The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-11
WARDS PROPHETIC TALK.
BE slYs NEW YoRK Bzs NOBODY But
BOSTON TO FEAR,


Asa Thiuks His Teas viii outsisss Pitts.
sursh ana CIsveisss. $50 wan Lose
Brookiyn-Rs.is and wes,srvsit I.-,a 10
-Fou,s's Ns. Toy wrh the vvnk.s.
b.rres-Ops-i-s ef the Intsrsehetsst,e
Championship sesses - other es-s-.
The proposed game at the Polo grounds yes
tsrday between the regular New York team
and nine made up Of the extra players under
contract was not played for various reasons
Rusis had cold on his lungs and couldn't
play. westsfvelt was suffering from q lame
shoulder and stlH neck. German wasn't feeling
we'll. and Doyle had not returned from Hol-
yoke. Mass. Then. too. the weather was too
cold and raw. and Manager Ward thought IL
best net TO take chances About 400 cranks
were turned away from the gates The players
did no outdoor work but sat around the club
house spinning yarns
Manager Ward Is considerably worried
about the present unfavorsbls weather. With
the cham pionship season little more than
week away. he feels that the team is losing
great deal Of valuable practice. But he is so
anxious to keep his men In good physical con-
dition that he believes no work at all 10 more
beneficial than hard practice with chance for
lame arms. colds. and other injuries. With
week OF warm weather between now and the
18th, Ward has an idea that his men would
be fully prepared for the opening battle with
Baltimore Ward, for the first time this sea-
son, yesterday consented to discuss his teams
prospects,. To TIE Sun reporter he said:
After careful elaboration l have come to
the conclusion that the New Yorks stand as
much chance for the top Of the heap just now
as sny other League team. barring Boston.
The champions have an advantage oEsr us In
that they have been playing together as q
team for three years past They have got q
system OF team play down finer than
sny ball nine In the country. and IL
they begin the season In anything like
their regular form they'll lead at the
start But New York. Pittsburgh. and Clsve-
land will be after them. / don't fear Pitts.
burGh. New York has better pitchers and
estchers. Just as good an infleld. and stronger
outfisld than the Smoky City team. Cleveland
IL stronger than Pittsburgh. or at least will be
II Cuppy rounds into form. But at that New
York IL better nxed in batteries than Tebeau's
team and will hit harder In the long run.
don't regard the Philadelphia as at all dan
Eerous. and we will simply lose the Brooklyns.
Now that Farrell has signed wish to take
back what I said about Mcmahon being bet
ter ball player than Charley. That was merely
abluff on my part Farrell will have the New
York public BY the ears after two weeks play.
He Il not only nns catcher and throwsr. but
he IL Of such an easy going disposition that he
will get work out Of our pitchers whore an
other man might fail. A pitchers position In
the game IL probably more aggravatinE to
hin than ANYTHING else.
"a bunshins = few lucky hits. he IL liable 70
.Ssr. GSs ii Inc cry Farrell aPr dUs that's
pitchsr good, He never loses his head. and is
S Y, !. Al ~ s.sss Of the gene Hs cannS,
mind and that means everything Rusie will
ever before Just for this very reason"
BROOKLYN. IL; w1LKEsBARRF. 9.
little more than q corporaPs guard wit
the q E sis Pt
and :es both % Gr sss thar s
senent,. the Wilkesbarrs Club. played .nrst-
smOng the Wiifesb.rrs men. and they made
the Brcoklyns strike q faster game at the
i.1 i i@in h'a e.. IN boys
led in the run getting. They had made
sd Sans sA. III. ssd a sss
scorsd at all The latter team soon overlook
she fenn.ylvanians and then held them down
The batting was fair, but both pitchers were
Ghsrrott pitched for the he Brookiyns' Hs He did
much better than in his game against the MUIR |
sh.zrots The BrosEyns made ons hi hii no S
on Camnsld, the Wikesbarre twirler: Cam
:e Gssss to assa ss st Ss
The holding for such weather wa. excellent |
Initial appearances behind the bat. Hs caught
well. Foutz was pleased with his catching. |
that 50 good a man was practically IDLE The
BrooklJns." said Dave, cannot. sign Warner,
u: .s sss I. nHf !. ssSa ssh I'D
any club In need OF backstop." The score:
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