Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-27


will ably I'LL McAleer's shoes. !. at one
time. thought We would not be able 10
get another man 10 oil that position
AZ MeAleer did. but Griffin will DO II,
Everything points 10 the fact that 1,
will be one Of the bss, seasons for
the game in the hosiery OF the major
league"
Manager John D. Day, OF the New
York team. says: THE New York team
Ia stronger as II stands today than
many people imagine. Many persons
base their opinions on the showing
made by the team last year. There
we're many unfayorable conditions last
season which seriously Handicapped
the playing of the team The chief
disadvantage the team labored under
was the lack of harmony among the
players. II IL no, for me TO say wha,
WAS the cause OF this unfortunate state
of AFFAIRS. but ! will say that it will be
my main cndesvor to obtain harmony.
and feel confident / shall succeed.
We will go TO Charleston, s. c., TO do
our preliminary work. and expect TO
be back in New York by Saturday,
April 9. when we will begin the exh!-
billion season at the Polo grounds with
the Yale university team"
Col. John l. RogerS. treasurer of the
Philadelphia club. says: THE Phill!es
will have the same team that finished
the season last year. We have team
OF corners who have not reached their
highest stage OF excellence. There
| are only two players. Delehan,y and
Cooley. who have been In the major
league more than two years, and look
for twenty per cent better work trom
them this year than last As we nm
ished sixth last year. 1t can be easily
computed from that line OF reasoning
that We should not be lower than
fourth. There Is no more harmoni-
Gus team in the major league than the
Phillies. and consider 1t rs we'll bal
anced. Cooley will captain the team. .
President Kerr. of the Ptttsburg club.
says: This baseball business 10 q lot
terry, and l would not dare to predict
where the Pittsbure team will finish.
We have a raft OF youngsters. and II
they pan out all right We may get
up into the first division. II We DO
not nnish we'll up this year We will de-
velop team that will surprise the
country next year. We will have 'Bnr
Clark for first base, with Rothfuss 10
fall back on. Williams, a third base
man from Kansas City. 10 said to be q
wonder. Reitz will play second base.
and Ely at short. and a faster pair is
not on any diamond. Our pitching
stan ia very strong. think. with Ten
nehill. Hoticr and Gardiner. The lat
ter player ! consider as good q pitcher
as there is in the major league. Then
we have Donovan, McCreery, Beau
mont and Mccarthy for an outnsld.
We have a fast team, and Manager
Watkins says II cannot fail to land In
the FIRST division at the wind up"
| ]. Earle Wagner. treasurer OF the
Washington club, says: Fret place
Why, they can't keep us out OF II.
have some young players who will
keep the old leagucrs hustling from
start to finish. My outfsld 10 the fast
est In the major league. and ! have q
stan Of pitchers who will surprise the
country. Just watch us--thAts all.
Manager Irwin will take the players
for their preliminary practice to HAmp-
ton, Va, which consider the best
place in the country for players ia
train. Casey will do most OF tho catch
ing for the Washingtons this year,
and II can dispose of either MCGUIRE
or Farrell to advantage shall prob
ably do So