New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22

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WHAT BASEBALL MEN ARE DOING.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO COME BEFORE TIM
LEAGUE MEETING NEXT WEEK.
Tho annual meeting Of tho National Baseball LeaeuA
TO be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel next week, viii b
Interest all followers Of the game Many mpoftans
left unsettled tho conference at indanep"
OILS be disposed Of and friends OF the Newfork
club hope tina. the cut-owners will recty at last one
mistake made at the Hoosier capital. Every follower -
baseball in this neghborhod is convinced that the cruz.
owners made mistake when Richardson was ass'snea
TO Washington. II that is persisted In the moss
popular player IN tho local nine Will be taken away s
the team irreparably weakened
From careful inquiries made by the writer It seems %
II New.York's chances for keeping the popular seeonoe
decidedly SLIM In spite OF the conndence -
John b. Day. president, and p. T. Powers the mana
GER the matter comes TO q vote in the League
meetings. the may be voted down. The loceA
team need not Brooklyn for sympathy or support
and IL Is hardly likely that either Pttsturg LousvHes
Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore wasiingt will vote
with New.York. out OF the twelve clubs this leaves
only New.York Chicago, Boston, Cleveland and Phila-
dephia which might favor the return Cd Richardson y
the club he properly belongs TO.
brooklyn can excuse its casting vote 10 weaken ne
10y urging that TO maintain discipline the boee
which assigned the player 70 Washington must be suppo
ST. Louis naturally for NewYork because ne
local secured OF It's players. Manager bafmes
position toward the local club has never been frieneys
although Mr.. Days money very acceptsoe 70 an'o
has forgiven Powers TOR csps"r'
ing Catcher BOYLE Psburgs is still inhaneo over
tho OF Third Bsseman Lyons. Louisville remembers
TaylorJennngs episode and the kentuckisns ~ouie
vote New-York Gfthcass team II such thing VIEW
possible
The loss Of Richardson will great deal, for the
simple reason that the club will find It all but mpos'
sible get acceptable man TO cover second pess
Pfeer determined to play In LOUISVILLE "hefe NJ
has gone business and Bassett seems TO be me only
available man left Bassett cover the position In
fair STYLE batsman when he Is not asieh
he in semiconscIous condition 700 mueh iass
season. he play the same kind OF tricks ~ year
Powerss objection Bassett Is his ce-wsSon@e
movements on the bases The local managers ambition
TO lively baserunning nned 70 eounNracs NE
effect OF the VIGOROUSLY slowmoving outneia 1he NOV"
York club has the sowes moving outned IN inc county,
and with slow moving inned Its pennan chances VIII nos
look bright Richardson also made an excellent captain
when Ewing was not on the field Ewing may SUI
believe he second base but no can" sn~
all the old time friends Of the club know IT,
Before the club-owners finish their session hey VIVA
aso be called upon adopt the schedule and 70 mAAs
some sort Of allowance to protect the minor 'eas
which are springing up all over the country nAe nus"
rooms The playing schedule Will consist OF d sa"ess
~ ,ou-,e,o more games for club than the League
has ever played The first championship game VII %
payed about the middle OF APRIL ana even hen 'ns
ala games cannot be played before Octobf Is wen sa
vanced Schedules containing l32 games nave oc'"
rarad hut this IA too short and Is not likely 10 be
adop,ed As for the protection TO be afforded the junior
league IL should be based on Is equitable ioo@hs
,osshls PLAYERS should be diatcd during ~
nayinQ season. and the price Of protection shouio d
nsaced at about its actual cost TO the large league
Tho Polo Grounds look bright and clean, ana super
nendent Bell has got everything ready for the opening
Of the season. The grounds VIII be hanasomer sno NV
tasefuly arranged than last yesr. Eastern fsrk ~
also I'm excellent condition, and games couio DC psy
as soon as the frost is out OF the grounos "r"uno
keeper windram Is never idle
Stock in the Pittsburg club valued higher ss pre-"
ant than 4. ever was before. There "a stock on the
market, Messrs. Temple, Auten and Kerr own o's
out OF the $50 shares. -
Tho souabble OF tho rival factions In Minneapolis
over securing franchise for that city in the western
| Association has been settled. Samuel IT, morton nss
secured the plum and he will personally manage the
team.
tan A. TO membership has created much talk ana ers
deal Of criticism AGAINST those whose acnoa orousns
such result With Nanhattans and either INC Se"-
York or Unyersity A. Trans added the local eseus
would be assured Of remarkably SUCCESSFUL season. a.
IL present made up with two clubs on staten isane nv
two in New.Jersey, t can't well compete fof ue ena]
pionship Of New.York, not having ciuo e''her l" VA
| city Brooklyn. IL
Indoor baseball continues be the popular winter ~
DIOR snort in Chicago. Properly managed ie wouo navy
4 been an equal in this neighborhood
There ia a rumor going around that Michael . heV
no, any moro sincere than OF old Mr. Kelly Is NAV
| ing mistake. ana the result h''' o' ' ~
| out IN the cold -, s.,.,.
| Ex.Manarer James Mutre is opposed TO the douois
chamnonship season which will be In vogue this year |"
| the major as well in the minor leagues
ward will have trouble signing some OF bis players
=, the reduced salary agreed upon by the cuoo"ncF
across the river. ,, a..
not .endng their teams South for spring tour' ohs
mighty dollar real reason nine tines out OF 'en