The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-07
AMONG THE SPORTSMEN.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO AMUSE
xHEMsELYES As WELL As OTHERS.

TIE New York Directors viii Not Have
Kely-saow Prevents the Races mt ssut.
tenSuro-.Another Gane In the Havana
Chess Match-I.iveiy Work with the
Wooden Pins--ShootinC, Wheeling, Fight
ing, Boating. Athletic, and Other News
number OF admirers OF that erstwhile bril-.
liant player. Mike Kelly. are engaged In IN
effort to force him upon tho New York Base
bail Club The arguments advanced In favor
of the proposition have all been set forth In
TfE Sun. also tho objections to his becoming
smember Of tho team. Kelly's friends laugh
q all adverse talk. and insist that the mag
mates will make q great mistake II they fail
to engage Mike. TO set all this chatter at
rest. THE Sun will state that there is not the
fSmotest prospect OF Kelly playing ball for the
New York team. The reason Is that majority
e the directors OF the club do not want Kelly
and will not have him under any clrcum-
stances.. They have, made up their minds to
Ss 1nd ks nd hn IN sos
Whit Ssss hs Ss sSsss
ans ss % s1,efs0ith sGiS .sa the
la leaving Els fellow players to do the best
II regard to the claim TINT prYSpostio;p9 has
said that nstion II that drseSn has yet
sSort win be- made to secure fiyiIer. The tact
that tho manaSement oys;lf9o Ks Bassstat
Come s' ointment nnn Bassstt certainly played
FsmsrksGiy. good bali apd hit hard. r. His bat.
but DAG In fielding Bassett. in l2a games.
accepted 425 chances at third base, and LED i1
ss s0 see y sS E e ssns as1
Was eighth among second basemen. with 1880:
q well 9s possible i there IS one thing upon !,
that the members Of the New York team shall.
shs qsug vb BE t Ii to AaG
this largely explains the determination OF tho
ot to hayS HSs in = tsn reI 90
aons With hnson precade lis playing in
Ss snS there G ms notSns
suggested several raj days age, that efforts be
made 70, secure Pfeier. as Rieherdson was
snS the direSto1s think we'll e Of the susseston
n now settled that Lyons will play at third.
Should P sat' be sas he VIII q COURSE
ske second Gthe e e: R bassefF Will 10 put
Patrons Of the Polo grounds next season will
have cause for deep thankfulness. Last sum
mer they were constantly ANNOYED; and dhs,
soft drinks. peanuts. and sandwiches. These
walters not only swarmed through the aisles.
but also pushed themselves between the rows
Of seats walking in front o: spectators. thus
obstrueting their view q the field and at the
This nuisance will Io abated. The hawkers
Will no longer be permitted to roam through
the grand stands to the annoyance OF specta-
tors. and the latter will he enabled to witness
the games in peace and com fort. This has been
decided upon by tho, directors and whoever
grounds for next season will sign a contract
embodying tho above stipulation. The SUNS
structures on the abuse last season were well
coined by patrons. and stop Won then have
been put to tho baw!ing but Tor the fact that
Troy's contract permitted him to DO about as
the comfort of spectators or the wishes Of the
directors. 1t viii b. different next season.
There is an annoying hitch in the arrange
ments at Boston. looking to the sale Of the AS
Prince and his associates are said to lave re.
ton faseball ilcid. The Wagners are reported
to have secured oyer SOC. coo for getting out OF
tho way in Philadelphia. 1t will be remem-
bared that Prince did not go to Boston. but the
lawyer totally unacuuaintrd with the ms and
outs of hnsenall. II appears that Hart and
Aaines. tho otncr Boston Association stock
holde,s. urn not satisfied with the settle
nent. and have raised howl. They won't
sign the necessary, papers und have
New York yesterday. and SO also did A. &.
spa'dinG These two Eentieme met in the
Broome street store Of the SpuidingS and had
long conference on the Boston trouble. Mr..
Prince will go back to Boston with new
$ proposition for settlement. :,
has .neen confined 10 tic house for the past
week.