New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-01
NETWORK ANDST.LOUIS NEXT
ABOUT TIME TO PICK THE WINNER.
INTEREST AROUSED IN THE WORLDS CHAM.
PIoNsHIP sERIEs-THE RECORDS.

\ dozen more games at tho Polo Grounds, and the
League for 1885 will have been brought to
close The Giants victory will then DO nt,ingy
celebrated, and after that the winners of the League
pennant and the holders of the American Association
flag will play short series for tho championship Of
The country. The st. louis team will undoubtedly
capture the Association pennant, and the play-of Eli
he between that team and the Giants The NewYork
players and the management have so far been re-
served and dgnlned about this coming series, While
The St Louis team and its enthusiastic followers have
flooded the country with their Wild predictions about
what they viii do 10 NcwYork's favoritc club when
they meet H. These loud boasts have at last aroused
the local sgenent and players who are confident
that the Western team will not be capable Of doing
half II promises.
said John b. Day, the president of tho local club
yesterday No. the final arrangements for the worlds
series have not been made yet. There Is plenty OF
limo for that DO l think the Browns will beat us
No, do not. They viii find the Ncw-York club an
entirely different team from those they have been
defeating so easily this year. / can't sec how the
81 Louis team viii be able do much against Kcefe,
Welch and Ewing. That is great trio of players
Manager Aiutre was about of the opinion as his
chief. Captain Ewing, to whose excellent playing
much Of this years is due, seen on Sat
urday and asked what no thought about the boastful
Western PLAYERS He was also told that it was
rumorcd that the followers Of the ST. Louis team in
The West were betting > 10 . that New-Yorh would
lc beaten in the series. don't believe that said
Ewing In fact, think the odds arc just the other
way. | have heard of several bets being made in
Ibis city AZ about those odds / am not betting
man myself, but / have saved 81 900 out OF my
salary this year. and would wager il all that we win
The worlds cham pionship. Those fellows VIII not
able hit the delivery Of either Keefe or WEIGH
will be behind the bat, and will attend 10 their great
bsse-runncrs"
Most of the other Ncw-York players thought as
Ewing did. saying that they would be able to gauge
the pitching of King, Chamberlain and Hudson with
Out much trouble. Several Of the partisan followers
of the Giants have been stirred up wonderfully over
those stories from the West Some are actors and
others are Wall Street brokers Several OF these men
held a consultation in the upper part of the grand
stand on Saturday, and after it over the spokes
man of the party approached the writer and said We
have hoard the stories from the West and you can an
pounce II you want to, that pot of 10000 has been
subscribed which willing TO wager that the
Giants defeat the St Louis team in the coming series
for the championship of tho country" After this
there is likely 10 be less noise around the camp of the
St. Louis club In the League race the local club stl
has good lead In spite of lis recent reverses Tho
,eam IS only three victories ahead of Chicago, but IT
has nine less defeats 1t is the latter that count at
This time Of the year. The Detroit team holds third
place and will probably hold it to the end The Bos-
ton Philadelphia and Psburg clubs promise to make
lively fight for fourth position. The Washington
team have made noble fight and will probably beat
the indianapolis team for last place The record 10
date is follows: