Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-27
|ASE BALL GOSSIP.
ORRGNr NEWS AND NOTES
OF THE oAMe.
hjor League TeAms-Wkat Leading
|nasnbsrs oavs - Say ~ the Psespeets
LOT he ssassn IAN sssa to Ne wsai

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Just what win be the result OF the
bming campaign Is . matter OF con-
cture. Yet the Indications all point
bward this being one of the most
rosperous seasons-all along the line
witnessed In some years. There are
least fve teams who have a night
G chance for the pennant, while sew
raj others might make II exceeding
Interesting for the leaders II they
lay ball ~ they are capable Of do
pg. BY making three changes In the
ssw York team Il could be made tae
host formidable one In the major
eague., II would REQUIRE little mop-
~ 10 carry out the scheme. but II
you'd pay the club more than three
loid 10 do 80. IL IN not too late yet
% get, ihossz players. Hnd one grand
Fort should be made 10 land them.
New Yort he's three infieiders
jleaaon and Davis who have no SUI
bsrtoFn. When takes collectively. It's
pitching department is Al. Then.
with Robinson hshlnd the bat. Nc
RArsw On third. and one nrzt-ciass out
Aes1sr. New York would become
powerful factor u the championship
racG BrOoAiyn spsahs for itself.
Boston. U,!ego ctn cilpiati and Cleye-
land line W In seOd shApe. and will
be heard from dlstng ihe coming sea-
soa. PhilaaealAts and Pttisburg
shOald prove bpthfssob,s II all stages.
Heee y What tAe masnates asd man
ag~sb have 70 say about their respec-
/ tive teams
Manager, McGTaw. Of The Baltimore
team. says: rWe ara liable 10 sur
prise some people in Brooklyn and
baltimore who have got an idea we
viii be tail enders. Because We are
RELOCATED 70 Baltimore does not prove
that we have a weak team. We can
beat out -four or rnve teams, and per-
hsps do batter than that. Look at the
players 4 Will have 10 selee, my team
from. My outfeid will compare ia
vorsbly with any in the major league
Holmes. Brodie and sli.cksrd. They
are pretty fair as starter. Ny in
hcld viii he Lachancc, o'Brlcn and my
sell ON III. bases. and kelster, short.
Then ] shall have Robinson. Ryan
and Smith as estchers. while my pitch
ing stafr will be very strong. and will
be selected from these men: Nops.
kitson. Mcpnrlsn. Miller. McKenna.
Howell and McGlnnesty. We are go
snE 20 be strictly IN 81 this year"
Manager seiee OF the Bostons SAYS:
Now that the major league has kind.
" allowed us TO continue to make
home runs over our RICH, field fence
guess we win have TO carry on an.
other p~nnsnt this year. We would
not have been handicapped at all II W.
had been allowed only two bases 70,
hits over Our fence. We would hav.
studied out some other plan to win
thats all The Bos,ons Will 40 south
again. hs N their programme ever,
year TO do their preliminary work
With the New York and Brooklyn
teams wen up in the nrst division
throughout the season. look for tn,
most prosperous year the major lessu.
ever saw. With Brooklyn represente.
10y an almost certain winning aggrega
tion and New York fised as well. Their.
would be nothing but money In th'
game In Greater New York. and tn,
whole league would also derive grea
benefit Who will win the pennan,
Well. Boston will be around some
where near the top when the pennan
) A. awarded - R9w
Manager Hsnlon. OF the Brooklyn
club, says; with the opening Of III,
season only little over a month ava,
the proapecis for great baseball yea
are exceedingly BRIGHT The new
Brooklyn team may be relied upon I,
give the anthusiasts some grand ex
hibltions OF ball PLAYING. IA manage
am greatly proud OF the team which
will play at WAahinston Park durinI
the coming season.-and were IT not 70