The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-22
BIG BALL A READY.
RhOE ron THE LEAGUE CHA NPION-
SNIP PENNANT BEGINS TO-DAY.

Few Yorhs Open At Philadelphia ana the
Brookiyns Play NJ wasbinEion-MnEe-Up
sr the Twelve Wines which VIII Play Out the
Schedule from Vow Untii October Notes.
The League championship baseball season will
b opened to-day. Tho New Yorks will begin tho
race at Philadelphia, tho Brooklyns at Washing
ton, Bostons at Baltimore, plttsburgs Mt st.
Louis. Clcvelands ~ louisville. and Chicagos at
Cincinnati.
Manager joyce is not a strong advocate OF tho
young blood idea and Will therefore depend
upon veterans to mako up the New York team
outside Of the pitchers box. with Jake Beck.
ley at first base, Kid Gleason nj second, George
Davis at shortstop, and Joyce at third. tho in
Geld will be hard to excel. In tho outilold Stat.
ford, Van l~laltren, and Herman, also vets
have the cali. In pitchers joyce has a
string OF good men who. with hoavy hit
ting and fast fielding behind them, should put
winning curves across tho plato. Mcckln bids
fair to be the star OF them all thi, year, and II
Rusic is In proper form the public may hope for
some great work. dad" Clarke is also OK
pectcd to do considerable box work. Last year
no lost many games 5ecaus so OF weak hitting or
ragged fielding. Young Ed Dohcny may turn
out to be the Leagues bost loft'handcr. Mex, to
Doheny comes Big Mike Sullivan, the Boston
law student.
Seymour, the Albany left-hander. will I'M
doubtolly develop. II he had Dnheny'4 head
and nerves ho would be- q wonderful pitcher.
Tho other pitchers, Gcttig. Sauders, and Stand
ish, arc simply experiments.
The catching will be looked after by Wilson.
Warner, and Zcarfoss. with this material,
therefore, to work upon, the New Works will
begin the season under promising auspices.
The Brooklyns. under Manager Barnic, have
got into shape wholly in the South. Tho pitch
ing corps looks rather effective on paper. Ken.
nedy, Sscin, Payne, Daub, Fisher, Dunn. and
Korwan arc the men. and Barn!o believes that
Burrell. Aloe Smith. and .McCauley are the
sHtGhers, and az are good ball players; Big
short look like q pretty fast ihndeid. With
Anderson, Griffin, and Jones in the outhc!d tho
Not content with three League pcnnants, Han.
lon and the BaltimorCs are anxious to add nm.
make tho .inteld abou: the s%peodiest In the
with Joe Kelley in left, Jake Stencil in centre.
and Billy Kee.er in right. Robertson. Clarke.
has fortified himscl. we'll with %pitrhoss, incind.
ing Hofer. Hemming, Cor5ett, Pond, Coyan.
N9qps, Amole. and Horton. =. w..
players hope TO make a better showing than
heretofore. The intiGlders are Cartwright at
vey. smith at third. and b eMentrsviiffe at short
aeld; setback. Brown. and Lush constitute a
Cracking EOOu Outltelu. tue Catching -uep6rl-
ment is considered to 60 tbs best in the League.
with Jim Mcclure and Duke Farrell wearing the
i mefs d a"' Win are M isros nt McJsmes p'' King. G isP:
man. Maui. Norton. Swain. and Ashe. The cx-
tr, men are SAHIS%ey and WFislSsEEii ,,,o,n,,o. -
tina, Clements, Boyle, Cross. and Grady will do
the cStching. and the pitchers vii include Iay-
by Lajo!e, Mailman, and Billy Nash. with young
viii again play left fieid. With Cooley and
Thompson in the other places.
this summer. Tucker, Lowe, Long; and Collins
are the inticlders, Capt. Duffy will play in loft
r lslSi, Billy IN yp MnImiI.os se IN e Seiisee sn ID hhs ss ndEdd ID
Nichols, stiyeIis. and sullivan; TWO newcomers
the best lctt-hander in the New England League,
who was successfully. tried by Selec last fall.
and Pitcher Lewis. Il former college twirler. are
the men. Camel, Bergen, and YeaEcr will take
care OF things behind the bat.
nor, with Young. Cuppy, Waliace. Wilson, Nc
the tiSsp pi'eGin nSpPTf uboa aa childs. McKeS S1.S and Nc.
Carr are slated again to cover tho infeld, while
the the fahI .bIoodsd Hf indian hans sock Mfa Ser n'"A0' ana
Buck Ewing's Cincinnatis are formidable.
With the addition OF Brcitenstein, the pitching
department Is quite strong. as II includes Rhincs,
oiIndiapanoilsii Psltzz: seb5iver: and varshp are
veteran second haseman. will be seen in that
Acquaintance with the third corner. Tom Cor.
'coran, formerly OF Brooklyn. will play shortstop
ootSerWisss the he piaee viii "pH be cared % by HtN Ri tIisy.
,.o6,ns! N Miller nsi i,,S5ssethcrw with Bug Holiday,
,Ahson of the Chicagos has put in his annual
claim for the championship. Arson. Prefer.
With big D :, boI always available al to PlsS first
aoideIss. Friend d Terry y,4G$r r(a h{ll B L Pea:
and Donahue will catch as usual. Arson has a
new second baseman named Connors.
The Pittsburg team has been thoroughly re-
organized since Connie Mack dropped the reins
lie 'Ss' d Tsarbi as mnrsS Df DIX Or P DdfGas M miil IN wi Bia BE
nelly, late oF baltimore, viii hold dow, third
3utfielders will be Elmer Smith, Br9die, the ex-
B Bal M.rrSs, ;vi pn d Pc, Rhon HNiE =, Ihasden: ke C Y
Rihienh. Gardner, TannehifEi, Hushey, and Hast.
Esper. hatchinson. Hart. Donahue. Messenger.
land. Douglass, and Clifford. Connor Viii cover
arst base again, and Bief6auer will play second;
onos more y play Hn sh .%i ! Pa'f The o ana IiS viii T be-
made up Of Sullivan, Turner. and Manager
The Louisvilles will be managed this year by
Jimmy Rogers. Perry Werden, we'll known In
League circles. will be first baseman; Rogers
will cover SECOND. and Clingman is down for his
his hand ut short. The outfeld will be very fast.
with Clarke. McCresry. Pickering, and Holmes
lot OF Dexter, Mcfarland, Butler, and Wilson,
and the pitchers will embrace Cunningham,
Frazier, Hill. Herman. McFarlan, and McGee.
Baseball Cameo Yesterday.
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