The evening times., 1897-04-01
ROSTER Of LEAGUE CLUBS
Players Who viii Represent the
Several Cities This Season.
ALL THE TEAMS In GOOD FORM
The Trying-Out Period Is at Hand,
and Bidders for Fame on the Dia-
mond Are Being Put Through
Their PAGES TO See What Is in
Them-Players' List.

The League baseball games are now made
up for the season, and some interesting COM
parisons are possible. The trying-out proc
esshas begun in most Of the clubs, and when
the regular season begins, players who
fail to show sufficient ability viii be
dropped.
The champion Baltimores should be
stronger, If anything, this season. The
club is better fortified IN pluchers. McGraw
is back at third, which means an improve
ment in hitting and base running, and the
batting strength of the team is improved by
the accession OF Stencil The latter is net
the equal of Brodie as fielder or as a base
runner Ia Quinn the club has a fine sub
stItute infielder, and iii 0'Brien line sub
stitute outfielder. No club is letter pro-
vided for emergencies.
Boston carries a smaller roster than any
other club-sixteen men. IL has heady
butchers, snouiu be very fast in all celart-
ments and keep down run getting on the
part of its opponents TO a minimum.
Manager Barnie, OF the Brooklyns, has
some eAcelieut material, ana will he able to
present team that can keep its opponents
guessing coed pant OF the time. IL should
make Il eccd record in the field, be fairly
strong at bat, and very uncertain quality
IN base running.
The Chicagos can be termed team or
giants and sure to show up very strongly.
The club has scared a great pitcher in
Callahan, young man or the griffith
order, and Denzer is also spoken well OF.
Friend should be more effective than he
was last season. Young Connor, OF the
Western League, a Danvers boy, VIII TRY
conclusions with the veteran Pfeffer at
second. Both outfield and infield will
be taken care OF in first class style.
Cincinnati made ten strike in securing
Breitenstein, by all odds the best left
handed pitcher in the country. The catch
ing department has been further strength
ened by the signing OF Schriver. Cor
coran VIII doubtless be in line when the
season opens, and his holding off is adj
rertisinr him as well as the club.
The Clevelands will make it hot running
for the champions this year if any club
does. The club has secured hard-hittng,
fast running and fine fielding outfielder
in Sockalexis In the pitching department,
too, the club is stronger.
Louisville should be stronger this year
Il.
Catcher Butler the best backstcp by far
in the New England League was secured.
Young Magee should make success as
a league pitcher. The changes in the
infieId, Werden going TO first base and
Rogers TO second. should help the team
a great deal The outfield is one Of the
liveiest in the league today.
The New York catching department is
not as strong as it ought TO be, and on
the whole is uncertain. The club needs
Rusie TO be considered in the race at all
Meekin falls far short of being the every
day pitcher tie big man is. Doheny
promises well, and Gittig is said to have
great speed and to be very capable
pitcher The club has full nine of pitchers
and ought to have three fast ones outof
the whole number Stafford may come up
to CAPTAIN Joyce's expectations in left
field, but up 10 the present time he has
not set the world afire by his work in
any position he has played in the club.
If past work of the players goes for any
thing. Philadelphia ought to please its
friends cracking good pitcher was Sc
cured in Pitcher johnson, OF Scranton, and
another good man in Fifield, of Detroit. 1t
looks as If Harley would replace Cooley in
the outfield. If Geier or Gillen succeed in
showingup wellat shortstop, aslooks proba-
bile, the infield will he well balanced.
Pittsburg will be considerably stronger in
the box Taunehillis one OF the most prom
Using minor league pitchers in the country.
Jordan has done some very good work.
Denny" Lyons will he given trial at
first. Davis having failed to give satis-
faction.
st. Louis bids fair to show up stronger
than was at first anticipated. Bierhauer is
one of the finest second hasemen in the
country, and will greatly strengthen the
infield The club cannot be regarded as
first division team, and looks the weakest
OF the lot
Washington has a lively lot of players
that are likely to keep their opponents hust-
ling all through the season. 1t should land
up well in the second division.
The roster of the players OF the clubs
Is as follows:
Batimore-Catchers, Robinson. Clarke,
Bowerman; pitchers, Hoffer, Mcmahon,
Pond, Corbett, Hemming, Coogan, Nops,
Amole; infield, Doyle, Reitz, McGraw, Jen-
nings; outfield, Kelly, Stencil, Keeler;
substitutes, Quinn, o Brien.
Observation-Disclosures, Bergen, Camel, Yea
ger; pitchers, Nichols, Sullivan, Klobedanz,
Stivetts, Lewis; infield. Tucker, Lowe,
Collins, Long; outfield, Duffy, Hamilton,
Tenney, Stahl.
Brooklyn-Catchers, Grim, Burrell, PITT;