New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
or INTEREST TO 4 THLETES.
SETTLING BASEBALL TROuBLES-vARlorsN NOTES
AuDt'r SPORTS

ABOUT SPORTS.
Tho settlement Of all factionil differences in tn" New
York Baseball the meeting on THURSDAY puts the
local baseball situation in n,t.class condition again The
.,.r,renf n Jonn - bay aud j. W Spading from active
management tn club ought 10 settle oil the qhicl'
and chickering's the last two years aud be- OF vast dement,
IN local baseball discussions IN club are always
bad and the feud In club more bitter than Is
usually the case Mr. Day has certainly retired and for
year al least h. will not moddle IN oal
way with ac arrangement 81 the club. although he
will retain h, stock. II Mr. Splldng VIII DO th' same
thing. a needed reform viii De- accomplished lhet' "'
some people, however who do not profess to believe ua'
Mr. sradngs retirement serious, md they point at
certain men in thu Poard Director, verify their su'
plcon, The step which the club ought 10 'ak' y
10 purchase the held by in other cities and make
the Ncw.Yoik club purely local Institution
The retirement Of b. Day from active management
viii probably be- sincerely regretted personal grounds
by every Of baseball Maintain Island "h" mas
the honor Of Nh. Days acquaintance lie mas o'eh inc
virtual ruler baseball Affairs IN this city Tor the last
Twelve year, and IL the game here Is due
largely 10 his personal efforts. lie end james Mutfe
organized the old Metropolitan Club. which was paying
venture start When IL was shown thnt base-
m affairs here had been sufficiently advanced to warrant
the introduction Of League team IN this city the ahtS
were rcanil.d and the MctIopotans We're allowed % die
The Ncw-York cub hal c'"r sailing until the outbreak
of the brotherhood rebellion In 1870 ana 10 mas had
hard time Of f. eyer since While Mr. Day regarded
yt
country YET their rebellion practically ruined their ola
friend and adviser Many suffered through that ILL.,
advised movement hut Mr. Day. through his Loyalty 10 inc
League sua,rcd The most lie coud nave gone WIN
the Brotherhood. and that might nave won oc" '"','
FIGHT but MS loyalty the League never "aVefeu'
While Mr. Day will not have guiding hand IN the
lu,lnc,. affairs the NcwYork Club IL Is 'aie 10 S"y
that he will a regular visitor at the ro'o "o""''
every day for il not more sincere o'cr vi o''
3 in the country to-day than is the eAieadef Oh inc
Giants.
The selection OF Cornelius Van Colt. the Postmaster
A. Mr. DAYS successor is generally CONSIDERED WE" a.
Mr. Van Colt +, a sincere admrer Of the game he WIN
~ r,,,, If advisors I'm f.. d. Tacott aud II. L
r,.,s vim Will be- able keep his baseball PAIN as
uootl As polished mirror. MI Ialcott Will pr'OaoS
lac the moving pirit In the cIub' rs h' "'s We" ~
- - last cason lie I, well Informed In baseball
and .l.o I'm baseball politics. and The chances are Ua' h
- .,,, ,ot none th, worst the many dell now Dend-
,, f., relation to certain players ana m'fciuo aniir'
MIR Tacott will be- the talking delegate rom thc NV"
v,k club NJ all National League conventions
ST., T., ,ho Amateur Athletic Union sngularly
., nr..cnt and the local officials seem content "a
~ tho General public bcye that the organization mas gone
80, ,f existence Since the union ls,u'u - i"o"' cui''
,,.t the eth Rceimcnt Athletic Associotoh ana asahs'
49, rte.sional BOXERS IL has apparently fallen into
o,,. sle,n Probably the next ceremony VIII BE- wake
, -, ~, awakening. Outside OF occasional boxing
n,ucnt, there has been scarcely an Interesting a''
,t.rt,nment given In Ncw-fork CITY during the "n'r
Nv far the most successful and entertaining games OF the
wint,r were those given by the fce'"'e"'' "''" - ~
side the pale of the A. a. L.
Tho Officials Of the newly organized professional Bicycle
o,ge are working quietly toward getting their orsocia
tion into perfect working odeF Tor the eohhs SoNo
. zinmetmann Befo layi):. Johnon and oshef amateur
are likely To race under auspices OF the new league a.
vu A. all ,hc professional, TIE meets at the base
hall ground. may attract large crowds.
ON Aprl 30 the o3d Regiment Athletic Association Will
hold IT, nuol game, I'm the Cleimon Avenue Rink, Brook
Iyn. Handsome prizes will be awarded to first and
second men In each OF the contests
Ia lovers Of skating Is promised rare treat NJ Red
Rank this week where the National Association champion
hips M be held In Johnson, the Western yef anu
nonogue meet the ought ~ be worth going miles
In zee Donoghue will then meet Harold Hagen the
Norwegian CHAMPION at Newbufg week later, ana
,,o,hr fine sere. Of races ought result Resd nt' oil
VII, are said I, stand ready 70 bet $1,000 that
Donoehue will defeat Hagen