New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28
SURPRISED AT THE GIANTS.
NO EXPLANATION FOR THEIR POOR WORK.
WILL THEY DO BITTER WHEN THEY MEET PH1r5
ADELPHIA THIS WEEK "a GOOD sHAK-
ING UP NEEDED.


ADELPHIA THIS WEEK "A GOOD sHAK-
ING UP NEEDED
The friends Of the Giants view with some concasz
the recent poor work OF the team The defeats
in PhladelphIa early in the week formed the fnt
real setback rse team has received for nearly tive
months Nobody can give any satisfactory explanation
of the poor Of the team. The players themselves
appear to be as much In the dark any else
The men say that they only having a Of
hard luck and that they Will recover their old form .
quickly they lost IL. Keefe, WEIGH and Crane,
the pitchers say that they never pitched harder than
they did at Philadelphia and yet acknowledge that
their delivery batted freely They say that the
local team unfortunate in meeting the Phlahsl
phians Just I'm a time when the Quakes IN the
midst OF winning streak. They predict better
record for NewYork the next time the two teams
meet and think that In the next series three con.
secutive games may go TO New-York The players
say that the injury 10 Cranes knee IS largely respon-
sbie for the work done by that pitcher.
Ewing Is as OF old the head and life Of the whols
team, and the followers OF the club shuddsr
when they contemplate possible injury and enforced
retirement of the Giants gallant captain from the
field. Ewing certainly furnishes the sinews OF war,
and few weeks retirement from work would prob
ably settle New-YOrks chances for the pennanti
The rest Of the team look upon Ewing their leader.
and when he is out Of the they wander around In
a brainless way that is heartrending. Ewing may
seem harsh in his treatment Of his at times yet
they obey and respect him. In some of the recent
games several of the local players have gone about
their work In sleepy. detected manner. which made
the onlookers tired Of being baseball anks" Ewing
will work like beaver and will do his best 10 rally
his men and get them interested In their work The
Giants Outied seems to need shaking up badly
ORourke Gore and TeInan arc great players In theIs
way, but liberal injection of ginger" would not do
them any harm. like Andrews might wake
| up that outfeld and accomplish much good.
The Brooklyn team IS playing strong game ae
present, and If the pitchers hold out ought to
pass ST. Louis before long, and eventually win the
pennant Of the American Association. The pennane
in Brooklyn would mean great deal for the Assoc
ciatlon and would greatly revive the interest in the
pennant especially in the Eastern cities Won der
Abe and his ST. Louis players dangerous rivals
| and are working like Trojans to hold ON Ia tho
| trophy they have won 50 often. Won der
| Abe sees rich prize in a series with either Boston
| or New York for the worlds championship, and pro-
poses to get IT, II such thing IS possible. Brooklyn
people appreciate the good work of their team, and
| have turned out in good numbers at the games az
Washington and Ridgewood Parks. In fact tia
attendance at Brooklyn has been larger than at any
| other Association city. At Gloucester Two weeks
ago the Brooklyn clubs share Of The gate receipts
| was only s1OO On last Sunday the same teams
plaved at Brooklyn, and the Athletics share was lst
| s39l At Washington Park Decoration Day ths
St Louis club carried away 81 900 of Brooklyn money,
while the Bridegrooms at St. Louis In the two games
PLAYED on July received only 5000 The Assocla-
ton ought TO be soctOus about the welfare OF BooH
lyn for there are many people who would Ike u
see the Brooklyn club in the League. 1t Is possible
that the team may enter the League.