New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
SOME BASEBALL BLUNDERs
RAD CLASSIFICATION RULE AND WORSE
UsIPIRES.
~yr GIANTS DELIGHTED AT THE PROSPECT OF
YEARLY RETURN TO MANHATTAN ISLAND

rur GIANTS DELIGHTED AT THE Fhooh Iva
Early RETURN TO MANHATTAN ISLAND
r,o nosohau League has stumbled into two isusn-
-, S,~rders this year Its adoption OF the FAMOUS
oI,ssIseatjon rule was q mistake. IL mas ooo" 80
hos sbown It's worthlessness, ana VIII ha'0 -,
oa,aed or repeated IN its entirety Inc ~
.,nAor ,vas committed In its appointments y. =" -.
rrssent STAFF OF umpiros. II wouio Oo a
P es % rnd Int ~ more pronounced nincompoopS'
-, Eossenden Curry and BaTnum were no,"
,.nra.d nv nature for umpires. hcousneS 'uue
,nent would be better II no were not SO ''nnu'
ru,n,s friends say thGt be Is 100 muoh VI ,I,.n
r n no an umpire. Those friends arc n''an. on.
A Gentleman can umpire basebau game nue .".,~a =
- ,oafer Barnum is too slow IN seeing
-, and ,vopld not mako good umpire IL no
p.,.od for twenty years. John b. Dry VI '"'
T. VIII c,rh seldom finds fault with an umpire
hrt parnum,s work has been SO poor I'D r0'o,i' ei
a. G, Georpe that Mr.. Day protespd se"nSs "'
20 President Young Of the League. Inc roSui'
- parrru moved on TO other fields. inc 'rou"io
M .aS - tr.sscpden and Lynch seems to be that
49,. ,aL d,scretion, executive ability and' IN iac.r
W, ,Ltr, e,se which goes toward making thOro"sn
,',a;,, The umpire question Is one OF the harueS'
rDots the baseball world has to untangle'
,r,, rrospect OF the Giants early return 70 man
80 fs,and was glad news TO the followers OF .no
r,,nrs 81 George, staten Island has mao q iar
49,, a, tremendous expense to the New-forK cIuo'
and tho place will not do. The chicago games n,u
,r.ted tho fact that the place WOULD nov 10 PoP"'
hut the attendance Decoration Day was INC iaS'
- ~ hrcak the hearts Of the stockholders Oh 'ho
o,,n Tbgy are now determined to get grohhuS w
- Navyork At any expense. Even before IL
~, bro,rn that the club would be able 10 regain
a., po,o Grounds other grounds in upper Ne"-iorA
v.ra being considered. The old Jasper SrounuS III
Harlem were looked over and arrangements "ero "
be made TO 1T up the place immehiateV' Inc io''0
Il. rkad In
vouh have been put up and stands erec1eo III 'n'oo
oots, time and the team would have played on nose
opnds during tho remainder OF the season rsther una"
.rre n, staten Island The place could nave
,o.n made ready while the team was on us western
trim The NewYork players werc also complaining
~ ST. George saying that they could NOT Keep III 0'"
dtion down there. The pitchers were especis"S S.i
r,ved Keofe and WEIGH saying that ther arms "ou"
s,ou be 10 such condition that they Touln not Do ao'o
>, mitch a, all That ridiculous plank outheld WAS
lie ,n,ur,ops 10 the players. o'Rou"ke slaftery,
cnre and TIernan say that few more weeks OF
,ranpIng over those boards would so use them up
that they would not DO able TO run al ALL
Tho Ct,nts vii, be away from the home grounds all
,tts reek-in fact they do noe return until honcay,
I,lne 10 when they are scheduled TO cross bats WIN
the Boston team. In case those games are played
AZ the Polo Grounds, as now expected Dig oTo"us
viii be present The Giants play at washington on
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday and at Boston on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, three games oeins
laycd In each place. The team may win two OF the
threo games At Washington and OF tho three at
BOSTON The nino win thus break even' on the trip,
and the record ought TO BE- Satisfactory TO e ioow
ers OF the club here Tho scheduled games tut "no
week IN the League arc Is follows;
MoniAy-whshington W.. N"w.fork. at "ashinptohi
Roson Va Philadelphia. 81 Boston Chicago vs. Cleve.
land at Chicago Pttsburg indianapolis, a. PrsourR
TueEdAy-wsshin va N"w.York a. WS'hinGioni
Boston va PhiadephIa. at Boston; Chicago vs. Cieve'
land At Chicago Pittsburg Inda annapolis at Pttsburs
wednesday Boston Philadelphia, at Boston Wash
ngton New YORK az Washington; Chicago Va Ceve-
land at Chicago PttsOurg ~ indianapolis at Pttsbnfs
Thrraday-Dostnn NewYork. az Boston; Phiadel.
mia vs. Washington at Philadelphia; Chicago Indi'
annapolis at Chicago Cleveland Pasoa's, at Ceve-
land.
