Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-16
THE LOCAL SPORTING WORLD
The Organization of a Polo League
on the Tapis.
cuRsoRY BASE BALL REVIEW
The Grand Sweepstakes Race--Rod,
Limo and Gun-Echoes From the
Diamond, Pugilistic Notes, Mis-
cellaneous Sports, Etc.
The ant Chasers.


AS the championship races of the various
base ball organizations are growing exceed
ingly sultry, o hasty review of the status of
the various teams and their prospects, can
not fail to prove interesting. There has
been less of q change in the Western associa-
tion than any of the other organizations. and
the prospect is it will continue on in this way
TO the end, with maybe little fluctuation on
the part of the tail enders. st. Paul main
tains the strong lead she "copped out" carly
in the chase, and there Is not the slightest
likelihood of her letting go. She has met all
the teams of the association now, both upon
the home grounds and abroad, and the ratio
Of her loss has, remained aggravatingly the
same. This, 1t is the writer's opinion, has
OF any. material superiority Of
: tho Apostles over the other teams, but they
have played in the luckiest kind OF luck from
the start. TO he sure they are fine team
active, enterprising and harmonious, and
deserve the fullest need of praise for what
they have done. Omaha and Sioux City are
nip and tuck for second honors, with the
probabilities almost wholly in favor OF the To-
cal team. That Omaha is n better team in
all details than the Corn Huskers, no one
who knows anything about base ball will
gainsay. st. Joe has panned out mlserably,
after all the Dragging and blowing that was
done down the river in the early part OF the
season, ana Is now neck ana neck Win poor
old Grandpa Sutton for tail end glories, with
the chances of the Milwaukees coming in un-
der the wire first. Charlie Lord. the St
Joe manager, is supposed to be dead-to tho
world at least
A greet race that in the National league.
and growing warmer aud more interesting
every day. The Bostons have q slight lead,
and have had for weeks, and are playing
Just such game as procrcates champions.
t'a..a,rhia ..... who cut the pace for while,
is tagging and will probabiy A., An hack TO her
normal position among this string =.
thoroughbreds, which is about fifth place.
New York has had an interval of what they
call ''de toughest kind Of luck" over in
Gowanus, but she is rounding to gradually
and will soon be running in her iSSs form.
The Bean Eaters must keep an eye out for
Buck Ewing and his gang. Cleveland
however, is tho greatest surprise that has
ever been developed in the National league.
Just think of it, she now stands second,
ahead of such teams as New York, Pniladel-
phia, Pittsburg and Chicago. Patsey Boli-
var Tebeau, McAleer. Old Cub Stricker,
Charlie Snyder, aud that illi, riding over
such monarchs us Anson, George Wright,
Hustling Horace Philips, Jim Mutrle and the
other moguls of the base ball world. II Is
preposterous. Cleveland is bound TO take a
tumble. She's playing out OF her form, ana
vii soon strike the toboggan sure
A welcome change is rapidly taking place
In the American association struggle, and
that is that tho Athletics, Brooklyns aud
Baltimores are rapidly overhauling the ST.
LOUIS Browns. AMI threaten TO crowd
her back q notch or two within
the week. The Athletics are coming
up good aad strong, and will certainly be in
the lead before she again starts west. Cin-
cinnati, Columbus, Kansas City and Louis
vile, the western contingent are not in the
fight