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New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
BASEBALL IN W-YORK.
DISMAL FAILURE THIS YEAR. AS IN FOR
MER SEASONS. DUE TO IGNORANCE
MANY MANAGERS.
WILLIAM JOYCE.
A. c. ANSON.

The career of the New-York baseball team has
been varied one ever since it organized. about
twenty years ago 1t came life through the
efforts Of John B. Day and James Mutrie in the
form of the Metropolitan team which eventually
became member Of the American Association.
The Nets captured the championship of the
American Association and then met the famous old
Providence team winners OF the league pennant. in
the playof for the championship OF the country.
As was generally expected, the Rhode Island team
fairly annihated the Nets" showing concusively
10 the enthusiasts in this district league base
ball faster than the article played by the
lean Association. New-York demanded a league
team and got it. The Nets struggled along for a
few years sort of ''f in or second class team
and were eventually sold TO Erastus Wiman. taken
to 81. George, Staten Island. and allowed to rot.
Then all eyes centred on the trials and tribula-
tions of the New-York league team. which. like the
Nets was money maker from the start.
Mutrie ono of the queerest characters in baseball
was persistent and magnetic and IL was astonish-
ing how the general public seemed to have faith in
him. Failure never furred him. and If beaten one
he invariably said I'VE will make it next sea-
SON and great many people believed in him. II
not until 1858 that New-York captured the pen
nant 1t repeated the performance in 1889 and Man
haitian Island wild baseball. The stock of
the club was considered almost priceless. The fol-
lowing year saw the uprising of the players which
brought the Brotherhood fight, and the game
suffered for several years. The settlement OF the
fight brought new faces into the directory of the
National League and the old stockholders of the
New-York club. most of them retired. E. r.
Talcott General McApin and Postmaster Van Cott
took hold of the affairs OF the club. and by good
management succeeded in bringing baseball out of
chaos in this city In 1894 the team. managed by
John NJ Ward made of the pluckiest finishes
ever seen. and captured second place. the Balti-
mores just winning. In the play for the Temple
Cup the New-YOrk team went to Baltimore. and.
winning all four games. returned TO New-York the
practical champions OF the country, and certainly
the strongest team New-York had had. finish
ing like whrlwind after poor start.
This the team that sold TO Andrew
Freedman in the spring of 1895, and which has
been the laughing stock OF the baseball world
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
GAMES YESTERDAY.
CYCLING.
KRAMER WINS TWENTY-FIVE MILE RACE
AND BREAKS WORLDS RECORD.

Oyer five thousand spectators witnessed a day OF
exciting races the Naisburg track, near Newark,
yesterday afternoon Only three contests were held.
but they OF the sort to bring the spectators to
their feet The twenty-five mile open race for pro-
fessionaIs was a record breaker in more than one
way About all of the fast professionals or the
country were entered except Penn and Taylor. and
the struggle interesting from the crack or the
pistol until the winning tape was reached nearly
an hour later. Just twenty-eight men faced the
starter with Kramer; the national champion. ana
the natural for the natives believe that the
sun sets Just back of Kramer's home. in Eas-
Orange AS prizes were offered at different points
in the race the pace terrific from the start with
frequent sprnts by the different riders who hoped
to get winning lead on the others.
Kramer obtained good position and kept 1t
through of the long journey. He captured the
prizes at ive ten and fifteen miles. Butler. Alex
ander and Bowler fighting every inch OF the way
~ twenty miles Kramer was in pocket and the
pont There had been much jockeying all the way
but It was not until the twenty1thlrd mile tnat any
bunch. At this point Mcfarland Kramer. Butler,
tng lead on the others which practically left the
race between these six men. Butler, the veteran
he Jumped the bunch on the last lap 1t looked for
an nstsnt as ne w0a1 nd h 6rn m aS Mas bors too
Kramer had the pole and; finishing strong. won the
length before Housrnan The time. 1856 %. is
words record in Raac IGe ne nS pd b record @
Farand. The riders were close to the record from
the The ten miles were covered IN zZSo
\ new amateur has appeared at Vailsburg
who will be heard from. His is Albert
Welsher. and he is strongly built young fellow.
who will be riding from scratch before the season
is He rides not unlike Schlee. the New-Jersey
champion.
SUMMARIES.
Half mile (novice)-Won by g COyls. Newark: Peter
Mohan Kearny. second; Otto Won. WstsessinS third.
Time 1:1225.
mile. handicap tsmsteurl-Non by Albert Vesher.
Teddy Ellington. NailsburC
(scratcO. second: ]. W. Goodlns Rosels $50 ysrdsl
third Clinton Ayres. Newark u0o YARDS, fourth Time
21p1s.
twenty-five rnle professional by Frank Kramer
Orange: F. a Mcfarland San Jose second: r.
Housman. New-Hsven third James r. Bowler. Chicago
fourth r NJ Alexander. Hartford NTH Time. Sso5-S
Worlds competition record Five. fifteen mile
prizes by Kramer; twenty miles by Mcfarland.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
GEORGE DAVIS.

