New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-31
THE GlANTS AND THE PENNANT

We trust that il is not necessary to inform the
Giants that the eyes OF this city them-it
is more than probable that a suspicion has crcpt
among them ere this that such is the case. They
must win that pennant. This statement in this
form seems tame and weak: what is wanted to
properly express the popular feeling is large capt.
tai, billboard letters. By all that Is according
to the fitness of things that pennant belongs to
the Giants, and if they don't get it, may they
never more call themselves Giants Of ours!
The Ncw-York club is the strongest in the
League Every man in New-York will admit this
if pressed, unless, perhaps it be some traveller
from Boston, or visitor from Chicago. or wandcrer
from Washington. or. IN short some native of some
other city having club in the field but, OBJ
viously such opinion would be preludiced and
entitled TO no weight-So the fact remains that
We have the best club. OF course we know that
it is stated on apparently trustworthy authority
that at present Boston is ahead OF NewYork in
the race for the pcnnant. We are free TO con-
fesS that we don't know how she got there II
looks, We admit, at first glance as If she must
have secured her lead by better plying. but
cannot believe that such Is the case. We will not
accuse Boston of cheating-Of for instance, slipping
up and changing the figures when nobody was
looldng-she isn't probably guilty Of anything
worse than stealing bases and we suppose that
indictment could be found against New-York foc
the same sort Of larceny--wc don't charge Boston
with dishonesty. but still there be something
wrong somewhere. The point is that il doesn't
stand to reason that Boston play ball better
than New-Yorll. The lead that Boston seems to
have is ruzzing: we cannot OK plain It: we give il
M. But there Is one thing clear, she can never
hold it-never.
We do not pretend to be an authority on applcd
baseball. We hope that we shall be pardoned for
saying that we play a strong game in theory if
at the same time We acknowledge our weakness
in practice. Therefore we may be wrong in our
idea of what the Giants should do 1t seems TO
us that they ought TO run faster. Perhaps they
ought not 10 do anything of the kind but it occurs
TO us that they should. If they could only run
as fast as the ball goes We can't see how the
Bostons could do anything with them. Suppose
Giant knocks what we believe is technically known
rs liner toward the first base-f he gets there
a little ahead of the ball, we think he would be
safe, even If the first baseman caught it. We
do not believe that any umpire would be mean
enough TO take any notice of the caught hyn
after witnessing such bursts OF speed As we said
at first, there may be other things that the Giants
need more than this sort OF running but neyerthe-
less il seems if it would help them in their
struggle Another idea suggests itself which they
are welcome To II 1t Will be of any use to them
Take along extra bases. Suppose Giant is run
ming from. second to third base, and he sees that
the third baseman has got the ball in some way,
if the Giant had base with him and should
put it on the ground and sit down Oh it while the
other eight men went in and turned their atten-
ton TO the umpire, it might help materially on the
score. This is simply a suggestion.
But the main thing is that they should under
stand that New or1 expects every Giant to do
his duty. Up and at 'em Remember that the
winter cometh when no Giant can play, and that
now is the time to smite Boston Never shall that
pennant of SO float from the dome of Boston State
house!