Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-28

AS tue race SAuub To-Day tue Whites arc
FIVE games ahead Of Detroit and with four
games less lost, and seventeen games
ahead Of New York with thirteen less
lost. Unless we go ali to pieces can.
not SEQ where there Is any possible
chance for Detroit, our only real competi
tor 10 the race at this writing, 10 fiy the
pennant this year. OF the mistakes that
have been made in the affairs of the Bcs.
ton and St. Louis teams we scarcely need
speak. They are too well known to re.
quire mention here, and II the experience
of the past three months does not prove a
profitable one to both these organizations
they will have only themselves TO thank
for 1t.
In the history OF all successes, however,
It would be difficult TO turn TO one that
has not grown from faulty beginning and
q greater or less number Of errors In iudg-
ment. Experience, particularly IN pas
time enterprises, must be bought, and TO
some the price comes at a higher figure
than Is paid by others. There was time
lit the world only knew it-when the
Chlcagos were well down at the heel.
They made mistakes as well as the rest Of
them, but they never made the same mis-
take twice. They stuck to it, faced fail
ure with the same composure that they
have regarded success,an to-day doubt
II there is q more prosperous pastime or
ganization In existence than is the seem
ingly invincible White Stockings base ball
team.
"Gentlemen,n said Capt. Arson to
Manager Watkins and several Of the
Wolverine players at the close OF the last
Detroit series, 1--WE will win the penhant
this year certainly, and II you or any
other League club want to take 1t away
from us next season, you will have to re-
organize upon a better basis, and play
ball upon different principles than those
you now stand on" Aud the big captain
came pretty near sizing up the situation
when he said it.
Capt. Arson is belling the ball this
year
Louis Hardlc, our new catcher, is q
ball player from away back.
Young Ry0n may have the "big-head,"
but he can keep it, so long as he plays the
ball he is playing at present.
Billy Sunday and Dalrymple are both
away off Ia their batting this year.
Jim Mutrie will have to brace up II he
wants the public. to retain as good an
opinion Of his managing abilities as he
has himself
Arthur Irwin Is disposed 10 show fight
against the charges Of improper conduct
made against him by President Spalding
Better take your dose, Arthur, and say
nothing.
Had Harry Wright possessed little
more backbone, the wrangle and much-to-
be-deplored flasco in the last Philadel-
phia-Chicago series at Chicago would
never have occurred.
ST. Louis is playing remarkably good
game Of ball at present. Keep it up through
next season, lads, and you viii have lots
OF fun in the race for the flag.
The st. Louis Browns have won 81 and
lost 40 games this season to date. Chi
cago has won 81 and has lost but &c, and
yet the Browns call themselves the cham
pions of the world. Pull the bell, some
body.
Wonder II Millionaire Wyman has not
had enough Of base ball to last him for the
rest OF his life. Millions don't make half
as good ball team as does little expe-
rlence and good Judgment.
President A. G.. Spalding of the White
Stockings is down East upon private
business at his New York house. The
alarmists have him down there for the
purpose OF stealing the Pittsburg club
away from the association. We won't
have to steal them, guess. Just open
the ranks, and they'll come quick enough.
Con CREGAN