New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-07
TO TRY FOR THE PENNANT.
BROOKLYN MEN DETERMINED TO WIN.
CHAT WITH MANAGER n'oUsSIehE-EvrnT

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PLAYER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
Tho baseball season in Brooklyn is already
fairly under way in spite Of the rather discourag+
ing elements of the early part OF tne "eoA' iHo
rocert severe weather will handicap the players fof
some time to come, as they have not hau 30 ,,,
outdoor exercise as they should have had Suh
a. prootlvo team has been more fortunate than
their New-York rivals No game could be played
an Sunday. Monday or Tuesday. The weather
cleared I'D on Wednesday, and the second game OF
~. scason was played at Washington Park. In the
first game played week ago yesterday, the BOOK
lvn men did not show up nearly so wen as their
friends expected. The weather was cold ana raw
ond fine men did not feel like exerting themselves
The Newark men won; but really deserved little
credit for the victory. They had everything 70
vin and nothing 70 lose and naturally eXerteo
| tb,mselyes TO the utmost. The Brooklyn cluos
| man Of having three pitchers and three catcnerS
IN these carly games does not seem to be produc-
| inr the good results expected by the management
| I'm n warm dav this plan might be all right, oub
| in cold weather It may prove more injurious IMAM
| otber,vise For instance Hughes and ClarKe were
| tho battery for the home team in the hrst tnree
innings and then they put on their oyercoa's anu
sat on the players bench in the cold, whlle ierrS
| and Bushong took their places for tnree lnl'ihsS
| Then the latter two retired TO make room ZOE
| Ioyett and Visner. Hughes and Bushong were lusU
getting warmed up to their work when IL was OIlie
| for them to quit They went and sat on ne players
bench in the cold, and II no Ill results nave loi-
lowed IL is not the fault Of the weather lnsV
| couh have piched out the remaining SIX innings
without any bad effect at all.
The Brooklyn men are slightly superstit1ous
and were not at all demoralized at their defeat'
They seemed to take IL as good omen Last year
the club started out with flourish, won all thelr
exhibition games, and broke up toward the mladle
of the SEASON, failing to get the pennant, contrary
70 expectations This year the players say: Inc
first losers are the last winners, and seem to take
good deal OF sound comfort out OF TINS odd sport
ing superstition The game also served to snow
the players that 20 win baseball games team
must play baseball. II is all we'll enough In TINS
world to /" take things easy" and TO bellttle the
powcrs of opponents but men cannot do TINS ana
win baseball games baSeoan team'
when It goes on the field, owes u
to the spectators, who indirectly pay them
their Bountifu salaries, to put forth every ehort
on the occasion. The Newark club cannot De
spoken of in the same breath with the Brooklyn
team and they were just about as much lusthed
in winning that game Third-ave car-horse
would have in beating The Bard in mile race.
HARMONY AMONG THE MEM
There is one good thing about the Brooklyn
club this year. and, II it does not disappear, IL
viii stand the team Ia good stead this season. A
happier or more fraternAl lot OF men IL would be
hard 70 find The players are contented with their
lot admire each other, and say they int nd to win
the championship II such thing Is possible
This feeling will certainly tend TO make good team
work. Without that useful quality no nine can
he expected 10 finish first in the Tennant race
Manager McGunnigle was seen yesterday and said
81 I will acknowledge now that there was little
discord in the team last year. Some OF the play
crs did not work in harmony with either the play
crs or the managers The result wns, Of course,
disastrous 10 us saw that feeling and tried to
balk It, but failed. Certain changes have been
made this year, and can truthfully say thnt there
Is no discord now.
"On the days on which games are played every
man on the team Is expected TO be on the grounds
nj least sixty minutes before the time for the open
ing OF the contest. This gives them plenty OF
time 20 put their uniforms at their leisure, have
troublesome muscles treated by their trainer, and
also take their usual fifteen minutes practice on
the field before the game starts. The mel are also
expected TO be home and In their beds at ] 80
o'clock each evening. OF course this rule Is not
imperative. In case find one OF the men does
not reach his home until midnight might not
find any fault with him. 1 might ask him the
reason and find that n late performance at some
theatre or some other innocent amusement had
kept him out, and | should excuse him, OF course.
II we were 10 find more stringent rules NECESSARY,
we should use them, but with the class Of men we
have got the few things spoken OF are found TO be
sufficient.
CONDITION OF THE TEAM
Most OF my men in as fine physical con-
diton as IL is possible for well-trained athlete