The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-18

Detroit you see, has a lead of but two games
over Chicago, and do not look for change in
play Kansas City to-day, and st. Louis on Tues
day Wednesday and Thursday, winding up the
week at Detroit with game on next Saturday
st. Louis plays at Detroit to day, and Kansas
City plays there on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. [ look to Chicago win to days
game, and drop one game to St Louis. look
to see Detroit win to-days game with St Louis,
perhaps drop game TO Kansas City, and lose a
close game with Chicago on next Saturday, al
though this victory may go either way. AS for
New York, do not by any means agree with
many writers that the giants chances are settled
for this season. They are stayers, those fellows
and | look for squirt during July and August
that may put them plump into first place. New
York will, fancy, prove somewhat in the ma
ture of surprise this year. as it did last; only
that the surprise will come later The Phil
lies have always thought dangerous and their
record even thus far this season will prove my
opinion pretty nearly correct. / cannot, how
ever, believe their chances as good for winning
as are those of the three clubs now in advan of
them. look to see Harry Wright's boys prove
more in the nature of handicap to each of the
three crack clubs than real candidates for first
honors AS for Boston and st. Louis, WE'LL /
can only say that am astonished, and have been
since the first fortnight of the championship
race closed, at the performance of these
teams. They have in their ranks some of
the best baseball talent in the country,
money mas Uccu Speub upon bOtil, anu partiCu-
larly upon the st. Louis with lavish hand and
vet both are mo good"-simply mo good. "
"Dubs of the first water" they have been called,
and they deserve the name. What the reason is
should not care to fathom further than know
already viz: Personal jealousy and i'll feeling,
and want of common ambition and professional
pride in their work. Were ST Louis to throw
| overheard every man in its ranks at the close OF
the present season, and take it's chances of Sc
ecting club from the young blood comprising
the Eastern, New England and semi professional
teams of the East for next year, honestly be-
lieve they would play better ball, draw larger
crowds, and stand higher than they would with
the present ill-natured selfish and ungrateful
lot of fellows they now have in their team. Kan
sas City is just apt to beat both of these teams
and Washington, despite it's great battery
Shaw and Gilligan-I hardly expect to see in
other than last place.
Dalrymple has made but one error at left field
this season
Daily, of the Philadelphias, is stil troubled
with a lame arm.
CAMEL, late of the Philadelphias, will sign
with the Detroits.
Clarkson has made but three runs in the
twelve games he has played.
Giligan has caught in nineteen games for the
Washingtons. He is riyaling Bennett at his
| work.
The management of the disbanded Providence
club is requiring all the men who receive any
cash 60 sign off all claims for back salary.
Dorgan. of the New Works, has played In
twenty -nine games, and in twenty eight of them