The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-09
THE GREEN DIAMOND.
The Bate for the Base Bal Cham
pnshioip Of the United
States.
In the League Boston Makes Brill
liant Start-St. Louls Takes
a Tumble.
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Beautiful weather, higher temperature,
grand ball-playine. and enthusiastic crow Of
spectators have combined TO make the opening
days Of the basel ball season OF lsSs an auspi-
cious one What a surprise Ansou's colts have
given the baseball world since the champion
ship season opened what q wonderful tumble
the hard-hitting League champions OF 1857
have taken within the past ten days; how Bos-
tons work has tckled and delighted the resi-
dents OF sodenville how sadly the Hoosiers
and Phillies are Handicapped with disabled
men at the outset Of the race; hnl what stin
and determined games WasT ington ana Fits
burgh are playing, are the topics that are Just
now being enthus astically discussed by the
lovers OF baseball everywhere.
New York has, beyond doubt felt the absence
OF Tim keefe, its great pitcher, and the news that
on saturday last he had finally bridged over his
differences with his clue and signed New
York contract, must indeed have been welcome
news TO the baseball lovers OF Gotham. keefe
is TO New York what Garrison is TO Boston,
what Van Haltren is TO Chicago, ana what
Baldwin and Getzein were last year to Detroit;
and now that mis- strong arm will once more
send the bail over the plate for the Giants, they
may safely lie expected t. make a better show
ing IN the race than they have made during the
past fortnight.
OF Chicago's work one can only speak with
praise for the good Judgment of Arson; the
quiet, determined manner in which his old
wheel horses have settled down to business,
and the brilliant work OF his colts ana year.
lings" Among the Chicago colts young Far
rell has probably made the most brilliant show
ing. his work from the very outset
has been OF a character TO challenge ad-
miration everywhere. and II he con-
tinues he has begun he will
fill Mike helly's shoes within a years time, so
far as public regard and tall-play ing ability is
concerned. just as Kelly was, Farrell Is a tne
back-stop, an ubiquitous fielder, clever
trickstfr and base runner q cool-headed and
sure thrower to bases, aud q batsman mo hits
the ball for purpose and with effect. No
young player ia the country has brighter
future before him to-day than has Farrell.
And now just word about Ietroit. The
team that SWEET everything before IL last year
seems absolutely worthless this year, 30 far as
its record thus far has demonstrated. What
is the trouble?" is question that Is being
asked with concern in every baseball center
in the country, and with despair in Detroit.
Well, IL looks though the team was demon
allied through and through. The listless
indifference that has characterized it's
work thus far shows this. 1t has been asserted
that the PLAYERS opposed to Manager Wat
kins, and have entered into an agreement
among themselves TO do no earnest work SO
long as the Directors retain him Ia his position
II this is so, the sooner the Directors put Mr.
Manager Watkins upon the pension list the
better will il be for themselves and the chances
of the team in the race.
The record OF the Leagre and Association
teams up TO Wednesday, May 2, 10 as follows I: