Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-09-19
OUR NATIONAL GAME.
HOW THE base BALL pENNANT RACE
Is PROGRESSING.

Further P,epai iat!ons for Int ,uclng the
Popular Game In Austria IL During the
Winter-Diamonh News AM Gossip.
tcHIcAGo coRgEsPoNDENcEl
he recent good work Of Captain Anson's
young men against the Boston team has
Infused with new hope many admirers Of
the Chicago team who had long ago given
up all hope OF the teams being able to pull
out Of the rut into which it had apparently
fallen. Chicago has got good man In John
Tsner. Ten, the new pitcher Anson secured in
Pittsburgh. His skillful. self-conident
work in the box has seemed to put new life
Into the boys. aud the Chicago team has
now really walked up to 4 realization OF the
fact that il Il plays its old-timc game from
this date out, It may yet carry the pennant
TO Australia this fall
speaking Of Australia. arrang gsments for
the great trip 81. tina Chicago and All-AaAsst-s
can teams are now beginning to assume
definite and satisfactory shape. Mr.. Spaldling
has chartered from the Pullman Palace Car
Company special sleeping car and the hotel
ear International both together contain
ing accommodations for seventy-flve peo-
pie. In this car the party VIII travel from
Chicago to San Francisco. stopping ut Kan
sas City. Omaha. Denver. st. Paul Salt
Lake City. and other points for games. The
party VIII use the car as its hotel In each city
1t visits, 1t being iuxnriously appointed ami
provided with every accommodation trav-
cling athlete or epicure could wish for. 1t
will be appropriately iettercd and decorated
for the trip.
Last Sunday Business Manager Leigh
Lynch departed for 1T. Paul. Minneapolis.
Des Moines. Davenport. Omaha. and other
cities with which negotiations have been
pending for games. to conclude arrange-
mcnts ut each point. HeNwili sail for Aus
trata Sept. IL and will arrang, for the re-
ception OF the teams at Honolulu. Tatuila
Auckland. Sydney and Melbourne.
The advertising matter being gotten out
for the tour is of IA most elaborate character
and the posters will exceed in richness OF
design and beauty of coloring anything OF
the Kind ever gotten out In connection with
the national game.
Anson has decided to uniform his men In
the adopsed blncK and gray OF the Chicago
team. Upon Pres ident Spalding's sGg .cs-
tion and at his request. Mrs. John M. Ward
Is designing auniform for the players Of the
ALI Amercaa team.
The veteran Henry Chadwick. in speak ing
OF the expedition the other day. said: The
Australian tour Is going to be the grandest
affair OF the kind known in the history OF
the national game. and look for great re-
suits from the trip in the extension Of the
popularity OF the game. Truly he will be
fortunate player who forms one of the two
teams selected for the tour. It will be the
event OF every mans life who goes. Just
think OF what advantageous circumstances
the trip will possess for seeing one OF tho
great countries of the woril. There Is a
prestige and eclat about a tour made under
Ike circumstances which even q wealthy
purity OF travellers cannot secure. 1t Will be
representative gathering of characteristic
American sport Lowing travellers. A sort OF
grand and novel six months base ball pie
mic party. Mr.. Spalding is going through
with the venture with the same entarprising
and liberal spirit with which he conducts
all his business affairs. aud my word for it.
1t will yield him the same ereditablc success
all his other business undertakings have.
This Is not to be u trip engaged In like
that of the Boston and Athletic Clubs visit
to England. That was a mere gate money.
speculative affair. This is to BE- an alto
gether different undertaking. The tou ing
party Will be on u completely independent
footing the visiting party pa. ing their own
expenses. regardless ot gate-m money returns
or not. 1t is to be Il sort of combination OF
business with pleasure. in which M.
Spalding pays all the bills and stands treat.
whether he gets dollar ba * In return or
not. l have not the 81 z ltest doubt that tho
baseball bread he will east upon Australian
waters viii be returned to him ten-foid in
due time.
Il read copy OF the contract each player
OF the party has to sign. and 1t Is one very
literally as well as carefully worded. and 50
as to provide against all contingencies such
trips are liable to in the way OF any failure
on the part of the players to carry out the
letter Of their contracts. while at the same
time it fully insures the comfort and welfare
OF each individual player. Each man has
all his expenses paid, travelling outlays as
entitled to specified sum ut the close OF
the trip, which begins Oct. 10. 1883. and
April Is. 1889 In the interim
each player engages to play base ball.
cricket. football, etc. TO the best of his
ability. to keep temperate in his habits,
avoid gambling or any other form OF dissi-
patton, and to subject himself to such dis
cipline as the exigencics OF the game re-
quire. just think OF travelling from Chicago
to San Francisco in a palace ear. engaged
by the party only and then going on board
to the Antipodes. with the certainty of re-
ception as representative party of the
great Republics sport loving citizens, such
as Jay Gould In his yacht could not begin
to obtain. and then to visit the principal
cities OF the Australian continent. and be
entertained at public dinners. made much
OF by the Australian authorities. and enjoy
all tho excitement Of series Of attractive
contests on the base ball and cricket fields.
80 soon as the pennant race is ended.
public interest will doubtless turn to the
Australian venture. and the movements oi
the teams will be daily recorded In the press
Of the country from the time they leave
Chicago until they return here next March.
Just now. however, the pennant race Ia the
magnet around which public interest GEN.
ters.
Verify. in nothing else are the changes so
complete and unexpected rs are those In q
pennant race. At the time Boston was
tumbling fastest, Chicago was still playin
winning ball, and when Chicago seemed un-
able to shake off the cancerous growth ot
iil-lnck that stuck ike IAN old man OF the
sea" to its back. Boston was approaching
the flank OF the leaders In the race with
strides that threatened TO place 1t comfort
ably In second place. unless some unlocked
for event should interfere. Then Chi
cngo takes squirt the very trst
crack 1t gets at Boston. and now promises
to not only leave Boston and Detroit I'M the
rear. but make things very interesting for
the Giants themselves.
While It would be possible for Chicago to
oyertake New York. however. it seems
scarcely probable at this date unless. oi
course. the Giants should become crippled
through the disabling OF one or two of their
That the Phillies will pass Detroit may
be anticipated. The Wolverines are in no
condition TO play ball. with no less than Ave
of their old guard disabled. and what games
they win from now up to the close Of the
season will be won either by luck OF the
very bal playing 81 their opponents. The
Wolverines themselves are Incapable o,
putting up u perfect game OF bali
As to the other tcuIns. Pittsburg. Wash
jngton. and indianapolis will probably bring
up the end OF the procession this year ~
they did last. Such 4 result must be VERY
have got q good bali team in every sense oi
the word. but II does not. for some reason