Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-08
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Ths Tumble Taken b tn ohicags
Team and the 1sason
Therefor.
Records st Hat and in the Fisld Gossip
Of tho Diamond from Hare
and There.


Since my last letter was written AnB0n'a boys
have taken = great tumbl,. Leaving Detroit on
tho 2lst still in possession Of tho lead, thty went
TO Indianapolis where nine out of ten Chicago
enthusiasts were certain they would take two
or possibly thrse games, and dropped three
straight victories into the laps Of the HoOsiers.
Then they cams back 70 Chicago and met De
trolt upon the homo grounds In thres games
Two Of those they lost to the Wolverines, 50
that. ut this writing. the Detroit Is tied with
New York. while Chicago has dropped back into
third place. Chicagos tumble has been
source Of wonder to the teams admirers
In this city. and the cause has
been apparent 10 all. The team has been Aeld-
ing and running bases IS well ~ II ever did, but
IT has not been hitting the ball little Bit The
HOOsier pitchers played with our batsmen at
ID ,ii - cat would play With sar. mouse
nuts entirely too hard for Anson's men TO crack
IL was not until Detroit put Lady Baldwin In
the boz that the Chicago hittsrs began to find
the ball, and when they commenced to get their
eyes upon It in thu game Of Saturday, the 2sth
they pounded the Detroit twirler out OF the box
end won the game by q score Of u to II In the
presence Of nearly 600 people. The attack Of
batting paralysis that has hung over our boys
for tbs last month, therefore, has probably besn
lifted, and Chfcagoans may hope for better
things from them from this time out.
Since my last letter was written Pros dent
8pAldfng has dropped Brynan. He was In favor
Of letting the young pitcher 90 three weeks or
mo ago, when he received q fair offer from st.
Paul but Anson said no. and that settled ii.
Whether or not Brynan's slaught or in the Wash.
ing on game here had any I O. rirg upon the nc
tion subsequently taken / cannot say, but
think had Brynan pitched . winning and brill
liant game that day. In stead OF being knock d
out Of the box. that Anson would never have let
when it comes to . choice between the home
run slugser and the scientific batter, who cares
more to place the ball to advantage than he does
to hit It hard IN take the latter every time, :
says q veteran writer ia the Sporting Lift.
There should be no more credit given to man
for home run or three base hit than for good
sacrifice when . sacrifice hit Ia needed. club
which has two or three home-run hit ers In its
team will never show up very strong In team
work player who ID always taking about his
base-hfts and errors, rather than about his
clubs standing or the games II has won, ia not a
desirable or strong man In his team. The
conscientious hard working player--the mau
whose WORK will count most-is that one " o
forgets his own record and thinks only Of those
points that will add e game or run to his clubs
record. Such q man has been Kelly. OF the
Bostons, and it 10 that which has made him the
tation OF being. Arson is another Of the kind
What does Arson care for four-base hits to his
credit II his club loses the game? WHAT does he
care for four errors II his club wins?
by the way, how that man Is abused and
barked at. Every time he opens his mouth to
question the decision Of an umpire, as he has @
right under the rules to do. 1t Is telegraphed all
over the country in Q sensational way. Fearful
exaggerations OF the occasion are written up and
Arson 10 pictured as the personthcation Of
abusiveness and obstinacy. Newspapers every
him in that way and speak Of him as tyrant In
his team. Now, the truth plainly told is that
his team tyranny amounts to merely strict
His kicking consists in firm habit of claiming
every right during game which he thinks be-
longs to his team. II there we're more captains
like Anson there would be less complaint made
Of bad bali playing.
"Anson never was a newspaper favorite. The
reason probab arises from his perfect ndiffer-
enSs . TO ns,wspaper :stsck me ola man !. goes
while to reply to anything the reporters may say
about him or the Chicago team. Tho conse-
quence j. Arson ia exasperat ng. and the more
sphynx-like he remains the worse he 10 abused.
1t has been sort Of understandable situation tc
me-the manner In which the Chicago press
treats the Chicago team. 1t never gets any
praise any credit for well doing, but Lord, how
It Is abused and blackguarded il it strikes a BIZ
of reverse. While the team was In first place
last week fighting like . band OF heroes to retain
it's position, 1t was most numerically assailed
because 1t had lost game at Detroit. One
paper insisted that the club was about to 'tobog
gam down toward the tail end. Now admire
the pluck OF Arson and his men more than
admire the work Of any other League team. The
work Of that team has been marvellous undel
the circumstances. 1t has so far made q vigor
held in high esteem 1t home il IL ended up il i
third place. A team that, after getting rid O
high-prced dissatisfied stars, can all theil
places with raw material and 60 right on at the
head Of the profession. deserves more praise
than the New York or Detroit clubs, whose vet
eran teams are under obligation to their hackers
TO occupy first and second places. want to b.
one Of a few at least who are ready to take of
their hats and make respectful obeisance u
Captain Arson and his band Of plucky baseball
players
Mr.. Spalding's trip to Australia will just be il
the nick Of time this winter. They have begun
bali pl ying In Melbourne already. and the Mel
bourne Cricket Club have taken @the Yanke.
game in hand, and, Judging from tho report o.
an initiatory game which the cricketers playet
with the newly organized Melbourne Base Bal
Club" they like the game exceedingly. Wha
will they say when they see baseball played by
Spaldings American experts? The visiting
party to Australia next November--which witt
the players and accompanying tourists will mum
Der over two hundred-will go in their own cha.
tered steamer. For those having money ant
leisure to take the trip no excursion could bt
more attractive or enjoyable
TEAM WORK.
The following table shows tho batting ant
fielding work Of the eight clubs composing tn,
League: