The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-14
WHERE THE TEAMS PRACTICE.
Four Clubs Only Will Train In
the North.

New York. March 1L-Baseball enthu-
siasts of this city will know that the
season must be near at hand when for
ty more sturdy players arrive from all
directions Of the compass today, after
having been in seclusion all winter 1t
is the time set by William Joyce. man.
aver of the New Yorks. and William Bar
ME. manager of the Brooklyns. for their
players to report for duty preparatory
TO going into training, that they may be
in condition when the championship
opens on April L.
Members of the New York team will
report at the new headquarters of the
club. at No. li2 Broadway, and there
meet President Freedman and Capt
Joyce Those who belong 10 the team
are Davis. Hartman. Gleason Clark.
Herman. Warner, Van Haltren, McCree-
ny, Grady Rusie. Meekin. Doheny, Sey-
mour. Gettig, Wilson. Sullivan, Wilmot
and Sperline. who, with Joyce, make
nineteen in all
Ii is not certain but that Amos Rusie
will be one Of the absentees today. His
signed contract has not yet been received
by the club. When a contract was first
sent to him he returned il, objecting to
that they be changed to suit him. sec
ond time the contract was forwarded to
him. and it was expected that he would
Immediately sign. but he has not done 50.
Rusie wants to do his preliminary work
in Indianapolis. and not report TO his
club until just before the championship
season OPENS. He SAYS he can do better
work and get into condition more easily
there than by coming East and joining the
other players. He will not. however, be-
allowed to do his work at home. He
must. according to the club officials. do
the same as the other players Il may be
that he will be here today and deliver
over his signed contract himself.
The Giants win leave tomorrow morn
ing for Lakewood n j., and on the fol-
lowing day will begin their preliminary
work in earnest. Enough players are on
the roster to make up TWO teams. and as
a consequence a game viii Toe played be-
tween the regulars and the extra men
every day. They will return TO New York
on April 6.
After the Brooklyns report today they
will go TO Allaire. y. J.. tomorrow. Al
laire is but a few miles from Lakewood
Unlike the Giants the Bridegrooms VIII
not be seen at home until they open the
championship season, as exhibition games
in some of the smaller cities have been
arranged by the club.
Their opening championship came takes
place in Philadelphia on April u.
The New Yorks. 2roaNlynS, Wash ng-
tons. and Philadelphias are the only
teams that viii train i'm the North. Sev-
eral teams are already getting into-saape.
while in a weeks time every cotcIie of
players ian the League will be IA their
Spring quarters. The 'inciunatis are al
San Antonio.. Tex: the Tttsbur=s at I.t-
tie ROCk.a and the ChiCagoS at West Ba-
den Springs. which place they viii leav"
during the coming wcek Tor WaycroSs,
Ca. There is not hotel In NayCroSS
large enough to hold all the Chiv1Eps, 50
Thomas Burns. the manager OF the team.
has made arrangem ants to scatter the
men at different boarding places IN the
town.
The Bostons will leave next Saturday
for Greensboro. y. e. Tho TIaltimorcs
will go to Georgia. while the Iouisvilles
and the St Louis Browns will. after
short stay at West Baden Springs, re-
turn home for practice The Philadel-
phas will be at Cape May. and the
Washmgtons will stay at home.