New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04
BALL PLAYERSTA A REST
REVIEWING TIE CHAMPIONS WORK.
TABLES SHOW AN EXCELLENT RECORD FOR THE
NEW-YORK MEN

TABLES SHOW AN EXCELLENT RECORD FOB THE
NETWORK MEN.
Baseball games for this year at least are thing Of
the past and most OF the clubs have been disDanded
and the players sent TO their various homes These
hlgh.salaricd people will spend the next few months
In the pursuit OF pleasure or rest and quiet out WI"
appear again with the blackbrds in the spring The
season has been an especially enjoyable one to peo
pie in this ncghborhood. Tho NewYork CLUB has
reached the pinnacle OF baseball fame and the players
are not only champions of the League but champions
of the country as we'll Brooklynies are disappointed
that their team did not capture the American Associa
ton pennant Still, there is balm In second
place, and the Brooklyn team gets that Jersey CITY
had high hopes for the Central League pennant, but
had also to content Itself with second place STILL
all three clubs made great fights this year, ana the
friends ought to be content with the seasons cam
palgn
The series Of ten games between the ST. Louis
and Ncw-York clubs probably attracted more general
attention than any previous series of games ever
played in this country Of those ten games the
Ncw-York nine captured six, while the other four
victories went to the ST. Louis club. Under different
circumstances the New-York club would have made a
better winning percentage. Had the series been
closer and the final result more uncertain Ewing
would have caught in every game, while kcefe would
have pitched in at least half II not twothrds OF the
games Kccfc could probably have pitched all ten
games and won at least eight out of the ten AS II
was he won every game he pitched against the west
en team, his record being far ahead OF that OF any
of his rivals But eighteen hits made against his
delivery in four games and with the exception OF one
two-bacger ali were single hits. Kcefe struck out
twice the number of battcrs that King and Chamber
lain did yet each Of those young men pitched IN more
games than New-Yorks great pitcher Two earned
runs were made OF Kccfe while eleven were made
off King and twenty-sevcn off Chamberlain. keefe
In any kind of weather has proven himself superior to
any other pitcher In the country. WEIGH Is also
great pitcher and has done good work this year His
as well as the ustre of any other pitcher, however,
palcd before Keefc. Tho Tribune has maintained for
several seasons that Kecfe was tho greatest pitcher In
the country and now there can be doubt about IT,
Ward also did excellent work in the series, In fact
far better than he did during the regular champion
shin season. Ewing also did good work in the SERIES
and although his throwing was not accurate az
usual Il was s good enough to frighten the st. Louis
base-uinuers into submission. Richardson, ORourke
Whitney and Herman also did excellent work In the
series shining above their ST. Louis rivals like dia-
monds above cheap glass. Foster was the only one OF
the Ncw-York club players who did not play In tho
series He was so angry at not being put In before
the series was virtually settled that he refused TO
play In the last games
The appended tables will show Just how the series
terminated The Ncw-York club excced its rivals at
the bat and in base-runnng. and did equally well IN
fielding Ttcomb leads at the bat, but only played
one game Gore is second and Millgan third. Herman
leads the battcrs among the men who played In all
ten games Latham leads in the basc-running with
ten steals to his credit. Ward is second, while Ew-
ing Herman and slattery are at Wards heels.
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