New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-07
Bat AND BALL CHAT.
HINTS FOR THE NETWORK NlNE-sfECo'
LATION ABOUT THE REMNANT.

LATION ABOUT The fENNANi'
The uncertainty of baseball has been again
strixinyly illustrated during the past week. anu
remarkable Victories and defeats have been recoroeu
small salared and conn aratveiy weak nine belonging
TO the Eastern League and located In Newark on ih
day easily defeated the high-priced New-forh Lob"
Club in game there The game. however wouiu h"'o
resulted differently had II been championship Contest
instead of merely ap exhibition game arranged 10 I'LL up
an of day The local club did not have tho services OF
several OF It's best men, while Manager Mutrie hpp"'
entity did not think 1t worth while to run the rsK Oh
nring one of his regular pitchers, so one Stase was
nut In TO pitch and the Newark. players seehed asc
mated with his mode OF delivery and bateo DIS p'chnE
all over the field. The local nine had defeated tnc"o
Ncw-Jcrsey cluts In every game played Tor seVerai
seasous past and the friends OF the weak and lowy arc
oyeroyed at the victory of the mdects over the giants
Had either WEIGH Keefe Richardson or even Dorglh
or Ward twred the sphere there little doubt tha 'no
New York Club would have with ridiculous case
Close observers OF tho playing OF tho New-fork nine
and regular attendants at the Polo Grounds say tna n
work OF the local club might be inproveh III sever"
respect In the games 30 far played in which Weleh or
Keefe pitched, many OF tho players OF the opposing
clubs have secured their base on called balls Is pay
by pitcher may advantageous at times, but when IL
is repeated too often 1t becomes disgusting 10 inc spec
ators and nrequently caused the deieat Oh he
home club. Men with snch regulations Tor Pitchng
baseball as welch and Keefe possess should surely DO
able TO put ball the plate whenever tney ieeI so
disposed. But the thorght OF SAFE mt pepg scodrn
from their curves them that the DaIs are
sent IN D, the reach OF tho batters ana the oate
good runner and the game dangerSusg olose
this poor play often proves disastrous for the nome team
It often extends the game to wearlsome enst i
saoqd the ne oa a iI pnSay five to
one that he will not make safe hit ana THAT tne pa
nimhe FEEDERS or erounder Will be sent to OF the
in-eders who easily retire lhe runner nj st pase
League pitchers find out that they personally are net
the whole nine better games VIII result ana inc 9tner
fha
work 10 do contest in which the ball is never knocked
out of the diamond ia tedious and put wneh
heavy batting game is played the special ors are over
joyed Young Richardson who has developed INTO snch
wonderful pitcher this year. seems TO nave peter
command ball than either OF the other pteher
Richardson puts the ball over the plate compelling inc
batter to strike at it. and ne sonseqIen nc myfs fTe e
dueny Missed by the spectators for refusing 10 pt tue
one canse of the new scoring rules with
favor that Is the rule charging the pitcher WIN an
every time lie gives player MS oase oy thiS
Some people also think the local players are not show
ing the reGuired vim and dash their Daserunning In
batting and fielding tbe local club Is probably Leading
the country with the needed Improvement IN pitch
this wear and win the coveted League pennant easily
Some people prefer heavy hitting ara would IKE 10 sec
prefer scientific batting. and would rather SEQ
baseball player Try for single MT 'hsn Try ,t 70 a aSp o
get quite so much applause but he VIII mako better
The games which the Sew-York nine has to play for
the four weeks will be the hardest OF nc season,
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making there little doubt where the pennant VIII ny
ne 1t season. All the games bat two which the cluD mas
played taken place at the Polo Grounds and as
nine always best work on Its home grounds rev
pcoplo think the local club will win as many games Ia
the coming five weeks 1t has IN the past I'VE weeks
To morrow and Tuesday the nine plays the Boston
Climb at Boston and the result OF tho games Will be
awaited with much interest On Wednesday aud THURS
day the New. York and Providence Clubs VIII play al
Providence and the games undoubtedly VIII be nney
throughout On the 23d OF June the local CLUB
starts on It's first Western tour playing on that date IN
buffalo and spending week there. Then inc nine VIII
move on 10 Detroit where 1T ought TO have little trouble
in adding victories its list On July the New forE
nine arrives Chicago aud there the best games OF the
season will probably be played. After playing four
games IN Chicago the nine moves on TO 81 Louis arr'
ing there on July aud leaving on the llth The club
returns home on July II, and will then have passed
through the hardest part OF the season BY that time
enthusiasts will probably be able TO safely guess ~ the
local clubs chances for pcnnsut honors.
baseball veteran and goat believer In the proves
of the club told TRIBUNE reporter yesterday tha
the New York nine ought 10 hold the lead In the League
race all through the He said the club ought 10
win bo Bost games; win and lose one AT PfoVl
dopce each at Bnalo and Detroit; lose one at
81 Ious and three at Chicago should the clnD DO ths
we'll which hardly probable. the local team VIII
win I'm a canter. -,
Mnch disappointment has been expressed lately
because the local club has not placed Richardson In the
mir ebers box The young has made many TRENDS
who think as pitcher and general player he superior
m hbth keef9 and WEIGH