Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-13
BASEBALL.
a Hot Fight for the Champion Flag
Between the Two Giants OF
the League.
What the Other Teams Are Doing
Gossip About Clubs and
Players.
rcu1cAeo connEsroNDENcE.l

The first week of July finds Anson's team OF
bull players still in the lead in the league pen
nant race. Detroit is n good second, ana l.:lS :
ing q great game of ball, but O. icAgo is putting
up just as stiff u game and the prospects lof u
grand race between these two crack teams
seems i'll every way probable. New YORK ana
Boston, however. are by no means out - me
race Boston is having Il little trouble vi. ner
men just Mt present which has resulted IN tne
release of Burdock and sutton, but That thelr
plnceswiil be filled with capaole men goes
without saying.
Down in Detroit they have got their hearts
set upon winning the pennant, and n,turamy
they will feel sorely disappointed If their cup
should fail to capture the trophy. One detroit
writer says: n:.a
some superficial writer snys the De 1,f its
have no show with the strong clubs but win by
beating tho weak ones Let's see. Up to date,
Detroit has won three from Chicago and lost
three won four from New York and lost four;
three from Boston and lost four, The latter club
being the only one town IL majority OF the games
to date 1t can be depended on that Boston won't
have Il majority when the series is finished.
Well, to sum up, we have Won just us many
from the strong clubs as we have lost. Now,
then, if we can hold the strong clubs even and
earth is to prevent US winning the pennant? AS
IL matter OF fact, Detroit not only beats tho
weak clubs but the strong clubs also, us wit
ness the result of last Seasons play. Chicaso
was the only club to win the series from us,
and that by 10 to s. The series with the other
clubs resulted us follows. Detroit TO- Philadci-
ton 4: Detroit ls Pittsbu.s 4; Detroit 10,
Washington A; Detroit IA, indianapolis q. We
shall como close,to those figures the present
season."
Another Detroit writer says: when got
Charley Camel from Philadelphia We thought
we were getting n catcher, and were not disap-
pointed But we We're totally unaware that in
the tall back stop also had one of the best
nl-round players i'll the country. Such is the
fnct and once more are called upon to eX-
press our sincere thanks to the City of Brotherly
Love- Camel has been playing third base for
some dnys now, and the game he puts up is sim
ply remarkable Jerry Denny is doubtless the
greatest intieder that stands. but Cancels work
at third is not whit behind that OF the great
Hoosier. He scoops the hardest hits though
with unerring accuracy. Verify, we hnve jewel
in Camel. Deacon White, who was injured by q
pitched ball at Buffalo, will not be able to play
for some days. Ho was severely bruised about
the ribs, and it hurts him to make u sudden
move.
Notwithstanding New York's losses Manager
Jim Mutrie is as confident rs over OF tho tennis
success.
The Phladelphas are gradually getting into
shape, and if Mulvey was back the team would
row be in condition to present its full strength
against all comers
Washington hns released Irwin.
Burns and Williamson are playing a great
game for Chicago.
Farrell, of the Chicagos, is proving hims elf a
great catcher ana outfe'ler
Pitcher Baldwin, of the ChicaSOs, is still inca
pacitnted to work with his team.
Clurkson aud Kelly not winning the pen
II Mt for Boston.
Commencing with this week the Eastern
League teams will play the Western teams upon
Western soil
Arson says Chicago will have hard race, but
will surely win the pannant.
Every prominent bnll-player in the country
has expressed wish to go to Australia with the
Spalding combination this fall. 1t will be great
trip.
Darymple was deprived of u home run Mon
day last ut Indianapolis by the peculiar circum-
stnncs OF the bull hitting q telegraph wire just
back into the lot. 1t must have been u tremend-
Gus drive
Manager Mutrie says that Capt. Ewing has alb
soute control OF the New York team on the field
and is not hnmpsred in any way, he lMutrie> pre-
terring not to sit on the players bench in
order to let Ewing do the work according to his
own best judgment.