New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
BATTERED BUT WINNING.
THE GIANTS PLAYING IN HARD LUCK.
PUSHING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR RE-
TURN TO TILE NEW GROUNDS.

PUSHING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR RE-
TURN TO THE NEW GROUNDS.
Tho friends Of tho New-Yors baseball club ought to
be well satisfied with the record the champions are
making. when one considers tho disadvantages under
which tho team has worked this year. its present
standing In the must be considered an excellent
ono Tho litto practice the players got carly in the
season told heavily on them in the carly part OF the
race The uncertainty about their grounds, and mo
dissatisfaction about the diamond at St. George. also
dld anything but help them win games Ball players
arr notorious for worrying little things, ana the
Giants arc no exception thc general rule The IN
lures to the various players however have done moe
TO dcmoralze tho team than anything else hoel'
absence in early part of tho race and his poor con-
dlon for several weeks after he signed were c$
trcmely costly to the club. The injury 10 Cra"e
knee deprived the club of OF Its strongest cards ior
several weeks. Wards injury since has pLonsn up
The lnGcd IN most dcplorablo manner There may may
be hccr short stops than Ward, but II there arc hat
field Of thom. Satterys shattered aIg mas mas
kept him Of tho field for about tho whole oi ,to
S, ason. The Giants have met with more acc uM.S
this year than any other three teams IN inc NO.
and yet they occupy good position III the race anu
may yet win The pcnnant.
II would have been interesting to watch the Bos-
ton team had tho players met with similar accoe"'h'
Nearly every ono Of the Boston players has been In
llrstciaSs condition ever since the season oP""'u'
lis present lead In tbs League race Is consequently
due more largely good luck than to good Paying.
Some people seem TO think that the Boston team VIII
tho pennant 10 a certainty. Those supposltions
will probably prove correct unless the Giants shou9t
upset them, and the chances Of their being upset are
not mcag~ By any means II the pcnnant qu"s-
'i5n came down 10 serbs 81 zen or NOR gdfcs
twcNn TIN Boston and Scw.YOrk teams, II would nc
easy pick the winner 70 fall OF the TRADITIONAL
log TLcs" two mines ourlaSs the other trans In tLc
L"agC, and tie hnal struggle for hrSt place ought
and Cloycl.nd and PhiadclphIa may upset all pre-
dictons. sun II would seem TO bc more prOpcr 10
making a no., G:ht ior third position. On torrn.
class, r"tlgr"e and everything, first and second hon
ors belong to New'York and Boston.
Captain william Ewing, OF tho Giants. or plain
a. Buck as he prefers 70 DO called, deserves the
highest praise from every friend OF the Giants. Ewing
Is not only about the best all around player this
country has produced but he has developed into
a model captain $ we'll. lie stands to-day probably
the equal Of either Arson Comiskry. lie has
brought into play cersin qualities needed so long
man may not get his full deserts unless he fights for
Ewing showed his aGihoriiy gmprc> and everybody
cl." couspird TO down tho Giants without an OPP
f S'f S,nE I Rq uP TO Saye to I
players are delighted over their quick return to
won the pcnnaHt at st. Gco-ge.
Tho Giants will return TO the city July q, and
vii then have a season IN NrwYOrls Tn" players
hope 10 have tho lead before they 60 West again.
The Giants play al Indiannpo, tomorrow and on
Tuesday. and at PttEburg on Thursday. FRAY AMI
Saturday ,vo games being played THURSDAY. Tho
srhelulri league for N" week rs follows
Monfay-Indana2oIs NcwYork. at Indianapolis;
Chi ago Boston, 1t Chicago rtshurg PhilNdalphls
Pic''hurR Cleveland Washington. =: CI"veisnd
IT, chicago Boston. At Chicago; Indianapolis
"a Nc~.lork at indianapolis: PnSburg PhIiNi"lph!A
Pl,Shurg; Cleveland Vs. Washington. At Cleveland
Thu'"iny-rittshurR vs. N"wYot. at rittsburG. a. n
and Cleveland Vs. Boston. at Cleveland a NJ and
p indianapolis Ph!lafelphia At indianapolis, Ia
ani p Chicago Washington. u: Chicago. a m. and
.. n.
