New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
m THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
ryE STATUS OF BARN1E AND PREFER
MANAGER pAv1s's PLANS FOR THE GIANTs-THE
COMING CYCLE SHOW

COMING CYCLE SHOW.
the refusal OF III. National BOARD 20 renstate
y,rnie and Pferfe- N good standing IN the baseball
world has caused considerable comment. While
.here IS a disposition IN certain quarters II Dame
the members of the board. great many more people
blame Barnie and Pfeffer. Had these men pursued
Inc same course adopted by Buckenberger the
chances are that ali would be in good standing
order the Nationa. agreement
As President Soden puts II: "No man can serve
NO masters" Barne and Pfeffer seemed content TO
ep along the proposed association which must have
een antagonlstic to the League, until the Associa-
ION bubble burst Neither man. however has
been guilty of any serious offence and the chances
are that both will be relnstated within year.
The talk OF lawsuits however IS premature, al
though Barne contemplated taking such course
The fact that President Powers offered Barnie a
berth umpire in the Eastern League Will stop
any suits. and that offer probably s;lll holds good
Barne made the mistake of his baseball career when
he turned the walls of his wrath upon President
Byrne after the meeting OF the board IL these
nen have any grievance they can settle such things
IN private. The county at large is not concerned
u private grievances.
Managers Davis. of the New-York Club. left here
Yesterday afternoon for his home at Cohoes. where
he will spend the holidays. Davis will return to
the city about January 10. prepared TO complete
all arrangements for the local team for the COM
ing season A contract Will be sent 10 each
PLAYER, which he will be expected to sign ana re-
turn before the players start for the South early
in March.
Davis has already arranged two games with
Yale College, the first to be played at the Polo
Grounds. April C. and the second on April II.
Columbia College has applied for dates in April.
which will be granted Games will also be ar
ranged with Harvard. Pennsylvania. Princeton and
Cornell. Davis also favors a short trip up the
State playing games at Amsterdam and Troy.
All doubts about Manhattan Field and the Polo
Grounds were set at rest yesterday. when lease
renewals satisfactory to the NewYork Club. as
well as to the owners of the property. were drawn
The swimming tank of the Manhattan Ath-
e;c Club is probably the best adapted TO the game
Of water polo OF any in America. one hundred feet
in length and "a feet wide with maximum depth
feet II offers plenty OF room TO the contestants
and abundance of space for spectators A team VIII
be organized with the object ot snatcnins ne cnam
IL after many hard battle with ne caerry pa
mond experts The Chicago Athletic Association
has decided send team East and there Is good
reason believe that three-cornered fgnt Tor
first honors can be arranged. Sandy Connolly
who connected with the department. under the
old club. is in charge. and ne Is assisted py hNe
other professional swimmers.
The cycle show which will begin at Madison
SQUARE Garden on January ls, promises 10 De as
successful the show last year, and much
better managed thar were the cycling tournaments
held in New-York and Philadelphia. Suficien; pub
cltv OF the right has not been given 10 cycling
matters and more sensible course Will be pur-
sued at the coming sn3W b gan.aa
nIhlic will be kept informed of what is going on.
The yearly rep1-; of the Athletic Committee of tne
New York Athletic Club has been submitted to the
rav and the members congratulated for the
excellent work done during the year