The evening world., 1894-09-10
WITH THE GIANTS.
Ward May Retire from the Game
After This Season,
Especial to The Evening world)


CLEVELAND, Sept. lO.-In the course
Of long and interesting conversation
Saturday Capt. Ward touched upon sew.
erai subjects Of deep interest to base
ball cranks and the followers of the New
York Clubs fortunes generally.
Ward feels that he has served a long
time on the emerald diamond, and tina,
nothing Is more pitiful than the en-
beavers Of a has been" to keep up with
the gait set by the speedy youngsters
who are entering the profession each
season, and the manager captain Of the
New York team does not intend to stay
In the ranks till he grows stale.
His plans for the future are not suffi-
ciently matured to warrant his discus.
sing them, but 1t may be said, upon his
own statement, that II is extremely un.
likely that Ward Will either play or man
age team in 1886. There is no fault &c
be found with his present form, fol
WARDS playing Is right up to the mark
and the boys are all working earnestly
together Like a faithful captain and
good tactician. he would rather sacrifice
man along the path towards home
plate than. fatten his own falling aver
age and play. for grand stand applause
but when player has devoted consider
ably more than a dozen years to the ma
tional game he earns Arrest. Then, too
Ward has had several irons In the fire Of
late, and. as his prospects improve, 8
desire to retire from the cares OF man.
agement and let some other fellow gel
the credit, and, incidentally, the objur
cations, that fall to a captains lot, !,
Ward said In his grave. careful way
weighing each question answer eau
tiously:
No, If 1 gave UP playing should
give up the management, too. 1t wouic
be best to retire altogether.
Whom do you think would succeed
I'm advance of vacancy" he an.
swered, smiling, that's rather hard tC
"But in the event of vacancy, proba
bly, who would be chosen?"
That's question the directors OF
the Club would answer" he continued
automatically. and repeated interToga
ton could not extract a more definite
reply. 1t was evident the Captain die
not want to make any odious compari
sons, nor place one Of his men above
another In esteem or ability. Talks witt
others. however, point to Davis or Doyle
as next years leader One of the mos
prominent baseball men in this city now
declared Davis to be a most promising
subject, for" said he, Davis Is ar
excellent player, cool headed, well liked
thoroughly posted. Young and yet con.
sentative"
This seems to be the gist of baseball
opinion on this subject; some, however
expressing a wish to see Jack. Doyle
elevated to the captaincy. Jack is such
a fighter of his clubs rights that he
has won many admirers not only in
Gotham. but around the circuit. He is
in, say some of the critics. lies his un-
availability, for pugnacity is different
from ,pertinacity, and a riled umpire is
clubs most dangerous foe.
base? is the next question. Midget Muir
ply is too light to stand the assaults
of such battering-rams as Jennings, Nc
Graw, Tabeau, Mack ct al, and he is
not likely to put on much more weight.
BESIDES this, i can be said Upon the
highest authority that Murphy Is going
into Wall street this Fall under the
tuteiage Of Director Wheeler. of the New
It was Director Wheeler who instituted
the engagement Of the Midget" and he is
has always had a liking for him. Muir
ply himself admitted on the train the
ical Scnooi. II he Is successful In Wall
street, and everybody thinks he Will be
1T is improbable that he will resume
playing in the Spring.
THE boys are in excellent physical
trim-that Is, in a baseball sense" said
Ward to-day: Wilson is still bit ten.
der where McGraw wickedy spiked his
shin: Vans ankle is fast rounding to
and ta Little stiffness in my hip and right
thoroughly warmed up in game. is
wearing off. but all in all we are In
good condition"
At IL o'clock each night everybody is
supposed to be abed and asleep. Thus
night being an on night" as the
Club does not play Sunday games, they
are allowed an extra hour of liberty.
Though not subjected to the regimen
mious, and eschew pastry and sweet
any irritating espionage, but Arthur Bell
and Capt. Ward keep fatheriy eye
on all hands.
The desire to go back to N lew York with
banners flying, and either premier hon.
ors or at least the satisfaction Of be-
ing close second is sufficient incen-
selves. Without exception. they are
confident and full of vim. Davis said:
We ought, to take three straight from
we Soaid st f S"ve W snow
Tell what / wish. l wish we were
through with the last game, goin home
with flags out the car windows and the
nbm in our IN s fst5 ,us,
US time. will your"
Farrell was the life OF the party en-
route. continually laughing and cracking
jokes. Jack Doyle and Murphy are very
chummy and Doyle wants the midget
to go on a shooting trip with him after
the baseball season ends. Van Haltren
Is the bookworm Of the crowd. He Is
at present engrossed In 1.-THE Last Sig
nal" supposed to have some bearing on
the ninth inning of the game at Gin
cinnati, Sept. %.
Murphy has his surgeons kit with
him, and offered to aplputate any leg
that should go emiss. Arthur Bell says
he Is a corn doctor.
Parke Wilson has a poisoned arm, the
result of touching some poisonous, Ivy
in Harlem. Herman has not opened his
mouth so far. except to eat-not that he
eats all the time. either. The negro
porters on the cars have reason to bless
the New Yorks when they leave the
train-and they do SO In more ways
than