The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-04
The Struggle Between the
Eastern League Clubs.
DETRoIT's CHANCES GOOD.
Bases-Infield aud outheId Work
"A NeWsy Letter.
CHICAGO. June 9th. 1886.
Correspondence of TIE HERALD:

! pionship season OF 1886 is now almos
finished, nd something like a fairly
correct idea of the probable standing o.
the clubs at the finish of the race may
now e formed. The season thus faI
has been prolific Of surprises, add show:
conclusively how little q former
seasons performance of a competing
team may be depended upon in esti-
mating its strength and in calculating
upon its work for second season. Nc
club now in the race is a more marked
example of this kind than that of New
York. Last season the Giants played a
game from start to finish in the race
that was at once brilliant. determined
and gratifying to look upon. The team
proved itself well worthy OF the name
that had been given it, for il was indeed
marvel of strength and power in
nearly every point in play. Keefe and
WEIGH were almost invincible in the
pitchers box. and Ewing and Deasley
were admirable supporters behind the
bat.
O'Rourke, Corners. Richardson, Dor
gan, Gerhardt and Ward were not only
line fielders and excellent general ball
players. but were strong in their work
with the viii ow, as many an opposing
league pitcher learned to his sorrow.
How is 1t with this crack team this sea
SOM Keefe and Welch both seem to
have lost their effectiveness to a marked
degree. Ew ng and Ward, owing either
to ill-heslth or accident, have been
really unit for efficient service, and the
changes in position that these misfor-
tunes have necessitated among the
other players have tended TO disorgan-
ize and interrupt the machine like effee-
tiyeness that characterized the work OF
the club last year. There have come from
the east stories of personal differences
and ill-feeling among the players OF the
club, but these should not be credited
until better proof of their truth has
been given than has vet been offered
the public. Jim Mutrie is by far too
shrewd and careful & manager, and his
interests in the success of the club is
too great TO permit such thing as lack
of harmony among his men 10 endan-
ger his chances for success. He would
find some means of surmounting such q
difficulty as this either by a wedding
out process or by the offer Of such in
ducements as would smother personal
differences in a seif-interested desire
upon the part of his men 70 win.
Turning from New York 10 other
prominent candidates and seemingly
probable winners of the pennant this
year, we find club which in makeup,
strength and style OF play and b illiancy
of execution upon the diamond is very
similar TO the New York Giants, as they
f,Of nosrnif UNCONVENTIONAL
ABLY has a grand team this season, and
If il does not win the pennanr over the
White Stockings this year, it may be
depended upon that the finish between
these two teams will be a neck and
neck race, as It was last year between
Chicago and New York. No more mem
orable series of games has ever been
PLAYED than those at Detroit June 10,
u and %. The enthusiasm created
over their approach aud the excitement
attendant npon their occurrence reads
more like he vision of a base ball en-
thusiast, than events that have really
transpired. Never before in the history
OF the beautiful city OF Detroit, has such
a demonstration been made in honor OF
the national game, and never before
have the Peep OF Michigan turned out
in such magnificent force 70 witness n
series of ball games as pom those
emorab days In sunny June. Going
further it may be said honestly oil 81
least two of the games, that II does not
often fail 70 the share OF lovers OF base
nall TO witness such magnificent
struggles upon the diamond have no
doubt but that your readers have al
ready carefully gone over the scores OF
the games in question, and are therefore
familiar with the work OF the contest
ing teams as it wa witnessed on those
dates in Detroit, but merely call at
tention TO the general character OF the
PLAYING. in order that some estltaate
NAV be formed of the kind OF ball
PLAYING that will doubtless be witnessed
whenever these two teams come TO
gether, provided OF course tnat
each maintains its present playing
strengt That both teams are
thoroughly gili-edged, no one Tho
has seen them. cross bats can DOUBT
That each Is familiar with the many
tricks and receptions which 80 70 sou
To- the interest and success OF pan
game is apparent. Detroit has an
array of batting strength that was proo-
ABLY never before assembled unaer one
enhancement. In Getzein and baion.l ll
il has brace Of pitchers equal "a
as their effective delivery IS concernsue,'
to any In the country, and IN Pe, hn'.t,'
and Camel they have pair OF 49,. a
stops, the efficiency Of which ;hsrei 10 10
gainssying. st. Louis may tax Oh ~
marvellous infeld.. and point .e a.
years records 70 bear out theu, EN- -,
OF "Ihe best in the Learns. 49,
Detroit asks no one to go TO t i,s
records. 1t SIMPLY asks ths. ~ ~
in6eid may be seen At Work oeiotTe nv
strength Is compared with that OF an,
other intield in the country. ,,hsr,
Rowe at short, and with Dan broa'n ~
at first, Richardson, at secono am ~.
Deacon White at third you have sn "a -,
field which he minds OF vas. no " ne ne.
Of people. and that too outside OH, o. "a :
troit-cGn play prettisr Jan 81 Ioui
: ever played. Then take Crane. .,.f,s M
Th0lnpson and HanlAn lin ne o ~ rbi
i and-well look anywhere outsins u i Il
5 cage for better out6eld ana ngI
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