New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21
ANOTHER PENNANT IN SIGHT
WHICH NINE WILL WIN THE GREAT PRIZE ?

Abou; half the games In the worlds championship
sories between the Now-York and st. Louis CLUBS
have already been played, yet the question OF SUI
prcmacy has not been settled by any means. The
New-York nine ought TO win, predicted before the
series began but the victory will not be a wakover'
nor anything like 1t. The local has had out It's
best players I'm the games far played, and yet inc
team has had to work hard for victory achieVo
In case sickness accident should befal any one
Of the Giants say for instance. WEIGH. Kcefe, Ewing
Richardson Ward and he should be prevented from
playing the local nIne's chances for winning wouN
he considerably lessencd. The ST. Louis men arc
however, Just liable to meet with an accident a.
the local players so the chances even In thai
direction Before the series started 1t was thought
that the home club would win at least four OF the sA
games played on Eastern ground. A good lean "aS
wanted when the teams went TO St. LOUIS ior 'n'
Western champions hard to beat on their own
grounds, players all the country can tes'lS'
II the Giants win six out Of the ten games 10 pe
played their local friends will be entirely saflshed'
The New-York players went into the first battc CON-
Adcnt that they would be easy winners In the secs
They have greater respect for their rivals no"'
and fully recognize that win the majority OF INC
remaining games they Will have TO WORK as 1n'y
have seldom done this season To lose inc WIZ.
series means the loss OF much prestige to the local
team. even II II did win the League pennant. by de-
coating the League champions the ST. Louis club VIII
ing the Association pennant. Both teams RECOGNIZE
the importance OF winning the SERIES not only 10 tcir
clubs but to their respective organizations and every
player is working desperately In consequence Ihefc
is no love between tho two powerful orGahzaos
A review of tho first three games played at the
Polo Grounds will be- interesting to those who
saw oil these battles. The cw-forkers. being on
home grounds naturally had the best of the fight
The local club won Two of the three games, ana YET
rlayed about as well in all three games as IL mas
played before this season. In the three games New
York scored seven to six for the ST. LOUIS ieai
As many runs are generally made in one game In
batting the local club made fourteen basehts TO
sixteen for Tie Western team. That IS department
where friends Of tho local club expected them to lar
excel their opponents. l. fielding errors Now ioi"
has Numbered ten times while ST. Louis has made
thirteen errors. The past great baserunnhs rceoru'
Of the Western players expected to be feature
in the present scrcs but that IS where general eA
uectations were wrong In the three games the New"
York PLAYERS have far excclled their usually meet
footed opponents, stealing fourteen bases 30 TWO II
the St. Louis men. Manager Mutrie wagered pelore
the first game was played that his players wouiu
steal twice the number of bases that their opponents
would and he seems to have known what he was
talking about The fear OF Ewing's rife-shot throws
70 the bases has prevented tho st. Louis men
from lettering their Lascrunnng, but that fear may
vanish later on, and the players VIII improve 'hci'
record in that respect. The later games VIII also
show decided Improvement in batting Neither
team has battcd as we'll it will later on 1t would
be safe wager TO make that the New-York nine
will make as many basehits in one game as they
made In the first three contests. OF the thirteen
runs scored in those three games, but TWO were
earned of the pitching, and ST. Louis earned both.
The runs were earned of WEIGH in the ninth inning
of the second game. Weich Is not good ninth In
ming pitcher, so to speak, as his record this year
will show
The large number OF club owners and promiscu-
Gus baseball men in the city during the past week
has started many rumors and several wildeoosc
chascs Some Of the rumors Will mature INTO iect'
but most Of them Will evaporate. The slest story
of all was that baltimore club was to desert the
Association for the League. The management there
contemplate no such move, and neither has the
League set covetous eyes on Marylands pretty city
Director der Horst's presence in the city Is due
TO the brewers convention held here. That he re
naned as long as he did Is due to the fact that he
wished 10 witness the worlds series at the Polo
Grounds Manager Barnle said to the writer yes
terdav: Baltimore will stay right whore II Is and
so will our team. Baltimore in the League VIII not
be paying venture hfty-cent tariff would
never be popular there. am now looking around
for players with which to strengthen my nine. and
hope to make better record in the Association race
next year,
Aaron Stern, the owner OF the Cincinnati club and
a wealthy Porkopolan merchant, Is one OF the other
Association men in the city during the week Ru-
nor has # that Cincinnati will either join the League
or dlsband ifs team and quit baseball for good Ru-
nor is wrong in both cases. Mr.. Stern announces
that tho liiigatons over his grounds have been set
tied and that he has secured five-y years lease OF
the property Manager shmoliz is now on a forag-
Ing tour OF the country, looking for players TO
strengthen the team. Said Mr. stern: We are sat
isfed where and shall remain In the Associa-
ton and prospects for next year arc extremely
bright. We winning club though, and VIII
spend any reasonable amount Of money to secure
one
F. X stearns the head OF one the largest patent
medicine manufactures in the West, and the ruling
spirit I'm the Detroit club, has also lowered around
Gotham for the last few days Mr.. Stearns's every
move has been watched closely by the other base
ball men Tho gores OF the great Detroit team are
fading and It is doubtful whether The city will
be represented in the League after this year Mr.
stearns engaged selling his great players to
the highest bidders. lie ought 10 realize bctween
100000 and $4,000 for these players. The club
franchise will also be disposed Of but what cIty Will
gel IL will not be settled until the next meeting
of the League Cleveland wants It badly, and d.
rector Howe makes no secret of the fact that his
team wants change and would gladly enter the
League. In case Cleveland goes OUT Buffalo WILL In
al probability. enter Tho Assoc a:ion The Bisons
have already made application for admission, and
many of the Association think favorably of
them There is a lively interest In baseball In the
northern Ncw-York city and the Association would
lose nothing by exchanging Cleveland for Bnhalo
The Cleveland management expects Win me P1csc n
nlaycrs under contract, reinforced with some DeiIot
nlnyeIs to make up a team 10 make a Coca ighl I'D
ihe Tear1tc race Washington and indianapolis VIII
gladly welcome Cleveland, for more reasons than
The League and Association reserve lists are out
and are being peruscd with interest by many follow
ors ~ baseball IN many instances names OF favor
e PLAYERS are not found there, and much surprise Is
expressed In confidence. According TO baseball law
each club can reserve but fourteen players. and as
most of the mines have a larger number OF men than
that under contract, many little schemes arc utilized
IN hold the PLAYERS. For instance the Now-York
min. has tot reserved Hatfield George, Brown and