New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
PLANNING SPRING GAMES.
A BRISK DEMAND FOR GOOD cArcHEns Pnos'
Aprr Under TRE NEW RULES.

pprsw DEMAND FOR GOOD cArcHERs PHoB
AnrE UNDER TIE NEW RULES
.t,.r rr.ngl,nr for month the owners OF the New
vor,, na prootlvn clubs have at last come TO some
understanding and arrangements have been made fos
a sprinc series Of games between tnose st"o nhos'
The games win be played In APRIL asa as 'nofe -
anything but fraternal feeling oet"eeh 'ho n's
local clubs the games VIII DO stuDpotny con'ee.eo
and will be well worth witnessing With feir weather
tremendous crowds will witness the games anu l'o's
money viii he bet on tho matches than on any pro-
yious games of the kind in this neignocrhooa. new
Workers viii. OF course back the Giants, wnhe tns
Brooklyntss will almost to man stana py INC s'ons
team representing the City Of Churches inc "r,0'
not care to ex press opinion as 70 vhicn n'no WI.
win until few things are settled In case ne'i' aaA
Ewing are IN condition aud play In those games 'ns
Giants ought TO win. In case the champions arc
without the services Of either OF those men ,ne
come of that series can be summed up as cxtromer
uncertain People who think the Giants VIII hAvs
a waIkoyer will be mistaken Brookynites VINO sN
lust as confident Of the success OF their team "'n N
all probability be also disappointed Neither Team
viii win easily. That both clubs viii put OUT 'ne'r
strongest nlnes is assured, the agreement enofeo
into between the two clubs spuates that thu winner
takes ALI the gate receipts. whether this Is "ss
nreced.nt 10 establish remains to be seem. IL ms
first time in years that tho two clubs have mace '.n
an agreement This was the only way IN "nion u'S
Ncw-York club would consent to play, so tao o''oAT
lyn team, which wanted a division oil me gs'e TO
ceipts had finally TO accept It, Manager Mu'no sa,s
he IS willing 10 bet $500 that his club WIN win- tn
,ronetsrv confidence In HIS Giants surprises even
close friends OF New-Yorks manager. Tney nn's
never considered Mutrie a betting man.
The humorous incidents in Manager Mutne's me
would make an interesting book for the aVof1s'
baseball crank Mutrie he's had some pecunsr O.
poricnccs since he started out TO win green-msmona
houors as a baseball manager. He has more gooo
stories hidden away In his head tnan proo~o" "s
o.her ram connected with Americas natona esmo-
Iile most people he would rather tell funny soneo
about other people than himself HIS remh'iscenoee
about Fsierbrook and Tom Deasley have hoquentvj
caused roars Of laughter at oaseban gatnenns'
brook retaates IN this way:
one dav al the Polo Grounds Mutre was tcehng
ioy and Esterbrook In just the reverse conouons
He was Watching for chance to get even Win Muu'o.
syly he dropped a dollar bill on the MOOR close AZ
Mtrfe's feet Mutrie IS restless individual anu
seldom stands in one place man. minutes Direcu5
\, turned and spying the dollar nads dive and plcked
!. nm Uoldina Il out ho showed his friends ne
evidence of his good luck, when some one sugses,ea
that he had better spend IL for the reireshmen'
three friends present Murre reanuy asrofu a'i ~.
Marty started for liquor store hutfe 'nouen' A.
as a was warm beer was the thing, SO ne oruereu
q ,our beerss I'm his famous commanding tone he hSS
mi
I,d q sour beerss while Dlcks did the same thin 81
,d q Harry. repeated the order likewise the resut
tba, n, front of each Of the four men there stooo
for glasses OF beer Mutrie was thundefsruck ou. oN
tbe Toxic good naturedly until he saw that DIS renas
we're there 10 see that he drank what he had oroere
nutrie tried to beg of. bat bis friends wouia nos
listen and the manager bolted muse iouf DeeAs -
dignined manner possible. :,
add you spend all Of that donarF lhe "''''r "'A'
alutrie the other DAY.
~Did spend all OF that doar'' said Mutrie, weitl
euess did 1t cost 500 that night for nndins
that dollar bill 1t has been costing me an oou'
quarter or halfdolIsr upon frequent occasions ever
since Mutrie would not dare LOOK a. . ron VI
| bnls now If he saw them lying at bis ieeI
That the baseball players who are making circuit
~ The globe are having royal time Is q certainty
In australia especially the Chicago and All America
nlayer were treated like travelling monarehs Crane.
The Giants thunderbolt pitcher, writes from Austrzis
| IN a style peculiarly his Tho letter was NOS
written for publication or IL might have been ~oruso
| differently This Is what he says;
Every place We have struck it has been casa OF
creating us like kings when rsaded in Australia
they knocked in IT. They cans 90 enough for US
the best people, champagne Is Ike water money no OBJECT
ana our money no good Talk Of your thoroughbred,
mia Is where they grow Receptions dinners, bsnoue
and no end OF social attention. met Mr. Joe Thompson
| Of the Thompson Brothers a very wealthy man he
has taken quito shine 10 me and some other players
md
Is Jus. this that you were with us you would have
time worth having This beyond doubt the greatest
suortine country In the wito world They bet pounds
here like we dollars In the "sases II is great
country for horse-raeing footrunning and rowing Ws
Az YOU think Of Q horse drawing $4,000 paying
| neoplei That's what the Melbourne Cup drew Men.
women and children hes on the races In 'ootHcine
man that jump in and win the handicap can win
anywhere from $4,000 to 100000 for his naeAers "
nameess odds They have Sydney tbs fastest iooyard
runner in the world. He Is eoloFed man His name
il samuels He never trained but can DO 100 YARDS
better than .eyens" that can beat him can WIN
a eoupe OF fortunes. Then they have fellow named
searle an oarsaan Ned Hanlan, who is here, told NO
| he could beat anything he ever saw with ease.
O'Connor Teemer out here bet your money on
searle at Odds They like baseball and think It wih take
| hold We 20 home by the way OF India ana Egyp.s
No will stop day two IN every port ana weak each
There are some people who assert that the baseball
players Of to-day not any more strategic tnan moss
OF twenty years ago. Those who make this ssserucns
however are generally old time players themselves
or those who live and glory in the past instead OF ,s
present or the future. al thinks said Harry wright
| tho old time baseball and cricket player, and the
present manager OF tho Philadelphia club, that an
odtme team could be picked out that would surpass
IN fielding ability any team OF the present day. "hero
| Is a man that can equal the secondoase WORK Oh
| Jimmy Wood of the old Eckford Club, or sweasoys
| OF the Cincinnati Reds and National clubs. Charley
smith OF the Athletic Club, had his superior a.
| third base George wright is acknowledged 10 %
| the greatest short stop that ever lived, and Amy
Leonari's work In left fcld was never equalled Eaas
Cuthbtrt, OF the old Athletic Club would outrank any
fielder OF tho present day. better first baseman 'san
| Joe Start never iyod, and Doug Alisons catching "S
| simply perfect
q Dick Mcbride was a greater pitcher at the STYLE
.hen in vogue than any Of the stars of today WIN
! curves to help them. Then there was Reach Hat
| neld, Chapman, Mcdonald, Crane Mcmahon. zei'ie'h'
5paldng Barnes, White and Arson all ilrsteass nleh
white and Arson hold their own with the risins sen'
Grafton although neither Is rs good as he was 10 years
] gone by. Bob Ferguson was great an-rouhu ~
| fielder.
acharcy smith could play all around Denny at n'rs
base and George Fox Of the old National Club, cou"