New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-02
ANINGBASEBALL SEASON
GIANTS IN BETTER CONDITION.
ALREADY MAKING PLANS FOR NEXT sEAsoN--
WORK OF THE PLAYERS.


r, r,,rs 4, tho New.Yorx baseball club rather the
fam ara IN hotter shape to-day than they have been before
,bs vo,r and nrobably for years T. l. Powers mas
rad n hard time Of II wedding out OLD stars ana He'"h
Younger and active players TO take ueir p'o,
ro has fought down faction in the team and scs'efe
the disturbing element and while he may no' reap many
rhls soas1n hls Just dues can hardly escape MN
next ycl- Keller the new third basemah promises ~
strengthen the in Us weakest point Iha' o p9
ZEN On ,bo northeast corner Of the diamond has Always
h,.n stumbling block 10 the Ncw-Yor@ ciuo' anu u mas
caused more trouble than any other three OF prop'".
bal, 4 dozen positions on the tenn. Since the Gays o'
uankin.on the New-York club has never hau rc'"s
er.t.cla,s third bascman. When Arthur Wh'hey o"' "
xowYork IL was thought the third base troubles OF INC
'n .o avon He ulaved the base fairly well, but did
no, sac,o 10 know what turned for ana ne couu
not run fast enough TO start pefsplrauoh Oh 'u!
Then ..Jerrv'' Denny. who was. or hau peeh' 'ho ~
third bascman OF the country was secured va, ~ ~
,,io &, a Pow weeks and he was worse thah MS Prc"c
-. Tho club has tried I'D my" Lyons BaSseW'
movie and Knowles in that position ths year, al. ."
have been dismal failures IL Is hoped Dy inc ic"N' ~
rho cub that Kce.er will not be disappointment" ii'
,naae a suporb record In the Eastern League aS u o''
, ha.c runner and fielder. The trouble however IS
,ho, Keeler has signed next years contract refusing
sign one which called Cor his playing curing u' =,
mi. season. He says that he WORKED h@iu envs
aro his share toward winning the championship anu
49,. ia voud rather rest now. As nearly every euo III
rho country was AT Keelcr the young man cou u''
rt own toms still he may be Induced 70 put Oil Il
nu,rorn and help out the local team
o,o 1,uh,ul II Captain Ewing will DO much eaten
49, ,ho r,t -, the season Like most veterans ne mas
hor,or ~ the chilly blasts Of autumn ana "heh 'he p'
tratnc breezes sweep across the ad'he u''ioni ~,
w. d,vs the veterans blood congeais quickly anu Ms
, ,,r, n, rheumatism and his muscles become t"sVeu
r,,l,c ia afraid that work in cold weather WI"
i, .,. season The club Is fortunate In having such
c,co,lcnt catching material IN Doyle Boyle ana W
,,o.e three men now playng-tWo OF WeIn ou' VI -
,,l,r uosltlons-eyery day. Doyle Is an eNcee"'
a,chcr bu, It seems a pity TO spoil sooa 'a'h'' "
-. -, ,nd,rorent second bsscman. Doyles position Is
n,ipd the bat and IS doubtful II he ever Will uc'ep
to,o , really nr,t.cass bascman. Inc zoe" team r
al mon in view but has made no seiecuoh'' ''1' ,
,ot,, ars, base A. well any OF the regulars WIZ"
- I',,,o o,co,tlors Of Tucker and Bcckey HIS Oat
,,r "a GOOD and timely. but he should devote eoou
ro-tion OF the winter TO PRACTISING 'prlh""B' ne Wv
., m. slovcst runners on the team Inc ou''''" " ~
-, Witch Ncw.York has ever had ana me ptch"S
,o,, . also all right SO with good second oaSe'
mann the Giant, may yet be as formidable as th'y were IN
,,ss and 1850 when they won the woris cn''pO"'"P'
,, ,uo rnor, weeks remain OF the League Champion
'"' cleveland Will win. and Boston very prop
snip - second Mace. Either Pittsbure BooNyn'
,,c,, Yorl or Philadelphia may capture AiFu p''e' .
,'f amos ar, scheduled for this week the 'ho'V me-
.,r horoq those between the New.fork ana hFooN
.'''S -, ,ho polo Grounds on Wednesday and Thus
,rno Giants play the Wd>hinstons toIh0r'o" "''u
rrc.lav and then wind up the week IN boS'o" "ve'
, , prootl,n games The Brooklyn team pays On'
,ru,.,,b,os at Eastern Park on Monday ana lu''uay
and the washngtons on Friday anu ''""''
schedule for the week il as follows NJ. ,s.
vrd,y-Ncw.York washington az P9Io 1fo paqt
pp.ton Vs. baltimore. 1t Boston ptteusg w.
ioais'e pttsOgTs r CeEes at Cincinnati H
vs. w1qS ssa at as Eastern ESs PaTE
Ncwyork csc goESp W. W." st. Louis Cincinnati Ccys
5m% w. chcceo Cleveland ptts 81 . Hs
d,'r pit,,bnrr: i,oson W. Baltimore AZ ho'vo" ,
Xntlx =. HIO1klyn NJ Ioio ,,iouphN''
to" W Ip cleveland " Cincinnati at Cleveland
c & ~.s'' Vs. Louisville at ohi,aso p, Grounds.
NeIYo chicago vs. L01' rtrb as vs s. Louis at
W. Cincinnati 81 gCI''1 Ts Eqit@ore Washington
r rottoa =. PhiiadcIrhia, at Boston. r..
rcS ~, vs. xsTY H5a&S'' at bctoa @oS
ls P6adcnha at baltimore ng,e,no ", clncnnau
a. a. ,l ceye T., P. GGas' at chicago
E U.s. pa p az iys'? thcaSo
PtslgrF a Uhicago' Pi@9HaId dS at Baltimore ceS
IaEd vs. ST. Lous. at Cleveland.
Tho c,ubovncr, OF the League will hold special
meeting AZ the Fifth Avenue Hotel on TUESDAY M"'s
I,n,rtaot questions will up, but II IS doubtful u
I ,o.,dci change. Will be made until the regular iol
co,ino next month. The present meeting i 'sihu
n discus, affairs which demand Immediate attention al"
~ ouue the plans 10 be carried through az 'he No'cn-
w., onyon,,on The Leagues mot trying problem WIZ
10 blW
r.o ,,rclveclub circuit and the contemporary
,son are emphatic failures, and there Is not or'iny
man in baseball who does not rooize ths tac' ~ "o"u
,, spicldal 10 attempt to 60 through another year
dr IN, arrangements laid down for The pres
Wv yobody has yet advanced Plan oy
which tie four oN.Assoclatoa teams can " ~
dueei to retire. An Eastern ana western L''sue :
to,kel Of, but IL is doubtful the time for such move
mem, ho. vet arrived The Western cuooWneFs "or'u
unquc,tlonaby oppose such step
Wards men have been playing In greatly improved
, during the las, weeks, but Instead OF meeting
applause for the improvement The better WON svp'-s
IT. ,,r.l the friends Of the Brldegroom,, VINO argue
Eta, ,he nr..ent cool work should have oe'n eonthrei
',,a. ,h,oyah the seaon Rumors come from over u'e
' hat all f. not serene IN the camp OF the briac'
~. d ,hat some emphatic changes VIII take place
o,r,ny the prcsent winter one faction maintains uao
tam becomes demoIa.ized when The pre'iueIt % ae
,, interiors; with the active management Inc otheF
,,on maintains that the management has oceh aug'
M thar new order OF things will exist next seasoA' IL
,a,sd that Foutz will be put back at hrht base that
- bas Darby " Brien WILL