Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-03
THE BASE BALL WORLD.

and Manager Burnham cannot agree upon terms. Burnham says that if Doyle does
 not sign, he can and will secure man for
 the position who is fully as good, several
 of whom he has now under consideration. For first base Burnham has three men under consideration, two of whom are:
 ssSyd" Farrar of Philadelphia and "Wally" Andrews of Omaha He favors Andrews, as he considers FaIrar's terms to exorbi- tannt.
 Burnham made a statement last night to the effect that in all probability Andrews would be signed.
 Manager Selee of Boston in 8 letter to MT. Burnham says that Andrews is one of the greatest first basemen in the country, an excellent base runner, heavy hitter and dead sure catcher at first base, catch ing ball with either hand equally well.
 For the outfeld he has the terms of
 'Joe" Sommers of last years Baltimores, and Manseu of Newark under considera tion. Sommers was second in the Allan tic league last season in fielding with an average of .956 and first in batting, his average being BAY. Mansell was also sec ond in fielding and had an average of .241 in batting. Either of these two men would make valuable acquisition to the team,
 
 outfield in the league. "Wally" Andrews played great ball for Omaha last season, having batting average of .279, made in eighty y-6ve games, and fielding average of .977, fourth in the Western league.
 Speaking of Newark's failure to stay in the International Manager Burnham says: ''It doesn't bother me very much as we shall probably take in Harrisburg imme- diately. If not, we can play with seven o1-I> ,x,;1 1a cfr ever and New Haven will have a strong team notwithstanding her many trials and tribulations." Manager Burnham further said: q have not as yet been advised officially of Newark's withdrawal, but it is no more than expected. Since Newark's admittance to the league no efforts have been made by the Newark management to select team, MT. Shoemaker, who has been the mainstay of the team, withdrawing almost entirely. Its whole attitude has been lukewarm, and I have known for some time that the clubs withdrawal was onlya matter of time, the only thing that has worried us being that the club would hang on until the season had advanced, the schedule perfected and all arrangements
 made, when it would drop and compel us to make other arrangements and interfere | with the series of games. As it is now, l we shall have no trouble and will fill New ark's place at once. A meeting of the
 league will be held in Albany next Mon | day, when all pending matters of the | but in all probability the Harrisburg,
 Penn, team will be admitted in Newark's place. This club has been anxious to come in, and I do not doubt but that it | will prove as drawing a card as Newark. | So far as the New Haven team is con | cerned, it will be strong one if the ne- gotiations for players now under way are completed. hope to be able to put up | good strong team against Yale on Satur l day."
 In conclusion Manager Burnham said: 'You can rest assured that this city will have base ball this season, that the present International league will be kept up by | the admission of another city, and that the New Haven team will be as strong or
 stronger than any in the league. All this
 cannot be accomplished in day, but the
 opening of the championship season April 25 will find us in good condition and in 8 position to cope with any of the clubs in l the league.
 Notes from the Diamond. Schoeneck will play first base in Seattle. Manager Bright of the Cuban Giants is
 expected in the city next Wednesday. l New Haven vs. Yale at Howard avenue grounds tomorrow afternoon at three l o'clock.
 | Horner played third base yesterday and played it better than Manager Burnham l expected him to.
 Brosnan, the new second baseman, will
 report in this city and play in the NewHa-
 ven Yale game Saturday.
 l It would not be surprising to see "Chick" Hofford wearing a New Haven
 uniform again this season. | Joe Hornung will play in Buffalo. He was member of the Buffalo club when it
 was in the National league. Harner made brilliant catch of high fly ball yesterday, and thereby surprised
 even his most ardent admirers. Manager Thomas of West Haven is trying to arrange game with the New Ravens for some day next week. The Gorhams have been placed in the Connecticut Central league and will play | in Norwalk, the Cuban Giants going to | Ansonia in the same league. Manager Prior of Southington has about | completed terms with Carey, the we'll ] known pitcher of New Haven, who de- sires to pitch here again this season.
 s'Wally" Andrews batting average is as follows: In 85 games he was 311 times at the bat, made 62 runs, S7 base hits and Il sacrifice hits, giving him an average of .279.
 John J. Burdock has accepted the terms of the salemn club, and the latter is to be congratulated in securing one of the finest second basemen in the country to- day.
 The University of Michigan nine will play Yale at New Haven on May 26, Co., lumbia at New York May 27, Brown at Providence May 2S, Harvard at Cambridge June 3.
 The Howard avenue baseball grounds have been secured by the amateur league for the coming season. A schedule will now be arranged so as not to conflict with the games of the New Ravens.
 The Boston National league team with Bennett, Ganzel, Clarkson, Nichols, Tucker, Nash, Quinn, Storey and other stars will play the Meriden Central league April 15 in that city. It will be the event of the season.
 The following provisional schedule of games for April has been arranged by the Harvard base ball management: 3, Man chester at Manchesr; 4 and 2, Boston league at Boston, and at Cambridge; II, Worcester at Cambridge; 13, 15 and IF, Boston at Cambridge; IS, Worcester at Cambridge; 22 and 8, Dartmouth at Cam bridge; 25, Brown at Providence; 19, Will Hams at Cambridge.
 On the New Depot Site in Bridgeport.
 BRIDGEPORT, April 2-The deed trans fering the wharf property of Alonzo J. Beardsley to the Consolidated Railroad company was recorded in the town clerks office this afternoon. This land is situ- ated at the western end of the railroad bridge, adjoining the property of the Bridgeport Lumber company. The DOT ton owned by the Ira Gregory estate is the only part of the proposed depot loca- tion that has not yet been completely transferred, but this will probably occur in day or two.
 A Butterfly Tea.,,
 A butterfly tea" will be given by class No. IF of St. Paul's Sunday school on Wednesday afternoon and evening from 4:30 to o'clock. Miss Grace North, the teacher of the class, has taken great pains to make the affair success, and will be assisted by her scholars: Miss Grace Eng fish; Miss Bessie Gessner, Miss Grace Loper, Miss Aline Palmer, Miss Annie Keller, Miss Jennie Gobel, Miss Ada Greene and Miss Nellie Garvey. It will