The sun., 1895-05-27

What Manager Davis 1a, 60 Say About
gl,s E-sa ane The ~eeter- T-'r,

What Manager Davis Has 20 Say About
Eiis lzsa ane the Tester- T-'r,
The New Yorks arrived home from their West
ern trip last night on the train that reached the
Pennsylvania depot at Jersey City at $40
O'Clock. President Freedman was not with
the men. ms he came from Pittsburgh on
an earlier train. The players were In charge
of Financial Manager Watkins and Manager
Davis. They included Wilson. Meekin, Bos-
we'll Doylo, Stafford. Murphy, Fuller, Ban
ron. Van Haltren, and Tiernan. Farrell
had previously gone TO his home In Marlboro
because Of tho illness of his little girl. Despite
tho fact that the team has won eight out of If
teen games against the Western clubs Davis
claimed that only for poor umpiring and some
hard luck, q much better record would have
been made.
"Is there anything to be said regarding the
present mako up of the team?" THE Sun re-
porter asked.
"well, Murphy has not been playing short
stop as he did last year. He will continue In the
position for n few days longer, and then proba-
bly, Shorty Fuller will resume regular work. L
don't for moment think that Murphy can play
the position better than Fuller, but the latter
seemed to be in strenk of i'll luck and was soon
all broken up. His lay-off will not do him any
harm. that's certain. As regards Bannon.
b, Sn. batting Ss s.a has been SSS aS TRIAL
Burke will be retained for the present stafford
the ball very hard, but has had the misfortune
70 drive 1t straight at some fielder Van Hal;
Tiernan has kept up his good work right through
the trip. The team, as a whole has not been
what s'fk about the pitchersf'' asked the re-
p"!is; Msekin complains of little soreness in his
laughed ns he continued, But believe he is
blufiing.. Rusie is all right, and both he and
either German or Boswell yet, and viii give
them both some more work to do. also intend
trying knauss TO determine whether his arm Is
all right or not"
Are you going t. do with pad Clarke
and way a a,a nn 60 uprHe % lI bsness to attend to
in tho West and asked me to let him Oft for
week. consented, and he VIII report Tor duty
could have sold his release to several clubs or
farmed him out, but want to retain him. am
How were you treated in the West3"
but ut Pittsburgh and Cincinnati we were
treated most unfairly. The papers roasted US
SheasU ana st. hns
treated royalty, and we have no complaints to
"W ha. do think of the Western teams ?
be heard of at the finish; Pittsburgh and Chi
como East look out for a slump. The Cleve-
lands are playing fast ball just now. and are the
strongest OF the Western teams.
is there any truth in the reports that you
have been interiered with IN the management of
the team?"
Such idle chatter is too ridiculous to deny.
am perfectly satisfied to say that am the
manager Of the team and am not hampered in
the least. Naturally. Mr.. Freedman has an
opinion now and then, like any man who has
his money invested in business, and that is his
right, but he has not gone over my head"
"Is 1t true that the club has offered $4,000 for
the releases of Burkett and Mexican OF the Cleve-
lands 2"
: II know nothing about that, neither am
aware of the fact that we want Morgan Muir.
ply. l will admit. though. that the club would
like to buy Breitenstcin's release from st. Louis,
but Won der Abe wants about $4,000 for him,
and that is too eXorbitant"
I'VE will play seven games at the Polo
grounds this week. The Phiadelphias to:mor-
row and Wednesday, the Cleveiands on Tues
day. tho Chicagos on Thursday, morning and
afternoon, and also on Friday, and st. Louis on
Saturday. Rusie and Wilson will be the bat
terry tomorrow, McGill and Buckley officiating
for tho Quakers. Any club that wins from US
at the Polo grounds will have to make us bite
the dust, literally speaking. That's all Good
night" And the manager went to the Sturte-
want House to get good nights rest