Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-22
SPORTING AFFAIRS.
Detroit 10 The Front IN the Bace
for the National League
Pennant.
rhe NJ. louis Browns stsli lending the
American Association
clubs.


have seemed the Ofdel OF iblhSb III fht7
yesr,s race for the National league PEN
nsnt, and not the least Of these has been
tho remarkable rush TO the front by the
Detroit team, which now leads the re-
naming clubs, and that with several
games 10 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 de-
yelop such unlformund effective work 10
the teld was anticipated In no quarter,
save perhaps In Detroit itself, and the
predictions Of Detroiters we're looked
upon more IN the light Of pardouabie
enthusiasm than as possessing any Ike
lhOod OF ever being fulfilled. To one
who had never seen the league teams
upon the Geld, a first sight Of the Detroit
lads would prove pleasing one. New
York must certainly relinqulsh their title
TO 1the glantsn this season In
favor Of Detroit, for a iporlook
ing lot OF fellows never crossed
the diamond than these same Detroiters.
Two Of the team, Dan Bronthefa ard Big
Thompson, are ak feet, Two inches tall,
and wogh over 30 pounds Bennett,
Baldwin, Richardson, white, Rowe and
HanloD are ail long-limbed, powerful fell
lows, and the team, taken AS a whole, Is
without question AS formidable aJooking
body Of men as there Is engaged 10 pro
fessional base ball to-day. When the
men played In Chicago they created an
impression among Cblcagoans In every
way favorable, and when they left here
for Detroit 10 meet the New Workers,
many hearty wishes for their success
against the giants went with them We
ItA 40 ~ "a thfun NJ tbntr |
taking three straights from "the Giants
and now with Detroit three games ahead |
OF US in the race, we are not so much In
favor OF their winning any more games,
this week at least. II IL too. early in the
season for our comfort here TO see De-
troit
WALKING 10 rHg FROST
IN such business.llko style, for you know
II the pennant Is coming West again this
year Chicago Is Just enough Of pork
packing center 10 want that rag. AZ New
York We out here are surprised, though
there really seems 70 be no marked let |
down IN the play OF the giants New York
played good ball, but Detroit played bet.
ter, and that perhaps ~ all that need be
said OF these games. To one familiar
with the strength Of the respective teams
II does not seem probable that the Goth
antics will long remain under their pres.
ent cloud. The ability OF the team seems
too great for that, WEIGH and Koefe
both seem TO have retained their speed
and cleyorness Ia the box, and with the
exception OF Philadelphia, which club
proved the bette noir Oi the giants last
season. New York had made her usual
showing until she met Detroit. That She
VIII yet head Detroit IN the race seems
very reasonable thing 10 predict, and that
Detroit may yet meet a yelling.
ton IN some one OF the clubs she
has still 60 face, would seem ground
upon which To speculate. As for Chicago,
our lads are playing their old-time, steady
game, with our old batteries as effective
as Of e,and our new one all and more
than Wo could have expected. Young
Ryan Is proving valuable find for the
club, and is proving himself born ball
player, and prcttior fielding was never ,
seen IN center upon the home grounds,
aud ~ the bat he is as strong as he is
fearless and successful between bases.
Kelly Is the same Kelly that has caused
spectators to laugh and applaud at his I
baSe-runnlng tricks for SO many years I
past, and Gore, Arson and Dalrympe are =
playing even better than last year. Flint !
Is catching with his old.tlme effectiveness, /
hut Is weak at the bat and slow between
bases. Williamson Is playing at short I
thls year and Burns at third. Some costly \
errors upon the part of both have resulted i
from the change, but these have been
fewer than WAS expected, considering the
number Of seasons that Burns had Gov I
cred short and Williamson third, and had I
played no other positions. Our grounds /
stu remain the finest in the country, and /
the public Is supporting the {
GAME IN CniCAGp
as generously II not more SO this year
than last, II must gall New York bit
10 see slow-going st, Louis step over her
head into third place, but that IL lust
what she has done, aud the giants with ,
the close OF the week ust past held fourth
place above Philadelphia by lust one
moro game won, st, Louis might play
better ball than she Is now PLAYING but
Tor the personal illieeling that still ex-
lists among certain members OF the club
despite Manager Schmoltzs earnest
Efforts TO exterminate all such and retain
ms team. Such state of things is very ,
much TO be deplored, and It would seem
a managers duty 90 drop the disturbing
elempnt IN his team, no matter how val.
uaple the men rs players, Following
these eluos rs Philadelphia in nth place,
'NNh'NSNNH ~ NtNN pihCV, BOSTON IN
seventh and Kansas City In eighth Alto.
gothet the race assumed character the
more Interesting because OF It's wholly
unexpected coloring. What this week
may brlug II is Indeed dlrlcult to predict,
but IL Is pretty safe TO say that II will
close with Detroit still IN the lead aud h
Chicago not FAR from second place.
The race for the
AMNRICAN AsSOCiArtoN
pennont stlll continues with the 81. Iouis
Browns In the lead, and PLAYING treat
BAN Following isthe standing Of the
clubs TO dato
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MOTIFS
6oro Is suffering from sprained ankle
received IN the long game at st. Lonls. ,
Williamson made his Hrst appearance
upon the home ground this season with A !
three.base hit.
Gore, Burns, Anson, Pioffor, Sunday !
ana nalrymple are stOckhOlders In Ana l