here for some time at least ard help in the
coaching
Only five of last years varsity will return this
fall. The other six positions and the substitute
places will have to be filled by new men. Captain
Bates. 02, never in better condition physically,
and his punting in practice has been strong. Abb
bot, 03. who played quarter short time last year,
is probable candidate for end. Cam 03, will fill
his old place at end. ScUdder 'o4. the little quar-
and Hall. '0i centre, will undoubtedly fill their old
positions.
number of upper classmen who were not candi-
dates last fall have come out on the grdlron TINS
year Nels Johnson, graduate student, will with
out doubt have place in the line. He is heavy
man ana a strong player; Ehmke the champion
and Baker. 03. also out.
Among the promising candidates in the freshman II
He weighs 190 and is trying for place in the line
F. S. Schwinr, from Newark High School. is show
ing up well for half His ability attracted the at
tention of Princeton athletes last season and an
endeavor was made to have him enter Princeton
this year. Another man Of more than ordinary
ability Is F. II. Hatch. from St. Adams High
Lind the line Joseph Golfer and F. II. Sheldon.
who come from the Connecicut Literary Insti-
heaviest of those trying for positions. a a Den
nco, from Rhode Island State College. is half
back who is showing good deal of snap.
The first gam viii he played against Boston
College on Andrews Field next Saturday.
The official schedule is as follows:
September IS. Boston College. Providence October
2 Colby college at Providence: October = syracuse. at
dence: October H. University Of PENNSYLVANIA, Pha
depha: october 10 Princeton. at Princeton October ~.
Holy Cross Providence; November = Harvard.
bridge November Is. Massachusetts Institute II Tech
nolosy At Provi lence Noyember . Lafayette at Proy
vember 2S. Dartmouth. at Providence.
1t is expected that game will be arranged for
THANKSGIVING DAY later.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
PENNSYLYANIA'S CHANCES.
DIFFICULTY IN FILLING GUARDS AND
TACKLES PLACES.

Philadelphia Sept. 22--on Saturday next the
Pennsylvania football team will play their first
game against the Lehigh eleven. The Quakers have
been practising for the last ten days in the
hope of making a good showing In this game
When IT learned that for various causes only
four OF last years regular team would return
college this fall there many cries of dismay,
but after the last weeks showing of the men a
greater degree of confidence has been infused into
the adherents of the eleven.
Barring the lightness of the men. the material
Coach Woodrufs command is promising 1t is
fast. and there seems to be more football sense
among the most prominent candidates for this
years team than has been noted for several
The best feature of the practice far has
been the speed, just mentioned. and the number of
good punters. Butler has been doing fine
work in this respect. getting long, high ball, with
spiral movement. that makes it difficult to handle
He is the most likely for halfback full
back position. Sloane Dale, Bennett, Shook and
Large all kicking we'll For the first time in five
years Pennsylvania should be strong in this depart
ment of the game. and this is lucky, in view OF
comparative lightness of the team and the style
OF game that will have to be played TO get the
most out of the men.
The men have along quickly that Wood
ruff thought himself justified in giving TO them
preliminary scrimmage on Saturday No heavy
tackling was allowed, but the new men showed up
well, especially Deems and McCabe. both of whom
Howard who is looked u1on iov manv as the hest
man out for the quarterback position. handled the
gard by Large, who is showing up better every day
Saturday short game showed that Pennsylvania
Will have fast back field this season. The
ber OF good who trying for these posi-
tfons guarantees that they will be well filed
competition for every place will be hard
Davidson, who played back of the line last sea-
son. may be tried at tackle. Here his weight could
be used TO the best advantage. He played there
two years ago, and did good work.
OF all the positions on the team the guards are
causing to the coach the most worriment. Donald
son. Anderson. Pierkarkski. Baird and Corley are
the best main candidates. Baird will probably
make of them. but there will be hard fight
for the other place Should Anderson learn the
game well enough, he should make ideal guard
for the Woodruff system as he has both weight
ana speed In fact. there more possibilities in
this man than in almost any other candidate for
the eleven. but he is green The question of cap
tain will be decided early this week
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23

