The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
T'HE FIRST MONTH
WI. Harris Reviews the Young
Baseball Season.
IRREGULARITIES OF THE TEAMS

Situation-Tbs Pennant Lies Between
Anson's Chicago Men and the New
York Giants.
All the League teams are now in running
order, and one may dare TO venture some
remarks as to their efficiency of training
and chances in the race. Some of them
will prove disappointment to their sd
mirers, who are satisfied with nothing
short of peunant.
The Boston team, which started out so
boldly by defeating the dreaded Giants
four straight games on their own grounds,
is now slipping about between third aud
fifth place Now there is a great team
that should be struggling with the lead
ers all the time, but instead it Is on the
outskirts. There is something wrong. It
strikes me that the manager is at fault
and that the team needs an aggressive
eaptain-one who can play just as well
after making an unsuccessful kick as he
would il the kick had been successful.
The Cincinnati team, strong in every de
partment, is tail ender. There must be
good reasons for its poor play. OF course
a team cannot win all its games. No one
expects that, but the Cincinnati fans have
a right to get good ball playing for their
money, even if the team loses. But the
Reds perform their duty on the field per-
functorily. They play, or have been play
ing dead ball" They do not put any life
into their work. Their trouble is an I'M
popular captain. Latham is a sort of base
ball jester But he gets tiresome after a
Il oft 10 b
ably, of these facts, but he insists upon re-
tanning Latham as captain. The man is
entirely untitled for the place because he
cannot inspire any respect from the other
players. Once in while as was instanced
few days ago in New York, the team
wakes up and puts a little life into its
work
The Clevelands, with their new players
and the veterans to steady them, gave fine
exhibitions on the home grounds and man
aged to win large majority Of the games.
The team may be depended upon to always
play an interesting game, but it is not evil
IDENTIFY made Of that heavy material which
wins in the end. 1t should secure a good
place, as it is liable to win a game at any
time 1t has some promising young pitch
ers and some veterans. They are likely &c
fool the big men when it is least expected
However, on their merits Manager Lead.
ley's men should, if they continue at then
present gait, occupy fair position at the
end OF the season. The team has been
greatly handicapped by the accident to
Captain Tebeau, but even that lively player
could not bring the 0evelands within hail
ing distance of the flag
The Phillies have tried hard for several
years to take a championship TO their quiet
town, but have never done better than
third, and that has been about their size
every year. They have better team this
season than last, and are now IN or about
third place, and seem 10 be playing very
steady ball and winning certainly more
games than they lose. They helped the
east little by winning a couple Of games
from Arson. The Phillies, willis not cham
piOns, have had the reputation Of being
champion killers. One year they knocked
Detroit out of the championship, and came
near knocking the Giants out ia 1879. The
Philadelphia Brotherhood team prevented
Ewing's men from winning last year. IL
looks, upon present indications, as if the
Philadelphia League team would not fin
ish worse than fourth, and Is liable to slip
in third-that is, Il its pitchers hold cut.
The Pittsburg team il an expensive one,
and on paper certainly should make a
great showing, It's pitchers all have bril-
liant regulations. and nearly every man on
the team Is star. IL was third once, but
of late it has been wandering around sixth
place. An examination Of the scores indi-
Gates a tendency toward record playing. it
would appear "a IL the team did batting
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its record away from home has not been
particularly pleasing 20 rs friends al
home. There ars some stories about lack
Of harmony in the team. and Captain Han
lon finds il difficult 70 re: any effective
team work out Of bis men Take them al
together the Pittsburgs DO not appear 70
have much chance Tor the pcnnant My
friend. J. Palmer O'Seil, will not agree
with me upon this, but u stands inst tie
same.
The BTooklyns. q wonderfully well bal
anced team, on paper, have had great
deal Of hard luck. aud their start has been
a poor one. Their hard lRck stili continues.
and seems endless. However. only month
Of the season has gone by. and there - am
pie time for recapsTatI0n. I cznBo. be.p
believing that the team viii get into shape
before long, and CRAFTY the wishes 81 -
admirers By making a sp1rt - tie frout
This seems % be the opinion Of nearly every
baseball nlaa meet II this brace oeeurs
soon, / an sure Wards naen will have
something TO say about tie penuaut. a.
though their start has been - very bad.
90 not see how they car VIZ the champion
snip.
The championship appears 20 ne 20 he
between New York AID Chicago. Aasou
this year, has got about tbs same team
tina: be had last But be has = unusually
well trained and in fns condition lis
pitchers, TOO, are doing remarkably good
work Tie odd man l. systsuLsfsc la rs
work, and his good base runners AID good
judgment can Eet II rms or very feg
hItA bis team . - IL every respect
Arson Is very courageous and very con
fdent, AID DeyeT beaten uD;3l tie LAT Ezzn
IS pat Ous IL TIE lat inning He bAs gog
most OF bis players IL This sane way Q.
thinking. ard hence the team always E1sss
upon the fed with an ar q eouG6sSos
thai Is noticeable even q TIRE spectators
bare left Lag feYorites for the eaaEu psors-
ship for ths Iast They got = ve-y bad
starr through hard luck. add E14 sore srEa
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