New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-09
CLOSE LEAGUE RACE.
BASEBALL TEAMS MAKING A WONDERFUL FIGHT
To WIN,


BASEBALL TEAMS MAKING A WONDERFUL EIGHT
TO WIN.
The cubowners Of the National League ought TO DC
well satisfied at the fine race the elght Teams d,
making this year. To cqualze the playing strength
Of all the teams has been the ambition of the promoters
OF baseball for years. but until this season mas the
ambition been gratfed. In past seasons al this UNIV
the race has down TO two or, al inc mos Vioo
clubs. Now even the taenders have chahce, anu
no team can truthully be said TO be out OF IT, IL Is
fine race indeed when the tail end club has winning
percentage Of over 400, while the leaders nave WIN
ming percentage Of less than Coo That Is the oohoi-
tion of affairs in the League at present The American
and Eastern associations not so fortunate IN te
American IL looks If either the Boston OF o. '"'
team would win, while the Eastern Association suus
gle appears like walk-over for the Buiiaio team i"o
Giants still have great chance to win tle League p
nant.
Captain Arson, of the Chcagos, who Is often and
rirhtfully called the grand old man" OF Oaseoaii' 10
always ready to talk the sport and generally reaoy
10 claim everything for himself and his colts On
Thursday however, evidently with the memory OF
tbrae straight defeats fresh In his mind he was not
90 assertve "who's In the League racel" he was
asked.
awho,s in IT. Why Chicago, Of course was the
prompt and emphatic reply.
"And nobody else 2"
much in IT, and for that matter almost any club IN
the Ieaeue NAV pull up before the season is over.
There's a good deal of time yet and It's the cioseSV
ever had"
"How do you find the sentiment about the country
Is there much Brotherhood feeling left"
al don't know much about the country. but can
tell you l didn't get much brothery treatment IN
PHILADELPHIA And the old man smiled Grimly as he
once more recoected those three straight defeats.
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straight victories and THAT'S pretty fine. How did
We lose them7 / guess they outplayed us; thots
about the size Of IT, Ny colts are all in splendid
shape and we've got the commanding position In the
race and prepared 10 take a back seat Tor
anybody. But you'll have to excuse me now. I'VE
got to go and work pitcher
The sillIest wall that has arisen from the ball field
this season is the plaintive caerwaul OF member OF
the Cincinnati team who poured out doleful tale that
the red legs could not win because Latham the captain
was too much of clown OF all the excuses that any
club ever undertook 10 make for It's Dad SHOWING uPo
the field this IS the worst.
The real truth Of the matter appears, TO dlsn-
terested on-ooker to be the fact that Latham Is
playing far superior ball to any man on the team eA
cept McPhee and Smith, and the rest OF the men arc
eaten up with jealousy. Latham is popular player
in some cities and in Others his antics are rather us
tasteful Antics or no antics, he has been playing
His base running has been excellent, his fielding inr
hotter than usual and he has been Of the few bats
men in the club who have occasionally raped out
victory with the bat The team is now playing ABOUT
as good game rs any cluo IN the ruce'
The New-York and the Chicago teams will come To-
rether for three games this week, and great crowds
will undoubtedly go to the Polo Grounds on the hrst
three DAYS of the week to see the battles IL nlst
he 100 much to ask Ruse to pitch all three games but
/ hey
an object to Rusic TO go in and do the extra WORN
Tho cuh can afford to give the youngster 300 extra
for each game he wins from Chicago. Arson ana his
men will play in Brooklyn on the last tlree DAYS Vi
| the week and the chances are that the Brdcgrooms
will also make it warm for the windy city men, Inc
| schedule for the week is rs follows:
VII RHrooklyn vs. Cincinnati, at Eastern Park BROOKLYN
Roston vs. Plttsburg at Boston, Philadelphia VS. Ce'e'
| land at Philadelphia. -,
TuesdayBrOokn Cincinnati po az Ensen F HsK
6 GSrki SI's ss pSiade iSRG%S' '
NewYorX brooklyn Cincinnati at Eastern l ,rss
vs. VsOC Cleveland, at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Poo PARK Gr sP0SS
9pSG vs. V fSaTg sc Philadelphia Boston
| VS. Cleveland. at Boston. vi,
y v cn cRsgG at at f PoS
York; Boston Cleveland. at Boston; Philadelphia vs.
Brooklyn Chicago, at Eastern far, Droon
| Ign Philadelphia VS.. Pitbburg, az Phiadepna' 1o''o"
| VS.. Cleveland, at Boston.
| The American Association teams are all IN inc
West at present. but the Eastern teams VIII return
| home on Saturday. The Associations guerilla cam
paign cannot last much longer. The League Is Will
ing to receive back the foolish club owners OF the
younger organization. The Association cannot hold
It's better players this fall II 1t remains ont OF the
| National agreement and nobody knows this better
| than those same cubowners. The resignation OF
noeto * n
| tions schedule for the week Is rs follows:
To-day-CoCnbus rs. Boston, at Columbus St Louis
VS. Baltimore Lovis; Cincinnati vs. Athletics, at
CincinInti Louisville vs.. Washington, at Louisville
Monday-St Louis VS.. Baltimore at St Louis Columbus
| va Bo,0n, at Columbus, Louisville Washington, at
| Louisville Cincinnati Athletics, at Cincinnati.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Athletics Columbus; Cincin-
boston Cincinnati Louisville Baltimore at
| louisville St Louis Washington. at 81. Louis
Wednesday-St. Louis Washington at St. louis /,
Columbus Athletics at Columbus Cincinnati Bos-
ton, Cincinnati Louisville vs. Baltimore at Louisville
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vs.. Athletics Columbus; st.
Louis vs. Washington st. Louis Louisville Baltl-
| more at Louisville; Cincinnati VS.. Boston, Cincinnati
| STANDARDIZATION vs. Baltimore at Boston Louisville
VS. Columbus at Louis VILE ST. Louis Cincinnati. at
St. Louis Washington VS.. Athletics, at Washington
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