New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
BISEB.ILL MEN TO MEET SOON.

PREPARING FOR THE COMING sEAsON-NEW YORK
MEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GAMES
The affairs of the New-York and Brooklyn base
bau cuhs are now in tangible shape The New
York club will open the season In better condition
than Il has opened II for several years All debts
have been paid and the players under contract ana
a few yet to be signed are OF the right sort over
I'm Brooklyn the player question IL all right but the
differences between rival factions among the stock
holders have not been settled. Fouz. the man.
ager does not seem to be losing much sleep over his
auarrelng employers. and he keeps right at work
getting his team together and otherwise arranging
for the season rapidly approaching Tne BROOK
Ign club has abandoned a.! Ideas of sending its
players South for preliminary practice ana the men
will have - get into condition In the gymnasium
and on the field at Eastern Park
Ward has arranged few preliminary games NJ the
Polo Grounds ~ he il probably waiting until 1t is
definitely settled whether h. will take his players
South or not The club has received several Halter
ing offers from southern League cities, ana II the
team goes South FOR preliminary work during March
II will 4. least not nave pay rental for grounds
on which TO play The season At the Polo Groun IL
will omen about March 49, If the weather VIII per-
init The regular championship season VIII open
on April 49, but not in this neighborhood Inc
chances are that New-Yorli and Brooklyn VIII open
up in Philadelphia. Baltimore or Washington ana
they may not play in this neighborhoo1 much oe'ore
April % or &C.
with the outfied. inGeld and pitching department
strengthened the New Workers will begin the season
I'm decidedly better condition than they did In 1873
Last year the club started out with three ptchers-
Rusie. Crane and King Rusie was the only man
who could stand the pace ana the ninG lr' lar
were secured and the team worked It's way up 10
b a p pnT the club vii take no chances in this
partmen this year. In Rusie, German Clarke ana
e apG Py e r m5 1 npoD II they are needed The
club Will also have extra outfelder and one or
two extra inhelders; Thirteen men are now under
contract and several more viii be signed
MINOR LEAGUES GETTING READY.
An importan. convention of the Eastern League
will be held az the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Tuesday.
and II will probably last days. This association
last ytr proved to be the most successful minor
league ever run in this country. and az the league
will be under the same principles this year 1t
seems reasonably certain that II will repeat It's sue
cess Much of the due undoubtedly TO
the careful management OF +. !. Powers. the presl-
At the close OF last season of the club.owners
wanted to admit Toronto and Syracuse ana To IN
crease the circuit ten clubs In fact this course,
foolish 1t looked to practical baseball men out
side. was not abandoned until fs" days ago -, !,
Is now assured that the circuit VIII consist OF eleht
clubs. the case last year Toronto has no
chance. Albany was for time willing to dispose or
ts franchise 70 Syracuse. but now desires 10 re.
main In the circuit. This will be the knotty point
to be Se,I 81 san delegotons 10 the mt
Ing prepared To work hard for their respective cities
Both clubs have good financial backing. ana II VIII
eventually come down to vote of the League as TO
which city will be admitted. Two schedules have
been prepared. containing Syracuse and the
other Albany Consequently there will be no trouble
on this score. The championship season VIII open
The manager OF one of the largest sporting goods
houses In the country In the city the other day.
lie said Il found the times hard AL over the coun-
try. | expected and IN a difficult matter 10
secure heavy orders except for baseball goods MY
been for several years Minor and amateur leagues
organizing in great numbers all over the coun.
try. and / believe that there Till be more small
leagues In the field next season than ever before.
and certainly more than in any year since 1889. My
orders from the colleges are particularly heavy
THE GYMNAsTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The gymnastic championships Of the Amateur
Athletic Union OF the United States. which are to
| be held under the auspices OF the Orange Athletic
Club in the clubs large tennis building, East
/ Orange. the evening OF Washington's Birthday.
expected TO be the most successful meeting OF
the kind ever held in this country The entry lists
/ in all contests well filed with the best gym
nasts in training A team is coming from the Uni
verslty OF Pennsylvania. Among the men who will
compete the most prominent one is Robert Stoll OF
ing rings championships for nine years IN success
sion. and is one OF the most finished performers In
the country b. Sanford. OF the \: j. a. G., the
present champion at rope climbing, Is entered and
| he win attempt TO break the record He also Is an
Rice OF Philadelphia. who won second place on the
flying rings last year VIII probably be da II,
/ Turnveren. the champion Of the parallel bars Will
compete. There are many other fine performers IN
this contest and II Abe is defeated II Will probably
be at the hands OF some one from the numerous
German turnvereins. as the Germans seem to ex;
| be seen on the horizontal bar Tumbling is an
interesting performance and In this VIII be Steyer
OF New-York. the present champion and Wilt
| Haas the ex -champion also Of New York. who has
not competed before In several years The club
swinging is a pleasing feature. in which J. ID. Har.
rs will appear. and he Will have strong opponent
/ I'm j. II. Dougherty, OF orange. VINO Formerly heio
/ the championship