, 1891-02-15

It is pretty early To locate the players Of
the National league. but IL is possible TO
give a good idea where the great public IA
vorites will be found this season. The
most talked about man OF all, John NJ.
Ward, has made his decision. aud his
choice is Brooklyn, where he will be man
ager and captain OF a magnificent team OF
players, and will make "a game fight for
the pcuuRut lie will have under his con
troll a set OF men who are capable Of doing
wonders, and they are likely to be called
Wards Wonders, a. was the brotherhood
team he so ably handled last season.
Ward goes 70 Brooklyn OF his own free
will, and his release from the New York
club cost Mr.. Byrne absolutely nothing
but thank you. Verify Byrne is a lucky
man. even 10 he did not secure a position
on the National board.
He got into the League for nothing, and
now he gets the most popular player
in the country WITHOUT putting OUT a
cent; and il should be membered that
one club two years Hgp was willing 20 pay
$1,000 in cash for Wards release, and the
Boston club would have TO put up the
same amount or more had Mr.. Day been
willing 40 that time TO let Ward 20 to
Boston. But he WIS not, and hence lost
4 snug sum Of money. BY retaining Ward
lac won the championship. a feat consid-
cred worth more than the money value
which might have been realized by the re-
lease, Those mischief makers who have
been trying 70 show that the League
would make an example OF Ward must
feel a little sick as they contemplate the
dish Of crow that is now served up to
them. Wards team will be a RATHER.
Here IL i:
Pitchers, Terry. Loyctt. C~truthers and
HemminR; catchers. DAILY. Kinslow aud
one other not yet known: first base, Dave
FOutz; second base, Collins; third base,
Pinkney shortstop, Ward; ielders, Burns.
OfBrien and Van HHltrcn; extras, Smith
and McGenchy,
There is some talk that Collins will go
into the field, Ward play second base and
Smith shortstop. lido not think, however.
that this will be done II any change is
made in theinheld Smith may go 10 second,
hut even that would weaken the team, and
Ward is too shrewd % manage 20 make
such a disposition Of the men, unless il is
necessary to preserve harmony in the team.
The New York team will be under Will
lam Ewing rs captain and Jim Mutrie as
manager, and IL will be Individually the
strongest aggregation OF stars ever gath.
cred in any one team. On paper II will be
named the pennant winner by two-thirds
of the baseball crauks Of America But
there Is many a slip betwixt cup and lip,
and perhaps. like the famous All Stars Of
Chicago. they may go TO pieces through
lnck OF harmony Ward predicts that they
will, but Ward has been mistaken before
and may be again. shall not risk a pre-.
diction until the teams are all completed.
The GiHuts OF 1891 follow.
Pitchers. Kecfe. WEIGH, Rusic and Shar
rott; catchers, Ewing, Buckley. Clarke,
and possibly Willard Brown; first base,
Connor: second base, Richardson; third
base, Denny; shortstop Gltsscock; field
ers, Slhttery, Herman, O'Rouke. extras.
either Whistler or Bassett and either Gore
or Hornung Jim Mutrie tells me that
there is not another team like the Giants
In the world, and they will be world
beaters from the start, My readers must
remember that Jim is the most enthusias
tic man in the country.
There never was a season that Arson did
not claim the pennaut two or three months
before the games began, and what is more
lie is always ready to back his opinion.
Il will not Astonish the admirers OF the
old man" in particular aud OF the game
in general to hear that he has announced
in bold tones that the championship is al
ready his. Arson will certainly have II
strong team 10 fight for u. II will consist
Of:
Pitchers, Hutchinson, Stein, Luby aud
one other, probably Dwyer or Gumbert;
cntcherS, Farrell, Kittrcdge and Maggie;
first base, Arson; second base, PfefTer;
third base, Burns; shortStop, Cooney;
ielders, Ryan, Duffy, Carroll and Viii
mot; extras, GlenAlvin, Williamson and
Earle.
This is a great team, and with Captain
Arson at the helm is likely by team work
and discipline to do almost anything in the
way Of baseball effort. II Arson succeeds
in getting Kelly, and there Is some chance
rf his doing IN bR will ha lurl m 1npyn
Frank Seclcy, over in Boston, will tell
you that there isn't really anybody in il
with his team, and the Triumvirs will in
form you that II money will get a cham
pion team together they will get it. Ger
tainly they are liberal enough, but they
will have TO do some hustling 70 win this
year. The men they will probably start
in with are as follows;
Pitchers, Clarks0n, Nichols, Getzein, and
possibly Daley. They can have Radbourn,
but are uncertain whether or not they
want him. As IL stands now they are
averse TO him, but II they expect to be in it
they would do well 70 take Radbourn, un-
less he wants the earth ms "A salary. lie is
worth half a dozen Daleys. Cntchers,
Bennett, Camel and Kelly; first base,
Tucker; second base, Quinn, or PfetTer,
II the deal with Chicago for Kelly goes;
third base, Nash. shortstop, Long: iielders,
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The Boston club will need Kelly for his
popularity, and AS they have no expert
euced captain they may want him for that
position. Bostonitns who are roofing
for the pennant are hot to have Kelly, but
there Is something Of an under current
against him, and the Triumvirs do not
really know what to do IN the matter.
The Philadelphia club will make the
greatest effort OF its career this year, but
the improvement OF the other teams still
leaves them a big battle on hand. The
team, so far as can be guessed, will be:
Pitchers, Gleason, Thornton, Schultz,
Sanders and possibly Bufinton; Catchers,
Clements, Mailman aud Gray; first base,
Brouthers or Whistler; second base, Mey-
ers. third base, Mayer. Mulvey, Tebeau or
Alvord; shortstop, Allen: helders, Thomp
son, Hamilton, Fogarty and Sunday.
The other three teams very little Is
known about now. Hnnluu, Miller, Gal
win, Staley, Beckley and Burke will surely
play in PittsbuTE Alvord, Tebear. Strick-
er, Davis. Zimmyr. Young. BrTtin, Nc
kcnn, Virtue and D-lchIuty will play Mt
Cleveland, and possibly Gore and Ed
Crane W J. liAH;.Is
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been subject to frequent colds for SOM
years, which were sure - lay him up il
not dbctored at once. He finds thai
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1t opens the Sc iretlons, relieves the lungs
and restores the system to a healthy con,
ditiau. Ii freely used as soon as the cold
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