New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-24
GLIMPSES OF THE DIAMOND FIELD.
SATISFACTION WITH THE NETWORKS
CHANCES OF DIFFERENT CLUBS.


The bounding ball. the elastic bat and the
hardy athletes who WELD these instruments OF skin,
st to attract the mutitudes. and the National
game OF baseball steadily increases In popularity. At
tho popular Polo Grounds where the fierce battle.
with tho bats fought. tho crowds. instead Of de-
crcasing grow larger every day. Tho fair sex
has looked with favor upon the game and now
every pleasant dag, the upper balcony OF the
grand stand is occupied BY many richly
dressed ladies' who few years ago
would not have known what the word base.
ball meant Now they to take much interest In
the game do their male escorts and will applaud brill
ia mt nanpuycs just heartily The field az viewed
from the upper grand stand during game at present.
refreshing sight to the OF honest lover OF tho
game. Tho acknowledged inhed, evenly laid out
completely surrounded by closely cropped grass whose
verduro aud beauty at their best forms plea
ing picture. glance over the grand stand and free
seats will show vast OF expectant faces, all turned
eagerly in direction and watching every moyo mado
by the players with the closest attention Tho ball
With terrific speed and deceptive twists toward
the batter and every eye the Journey OF tho d.
minutiyo globe IL tho batter strikes out or ia
retired without hitting the ball q look OF
disappointment sweeps the faces OF the crowd II
the bat and ball come together and the globe IA sen
whstling through the air shout at once rends the mr.
aud every eye is focused tho ball until It has been
heied back to the pitcher, when that player again be-
comes the central object of observation.
Few people can find fault with the work done no N.
NewYork Lea que Club this season. It ia a nine win
high salaries, about the strongest that money could
ceant. Tho club has now met all the 80 Sn
League teams with the exception Of the
nine from Philadelphia, and the contests have nroved
that NewYork has second lu playing strength IN
none IN the country The players to man are annar
emily wording entirely IA the interest OF The club on6 40,
single one appears TO be trying for indy dual records
an evil which will ruin the chances OF any team Suc
players ward. Ewing Connor and several otber 1
III
ting aud heiing averages 10 advance other players
Some people have already begun name Tho nrobsh,o
winner of the coveted pennant Careful crics ,rh
opinions generally carry much weight viii not oomwI
themselves yet, and If anybody sshs 'o ,Iar
which nine viii win the championship thew '" sax
that 1t Is yet too early i'm fbe
where the League championship reposed two ago
the feeling is general that their club will win he ns
nant The nine IL virtually the same as ast year p
finished fourth In last seasons race Last wear h
ever tho team was not handled with tho care that ~.
predict that the close of season tho chico 70
will have reached more honorable position nfonrth
place. The Providence Grays, who hold the ehampion
ship VI present have lately been considerably srn,
ened IN the pitching department by the regulation ~
Shaw aud Mccormick, the renstated blacksted H.
The remainder Of the nine is about ths san pay
the inhabitants Of Little Rhody" are now ssnro
hdent than ever OF their club being able TO hold The
honOrs CALAMITY won last season The new nItcbs9
rules however seem TO bother all three OF the bebrr
and II tho old style OF delivery Ia readopted as man
peope think will be, Proyidences chances Tor hon"rs
would be doubled. '''
The Boston Club. which has won several champ,op
ship contests ami has always held hon nnsnnn
ut the close OF the season. has not been playing a. we'll
as expected The friends Of the club are howsver lii
confident and claim that the nine frsm the Hub can VET
make up all lost ground and be far front at the dsah
he clubs present difficulty be With the Mill,
crs whitney ana Burlington. who lind that their efcct
ycness has been much lcssened by tue new pitching
rules.
In Philadelphia tho club Is making a better
record than last yoar aud even with The young
players In the nine make some OF the
leaders feel insecure toward the close OF the season
IL Is the general opinion however that the nine cannot
better than trd place aud that IL Will perform
wonders II Il gets that the front. Much ntefst s
felt IN the playing OF the st. LOUIS League Club nick
named the " Black Diamonds" The nine's chief
strength lies In the ronatatod bachlised players That
tho nine IL strong enough 10 win the pennant seems
doubtful at present IL Ii playing IN good form ap
pears 70 DO vol managed, but other clubs equally