New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20

Two Young men employed in Wall Streets busy money
market devotion TO baseball the other day that is
truly remarkable in these penny grabbing times II they
are as attentive to business duties they to base
hall they ought TO develop into successful business
These two young would rather baseball than
witness a mile and half between The Bard and Han
over or the costcst dinner by working overtime on
Thursday and Friday OF last week they arranged 1t so that
they would able knock OF work at early hour on
Saturday. They left their Offices about IL Sat
urday and proposed hive good lunch and then go out
Washington Park, Brooklyn, and see the ball match
While lunch they mentioned their plans TO an acquant
ance Mortified when he ted them that there was
no game in Brooklyn, but that the Brooklyn and Ath-
lec teams were to play in philadelphia that afternoon.
The enthusiasts looked each other for and
then watches out and opened simu taneousy.
We have got just fifteen minutes In which to catch the
train for Philadelphia said There was scurrying
Of feet and the two young men were gone leaving their
lunch almost untased. Whether they arrived in Phla-
delphla in time to the game not cannot be told
They certainly deserved to the whole nine innings
and to see their fayorlte club win.
The games far played by tho League clubs only go
show that the old maxim about baseball being
certain than crosseyed mule founded fact The
Giants bat out homo and nearly q Of
basehs in one game and then average less than half
dozen single baehs In the during the rest OF the
week. Boston goes TO the Windy City in the upper
part Of Illinois and defeats the Chicago club by 90
to Then tho Chicago club, nothing daunted turns
around apd defeats the Boston club In the next three
games without apparent effort Under such clrcum-
stances picking be wholly out OF place.
Yet this past!me is INDUCED in a largo extent To
impartial observer IL looks as II the League this year
would be won by either the Boston, Detroit Chicago or
Eew-York Mines The chances OF either the Philadelphia,
Pttsburg indianapolis Washington clubs are so meacre
not 10 DO worth seriously considering TIE Boston
nno certainly has better chance to capture the trophy
year than for several seasons past The general
opinion DO that Chicago Will hardly he able 10
keep up pace Detroit has reliable
hard workng players who may accomplish almost any
thing. NewYork has some brilliant specialists but we
do predict what those specialists will do as
team material is IN the local club but whether
viii show adyanageousy or not IA An entirely
different question.
The race for tho American Association chamnlonship
promises 20 furnish really exciting contest for the first
tiuo in thrco years Heretofore ST. Louis has had the
question supremacy settled In its favor before the sea.
son was month old This year 4. Is different and judg
Ing by games already played the Cincinnati and Brook
lyn mines fully strong II stronger than their
ST. Louis rivals welposted baseball men seem 20 think
that the final struggle will be between these three clubs
Which will the best can be told with more
accuracy next November As team workers the ST Louis
players far ahead OF the players the other two clubs
Tho Brooklyn club f. undoubtedly the stronger In the
pitching department and In batting Probably the Gin.
or ST. Louis club lack batting strength viii prob
ably tell against the players from the city OF pork and
mud before the is much older The Athletic AMI
Baltimore clubs seem 10 think THAI they have fighting
chance 70 capture ts pennant but the number OF their
followers Is not large. The Louisville Kansas City and
Cleveland clubs VIII all finish the tail Of the
than tho front