style and bring the baseball situation in this city
up 10 date. But the original baseball Baby
lasted only short time. and since then nrst Doyle
and then Davis have been the hgurehead
managers, for in the opinion of people who know
the game that is about all that any of the So
called managers have really been. -
The friends of George Davis claim that this
clever ball player has accomplished this year about
all that could be expected of him wit conditions
they have been. Starting with only a few hrst
class players and dozen or more pieces or dead
wood and gifts from other clubs. too much
expected of such aggregation in some quar-
ters. The team played Unexpectedly well in the
early portion of the season, which caused some
people who do not know baseball from piece or
faded cambria TO yell "pennant winners Ihls
made the inevitable fall of the team the more
CALLING to those whose business cares permit them
to give casual attention to the doings of the
team. The players We're shifted around until few
of the men knew when they went to the grounds
in what position they would be expected to play
on that particular day. Rur1ors current that
detectives have been employed to shadow the
PLAYERS when not in uniform, until feeling OF un-
rest distrust and insecurity has accomplished just
what might have been expected
The team Is in the West playing its hnal
series with the Western teams. and will return
East in time formally close the season in Brook
lyn on October ). Many enthusiasts In and out OF
Harlem do not care much whether the team sur
indifferent whether it finishes sixth. seventh or
eighth in the pennaut race. New-fork is sick or
this kind of baseball and demands change. New
York is willing pay good prices Tor the pest
baseball more eager to do this than any otne-
citv on the National League circuit and TO a lay
man il looks like poor business policy not 10
read the answer in the stars
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23

since Freedman is a typical Tammany poll
tcian and when he got controlling interest in
the club he realized that with proper manage
ment the club ought TO clear each year close to
what It cost him for the controlling interest The
club was said TO have cleared $4,000 IN 1894. and
Freedman did not pay much more than this
for the controlling interest. This bit OF baseball
history is given for what il is worth, merely show
ing the fall of the team from mighty TO lowy
places Since then the team has finished
high as third place. Generally its position tha
end of the season has been bad that every fol-
lower of the game feels ashamed All sorts of
premises have been made only to- be broken, and
the opinion is becoming prevalent that nothing can
be accomplished without a change in the entire
management of the club. The word club does
team.
Freedman has tried many managers in the
last few years that some of the veteran enthu-
sasts have difficulty in recalling all of them.
George Davis, who. with the assistance Of Fred
erick Knowles has been the real manager this year
as far as any man. has been manager since the
club changed hands in 1894. Frederick Hoey tried
and failed, and so did Jack Doyle. 'Scrappy'
Bill Joyce came from st. Louis and tried his
hand with poor success, and John b. Day.
the owner of the club, did likewise. Harvey Wat
kins a young who had had considerable
perience in q circus, took hand but quit in dis
gust. going back to his first love, Arthur Irwin
good record manager in other cities A. G.
Anson, Spalding's right hand man, who had made
baseball in Chicago, at last looked on as the
man who could succeed Johnny Ward in proper
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
LIGHT TEAM AT BROWN.
ACTIVITY TO MAKE UP FOR WEIGHT IN
THIS YEARS VARSITY.

Providence Il. l.. Sept % (SpeciaD.-The Brown
of an unusually light set of men 1t is a remark
able fact and not encouraging one, that the
average weight of the prospective team will prob
ably be around the 155 pound notch. OF the cand-
dates now on the field only five exceed I75
hounds and the heaviest in the list tips the
scales at 1872 pounds However all Of the men on
the squad are active and putting a good deal
Of ginger into their work In fact, the squad
seems a much more active aggregation than last
years. and may make up in spirit what is lacking
in weight. Unless such is the Brown will
have the weakest team in recent years. Coach
.'Dar" Gammons, when spoken to in regard to
this seasons prospects, said: The outlook is fair
but the boys will have TO play fast. pucky game
to make up for their lack of weight
The candidates were first called out last Tuesday
afternoon and went through vigorous warming
up under the direction OF Captain Bates. punting.
passing and falling the ball. The tactics
were pursued Wednesday. On Friday. for the
first time two elevens picked and team prac-
tice was gone through with. The squad now num-
hers twenty-five men.
E. n. Robinson 'e9 who in previous years has
turned out good teams for Brown, has charge OF
the squad again this season. Daft" Gammons
and ..Ar' Chase go of Browns best on
old varsity elevens, and Sheehan. last years
tackle are also giving pointers the men.
Sheehan is undecided YET whether not he
viii return to play this tat! but he Siu remain
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
CORNELL HAS HARD WORK.
SOME TROUBLE IN FILLING PLACES OF
GRADUATES

