Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-22
AROUND THE BASES
X Review of the PastW eek's
 Work on the Diamond.
THE RACE FOR THE PENNANT,
Only One Game Separates tho New Yorks
 From the Leader.

Whilo the Westerns Hav" n S:ramk of . Bad Lucls-The Giants Working Hard
 to Retain thc Dennont-St. Louis Stiu |
 Loads the AssociDt;on - Yesterdays
 Games and Standing of the Clubs.
 NEW YORK, July GAS the various 1 clubs in the National League near the half 1 way post in tho championship race the struggle becomes more and more exciting. New York is close tho heels Of their Bostonian rivals as to make the latter anxious about losing first place, and the Philadelphians have made such a gallant fight since their return from the West that Cleveland has but Il slight hold on third place. These changes iu tho last few weeks havo increased the interest and excitement In the battle for the pennant and every ons here expects to s. e the Giants pass their antagonists from Beanville within the next week. This feat will not be accomplished as easily as the majority of local support CTS of the game think, for the Giants have Harry Wright's men 10 meet the first three days of tho week, while the Washingtons become the Bostons' orpon- ents. Both Of ttese teams have shown such marked improvement that no one will wager very heavy odds on either Washing ton or Philadelphia losing two of the three games. Boston has played i'll such good luck against the Statesmen, however, that 1t would not be surprising tc sec them capture tho entire series. r. they do this the Senators will have gone back to their old style of play, and will not continue to travel at the present gait. They have, like some of their associates, obtained new lease of life, and the winning of tho major
 ity of games from tho Western teams has increased tho Senator's patronage twenty per cent
 POOR PLAYING BY WESTERN CLUBS But while the Eastern clubs have con tinued to play Food bail since their return home, the Western teams have fallen off remarkably. This trip is probably without q parallel in the Leagues history. From the Clevelands to the Hooslers they have all suffered beyond their worst expectations, and not one of them will likely get five victories out of the series. The Westcrncrs
 have played thirty eight games on the trip and only won nine. Of these nine Indian
 apolis has captured four, Cleveland two and Chicago three. Pittsburg, on the other hand, has, sincc it started home two weeks ago, met with defeat and disaster everywhere. No club, in fact, has had such a streak Of misfortune in SO short space of time, ,hld tho signing of Rowe and White is looked upon ns unlucky by the superstitious ones. These two players have | not only played poorly themselves, but since l they have become 'Italiuns' Carroll, Maui, 1 Sunday and Morris have been compelled to l retire account Of injuries, and Smith and BeclIlcy were taken sick. To add to l this strcak of bad lack Calvin has lost his l cunning, and everywhere he has been hit worse than an amateur.
 RUMoRs OF CHANGES
 AS usual these set backs of Q club are l followed by all sorts of rumors of changes. l Horace Phillips Is down for removal and 1t l Is alleged Hanlon is to tal1o his place. In l the cities whose clubs have not come up to l tho hopes of their supporters, tho manage ! ments arc being criticised in tho sharpcst
 terms in the English language. wall has 1 gone up from Boston over the team allowin g l the Giants to overtake them. Kelly's man l agement of the team Is loudly condemned. l The failure of the directors to sign a new | pitcher sooner Is also meeting with dis l favo. and charges of record playing is l being made against the players. President
 Sedan acknowledges that Kelly has not
 been success as captain, but as ! there is no one in the team who could do l better he must remain where he is. Lack ! of base running and coaching and sacrifice
 hitting are pointed out as tho weak points
 in tho clubs playing.
 Tho Clevelands have had some internal
 trouble, and the weakening of their pitchers
 has put them in q bad position. They
 are certainly in danger of falling from
 third place. as the Phiilies are close on
 their heels. .~'T
 l The rumors as to ths poor financial
 standing of the Indianapolis club are
 denied. The club has more than paid it's ex- l penses this season and has q balance in its ! treasury with favorable chances for paying
 dividend at the end of the year. So far l from any of it's players being for sale the l management is looking out for fresh talent.
 The club is backed by men representing
 several hundred thousand dollars capital. THE AssoCIA TON CONTEST.
 AS to the Association struggle, there is | little change. The Browns have again bet ! tered their position over the Brooklyns but
 no one is criticising the latter unfavorably.
 They played good hsal out West and are ! now at home ready to overcome the lead | attained by the Browns. This they hope tC do by tho end of the next series with the
 Western clubs on Eastern grounds. Balti ! moro and Cincinnati are chasing ono l another around tue bush in the hope ot ! gaining and retaining fourth place. Louis l vile, too, is showing up better than at any | time this season. and the new management
 has put new life into the players. They arc l after more men, and will try to strengthen ! the team where it is weak.
 Standing of the Clubs.