Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-06
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
WORK OF THE TWO ORGANIZA- TONS FOR THE WEEK PAST.
The New York's Hold the Lead in the League and the st. Louis in the Asso-
 ciaIion-The Attendance of LndIes.

The New York's Hold the Lead in the League and the St. Louis in the Asso-
 ciation-The Attendance of Ladies.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 6-The remarkable squirt of the Giants in the beginning of July still continues. The team is in as good form as ever and ill-luck has not overtaken them. They have now won eight of the fast nine games played. Their playing, too, has created an excite ment that has not been equaed in local circles since the times when the Mutuals and Athletics met on the Capitoline Grounds. Enormous crowds then went to see the game, but the attendance of those days will be surpassed by the num- Der of people who will go to see the Giants when they face their nearest com petitors from the West on the Polo Grounds.
 New York's baseball enthusiasts, who can be numbered by the thousands, are almost beside themselves with joy over the rush which carried their pets of the diamond into first place and also enabled them to clinch their hold on that lofty position. This is the first time in the his tory of the club that 1t rose to first place, and in consequence all ordinary topics of discussion have become secondary ln the opiniou of the average resident of Gotham.
 The Chicagos have apparently recovered from their recent streak of hard luck and have made strides to overtake the Detroit Is. They have defeated the HOoSierS in the last two games, on their merits. Borchers, who has been laid up with sore arm, has recovered, and another new pitcher has been introduced. The latter is Wilfred Names, of tho Davenrorts, whose work against Indianapolis Friday gave perfect satisfaction. Ansou's men have also re-
 
 the most timely moments. As the season is still very young their arc chances of the Chicagos taking first or second place in the race.
 Injuries and overwOrk are demoraljzIng the Detriots Many of the players com plain of sore hands and spralns. Bennett, Sutcliff and Conway are suffering from the former, and Thompson and Richardson from the latter. This club deserves q bet ter deal. Its enterprise and expenditure of money is unexcelled by any in the pro- fesson. If one man cannot play steps are immediately taken to fill his place. Agents are sent all over the country to sign compe- potent players at big salaries. When Thompson was taken sick Campau was signed; when Cancels services were re- quired behind the bat La Rocque was se- cured to cover second place in Richardson S absence. The club is now after Donovan, of the Torontos, and several other players.
 Boston, in the, meantime, continues to slip down the penuant pole. During the past week evidence of dissatisfaction among the players came 10 light when the management attempted to impose the fines inflicted by Manager Morrill,. Hornung and Kelly rcbelled and the triple headed combination gave way undCr the threats of the "Grcat kel' to leave the "Aub" for good.
 During tho past week the Bostons gave way to the Phiiadelphias, who jumped in- to fourth place. Chicago closed up on the Detroits In the fight for second place and Indianapolis Washi0gton and Plttsburg are making noble efforts to make record. i The following is the standiag:
 Won Lost Won Lost Detroit ,......47 a Philadelphia 5 40 SsS;aS E E 1$S%5"ois %aJS@.5S5 ;5
 Brooklyn still has to bs cratented with seeing the Browns in first place, while they follow in second. The Association race is very close, not only for the two leaders but also for the CInclnnatis and Athletics. The Porkapolls nine has again ! rendered up third place to the Athletics. These four clubs arc apparently changing | places at regular intervals. The first two fight hard for tine supremacy and the latter are laying themselves out to gain tho third place.
 Louisville continues it's good work They ! have thus far won WO of the three games in both Baltimore and Cleveland, but lost { both with the Athletics Cleveland, Balti- more and Kansas City are also showing signs of continued improvement.
 Team work is beginning to show itself with the Browns. Their work on thIs trip is decidedly preferable to that of last. The young men are broken in and arc battiug fielding and running bases like veterans. The team has also recovered from the in terual troubles lch at one time promised to do considerable damage. The charges made against Mr. Byrnc, and which were supposed to be the cause of the difficulty, will be investigated at the Association meeting in Philadelph next Tuesday,
 The following shows the Assoclation standing:
 Won Lost Won Lost Brooklyn. 52 31 BaltmOre..... 46 St Louis. 52 = Cleveland .... 80 49 Cincinnati. ..4S 3l kansas City,. 23 55
 Let those who arc rejolcing thus early in the season take heed. An old proverb says that he who laughs last laughs bsst. What has occurred in one month is likely to be reversed iu another.
 The study of the Monthly League tables will be found interesting now, but com parison of the work of this season with