FndAy-BoSton Hew.York at Boston; PhIlAtei-
phia Washington. Philadelphia Chicago vs. Ind
anSpolls, Chicago Cleveland PtsoHrs at CleNe-
land.
ssturaay-Boston vs.. New-York. az Bostonj Phladcl.
phiA Washington, 1t Phadephis; Chicago va lndi-
annapolis, at Chicago Cleveland psburs at cleVe
land.
People over the big bridge are stu talking about tho
big crowd n washingto Park on Decoration Day,
whom 10000 people saw the two games. The
crowd tho largest one ever seen at a game IN
Brooklyn and goes 10 show that the interest in base
ball I'm tho city Of Churches Is steadily increasing.
Tho brooklyn men Will now remain at the home
ground for some time. The Kansas city team plays
At Washington Park on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday while tho Louisville team plays there
on saturday Today's gsmo at RtdgewOod completes
tho present ST. Louis Brooklyn series. Those
games probably attracted larger number Of people
than any series OF games played In Brooklyn.
or probably IN any other city The schedule for the
weeks Is annexed
To-day Brooklyn W. 81. Louis. a. Ridgewood Park;
Athletic Cincinnati, at Philadelphia; Columbus
Loul-vlo at Columbus.
Monday-Br Brooklyn Kansas City. a. Washington Park
Igr,ok yp. "a Iaui AZ
Louisville, at Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati,
at Baltimore.
Tucsday-Batmore Va Cincinnati At Baltimore; Athletic
vs. Ioulsyille at philadelphia; Columbus Louis
at Columbus Brooklyn RansNs City. AZ Brooklyn.
wcinesiay- brooklyn Eansos. CITY, At Brooklyn;
Columbus ST. Louis At Columbus; Baltimore Gin.
clnnnt At BALTIMORE Athletic vs.. Louisville. At PhS.
icpha.
Thursday-Brooklyn vs. Kansas City. q. Brooklyn;
Columbus vs. ST. Louis az Columbus; Athletic Louis.
yile. PhilateIhiA; Baltimore Cincinnati. at Bala
sa,urday-Brootlyu vs. Louisville At Brooklyn; COlum
bus vs. Cincinnati At Columbus baltimore st. Louis
A. Baltimore Athletic W. Kansas CITY, at PhiadclphIa
Tho Atlantic Association rscs has changed con.
siderably during the last two weeks Earlier in the
season It looked as II tho Newark team would repeat
It looks the team would no. fnsnt first, second wonS
takes place. Tho games for the week are:
Monday-Jersey City ". wnkosbarre, at Jersey City;
Newark vs. Easton. 81 newark Ne"'hS'eh NS W..
cestCr, at New-IiaVen Hartford vs. Lowell. at HARTFORD
Tucsday-Jersey City Easton, at Jersey city, New
ark VS. wnkesbarro at Newark; Hartford vs. worcester
at Hartford New.lIaven Va Lowell. at New'HaVen
Wednssday-Jerssy City Easton. at Jersey CITY:
Newark vs. wnkesbarrc, at Newark Hartford vs. Wor'
eestcr, at Hartford; New.Haycn vs.. Lowell at New
Haven.
Thursday-Jersey City Lowell, at Jersey City;
Newark VS. Worcester, ut Newark wikesbarre vs. Hart
ford at wilkesbarre; Easton New.HsVen at Easton
Frday-No games scheduled
snturday-Jersey City VS., Lowell, at Jersey Ciy'
Newark vs.. Worcester, at Newark wiEesbarre VS. Hart
ford at WIkesoarro Easton vs. Now.Hayen. at Easton
The writer looking for Information on tho umpire
oueston asked one OF tho Now-York players the other
day Z" What do YOU think Of Umpire Lynch ~