Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-22
THE NATION IL GAME.
The Play of tina Week and Standing
the CIune.

The Play of tina Week and Standing OF
the CIuos.
The games played this year show that the
science Of the pitchers is not keeping pace
with the accuracy and hitting powers of the
batters. All the clubs at times have SCOT
ohio" the pitchers pretty heavily, while the
heavy hitters of The Providence, Buffalo,
Chicago and Detroit teams have pounded the
best pitchers in the league until some, OF
them have been driven out of their posi-
TONS 1t is not an uncommon thing for
club to make twelve and fifteen base hits in
game. In one of the games played at De-
troit last week the Bsffso pitchers, Calvin
and Purcell, were pounded fearfully The De-
trOits, in the seventh inning, made six runs,
Ave of them earned. This result satisfied the
BuffalO's that it was necessary to make
change. They accordingly sent Calvin to the
left field and put Purcell into the pitchers
position, but he Jared no better,
for in the eighth inning the Detroits took
a sharp hold of Purcell and hit him for 6RE
more runs, and In the ninth inning Knocked
out two more. In the mean time the Buffalos
were handling the willow to good effect and
batted out twelve base hits, which shows that
the latter club got back on the Detroits in
pretty strong shape. In this game there was
one home run, three three base hits and one
two base hit. This is one of the hardest bat
ting games played this season, with Il runs
for Detroit ard IL for Buffalo, most of which
were earned. Without going into the full
particulars, it may be stated in a general way,
that Henry Wright's Providence team has
thus far very decided lead, and gives very
satisfactory Indication of holding out to the
end. The Chicago club does not show up to
very good advantage. 1t has done come very
good work and some that was very poor, and
will have TO mend its ways
very decidedly or it will
drop far to tire rear. The papers of that city,
seeing this, begin to talk, and pretty broad
hints are dropped about the necessity OF re-
form. 1t reminds one of the time when the
celebrated Red Caps OF st. Paul lifted the
willow and curved the sphere, and got walloped
oftener than was pleasant to witness. Then
the newspaper men that played ball on paper,
alluded TO the misfortune. and called aloud for
reform, but the reform did not come in aoy
Satisfactory shape and the national game de-
cllned. This is what the Chicago papers are
now commencing to do. The work of their
club has not been satisfactory and the papers
begin to say so. The following is specimen
from the Chicago Times of the Goth:
Those posted In ancient history may rscol-
lect that 7x9 smile illumised the counte-
nances Of the members OF the chicago team,
Tuesday evening, and that odds were laid that
they would bat the Buffalos clear across the
lake, even into Detroit, in the next two games.
The gudgeons who placed good money that
way are now thinking sadly OF the difference
between cushioned chairs in the smphithea-
terand "stting," with thin pants, on the iron
railing of the vaduct. The tales of sadness
recorded on Wednesday ard Thursday have
been told. The Chicagos were badly beaten
by better playing In every instance, and itmsy
be well to serve notice that the club can not
bank upon past successes and present popu-
larity for the entire season. Il is not necessary
as yet to mention the names Of the players,
but those who have watched the games ciose-
ly have vague suspicion that two, at least,
IF the number are looking more closely after
their individual records than the general vel
fare of the club.