New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-13
gRTGHr PROSPECTS FOR BASEBALL.
ELEVEN GIANTS now SIGNED-GETTING M
PATIENT WITH KELLY

PATIENT WITH KELLY.
Tho most encouraging rp r,s rera'dng the prospects
Il the coming baseball heard every hand
Much GOOD UNIQUE sonaby accomplished at the recent
convention Of club the Fifth Avenue Hotel
The changes IN rules will certainly encourage heavier
batting and make letter bas'runn!ng. ana this means
ycicr game all around. That tn" New-iork club VIII
haze strong team for the coming season which Is 30
close at hand assured. Ward the mana er mas
eleven m,n under contract ana two NOR, ren
viii b, added th week Rude. tho pitcher. Is the only
PLAYER who +. likely hold for any length Il time
\. f,r Michael Kelly Ward Is losing patience with the
cratic ".iO 900 bcsity" he has been called. Kelly
seems {, thnk that Ncw-York club cannot do without
his services. Never was a payer more nj taken. me
PLAYER las socn his day ia baseh"li ara ohs
busting enlt!ou, men are wanted Kelly generally starts
the l Ion Ike thoroughbred and after couple OF nc ms
he lapse, Into condition Of alncss and careessness II he
rrp ats his record IN Ncw-fok 1t Is doubtful II
he will chc local team through the season.
NcwYorA need, another catcher TO help out DOYLE. and
Il Kelly docs sIgn this week the chances are that
Waid VIII another man.
careful poru-al Of the League schedule shows some
limo, atlons which VIII prove especially gratifying 70 he
followcfs Of the IA NewYork and brooklyn. last
year the tams IN O. constant conflict Iherc
{. no conflict between the local teams under y. E
Young's clever schedule until May 20. when the wet
n teams make this part Of the country
Each tam then has eighteen games with it, Western
rival, between May and June lG There Is no further
conflict until August r. when Washington plays In Brook
lyn anl Philadelphia In Ncw-York. Either one or the
other team will hc at homo almost continually from April
~ until June "A. There Will be no games heF'about
between June - and July II aud from september 10 10
september 30 NewYork closes the season at Pttsburs
and Brooklyn az chicago.
An impoi meeting OF the Eastern League Will be
held In Buffalo to-day. Tho circuit Is 10 be made out,
schedule arranged and officer, u be selected.
e. ID. White The president started FIR Dn,1O on o1tnray
night that the prospects for the minor leagues
look exceedingly bright Press II business cOmpls him
to resign the Office. and T. r. Powers the exianager o'
The Giants, l. lkcy b. BE- appointed hi, successor
The baseball committee OF the Orange N. j. Athletic
ready making active preparations for the approaching bail
season. The will differ greatly from that Of
la, scasn ,,llroy will pitch. while Duty behind the
bat by Murphy. who caught the last
games last Babcok Brady and Frank Letlbr 20
will bases. Hutchinson will again b. captain
Of and play In his old placc-left field. Nc.
Kclvry be the centre fielder and Carboneu the
right fielder. The VIII open on May on the
orange oval with the nine Of stevens Institute college
tame, practically arranged with Yale. wes
lcyan and Princeton and possibly L"hgh. Arrange
ncnt also been made 10 play games each with
the nine, Staten Island Athletic Club. the Staten
Islyd Cricket club. the NewJerscy Athletic Club. the
Enclcwooi Held club and TIE Morrstown Athletic Club
one game will be played the home grounds Of each