New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-24
GIINTS READY 1O BEGIN.
FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHAMPION
SHIP SEASON

FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR TIE CHAMPION
SHIP SEASON.
Every preparation has been ado for the formal
opening OF the League chan donshp at TIE 700
Grounds Thursday. The will be opened III
Philadelphia Washington Cncinnsti IT. Louis and PITT
burg te ssne day. In the West the interest VIII re
detiacted by the foolish policy a Ct ihe ciuh'
which have been playing exhibition With one "n
other. t. Predict Of these offenders
viii not be in the League next year. They properly be-
long In a smaller conoCIn.
At the Polo Grounds Gc game Will be between the
NewYork and Boston teams and there will be album
dance Of flags bunting music Heretofore the Boston
team has. general thing used local representa-
lives rather severely in the opening series winning from
three 10 four straight Ward and his ere con-
dent that they VIII be able TO teak the epel this year
and at least win one and liObably two games in the
series. King possibly pitch in the first gIae, he
is in better condition at present than Ruse OF Crane
Here is good the friends Of the Giants
and the kind OF they will appreciate. too. Michael
j. Kelly. clever but eccentric PLAYER generally called
1.-THE King" the $50 900 beauty will probably jim
the New-loIk club o-morrow and make the team COM
pete. Kelly has been travelling with theatrical troupe
singing in dscod and rctlng Clsey the lat,
the little piece OF told by De Wolf Hopper.
Kelly sing and he is the poorest matioY OF
comedian the stage. but he is fine ball
player and why he received from 500 to $500
week On the variety stage.
Kellys theatrical engagement ended St. Louis
Saturday and lie started New.Yok night. dele
cation Of prominent citizens will not meet him at the sta
and latest calf will not be killed although he
returns as the proigal. Kelly has agreed upon terms
with the local club and he will probably sign contract
to. molrow. salary will begin when he signs
act and April l. was the with the other
players Of the team Kelly may demand that his salary
begin on Ap l. and he unreasonable enough to do
this he is likely to get salary all until he
his
Juft Ward intends arrange his tenn is yet
certain especially the ouled Herman and Burke
70 be aNruies and Keller. McQuad AMI Lyons
competing ncd hOnOrs. With Kelly signed the
will have in him and Doyle two remarkable players
who ought be in the game every day 10th clever
and and either can play right field
There Is onsequenty chance that Burke may
and when either Doyle Kelly
is not catching one the other will be in right field
better batsmen than Keller Mcouad or Lyons
PEOPLE who have watched the work Of the Brooklyn
team at Eastern during the last loud
In their praise except in respect. The
men move to fielding positions and then back 70 the
bench as IL they half asleep The result is long
games cold dinners ana general disgust among
the spectators The men think that because they
are playing exhibition matches 'Reuben games they
can take their own about It, They 10 foraet
that the spectators pay TO zee them play bail In April
well in May and they are paid 10 husle ana TO
their best all the time The games At Eastern Park
this wear have t,en anywhere from twenty minutes 10
an hour longer play than those at tie Polo Grounds
a good.sized crowd witnessed the game at Van Nest
Yesterday between Emerald and Beeknnn Athletic
Club teams. En,era!ds rather easily, scoring
thirteen runs first two innings. Simon. who had
been catching pitch after the second inning
and the Emcrads did not score ano her iun 'c score
by innings as follows:
E Ess9siS A. c...:. . S--lSS
Baschlts-Beekman A. c. 4, Emerald II. l.ffos-,
Becknan A. c. g. Emerald /. Baib'ries-McArOy ana
Simon Simon and WhacI, McGinnis and keenan,. lH'
piie Collins.
Tho Cuban Giants and Paterson tams played heavy
batting game at the Island grounds yesterday The
Cur an Giants won by the score OF Is 10 IL.
TIL ,tav tho Ma AZ
to-day and the College nine the Polo Grounds on
Wednesday.
The Brooklyn team stayed for Troy last night where
il plays to-day.