New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
THOSE WATERING GIANTS.
THE HOPE AND DESPAIR OF NEWCOMERS

NOW CARRYING ALL BEFORE THEM. NOW
THRAsHED BY TILE WEAKEST CLUBS.
The uncertainties OF horse racing the temperament Of
fckleness OF woman arc nothing TO compare
with the unreliable qualities OF the Giants Baseball itself
Is uncertain and the uncertainty gives the greatest
charm to the SPORT 1t be ruthfuy said however,
that the New-York club Is the untrustworthy
ponent Of the art science, sport whatever
wants TO call It. One week the local players will show
up o form that could hardly be surpassed. Their
friends become wildly enthusiastic and proclaim that the
Giants mammoths in reality and excel all other clubs
in the country. The following week the weakened
Washington and indianapolis clubs TO town, the
Giants forget their cunning, and then all NewYork
least all that part OF Manhattan Island that takes In
terest In baseball. at declares that the Giants
plgmies and dubs' Of the muddiest kind. The
changes again when the Giants a squirt and win
several consecutive games. Many people TO think
that the local players shordstanee and
sporting phrase, stayers." The Boston nine
is playing in about the same form the NewYork team
II the two Eastern clubs do steady down In their
work, the League pennant will simply develop into
between the Chicago and Detroit clubs The East
only NewYork or Boston TO depend upon capture tho
pennan but those two mines improve considerably
in their work to prevent the championship flag again
going the West II Manager Mutrie could only inject
little Of the bulldog obsnacy Detroit players and
little Of the life and snap OF the Chicago players
New Torks what wonderful baseball Manhattan ISL
and would have great deal old timber New YORK
club could be allowed to depart without any detrimental
effect For the money which could be secured for their
releases young players could be purchased who would Do
valuable to the team
While NEWCOMERS bewailing the stumbling record
being made by their Giants, the people big
Bridge wildly enthusiastic their baseball nine.
Their club is winning steadily and IL the other
citation clubs hardly with New Yor's League
rivals the Brookynites satisfied The Brooklyn play
and management deserve much praise for the busi-
nessllkc manner in which the club Is knocking out" all
its opponents The encouragement Is given in hearty
praise by the press and public and big crowds Wash
ington Park where the games played The last twelve
games played by the Brooklyn club will show the excel.
lent record the team Is making. The won four
straight games from the Louisville nine and followed
with four victories the Cincinnati captured
three Of the four from the champions from Louis
and but for series OF unfortunate bunder would
all four from the St Louis nine. The Cincinnati
East with good lead In the championship and
with chances bright for the pennant The Porkopoan
players lost heart head and games in Brooklyn and the
would be foolish indeed who would wager except at
great odds, that Cincinnati would win the pennant The
Association lie between the Brooklyn and
St. Louis clubs with the chances decidedly favor OF
the former The ST. Louis players confidently expected 10
get three from Brooklyn but felt when they
for home. that they fortunate in getting one-and
they