Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-14
THE BASEBALL I'm
NEWS AND GOSSIP Anorr
TloNAL GAME 'Hf

remnant an interesting One ~ s''''
Club Leading-What the o., dc ha
Are Doing. 'er Il
IcH1cAeo CORRESPONDENCE,
With the exception of the thra =!
which Chicago will play in c'.
June IA, Is and II, the team viii T'e ~
unbroken series of a months drr..p' 'a'
on the Chicago grounds, bey;un;' ''a
Cleveland this week and eadina
Washington on July 6. Anson,ss
just now pretty we'll down the IL. N'
the candidates for league hopors +,
close of this long series uno, :. ny
soil, and fair umpiring, will be sv v., Ian
find them q good deal nearer ,hS
than they are at present. 'ne
The Eastern trip just comn,a.o,
sad disappointment to Adrian Iseu
He felt full of confidence ~ = y. A, Az
would take at least half OF ~ N .lld
played, and when the trip eul.d
the Blacks dropping four ssr. Y
Boston, "The Old Man" was dal
warm under the collar-not at tb s'a u
but at the miserable umpirino N,
mainly responsible for Chic',,"",n ''
showing on the trip. Chicago Vs.
out doubs, outbatted and outtiad. %1' N
fifteen games it played with Bo1or \
York, Philadelphia and Washjnctaas
it played good ball despits ,b.,
would with little question, have NJ.
the least calculation, fully two.tb;.
its games but for the inccmnota.'
Umpires McQuade aud Ralnum e>e, ~
ing o. the trip. Arson said to ~, ~
night we left Boston: Ie
We've done poorly on the trim
it takes no figures TO convince mar
If we'd hit the ball as hard as We Nv,
do we'd have taken two games t,ow
ton, and possibly three: we'd hoye, !
thlee from New York and at ]e...'
from Philadelphia. which, topethe,
the two at Washington, would nav, :,
US pretty good record. We dilnHG
the ball, however, particularly at Be-.
You know, and so does e7e:vboly
who saw the games, why We d!lri,
all the outrageous decisions ever.
by an umpire those of Baruum we,,
worst! Understand, though, I'm Nc
fe,ing any excuses or making any j
Chicago isn't where it would be in
race ii I'd been able to get nv me-,
gether last spring and put EN- TIM
the course of training, which msa
let nothing on earth interiors with
after. l know what my teams cal
of. and the fact that we've not won
games on this trip doesn't worry me
If we'd had anything like fair de,
the umpiring we'd have won major
the games, and my team wasn't ri;
up to its speed at that.
When asked what he really thong
Boston's chances in the lace-if lie
many others, thought it would wi
said:
mo, I don't think they will wi,
The Bcstons have been playing i
biggest kind OF luck. I think it
but one pitcher, and that is ClarEsc
am sure he is the only one that will
The Boston team is strong behla
bat, but it is. l think, weak id
combination. They have been geti4
the best of the umpiripg-sonss
they won't relish when they come Ne
they have to face the same luck tia,
cage has so far. l consider Chicas(
| as strong as any team in the Leagl
have no, weakened. ! think Bose.
] get one OF the first four position
which one / cannot say. as New
Philadelphia and Chicago are il
| race"
What do you think Of Boston as
ting combination?"
Very good. but I'll bet So
clotle, that Chicago has Letter az
at the end Of the season than Bosto
why do YOU think Chicago is
to beat out Boston?"
In the first place. Chicago has
best pitchers. You may pick ort
man III several clubs that can Oh,
my men, but tor Il crowd Of good, $
pit hers tina. are going to last III!
the season, l tell you 1 have the
his is a Very young season Yet, al
Chicago club has been AVA. fro,.
in all bat four games, winning TIL
them from cur Johahs, the Pit,sM
You know we never allow any CT
come to Chicago and take away 6
without hard light. I am no. boa
when i tell you that Chicago. with
Williamson in his old position.
stronger team than ever represenie,
Windy City, and you will all have 4
n!lt it before the season. is over.
DIAMOND NOTES.
Chicago now has clean stretch h
it, and should do something towal
gaining public confidence before it Id
its next trip East.
Arson is still willing to back CHI
III the race.
Wouldn'tit be funny il Chicago
10 turn the tables on Boston for
straight when the latter got here
month?
Garrison is pitching great ball
season.
Chicago has Glass A catcher in
merS.
AID Gumbert is a remarkably hard
ting pitcher.
Big Dan Brouthers leads Arson by
teen hits in the batting race between
two.
A great deal of rivalry exists ameas
members of the Chicago team III tl'
tor batting honors, and the folio
statement Of the stick work done, y
team on the last Eastern trip WILL
what the boys are doing:
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