The sun., 1893-12-03
UABD TALKS OF TUE NEW FORKS
NE WIZ Gtve All the Pitchers Chares.
nud Carry but Thtrteen Mes.

ne VIII Give All the Pitchers = chance.
nnd Carry but Thirteen Mes.
Manager John NJ Ward Of the New Yorks
left for an extended hunting trip South yes
terdey afternoon. Before Roing he said to a
Sun reporter:
There is plenty Of time fo- mo to nx up the
New York team. and the club Is not anxious
to hurry matters. | AM rather avcrse to letting
any OF our pitchers go. as good ones are sonrce
nowadays. believe in securing PLAYERS who
have already been well seasoned. so that they
can jump in and but up winning ball from the
start. Youngsters require too much time to
develop. and In this city the public wants q
winner all tho time.
As far as the pitchers aro concerned. wish
you would say for mo that intend to give all
the men havo now n thorough trial Rusie
has been instructed TO come here In shapo
and / think he will. German will be ono of
our mninstays next season. and think very
well OF Clarke. baldwin can pitch superb ball
when he wants to, and shall give him fair
chance. Petty must report here in March
weighing lI5 pounds, or ho cannot do busi-
ness with tho New York Club. l shall finally
select four pitchers from the lot and they will
dc regular work in the box. Tho club still has
rather doubtful whether Comlskey will let him
sc. We are also willing to make trade for
The, New York Club next season will be
handled differently than ever before. Instead
q carrying eighteen men shall cut the ist
down to about thirteen BY the first OF July.
Lose % 10 Bs salary t OF the wa:
got big money. but for the reason that so
many men were. carried. There was Pitcher
wSs esid Tno IN Mi 3Iclated IN only yya HieW & games %
work. The way II looks TO me now, the club
Will retain thtce .cAtchers. four pitchers. four
t three t1 HScs that will
OIL IN tho middle Of the season.
NOW WorI about COnnor. l don't see
now we can get n better man. Tucker and
Beckiey. who are his superiors. cannot be se-
cured Roger s hard. conscientio ious worker.
aud would rather have him on the team than
some minor league man. Davis will probably
remain ntthirl base, II ho hurries his throw
next year don't see how he can be improved
upon.
Fnller's casc is hard to settle. Shorty can
Heiu ms position with tho best OF them. but his
IL gool waiter for bnses on bnlls. and geta
around the base lines quickly. IL exchange
RULER f9r another player. the newcomer must
he hard hitter or he won't do. man like
nahlen, Long. MrGraw or Corcorun would MI
the bill completely. II the New York Club
cant get ono OF these len. Il In probable that
Fuller viii he retained. 1t is possible that l
1 shall play Van naltren in centre field
that's settled. don't know what will be dono
with Burke and Ticrnen. Burke's batting can
liveier, nelhors than riernan. Stafford may
succeed either Of them"
Although Ward said he knew nothing about
IT, 4 Is quite prehabe that some sort Of dlcker
Stop Long Il ls said in Boston that Soden.
Con1nti and Billings are considering the ad-
Visibility OF securing Mexican of the Cleve-
may be arranged that will transfer. NcKean to
boston. Long to New York. and Fullef to
Cleveland.