New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-15
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
NIwc r,PON THE BASEBALL PLAlERo.

MANAGER POWERS RETURNS FROM THE "H"A
N HOPEFUL FRAME OF MIND
rh. oroirs OF the New-YOrk Baseball Siuo orc
rapidly getting INTO shape Everything j. ~" on
for the opening of the season at t'ie i'io ,nd
March II The local players will all be In hlchio".'
Va on sunday night, and after ten days III .,i7 "''
will return and start the ball rolling In TINS Guy
u ~ pov.crs the manager of the New York chlo'
returned 10 the city yesterday and he was
man I'm town. lie has seen most OF the local pay I,
since he has been away, and the good heai'h Vi III,
men and their eagerness to get into conouon 49,
the managers excessive good nature Inc i'.' ''''
Powers accomplished about everything ne liicu '' wa"
another reason for his happiness. .o,a,,,on
ar orr boys in tho East are in as good cohuiuoh
nc tho pIovers I'm the West then the New loih ci""
is a lucky onc," said Powers last night m s"o
man 7 saw are I'm splendid condition, ana they .'o
working like majors to get In shape lor me o'"o
season. was especially pleased Win Lyons anu
King who are working every DAY ;' II 'n| ~
depended upon It. | also called upon john h"'no "
his home near Cincinnati. Ewing has beeh suiie',''S
from the grip. and while the elongated pitch'r nus
had hard time of it, discredit the Stoll'' "O'"O
consumption. Ills physician has advised Ewins 10
n,,r Indoors until the weather becomes warm ana
esrlcd. ? believe that Ewing will be aoie u JUL"
the local club by June.
81 am aso convinced that Captain Buck Ewihs
/, all right again. lie will cover first base at a'O
that Is the present understanding, although vi 'o
ths is subject to change. No one need worry soon'
orr catching department, for it VIII be al rsht ""
have q good man In young Murphy, and there Is n0'o
better than Boyle. / also stopped In Bniumorc am
arranged 10 play the Orioles two gpmes in Klchhohu
The players In the East will report at jersey ''S
mt o O'Clock on sunday morning We VIII tlAc '''o
o 80 n m. Pennsylvania train for Richmond aii'ine
at our Virginia headquarters at Z 80 SUNDAY hish.'
The programme while there has been arranged ana Is
os follows: on Monday the will do regular ouuoor
practice and light exercise; Tuesday and Wednesday
game, will be played between picked teams OF Ne"
York PLAYERS or the New Works will play the Bai'i'
mores: on Thursday and Friday the New-forks play
the All Vlrginias which will include such players as
Tate Powell and Latouchc; on March go and - the
New York AID Washington teams play and Oh the .9th
and goth the New-York and Philadelphia Mines Will
cross bats.
our boys will leave Richmond on the evening OF
the 3Oth 50 as to arrive In Newior in time to open
the season at the Polo Grounds with the Jaspers on
March 81. The men who will accompany me from
New York are O'ROurkc Bassett, Gore, Herman,
Murphy, ShanUtt, Wclch, Taylor, COughlln, Van Laldt
and Mack. Captain Ewing Rusc, Boyle, Lyons ana
King will leave Cincinnati FOR Richmond on satuiday
night
Mack, the new second bascman secured by the cup,
formerly played In Buffalo. There i some dOuDt
whether he will play second base regularly for the local
team.