Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-22
THE rAT1oNAL CAME.

The New YOrks VIII Play on she Howard Avenue Ground TO-Morrow -The NOrvalks TO-Day-FOur more Games Before the Opening of the Schedule.
 The New Yorks will, after all, play on the Howard avenue grounds tomorrow after noon at $40 o'clock. Mutrie wired Manager Spence last night that he would play here on Tuesday, and Manager Spence immediately closed terms and cancelled the engagement with the Lees of Brooklyn. The game will be the best of the season so far. The New Yorks were defeated by the Hartfords in one game on Fast day, and Worcester played them tie game on Saturday. It remains for the New Ravens to see what they can do with them. Wagenhurst, the Princeton player, will cover shortstop for the New York, and Welch and Ewing will in all prob ability be the battery. Reserved seats will be on sale tomorrow morniEg.
 The New Haven team starts on it's trip next Friday, and will open in Wilkesbarre on Saturday. The "Coal Barons" are not a weak team by any means, as they defeated the Philadelphias the other day. The New Ravens have showed up in exhibition games in form that has surprised the public, and caught their admiration from the start. The players have conducted themselves like gen- tleInen, both on and off the field. They att tend strictly to business and do not frequent saloons. They will start away with the good wishes of the people, and when they return they will be greeted with most enthusias- tic welcome. They will play nine games be- fore returning home, but it would be useless to prognosticate how many of these will be won by them, as the strength of the various teams is really an unknown quantity. At all events, the New Haven will play their best, and it is safe to say that catchers of other teams must hustle to keep them from stealing bases. The home,t team, in the ex- hibition games already played, have felded finely, batted well and run bases to perfec- tion. They have played several errorless games outside of the battery work. Their poor est fielding game was with the Yales. and this was at just the time when it should have been the best. The trouble seemed to be that the players thought good deal was ex- pected of them and they were thus little nervous. They had heard it talked about that they must defeat Yale. The team, too, was in bad condition. Warmers hand had been split, and in the second in- ming it was split again. Corcoran got up out of sick bed to play, and has not played since. Spence was suffering from spiked leg, and the error he made that day was due to the fact that hard hit ball struck the sore and he thought he would faint. The ball lay in front of him and he made no at- tempt to throw it to first.
 The game Saturday between the New Ha- vens and the Hackett, Carhart 6 Co.'s team resulted in a victory for the home team, Il field, and received great applause by making long slide to the home plate. Fitzgerald caught hot liner, and Brady and Walsh made some long running catches in the field. Sheahan played nice game. The Commercials are a poor team, although Manager Primrose said before the game that his team was better in every position than the New Ravens.
 The Norwalks play here this afternoon al 3:30 o'clock. This is the team that Swor- back and Sullivan played on last season. Sworback will probably be put in to pitch against his old comrades.
 There are to be some changes at the ball grounds before the team returns from it's first trip. The sides of the grand stand will be boarded up, sc that people cannot jump over without paying an extra quarter. Every seat will be numbered, which will do away with the trouble that occurred on Friday. There was none at the Yale game, and there would have been none on Friday had certain orders been carried out. While grand stand tickets were being sold at the box office money was being taken at the entrance to the grand stand. This was where the trouble occurred. Another change is a awning that will be put in front of the stand, SO that the patrons will not be roasted by the sun.
 Poor Metsl They haven't got any money, and the Brooklyns have refused to allow them to play Sunday games at Weehawken. It is no wonder that the Nets do not succeed. Ii reports are true they are drinking heavily, and have been beaten in nearly every game that they have played. Their power as 8 drawing card has ceased. They might as we'll disband now as later on. They thought to frighten the New Haven management, but they didn't succeed, and it is pretty safe to say that they won't appear when the trial comes of.
 The umpires' schedule has been made out by Secretary Braden of the Atlantic associa- tion. Mahoney will be stationed at New Haven for the first ten games. He is one of the best in the business. Manning will open in Wilkesbarre The schedule is es follows:
 MAHoNEx.
 At Jersey City-April 27, %, so May 1, 2. 4 6, :, dI 1 q June m' is sePs 1s. so g. s4 a5, a6 g. Aux 4 4 Esw SsE Hs1snn a @ a1 sS 5a s me Ii 12, IS, I4. IS, July q mp m, r. IS, 20, Al Al eTsJHy r. s D. s fs 3 & sD K ASs June is.T9s, is iS H as B. sa a A SnE s5 SS s. '' Sept
 KNIGHT.
 At Newark-ApriI 27, g, 30, Mayi:a, a,4,6.7, July 1 a. m. September z 9, 10, 19. At Woreestsr-May O Jul August 1. 8, 10, l3 If, 15, 2i. At LowslI-May II, 13 August s7 2s g 3l @ D. as' a4 A. as @ seiptemSer Sci tel S At Easton@May aa tsSbe9 1s H. Al Al sy NeS s E 5 ssptsmbeT s I At WikesbarreA k 5 m 30 a. D m.. . m June 6, g. 10. II, 12 13 14, 15 July IT IS, 20, a
 CLINTON.
 At Easton-April 27 2a, 30, May 1,2 6, :: 10. II F, is % At Jersey city. Il, ls, i5 1e F Nay ,s ys ai, % $, sGl as, s &sa June is i9 20 P July a. m. At Newark-June s, s, 10. II. F, ls 2i, s4. $. as. ss At Wiikesbarre-May 9, July 30 i6 IT. At Worcester-May 1s, IS, 1e, IS, 20, 2l, g 23, July 1, p. m., 6, 8, 9, l0
 MANNING.
 At wnkesbarre-April 2, sSs 30. May 1,2, 4, G.; 6; If 16 IT, At Hartford-June l, 3, 5, July 4 p. m. September IS, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25 26, 28 At Jersey Cty-May g. Ii, June6 8, 1O Il, 12, 1S A. IS, Angus g. G. 2, 8, September 2, a. m., 5. At Lowell-May 14 15 16 IS, e0 q, go 23, 30, m., July 8, 9, 10 Newark-May g. H. July Il, 13, 15, 16, r, IS, a0 9 August 2s %, 30, 31, September p. m., G. At New Haven-June g, July l. ?, 5, 1, a. m: August 10, 13 A. 15 17, 19, 20, 2l. At Worcester-May A, 25, 2S 29, 30, D. m June IS, 19, 20, 9, a4. 25, 26, s7.
 The Yale team defeated the University o Pennsylvania Saturday to 5, in eleven in nings.
 The Norwalks, who play here this after noon, defeated the Yale freshmen IS to ?.
 Base Ball Games Yesterday.
 AT GLoUsTER.
 Athletics ..............0 o 2- Brooklyn ..............0 0 C.
 Base hits Athletics 12, Brooklyn 5; errors, Ath letcs g. Brooklyn z; pitchers, Brooklyn, Carruther Athletics, Smith; umpire, Ferguson.
 AT CINCINNATI.
 Cincinnati .........2 0 0 0 0 l. Kansas City......0 2 0 0 O.
 Base hits Cincinnati II, Kansas City IA; errors Cincinnati {, Kansas City g; pitchers, Cincinnati Mullane and Smith, Kansas City, McCarthy; um pire Jennings.
 AT LOUISVILLE.
 Louisville. .............2 0 2 2-I St. Louis. ................0 4 0-1
 Base hits St. Louis IA, Louisville IS: errors, St Louis g. Louisville 5; pitchers, King and VilleheCE CT; umpire, Daniels.