New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28
CREs1EALLEN -BRIDEGROOMs.
"a WEEK OF BAD DEFEATS AWAY FROM
HOME.

HOME.
SPECULATION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF TIE POOR
woRK-THE SCHEDULE FOR TIE
NEXT FIX DAYS
Tho brooklyn team arrived home on THURSDAY after
making record of which ITS friends are not especially
proud. when the players let, brooklyn for Phiia
dcphia they were confident OF az least holding Their
own with uc Athletics. Many Of the men were Of
the OYinoa that they would doest tho Athletics IN
three OF the, hur games. Tho Brooklyn mon won one
game from the ouaacrs and that on a small margin
The reception they received from the Orioles, at BAL
tniofc also surprise 70. II was thought that the
BRIDE groom would he able 10 pluck tie festhers Oh
those Binds without much irosAc The stanch friends
OF the club get consolation IA that wornros.en excuse
that baseball g. an erispI, aud that the mighty ire
Qaently have 10 bow % ulo veal. such tak, how
ever. iinds ll,,e favor ing thinking people here
They seem li.nA thas .4rr d, scsu~ loose some
where, and they NsiHg to md II. Presl'
dent Bynr Is nj discouraged but the
recent defeats La,c v.rioi him more than
biz most Intimate friends hsyo imagined.
lie. of course know Why his team has been beaten
and has no sentimental excuses maze for his men
He says tbst they have bsiod we'll enough 10 win
the games and ha,e not felded well enough TO pre-
vent the oihor teams from winning lie says hiat
the men have not Geen playing In tao form expected
but anticipates change for inc bst'sr Immediately
BE has remedy TO suggest aud says that he docs
not soc how bis present ieem can be sticnsthend
The idea IS gaining ground TIA. the brooklyn Club
10 weak in the pitchers department and that it Is
not so strong behind tho bal II ought 10 be. No
fault can be found with tho IN and out field fpr no
team in thu Association IS better equipped In us
respect. when one looks al such names as Ca1h''S'
Hughes, Terry and Iovctt, team coniahins hem
would be deemed fortunate. Yet these men have
ali being doing work 50 per cent below the Standard
IA u
nsbody seems to know His toab!c last sca'oa was
easily undels TODD AMI caused many a hearty IEHSh
among ths players. cry lacis he control oil the
ball thaI he probably VII have later In re season
Hs delivery Is not bat-l easily, bn he Offsets hi'
good work In that respect ty giving 100 many players
their bases on cali@d balls
The selection Of Dacli Foutz captain has not
borne thr good fruits expected ard a change has
boon decided upon. Touz VIII 30 longer be The
field leader reIcning In favor OF OErirn. OIhlch
was the captain la>' year, and could have retainer
g. bur dccncd The position. He does no. care Tor
the place now but viii accept It and do tbs best he
can lie is lively energetic player and ought 70 be
able 10 nfllse III tie life into the team lie
f. also good coacAer, a virtue possessed In limited
degree bv Foutz 4 decided improvement IS ex.
pectcd In the work OF the team now that the players
have reached home grounds. Wheth"r the improve
Vii lie permanent or rot can be told better al
q later dar. II IS openly hntHd that tlere a."
ica6usies ard Discussions in the team, but the writer
mas srent many hourS with the players This sprfnS
and II such an undcsirabc condition Of affairs exists
he has failed - see 1t. The piaycrS
seem FOLLY frafcTal and II they have any spatS
among Themselves they have them dni"'y Tor uop0uJ
else knows ANYTHING arouj hem. TIE enthusiasts in
othcr Association clros laughing at brooMyn's
roor start IN the race. TIC la"e {, long one. bur
tforc tie WANING post +, reached the writer ihnla,
II not unlii.N tla' BROOKLYN viii have passed her
prc,cl; lea!e.s II tine Erile-roomS evcr do &c!
ahead thcv VIII be hard Ia -. Here IS one thine
In tn" Broohly team t1l ought - be C,anErI TAcl
nnrit 70 in'1r,l. ,i., ~ base. N camo Is not WIN
Tin:e. AID ,lai 90. g.. alv1y- chance 70 make
riins G.fu tic l'7a;H~ yc'l> Care"
The prooklsn -l.nc- ;r- Wei. sho'ri be lively, and
eight IN nc sgre To show -: What The Eroohyn
i +; can &c. s 5 ' wy if, 90 rN T, ,'o
team nave tooa lhs Winning game ne, ii' 1 'an
sar Of ,o 10 4 s +, i Gd e men OWN S h a,o -
tociaiion games ior the week arr a. iriloNN
To.iay-BIo,i1,n Ba,;lnoTc AZ EhscVoot Park
c,;rnp,,, 81, tictic Columbus, - Louis Cincn-
as,,s sn -" 'a's~ cn' VS. Louisville at kansa'
Moniay-Droo',yn vs. baltimore at Washington Park
Bto,Ayn; Athletic Vs. Columbus AT Columbus; Kansas
C.,y ys. Cincinnati Kansas City IT. Louis vs. Louis
Tuc,',y-ra,.A.ru VI Baltimore q. Washington Park
Brooklyn; Anlc,.~ v. Columbus a. Columbus; Kansas
City C'rcinaH at Kansas CITY; St Loui. vs. Louis
Vile > LOUIS.
w .no~lay- " baltimore Washington Park
DrooK,n Kai-a- c.. Sc. Cincinnati at Kansas CITY St
LcuiS " Louisville a -. Lou
Thurs1av -B:o,slyn vs Athletic at Washington Park.
BROOKLYN; Columbus vs. BauHore a. Columbus; Kansas
CITY v. C.acnua,. at Een~a- CITY; Louis Louis
vile et I.,u.~
Ii.d4y-Bro4.ijn vs.. Athletic a. Washington Park
Biocxyn IoI..ng Baltimore a. Columbus, ST. Louis
VS. Kansas cry a. Har.a. rs.
sa;urt,- A'Nc:.c v r'ootlvn a. brooklyn, Co!um.
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