Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-03

CHICAGO, May 3l-Surprises have
seemed the order of things in this year S
race for the National League pennant,
and not the least of these has been the
remarkable rush to the front by the
Detroit team which now leads the re-
naming clubs, and that with several
games to spare. That Detroit was
strong was generally conceded before
the season commenced, but that the
team would thus early in the race de-
velop such uniform and effective work
in the field was anticipated in no quar-
ter, save perhaps in Detroit itself, and
the predictions of Detroiters were
looked upon more in the light of a
pardonable enthusiasm than as possess
ing any likelihood of ever being fulfill
ed. To one who had never seen the
League teams upon the fields, a first
sight of the Detroit lads would prove
pleasing one. New York must Ger
tainly relinquiSh their title to ':the
Giants this season in favor Of Detroit
for finer looking lot Of fellows never
crossed the diamond than these same
Detroiters. Two Of the team, Dan
Brouthers and Big Thompson, are six
feet, two inches tall, and weigh over
I2lO pounds. Bennett, Baldwin,
Richards, White, Rowe and Hanlon
are all long-limbed, powerful fellows,
and the team taken as a whole, is
without question as formidable look
inc body Of men as there is engaged in
professional base ball to day. When
! the men played in Chicago, they
created an impression among Chicago
ans in every way favorable, and when
they left here for Detroit to meet the
New Workers. many hearty wishes
for their success against the giants
went with them We did not dream
Of such thing as their taking three
straights from ''the Giants" and now
with Detroit three games ahead of US
in the race, we are not SO. much in
favor Of their winning any more games,
this week at least. It is too early in
the season for our comfort here to see
Detroit
WALKING TO THE FRONT
| in such business like style, for you
know if the pennaut Is coming West
again this year Chicago is just enough
! Of pork packing center to want that
rag, At New York we out here are
surprised, though there really seems
to be no marked let down in the play
of the giants. New York played good
ball, but Detroit played better, and
that perhaps is all that need be said
of those games. To one familiar with
the strength Of the respective teams it
does not seem probable that the Gotha-
mites will long remain under their
present cloud. The ability Of the
team seems too great for that. AS for
Chicago our lads are playing their old
time steady game, with our old bat
tries as effective as of yore, and our
new one all and more than we could
have expected. Young Ryan is prov
ing valuable find for the club, and is
proving himself born ball player,
and prettier fielding work was never
seen in center upon the home grounds,
and at the bat he is as strong as he is
fearless and successful between bases.
Our grounds still remain the finest in
the country, and the public is support
ing the
GAME IN CHICAGO
as generously If not more so this year
than last. It must gall New York a
bit to see slow going old St. Louis step
over her head into third place, but
that is just what she has done, and the
giants with the close Of the week Just
past held fourth place, above Philadel-
phia by just one more game won. ST..
Louis might play better ball than she
is now playing but for the personal i'll
feeling that still exists among certain
members of the club despite Manager
| Schmeltz's earnest efforts to extermi-
nate all such and retain his team
What this week may bring it is indeed
difficult to predict, but it is pretty safe
to say that it will close with Detroit
still in the lead, and Chicago not fan
from second place.
The race for the
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
pennant still continues with the st.
Louis Browns in the lead, and playing
great ball Following is the standing
of the clubs to date:
Won. Lost
%. LOUISE ........',.... 10
6Eoo 5Niyn...- 1900 ........... 49, II
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