The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-02
LEADING PLAYERS FOR THE COMING BASEBALL SEASON

building up a strong team requires sew
erai seasons, and, therefore, the Balti-
, more club, which had come to be one
of the leading teams in the country,
was transferred to Brooklyn. For the
same reason it was felt that a better
team should be put into st. Louis.
These changes are believed to be for
the good of the game, taking the needs
and possibilities of the whole country
into consideration.
Aside from these transfers there will
be few important changes in the per-
sonnet of the different clubs. The Bos-
ton team, which has for the past two
seasons carried off the championship,
remains practically the same as last
year. Its players are well-seasoned, to
be depended upon, and play together.
Individual and star playing is well
enough and pleases the grandstand,
but to insure success a team must
work together The patrons cry to
line it OUT is a strong incentive to a
player to make a hit in double sense,
but a bunt or sacrifice is often prolific
of better results than a vicious attempt
to knock the ball over the fence. 1t is
the thorough unity and good field man
agement of the BOStOns and the same
may be said of the Baltimore team,
that have enabled these teams to retain
cessive seasons. The BostonS' pitching
staff, one of the best in the league, will
remain the same as .ast year, with Kid
Nichols as the particular star. In
Tenney, Lowe, Collins and Long the
infield will prove a stone wall.
OF the old Baltimore team, Robinson
and McGraw will remain in the home
city, To these will be added some of
the Brooklyn players of last season.
with team fhe R9ltir1nTfa
patronage has been small, compared
with some of the other centerS of the
national game. IF this spring proves
that a team cannot be made to pay on
the home grounds, arrangements may
be made whereby the Baltimore team
will play their home games at some
place where the patronage will satisfy
the management.
BROOKLYN TO HAVE A TEAM.
The Brooklyn team of 1899 viii be a
hard aggregation to beat out. 1t will
contain probably more star players
than any other nine in the league and
great results are looked for. There as
no denying it, the patrons of the game
in Greater New ork are tired of being
represented by two teams which made
no better showing than did the Brook
lyns and New Yorks last year. They
want a team which will play good,
snappy baseball.
A a sebal enthusiast said to me the
other day: Building up the Brooklyn
team will be sure to boom the game
in this part of the country. What We
want is a team we can be proud Of:
one we can do some yelling over. It
the boys are beaten at the finish, We
want to have the satisfaction of know
ing that the other fellows had to
hustle to do it. 1 have beer a regular
attendant at the Polo grounds, but l
am of a mind and there are thousands
lust like me. to go over to Brooklyn
if the New Yorks give us another sam
pie like last year. What we want is a
winning team to represent the Greater
New York
TEAMS OF OTHER CITIES.
The New Yorls will remain the same
as last year, and they can put up a
irst-class game of ball. something
which will be hard to beat. George
Davis will occupy his old position at
shortstop, and everyone knows the
place ne holds in the hearts of the
public: they have a strong infieid, their
pitching DEPARTMENT is among the pest
in the league: SO with the catclers and
outfield Many of the players are stars;
Van Haltren, Herman. Doyle, Gleason,
Warner and others. With two winning
teams in Greater New York, things will
hum.
Chicago and Philadelphia will remain
about the same as last year, with pos
sibly a few exceptions, and, think,
they may be depended upon to put up
a strong game
Cincinnati win also go on to the dia-
mond with the same team as last sea-
son. 1t would be hard to beat the pitch
ing department. and the men behind It
can give a giltedge sample of base
ball.
Cleveland and st. Louis will be con-