Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-03
SPORTING.
New York's Ginnt Base Ball CInb No
Longer Worthy Of Their Name
Probable winners ibis Year.
Memorable series 81 flames Played ~
Dstroit-Yssterday' Races
Other Events.


Correspondence ~ me pDAelt@i
CmcAa0, III, June 50 The frst bal
Of the League championship season @
1886 "A now almost fnisAed, nd some
thing ike e fairly correct idea % Ok
probable stsBfinx II sse clnls Is f1s e
len Of The fac may Low b. f1fZet- "a
season Thus fer has been pfoaec - s4t
prises. and sh0Es corrlHsivtly e1u lisil
former seasons Etfisr1 a1ea ct 3 eia11
peilIg team bay BE- tr0g1tsd If.11 l1 e.
timatlng ~ strsrElh 1tf lE oE-r laii--
upon is wcfk for sscus seAsc1, y
club now b ias rsce q Ecte la1isf'l
example Of ials kind feA- i1t1 q New
York. Last season tie Gis11s, Flkgs1 I
game from stAgt % 11ish "a
the rae tast uAs a. 1Drt
brilliant, determined t1d g'zl1 arg q
look up0n. The fe4E proves Itself vel
Worths II tie nhnle ihsi hst nfs1 giye-
is, for Il vas lrteat narHsl q sirtT 81.
and power 10 nezFly every point 10 plsF
Keefe ans Wehh were almost ioFicrihls
In the ra;chel's bp1, and RHing and
Dsssisy were admirable srqTorts behiod
the bat
OtRourke, Conntrs. Richardson, Dor.
gan. GHhanlt aud ward we're lot only
lns Gelder- ard exc, Heat bali players.
but were firo1g 10 their WORK with Inc
willow, as many an opposing league
pitcher learned - his sorrow How is Il
with t1ls crack team this season. keeie
and Welsh both seem 10 have lost their
efIe sisyents 70 marked degree. Ewing
anl Ward, owing either 20 ill-health or
accident, have been reilly unit for Ell.
oient service, ard the changes IN position
that these N sfortupes have necsssliated
among tae other players have tended 70
dlscrganize ard Interrupt the mschlne.
like cffe cuigeness that characterized the
work OF the cluD lsst year. There have
come from tie East stories Of pcrsonsl
differences and III feeling among Inc
play ers u the CLUB, but these should not
be credited uaiil better proof of their
truth has been given than has yet been
on the public jim Mutrie Is by flI
TOO shrewd aud careful manager, and
ME interest 10 the success Of the club Is
too great % permit such 4 thing as lack
Of harmony among lis men to entau ger
his chsaces for success He would end
some means 0f surmountiag such q diff
Guilty as this either BY weeding-Oug
process or by ths offer Of such induce
ments a. would smother p rsUusl differ.
euces in a self-interested desire upon the
part Of his men to win.
Turning from New York b other prom
inent candidates aud seemingly pr1bEble
winners Of the penuant this year, we hni
a club which IN makeup, strength and
style If plsy, and brilliahcy n execution
upon the diamond, IS very similar 10 the
New York Giants, as they played last
year Detroit urquestienably las
grand team his season, and 4 i d0esn't
win the peanant ever The White Stuck.
ngs this year 10 MAJ be depended upon
that the finish bet geen these Two teams
wiz be a neck and neck race, IS Il was
last year between Chlcsg9 AHd New York
No more memorable series Of games hss
ever 0eeu played thfu t1cse al Dersii
June n, u aud = Tbe tnih1siAsm cre-
ated over tatir appTOach aud Toe txcite-
ment Eils Etz1t ap0a theiF occurrence
reads more IKE The E-sl0n "a e base ball
enthusiast s.,aG events that have really
trAnspFed- hrycg before 10 s1e history
~ ire beautiful city u De rolf has such .
Demonstration oaeu made ia honor Of toe
natlpual game, att never before have the
people q Mic.2gAa iarEcd out 10 such
1--egl .eeli foxes y witness series Of
aE-g EuUes a. upon these memorable DAYS
10 sEnrg Juae. Going further 4. may be
Hfaa'A aAHAaNas - 20 al-Nk HAg AA VIC AllleHt
ttst i eges not often fall 70 the share of
lerefa 81 base patio witness such mag
nif.euisirnggi upon the diamond i have
no doubt but that your readers have al
fea1y carefully gone over the scores Of
tae games 10 qns siiou, and are therefore
familiar with the work 81 the Contrasting
teams - II was Witnessed on those
dates in Detroit, but merely call atten-
ton 10 The general character Of The play.
inE, 10 o!dtr that some estimate may be
formed Of The kind Of ball playing that
viii doubtless be Witnessed whenever
these two cams come together, provided,
VI course, hat each maintains les presen.
playing strength. That both teams are
thoroughly Gilt edged, no one who has
seen them cross bats can doubt. That
each is familiar With the many tricks and
deceptions which 90 20 add TO the inter-
est and success Of q ball game Is APP
psTent. Detroit has an array Of batting
strength that WAS probably never before
assembled under one management IA
Getzein aud Baldwin IL has a brace of
pitchers equal--so far as their eff, ctiye
delivery is concerned, 10 any In the coun-
wy, and In Bennett and Camel they have
= pair OF back stops, the efficiency Of
Naieh there Is no gainsaying. ST. Louis
may talk Of its marvellous lnfeld and
point 10 last years records TO bear ont
their claim Of ethe best 10 the league D
out Detroit asks no one TO 90 10 tho
records IL simply asks that lis In.
ntld may be seen az work before rs
strength Is compstd with that OF any
other inhsld 10 the country. Keen Rowe
Al short, and with Dan Brouthers al first
Richardson at second aud Deacon White
a. ihird you have an inneld which In the
niads Of vast number OF people, and
thst too, outside Of Dotroit-can piay
preiiier ball 10 look at aud lust SIS ef.
teetlye bali as St Louis ever plsyed
Then take Crane, "Bign Thompson and
uanlon 10 the outheid and--weU look
anywhere oulside Of Chlcsgo for a better
onlheld, and 0nd il II you csn. The
beauty Of Detroirs team Is that lis best
helders and ~ best baismen, aud even
Us cracked batteries hold one or more OF
~ most effective willow weilders. Ber.
nett, ior Instance, Is as sturdy a thumper
VITA me LAT as some a the other LEAGUE
Gu D have ~ their entire teams. Bald
win + 8 fairiy safe hitter, aud Getzein