New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-01
THE BALL SEASON BEGINS.
GIANTS PLAY ON THEIR OWN GROUNDS.
MANHATTAN COLLEGE JAsPERs DO WELL. BUT
ARE OVFRPOWFRED.

After ten DAYS at Richmond Va giants returned to
this city yesterday morning and in the afternoon formally
opened the baseball at the Polo Grounds The
game was between the NewYoris and the Jaspers Of
Manhattan College has been The custom for several
years The management OF the local club 70 think
that the Jaspers have certain mascoc Influences ana
would think OF PLAYING o:her team for the first
game as OF sending the PLAYERS North Pol. for
their spring practice. cold damp NewYOrk March
sreeze swept over polo Grounds the weather being
many colder than he PLAYERS have been accustomed
TO in recent practice work in the South The men
wore extra nannels and anticipate i'll effects from the
change Their eXer:ons the lcd kept them comfort
able but the 900 spectators were fortunate.
They shivered and shook right through the yet
they suck manfuy to their benches and witnessed the
entire innings. The Giants won Of COURSE nobody
anticipated any other result The paid attendance
srger that at any opening game hree years which
can be encouraging for the popularity
the game this season.
IL was 80 O'Clock when the train with :he New-Y0Il
players ON board rolled into Pennsylvania Depot
jersey City Before sshting. Manager Powers delivered
short speech 10 his He :Old that they would
have to keep up the work IN NewYork which they had
begun In Richmond. Every will o repor: al
the Polo Grounds practice day. except SUNDAY
at 10 m. and at D. N. Sickness alone will excuse
a player. Powers IS determined have per.
condon for :he opening Of the championship
April y.
Captain Ewing made his debut in NewYork as o lire,
basesn and but for little incident in the third inning
his reception would have been remarkably warm. In
this inning 0Leay second base and Collins was
on third The ball thrown first catch Collins.
the spy OLeary started FOR third II the "Dickens"
we're after him. quick throw might have c9ught
OLcary Ewing tented. and did throw the ball
A murmur OF dsapprovai went from the crowd. but
that oil. Second thought convinced those presen:
that Ewing would have made mistake 10 take chances
with his arm in such weather.
The college boys played remarkably clever game in
the field weak batting, which generally chaocterizes
amateurs. being their only drawback. Pitcher Powers
clever enough utilize show curves which accounts
for his good showing Had he pitched as he pitches
against smateurs, Giants batting figures would have
twice large Collins the onlv Jasper bats
who made base hit and he made three.
King the old St Louis pitcher. pitched his first game
local team. aud he made -oCd impression. He
struck men, and cid not send PLAYER TO frst
called balls showing that he had plenty Of speed
as well control Of Che ball Couehln pitched the last
four innings. and proved what The Tribune maintained
fall that he not strong enough for League COM
pany. Lyons made a peculiar record. He made three
two.hase hits In succession and then struck his
turns at bat Murphy and Fields both caush:
well the latter doing slightly the better work. The
usual tin horn brgude present: and their lung power
improved by their OF enforced In
activity. The follows