Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-29
FOLEY'S WEEKLY LETTER.
CURRY TALKS ABOUT THE GENERAL BASE
BALL SITUATION


He SIN Kick, st the Conf letting Schedules
and Wishes They Observation-Disclosures
Excitement is Dying Out-Other Interest.
ing Gossip.
BOSTON, June 2S.-Both onr Boston teams are
now In the wind and smoky West hunting fol
fresh laurels, and up to date they have given
an excellent account of themselves. The
League team astonished the baseball world by
winning three out Of four games from that Gin
cinnati team. who have been laboring under the
delusion that no League club had license to
beat them a series of games. The Cincinnatis
are a good team, but they are not heavy
enough with the stick to beat our Boston team,
when Clarkson, Getzein and Nichols are In
good pitching trim. And when you talk aoout
great catchers, just bear in mind that all back
stops take to the woods when Charlie Bennetts 8
name is mentioned. Bennett first surprised
the baseball world in 1876. when he caught
This team was called the Neshannocks.
Toward the latter part of the season Bennett
emIgrated to the Etna club. of Detroit.
If the Boston League team have their men IN
condition during the rest of the season, they
will make it warm for all other CLUBS Anson
has been doing great deal OF blowing ABOUT
his lucky young blood team, but he VIII see ms
team on the toboggan slide before the fourth
of July. CINCINNATI Brooklyn, Philadelphia
and Boston are yery liable to land ahead of
Anson's team, and it is no sure betting that
New York won't do the same,
THE NEW YORK LEAGUERs.
The New York IN. L) individually and in
good condition, are as strong as any club in the
League. There is poor discipline in the club,
and Glassceck is not putting life enough into
his work. The New Yorks have been playing
at home to empty benches and it does not en-
courage Glasscock who draws salary OF 50. OOO
for the season. Many rumors are anoas aoout
the financial condition of the club, and these
rumors-possibly false-are not liable to inspire
the PLAYERS with much confidence. The League
cannot afford to lose New York; the other CLUBS
must come to the rescue TO help her out, no
matter how severe the loss may be. If the
brotherhood move should suddenly cave in. 1t
would not take New YORK long to pay up Tor
recent losses. The Boston brotherhood
club continues to lead the procession,
and IL the pitchers hold out they ought to win
the pennant without much trouble. Brooklyn
ana New York have taken tumble, while
Pittsburg, Chicago and Philadelphia have
struck winning streak. 1 think Comiskey's
team will surprise some OF the croakers In
short while. Williamson's acquisition will
help the team immensely, and from now on,
they ought to fight Boston a hard battle for
the pennant. New York, too, should pick up
when "Buck" Ewing settles down once more
to good steady work. Wards men have 'shot
their bolt;" they have been playing miserable
Chicago were the most decisive of the season.
EXCITEMENT DYING OUT.
The Brooklyns (P. L. played two games here
on Bunker Hill Day and drew nearly 5000 peo-
ple. This is not remarkable attendance for
two leading clubs, which leads me to believe
that the Brotherhood excitement is dying out
to a certain extent Heretofore a frst-class at
tendance was good for 5000 people, and this
was more than the two Boston teams drew
this year. Forepaugh's circus was in town and
may have hurt the attendance some, but the
crowd was not up to expectations, as the
Brotherhood people figured on 5000 people
with good weather, and the day was all that
could be desired. And such execrable work
as the Brooklyns performed They were beaten
Il to 6 In the morning game. but this was not
marker to the slaughtering they received in
the afternoon, when they got it in the jugular
vein q to 4. This bad showing had its effect
the crowd dr. pped down to $500.
The Boston League team will make it warmer
than ever for Kellys men during the rest of
work they will certainly injure the Brother
hood attendance in this city. The League
club has been unfortunate from the start, and
yet, with all their hard luck, they have aver
tendance has been about 5000 on an average,
but it must be borne in mind that the team has
been a winner from the very start. Now the
question arises: If the Brotherhood team had
as much hard luck as the League team, would
they average 1,600 gamer No; honest 1njun,
and without ejudice, don't think they would
average a thousand day. don't mean to
say that the Brotherhood team will lose its grip
on the public, for they are ball players from
their toe nails to the roots OF their hair; but
simply mean to say that success In the future
means prosperity for the Triumvir's men who
have been playing a rather ragged game until
this present trip West.
DON'T LIKE THE SCHEDULES.
This conflicting schedule business is to be de-
plored, but both sides are headstrong SO let
them have it out to a finish. One thing is GER
tain. though-the League is badly handicapped
by Cleveland and Pittsburg, who are clearly
outclassed by the tail end Buffalo team.
Deacon Whites men have one point in
their favor, and they are being benefited by
club is drawing very well at home for a tall
ender, and if they can pluck some victories
from Philadelphia and Brooklyn, they will
make some money when they play the Bostons
two games on the Fourth of July.
The Bostons will be the boss drawing cards
in Buffalo, on account of the appearance of
Rardie Richardson and Brouthers, who were
members of the last Buffalo League team in
1856 Both men have host of friends in Buff
falo, and expectto hear of them receiving
cordial reception in the city where they first
made their regulations.
The Bostons (oh mercy. have to put down
P. l. again) are travelling through the West in
a manner that would make the famous
Jubilee Juggins" of English turf fame, green
with envy. "a young English Hebrew,
known as Jubilee Juggins," went through
over 81 coo, 900 in three years.. Kely's men
chartered the palace car "Shangraun' from
the Fitchburg Railroad Company, and will
travel in her palatial apartments during the
entire Western trip. The boys can now enjoy
a little game of "draw" without fear of being
CHARLES ]. FOLEY.