New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
READY TO PLAY BALLAGAIN
PLuMS PICKED FROM SCHEDULES By THE
LOCAL TEAMS.
THE AMATEUR LEAGUE STARTS AuspIcioUsLY
-pnArnRs GETTING MUSCLE AND WIND

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secured many desirable championship dates, but has
also been sble to MI in IT'S open dates with tho strongest
clubs IN the country for exhibition games. In the
championship games Jersey City has twelve satur-
| days at home md eleven away from home. Newark,
tho best drawing club for Jersey City in the Atantc
Association, win play at Jersey City on Decoration
Day, July 4 and Labor Day. Tho Jersey city club
also plays at home on Inauguration Day, April 30,
with the Lowell club Tho open dates have been
filed in as follows
MAY 27-Chlcago at Jersey City.
May S1-SG Louis Of Jersey City.
June 7--Lousve at Jersey City.
June 1T-Cneinnai at Jersey City.
June 2l--0pen for Bultimess or Brooklyrs
June 2e-opsn for some League club.
July Ie-Athietie at Jersey City.
July 2e-Kansas City at Jersey City.
September 8-Cineinnad at Jersey City.
September 4-Pittsburs az Jersey City.
September 23-coiumbus at Jersey City.
There are also one o. two other open dates, which
will DO filed By League clubs.
Adams o Son, the Tuttl Fruit manufacturers, offer
series Of cash prizes to the players who excel In
several departments this year, Of from $3.50 to s20o
each. The money is to be equally divided between
tho League and Association, $500 going 10 each.
The best batter in the League at the close Of the
coming season win be presented with 1900 while
the same amount goes to the leading batter OF the
American Association, The best Delder 10 each or
gsniEaton viii get $3.50, and the best base-runner
like amount The srpulatons are that the feeders
and batters must play In at least sixty games, and
the pitchers and catnhers in at least twenty games
The prizes win be awarded on the records kept by
0. Wikofi, Of the Association. The Plan has been
approved by Young for the League, end G. 81. Byrne
The Amateur League, composed Of mines belonging
to the Crescent, Staten Island and Orange athletic
clubs and the Staten island Cricket Club has ct last
made all ts preliminary arrangements for the open
Ing OF the baseball season. The league met last week
and adopted schedule which, unlike most schedules
seems to find favor With all members, Each club win
play eighteen games, nine on homo grounds and an
equal number away from home. The first champion
ship game VIII DO played on May IL. and the pennant
season closes on August 10. Exhibition games viii
be played before and after the championship season
After tho news had been sen1iofnciay communicated
Many people Interested in amateur contests deplore
Athletic clubs wlli not Be members Of the oresnE
ration this year These clubs always put strong teens
q the LEAGUE are satisfied and say hat thslr asso
together IN harmony ThO SewJsfssy and brooklyn
teams never could got along peacefully with the
other members for somo mysterious reason.
The writer has tailed at length with many players
sely about the new rules which wiz takc effect this
year While they think that most Of. the changes
arc advisable thoy think that OF the minor
u
which reads that Il the umpire Is lift with thrown
ball the baserunner must return 10 bis base VIII
cause the poor ruler OF the game any aniount OF
worry and few hsrd knocks. Suppose for instance,
there Is man on third base and on FIRST End the
batSman hits o ball down toward shortstop. That
player seeing be cannot got the runner out st the
homo plats, makes pretonco OF putting the man out
an Saf Se SSs sS pitcher a On
line between the shortstog and nrst base When the
S1 sa w ss tho w cSa@ee sa players &c who
have been fined would have for paying the nmpirss
So. i Ont ga SS co III
umpire and compel tie baser1nner TO 90 back 20 nfsg
n so asV way the sssociatu viii have to Seep Al
unusually largo supply Of umpires on hand THIS year
The o9s 70 'h Next SsSS S TOUR poSsS Be three
etTIkes and three balls which win put the batter
and pitcher on tho same footing.
Nearly all the members OF the New-York club are
now In the city, and the few remaining stragglers,
with the exception of Crane win Be hero to morrow
The players already In the city are wssenhus Keefe
Hatfield, George, Titcomb, o'Rourke, Gore, Herman,
Conner, Richardson, George, Ewing, slattery,
Murphy, Brown, whitney and Foster WEIGH,
the Giants excellent little pitcher TO whom so little
credit Is generally Rven will be hero tomorrow The
look II they had taken good care OF themselves
during the winter and few OF them show any super
huous hesA Owing to Thursdays snow-storn the
players have done little preliminary work az yet but
will begin In earnest this week. Each player
win be expected 10 report for practice ct 10 a. m
each day AMER two hours work they can rest or
20 home to luncheon, and return At Q p. m, when
two hours moro VIM be devoted to the TASK Of Temoy
sTS condition most q the worn WI g done out
doors but in bad weather the Players Win u nora y on
nsslum Manager Mutrie Is becoming 1rm believer
6sSsrGnnlng a. Wn1 11 i e%. around he cn
der.track each day. Tho champions open Their sea
son on Saturday, crossing bats with the Mammalian
College pine
A. Ir,all "a
IN the gathering Of their baseball players Al the
men under contract to the club have reported except
Catcher CLARKE. That player demands an increase In
salary which the club apparently does not intend to
pay him. Tho players have spent the larger part OF
tho last week riding bicycles through the lanes In Pros
pect Park aud IN hard work IA the gymnasium 1t tho
Brooklyn Athletic Club grounds. The players are, Of
course soSo and tired as one naturally Is after stirring
exorclse following months Of dlenesE. This feeling
ouaht soon 30 wear away and the ought 10 DO all
right and ready for the fray when the opening game
Is played against tho Newark club at Washington Park
on saturday. The general opinion seems TO DO that
the club will play Its sunday games at Ridgewood
Park IN spite Of the noise recently made BY
the owners Of tho club and grounds.
The captain Of the team has not been selected yet
but when the choice made II wiz probably be found
TO BIO FoutE the longegged indiyidnal who suppaats
the position and ought to mako good captain.
Most Of the ironwork 70 be used IN constructing the
SS Contract calls Tor The Completion q the rosd to
Unon.st. by juno /. This viii be great convenience
to spectators who VIII so TO the Washington Park
games this summer.
The Metropolitan club expects to open Its season
IN gAmo against strong picked nine at Weohawken
Park this afternoon. The old "Indians" are now
fully organized an independent club, and II prop
erly managed WIN have prosperous season. Tho
impression has been circulated that the old Nets
have reorganiEed because none Of the other clubs
wanted them. This does injustice to tho men.
Nearly all the players had 0ffers from other clubs
but refused TO sign at the meagre salaries In
vogue IN most Of the minor Leagues. Besides they
thought that an independent team It was when
Tho team was originally organized eight ten years
ago, could be made paying one. II discipline Is
enforced tho team wiz DO al right
The Hackett, carhAr & Co. team. which made so
brilliant record during tho seasons of 1857 snd 1885,
have Just completed their organization for 1882 and
win put aine the Aeld which viii compare favor
ably with any team Of tho minor leagues. Manager
vsarhiuz has the uayers-