Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-15
THE BASE BALL OUTLOOK.

New Haven to be Represented on the Diamond-An Interesting Inter- view With Manager Burnham.
 It now seems reasonably assured that New Haven will have base ball team this season and that it will be member of the Eastern association. E1-Manager Burnham has been indefatigsble in his efforts in this direction, and it now looks as if his efforts would be eminently successful. Mir. Burn ham, who has been for the past few days looking over the situation in Providence, returned yesterday perfectly satisfied with the condition of affairs in that city. He has secured personal pledges from promi- nent business men of that city to the amount of s5. .0O0. which practically assures the existence of club in that city. It is an assured fact that both this city and Providence can secure admission to the association if they will but make the effort, and now is the time to get down to work in this direction.
 In this city during the past week things have taken on @ more hopeful look and it is now almost a settled fact that team will be located in this city this season. mhudRcE DuEuuhlu uds dt PfCoCht bcNCfal sites, suitable for grounds under advise ment, which he will to-day look over, and it is probable that the exact location may be decided upon within few days.
 With the conditions surrounding base ball iu this city it will not require any very large amount of money to run the game this season and from the assurance which MT. Burnham has received from prominent gentlemen, men of means in this city, it will be no great task to organize company here.
 In conversation with several well-known devotees of the sport the fear has been ex- pressed that there might be some trouble in securing a sufficiently strong team to this city, but when it is remem- hered that under the new order of things the players will be signed by the secretary of the league and made up in teams of twelve players each, possessing equal there is little ground for fear in this direction. Even under such an order | of things it would be very desirable to avail ourselves of the service of some we'll | known players who would be favored here | and the securing of which would tend to | awaken enthusiasm.
 In an interview with Manager Burnham | last evening he said: consider the situ- ation in this city as rather more than |
  grams asking me to manage teams in va rious cities. Only Saturday was asked to manage the Spokane team for the com ing season. It is barely possible that l may not remain in this city through the coming season, but will do all in my power to organize both the teams in this city and Providence. As there is great deal of detail work in both cities 1 have asked Dan. Sheehan, late of the Omaha and Washington teams, to assist me, and he will meet me here to-day. It may | also be deemed advisable in the interests of to have player manager for the team in this city, in which event I am of the opinion that the club could not do bet ter than secure the service of such we'll known and capable man as Dan Shannon. Whether I remain here or not l shall 6o my best endeavors to do everything I can for the interests of the game in this city in he formation of a club and the securing of suitable grounds. MT. Shannon has himself to me ss being willing 10 take charge of team in this city, and t would also be good stroke if by any Jimmy Donnelly and Henry 1reuber could be included in the makeup )f the local team.