New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
BASEBALL MEN PLA YING.
GAMES WILL SOON BE SEEN HERE.
GETTING PRACTICE IN THE soUTH-wHAr Is
BEING DONE.

GETTING PRACTICE IN THE sOCTH-"hAi -
BEING DONE.
Tho baseball season is coming with rapid stride
and the crack OF the and wild yell Of teh enthusiasts
will soon be heard I'm The neghborhood OF the green
diamond fields. The BriicgrOoms are now In the Sou
playing regularly and getting into condition ioT he long
seasons campaign. The Giants start for Hchmohd next
Saturday whore they will indulge in preliminary work
for two the opening at the Polo Grounds
Tho interest manifested all the country In baseball
this year especially gratifying to all friends oil the sport
After the two Of and turmoil many people
thought the general public would become disguised with
the wrangng and abandon the game, but such has not
proved the In fact the interest appears greater tha
10 ever was heretofore Baseball IS peculiar institution
anyway and Is purely American. Young Americans may
become dissatisfied with other styles Of amusements but
It IS doubtful II they will abandon baseball The
large number OF people attending the preliminary games
thu va,ious cities Of the South is good indication OF
what Will naturally follow in the North later on IN the
season.
Anther encouraging sign Is the cheeruness with which
the OF players have accepted the new order
OF things or those two long years OF warfare
and trouble had not only almost wrecked the game
but almost ruined the financial hackers Of the
sport Now that all the differences have been settled
it only natural that the moncycd men OF base.
ball ,srtl SOCK to Sesflcye, i'm measure, tho
losses past During the the competition
among different clubs for good players forced salaries
up out Of all proportion. Now Of course, excessive
salaries Will have to down. and ball players who have
from IS 900 to $1,000 year. many Of them
Iast records, will hereafter have play for thor
Most OF the players have accepted the new con-
without serious opposition. There are still few
players who holding OIL for large salaries seeming TO
they longer have the cubowners In thelr
power but taking everything consideration there
very good ball PLAYERS who at present unsigned in
fact glance the list will show that more players are
signed to-day than the year ago.
There Is chance that the Brooklyn club nay not play
preliminary games az Eastern Park this season still the
condition Of the early April will determine this
and his Drtdegroons are now In Florida and VIII
probably remain in South unless warm and settled
weather comes In early In April ffes'oeht byIhe
argues that months soiourn In fioraa'
where the temperature is anywhere from 10 to
so degrees and then hasty jump North. where cold and
bleak weather would be encountered might seriously Grip
pe HIS team handicap the Brdegrooms for the cham
ponship This idea Is new one IN basebai and PROD
aHlv IL the club IN the metropolitan district
has not arranged preliminary 70 the opening
OF the championship Ward teleeraphs North that
IN. most glowing Kind OF work IL now being done oy
the BROOKLYN players. He seems 10 be specially wen
leased with his pitchers, while all the men appear 70 oe
hating and fielding running bases in capital shaIr
Brooklyn may and may not win the Championship THIS
wear but the the Bridge VIII make good race
for tho pennant am Is certainly stronger than any
other nine witch has represented brooklyn The degoohs
arc STRENGTHENED in the pitching and batting departments.
in which places has always been weak Another
good thing which may help the team Will he the fact that
there Will Do Interference with the MANAGEMENT OF the
c,u either by the president by The stockholders Wafd
I. to have charge OF his men Oh and of the hed'
and he will at a-t have opportunity 20 show Just
what he can do a captain aud manager
Powers and his Giants will for Richmond. Va.
a, Saturday and remain among the Southcrncrs for ten
davs The Now.YorHers VIII return this city in time
n omen the preliminary the Polo Grounds with
The old.tmc Jasper team March 81 Regular games
will then be played until the opening Of the cilmpohsmP
,on on Apr T. The local cub is still weak IN one or
,,o nnortant posons and II behoovcs the management
10 use every pc slbe effort strengthen these weak po
stons as quickly possible. The reports rom Hot
sprnrs whore Captain Ewing and several other new
Worker, hayo been working OF upernuous tissues are
most cncouacng Ewing I, now confident that Ms
famous "el.ss" arm fully recovered is cunning
lie has playing every day. and made hone'f" he
in a recent game. His recovery Of form VIII Dc ABOUT
the best piece OF good luck which has happened 10 the
Giants for a long time fer Ewing u certainly the best
catcher who ever ,tood behind the bat with Living All
right the catching department OF the local cuo couu ho
be improved upon. The local management nae Nv
abandoned the idea Of eventually securing Michael Kelly
VINO would certainly be great addition 10 NE ciuo'
v con either catch play first base In the outheld
while as batter and bascrunner he has rev sulerofS'
The uo.tlon taken 10y the Boston club !, not manly one
Tina tunyrs were anxious enough 20 release Kelly until
49,, ,o,od on, That the New.York club DESTROYS OF
securing hIs services. SO Is the pehhy-eHOoihg
NewEng anders discovered this fact hey az once pun
heavy ransom on king kellys mead Ne".ho'A Is
willing 20 take Key's contract II the Boston club con-
scnt but the DAYS paying $4,000 releases Tor even
PLAYERS OF the Kelly stripe are passed Sharrot mas
fully recovered his strength and the use OF MS mighty
right arm This another piece OF good fortune "hich
has Icn 70 the local club outside OF RusIc there Is
probably no promising Young pitcher IN America TO-
dsy than Young sharrot lie is no only good pitcher
but n good baserunner ard capital batsnan
Friends OF the Giants may well hope that Kelly may
hc secured by the management OF the New.fork club
rhis woud insure either Kelly or Captain Ewing as the
,,,or oret boseuan OF the club with either OF those
man nm first buse followers OF the game would be treated
q, revelation in rstbase playing Ever since the game
has bcen plaved IL has Ben unwrltten law that the
h,sIest clumsiest slowest man team should be
seected 10 cover first base Hts only requirements were
tim, he should be a good batman and be able to hold
h.u when IL WAS thrown him. When Tucker made his
debut ne was revelation. and his popularity In Boston
ros only natural with either Ewing or Kelly on
dat bae even the energetic Tucker will be forgotten and
,oovers Of the game viii nrstbase playing @' IL has
,ever heen played before. So the New-York club VIII
deserve the thank, Of the sporoying community II IL VIII
star. the ball rolling for artistic hrstbasc playing.