New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-11
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-NEw-YoRKs FINE CHANCES
About MI the preliminary arrangements have been
made FOR the baseball Everything points 10
one Of the most interesting seasons n she history 81
the game Local enthusiasts are happy Tor the nrs
time in years and even the scoffcrs admit that New
York will have a nrst-cass team this year Fol-
lowers OF the club are willing 20 bet that the Giants
will finish ahead Of one club anybody can
name. and several wascrs have been made that tho
local representatives, VIII finish first or second In
the race for the pcnnant. All this conhdcnc" has
been brought about through the liberal policy
adoptcd by the stockho lers Of the club and follow
e,s Of the game hcreab1u,s owe great deal 20 tho
"hustlng" directors. +. y. Talcou and ". u
Wheeler Mr. Tacott virtually carried me club
upon his own shoulders last year. for be- dii mor-
work than all the other directors and stockholders
put together. Mr.. Wheecrs election % the eNecu-
tive board with Mr. Talcott ana President Cornelius
Van Cott was one OF the ceycrest business steps
taken In local baseball affairs IN a long time.
Messrs. Tllcot and Wheeler realized that the only
way 20 get hrsi-ciass team t3scineT was 10y
nrst-class team, ana ~ dd not lcei IKE ".I'ns
until young players had been trained 10 greatness.
Tine Sny s9@ Gf dd 9s he ca5 W mail IL fortune a
10 get MceI<ln Farrell Van Eialtrcn and Clark but
every business feels That In the end ~ VII be
shown that the money has been wen expended
THE REJUyENATED GIANTS.
glance over the team Of last year and then
over the list ~ players who Will begin TO battle for
baseball honors for Ncw-York In a few days VIII
Illustrate lust why there IS so much local enthusiasm
and confidence. The local team started OF last
year with three pitchers-Husie. Crane and King.
The last two were dismal failures Then McMahon
had finger broken and he was not able to catch
again during the rest Of the year. Then Rusle
rounded 70 rather late and he was not az ms pest
until about the middle OF Junr re' man. me ~
GianoS h"u ga" ,,,n rhey had reached tenth place
fff flirI
wav back 10 nfth place. whore 1t ended the season.
This year tn. team viii be particularly strong In
r1nming and il has added material strength to the
out-iicM by securing Van lialiren who Is PLAYER
Of the magnetic sort. and is certain TO be popular
Many clever critics assert a' Ire 'i md ~ EarreiI
he new battery were seented IN I'd.1h
York VIII nave Wcseryct ana oin TX as p,riaI a.
and Murphy the lhlc nam ~ 20 N.Y. ,t 10 ~ q,
ehors,op several of the thinking clup-oWneds , o,
,ber' nrs, or ..coni in the League race, an opin-
t ,noi b,s never before been expressed regarding
M 'Tc,rynrt tenn IS also fortunate in having
three hoavy-hitng pitchers and cachers, something
and Werkln are ali clever batsmen. while Farrell
Doyle and Wilson are likely - foc and g 9rsr
are SAID To- He better batsmen than the average
% AZ the local P Pa%e be fpe se6 S 0 at "f the
POO Grounds with the Jasper nine on Msrcn -
The FIRST championship game "' '''' NV "''"''''
win be played on April y
THE DEATH or J. G. LULLEY
ri, .,,l1., doath Of j. c. Luley shock TO
ne wolf Hopper. Disby Bell. Nick Engei and
M hasolou enthusiasts. Lulley was one Of the
-, e,,,, freouenters ~ "cranks corner and
,r,nderetn"j The game thoroughly In all the inner
,'nirt. 10 was "A stanch Hdmirer OF the nome team
IL - d.rrassiln well as IN ITS days or pros
rertv he never weakened wneh o, ,, Iii.his Oh
~, -, rad moments Of waVernS. when the team
"a, a ni,,iup lis worst Lulleys allegiance remained
~ iI'' ,he end None Of the od-tinlers viii be
n,ur ',,,ssed than Jimmy" Lulley; lie was ole
~ .,roneest supporters of the brotherhood ana
3i 'mv ,9orc6 many friends among the players all
over the country VINO VIII i'9' "''''
BASEBALL IN BRooKLYN.
- n u,,r,c president of the Brooklyn Baseball
cr,h LAUGHED at +. De II. Robsons prediction
no tho latter said that in his opinion, the Bride
m would finish in the second division In the
~ oo't er ne remnant. Mr.. Robson is welcome
=! is oripion said Mr.. Byrnc. i our team pays
to hls olihID' nav win the championship and II 1t
5een'f Iyhy we may finish anywhere from hrst to
tenth place. -, =. roiea 20 await tho nitche,
,rirh, our bows will report about March 20 and
i ne preliminary practice VIII b" done In Brook
an t ", s,;isfed with team, across the river
g,d believe thai the friends on the game IN Brook,
AZ -, Thoroughly content with the situation. All
a. nave signed except Kennedy, Corcoran ana
Crifn and we anticipate no trouble In getting their
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