New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

ono dea-the success Of the team. Team work has
always been Ansons strongest point, and individual
records have been the ruin OF the Giants
The Boston club has easily captured all the baseball
honors Of the year The city certainly ought to be
proud of having captured both pennants The Amerl-
can Association trophy was easily secured. for the
simple reason that the Boston Association team was
vastly superior TO any of its rivals This is one Of
the highestsalaried teams in the country, and had
the championship safe before the season was half
over.
The Boston League club has won the National
League championship and won 1t fairly in spite Of
the unwarranted nsnuations which have been stirring
the baseball fraternity for the last two weeks This
club is wonderful one in many respects. 1t has
been remarkably strong in its pitchers and catchers
and also in team work 1t won first place by good.
conscientious work, and deserves all the honors that
90 with pennant winning Garrison, Bennett, Camel,
Selee Tucker, Long Quinn, Brody, Stovey and Staley
have all done good work. DethTOned Z" King Kelly"
only came in at the finish. lie is probably the one
player on record who in one season played on two
championship teams.
The Chicago team, which finished second in the
National League, looked upon a winner
Till within ten days of the finish. When that space
devourng rush of the BostOns killed AnsOns men, ii
almost set Chicago crazy. Arson certainly deserves
great deal Of credit for the remarkable work his
team did. At the best 1t IS only a cheap nine, and
few OF the players get fancy salaries. II was Ansons
strong individuality, his sterling qualities and his great
energy and push which alone enabled Chicago to
finish WELL
But the collapse Of the Giants is terrible. No team
ever started out with such brilliant prospects still,
considering the injuries to the and the general
Iluc of the team, New York is fortunate In securing
bost and the differences between the stockholders
did not help the club but next year conditions promise
to be favorable EwinS's breakdown and the
collapse of Keele and Wcch and the calamity TO
sharrott. and the Injuries 10 other players defeated
ibe team which early In the season looked invnclbe
That suspicion should be thrown upon the manage
ment of tho club for losing those games in Boston Is
team Intentionally allowed the BostOns to beat them,
but that seems to be the general idea in Chicago.
The Bosons defeated the Giants when the latter
at their best at the opening games at the Polo
Grounds four straight games People did not think
that significant for they howled when the Giants lost
five games at Boston at the end Of the season. when
half OF the players were crippled and unable TO
play: n,uo.o,.,o Oh, T., a,nor. .,.,o..,.u ..
factor IN race, but has never won the championship
The idea there seems TO be 10 keep up Partially
poded phenOmenals The managers are also great
workers for young men. Harry" Wright. the veteran
crcketer and baseball man, Is excellent manager
aud has made good record considering the material
The Cleveland team is snguarly like its Philadelphia
brethren The Spiders" as they are called. always
play a sharp. brilliant and energetic game. and while
seldom beaten badly they lose a great many games.
The team is superb fielding one, but lacks batting
The most unfortunate team this year is in Brooklyn.
When Ward secured 10 PILOT the BrldegrOOms the
City OF Churches anticipated easy victory. The
nine had won the League championship the previous
year. and stmnge as Il may seem marvellous things
expected Of II this season. In spite OF all the
early promises, the Bridegrooms ended uD In sixth
place. Like the New York team the collapse OF old
favOritcs ruined BroOklyn's chances. Ward probably
did all that any could do, but his abors went for
nothing. The Brooklyn team next year will be ma
terlally changed I'm fact, probably not over half
dozen members of the present team will play on next
years nine The club across the river Is one OF the
hi CHEST sanred organizations in the country and II
would not be surprising 10 President Byrne adopt
the policy pursued In Chicago and In future develop
Instead Of buying players The Brooklyn club has
class players than any other club in the country.
The Cincinnati team finishes In seventh place, a
position few people thought ID WINS capable OF secur-
Ing. The club originally regarded as n tail
ender from the start. Double clubs In Cincinnati
proved great drawback 10 both teams. and cost the
club owners great deal OF money. Arlle" Latham,
the baseball clown, is good ballplayer, but he Is
not great captain.
The greatest disappointment OF the year. however
the Pittsburg team. which finished last. At the
start Of the season II generally believed by well
informed baseball that the actual would be
between Boston, Pittsburg and New York. The team
WINS made up almost exclusively OF stars" aud its
utter collapse Will do b. kill the star syscm1
than any other thing. II McCunnlgle had been
secured manager mt the start the team would have
undoubtedly made n better showing.
In the American Association Boston finishes FIRST.
ST. Louis second the Athletics, third Baltimore,
fourth Milwaukee, fnh Columbus, sixth; Louisville,
seventh and Washington. last.
championship the clever methods Of r. 4. Powers
team n ieave NIL rivag the