New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
FIGHTING FOR PENN1NTS.
STILL HOPE FOR TIE NEw-YORK NINE.
AN EXCITING WEEK IN BASEBALL CIRCLES -
O'EOURKE'S FINE pLAY


League and American Association to make their playing
rules conform pleasing incident; the dsgraceful
scene in Brooklyn Wednesday unpleasant SURPRISE
and the victory Of Columbia College over the strong
Yale College the atters grounds set the friends
Of the local coeGians wild with delight. The improve
mcnt shown in the playing OF the NewYork club brought
Will it many smiles and few tears except in Co"b boy
dom. The presen week. although it will hardly bring
such changes anl surprises. WILL neveriheless' pe
unusually interesting on. Overlooking with
exciting and wel-cOnesed games. Tao friends OF the
NcwYork League nine slowly reganing tuN conf
dcnce they lost in the local cub. and viii nock 10 the
Poo Grounds in just great numbers ever, as soon
the players get home again. Tho club. or course
played wrechedly during its first week In the West but
the msfortunes which fell thick and fast upon 1t wero
sufficient excuse for It's bad playing. Fcw people can
experience misfortune with bold front. and blseDan
PLAYERS not among the few. The prospects OF tie
club considerably brighter and its chances OF regain
the lost ground excellent The Disabled catcher'
Improving rapidly and IN another week both Ewing
and Deasley will probably he in rs good condition as
ever Oeasey is almost himselfnog, who Ewing thinks
be viii he able TO play in afcw days
That admirable player ORourSc. has again proved
himself OF the most valuable players on the green
diamond Held. lie is a master or every department OF
the game. and hts shown that he can i!l almost any
position crcGitaby tho shortest notice The m'Ioc
to The regular caLchcrs of the local cuO nade IL
necessary FOR ORourke to go behind the bat. lie has
not caught regularly for many seasons. yct he soon
rcganed almost forgotten points played in excellent
form in that position HIS catching Ia Kansas CITY
where day he faced Kecfe'' curves ard the next
Wechs pitching. could not have been improved upon.
The other players also seemed regain their Old form
Oourke haI started the reform. and all played
with something OF their old dash ard skill Gerharlt.
who has Il sic. in be ter trim an has m
proved in his WORK OF late. Ward also seems to nave
passed his bunerns epoch ind now does hs Work
short stop In h7 Old brilliant form. Connor - Still
rather weak the but his friends 10 see him
regain his title OF champion hatsman before long Ester
brook las done good work on the ip ana shows Mana
ger Mutrics forethough in retaining him on third base.
when the eneme, OF the Dhde were cianoring for Ms
release Gillespie does not appear TO he tho esple OF
Oli. and many people think tnat little clIri-on ought
to be made the regular lci G,sr. Those howoverwho
follow the clubs games closely think differently Giles
lic Is sure batter AMI although To club IA sht dni
better fielder it would be hard to secure Gilesp!os
equal in handling the bat
Western trpa Of All the Eostrrn cubs have bean
rather disastrous All four of thcm have lost Largo
majority played in the last werks The
Western clubs have shown remarkable strength, WITH
the exception o. the cluD IN Kansas CITY. The
Detroit club have done the best wOr6, aud the Chicago
clabis close bcLIud. Tho ch.n-o OF malas mont and
the addition OF one or tw1 new players to ae 50. LoIis
club have inole a stris.lg ls,r,nce auI nine is
playing IN greatly better form than last Wheher
the Black Diamonds" viii be- able /, koepup W N tho
terrific pace being set scrrns doubtful to many. \
marked improvement Is also expected In the Boston
club before long anl there are mlny people yet who
think tasj ne fnal s,ruesie viii be between ans nine
and Now YORK. t!lsfoctune the shape oi crippled
Players la, fallen with ain's- As much force upon the
Boston clab IS up1n tAs l.rA PLAYERS. Cruises anl
rpraus Eeu quickly, however, aud after tho Bo.. .on
club reaches nome grounds tAc players rili 10 Ia
better trim AMI the mao will bs harder 70
beat Veteran bisebln men do not think that the
Detroit club Will be able act the pc mnch longer.
and
me reA play seTi," e" ''' yr ,i,r" Ii ni Mi e.
onst ices in o,on Sew York ant ih'l ,lpnia which
.ncl l W.. rr ,. i I' & ,rir ,,I'r sra. ~ tnr-e
straight games the local ciu, nls season would he
M Twlims % ~ i t' viii NAV on, "or. zane H. tho
We.t, crossipg bats with the 81 Louis clnb at It.
