New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23

Up to last Thursday Their. was still bare posnut
ity that Yals's lead IN the intercollegiate conte@
might be overcome, but tho game on that DAY oeeo
tho matter. BY defeating Harvard In close game,
the wescr Of the blue the pennant, and the
remaining games will merely be for sport and tho en-
joyment Of the many who like college games moro
than any others The victory Of Yale IVES by No
means foregone conclusion before the opened
In fact her chances not considered Of tie best
for she weakened by the loss Of her great catcher
Damn, and other valuable men In addition, Stage
gave t TO be understood that he would PITCH In
which case Yale's prospects would have been poor
indeed Harvard did not enter the battle with that
confidence that makes winners. She had lost her
magnificent young pitcher Bates, and her next hope,
Luce, was unable TO play She could only fall back
some OF tho pitchers Of the class nlnes who had
been playing for several seasons without developing
into more than fair everyday twlrles. Princeton,
however, began the season most auspiciousy, her
victory over the New-Yorks, shallow although q vas,
leading many TO pick her for winner against the
rest. Ames, her pitcher showed up in fine form. md
everything Indicated that the men who hailed from
New-Jersey would defeat their New. England rivals.
Such calculations were however, brought to naughs
by the temperance of Stage In the box for Yale.
lie seemed TO infuse into his the GOODNESS and
steadIness he has learned IN hundred battles on the
diamond, and they played with the energy, the con-
fdence and tho good Of veterans They pos
sessed that ndescribsble quality known by dozen
names which enables teams to win games in spu
Of everything, and this especially noticeable in
the three four games that they won by . single
run. While the friends Of me defeated mines Will, Of
course, feel sorry thai their iayortes downed,
all must agree that By her fine, sometimes brilliant
always steady. playing Yale richly deserves her
victDry. II will lie undressing 10 note tn, difference
In faics playing when sts&g no longer captains tho
nine, for By the baseball world In general he re-
gardcd the backbone Of the team, without whom, 10
would amount To little.
The prospect OF war between tho League and IL
play ers Is most improbable. In the first place hera
Is occasion for a war. and IN the second place such
a state Of things would mean financial ruin for tbs
players. Nothing be gained by a strike Wills
much can Be done through diplomacy and arbitration.
II believed the sensational stories emanaing from
the West he would expect 20 no baseball games
after July 4, for all the players would 30 out on .
strike after that date. The Players Brotherhood
cannot afford foster . strike any moro than the
club-owners afford 30 have their players strtko.
IL Is all very we'll 10 talk about playing baseball
under the cooperative plan, but should 1t DO at
tempted the eXperInentors Will find char such hind
OF playing has gone out Of style. Tho statement
that certain milonaires stand ready TO furnish tho
capital back the players ~ the fight Is the meresa
fudge. For instance. where would ne grounds coms
from Even the New-York club under proper man.
aGrmont and With all It's players loyal, cannot fni
suitable place for the playing OF It's scheduled games
| All thinking baseball men acknowledge that tho
classification rule is unjust but the way TO have the
law repealed Is not by strike. The general pubic
Will support tho players in getting their deserts, out
| there arp many ways Of getting them other than oy
| striking. The Ieage has already appointed com.
mitee confer with the players, but II Is doubtful
Whether conference can be held before next
fall The idea has been abandoned Of holding It In
| the West during the next week as was originally In
! tended The league may decide to hold special
| meeting at Asbury Park during The next month and
the conference with tho players might be held then
The only difficulty would be for the players TO secure
leave Of absence from their teams In case OF
| strike the players OF III, Washington. In
dsnapob anl possibly Pttsburg aud Phlafcl-
phia clubs would be- left in rather deplorable plight
| The ludi>cl inmate fnny Of players by umprcs
lately has caused good deal of comment in baseball
| CIRCLES when men OF the Goldsmith. Bsrnum. Lynch
| and Curry stripe have power TO infict such penal
lies, they have power which by right should not be-
Ionc 10 them Their unplring has shown that they
are men OF little tact and discretion. and they are
qualhed for such authority In about the same ratio
| a, a csnn!bal Is for teaching moral philosophy to
| class in a select female csdcmy Goldsmith IN ths
LIooklyn game, la week scattered fms with lavish
haud. Fo.tna,cly tor himself tho fines wer gen.
| orally small. the limit most of the time being S3
player who can hear some Of GoldsIuith's ridiculous
mad ;S0 Of tone The Umpire has no right to fine
player for respectfully asking question about de-
pasture ioi the aimlesS wandering Of donkeys. Cold:
| hi; connection with baseball ought to have ceased
| then.
Tho Giants pass the present week IN Chlcaeo ana
ITaap0 playing IN ind the In,rs s o" on F.y
ard ssturay After leaving Indianapolis The cham.
plonS go Pttsburg and return TO III" HON" g"unhs
in The second week In July. The League games for
N" week are as follows:
Mondny-Chicaso VS.. Ncw;YOrk. at CmcsGo;, In II,
ThiStrlpha, at Clrvosnd. ri't'SuFs vs. washington
! lrltoours
Esyws,s .s.y cscssS Is F F:
d aTHa. at Cleveland Indianapolis vs. Boston, ~
cS:,g Do.'G p.r I"; Va S.s
lns"iE at p1EteNrrs. Cleveland Va Phiad"p0'> I"
rhurstay-Ch,csso VS. Ecw;York, !" Chc-sSi In.
.' tSsSI iFHei s5as rs wsSnsSn
| rttsburs. ,,.
Nswys,s at I ES:ssS \.
roSon, At Cs.casO Cleveland Vs. Washington I" o's'S
ssurd,y-Plusnus PsMsielDniA ,. PlnsSSr Il
YS,f at chS.sS 20 Bosom
rns Atlantic Association games for the week 80
as follows: ,.~
Hartford Jersey CITY, s a. ms, tor Ai Sss
oarre At Worcester; Lowell vs. Easton Al Lowell
V JeIsy CIV s;'' S W Ss.
bare at woreosteT. Lowell VA Easton at Lowell
s.las y. Ssa.ss s'Tit s
WuHssbarrs q. Lowell; Worcester va EA.ton. 81 "'r
cestsr. . ,-...A S.~
Thur,day-Hafuori Va NewMk; a. osm OF wiisss
barre AZ Lowell; Worcester vs. Easton a. "oreos'sf'
Saturday-yst'ey CITY vsy sO Now Haven " WSr
nvmsN =. Nav Haven Hartford Lowell. st Haraor'
THE DEATH RATE DECLINES.
The r,cd for the two weeks in Or. Cyrus Edsons
Office yss torday showed that contagious diseases IA
city had decreased: ,n
| June Is. June ~ ~.