The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15
TIL NEW YORKS ALL RIGHT.
POWERS, EUISs, AND UR0URKE MAZE
INTERESTING STA TkMENTS.


INTERESTING sTA1hMENTS.
Ne friction Between the Manager asa Cap
aain-The Team sure to show Hs ABILITY
About tho Pittsbursh Forfeit Case.
There were couple Of hundred cranks try
ing to break into the Polo grounds yesterday
afternoon. but tho gates were not opened. In
side the grounds Managers Powers and Wright
stood around and looked gloomily at
the gloomy weather. the players sat
In the club house. and exchanged
"reminiscences. All this time a fine rain
fell on tho field anc made tho grass look
very groen. but the effect on the managers was
to make them feel blue. Finally. at 3:45
o'clock. Manager Powers raised his voice and
remarked with great distinctness: There
will be no game to-day. but well play two
games Monday" Then everybody made .
rush for the cars.
The New Yorks all looked cheerful and con-
tented. notwithstanding their somewhat un-
pleasant experiences in the West.
''Oh. we are still on earth - said Manager
Powers There seems to be an impression
abroad that the tenn made q disRraceful
showing on the trip. fail to see that there Is
any ground for that belief. / calculated when
we started that II we won half the games
played we should be doing satisfactorily.
Well. We played eleven games and won i've
OF them. That isn't much worse than
the other Eastern teams did. The seventh
defeat with which we nre charged is the game
declared forfeited to Pittsburgh. and r am
confident that will not stand. There was no
disposition on tho part OF Pittsburgh to play
that game: they refused to make even an ef-
fort to put tho grounds In condition: the
Pittsburgh players were not visible: and vet
Macullar declared that New York had for
feited. think there is little question that the
decision will be reversed when the matter
comes before the directors
Tho trouble with our team Is that at pres
ent they are not playing up to the mark which
Kusie has been dissipating., He caught cold
in his arm at Baltimore. and. being a man who
eencn ks .s sd ito Ho Sh' BALL. Pot sn
while Boyle has not yet reached hrst.class
he dSpg SreAt wets
The POSITION exeeiienty and lis Batting Is ne
Regarding Lyons he Las plsyed. fine
into good batting forl i: Consider Bassetts
work at third very fine. and his eye is on the
win In miserable weather the New Yorks
should also be able to Is OF course good ope.
At the same . time the fact remains that the
which they can do their best work for the
other teams we have met have not experienced |
the Ill effects OF the weather to such AN extent |
:. AT Louisville We had warm. sunny day. and |
the influence OF the good weather was In
Syanty observable in the work OF The New
play will improve RAPIDLY: am entirely salts
for the others. Willie somewhat deficient in
base running tho fielding ability is good. the
batting heavy. and the battery work Of the
What about the stories Of a clash between
mot word q tssath in them. Ewing and 1
were sot ail2at by persons who are, anxious to
above point. he laughed and said: -,
without the least trouble and mischief makers
might as well subside. l want to say that this
G ia s bere the saa
much older This is the best team New York
ever had. and the fellows who have been yell
the strongest batting team in the country. and
strong. The Sun deserves M'i great credit f for
e the S3Es when they
when It has a losing streak
Umpire Macullar. who declared the game at
P rln,sbg forfeited: appeared ct the Polo
clared the score Of 9to o in PittsburGh's favor.
Manager Buckenberger had notified Manager
PeTers IN thrI n the game e. would be PLACED
a. ne olu mourning o! the SORT. SAID PoWerG. |
statement Of the, case to Nick Young. and he
did not care to talk about it.
Probably the best statement OF New York's
position was made by James O'Iourke.
The case ina nutshell" said the left field
o'clock. twas raining. There were less than
- persons on the grounds at any time. The
was shown to get them into shape for play We
remained in the grounds untiltwelve Or fifteen
70 go; when Macullar climbed on our bus and
We were not and he said nothing about forfeit
ng the game, but went back to the grounds.
ID to Pittsburgh. Now. the point on which
New York bases its case Is this: The captain
II the home club is the Judge of the illness OF
ne grounds for play. but only up to the
line ut which the game Is advertised to
sss 4 -. os"sk; ~. thst u' hour there fs9s
y captain that the game WAS to be played. In
act. II the umpire was on the ground he did
lot make the fact known. Had Macullar
teppedI on tho field at 4 O'clock and called play
time. as it was raining. and thus held us sub
Get to his orders for half an. hour.
i I ID. did =, not appear at o'clock. the
ta bu hour tnn m for the game went
Jurisdiction, He had no more right to ask US
round on which New York bases its protest.
nd 1t will win. {
e rs New York eyer had and viii give SPLEEN
I'd account OF itself. Just mark the predic-
Amateur baseball Register.
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