New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05
MORE BASEBALL TROUBLES.
TEAMS ARE UNEvENLY MATCHED.
THE PRESENT LEAGUE TOO DIG-NEEDs OF THE
HOME CLUB.

| HOME CLUB.
| 7, hcc,ns 10 look as II the American Association
| n,odc n gigantic mistake when Its actual r"er'
uouod N NJ orronzaton 60 out OF existance Simply
| N crafty their ambition to become members Of inc
| National League Those who have always Wai''"'"o"
that while the American Association was soon Se'
ond n never was In the same class with the i""suo
can look back upon those predictions with
.,,IsfactIon Every effort was made TO strengthen
| Tho :, 1ou,s baltimore Washington and Louisville
| clubs vet those four cities now fighting among
themselves for al.end honors In The Natohai ''s"e
race Even people who see baseball III all lis ph''ScS
are occasionally deceived rs to the actual stfeneh v"
| a team u Is only when evenly matched mines a'e
hrouch, together that an ideal baseball game results
| II has been the ambition Of the clubowher' oi "c
League for years 20 equane the playing strength OF
| nil the teams but the means adopted this year nave
| not horn good fruit. In the opinion OF the cup
| owners they could not do more sensible thng III
the close the present season than 10 go Dach 'r'c
wears and 10 run baseball It was conducted before
the brotherhood outbreak. There are too many eooi
h,so,,I cities 10 have them all in League. Let
the League reduce IL, circuit to eight cities ana theh
lot the next eight strongest cities reoreanne the
| American Association. binding agreement could
make each organization respect the contracts ana
rights Of the other. The present twevcclub League
| il buky and the prescn situation IS anything but
sati,iartory The superiority OF the Boston. lrpok-
lvn and Chicago tam, over the four ex Association
leans is painfully apparent OF course every .n i3
/ X ascr Said than done. The supply Of frstca 5
baseball material Is too limited to make twelve hrst-
| class National League teams
The ACCESSIBILITY Of securing Adrian C. Arson TO lead
New Yorh's local baseball host TO victory which was
referred to nj length in this column several weeks ago.
has cropped up again In old dress. There Is
nothing new In the suggestion, except that the owners
Of the New York and Chicago clubs have been seen at
greater length than they when the ruinor was
originally started. There Is little doubt that Arson
! feels that he has about ont his welcome IN
| Chicago The veteran has certainly done magnificent
service in baseball for the Windy City. and IL
is barely possible that he has already eNercd his best
efforts. AnsOn's playing days about over. ard II IS
| a question IL he would be- so successful bench
| manager as he has been a field manager. captain
| and player Ewngs all around work has bcen ms good
As any other first baSeman's in the country Iherc
are few enthusiasts hcrcabous who would care 10 ex-
| change Ewing even for Arson. The New York club
needs. not veterans. but young ana actNs piaycr,.
The club has at present too many sun lontei veterans
| on IFS pay roll With two Lively 0utncdcfS. hre-
class second and another good catcher 10 re
| leve Eoyc the Scw York team would be an deai one,
capable II more than holding lis own with any IN thc
| coinrry The present outfeld of the New-lork club
s a nightmare. Every effort Is being made 70 srcuf'
| nnqucsionaby don local uniforms in few weeks.
| The New YORK club made serious binrdtr "hen II
men Of the Kelly order would work wonders in the
local aggregation aud incidentally In the attendance at
| the Polo trJllds.
with the exception OF the isth. 10Th. Goth and 81 st
Of the present month there will be baseball games In
either New York or Brooklyn right up 10 June 30 on
| that date the teams begin their second tour of the
West where the first half of the championship season
Is brought to close. The second half opens IN the
| East with the Western teams. The Eastern teams
make only one tour Of the West In the second lhlf
Tho Western teams wind up their present tour weeI.
| from Tuesday. There will be- games at the Polo
| -, E.ctc Durix day his
| full schedule being:
r DsS"syM r,Snrs a. o,oH lniaarl
pha " LOUIS. at Philadelphia; Iatmore Chicaeo,
Iu,a, SEWERS w. LoSsSiis al roo ,o ,aS
;rooGlyn Washington w. Sn'gnn!s a, Marnlns'Cn
i:o.,oa a'""'' ~ '"'''''
wednesday Ncr York vs. Cincinnati. a. Polo Grounds.
i,roo.iym Bo.,on vs. thicsto at boston rhadchi
Baltimore washington ". Lous,Ilc. at WASHINGTON.
aaE vs. rSs at at od rn
ewYork Washington vs. LoT,ylilc az waihmStC
icvcand Philadelphia; oston Chicago, at nOston
vs. c4rGhnat at foG GrO ,nS
w. o cy,lnnd at Gad pha ,t%ore Vs.
y. Louis, at Baltimore Washington vs. Louisville at
vs. G,Sa1d at rClG ., Gro% @t
pha rtt.burg. at lhiladelphia Eamcre vs. louis
|
ngton.
| The average policeman would probably rather be
detailed To- duty the Polo Ground, than be- appointed
| Oh the siatucsque broadway squad. Most II tho
policemen who do duty at the Polo Cir Junds thoroughly
enjoy iher outing, ana taken al together have an
| exceedingly easy time. They seldom required 10
| ol-n their mouths and never 70 use thr'r clubs.
i.ut there Is one policeman AT the Harlem grounds
fairly convuI'cd the spectators. ke>plcnient In all
| has blue and brass he stood guard near the field
and stood In tie graeiul shade OF the grand stand,
| II picture Of thorough conten'ment An occasional
blecze swept through the little valley from Dead Head
i'm and he thoroughly content with himself ana
the rest OF The world But suddenly there va, sharp
glanced OF foul and straight for that conteutcl monu-
| incut In blue and bras. The policeman SAW the
have been tir' some and as result the ball truck
was a painful grnt glance OF SORROW f,l entr ats IN
The game went on aud tue lazy policeman not dis
in-tsd again.
The Drooklyn team Is payng an excellent s'me OF
| il, victo,,c-. The club did not follow the policy
noticed In other cluhs and 1t has kept enough mcil
To so6 r 'rae TO resa p IN ce Of
handling OF the team Ia, been remarkably succc.sth
a alic~ed to DO as PLEASE, ana PRESIDENT {, ii
tercro with him. Ward ba, succeeded IN injecting
con Siderable snap and yisor into ne p2ycr' i
how different the record Of The Rusty Joints" wouil
be. The Drooklyn team may not win 'hc champion
Eastern Park are Of seeing wcilcOntcSrcd game
Of baseball. and The men playing with AL the energy
| which Is In them.
Tho success Of Newman IN healing the Injuries O
Ewing. Tiernan and Boyile opens new hei Ilr 9
bright yonng MN. and 4 he can 10 a. vel with
other players. " charley Ilocc. Is twisted mlscles
are called and other Ills which the average athlete
Is heir 10 will soon be thing of the past Tint
ankle in enc hour e. considered remarkable hy tha
players. Captain Ewing thinks OF having the
treatment tried on hit famous GAS am. Newman
wa the trainer Of Martin who won tho first mc~"l,
tournament held IN Madison Square Garden last fall