New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
THE ATHLETIC PROSPECTS.
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK FOR BAsEBALL-1hN
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLUE.

ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK FOR BAsEBALL-1nf
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLUB.
The coming summer promises to be interesting one
for all followers Of outdoor sports The prospects fo'
baseball and athletics never looked brighter ana one
reason that branches OF sports VIII BE- oetteF ma
soed this wear than ever before the frost drives
the athlete, and bspayers TO cover the football men I'll
take the Held. and an enjoyable football season - A''o
promised The public understands football better than II
did years ago. and this In measure explain, Tho
Iarye crowds which turned out 70 games last TALL T.l,
thing needed TO put ssehcn entirely out OF 80
reach The piofr clubowner and enthusiast
now understand each other thoroughly and tho establish
rsnt of twelveclub league makes future wa oil trt
Impossible. Tho club-owners have the BATH AID
now they ought enough 10 retire from puI'
Print and simply let the players anusc the puoc a. % old
The club-owne il all right in the oMc, but IL would b.
the best thing world fol baseball 4 le would hnI
keep OIL diamond fed and out OF public print
Some OF the directors Of shc sew.Yo,k club are taxing
lveler Interest the makeup o; the Giants inon TIC
occasion seems warrant. =. T. Powers is capable o.
every way OF maxine up the team. and it might b. GOD
idea il the directors let him alone But for the inter.
ference Of he directors Kelly would now be member o.
the New-York team II tn local club had bccn able 10
retain a, baseman Taylor then Kelly would not tc
Ieeded When the pace arrangement arrived az.
Taylor Of course went back to Louisville. Kelly (, a
good catcher OF the ocst b1tsmcn In the country
In Evlngs allows him u eaten, Kelly could play
first base If Ewne's prevented him from catching
IL Kelly is no: secured IL might b. good ID - rliy
O'Rourke on first base lie eau cover the position a,-
ceptably At best OEour&e /, /, poor fielder. h., real
worth being in his batting
The affairs OF the University Athletic Club hnvc al.
favoraby than the trustees anticipated.
predicted In The Tribune the club has leased The Old
Racquet Club property at Twtay,sNthst and Siyha.e.
having secured advanagOu, lease for several yesF,
The club will possession q II, new clubhouse about
May l. but IL will In at even earlier date the
place he made ready The rival University Athlete Assoct-
tion the old Berkeley Athletic property
Forty fourth.st. without opposition. Tho University An
letc Club already has membership Of over one hund.
aRd this may doubled before the week IS out Tie
council Of twenty which will have control Of tho club =
how fully made up and is follow George A. Adc, Vac
Edward D. Appleton. Trinity Colin Armstrong. Am.
hers; Wendell Baker. Harvard: Henry w. Banks. j..
Williams; Henry Stanford Brooks. Yale Robert G.
nell Columbia; Cornelius c. Cuyler, Princeton George
Walton Green. Harvard; Tracy II. Harris. Princeton
Oliver g. Jennings, Yale; william H. l.. Lee Yah
Charles +. Matthewson Dartmouth; Edward 5. RdUallD
Columbia; Guy Richards Columbia William w. skdly,
Yale william Stewart Tod Princeton; Richard Trlmble
Harvard Henry S. Van Duzer. IarYord and Eyort Jan.
sen Wcrdc, Harvard. Gergc A. Adec IS the c!occ u
the council for prssdcnt.
Tho League Of American whrelm"n oura: - selcc,
orct7s who at least will consult It's rules and regulations
befo;c taking any decisive action. Chairman stNat ss
recent order dsquaNylne a. a. Immc has placed
that Official in extremely ludcrous position. man
cannot be conviced until he is tiled anil found guilty
in athletic law. And even IL tlr l.. W. were rO.tya
that Zimmerman guilty Of professionalism The acton
OF Chairman Atwator was not authorized according
ellsnec agreement tween the League American Wheel
men snd the Amateur Athlete Union. The wheeling
interests Of the world have become important the
sport business appears to have outgrown it, promoters
ana champions Its promoters certainly the dipo
mats meets in hOrse-rocng baseball and other ath
letics.
Amateur athletes Will play important part at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. The Amateur Athletic Union
Will hold It's championship meeting at Chicago under the
susices OF the newly organized Chcag, Athletic Club
This club has not Joined the un0n yet. hut Will