New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-01
LOTS OF BASEBALL NOW.
GIANTS SEEM TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE.
TO OPEN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON IN BROOK
IYN-OTIIER CLUBS.

TO OPEN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON IN BROOK
LYN-oTHER CLUBS.
There will be plenty OF baseball hereabout this week.
and with fair weather local enthusiasts ought 10 be
happy The NewYork team will be at home three DAYS
and the Gant' Oh the road the Brdegrooms
viii start the bail rolling In Brooklyn The opening
championship game Eastern Park. Brooklyn. will be
played Thursday between the Brooklyn and Pha-
dcpha teams and the followers of the the
Bridge Will make the opening an even more ausp
clous than the Giants enjoyed at the Polo Grounds
Friday.
While the Brdegrooms may have the satisfaction OF
winning their opening game. they can horly ECLIPSE New.
York in point Of attendance and enthusiasm STILL such
thing possible for baseball records being knocked
OF sight all the country this at even this
early OF the game Invitations have been extended
the leaders In the business. social and political world
in Brooklyn. and there will be the usual musical pro.
gramme. with decorations. nags and festive bunting
The emphatic victory OF the Giants over their for
midabe Boston rivals Saturday furnished sweet
set OF comfort for the local followers OF the game
New.York's representatives been able TO win from
the champions and 1t has been long tme Infccd slnco
the Giants have won such decisive victory that Of
SAT- iday That the victory won against Stvetts
Boston's champion pitcher. the agreeable.
such terrific batting pl a-ed the crowd, and seems TO
that the club owners knew what they were about
they changed the playing rules placed certain
restrictions upon the pitcher. Some idea of the batting
inlcders Tucker and Nash, knocked by speedy
ground hits in inning and that Carroll was sta,
gered almost knock d over - drive which Rusie
made to left field. Ward. Davis aud Herman. however
dd play well In the field as they might have
There ole hit to right field which Herman
OF ght have caught and dropped Just back Of
which Ward ought to have caught Davis
diamond throwing erric. but he will do better
with practice
The Eastern League championship season will begin
IL. and he all
that a successful seems assured. r. 7. Powers
president " the League VIII start for sprinsneiu
to-day. lie has just completed his list OF unprcs, ana
they are likely TO give satisfaction. Three Of the men
od.time ball players.
The managers Of the different teams arc; AlDahy
J. J. G.rhardt Blnghamton, c. NJ. Smith Buffalo. John
&. Chapman; Erie, Charles H. Morton; Providence, w.
W Burnham Springfield, Thomas H. Burns Troy
Thoma, Cahl; Wlkesbarre. John Irwin. while Her
man Do,cLer. James T.. Peoples. Charles W. Jones ana
p J. Murphy will do the umpiring. Peoples openin; at
Providence tomorrow DoScher at Springfield Murphy al
Tloy and Jones at Albany.
The players signed with the different teams are Us
follows:
With ,lbany-H Kappei w Hanralan Thomas Hess
lin W Egan K Knox ". Daley, c. c. Hendricks f.
IcCahiI {. H. Willis, DOG Kennedy. j. T. ElSn-f
and h. +. Payne.
win Bmgham,on-C. Brady, Grant Briggs. J. Carbon.
w. II. Canheld. D. !. Mahoney, C. NJ smith. A. stan
hope W. : Plock, f. }. Shea. W. +. Carey Bert lhHs'
J. Barnett
with Bufalo-Harry Mace. Edward Daley. L. Batt'n'
f. J. Higgins, william trquhart, j. {. Rowe VIII ain
V. Wolf j. c. Drsuby. James Daley T. j. Do"se'
d. r. stcans. J. H. Fournier.
With Erie. Berger, James Field, James Mc'nlre A.
Mains II. O'Dsy W. II. Clarke. T.. l.. Cushnan J. l.
Nicholson J. r. Zmran, F.. ohlebck, w. ]. VsniyAe.
Mlt West.
With Provldeuce-W. ]. Campon, J. Hanivan, jane
Cooney j. V Martin. d. j. MckeouSh, j. Mcrofhi'.
James sullivan Il. II. Petit. Joe IIonung. NJ j. Mad
den {. T. Swartwood
With SprDgirld-,'eorge A. Wilson. j. f. seeiy' VI
Leblanc John b. Ryan. Henry Lynch, p. Gilbert h
O'Connor, r. shannon. W. u. Bottemers, NJ H. Bradley
II. J. Burrell r. Corcoran.
With Troy-T Donovan, NJ Phillips. A. II. Morock
D. J. Murphy A. Fiicken. w. r. Johnson. Henry "ruber
J. B Donnelly, T. j. schenier r.. L. Breckenridge
Thomas Cahill.
with Wilkesbnre-J. H. Fitzgerald. NJ j. Slatteiy
F. Bonner. seoIsc Stoltz. NJ j. Mclaughlin "-ofs
Iachance NJ. Bergen T. j. Shlnnck, John Irwin, Free
Lake.
The usual Sunday crowd witnessed the baseOa game
the Long Island Grounds yesterday between the taD'
Giant, and the Ea,on Penn. teams. The game was Wei
uayel and interesting. the Ed,ton men Icing beate
through their inability 20 bat Grant ~ Jack'oh, Z
Harrison and Nelson did excellent work The score: