National Republican., 1888-05-27
REVIEW OF THE wEEK.

| The Senators have at last had their day IN
court, and for once come to their Saturday
| nights halt with most crcdtable record,
| having weeks work surpassed by only
one club In the Leaguc-three games out OF
| four. Their fielding has been really phe-
nOmGnal in the three last games only one
| fielding error has been made, and in the
whole week but four. The batting of the
| two Pittsburg games was great improve
ment. aggrcgating twenty-thrce hits. At
! New York, Wclch, ms usual, was a puZ2cr
| to them but they were able to take sharp
advantage of their opponents errors, put
ting two out Of their three hits into the first
| inning, and thus sending home the men who
had reached first on the mistakes Of the
Giants.
All the New York papers save one speak
in the highest terms of their field work
throughout, as well they may, for it was
absolutely perfect and Pittsburg acknow-
lodged herself out-played at all points
Morris was battcd hard, and Calvin, who had
allowed our boys but two hits on Monday,
was touched up on Wednesday for eleven.
Luck, which has been against the team all
season, has apparently turned In Our favor,
for although New York batted hard on
Friday the balls went straight at senator,
or, to put il better for our boys, Il senator
got in the way of these wcll-meant hits and
gobblcd them up.
Myers ''scooped'' sharp grOunier from
Ward and put out Gore at second, making
one of the finest plays Of the game, and re-
ccived great applause Everybody Is de-
lighted that stout Hank O'Day is at last
seeing some reward for his good work in the
box. aud two victories out Of the three are
due to his fine pitching, especially the last
when the least weakening would have given
the New iorks their opportunity. With
Whitney again In good condition and some
stick work, the new departure ought to be
well followed up. Pittsburg and Indiana
polls are not so far ahead that they cannot
hC reached before the coming series on the
home grounds are finished
II Is by no means a hopeless chance that
We win another game from New York with
Whitney, and that will bring the boys home
on Wednesday In good courage. Even If
they lose the remaining two they have
closed the trip IN so good shape that u good
| crowd and hearty welcome should be ten
dcrcG them when they face AusUn ami III,
colts on Decoration day.
Nothing IN the later work Of the club i,
more gratifying than the shotstOp play Of
Irwin. This young man Is putting up a
game that would do credit to any OF the
stars, and has really had but one bad day on
the trip, Unt with that exception has made
but three errors IN ten games, accepting
sixty six chances with an average OF 956
Including the day of he has an average for
the trip Of 900, and has made twelve hits IN
eleven games, Myers is also closely follow
| inc him in base play nearly all the errors
given him being for failure to prevent
stolen bases, which are mostly on scorers
judgment Of thrown BALI, Domclly Is also
playing good third, but not batting much.
iittsburg almost knocked out Walter
llcwCtt by Il demand Of $1,000 for Arthur
Whitney As he I. Of no Use 10 them the
price Is q modest one. HI, batting. under
The thrccstrikc rule in 1856 wa, only u
very little hotter than Donnclys, and he
docs not cover so much ground, So 1t is
not thought he Is worth 80 much money.
Many rmnors are lying about the mana
ger question, but Secretary Bennett dcuic,
knowledge Of any probable change other
than the transfer Of sullivan to Washing
ton, Which may be- done this week. II cart
he brought about any too soon.
In the LCpguc race the principal events
Of the week have been the good worl; OF the
Senators and the great advance Of the Phil
lies, who have displaced Pittshurg and are
getting dangerously near New York These
arc the only clubs which have won major
ity Of the games during the week, Phiudel-
phia having taken four ont Of five and
Washington three out Of -four.