New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-05
BASEBALL DOWN THE BAY.
TIE GIANTS HOME ON sTArEN'IsLAND.
PLANS FOR IMPRovEMENTs-THE GAME IN
JERSEY cITY-ToUR OF THE NETWORK
GLUB-THE METRoPoLITANs WANTING
TO PLAY on THE POLO GROUNDS.


Everything is at last moving well Staten Island
the home OF the Giants. Two weeks ago. when It
became assured that the Polo Grounds a thing Of
the past. the local baseball mind much disturbed.
The enthusiasts have recovered their good and
Staten Island Is nearly Objectionable a place
1t q few weeks Friends OF the club sinRuarly
enough. have taken kindly Staten Island
than the Giants themselves The Giants like the ground
well enough. they viii play probably Just good
game the Polo Grounds. Manager Mutries idea
to have all the players live down at Staten Island.
In thE nelghborhOod Of the grounds One or two OF
the players may do this but the majority Will not
Mos. OF the will continue to live In Harlem a. OF
yore Several OF the players went down 70 ST. George
and secured temporary lodgings and only remained there
day Two. They have wholesome dread OF mos
qu!to"s fever and and malaria Somebody has been
telling them that Staten Island Ia overrun with these
m=iaiics Whether this Is true or not stampede OF
no va-crs from the island resulted The players now
say that NewYof& Is good enough for them that they
il eat their meals ard sleep in this city even II they
have to play In Oshkosh.
St George a pretty place. and when all the improve
ments have been made will have fine grounds
as any team In the country. II Is highly probable
that the immense stage in the outaeld will be allowed 10
remain where 1t is The outncdcr' do not appear 70
mind running the boards very much, and stepping
hard surface does hurt them nearly As much
they thought It would. The players and management
also shrewd enough that with the platform as
Is the local team will have decided advantage over the
League. The Giants outfclders will
become accustomed this unique ouhcd and con.
sequently will be- able do better than the rival
outneders John Il. Day says the Giants ou'n"d WORK
this year Will lead the country The wooden skeleton In
outed will probably be removed immediately, and
the fence back distance. Mr. wiman say.
that NewYork club will TO remain down
Island for several seasons he will spend several
dollars in Improvements, that the ST George
ground will eclipse any other athletic ground IN the world
lie docs not, however make thesr improve
At sh.. liant 1alN
Island Ills plan Is to move the stag" and
make ground level billiard table from one end
to the other The transportation facilities to and from
the island while they have been fairly good might be
better good crowds carried from the city all
right the diagreeable features will he In getting
back. There is always rush after the gam" Tor the
boats the crowds OF the summer are down. theie
there is liable be trouble and inconvenience ID
getting the crowd back 10 NewYork The Staten ISLAND
boats are not noted sper but in other respects they
az, good enough The baseball enthusiasts also ttlnk
that IL would the advantage Of the &e"i'fS clo
and to the company well that some REDUCTION 'honu
be made the price Of n" trip To tn" Island Inc e'
rhuasts don't object paying 30 cents admission Or
the extra o5 cents the grand 'tnhd
because they have used paying that at the f"o
Grounds but they do object paying 20 cents Tor the
Ferry fare They think that round trip tickets should u
Issued at 10 cents Is cents at the OUTSIDE
All the Giants arr now In tina field except Timothy
Eeeie one o, the pitchers who ever stood in the
diamond In thu words OF Dickens. "BarkiS Is Wiihn'
but III. NewYork club = Keefe's yearly d"mand'
for an ncrca OF salary kav" 4. last caud the directors
Of local clubs To Several weeks ago he demanded
IS 600 salary and the local cluL was willing TO pay INN
about al 600 les. He had -veral weeks 70 MAKE ny
hi. mind and was then told that II he did not sign WITHIN
.,ecnei time all would be deducted from tue
salary Il il Understood that the amount offered oy
the club IL 81 600 Keete had an nterNie" WIN lree'
dent Dag recently IN which It IS UNDERSTOOD ne oneFeI
10 compromise and sign at Ita" olary o7Siha"y o"seu
1ffpup
a. the agure bu Insisted on deducttnE the amount rom
hs salary FOR the lost. A. heete mad not pi"Sea
during the first month Of the season with me eA'p"u "
one game in Brooklyn the amount To De oeduc'en ro
his salary would about $685. That amount s'aske'eu
him and he refused sign. But 1t y tghy pfooso'e
TIM, he will make an arrangement TO Le arrived a' Ill
few DAYS OF course. the New-forA ciuo cannot wen
afford 10 get along without Keefe. At the same l'e
Keets cannot well afford along without the stooo
The controversy may end by K"cf" paying hne ana
yre amount for his obstnacy, and then all will be wen
in The camp OF the Giants.