Frifay-Chvrland VS. Bo,uon. at Cleveland Pittsburg
W Nav York PirtshurG; Indianapolis Phil,islphla
Irf!auAion's Chicago vs. Wa.hlf gton. at Chicago.
S,tur,iay -Ti'rs'urg Ncw.Iok Pl'tshury ChcH7n
Washington. \; Chcas"; Cleveland W. Boston. at
Cleveland Ind aulpo, " PHILADELPHIA Ind'a,ap,lS
Many people ne asRirg why tho Rrohlyn Club
doc, not win NOR goUes The IS simpl'
enough and could bc solved even ny an clrvafNi
mad conductor Z h. TOOK tho tine Ia look few
scores 81 a." brooklyn games. The simple reason IS
POOR batting. II" pitchers doing good work sad
80 ~, the caichcTS AMI the Is and ou;.nodcrs. The
players nchuorl"!co their Weakness a. tho lat brt
caa't account Tor IL They say that tho lido VIII
have to Change soon and that t,"n fA"y vi" :a;t'n
th~y o~st TO- TGc team .tarts WtsSS o. IucS!sy
ari VIII MT return TO home ground, until July %
fullovs.
t. ly-Athr:ic ". brooklyn. at Philadelphia; Kans,,
cry Cincinnati. at kansas City; ST. Louis Louis
NlL". 81 Louis
Moriay-Ah,.uo w. brooklyn. a, Philadelphia; KanSs
cry y, Cincinnati Kan<l, City; 81 Lou, ,Ouis
VIA, a. 3. IouiN
w";a".,ny-st. Louis Brooklyn. A. St. Louis;
TnTi'y'ue A,h.""r. a. Louisville; Cincinnati vs..
Dp!,rup~ a, Cnclnnau; Kansas City Columbus. at
Kan-l, Cfy
Thur,i., ~, Louis Brooklyn. at St. Loui' t. m.
and = IN; Kansas cry Columbus, at Kansas >i;y
T0g..N.'e Athletic. at LouisNnc; Cincinnati Va
Il.'im7r". Cincinnati.
saturday Kansas cry Brooklyn. Kansas City;
Cincinnati A;h.ru" at Cincinnati; Louisville vs..
Baltimore Louls,lIo 81; Louis ". Columbus. at 5.
G"a!'.
Work on the Giants now grounds at Onr.hundrrd-
and hny ufh-st. and Egh'h.avo goes on rapidly and
~" - p~nirrs gra!,rs and arrhtcts promise have
~ "ry hiug In readiness for the opening week from
to morrow. Tao Ncw.Ynlk club has u thr"o years
lease of the gruumds but has not got al option io'
a rru"wAl. has b'rn generally stated. should
30 ucv POLO Grounds prove upullr a, The famous
old fell, tic directors IF n" cluO couII
not m4h" huPcE Investment than
Ia purchase The property outright Every c'o.t (,
l~,l1s pur firth to MAXI TOMORROW wr"h gala ~
~ I Al hh' !ah ri''Ico Ia idd"h' VII ' en- .,
'.r'rtrrl" World, II the 'rH" rNah thr one i,
H.. .pl POLO Grounds At ih' opening .1"." Ia L.
- 81 %! b" veil worth going Ifs aur. ~ III
r''rr Of n" Giants 10 Manhattan Island VIII mean
= pony penny 2" ID" - A.! NH A'"Hu' '!yi'l
ru,.,. ih,>" roads ors' 10 of"" tho club every .
rolN"'lcucr In their power
Standings tour around tho world las borne fruit (
rapidly. Tho uavrs ar" playing baseball IN Austria
now with surprising ret I'' gam Is r"'ra In
n the hutpoI"ar, and IS growing In popularity d2Ilv'
The tour of tho yDurs cullrr' athlete, ri Ya'c aHt
Harvard would probably never have bNcn mrl" bnt 7
for spsllmgS mmUu, ono tn, college boys sai
for England next SATURDAY and every nlica'ipn pom',
:" brilliant t"ur Tor ~ n. ihry WI a'trmr, 10 /