The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-14
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GOOD PITCHING DID 1T.
The Giants Review of the Recent
Contest.
(Coprtght 1897

New YoRK, Oct 12.-Now that the
modestly expressing our opinion as to the
fight.
Taking everything into consideration, it
must be conceded that our team overcame
more obstacles than any team of pennant
winners ever did since the organization of
the league. Boston opened under the most
auspiclous circumstances. Their surround
ings we're pleasant. The public turned out
in large numbers and cheered them on TO
victory. When the season began their men
were all in the pink of condition, ready for
the coming fray ,and all working like trained
veterans under the able captaincy Of NJ. j.
Kelly
When the close observer sums the entire
matter up be must concede that they we're
formidable organization, and, further, that
they were favored by everything, with
nothing to retard them. The result has
proven this estimate to be true, and that we
had most desperate struggle to succeed at
the end.
There was little, if anything, OF that kind
to favor us in the early part Of the season,
at least Several of our men had not agreed
upon terms with Mr.. Day, while the polo
grounds were also in dispute. The effect of
such an unsettled state of affairs was de-
pressing in the extreme on the team in
general.
The season opened, for want of better
grounds, over in Jersey City. From there
we were soon afterward transferred to
Staten Island. There the weather was so cool
that every man in the team fell off in play
ing. The crowds we're very light and there
was little or no enthusiasm, making on the
whole most dismal affair of the proceed
ings from the start.
1t was some time aIter the season began,
in fact it was well On its way, before Keefe
was signed When he did begin work he
was far from being in true rm, as he
would have been had he taken part IN the
preliminary games. We were, for Time
virtually without pitchers, Ewing and
Hatfield being obliged to go into the box,
owing to the disability of Crane and Welch.
All these circumstances tended TO put the
team behind, while Boston was playing
successful ball. putting game after game to
their record and getting a lead which
almost made them pennant winners
The change in the fortunes Of our team
came about the time we purchased the re-
lease of ODay from Washington. This
Young pitcher started in at once TO do some
great twirling, and proved valuable man,
as the record now shows. As soon as we
got within haillng distance of the Bostons
they appeared to halt in their onward
march: but II was not a breakdown, as
many imagined at the time, for they sUon
picked up and made a magnificent battle TO
the very end.
The one particular point where we were
stronger than Boston was in pitchers
When the season got well under way, our
pitchers were practically invincible. With
four such men as Keefe, WEIGH, ODay, and
Crane, to do the pitching. and Il sing be.
hind the bat, we we're always able TO put
battery of the strongest kind in the field.
We all agree that the idea which dom
mated every man--that we we're able and
capable Of winning the championship, and,
furthermore, that we would surely do So
had more to do with our victory than any
thing else. 1t was that firm belief which
stood us In good stead, when others might
have quailed at the task before them. Tho
great point Of harmony should not be over
looked.
Every man on the team was Ia perfect
accord With bis fellows We all wanted
the pennanf. were resolved 10 do or de n
the attempt to win IL. and. firmly believing
that a. d whole thero waH no either or9anIzas
ton ia tie country able 70 cops with %,
there Was Infused into egefy naa q deEEes