The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12
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Dianond Gossip.
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The pennant race bstwssn the tsanss
Of the National League becomes more In
teresting as the half-mils post in the ran
T. nearsd. Boston. has mst with : soss
setback upon the present Western trip.
while New York and Chicag o have bseuA
to pick up ana play the ball Of which
they are capable. New York IL in hard
LUCK with Keese absent, Crane and Ward
disabled, and Welch sick; but It con-
tinues to win just the same. The Clsve.
lands are still playing excellent ball. and
seem to be in % strong form - at any
time.
Philsdelphia for some reason l. slow.
ing down in speed, and unless 1t braces
up pretty quickly will bs we'll down In
the list Of competitors. The Phillies
started in this year confident OF winning
the flag, and in looking back over their
record Il WILDE seen that they had good
grounds upon which to base strong hopes
Of success. In 1887 the Phillies landed
two months longer they would undoubt-
eddy have finished ahead Of Detroit. Last
year they ] id calculated on winning. but
the death of Ferguson, and the accidents
to Fogaity, Mulvey and Bastian again In.
terfeed with their plans. Despite these
drawbacks, however, they finished .
good third. This year the management
had . right to look forthe psnnant. Thsy
strengthened center field by putting Fo-
garty there in place Of Andrews. and add.
el great batting strength to the team By
placing Thompson in right field. They
strengthened second base and added .
good batter to tho team when they got
Delehanty, who Is not only better than
there is in the league. Thus It will 30
seen that the field was rugged up for .
pennant- winning team.
Then came the batteries. Bufinton,
Sanders and Casey were regarded e.
three of the best pitchers In the league.
and to this department was added Gleason
and Pete Wood, two fine youngsters. In
Clements, Schriver, Mailman and Decker
everybody thought the club had o quar-
tette of catchsrs that could not b equaled
by any other club In the league. The
advance OF the season. however, has seen
not q few changes. Irwin was released
President Reach, Delehanty "a injured.
and laid up for six weeks, and Buf6nton
turns ont to be about the only pitcher the
club has got. How or where the Quaker.
ties may finish is q question.
Pittsburgh and Washington are play.
ing poor ball, but Indianapolis, during
the past fortnight, has braced up
wonderfully. taking four straight from
Washington, aud three out Of four from
Eoston, all within ten days time,
The League staff of umpires 10 going to
get a shaking up at an early day, and two
OF the present staff will walk the plank.
they are. for Barnum and Fessenden have
hardly given satisfaction in any Of the
lLeague cities. They no doubt mean we'll.
but they do not appear to be gifted with
the qualities that 60 to make up success.
full umpires. Barnum is gsntlemanly and
goes about his work with great care and
tries to do what is right. but he is Of 8
nervous temperament, and lacks judgment
ut critical points. Fessenden has weak
nesses which are apparent to every one
who has watched his work; hence he will
have 10 go. President Young wouldAaver
been pleased to have kept his stan Of
"..P..eo AAsoSs CaIoVkuOut Tue season,
but there was q general complaint against
Barnum aud Fessenden that could not Do
ignored. Wesley Curry will be pro.
noted TO be a regular, and Phil Powers.
Of the International Association, for.
merly an old league player and after.
ward an umpire. will be appointed to All
the vacancy. Mr.. Young has over hfty
applications for the position Of substi..,
tute, but has not deciced whom he will
select.
New York lovers Of the game are Just
now in good spirits over the clubs Ut.
rangements for new grounds. The
grounds across the bay q Staten Island
whore the team has been playing since II
was compelled to leave the polo grounds
have been given up, and a piece Of prop.
erty secured on Manhattan Island, which
it is hoped will bs ready for the
team when they return to New
York, July 9. for their next homs
season. The new park will extend 40
feet on One Hundred and Fifty-Afth
street and will have q front line Of $40
feet on Eighth avenue. Its shape will be
. segment of q circle with straight sides
not unlike q horseshoe, but broader. The
average depth will DO fifty feet on the
main fioor and th%irty.one feet on the bal.
cony. It will seat $500 people. which,
modations for Is, 200 people. Il will b
built in framed trusses, 90 that Il can be
taken apart and put up elsewhere IL nee.
essary. President Day thinks that when
finished the new polo grounds will DO the
best ball park in the country. Il 10 easier
Of access than the old grounds. the en-.
trance being within q few yards Of the
steps of the elevated railroad. OF course
II Is further up town, but the difference in
time was used up by the ten. minute walk
necessary to reach the old polo grounds.
which is now avoided.
SMALL TALK,
Pitcher George was released BY New
York last week and will no deubt sign
with the Columbus. He IL n good trim
and would make Q good man Tor than.
part OF all clubs to insist that umpires
shall not do their work behind The
pitchers. They miss sharp hits near the
foul lines and batsmen declare that they
interfere with their sight Of the ball,
The betting here against the Giants.
taking the pennant has been Is 10 1.
Now the odds are 8 to !, and not many
takers at that.
Gotkam's most conservative ersnks
figute out that Chicago will end the see.
son either third or fourth-ths former. II
their pitchers get into shape.-EsckoNce.
Chtcago's pitchers are. In shape, and the
fourth. -..
President Hewitt says there il NO pros.
poet OF Jerry Denny going to Warrington
this season as . member, Of TIE home
team. Some time 2 MI, Brush ia.
formed Mr. Hewitt that Denny's -3relasse
could be purchased. and peeotiaHons
we're opened. Suddenly M. Brush con.