Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-06-05
BASEBALL FIELD.


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Iesm- Harry Gsssssy lseter.
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Another week IN the League p..nsnt
race has gone, and Boston It'll holda the
lead W . comfortable margin ~ ~ per-
centa0c of games won.
Boston = playing good ball; IT, play
ers are working Well ana steadiiy, lseteam
work h strong. tts fielding admiIAbh. lis
batting UNIFORMLY heavy, and ~ pitchers
effective and IN good condition. What
more could Q ball team ask2
Next to Boston comes PhiladelpAiA,
q Il may be said unhesieatinq3yth shat
the Phiilies have held their high
position N the race purely NJ their
hard, carnest work IN every game
tney have played thus Tar. The Khillies
have the batteries, in fact they arr III need
q nothing 9 : good field captain - put
them IN winning form. " COURSE Ar
fhur Irwin would ill the bill nicely, but
as Inc management apparently dos not
want 10 play him, another equally COOL
man Y needed.
rev York - third and playing . game
by 70 means easy 70 beat. The tsera has
experienced oit 81 hard luck in having
some Of Its best men disabled. but these
are getting into condition rapidly. Kesfe
nnd WEIGH have recovered from lame
arm, frame viii be on deck III few
days. keefe. however, is not yet IN shape
and probably will not be until warm
weather sets IN. Slattary has Ct back
rom koston. ind u ready to 80 "a when
wanted, but from b present outlook y
NOT Hkoly 20 pc wanted Tor some time u
all, except IN case Of accident to Osk0rxks.
Or Iternan.
what 2 game these three are paS5lnfk
Tiefnan has got his eye On ne ball finally
aha - now nittln8 ID s0metnilg ike mas
last seasons form. Az Tor Okourke and
Gore, these 0id-ttmers never played such
aneiding game during any previous part
q their career - they are playing now.
Botn Of them are making great Catches In
every. game, are throwing timely and bat
ting N great style.
AS Tor Cleveland, which Follows New
fork IN the race, the public has scarcely
as YET recovered from its surprise y tho
burst pf speed developed ~ this BABY OF
the league. None OF the league people,
however, think that Cleveland can main
tain the pace It has been going, and all
agree that the long, arduous campaign OF
the summer Is sure to bring the baby
down to where the playing ability Of the
men justify it.
In tue meantime the youngsters con-
tinue to play . hard game to beat, and
are Well up among the leaders In tho
ngnt.
Ere this letter appears Chicago will
have completed its first Eastern trip. md
the prospects SEEM good for its winning
half II not Q greater proportion OF its
games with its Eastern rivals. It can not
be denied, however. that Chicago has not
been playing up7to its standard thus far
this season. 1t has been batting hard, but
its fielding has been very ragged in three
fourths Of its games. Few il any Of
these shortcomings have been due to poor
grounds, to wet infields or outtields, to
hard-hit balls. or any Of the unfav0rable
conditions that sometimes make errors
excusable. Or the contrary, the team has
been favored by delightful weather, and
every one OF the boys, ! know, has been
in good playing condition. What, then,
has been the troublsl
The absence Of Williamson at short ia
probably more responsible than anything
else. particularly during the recent games
been compelled to meet the hardest hit
tiers and clsverest folders OF the League.
! Fancy near somebody say chest
sInaPs tne claim concerning Wiiiiam-
ION u 2 ones.nut, Dut nevertheless It Is .
.lue ~: IL absence = wnat e making
the dlnerence u the teams playing.
no~esy, ene,e y eo0a ieason 70 Oeiieve
suc II WI " me case NO longer
0ra1ioy Dsssian J0.ne0 Anson IN new
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Jimmy RYAN has Jopa II. ,.va, h.., a.
short. No one who has seen him play or
over can doubt It. He was unaccustomed
to such fielding. however. and seemed
wholly unable to d d ground ball on
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