New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-01
OF THE GIANTS
BASEBALL ENTHUSIASTS GREET THEM
AT THE PIER.

ALL THE PLAYERS SHOW THE BENEFIT OF
THEIR SOUTHERN rEIr-rEosrEcTs OF IN
USUALLY GOOD WORK THIS SEASON.
The Ncw-York Baseball team returned nome
from the South yesterday. and hardier-lookihs
lot of athletes has not been seen hereabou'S III
many a day Unless cold weather should set III
and undo the good effects OF their southern go
iourn the Giants ought to start In the race
for the pennant on April Is In unusually good u'I"
The players left this city February q for jack
sonvlle, Fla. where nearly month OF nara "oiN
was done The weather was goot FOR tta'"'',S
purposes rain interfering with their work oh'y
three DAYS This is a considerably better showing
than that made by the other League teams III '"e
South. who had rain almost every day
There was a crowd OF probably 800 people at 'ne
Old Dominion pier 20 welcome the Giants ana Tue
Temple Cup winners. They were tredteu 10 "i'
uvcIiost sort of reception. Few Of the veteran
enthusiasts in baseball affairs present but
the Younger generation all there. also the IN
habitants OF "Burkeville." Some of the crowd even
wanted to carry the players upon their shoulleS >
Mr. Davis and his players scattered ana rhaue ''e'
way TO the elevated station as quickly as posslpie'
The Youngsters followed in stream. cheering the
men and calling ont the names of their favorltes'
Davis the new manager, says that he Is enurelY
satisfied with the condition of his players ana that
no is more than pleased with the results OF the
trip. ,
pitchers.
are in good shape far ahead of their conhitoh NJ
this time last year They have not let themselves
ont as vet ] believe. however, that either couid
mitch a fun game tomorrow. German Is pe''''
than I ever saw him before, and believe tha' Nv
will duplicate his record of 1893, when ne ied the
League His improvement over last season - IT,
uarkabIe Clark is all right. and he mas "o'e
good work Knauss has not used fun Spe'n a. yet
Roswell Is well spoken Of but he must be good
pitcher indeed to be better man than NeS''r'rl'
..Wilson has been catching throwing ana NUNS uIiinS
tho ball i'm good style. Farrell has done SI'iul,'E
and | believe that his arm Is as good a. II NJ M,
Tho mid lie Of last season. In batting INC IN.
has kent the outrcidors chasing. Doyle ~ az lit
as silk and so is Fuller. Burke ami StdnorH, n
greatest change will be seen in herman ~ -
like a vouugster and his fielding ana bi,ung nv i
been superb Van Ialtrens arm Is tro1nng i'',i w.
owing 70 n fall he had at Columbia. ne WI -,
10 a frst-clasa surgeon tomorrow 10 see lus. VII,
can he done Smiths finger was not prok'h, ""''E
dislocated and he viii BE- all right IN ",ch'
Tohn NJ Ward mot the players al the PI'i, an. an
took char-,e OF stafford All the PLAYERS i'eI III,
S;oSorT ,iu cover second base ali right Ih"y
saw that II he plays the position mere a ~ ,,d ha
dono I'm the South everybody WI ne - i,
Murphy is in good shape but Il is me prsrmI. A.
lion Of tho management 70 play RULER r'guldIn a.
shortstop The men VII report AZ itn' E,Jur'I
AZ 10 A. M to-day The first gam" VIII o. P''SV
Wednesday.