The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-14
IN THE BASE BALL WORLD.
The League ana Association Season to
open This Week.


open This Week.
The opening of the New York Players
League grounds took place Saturday.
1t is said that Dunlap's salary with the
Pittsburg National League team is only
$500.
The seating capacity of most of the Play
ers' League grounds is from 10000 to Is, 600
Stockwells photograph adorned the Sport
ing Life last week He plays with the
Cleveland National League club.
Wednesday the American Association
will open the baseball season, followed Sat
urday by the Players League and National
League.
1t is said that Pitcher Kilroy has q stand
ing offer from the Boston League Club of a
three-year contract at $4,000 the first year,
$1,000 the second and $4,000 the third.
John Clarkson claims to be in finer con-
dition than ever, and thinks the Bostons will
win the league pennant this season. Clark
son is, perhaps. the most bitter man in the
country against the Players League, and is
not slow to express himself.
Young Tommy Russell, who is famous
for his playing the part of Little Lord
Fauntleroy,n was asked by a friend the
other day: Tommy, which would You
rather play, Little Lord Fauntlerov" or
base ballg' ITO tell the truth, I'd rather
play base ball, was the prompt but timid
response.
John Ward speaks strongly about the
| management of the Players League clubs
He says: People think that each PLAYER is
his own master, ana can do just what he
pleases. Well, It's no such thing The
players are as strictly disciplined now as
they ever were. OF course, there is a diff
ference between now and last season, but it
is only in this respect-there are no arbi-
trary rules now such as there
were ias5 season, suspending a man
without paw at q moments notice, and not
giving aim Chance to be heard, or expel-
ling him before he has time to present his
side of the story. These things have been
| done away with. Now. man cannot be
suspended or expelled until he has been
given fair opportunity to defend himself
But in the matter of discipline the rules ara
strict, yes, stricter than they were last
season. INSTRUMENTATION, iutoxication and
like breaches Of discipline are punishabls
now as much as ever There is nothing to
fear on that score, let me tell you"
The base ball season was formally inau-
gurated at Boston April 8, and the rival
Boston clubs made their debut The
Players League team, of course, drew the
bulk of tie patronage. Over 1850 people
paid admission to the new grounds. Fully
1000 climbed over the fence and saw the
game without paying, and twice es many
more witnessed the play from the surround
! ing housetops. Mike Kelly and his braves
were welcomed with tremendous demonstra-
tSons, but John Ward was the lion of the
| afternoon. He received two floral boats,
while kel got but one. Honest" John
Kelly, the umpire, received a pillow of
violets - to remind him, perhads, that
his position would not prove bed of
roses. The game was a good one, but the
ease with which the Brookiynltes walked
away with it was a sorry blow TO the SYM
pathizing thousands. The score was: Bos-
ton 2, Brooklyn 0. The Boston League too,
did well, considering that it merely played
a picked nine, and nearly 4.0OG people tes-
titled their allegiance TO the league by
giving the players games the go-by aud at
tending the league opening. Two games
were played the league team winning both
score of 10 to aud 10 TO 0.
As Capt. Anson hurried through the ro-
tunda of the Lindell hotel at st. Louis
toward the clerks desk yesterday morning
he saw the willowy form of Capt Comiskey
reclining with an air of accustomed grace
on a chair in front of the cigar stand. For
an instant the two big Alexanders looked at
each other as though they were thirsting
for an exchange Of blood. Anson's face