The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30

Local and General Sporting News of
the Week.
President Hewett yesterday returned from the
meeting of the Atlantic Association, held Fri
day, in Jersey City. When seen by HERALD
reporter, he was in very pleasant frame of
mind. He said the men behind the Atlantic
Association are thoroughly in earnest over the
work of the year, and are sanguine that the new
organization will divide honors with the big
leagues, as they are termed. President Hewett
said he was as much impressed with the busi-
ness qualifications of the members of the com
mittee that met at Jersey City as with those of
any gathering of baseball men he ever attended.
If good hard work and activity go for any
thing, he said, the Atlantic is bound to sue
ceed He never saw such husters. At his re-
quest, the opening date for the season was
fixed for April 10, and each club is expected to
make four trips, as the schedule will call for
126 games, thus giving patrons enough to keep
up their interest The members of the circuit
treated him with every attention, and showed
plainly that they were pleased with the mem
bership of the Washington Club. rhe schedule
has not yet been made up, but it is expected to
be ready by Wednesday next. President
Hewett is confident he will get good dates and
holidays at home. A constitution similar to the
organization were agreed on The staff of UNI
pires is good one, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing names: j. Nolan, Lowell; Larry Corco-
ran, New Haven; j. T. Valentine, Brooklyn,
pointed at previous meeting. j. B. McGrath,
of Summit, n. j., is sub-umpire.
The Chicago and Brooklyn Brotherhood clubs
met with setback here Thursday. The man
ayers Of these clubs wrote to the owner of Cap
itol Park for dates for exhibition games here on
April 1 and 2, and, while they received favor
able answer they failed to put up the necessary
guarantee The games were largely advertised
throughout the city Early Thursday Walter
Hewett of the local club, rented the grounds
for these dates, because of his inability to get
the new park in condition for the opening of
the exhibition season. The Brotherhood man
ayers, when they learned of this action were very
indignant, but as there are no other available
grounds in the city, the games were reluctantly
declared oft.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Players
League meeting failed to entertain any propo-
sitons to retire Buffalo from the circuit of
Brotherhood clubs, and that the owners of the
latter refused to sell its franchise to the st.
Louis syndicate desiring to buy it, the men
composing that syndicate are not at all
discouraged, but expect to secure q place in
the Brotherhood circuit not very long after the
opening of the playing season. 1t is considered
certain that ample opportunity is still left for
this. The face of the situation justifes this
feeling.-.S Louis Globe Democrat. 1t would
be well to keep an eye on Indianapolis An
idea prevails that Brush will have the Buffalo
team transferred to this city.
The Alert Base Ball Club of this city having
recently reorganiZed for the season of 1890.
with its former roster and being newly and
handsomely uniformed would like to receive
communications from all clubs whose reputa-
ton will Justify game to be arranged. The
present members are Messrs. Walsh, Mace,
Moran, Davis. Williamson, Moore, Erner, Madi-
gan brothers, Leach, and Fuller. The organi
cation is under the management of board of
directors consisting Of Messrs. Ed Walsh, Will
Moore, and Ed Fuller. Their first match game
of the season will be played at Georgetown
College on the 18th proximo. Communications
should be addressed to Ed Walsh. Fourth and
X streets northwest.
The Players League clubs have agreed to
open the season on April 49, the day on which
the National League season begins, so that Il
test of popularity between the rivals can be
made at once. No other change will be made in
the Players schedule except to leave April 21,
the original opening date, open, and continue
the following day with the games as originally
| named
New YORK, March 29.--The representatives
of the baseball clubs in the Atlantic Associa-
| tion failed to agree upon schedule at their adj
| journed meeting in Jersey City to-day and will
meet in New Haven on Monday morning to
continue their labors
w ora was received yesterday from GleaSOn
! that he would be here in time to take part in
| MONDAYS game. O'Brien when last heard from
had reached Philadelphia, and may get here in
| time also.
Anson seems to have found treasure in
Short stop Cooney. He shows very strong in
every game he plays, rarely ever getting less
than two hits, and off good pitchers at that.
Admission to all games this season will be
! only twenty-five cents, ladies free This is
done in the hope it will attract large attend,
ance of the fair sex to all contests
Gilmore the old pitcher, is anxious for an,
other trial by the Washingtons, AS he is TAX
! ing care of himself now, it might be good idea
to give him show.
The Boston League team will play here on
the Sth and 9th of April, and the Philadelphias
on the 18th. This fills the schedule of exhibit
! tion contests.
Work on Atlantic Park was somewhat re
tarded during the past week, but everything
looks favorable for the opening game there mex
Thursday.
Capt John Ward is more than satisfied witt
his Brooklyn team, and praises Catchers Hayes
and Kinslow and Third-baseman Joyce es
pecially.
The opening game of the season at Atlantic
Park takes place on Thursday next, with the
Lehigh Unyersitys as opponents.
Mccoy, the giant pitcher of the Washingtons
is laid up with bad leg. He was run into by
Mace on Friday
The new Washingtons played game yester
day that will catch the people If continued.
Bob Barr will pitch for the Rochesters OF