New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
GROOM" FOR BASEBALL.
ENCOURAGING OPENING OF THE YEAR
CROWDS EAGER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEA
soN-THE SITUATION.

CROWDS EAGER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP 9IA
sON-THE SITUATION.
TIN. ravu,or baseball senson will start with an en-
pbatic "boom- on Tuesday. although no gnmes are
scheduled in this neighborood until April 2I wien
the Giants and Washingtons formally open the season
at the Polo Grounds and the brooNFh anu r"n"ci
nlia teams perform the same services for Brooklyn
at Eastern Park. The attendance nj h- preI"'n"rS
or practice games all over the country has been I'M
usuolIv large and encouraging The interest taken III
thair work bv the players argues well for brilliant
contests right through the Discipline was lax
during the last two years, ana as long ~ Tue ""''
waged tn, players did about as they pleased III was
almost impossible TO reprmand refractory payer ior
fear that ne would kick over the traces ana Jump 10
some rival organisation. Now peace reigns over tue
baseball world and 1t is good thing for baseball that
{, does Popular rs the sport Is Il could not have
vitbs,ood another season Of The double chain-
pionsidp season and the twcveclnb circuit are expert
ments but if rot successful they cannot ueu"ct
from the Interest I'm the games.
The element OF uncertainty will enter more lnrg'ly
into the League race this year than ever before Inc
Boston team will show few changes In lis makeup
and rs the men OF the Hub tie championship last
wear they are naturally the fav0rtcs for ihe struggle
which IS about to open. The other teams show many
changes and will be impossible " estimate Just "a'
any Of them can do until the championship race ~
we'll under way. Ncw-Nork is an unknown quantity
and so is brooklyn in spite Of the loud boasts OF POI"
ers and Ward Brooklyn is noCc too strong IN inc
outfeld and pitching departments. while the ihheia
and catching departments Of the Giants viii be the
weak spots. II weak spots develop 10 the team Ah7oH
+ not Boosting rs usual. but ur OLD waFhoise Is
crafty and Chicago may he - formidable rs ever
Cleveland aud Philadelphia are enthusiasm over th""
teams and natives " Cincinnati are confident u''
their beloved rorkopotans will finish among tl" hr'i
Tle ~
clubs promise 10 have hard road 10 irvel IN sp'e
NJ the Infusion OF League blood into the teams i1tt'
burg IS likely to finish anywhere between ionrth anu
last placc II the Philadelphia clubs pitchers come
M To expectations the QuakerS may at last capture
thnt coveted trophy which has a. vet managed 10
eludc philadelphia
Tho For,iham College team has also made eatoTae
preparations for the coming season, ana some excel
lent erimes have been arranged. Inc s'h'Nu'c III
ranged is as hoIows: April H. Amherst; Apul H. fs'c
University April IL Volunteers Baseball N's"'''u"'
April %. University Of PENNSYLVANIA. Aptl ~
syrorthmore College May L. Mercury Basclnll A.
soc,otou Nav g. Trinity College: May !. Cornell INT
versi,v NAV = Volunteers Baseball Association Nav
o Brown University May TO- Holy Cross 'oiegc'
NAV H. Yale University May IA, Rutgers 'oiesr'
NAV H. Smith BrOthers' Baseball Association May ls'
wesleyan College: May ~, Trinity 'oliegr' MAY 80
Tiger Dnscball Association. MAY -, LAFAYETTE Col
legc: June g. Wesleyan College: June ., Volunteers
Baseball Association June r. Union college June D.
University Of Pennsylvania, June II, Manhattan Attn
letac club June -. Lafayette College; June ~ Man
haitian Athletic Club
The STATEN Island Athletic Club will devote more
o,on,ion thaD ever Ia baseball this summer. In met
the club has Issued the heaviest sch"du" 1t has ever
put ont. The ;. !. a. &. won The championship '"s'
season. and rs the team viii be strengthened THIS wear
an excellent record may De expected The games ar