Ithaca, y Y. Sept. % (SpeciaD.-With the end
of the first week of CorEells football practice
Coaches Starbuck and Reed have been enabled to
gain some knowledge of the prospects for A team.
About thirty men answered Captain Warmers call
for practice September IS, which number has
been considerably augmented throughout the week.
Although the number of candidates taking daily
practice Percy Field is somewhat lower than
last year this date this can be accounted for
by the fact that yet freshmen have been al
lowed report. This year all freshman candi-
dates will he in charge Coach Davall. whose en-
tire services will be directed toward schooling
men. As the entrance examinations have closed
candidate deveopes sufficiently he will be trans
ferred to the varsity squad. OF last years team
all who expected have returned. These men
Captain Warner. left guard; Lueder left tackle;
Taussig left end; Brewster, quarterback, and Pur
cell, left halfback.
Ii will be difficult to fill the line positions made
whom graduated last June. There is no available
material for centre, and man will have to
be developed. The most promising for this
position rs Davtt. last years substitute tackle The
tackle positions not sufficiently strong this
wear. and much anxiety has been aroused on ac-
There is much material for the end positions and
an abundance for tho halfback positions. The
greatest loss behind the line is Starbuck. No
her of the squad equal him in punting. and the
coaches trying out several kickers. OF course
this outlook has been viewed without considering
the new material. Undoubtedly there many
candidates among the freshmen who will develop
into varsity timber
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23

Middetown. Conn. Sept. % (SpeciaD.-After ten
days of preliminary practice the prospects for a
strong eleven at Wesleyan during the coming
season are bright DIR. Hammond, Of Yale, who
had charge of the team during the latter half Of
last season. will be head coach this year. and will
be assisted by old players from among the alumni.
Ex-Captain Burt Wilson. 81. has been in charge
of the work far this season As yet there has
been no lineup of the men for scrimmages. the
work having consisted IN falling the ball.
taokling the bag catching and running up punts.
etc. Two practices held daily. and Will be
continued until the opening of college Thursday.
The positions 10 be filed by new men are left
end. quarterback and of the tackles. For
left end. the position made vacant by the gradua-
tion of Captain podds, there present four
candida tes- Brown. o. "A substitute last season:
Nethaway, '04. who played the freshman team
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
TROTTING ENTRIES IN WEST.
[RY TELEGRArH 20 rHE rRIsUNE.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRTBUNE.l
Lexington. Ky, Sept 2e--Mr. Wilson has ana
nounced the names of the horses making fnal pay
ments TO the Transylvania. Futurity and the Ten
Stake and also to the purses for the October
meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse BEesders
Association.
In the Futurity for three-year-olds. worth SIS 900
are: Admiral Dewey. 2:1ft4; Walnut Hall. Mary
P. Leyburn. Peter Sterling. Great Spirit. Hexte
AIlerton. Ashbow, Nellie Boca. Grace Arlington
RoraIma, Brother Jay, McCsregor. Priola. Miss
olivia and Hawthorne, The Transylvanla Stalk
field includes Dolly Dillon, 200: Onward Silver
2OSI. alright. 2:0s4; Dolly Bidwe!l 2Oszs: Chain-
spot, 2:lOis: Neva Simmons. 2:111.; Chestnut King.
22: Alan, 2:l2la; j. T.. 22t; Susie j., 22a: Volo.
2:l2s4 and Newton A. 2I3.
In the Tennessee are Dan Patch. 20i1s: Sir Al
cantara. 205t,. Mazette. 206is: Shadow Chimes
2O6s, The Admiral; e0Ii4; The Bishop. sg7ls; VIII
Squaw. 2Os14. and Garnetta, 2I04. The purses are
all IR1 UA1
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
FOOTBALL.
PLAYERS GETTING READY FOR THE
ROBUST SPORT-CHANCES AT
PRINCETON

