New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-22
GIANTS STILL IN THE LEAD,
DIMINISHING THEIR START. HOWEVER
RESULT OF THE LAST WEEKS WORK AMONG THE
ASSOCIATED BASEBALL CLUBS.

RESULT OF THE LAST WEEKS WORK AMONG THn
ASSOCIATED BASEBALL CLUBS.
II the baseball games Of last week be taken sny
criterion the for the championship Of ;he National
League will be remarkably close and exciting struggle.
The team did the best during the week. win
ming Eve Of its six games. The Cleveland team comes
next with victories two defeats It's weeks
work. New-York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati bfoks
even each winning two and losing games. Chicago
won two and lost three games. Brooklyn won two and
lost four while the Pttsburg Pirates did than on
by winning but and losing three games
The Giants did than during any like period foy
more than month and the croakers are beginning h
ro.k rearking that the local club has tumble
and that IL will fall back into minor position.
the dissatisfied ones wish to pose prophets, II might
be advisable for them TO keep quiet for little while
,oneer at least The local team Is In bad shape a
nresent and t can break for the next three weeks
q remnant chances will not be injured BY that time he
hospital list will be lessened. II not entirely wiped out
ard Giants ought 70 nave eear ssnihs curing the
remainder OF the season.
soe neonle are Of the opinion that Captain Evne Will,
ma. 40 much nayng this season. and maybe they are right
Ewing has done ,tle or nothing Tor MS club this year.
bu. ne saws he will be all rdt In week or ten days
The captan says that his shoulder Is slowly mendine
a ,h,t bs viii be behind the bat before long Just
how that mysterious injury was received nobody seems
TO know - .
II has been said mat Ewing injured his shoulder in he
Giants trip early April Such Is not tac case hos'
a,or for Ewing PLAYED In one game ON Lss VIZ anu N
tina. game he played shorsop and he played 50 poorly
that he had little throwing 70 DO. Ths "ants may b
ahI. 70 win the championship without mei' captain.
p,ckiey,s hands hold out. Clarke Is clever htoe
catcher but he ought be utilized at short'oo until
Cla.scoek ia able to taka up his old position.
sharrott Is slowly recovering from his oadiy bruised
arm and he NAV able TO pitch on the Mines coming
western tour and before that. keefe ana Welsh
have done poorly and little dependence can De placed On
them at present John Ewing strained one OIL the musc
IN his pitching arm in that disastrous Ptsourg game
and he has not pitched since. Rusie consequently VIII
have 70 do the bulk of the pitching until the other men
recover from their injuries Keefe and Wech recover
their cunning.
The Giants continue hold the lead In the Lesaue race
In spite of their mshaps having two more victories ana
three less defeats than any Of their rivals Bosnns
aefeat on Saturday enabled the Chicago nine 10 get back
into second place. Boston is close third, CeveAnd
fourth Brooklyn fifth Philadelpbs sixth, with Ptsours
and Cincinnati bringing up the rear.
The New-York and Brooklyn teams VIII play series
Of four games this week. and some welconested con-
tests will result BrideEqooms hope 10 reverse the
order OF the first SERIES when they won but one out OF
the four games played with New-York. Todays ana
to.morrows battles will be played at Eastern PARK.
BROOKLYN and Wednesdays and Thursdays games VII
be PLAYED at the Polo Grounds The games won and lost
nv ali the League clubs to date as follows:
NATIONAL LEAGUE