New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-16
THAT AUSTRALIAN TOUR.
CAN THE BALL PLAYERS START on THE ?
POOR DISTRIBUTION or LEAGUE UMPIRFS-TIIE
GIANTS, CHANCES FOE TIE PENNANT


clouds may appear however, before that steins hip
| leaves the Pacific coast about November l. Base
ball experts are aware that Of the players CON
tracts do not expire this year before that date II Is
we'll known also that many Of the club owners aud
managers are opposed TO these winter tours. The
writer knows that Day Is opposed TO the trip although
he has said nothing directly about the matter sup
pose there should be little difficulty now. Wards
contract with the New York club binds him here til
November l. How can he leave here before that
time unless the club consents Ward did not report
on time this season, and consequently has nc time 81
lowauce. THIS matter. 10 doubt could be fixed up
between Nj Day and Ward, but should they fail TO
on the subject Of the tour this and other HE
difficulties would prove insurmountable obstacles 10
/ its success. This does not apply 70 Herman who Is
als scheduled to 70 Australia He can get Of much
] earlier, for be of the players no reported
In good 10 90 South with the Giants CO It's
lie can consequently leave here this fall earlier than
The other players who reported at tho contracted time
Many pee pie hope that Herman will not 60 Not
only IS there money for him in such trip, but he
would be Of pocket after the trip The only thing
be VIII gain, in fact, will be view Of a part Of the
! &C. uniry he never saw before. re may lose mucn'
lie NAV even lose his position IN rgt ned id lnc Se~
York club Of course he Will lose 10 II he comes back
course /. the lcomy side Of The question and Trip
may do 1ieruan any other player no harm, but lew
people think it Will do them any good
y E Young, the president Of the League has
always been conservative officer and has heretofore
mado few mistakes. He IS making one now, however.
/ in the assignment Of the umpircs Mr. Young IS also
indirectly responsible Cor hat little unpeasantneSs az
| Chicago. Had Kelly been assigned to umpire those
/ games, he should have been, the New-lork nine
would, IN all probability, have played out the game
and no trouble would have occurred Both Powers
and Daniels have showed themselves totally unfit 10
umpire, and they should never have been assigned
/ 20 so important series. Kelly Is the man who
ought 10 have ump.red those games. He fears nobody
AMI iavors nobody; IN fact. be Is the only sensible
is 10 IN pire the closing series At Washington TIE
reason given Is said 10 be that Kelly hurres mp tho
games a. Washington are started later than in other
! cities. helly's hustlng a9lie, can be recognized.
I more important tAeu those al Washington. President
Young should not be so solclious Of TIE pleasure Of
4 Acl!y 20 Acg York Local iouowe.s Of The game are
weary and iil case whenlycr Valentine, Power,
Daniels Or Lynch names arc mentioned
Addison C. Gumbert, Captain Ansons latest pitcher,
arrived In Chicago Friday and had long talk tn
Mr. spaHng Tie IS a tall. weu-hulh young fellow,
with clear bright eye and " be put through a
course OF training and may be PIT 10 regular
work ar once. speaking Of the exhibition Ewing
/ made Of h mself Wednesday, Mr. >paIdng says:
/ Is usual. some people Jump on Arson for what
I Ewing dd and say be 70 blame Arson did what
was perfectly proper. and would have criticised him
Ii ~ sfrad ~ lose tho game Tb9v are so scared
/ they VIII lose tho championship that they don
| know what 10 Do. We've got them on the run now
INC i9iioV9s ma ne~ e 40" b wen tho l3r5 }gn was
/ made I'm the fifth ming ard Ewing stopped To give
!5nagk ron F. ins about BENG hgrt lie VIII
want to quit This five minutes before Ewing
first mflaned Of be ng hurt. Al caro- for Is the
/ disappointment Of 50 fine a crowd OF people II was
shame
Thr recent trouble IN Chicago looks. to casual
observer a. II two diamonds had come together with
ont either making impression upon the surface Of
the other. Spald.ng condemns In Captain Ewing the
very thing be commeuds in his own captain AnNoa.