L,ui, tomorrow. and then starI.nS ior He"-horH
immetlt,y after tine gdnN Ilc club u pIaj a. t"e
Poo Grounds Thursday. aud the pliycrs Will nave
had ampe ume to recoyc. i.om The htsne ot the trip
The II Louis clHb plays IN NeTYo-K oA that day he
Washington and Chicago ut washington, the Phila
Il hIA ,mt Kansas Cty cuos at fhi.aIrlphil ana the
WasnIn .On clubs VIII have the most ihcult games To
WIN. No League games Will he played on Tues -
in the W,sj that Gay 10 play OF postponed games The
acneulra game, for iAs veg are as 81 po,roit
ws-nine,on at Detroit; Chtca-o-Pnlai-l At Chi-
cago; Kansas City-Boston at Kansas CITY.
thursday: New-York-st. !pni, At Polo Grounds
Ncw-lork WasAinston-Chca-o At Watlngloh Dos.
;on-pr,roit at Boston; Phiaieiphl'- CITY al
FriI'v: New-Yor,-st Loul. A. Polo Grounds. New-
De'roi; AT Boston Pniadei9 i9ha-hanss CITY at FA"'
Sntnr,ay: Phi.adeiphi,-K4nsasC Cty a. Phneiclphia;
New-NogA-st Louis Al Polo Er'Gn Ia. New YORK.
W4,hnston-ChicIsO 1t Warrington, Boston-I'c'ioI
All the American Associ ,tion clubs playing in
good forl AMI the hSat for positions IN Ae pcunant
Taco s 90 'ubhorny that followers Of nc
clubs kept on me tipto' " cxcrment The brook
i,n ami Louis clubs cpntuuo 10 plu ne each oiher
~ tie, M FOR first r'aac and both clubs are playing
form that fne onrr mines hni II dihcht I'D keep
pace Win tem The scene At Washington PARK lirooABn
/
The game No prectniicn. however. conli have pre-
vented the ninature riot and the ls rb1nce sKTN ~
any ray when large crowd "f p~opls c"nslrgh'
to a contest OF SKIN or endurance. The baseball
oAs decisions OF Uinpirr clinton and % their good oe-
hayor alone the absence Of broken heals due James
CLINTON ma .e his DEBUT aS an umpire uLder the most
favorable auspices lie was veteran player. "ho u
Those knew him intimately said that he was c"ol
and COLLECTED. well rs thorough gentleman. ana tn't
ne w"nd iuinp into Tho shoes Of Bob" Ferguson and
become the nrst American Association umpire just
what the matter with Clinton On Wednesday nopouy
I, ~ 'r AMI ytrn'lir ave the ine to the -
| Louis club The CLUBS are runnug 80 ole Tor hIst
place thai defeat To- either - costly, aud IL wts
highly ncrnscl clinton had gwen general satisfaction
until Wednesday. aud evcu on ,Aat DAY ne vas phdlJ
applauIcI when he stepped thc he'd 10 Op-n play.
Tic .&r~l BrooElyu have since clo.ed oil, and no"
! siy AT Clinton ant not knowingly give the game 70
- Louis Tue more sObef-nind-d seem 70 thinK tlat
tine umpire sd" that he had made m.-li~" III the salS
| part OF the game. ana n tying 10 even up matters
by tIe hoouE and h,ingOi tie oIo"d that
! Ar dG not anDw what LIE was doing Clinton has i"F
~ GOod eyes, Ohi par OF loDs legs II ne "ouil s'lc'
Ia, les more. auI pend - much on lis eyes ne
could 40 better work. This also appcs 10 many oi the
other umpii"S Ia making decisions on lAe u"as-,
/ when ths pay il close aud uncertain, an umpire
6eci.ous wiin any cxa@,no.-. John Koliy and Bob
Ferguson, the princes OF umplres. always run down 10
u when tAcrr . likelihood Ol close play occur
nus. n Clinton hal folowel tlis rule on Wednesday,
the unfortu scene Ia BroOkyn would probably never
! have Occurred.
All TIE American Association clubs are now IN the
East audi the Wr-tern mines far have received any
/ a
pear 10 be stronger than last year, AMI nave - Tar won
majority % tue games. IAs 81. Lpd.s cuO inS
hold ITS bI; the Cincinnati. PItfsburg aud LOUIS
vile mines will an lose moro games thtn they VIII WIN
the trip The Metropolitan clnD has improved won
dcrfuly under Ferguson, E- new manager ana t"c
friends Of the " Ini ans" hDckng back To their sup
port, aud to think that the MrtropoH-
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