New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-03
SPORTS OF THE DAY
GIANTS SIGNING Up.
lMarquard Says His Arm is m
Good Condition.

Following The lead Of Ch-isty Mathew
scr. the New York Giants are beginning
te sign u for the coming season. -Four
contracts were received al the office o.
he club in the St James Building yester-
6Ev with the names affixed OF Schlei, ll7
catcher: Na-ouGrd. the Sll,a3 beauty WIG
ritche5 well III spots last year: HerHos'
Who ulsved the sun pavlor part OF me
tire. and NerkIc. the man who failed 10
.o,,ch second base IN that nov famous
game in 1ees but who proved an able sur
stftyite for Teuney ct first base last year
AT four reported that they were in eK-
ceuent condition physically. and that they
would ne able 70 JON the first squad of
-isvers going South on the training trip
es-fv n March Marqusrd says that he
hss been king excellent care Of himself
this winter by doing enough light ToTh 10
keep his arm IN good condition
v-t-h the experience gained last year. his
S-st n major league company, II Is moro
than possible that he will yet repay tae
Giants for the big OUTLAY in securing his
services from Indianapolis in tho fall of
f,ss Nsrcuard vas Uniucky last sea
son in that fer some reason or otsler- MS
team mates failed 70 give him proper sup
rort ,ith the stick when he vas n the
box. - pull OUT what under ordinary con-
6itions would have been winning instead
n losing games. He had : habit too. q
zosrr along well for time only 10 strike
one ssd tuning, n which the damage
would be Done Lack Of confidence, not
only or hfs o~n part. bu- On that OF the
ather members OF the team. NAY have
beer psr,ly responsible fer this. MsrquaFd
f.ss remarkable speed ana sharp breaking
curves. and is quite likely 70 establish
himself more firmly before the 1910 pen
rsn- : wc1.
Serkle viii not hnd a regular place on
he team, unless Tenney fails 70 report
for his regular place at first base The Old
Brewa 7laver, who has hsd fev equals
as guardian OF the first sack suffered
from growth on his feet last year Re
.en-lv. however he underwent an opera
ton which. i IS said. vas successful
enough u insure his being his old self
again this wear. II fact. word came from
Boston last night that he had mailed his
signed contract 10 the New York club
FIerzoE ne doubt viii be general utility
nan thss year. ahile Schiei viii CO the
bulk OF the catching
John 7 Brush announced yesterday that
: contract had been let to I'll in the waste
ground behind the grandstand al the Polo
Grounds 10 provide z place for auto
mobiles. Heretofore II has been necessary
10 leave most Of the cars outside the gate.
A new entrance Tor automobiles VIII he
built - l5a1h street. al the far end OF the
grounds.
The Eastern League OF Professional
Baseball Clubs wiT hold its annual spring
meeting a. the Windsor Hotel, Montreal.
Canada rc-rnorrov. P. T Powers. presl-
dent Q. The league. Will present the
schedule for the coming season, which no
doubt VII be adopted forthwith, as Nj.
Powers has proved himself d past master
in arranging the dates OF an equitable
basis Joe McGinni1y. manager and part
owner or the Newark club, who was
known as he Iron Man when pitching
co- the Giants, left for Montreal yesteT-
day
The Empire City Racing Association an
rourced. yesterday the closing On March 1
q fourteen stakes 10 be run during the
sumner meeting al the track near YonkeTs
this vea-. Following the Lead Of the other
associations. tie Empire City Handicap ct
enc mic aad z f1riong. has been raised IN
value 70 $500, which puts II on the same
ulare as the Brooklyn. Suburban and
Brighton hardicaps- In al probability the
best horses n training VIII be named for
the fixture. The fun list Of stakes follows:
Fo- three year-oIds and upward-The
Empire City Handicap, value 5000: one
-r,ile srf q tyIrionE- The Yonkers Ha0dl-
an value =. zoo: one mile and 2 sixteenth.
The Mount Vernon Handicap: value $500:
one mile. The F7eetW.ng Handicap: va|Ue
StszeS ,se-lingl: value 81 500: one mile and
? fsrions- The A--ow Stakes selling !:
value sI5a9. SIX 1UrionES The Ae-roSf
Stakes selling; value $500; one mile and
= sixteenth
For 1hr.e-,-ear-oHds-The KnickerbocSer
w-I-f-I Stakes value s 500. one mile The
TsTr-tcV-n Stakes fssllingl: value Sl.0oe'
Fo+ +vro-yea--nsd s-The Wakefield Stakes:
value Sf5Ga. FIVE and one-laif fuTiongs-
TIE rrivelity Stakes selling: value SIevy.
FIVE and one-hsf fu-longs- The h-astT ,isy :.
Hsndicap, value *l.5oe; I've ana one-na- u
r1lrIonxx The DemoiseIIe Stakes. value
500. FIVE and one-haf furlongs-
The Empire CITY Racing Association re
ser--es the right - cancel any or al o.
.hese fixtures without notice a. any time
prior % TIE actual running. and without
LIABILITY except for the return OF the en-
france none This. il was explained, was
purely a precautionary measure
-.e5e-r N. Bobby Br-rne. Pittshurg' ;
4h;rd bassrlan- who broke his ankle IN the
last 0, tie worid's series games AZ Detroit.
h.s forwarded has signed contract 10 the
headquarters o. the Pittsburg team Byrne
w--iteg that his b-olIen ankle has healed
and that he IS ~ training and viii b. ready
To report on March q.
Eddie Grant. who made more HIS than
the mighty Wagner in the National League
las, ear has signed q contract with Phila-
dolrhiz 1t a substantial increase II salary
In ;he opinion OF CharIe- Dooin. the new
manager o. ths PhilIies. Grant Is the best
third baseman II the country
Plans have besn perfected fOr thu 0rgani-
cation in Chicago to-day Of new baseball
league, 10 Dc known as the Northern Asso-
citation % Baseball Clubs. Jacksonville
Decatur and Joliet. III. and Clinton. Iowa,
have thus far applied for franchises in the
league.
Harry c.ssinE viii MAKE en- effort TO
break the worlds indoor record for al
Yards Al the games Of Company F. 22d
Regiment Engineers. in the arnory at SSH
street and Broadway tonight. An inter
csung programme has been arranged and
% some good sport Is in prospect
August Belmont, chairman Of the Jockey
s-f,rl, has offered 10 donate stallion II the