The evening times., 1896-02-17

| fFeslue'-t Hart salu yesterday that at th,
National League meeting next week h.
will vote against the douifc-umpire sys
TEN. lie will advocate the ruling off OF
boisterous coachcrs. His plan is for each
team TO nominate two coachers before tn.
game. Only these are to be ado wed on the
coaching lines. if any or all he ruled of
their places are not 10 -bc filled for the
game. These coachers NAV h.. IN the
game or not, hut must bcin uniform. Mr.
Hart thinks il is hard enough To get six
good umpires, without trying To secure
| twelve.
| Active preparations forithe Coming base
han sea son are every where being made. and
weil-dcvclopej symptoms OF the baseball
| fever are beginning to appear among the
enthusiasts. TIE first scEc.i.i.e so far
completed is that of the Virginia eague.
| The season will hcrin on April Is, with
| Roanoke AT Richmond Portsmouth, at Nor
| folk, Petersburg at LyGcnbuTg. A double
| series or games viii In played IDr the lea gu.
| pcnnant. Thefirst series viii end on July l.
and the second series on September To-
William Barnie. formerly mara ger Of the
| Baltimore Baseball Club, who mana gei the
| Louisville club in lS94 and the Scranton
| Pa, club in 1898, has been granite. the
| Hartford frdnchis. IN the Atlantic Lea gue.
! This was done Il; u meeting OF that league
! IN New York ON Saturday. AT which the
! Following representatives OF the new organ
| ization Were present: President sam Crane
| ID. A. Long. Wilmington; George +. Ellis,
Newark; W. :. Wright, Paterson: Robert
jordan. jersey city; Ted sullivan New
Haven. and William BarI,ie. Hartford. The
grant OF the Hartford franchise completed
tnr circuit. M. Htrnie was appoinl.i Un
the schedule committee. IN place OF Bickeu-
berger. The committee now consists OF
lBrii,c. Long. anu Crane. The committee
VIII report on February %. II was lie.
ciicd, however, that the championship
season OF The league shall begin ON Saiur-
day. April ls, and consist of 20 games
30 to De- pla we'd n, hoineand 90 ahroId. The
season viii open with New Haven ia Hart
ford. Wilmington IN Newark, and Paterson
IN Jersey City.
The Chicago club has twent y-two men
signed. Some OF these are already South.
Others are on their way. and the reina mdrr
Will start March / with Anson. Dunohue
Griffin, and Truby ar. at Hot Springs and
will be joined there 10y Ryan and Parker this
week. Everitt. Decker. and Parrot have
started for Galveston, where the club vii!
have It's spring campaign. The club has
eight pitchers. Griffin ana Tcrry are The
only veterans. as Hutchinson will not play
with the team the first part of the s,ason.
lie will try his hand in Miuncapoi:.. A
change from IN" ouIficil OF last wear is
necessary, as Wiiinot has left the team |
His place may be taken by Mcbride OF
Flynn new men, or perhaps Eyerit, viii
go there IL Flynn or Riley proves Il ccIupe- |
tent inficder. Flynn is from the West
ern AsSccia ton ami Riley is young CaIifor- |
man, who played last summer in the Texas |
League. Langc ami KItlridgc are the only |
players WHO have not signed. Nothing is |
heard from either of them. and i; is !
doubtful il they GO South TO practice.
Chris. Won der ! he. the veteran president |
of the ~. Lou.s baseball Clun. mas. accord
ing To "A Piltsburr dispa tch. been granted |
new trial in the InuCh-tdIkct!-l II suit brought |
against him ny Mark Baldwin. the pitcher.
The latter claimed damages for alleged
malicious prosecution. lust- when the case
was tried in PittsouF.- ia>t summer secured
q verdict against Won der Ahe for 81 50p.
The motion FOR i new trial was made upon
the ground OF alleged attempt TO unfairly
Influence the jury.
New YorE lovers OF baseball are per |
turb"'i AT the suggestion OF 1T PARK COM
misSionrrs 10 extend the speedway throuch
the Polo Grounds ard Manhattan Field
thus cuttin" both Of these >pc-,,id grounds
into halves aud running them siCr tie par |
poses to which they are now put. II his
Were done. il woud HcCe-> state going he
yoni the Harlem for h;isrhIl ed. which |
would put IL at such 4 distance from th,
center OF the city IL to pra't ,cIlly XII the
gamr SO far as ATTENDANCE was concerned.
Another dinner ard thcater party was ten
i"rJd 20 Ba.timorc's new first ba Seman. |
John noyi", on Saturda evening. by Prof.
In the party besides the host |
iDi Doyle there were Manager Hanlon, |
secretary Vondcrho>t, Capt. Robson.
Kelley and McGraw.
Mana ger McCioskey OF the Louisville Base
,all Club left on Saturday for st. Angus
inc. Fla. 10 make arrangements for taking
lis club there for their sprinGpractice.
A baseball writer scents trouble regard
ng the Rreitcnstcin case. He says:
The report that Baltimore is negotiat-
ng with Braitcnstein. St. Louis dis
;runtlcd pitcher, is likely to lie brought
,eforc the league meeting the 24th. One
II the arguments among league marnates
$ that no club official shall negotiate with ,
player under contract or reservation, .
Without the consent OF the club officials ,
hat control such player. 1t is no secret
hat the sou'hpaw twirler is making a .
lay to get away from Won der Abe, and
/ ill-bec0meS any other club ina gndtc 10 | 4,
ncourage him in accomplishing his de .
Tres. While Brett. is a good pitcher, it |,
,ase or sell him under the present cir
umstances. IT would only establish a E
reccdcnt for other star players to hold ,
ut when asked To sign, and soon demoral- :,
.e the fundamental principles OF the re- !,
.rvc rule. Brooklyn's course with Low :,
IT, in compelling him to lay off TWO years :,
ecause he was four-flusbing for his re- =
ase from that club, is n good example
,r Won der Abe to follow, and he Should =,
2 sustained in this matter by every mag n
ate in the league, and those seeking TO ',
nnefit themselves at Won der Abe's ex "
anse should be hauled over the Goals" =
1t is the general opinion among wel-in- :.
'rmed baseball players that the Pittsburg ;, ;,
am is stronger this year than 1t has ever :,
Dispatch. ;,
Yale Murphy has signed to play with n y
livan's New Haven Atlantic League
am. Brownie" is very popular in New =
aven. and Will have large following
ere. Sullivan is also negotiating with
Tom" Burns, and may secure the veter-
IS services.
President Frank De Hass Robson OF the
cveland Baseball Club. and Manager Tc- n
III were in riusburS Saturday and had u
conference with President Kerr and
anager Mack OF the local club.
In explaining the object OF his visit. Mr..
bison said: My object is tose whether
: cannot get the pennant this year. l
nix either Pittsburg or Cleveland has Bl
cd chance for il. and have a plan that -
II, l think. make our chance better. The
stern clubs are unit against the West,
We must do something. The Pit;sburg
I'D mas number OF surplus players and M
have We in Cleveland. Now. propose At,
a.