the present season IL Is nm
possible for the club to secure new grounds this year,
and to casual observer It looks II justice viii 90
done II the Giants are allowed TO pay at the old stand
this summer.
! The Park Board yesterday received communication
from Arthur Berry clerk Of the Board Of Street open
Ing, requesting that steps be taken toward laying
out the plaza at Ffthave and one-hundred
st. and Central Park until the Corporation Counsel
had been consulted. "what has the plaza got to do
with the Corporation Counsels object" asked Comms-
soner Borden. suppose this has reference to the
Polo Groundss replied President Robb. The plaza
as laid out win of slice Of the Polo Grounds the
ticket Office believe" don't see what the Street
Opening Board or Mr. Berry has to do with It. unless
he represents the Polo Gpunds' continued r Borden
~ move that we proceed at once with tho measures
for laying out this plaEap The Board approved the
action and resolution to that effect adopted.
The schedule meeting OF the Amateur Baseball
League held yesterday and the seasons games ar
ranged as follows:
Crescent Athletic Club ct hope- WIN Orange,
May IL with staten Island Cricket Club May ~ 10
/ wutlh
with Orange Athletic Club, July lS with staten Island
Cricket Club July IL Win 9Fanse ,1 Ath knSs t io
with Staten Island Athletic Club, August "a.
Orange Athletic Club at homo.-with staten Island
Club, june s. with Crescent Athletic Club June 10
| with station Isand Athletic Club, June 20 win
Sso S caS july 90 With Staten Island Athletic
Club. July "a; With staten Island Cricket cis9'
staten Island Cricket Club at home.-wlth staten
Isl and Athletic Club. May II WITH Orange Athle!lc
With Orange Athletic Club June IL; with Crescent
Athletic Club, Juns 20 with staten islahu AN eI
WITH staten island Athletic Club August g. with
Orange Athletic Club A GS II ~ b5cmswnh cseen.
c 6sRiSs0 club, tIS june Is 80 wNS Crescent
H: u cub bun. S SSn' with 81 Station T Island ScRsi
| Club, Eiy 20; With Orange Athletic Club, July o;
with Crescent Athletic Club, July 70 WE Chss9
Athletic Club, August 10; with station lsisna NS0Ao'
| Club, August 81.
| Most Of the New.York players reported for duty
| yesterday, but owing to tho wrctchcd weather NC
| attempt was made to begin work "agehnorS'
Koefc Hatfield, George, Ttcomb, Gore, ana lle'hal
wero the earliest arrivals counor, Richardson, Ewing
and slatcry coming In tho evening. Brown mas
started from California and viii DO hero In day OF
two, whle Murphy, whitney and Foster are not ex'
pected until saturday. Owing 20 sickness IN DIS
family WEIGH viii not get to tho city before Monday
The players viii practise at the clubhouse and OF
the T,nlo Grounds field, when weather permits, unit
| the opening OF tho season on March 81. o,D,.. -.
OF the Brooklyn players Caruthers and Brien az
| rived Yesterday and Joined their companions Cork
| hni viii report for huty tomorrow.
Ward ts eypec ted in the city tomorrow and meet
ing Of tho Players brotherhood viii DO held on Tues
| day. III, - u,.o,
on Sunday at Weehawken