New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-24
AMONG THE BALL PLAYERS.
WHAT THE SEASONS WORK IS SHOWN,


MANY OF THE OLD MEN FALLING oFF-GooD
YOUNGSTERS READY TO FILL THE RANKS.
The attendance at the New. York Boston games Dos
ton, last week. decidedly meagre. In fact the
crowds were smaller than at any Of the other Boston
games this year. In past the Giants about
the strongest drawing cards in the City OF Culture or
late the Giants playing has been cratic that the
local players to have lost the HUB Just
$4,000 people witnessed the four games played by tho
Chicago club In Boston. The local nine did not attract
half that number OF people. Admirers OF baseball at
Boston claim that the Chicago club played the finest game
in those four contests in Boston.
The Cincinnati club will now have twenty.four games
to play on home grounds and the may improve It's
record materially during the next month.
Klusman, the Boston clubs new second baseman
played in the Southern League last year. He played
with the Manchester club early this season. and cost
the Boston nine Nicholas Wise and 1915 cash for his
release Burdock will not probably be Internationally
leased The club TO be dissatisfied with Sutton
and the veteran may also walk the plank.
Baby Arson is big man in Chicago, ond is held in
reverence by OF the natives OF the Windy City Their
admiration for his baseball achievements is great
there Is even at this early date talk of erecting him
monument in Lincoln Park.
telegram from Ptsburg says that Spatdlng will have
control Of the Ptsburg club next Spaldng would
certainly the club In better styesand with far better
results than is done at present,
New York has other lumber to sell to besides
Gore.
There will be no days OF much importance in this
neighborhood' on Independence Day.
The Brooklyn and Baltimore clubs will cross bats at
Rldgewood Park, Brooklyn, to-day.
The Jersey City club will play its first Sunday game
this afternoon.
crowd is expected at tho Brighton Beach grounds
this morning, to witness the Of baseball between
well.known Jockeys. Garrison will pitch for one team
and Mclaughlin will play short stop
The Washington club seems TO have got new lease
Of power during the last ten days They needed IL badly
T. O'Keefe-It is a foul ball always.
The Jersey City club needs strengthening II IL expects
capture the Central League pennan Daily is the only
pitcher the club has OF much account.
Whitney the Giants new third baseman, Is fielding in
FORM but is doing much effective work with the
bat
Ward is sadly off, both in his batting and fielding.
Conner and Tlernan also batting poorly Of late
The Detroit club be the favorte for the League
pennant present
The Giants would be in fifth place but for the
casualties to the Philadelphia clubs pitchers
The Brooklyn club will about win nine and lose
games its coming Western tour The Athletics will
do about as we'll.
Terrys shoulder is still troubling him. and the Brook
Ign club is consequently without the services Of Of
It's best pitchers.
Wech to steadily improve In his pitching. This
cannot DO said OF Keefe.
Burns is playing splendid third base for Chicago.
Tho clubs real strength is in its inneld
The New York club may secure one or two
players in few days. The team certainly needs
blood.
Those gambling hes in Pittsburg ought to be shut up
These places be encouraged by both the Ptsburg
club and newspapers at present
The idea that Washington plays better game agalns.
New York than 1t does against other clubs Is absurd.
The Giants the Senators too cheapy and lose through
over-conndence and lazness
decided change In the makeup Of the League circuit
is expected next year.
There is not the wild camoring for Stages services
that there year ago. TynG's debut Philadelphia
professional has increased professional
amateur athletes.
Sunday is said be the pous player In the
try, not excepting old d" Deacon" White
Morrill, is batting poorly that the Boston club thinks
OF getting first baseman.
Captain Arson thinks that the Boston club lie weak only
in its infeld. {
Little Richardson, New-Ycrk's second baseman, has
made during the last two weeks than during
the before that lie has played poorly
since Governor Hill witnessed the game at the Polo
Grounds about ten days ago.
johnson, the admirable centre1eder has developed
into batter lie could not hit football last year
Conner makes entirely TOO many home runs. lie would
improve his batting average and his usefulness the
club by trying for single hits and fewer home
There great deal of old League timber for
sale at present. There will be even more next year.
Many League players to-day living past
TeInan led the League in batting a tme his
average being $751; Poor work lately has him down
the list.
The Louisville club is in a decidedly bad way. There
is hardly player in the team in good condition
Sngularly enough, the Baltimore club has been the
hardest nut for the Brooklyn nine TO crack.
collegiate series That the first game she PLAYED
with Yale.