There f. a lIyelier interest in baseball IN JeIs'y
CIV this season than for several years. Inc
,,,no, -, the games 80 far played a, Oak
a., park has been good with happy prom
i. q, even larger crowds with " advent Oh "'''ne' ~
more seasoEablc weather Tn" teams chah''' 'O
imam, ar, cxcelIen, and that the nine VIII ~u'e hsA
,rond or a, east third position in the Aan"r Ao'1
,,o, .c.rs assureL Jersey CITY has GOOD oautihH'
fielding and has, uunnG team and j. also S'r1n3 III "
nitchlng and catching departments Manager i""'''
nonu,ar with his men ard the relations between 'apa
G.rhard, and The other PLAYERS i eaualE Ha"'"'' m
. Nahoury who made the ridiculous decision 40 lnuFs
tav, game i, liable n hay" h> bungnG career aVe''p
into home run shortly. when he decidd ,ha' run
counted after the side had been retired on douoe pay
n committed one e the lsughaole oIuhu''' ever
s.en on a bali ground That one run decided I'M s1n
defeated the home club. but as the game VIII uouo'
edv b. thrown real damage WI! nave "F' ~
e,rcrt m set the followers Of the game III '''~S wy
.,rIv frantic for the being Mahoney was eNaehtS
suffering from partial cogging oil III" a'hh'F Oh ue
h-,p The Atlantic Association games for the week are
as follows: o. - Sovuavan \, Jersey Civ:
eS,IK rs hartford at Newark Easson vs.; worcesteT
:, Es.,Hn wikcsbsrre ". Lowell, at wkesoarre'
~. mnfora at Se1nk Worcester
n A. aston wiKesbarre Lowell at wilkesoarre'
wtIsrsbarre W Faston, at wikesbarre' Hartford w.
New' IIarcn. at Hartford.
ThursdayNew Jcrsy CITY at New
FS.ton at wIkesbarre Worcester vs. Lowell at "oF
Friday-New Haven Hartford at N"wII owsn
Fas,on wlkesoarre. a; Ea'ton Worcester w. Lowell
samrday-Jer-ey City vs. Newark. at Jersey City
Lowell vs. W9 ,r,SrJ v a. swaISH at Hatord
The Giants will be away from tho HON" grounds oil
this week playing Philadelphia Tomorrow md on Tue-
day and at Bo- weiEe-dsy THURSDAY. Friday and
SATURDAY. The champions return o. 81 Gsorg" aud r.
open the local MCrdav. Nav 10 They will
meet In IT, N all Western Of n" League playing
four games each on June the Giants 20 T. Wash
ILgton games and June PLAY hrr" games WIKI
Boston at Boston. Jun" 10 NcW-York returns home
ard plays a at ~. Grorg" with Philadelphia and
Re ston Tn. Giant their nr>s Western tour
Jun. Is remaining until July RI" League games
for the week arrrnl'
Monday-Phi ladrpha New.YGrk. at Phla iepha
gton vs. Boston. Washington; Cleveland vs.
ChirAzo at CLEVELAND indianapolis Pttsburg. attln
1Ianapos
Observation-Disclosures W. N"wYork. at Philadelphia;
RoSan vs. Washington. at Washington Indianapolis ~
IittShurY. Indianapolis; Cleveland vs. Chicago al
Cleveland. ,.,
wPdncsdav-B Boston New YORK at Bpst'n phat''
nhin - Washington Philadelphia Cleveland r.
dianspos at Cleveland Chicago vs. P1tteourg. ut Chi
rhurslav-Npw-YOrk Bostcn. at Boston Philat"l-
nhia "a Washington At Phlnd phs; Chicago " Pitts
burg at Chicago Cleveland Indianapolis, at tl"ve-
land.