Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-07-17
Base BaIl-standmg of the Len.ne. 2

something like fairly correct idea C
 tle probable standing Of the clubs ct th
 nuish of the race may now be formed
 The season thus far has been prolific O
 surpTlses, aud shows conclusively ho,
 litlie former seRson's performance O
 9 competing team may be depended ID On m estimating its strength and m cal
 cuiAdng upon it's work for q second sea son. No club now in the race Is nor,
 marked example of lhis kin than thG ! or New York. Last essOn the Giant, | played game from start to finish m ih,
 Tlce that was at once bril isnt, deter | nine and gratifying to look upUn. Tn, i team proved itself well worthy of .h, ! name that had been given it, for it wal
 indeed n marvel of strength and power
 iu nearly every point h play. heefe ana Nelcb were almost Invinoible m the
 pitchers box. and Ewing and Decs'r-
 were admirable supp" rts behind the Q. Oh0uFke, Corners, Richardson, Dor
 gan, GerhHrdt and Ward were not only
 hne helders and excellent general ball
 players. but were strong ID their work
 wlih the willow, as many an opposing
 League pitcher learned to hil sorrow.
 how Is it wIth this crack team thIs sea- son: heefe and Welch both set m to
 have lost their effectiveness to marked degree. Ewing and Ward, owing either Co III health or accident, have been re- a'ly unfit for efficient service, erd the cnanses in position that these L4islor- tunes have uecessitcted among the Oth- CT playeTs have tended to Giscrganize and interrupt the machine like effect Ivvusss that characterized the work Of the club last year. There have come !som tle East stories of personal differ tIcss and ill-feeling among the players uf tHe club, but these should not be credited until better proof Of tEeir truth has been given than has yet been offer cd tLe pubic. Jim Mutrie Is by far too shrewd and careful manager, and his interest in the success of the club is too treat 10 permit such a thing as lack of harmony among his men to endauger his chances for success. He wOuld find some means of surmOunting such a diff
 iculty a. ais either by G wedding g-out process CT by the offer of such induce meats Gs would smother personal differ enc, 5 in a self-interested degire upon the part uf his men 10 win.
 Turning from New York to other
 
 probable winners of the pennRnt this , ear, we find club which i1 makeup. strength ana style of play, and brlllIHn- cy of execution upon the diamond Is very similar to the New York Giants, gs they played last year. Detroit unques- tionably has Q grand team this season. and if it does not win the pennant over the White Stockings this year, 1t rnry be depeDd.d upon that the finish be- tween tLeEe two teams will be nsck and neck race. as it was last year be lween Chicago Hud New York. No More memorable series Cf games has ever been played than those a. Detroit, June l9, 2I and -. The enthusiasm crested over their approach and the ex- cl amr.t attendant upCn thelr occur renee reads more lItc the vis;OE oi base gal! entbusiEa., lLsn events that nave really transplgCG. Never before in tle ai..ory of the OeaEliul city 0f De trost, hls such a demonstrat-uu been male Iu honor or tLe national game, and never before have the people Of Michigan turned out in such magnificent .o-e. Go witness E seI.cs of ball games .sul.l thO c memorable day s in su1Ly Iulr. Gong further Il may be tbid Es-. D of lt least two ot ihe games. La. l- does not often flil iO the share Of .oveT5 of base ball to witness such mag lilCcut struggles upon the diamond. l have DO doubt but thR. our readers have already carefully gone over the scores 1f the games in quesI lion, and are therefore familiar with the work of the teaCis as II was witnessed on those dates m Detroit, but merely call attention to the general character of the playing, in order that some estimate may be formed oi the kind of ball play .ug that will doubtless be witnessed V heueyeE these two teams come tOgeth- eT, provided of course, that each main .aIus its present 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 Geceptions which go to add to the interest End'success of u ball game is apparent. Detroit has an array lf batting strength that WAS probably neger before assembled under one man. lgement. In Getzeiu and Baldwin it h a E-Ece Of pitchers oguEi-so .Er Gs lcir eli, ctIve delivery B concerned. to | luv ga lhe country and in Bonnet. and ! anA AaAfg A4Aha 70 t'aaAA AA ANNn EAH fseH
 % efficiency Of which there a DO IaIc- .gylrE. s. Louls may talk of Its Ear- l -. au- Inii-lt and point to last ears re- ] .a.ls 60 bear out their claim ot ''thC 1 .a In the League" bus Detroit asks 1 sI gIe Co Eo to the records. l. l imply Gaks iass iis iuleli may 1
 seen ct work before its l ..srgrgl l. compared WI;h that Cf any | .,a-- i1feld In the country. Keep | .a--a at short. and with Dan BrOuthers | e t.-i. Richardson at second and DeE- l ,oa Waite at third you have an infeid l hicl iI 5he minds of a vast number Of | people, Hnd thRs too out,ids O; Detroit | eau play p5,itier ball to lock E: and | ust Gs effective ball as St. Louis ever played. Then take CraUe, "Bic" lbour- on and Eaulon ID the outside and -cl look anywhere outside of Chicago I ov 0 better oUtteli, and find ]. II you an. Inc beauty Ct DeiToii's team is h.s it's bet fielders are ita beat oats len, and evea its crack batteries hold | me gr moro of it's most effective willow a.i3era. Bennett, for instance, is as lurdy @ thumpcr with the bat as some 4 the other League clubs have in their .niirG teams. Baldwin k a fairly saic litter, ard Ge,zcia and GGuzsl have ,o.h done good work with the willow st .riticsl points. The only point wherein he Detroit tean is nO;iccably weaker han are the White Stockings. IS in it's ,asa running, Eui in ,his Capt. Anson's urn arc uaquestiouGbly the superiors lct cuiy Cf tbe Det-olt team, but O. very professional ball team in the .1u-t-, today. Chicago vii get Co ,..e es ed score runs whether she hi., D. ball cT not, and it Is just this ceci- f.s. uuda-ious and daring style Of play | ha. raises 9 crowd of ten thousand Clf { fca. through force of thelr excite. lcut, po2u 'arIzcs the game in the eyes f Toe men who "haye seen base bali laysi ever since they wore knee rreclas, and never took any interest lG [" and which vius games with our cams lu-eT CoED il thc tGbSlatcd bat eIy and fielding records than are per .ans other teams which did not win the .cuuuui.
 Base stealing and base sliding are pe- uliar features of bell playing which ou.j they have been introduced with ..i their present ssili md effectiveness
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