New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
TOO MANY BALL PLA YERS.
THE NETWORK LEAGUE CLUBS SURPLUS
A COLD GAME BETWEEN THE BROOKLYN AND

COLD GAME BETWEEN THE BROOKLYN AND
ALBANY TEAMs-THE SCORE.
The directors Of the New-York League club held
a meeting at the Polo Grounds yesterday TO devise
means Of offence. defence. improvement and a re
ducton Of its big staff Of players The meeting was
called for p. M. and AT that time President John b.
Day. Treasurer c. T. Dillingham; Directors Joseph j.
Gordon and Walter Appleton and Manager James
Muirie were present. II decided to push the
contemplated improvements at the grounds and big
gang Of men will be put TO work. The centre field
fence will be moved back nearly fifty feet This viii
be done at once. The enlargement Of the grounds
toward the west will cause much larger outlay OF
money and considerably more time.
The ground secured between the present left field
fence and the bluf is nothing more than big
pond and much nlling in will have to be done. II
will be several weeks before this work can
be completed. The fence Will then he
moved back and the Polo Grounds Will be as handsome
and spacious as any in the country. The club mas
a lease extending now years, with an option
of renewal for fvc more
one of the principal reasons for yesterdays meet
ing was to 10 some understanding with regard
TO the players. The club at present has nearly a
dozen more men than il hes any use for and gen
cral wedding sale viii begin at once. IT Ii thought
that the club will keep sc;he. Sherrot, o'hourkc,
Dooley and one OF the MuIphys. of It's young play
ers Hornung is doing excellent work aud Will
coycr left field regularly. Crane and Farrell nave
e shown up remarkably we'll. but shortstop viii
bc covered by Glasscock and second base 10y Bassct
there seems 10 bc no room for those two men. They
ought 10 have no trouble In securing good positions on
other teams Giasscoc6 and the other cNlndlanapols
PLAYERS will arrive in the city tomorrow, and Will
probably take their regular positions for the local
club in It's game with the Yale College team tomorrow
afternoon.
Just low much physical agony man will suffer
in order TO CRAFTY whm might be deciphcred II
one could have estimated the actnal suffering of the
crowd at Ridscwood Park Yesterday. An icy wind
laden With suggestions OF pneumonia whrled cutting
fakes OF snow over the ground bat the noble llOO
sat there and shlvcrcd The fact that the Brooklyn
Association and Albany mines announced ~ play
game OF baseball caused THIS display Of hcrosm
some might say that such forttdc might have been
shown for better cause but those l,i0O baseball
enthusiasts evidently did not think 80. The baseball
season had officially been announced ~ opened and
al the mercaral and atmospheric Disturbances conld
not keep them al home.
The game not well played as IL would have
been had the weather been warmer When the ball
and bat met n "a rcsoundng ba chi; the report noated
out over the sharp air with the di>tnctnes OF pistol
shot When the ball struck the half frozen fingers OF
a player. look Of agony would sweep over the attn
lees face and he would wish ne were dead Good
balplaync was all bat impossible ana the game was
abandoned after I'VE innings t. allow the players T.
seek shelter and thaW The peCatOrS kept their
seats uoby long the game lasted, but there
no protests 'Ancn IT stopped. The home nine led
the start and won rather easily. IN spite Of the
coscnc.s OF the score al the end fad>ch. Quinn and
Cayanagh gave ~ nca, an exhibition If misery and
lmbling as has been seen diamond field IN many
q daN. The score follows.