New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
THE WORK OF THE GIANTS.
IT Is NOT WHAT THEIR FRIENDS WOULD
LIKE TO SEE.
,,prAIy EWING UNDERGOEs 4 SEVERE OPERA
TON FOR HIS LAME sHoULDER-KEEFE


md Philadelphia series Is dscouraging to the fol-
wars of the club OF course the PLAYERS are badly
hrosen up and some OF the best In the team are
;n on the hospital list Yet the reserve list OF the
uh Is so formidable that there Is really excuse for
,he teams unusually poor work. The nine of course
sses the services Of Ewing Glnsscock and sharrott
Great deal II is likely 10 miss them for some time
yet The team starts on It's Western tour this week.
rs unless IT improves wonderfully in its playing can
t hope 10 return TO home grounds In first place and
70 the PLAYERS are not careful they will not
eturn even in second place. singular thing about
,,e Sew-York Club IS that when the players are not
hating we'll they play poorly in all other departments
a the game Take basehit out of The Giants score
and you take everything II the team goes in and be
,ns TO bat pitcher In tie first and second innings
me chances ten to that they will win the game
m walk. IT, however pitcher is strategic enough
n hold them down with few hits for four or five
innings the team seldom does anything.
CAPTAIN Ewing underwent an operation the other day
and one which even his closest friends did not believe
he would undertake Captain Buck has been accused
ofhaving that propensity called by the lovers of slang
squittine.7 He has never been looked upon a man
assessed with unusual courage. although everybody
hss always admitted that he is wonderful ballpayer
some have been unidnd enough to assert that Ewing
vas not trying to get in condition and that his lame
ann and shoulder all myth. There probably
never ballplayer chagrned at his injury and
his inability to play the captain Of the Giants
lie has consulted eminent physicians all over the
country about that troublesome shoulder and has used
barrels of nnment Of all kinds and odors on his
shoulder Still nothing seems to give him relief. As
last resort, he went to a veterinary surgeon the
other day and had the horrible singing irons applied
10 the refractory muscle Of his shoulder. Some
suggested that horses with troublesome lgaments and
Joints were greatly benefited by being fired or
ostered with hot irons, and Ewing thought that
such treatment might bring him relief II
terrible operation TO undergo but Ewing stood the
ordeal nobly, and he seems to think that he will
be able TO go behind the bat regularly within two
weeks He will be marked for life, however, and will
carry those his shoulder as long as be lives
The injury 10 young Sharrott the pitcher, has been
one Of the most unforunae things that have happened
10 the club this YEAR sharrott is probably the most
effective pitcher in the club against the Western teams
Unless he is able to pitch the coming tour OF the
nine the club may have rather hard time of ii.
sharrott has delivery which the Chicago and Pitts
burg clubs especially do nothing with His most
famous delivery is a speedy down shoot, which most
batsmen have found the most difficult Of the many
curves TO hit With Sharrott to alternate with Ruse
and with young Buckley behind the bat and Glass
cock short the local team would be able 10 win a
large majority Of its games on the coming tour.
without these it IS doubtful if they can do it.
Welch is not always to be relied on and John Ewing
game a week and pitch it well. Keefe seems utterly
useless. This famous pitcher has gone all 70
pieces, and will have 10 do wonderfully good worn
from this time out to convince his friends that he is
not a back number. He however, says he is in
superb condition-never better in his life.
