New-York tribune., 1886-08-09

CHICAGO AND DETROIT IN BAD LUCK.

RECORDS OF TIE CLUBS OF THE LEAGUE AND
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
The last week has been the most noteworthy
m, OF the baseball season. surprises have been 'he
order OF the seven days. The leading clubs have all
be,u defeated the Detroit and Chicago mines being par
t,cularly unfortunate. Even the Widest DaseoAh
ciank hardly expected the Detroit CLUB to be beaten
IN four Of the six games played IN Boston and iha'
delphia That tho Chicago champions shouiu
lose hve ont OF the half dozen games played
IN New-York and Boston was also
eurprise to every body The virtual collapse OF the '
Iouis cluh although predicted, hardly expecleu 80
soon. The managers OF tie "Rlack Dlamonds" nave
already sold their player Dunlap and they are Will
ing 10 dispose OF the services OF Denny and Oascoch
in a good round sum Is offered FOR their re'c~
The club may nnish the season or may Hisoah' ""o "
reaches home grounds on August 90 There IS some
talk OF the Pittsburg club desertng the American AZ
sociaon and taking the ST. Louis CUBS place IN.
sooty city has the proper baseball enthusiasm nu' no.
good enough niDo 10 make q good rec"" !" VI"
League The st. Louis American Associ"''o" ~
would be a better club for the League. III e"'o 0
cub and oins the League there Will pe re'sa
Of the old quarrels between the two ore"h%"'o"'. '
,os,ponement Of the DetrotNew York game on satni
DAY WAS "A great disappointment TO mary VII" ''o'
weather even the large crowd OF Dccor"ioh ''' "o"i
probably have been surpassed Each cI"o is out sew
,sl thousand dollars on account OF the ram. Inc
w. hovever will be played on Wednesday and tick
90, nrtc,a.ed Oh Saturday will be good FOR that day.
Al,houch the Detroit club has been anything hut
<or,upa,e OF late, tho team stil holds good
lead In the race for tho League pephant.
The nine will play three games with the New.Iork nihr
tsis week and these matches Will show to certain ex'
tent whether the Wolverines will hold the lead nuch
longer or not. Up to date tho Detroit team has WOE
tuy.sx out OF seventy -four games played. better
record than II ever made before or probably ever VIII
make again The Chicago club las been beaten often
Of late s holds second place. three samcs behind
the Detroit and victories ahead of New-Yoik The
local nine has always puzzle but 1t IS moro OF
,nysiery tins season than The nine played III
marvellous day and the next All amateur cruz
OF average ability might beat it, Tho Giants won thiec
etracht games tho Chicago club and aroused wi'
enthusiasm over the feat and then hai uoubie III
winning TWO out OF three games pdycd win '"e va"
sent ont from Kansas CITY, Baseball OF course, IL uh
certain. but not half as mystfyrg IA the pIayinE o
Tie York club. Tne men seep 10 have more troup :
0efeatlng small fry than tho great Clubs Ne GU"
can Ue greatly strengthened hy the addition oil Glass
cock ana Denny, of the II. Louis club These players
eau he purchased and the NewIork management does
not securc them people VIII begin 10 th'hk 'hr i"oN
managers are ini.ery Even II they cannot play them
tns season they will be useful next year hIilr
Detroit enterprise In the local manaschch' "ou' "''
be aniss. ,..,.,,n .
70 the Detroit club went all TO pieces And allowed r"
s. LOUIS beat 1t two out OF ihrsc games. Inc
behind their New-Nork rivals. They seem desuheu u"
hold maj position to the end OF the season. 49,,
Toe Boston club Is play In brilliant f"rm ana 'ne
rebusc 1t administered to tue Detroit ami chicago 'ii'
has revived the interest In the club al tb" iih' ih
A. now has 10 content itself with nfth ace. having
rythrc- victories 'nd ihriJ NM dere-,. ~ ,.,,
The u. Louis club comes next win lwehty'"uf ''otu
res and nfiy.one defeats 1t VIII probably do eve"
worse rk lnrinc the remand ter OF its existence
The kansas Cty clup has won several gares ialrS;
.ud Cowhoydon 10 satisfied Ifit cond only gct ahead
osi Louis. Kansas city would he perfectly eoh'eh'e'
Inc Washington elmo will hold present position t.
the end. Ihe record To date is a. fo''ows;