Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-16
FROM THE BOSTONS.
Charley Foley's Interesting Letter About
the Lengue Leaders-Some Sorrow for
Pittsburg-How the Future Seems Dis
NAL for the New YorIks.

Cnnrley FOIey's Interesting Letter A00ut
the League Leaders-Some Sorrow for
Pittsburg-How the Future Seems Dis
NAL for the New YorIks.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCH.I
BOSTON, June 13.-The Bostons are still
on top in the League race, but tile defeats
in New York have somewhat daUpened the
ardor of those who thought that the Giants
would be easy marks for the Hub sluggers.
In the first New York game IL of the Bos-
tons sawed the atmosphere, while their base
hit column was remarkably small only
four hits being made off Keefe. Clarkson,
too, pitched in grand style, the Giants get
ting but five hits off his delivery These
two men-Clarkson and Keefe-are, with
out doubt, the two most effective pitchers in
the country. Both men belong in Cambridge,
which is just across the river from Boston.
Treasurer Billings of the Boston club, says:
"Unless some unforeseen accident happens to a
few of our best men, 1 feel most positive that
our boys will distance the other teams. We
have no fear of Cleveland, Chicago or Phila-
delphia: New York is the team we fear most"
The New Yorks put up very satfron-tinted
game in this city during their last visit.
"Buck" Ewing had his kicking tights on, and
If he didn't give Umpire Weeden tongue
lashing it's a caution. You couldn't hear a
cannon go off," cried "Buck" on one occasion
when Weeden failed to hear a foul that could
be heard 100 yards away. WeedeD is as deaf as
old Doug Allison, who lost his hearing while
acting as gunner during the war. Allison was
the catcher of the old Cincinnati Reds in 1869
70. when the veteran Harry Wright was Cap
tain and manager of the team.
The umpiring of Barnum and Weeden has
been very poor, both men being noted as home
umpires. This kind of work will never do, and
already there is a kick from this end of the
line to dethrone both men and appoint Lou
Knight and Larry Corcoran. Bond, Manning,
Joe Start and other old ball players are spoken
of to fill the places of the present corps of um-
pIres. who seem to be as inefficient as they can
possibly be. Lynch is the best man of the lot.
He IS fearless at home and abroad and plays no
favorites. All the men are honest. but it is a
notorious fact that the most of them are afraid
of home audiences. The double umpiring sys-
tenn must come.
Brouthers leads the country in batting. For
late he has fallen off some. his average up to
June 10 being 1866 Haddock, of Washington,
has the same percentage, but he has played in
very few games. Joe Quinn has panned out
well at shortstop. His fielding of late has been
out of sight, while his timely batting has
brought many run across the plate. Tom
town insane, but the leet-footed Californian is
doing the finest base running ever seen on the
Boston grounds since the days of Ross Barnes
and Tim Murnaue The old-timers were corkers,
but Browns running to first base is revelation
to all. How he does get over the grounds The
and good-hearted Kelly is playing
better in right field than he ever did before: in
fact Mike is actually surprising himself. Har-
die Richardson and Bennett are playing splen-
didly, and, as usual Bennett is leading ali the
catchers Up to June s the attendance in this
city had reached over 115,000, turnstile count.
Oh, we are the peuplei We are heelng for
but is it not about time for Horace
to wake the boys up? Dear Horace; four drops |
1T Cleveland. 'Tis CALLING; tits appalling.
CHARLES j. FOLEY.