The Tribune receives many letters soliciting ex
planation for the errstc work Of the Giants. The
H. c. Person letter is only fair sample OF the rest
Mr. Person is Of those men who seem 10 thk tia'
q nine ought 10 win every day He remembers thit
New-York met Chicago and gave AnSons team terri
bic tronnCing. Now ne wants TO know why the New
Yorks did not annhlste the Quakers saying that the
Philadelphia team cannot be compared TO Chcagos
aggregation. To Mr.. PersOn and Others the time
worn excuse can be given. Baseball is an uncertain
game and You never know just where you are until
he ninth inning has been PLAYED. The Philadelphia
club has always been notonously successful against
the New-York team. Why this is nobody, OF
course can explain Certain batsmen can hit certain
pitchers For instance Gleason. the little pitcher Of
the Philadelphia club, has always been a terror TO
NETWORKS batsnen. Now, nobody VIII attempt 10
argue for a moment that Gleason is nearly as good
pitcher as either GARRISON Hutchinson and the New
York batsmen generally hit both of these great
pitchers with some freedom. Then, again, players
are but mortals and while they might play magnlh-
Gently to-day sickness In the nine. or injury to a
player the next day, would demoralze the whole team
With the injuries to its players, the New-fOrk team
mas played, Idhlus III dVoScthOI' d o'V"NS
game 1t has had more illuck than all the other
teams in the League put together.
The games at the Polo Grounds tomorrow and Tues
day will be the last professional contests to be seer
in Harlem until July 30. The Giants play at Phlla
delphia on Wednesday and Thursday, and then starr
West opening their tour at Cincinnati on Saturday
The Bridegrooms play at Eastern Park on Nednes
dav and Thursday. and then hasten westward, play
ing their opening game at Chicago. The BrideSrooms
Ieouen the season at Eastern Park on July To- IIr
League schedule Of games for the week is as follows
Monday-New.York VS.; Boston, at Polo Grounds New
yo-k. philadelphia VS. Brooklyn, at Philadelphia On
ehnat vs.. Cleveland at Cincinnati Chicago vs. Pitts
burg at Chicago.
Tuesday-Philadelpha vs. Brooklyn. at Philadelphia
Ncw-York W. Boston at Polo Grounds, New-York; on
Pittsburg, at Chicago Cincinnati VS.. C!eVeaho
a, Cincinnati.
wednesdsy-BrOolyn Boston. at Eastern Park
p,ookivp PhladelDha VS. York. at Philadelphia
Chicago VS. Cleveland, at Chcago Cincinnati VS. Pitt''
burg at Cincinnati
Brooklyn Boston. Eastern Park Brooklyn; Cneaa'
Al Chicago.
Friday-Chicago W. Cleveland at Chicago Cincinnati
Ptisburg, at Cincinnati
satuidsy-Cnennsti vs.. New.York at Cincinnati Chi;
vs. Brooklyn, az Chicago Pttsbufg VS. Boston al
Pi;tsburg; Cleveland vs.. Philadelphia at Cleveland
While the League clubs are going westward the
American Association teams Will make room for then
more formidable opponents and come East. The
Western teams open in this section Tuesday.
The championship struggle SHOWS 1iR Boston, -
Louis, and baltimore teams In the front ranks, viii
the other teams badly strung out. The American
Association schedule Tor the week follows:
Today-LorisVille VS. Cincinnati ut Louisville; St
I.Ouis ". Columbus at 81. Louis.
MonCay- Boston Washington, at Boston, Athletic
vs. Baltimore, Philadelphia.
Tuesday-St Louis Louisville at 81 Louis
Columbus Cincinnati, at Columbus Boston vs. wash
nctOn at Bof~i.
Wcdnes,ay-BOston Washington, at Boston Athlete
vs. tnlOIc at Philadelphia; Columbus vs. Cincinnati
.: COLUMBUS st. Louis VS. Louis,ile, at St. LOUIS.
ThurSday-Boston Washington at Boston ColuH bus
CincSInst., at Columbus 81 Louis vs. Louisville az
81 Louis.
Frlday-Athetic Baltimore, at Philadelphia
sSturcay-Athletc Vs.. Louis at Philadelphia; Ba-
more w. Cincinnati al Baltimore; Boston vs. Columbus,
Boston Washington vs. Louisville, at Washington
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The grand-stand patronage at Eastern Park is about
one half the total attendance. This speaks well for
the class Of people who attend the Brooklyn games