The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-08
CHICAGO July %, 1856.


Stockings. and yesterday they departed
for Boston, where on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday next, they eros
sticks with the Reds, winding up thu
week with the Giants, on Saturday il
the first of series of three games OF
the Polo grounds in New York. Their,
has been but little if any change in The
positions of the clubs during the pas
fortnight. Detroit still holds the frs
place, but with q smaller lead-that Of
1 two games-than she has boosted fol
many series past. She is still playing q
strong and steady game, and there Is as
yet no evidence of the break in the
teams work upon the diamond, which
it has been predicted would take place
Chicago follows in second place, and
New York still holds third place over
the Philsdelphia's fourth. Boston fol
lows in fifth place, st. Louis in sixth
Kansas City in seventh, and the Wash
ington aggregation brings us the tail
end of the string. For two weeks to
come the White Stockings together with
the other Western clubs will tour
through the Eastern circuit of League
cities, returning to Chicago for weeks
play upon the home ground, eommenc-
ing August 10th, with st. Louis and
Kansas City clubs. Following this week
in question, We 90 to Detroit for an
other series with the Wolverines upon
their own grounds. August %, q and %
So far as your correspondent can now
see the interest that will attach to these
L ames bids fair 10 be as great as that
which marked the two last series be-
tween these mines, provided of course,
that kIAetroit continues her present
speed, and that the race should be as
close then as il is now. Indeed. I think
that the interest Will be even greater, If
that is possible. Never did base ball
team and its delegation of admiring
supporters leave a League city in q
more depressed state Of mind than the
Detroits, their accompanying delegation
suffered at the close of the last Detroit
Chicago series in this city. 1t was a
disastrous trip Tor the visitors in point
OF the number of defeats sustained, and
proved all the more crushing a blow
because of the high hopes of the team,
and the absolute confidence of its &C
campaigning delegation in their ability
TO win. The feeling was not wholly
one Of depression, however; it was verv
strongly tinged with g deep seated de-
termination to have revenge, and pre-
dict that il the Wolverines are in any
kind OF condition when our bows 90
there next month, that Detroiters will
be Afforded the treat Of witnessing one
OF the Eost savagely contested series of
games upon record. Our boys record in
their last series against Detroit was as
brilliant as it was, simply because they
played ball more brilliantly, and with
greater sill than had supposed them
capable Of, notwithstanding that hold
them as team second to none in the
country. Now whether they will play
the same call or not in the next series
question seriously. Tney can pIay
creditable ball and still fall short Of the
exhibition they gave Chicagoans in
those games, and il is my opinion that
with the Detroit team ia good trim. IL
viii require nothing short OF brilliant
playing 70 defeat them during anv stage
OF the race. If, as I say, the present
close character of the race is maintain
ed from rev on until August Doth.
lovers OF the game may safely antici-
pate even q greater demonstration over
the coming series than that which
marked the two past ones. August Is
even uncer ordinary circumstances a
month of excursions and recreatiye
trips for all who can spare the time and
money TO taGe advantage of it, and I
believe that abe delegation that will go
down 70 Detroit from Chicago on
August 18th will exceed that OF last
month in numbers, two 70 one.
The principal theme for comment in
base ball circles here during the past
week has been the little bcmb-shelI of
surprise, bordering almost upon CON
that burst within the ranks
81 the Chicago el,b last Thursday.
reier 70 the act of President Spalding in
Ealing the men into the club house lust
before the tirst game of the series with
the Kansas City team, and fining several
d them for breaking their pledge to ab- |
ltE1n from Intoxicating liquors during
The season So clererly had the whole
lfEir been managed by the clubs presi- !
lent that il took the men, their f-ienis |
ind the public completely by surprise |
The whole history OF the affair, b-iefIy
old. Is Just this: No club in the LesRue |
lad a better reputSt0n-and 10 ciub
laslt to-day, forthat rsatter-thsR has
he Chicago club for sOSSiety and atsen-
ion 10 business.
AfiCm believer in the inability of snv
nan 70 bear the physical and mental
train of q season OF professional baII
laying. or to acquir himself creditabIv
pom the diamond when his daily habits /
Tere marked 10 even the slightest ex-
ent by dissipation and the use of
lcohol President SpaIdiRg at the
omlnencement OF last season and the
eginning of this. Inserted a clause into
be contracts signed by his PLAYERS in I,
Thich they bound themselves 10 abstain
rom intoIicants during the ehampion-
hip season. Last year there vas NOT
ven an intimation in any quarter of in
deity upon the part of the men 10 the
rovisions Of this agreement, and nere~
etore did the Chicago club play SO bril-
ant and mastery a game OF bali as
hey did during the season OF ISS5-
his year, however, although so far As
known 10 the contrary, the bovs
tarted out in good trim and firm in
heir discrimination TO let liquor alone.
eports have reached the cubs MANAGE
1ent that they were not adhering 10 I
SER pledge Is firmly as was expected
I them The reports were annovino