The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-28
SPORTING AFFAIRS.

SPORTING AFFAIRS.
| CHICAGO, May 17.-Surprises hav,
seemed the order of things in this year:
race for the National League pennant
and not the least of these has been the
remarkable rush to the front by the De
troit team, (which now leads the remain
Ing clubs, and that with several games
to spare. That Detroit was strong at the
bat was generally conceded before the
season commenced, but that the team
would thus early in the race develop
such uniform and effective work in the
fleld was anticipated in no quarter, save
perhaps in Detroit itself, and the predic-
tons of the Detroiters were looked up
on more In the light of pardonable
enthusiasm than as possessing any likeli-
hood of ever being fulfilled. To one who
had never seen the League teams upon
the field, a first sight Of the Detroit lads
would prove pleasing one. New York
must certainly relinquish their title to
the Giants" this season in favor of De-
troit, 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 21O
pounds. Bennett, Baldwin, Richardson.
White, Rowe and Hanlon are all long
limbed, powerful fellows, and the team,
taken as a whole, is without question as
formidable looking body of men as
there is engaged in professional base ball
to-day. When the men played in Chi
cago they created an impression among
Chicagoans 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 De
troit three games ahead of us in the race.
we are not so much in favor of their win
ming any more games, this week at least.
1t is too early in the season for our COM
tort here to see Detroit
WALKING TO THE FRONT
in such business-like style, for you know
If the pennant 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.
10 one familiar with the strength of the
respective teams it does not seem proba-
BILE that the Gotham;tes will long remain
under their present cloud. The ability
OF the team seems too great for that. |
WEIGH and Keefe both seem to have re.
tanned their speed and cleverness in the
box, and with the exception of Philadel-
phia, which club proved the bette aoir of
the giants last season, New York had
made her usual showing until she met
] Detroit. That she will yet head Detroit |
In the race seems a very reasonable |
thing to predict, and that Detroit may
yet meet Wellington in some one of |
the clubs she has still to face would seem |
ground upon which to speculate. AS
for Chicago, our lads are playing their
old-time steady game, with our old bat.
teries as effective as of yore, and our new
one all and more than we could have ex-
pected. Young Ryan is proving valu-
able find for the club, and is proving
himself a born ball player, and prettier
fielding work was never seen in center
upon the home grounds, and at the bat
ne is strong as he is fearless and success
full between bases. Kelly is the same
Kelly that has caused spectators to
laugh and applaud at his base running
tricks for so many years past, and Gore,
Arson and Dalrymple are playing even
better than last year. Flint is catching
with his old-time effectiveness, but is |
weak at the bat and slow between bases. |
Williamson is playing at short this year
and Burns at third. Some costly errors
upon the part of both have resulted from
the change, but these have been fewer
than was expected, considering the
number Of seasons that Burns had COW
cred short and Williamson third, and
had played no other positions. Our
grounds still remain the finest in the
country, and the public is supporting
the
GAME IN CHICAGO
as generously if not more so this year
than last. 1t must gall New York bit
to see slow-going old st. Louis step over
her bead into third place, but that is just
what she had done, and the giants with
the close of the week just past held
fourth place, above Philadelphia by just
one more game won. St. Louis might
play better ball than SIZE is now playing
but for the personal ill-feeling that still
exists among certain members of the
club despite Manager Schmeltz's earn
est effort to exterminate all such and re-
tain his team. Such state of things is
very much to be deplored, and it would
seem managers duty to drop the dis
turbing element in his team, no matter
how valuable the men, as players. Fol
lowing these clubs is Philadelphia in
fifth place, Washington in sixth place,
Boston in seventh, and Kansas City in
eighth. Altogether the race assumed a
character the more interesting because
of its wholly unexpected coloring
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 far 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.
st, Louis .,..,.,.....,,,..,..... 10 8