Princeton, y. j.. Sept. % (SpeciaD-The football
candidates who are trying for positions the team
that Is to represent the orange and black the
eridiroh this fall have finished their weeks
practice and ready for the harder work
which the coaches will ~ upon them to do from
now on TO the close of the season. Beginning with
Monday the work will he gradually tightened until
the first game is played, on October ?, when fast
snappy football will be in order in every after
Moons practice The list OF candidates in
creased from fifteen on Monday to seventy-fve
yesterday. The old players the ball to rolling
on the first day of last week, and the candi-
dates made their appearance on Wednesday.
The practice thus far has been of light order
consisting chiefly Of passing and falling on the
ball, puntiDg and running through formations
Since Wednesday the work has been gradually be-
coming harder. and beginning with Monday
snappy practice will be held daily, but there will
probably be regular practice game before next
Saturday. when first team will be selected to
play against the scrub eleven in preparation for
the game with the Villa Nova team on the follow
ing Wednesday. The coaches, Langdon Lea, Jesse
Riggs, Arthur Poe and Addison Kelly, are bending
every effort to get the in fine form for the
earlier games in order that a strong combina ton
of players may be turned into shape for the big
contests that begin about the twentieth of next
month. In addition to the coaches who are now
on the field daily Knox Taylor johnny Baird
and Armstrong will arrive next week to lend their
assistance in the development of an fnvincloie
team. will also come in on Monday to help look
after the back field men.
:, Coach Lea says that if he can build up strong
line, which seems quite probable now. he will have
a truly representative team this season. The
undergraduates while they not overconfdent
with the outlook; entertain the opinion that the
team will this fan go a great way toward wpinE
out the defeats of last year by the Cornell Column
bia and Yale teams
The following is the schedule of games that the
Tigers will play this season:
October . Villa Nova, Princeton October
ford at Princeton October O. New York University at
Prirceon October II, Lehgh Princeton October i6
Dickinson College. Princeton; october 10. Brown
Princeton; October o. Johns Hopkins Princeton; Oc
tober 26 Lafayette Princeton: November Cornell
Ithaca: November g. Pennsylvania Railroad Y VI. c.
A. at Princeton; November Q. United States Military
academy. at Wes1 Point November 10, Yale, at New
Haven
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23

YoUNTAKAH CLUB BOYS DESERT LINKS
AND KNOCK APPLES FROM TREES.


Nutley, y. J.. Sept. a2.-The members of the
Yountakah Golf Club put much incon-
venience yesterday and obliged TO carry
their clubs owing 70 a strike among the cad
dies against rules laid down by the club s
green's committee, which divided the caddies into
classes and B, the former being entitled a
fee of Is cents hour and the latter 10 cents.
The boys also be selected IN different
had to go out in his turn. This prevented the
members from engaging a favorite few. and was
believed to be excellent method of squirting
the caddies to do better work A coupon sys-
devised, whereby member could obtain
coupons from the steward, and pay the caddies
with these checks. instead of cash. AT the end
cashed. The caddies did like the idea of
being deprived of ready money. and all got to-
gether yesterday afternoon in the caddie house and
held indignation meeting. All agreed 10 strike.
AS a result when the bankers. brokers' mer-
chants and others were ready TO play. of
the caddies answered to their number when called
The cadde house was empty, and the caddies
were found in the road knocking apples off p
tree When the steward and several others called
TO the caddies to come in they were wanted.
the caddies yelled out in chorus. Go way back
and sit down.
The golfers began to arrive this time, and
all wanted caddies. But the caddes OBJ
durate. and the members were obliged to carry
their clubs.
Two of the boys finally weakened at the sight
of wealthy men trudgng along with their
clubs. and they to their assistance. The
others finally followed suit and the golfers were
happy.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-23

last year Gbb. O4 and Becker. 0i. member of
the varsity track team. There also four can
didates for quarterback, two Of whom members
and Nixon oi. both played the varsity scrub
last season and have had some experience at the
position For the vacant tackle position IL seems
certain that man must be developed from the
entering class. There some good in pros
pect who have not yet arrived in AIiddletown
The old men back are Garrison, 'oi. right end
Ackart '02. right tackle; Pike. 02. right guard
silliman O2. left guard: Captain Inglis; o2A full
piteomeTv 'o2 last Seasons Centre rush is ex
pected soon. Day; 'O3 Lacey, 'o3. and Calder 'o3 o.
all of whom played in enough games last season 10
earn their VS. trying for positions 49,
The first game OF the season will be played with
Tufts College at Mddletown next Saturday.