Anson's buldozins tartcs are familiar TO everybody
who IS az all couversant with baseball Arson VIII
20 any length to intmdste umpire opposing
player Arson can personae the villain on the green
diamond field with a much grace as Francis Wilson
can the stage The only difference Is that Arson
K not az all cOmical IN his presentations Arson has
been called pirate and bnlldozer not only by
players I'm other clubs but by players IN hi own
team. SpaH ng speaks " Ewing delaying me game
aud disappointing the spectators. Arson has done
the thing on every ground IN the country sni
yet. sngllariy enough spaldinS never thousnt ths'
Arson had Dis graced hc League and ought be disy
cipln-d. There IS big mote In the Chicago baseball
tails too murh While living might have been fool
sh in doine he dd. h did nothing thar vas dis
Of hi. club a. Arson docs. More OF the same kind %
earnestnc-s IN The Sewlork club. IN seasons .as.,
would have given the Giants better record than fey
have been making Ewing has showed hm,sf 1ich
an excellent captain this year that NAH ,, p ns
Is frightened and thinks that Arson may l'e so- "
his lustre as tho greatest baseball general
Arson certainly IS a wonderful man. in baseball
sense lie is great player himself and has the de
slrable faculty Of making great players out Of Other
mcn. Being splendid player himself and having n
big surplus Of executive ability he IS naturally sue
cess As a player manager. He has no rivals. unless
one excerpts Captain Comskey, Of tho ~ Louis club,
and Captain Ewing. of the New York nine Even me
i'rd 'f , KIM a. fte .srs TIME for his ability
rF flf frr.I
tfcv doni t6ag Nth s1aer for r. Arson. during Tie
last few vear has frequently found u impossible to
ger along with some Of his players. TIE simply got
"a ~ ,fo I.,nne mon and although fhcy were
great player. the thcag0 club well paid for ther
release, and missed their services ltilc GARRISON,
Kelly Core Daiymple. sunday and Mccormick an,
Nor OF those players IS d, valuable 10 club to-
DAY a. he va when With the Chicago nine and under
An.ou's careful eve II ther releases wcro sold over
. again they would not bring onehaf what Arson
when b. entered baseball lie ought Do have put his
vit- into rliruadng hc would be the president and
ruler Of OF the big trunk lines now, If he had
The New-York club ought to win the championship
yet in spite of it, dcplorable record Of last week
should the Giants win the pennanf. New Workers VIII
take moro interest IN the worlds championship
tests which VIII follow the close Of the regular
championship season, than they dti last year. In
case the Giants should continue their present
stumbling career and not a,h ths coveted goal,
New-l Orkers viii DO too tired 10 take any interest
In the worlds series al all. That coming viii,
In all probability. be between the New York and 81
lou 8 nIn.s Although no definite arrangements for
that series have been made yet, nine games VIII
doubtless be played. Foar WIFI be played in New
York. four IN Louis and the odd match In Phila-
delpha- Last season the Detroit and St Louis clubs
PLAYED fifteen games, bur the owners OF the New York
club wifi Insist upon lesser number this year. The
prumscuOus travelling done by the pennant winners
last year tired out the play ers, and WAS not
In financial way. There Is little chance Of II being
repeated this year
Arson thinks OF signing Chinese pitcher II any
body make man out OF Mongol. Arson Is the
person.
Fcw Of tn. travelling colorci clubs have made any
money this wear.
Ihs second place in both the League and Asso
citation VIII be lively one.
Tho Cleveland club has rallied again, and the
Baltimore club is playing az last " fsr Lseps'
Manager Sharsg thinks the Athletes will yct win the
Association Dennan' lis team viii do well to get second
place
Many of the players think that the substitution OF
velier bail Will make batting Some think the siIe Of
the plate should be reduced
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