New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-19
A BASEBALL CRISIS.
WHAT WILL THE WEEK BRING FoRTHP
THE GIANTS START FOR BOSTON TO PLAY
THREE GAMEs-CAN THEY REGAIN
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Tho New-York baseball team arrived In the CITY
at o a H. Yesterday and the players passed. inc nay
quietly at their homes. They started Tor bosoh ia'o
last night a crowd assembling at the 6rahu 'enuai
Station ia see them Off and wish them luck on prOOaoS
the most important series Of games of the year The
Giants play at Boston today, tomorrow ana "edhes-
day and return home and reopen the local League
sossop At the Polo Grounds on Thursday.
rboir three games at Boston Will attract more gem
eraI attention than any previous series played this
wear Many people think that this IS the crisis IN the
Ioc,a race and the outcome OF this series will deter
mine the fortunate winner of the pennant the
Giants are not in as good condition as their friends
would wish and the outcome Of the series seems de-
cdedly uncertain even to the most enthusiastic iol-
,o,-or Of tbe Climb With the local team In as good
condition as It was when it started on its recent tour
Of tbe West there would be general fcenng OF conn
dance in them and a reasonably certain feeling that
thew voud win at least two out Of the three games,
and probably capture the entire series.
whether the local men in their present condition
can win more than one Of the three games seems
uncertain. There too many hospital SUBJECTS on
tho list IN hone for much better results than this
Tho Giants 10 get back home in the lead Will have 10
win all three games from Boston, which seems seh-
der thread TO hang by. Among the aning Giants are
Whitney, Gore. WEIGH, Richardson and Ewing al
though all these will probably take part In the
series
tbe unexpected nearly always happens. The Giants
arc also famous for winning easily the games whlch
IN naDer and by records look TO be the most ulhcuH
II would take a modern Solomon or socrates 10 sol'e
the baseball problem, anyway
When the Giants started on their recent western
trip the general opinion was that the team Won"
win ricbt out of the twelve games. The Giants
made inst that record but in a most surprising way
In mailing the predictions careful critics argued that
tho teap, might lose two games at Cleveland, ono
at Chicago and possibly one at indianapolis. re"
neonle thought that the local players "ouid nave
much trouble in winning all three games al fusD"S
The tour Wa dec del surprise all the way through
The Giants won all three games al chicago easS' anu
r,naatcd the excellent record at Cleveland one
re If the three was lost at indianapolis, and the
S,oe etared for Ptsbugg with the remarkable 10 ;oId
~ eight victories and but one defeat ON 'he tour
Three straight defeats at Pittsburg were as SURPRISING
~ they were demorazing. heelc ana "e"h' WIN
had done such remarkable pitching, went all 20 pieces
as soon As they struck the city OF nafa gas Illus
tbrec games at Boston may be duplicate OF Plt sDurs
co,,i and the result may be just the reverse Much
will dcpend upon four men, kocie, "elch' 'rdnc an"
CIarkson The latter will probably pitch 'wo OF te
os for Roston and those games VIII be haIl
90 win II Welch and Kecfe pitch as they dld III
pittsburr. New-York Will not win game. II theI
rnch a. they did in Cleveland and Chicago, NcW-lOrA
viii in all probability win all three games.
nh rare at pre,ent shows Boston in the lead again.
New York having lost the advantage on ffluaN' Inv
New-England men now have Two more victories INA"
tho Giants and one less defeat. 80 the chances loi
~ ,a.aI r,avers to regain the lead this week are not
rtIc,,larIv bright The Philadelphia team is more
dancerous element In the than most people 'hh'
and with another good pitcher the Vulhcr O''S d
chances for the pennant would be eAceHeut' >- ,m
Philade phians have only five l,>S Nc'"IlcS Ito a.
York and six more defeats The reooru 10 u''' -
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