The sun., 1893-03-26
NOT A-WAbxorxn ron Bosrox
A Few Fact. which I.dieats Trcrsie for
the Championa.


Baseball westherhas mp to the present time
been scarce article. but there Is no doubt
that sunshine and flowers will be strongly in
evidence before tho opening championship
battle at the Polo grounds on April 20. The
exhibition games between now and then will
be compelled to take my sort OF weather that
happens along. fow Of the League team 8
are now In the sunny South.itakinR advantage
OF the warm zephyrs as an aid to tho loosen
Ing Of muscles and cords. but the majority Of
the teams will Getinto condition on their own
grounds. This will give the teams that went
South an advantage on the start but slight
start for 81. Louis Baltimore. and Pittsburgh
will not materially affect the race.
None Of the teams will be changed In q radi-
cal manner with the exception OF New York.
and the local team will be strengthened 30
per cent. over last seasons form. BY securing
Mulane. and with Morgan Murphy In harness
oil the season. Cincinnati will be greatly
strengthened. Comskey's mon made m alters
very interesting In the flrst season OF the
struggle OF 1882. and had not Murphy been
disabled at n critical time. the leds would
leaders. Brooklyn will bs stronger in fielding
ability with Richardson Mt second In place OF
Gt | esn IN es Ths
Unless Uncle .Knson brings to, light some
phenomenons of whom the public are in ig-
norance. II is difficult to see how the Chicago
team Is to reflect much glory on the Worlds
Pop Anson makes another roor finish the Chi
caEo baseball public will look upon him with
While Clevelnnd has lost n flrst.c class player
in Davis. stlll the Forest City Club is i2rtnnate
value @ " VII! Offset The loss ., Davis The CieSe:
the battle from start to finish. lhilndelphia is
practically unchanged as to strength. The
and gain good catcher or first baseman in
Boyle. with The prospects. . OF m me pitcher @ IN
Pittsburgh is apt to make a strong showing.
hsrmonionsly It will be danEeWsouss WS at all times
St Louis have been strenGthened over last
seasons form is 1uestioned Watkins may
but that can only be proven by work ON the
hse or e h"s o Top ba
in the case. Last season Boston won the first
The The fact that the Bostons showed their supe.
the world 8. Championship does not prove
that Selee's men can carry OF tho
sSp hs 81 fhS Ston
will be practically the same as last season.
Lowe better man i;5 than Quinn; will play sec; sec;
Nichols. two whirlwind pitchers. to Dc the boy
catching. with Lake us substitute. Kelly will
not be with them. 1t is claimed that kelly's
work was mainly responsible for the victory
over Cleveland. anil that is the case, Boston
has been weakened to that extent All things
considered. the Bostons are formidable and a
very dangerous opponent ut all stages OF the
game.
Boston will. however. encounter serious OBJ
stacles the largest OF which will be the New
York team. This toam. which was lively one
last season. has been strengthened where it
was weak. and is now in form to hunt the na.
from May to September. With first base in
good hands and secopd base covered 10y an eX-
cellent fielder and expert field general. while
to the outfield Is added one Of the greatest
all-around players. New York patrons can rea-
sonably look for u victorious season. With
Eusie, Crane and King in good shape. the box
Last season the Bostons won eleven out Of
fourteen games from New York. hut no fair
minded enthusiast will admit that Boston will
repeat in 1873 her record o! a year ago. 1t Is
Just possible that the setback which it is con-
ihently honed New York viii give Boston will
have the effect OF overturning the bright anti
ciratons OF the latter. The diamond battle
between Gotham and the Hub promises to be
a lively one.