New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-01
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
ARRANGING FOR SOUTHERN TRIPS.
BASEBALL. AFFAIRS IN AN ACTIVE sTATE-PRos-


BASEBALL AFFAIRS n AN ACTIVE sTATE-PROs-
Poets FOR PLAYERS.
Several Of the baseball clubs already making
ARRANGEMENTS for their southern trips, and one or TWO
teams VIII start next week. Just what plans ITO
New York and Brooklyn clubs VIII adopt for te COM
ing season is yet undecided. In 1act hothlls naS
been done in Brooklyn will be done until Ward Is
discovered The Brooklyn club Is far BEHIND us
rivals having as yet but three players under
contract. 49,
President C. IL. Byme and Secretary Charles EoDetS
spend every day at Eastern Park working over thai
troublesome League schedule. This WORK, never easy
IS double laborious this year on account OF the III
crease of the League circuit TO twelve ciups' i"o
Chicago and ST. Louis officials are also preparing
schedules and of the three or new one eihpioins
the good points Of ALL will be adopted at tho March
meeting OF the League
II Is now believed that the championship schedule
will consist of 152 games, instead Of IA, as hereto
fore In vogue when eight clubs made up the circuit
The will begin about April 10 ana Close laee III
October The opening games Will be played IN mo
cities further south. probably Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Baltimore IN the E.iSt ana LOUISVILLE. Gle
Louis and Cincinnati ia the West.
General satisfaction Is expressed at the prospects OK
an interesting baseball championship series between
the mines Of Yale. Harvard and Princeton. Aepre-
sentatves from Harvard and Princeton met as
Worcester on saturday and arranged the two games 10
be played between those TWO colleges ihc iSO se'ho
will be played ut Princeton, OH May :. ana ue second
game at Cambridge on Decoration Day. Wmle tho
colleges may not formally make an lncroisgiats
League all three will play games against one another
which will be virtually the same thing
An important meeting Of the New-iork Baseball
Cb Will bs held at Taylor's Iiotel. jersey CITY. on
February H. Joseph Gordon VIII be elected director
OF the club and possibly director. now prominens
in the affairs of the club may retire. 1t Will also -
decided whether the local team VIII make southern
TIN or not The opening game at the Polo Grounds
will rs usual be between the New Yorks and the Man.
haitian College Mines on Thursday March 81.
The addition Of Joseph Gordon TO the directorate
Of the local club will prove wise move. Gordon was
formally director of the club but retired TWO years
ago lie Is well informed in baseball anairs ana ne Is
a thoruch sport sman aud real lover OF baseball.
Unlike some of the other directors he never weaFles
OF working for the good of the club. IL might not 10
bad idea 10 have Mr. Gordon one or the local CLUBS
representatives at the League conven IONS. Had he
been AT indianapolis, the local club would not have
been left off the schedule and lest one or two desr
able players Gordon is member OF the Manhattan
Athletic Club and Of the best bOwlers N the elys
President Day Is also an excellent bowler.
The new Board OF Control has not been appointed
AS vet but II is likely to be composed OF n. r. Young,
C. H. Byrne and John l. Rogers. This viii not give
the old American Association element any representa-
''' The New York club has advanced Catcher MoAn
300 and IL will make a determined effort TO keep tho
young man, in spite OF the fact that he has been as
signed to st. Louis.
the New-York and rttsburg clubs Thru basema1
Lyons The 0Hcials OF the Pttsburg club have
sensiby decided To make further effort to secure
n f. Young will retire from his Government positoa
ut Washington, and will hereafter devote his entire o.
tsntion " baseball