Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-30
OPENING THE SEASON.

tGHnOOn AAESo ASSc"SA0AAOO Should be Present to Encourage the eTeam-Fournier and Wells in | the Pofnts-Btg Lew Schoenick l and Joe Somers Will be Here With | Rochester-Fixfng the Schedule. Baseball enthusiasts were watching the weather anxiously last night, hoping that it would be cleared off by to-day, SO they could see Dams colts make it exciting for the nine from the beer-brewing city in the west. The home team will be in splendid form and as Rochester has one of the strongest teams in the league the game will no doubt be hot and close one. Rochester has already played fifteen exhi- bition games.
 As this is the first game of the season, and as there is no other incentive to base ball players comparable to grand stand full of pretty girls and bleachers full of rooters, it is highly important that the people of this city should come out in force and cheer on the men. The management have done their part in getting here team of ball players from Ball-Playersville and will give the people fine exhibition of the national game. Let the people of the city do their part and come out and encourage the boys to do their prettiest.
 The games played bitherto have been only exhibition games and the men have worked in slowly so as not to be stiHened up when the season opened. Now that the season is opened they will be found decidedly ''in the game," and they will be there at the close of the season.
 ARRANGING THE SCHEDULE.
 It was understood that 126 would con- pr1se the seasons games of the Eastern league, each club playing sixty three games at home and sixty-three games in the other cities. This would provide for each club playing seven games at home and seven away with each of the other clubs. Such an arrangement would not, however, ad- init of an equal division of the champion ship games into the two series contem- plated. It was therefore decided, after much discussion, to arrange the first se- | ries to commence April 30 and end July | 25, go that each club will make two trips, of two games each, to each club city, thus making twenty seven games in the first series and leaving ffty-fo games to be scheduled for the second series. So much time and discussion was taken up in complet- l luR LILO AIbG sC1lC5 ~ "no GAouSAo oooS Aos ] to make up the second series schedule un- til later and to study the question thor. oughly in the meantime.
 ] It is proposed to arrange the series schedule, which will run from July 26 un til October 1, so that each club will make but one trip to each city, playing thre< games on the one visit. There is some ob lection to playing three straight games al is proposed on the trips under the second series and it may be found advisable tt increase the number of games in the sec ond series to the number of the first anc thus provide for each club making two trips and playing two games trip witt each club. This will necessitate an ex tension of the season until October 5 o, thereabouts. .-..--- 70 .- MANAGER WATKINS INTERVIEWED. Manager Watkins had confident look il his eye last night when he was approached by COURIER reporter. He said: If Nev Haven intends to get the pennant she want to keep a close lookout for the Rocheste team. We mean to make you fight for it the two games. The batting order vii probably be: McTammany cf., Hoover If.
 Wise 2b, Schoenick 1h, Somers lf., Nc Keough catcher, Calihan ss., Moorelock 3b Goodall, Blouvelt or Darnborough p.
 Lew Schoenick was seen last night ant said he was glad to be back in New Have1 if only for few hours. Joe Somer seemed glad to get back again and wa greeted warmly on all sides.
 | BASEBALL NOTES.
 The local team is playing in flrstc class form an' l is due to win this afternoons game.
 Big Lew'' Schoenick and Joe Somers will b accorded a royal welcome by their old friends il this city to-day.
 | Fournier and Wells will be in the points for tn | local team this afternoon, while Blauvelt, Good all UT Darnborough and McKeough will officiat l for Rochester.
 Philadelphia has secured very valuable ma
 In Pitcher Maui, who has national reputation l Darnborough, who goes to Rochester, is said to b | a coming phenomenon.
 The new flag which has been presented to tn
 local team by those two enthusiasts, WilliaI
 Nicely and George T. White, will be flung to tn
 breeze from the top of the grand stand this a l rernoon.
 | All the members of the city government hay | game between the New Haven and Rocheste teams this afternoon and will occupy seats in tn | grand stand.
 l Manager shannon received the following off | cial bulletin from Secretary White yesterday
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