New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-17
LEADERS WELL PUNCHED.
THE BASEBALL WINNER HARD TO PICK
GIANTS HAVE DIFFICULT WEEK BEFORE THEM

GIANTS HAVE DIFFICULT WEEK BEFORE THEN
SUNDAY GAMES, SCORES AND RECORDS.
The League baseball race is as close and the result
as uncertain as ever and one days games may change
the positions Of the leaders. Careful critics thonghI
that the Chcagos would lose their lead on their EAST
ern trip Just ended but Anson's Woodworking atm
lctes disappointed this part Of the country oy sons
West Saturday night still In the lead Inv
Chicagos did as poorly the trip as was eSpecteu'
but the Giants and Bostons did not do quite rs wei
as was anticipated. Anson's men won but hve games
out of the twelve played on the trip
The Giants will have a hard row TO hoe during the
present week, and they will have TO DO better WORK
than they have been doing of late to hod ther OWL
The local team will play three games with the BoStons
at the Polo Grounds and then 80 10 fiiiaue'p" Iol
the last three days OF the week. Inc 0lantS nave
had moro trouble in winning from these two teams
than from any of the Others In fact the games ths
week NAV, in "A measure, decide the local teams
pennant chances. So far the Giants nave Won o"'
four of the twelve gaines played with the bostohs
In order 70 win the series from Boston, the local
team will have TO do great work, and few people
heIieve that the New-Yorkers will be able 10 oocom-
pnsn IT, still Rusie will pitch in two OF the Boston
pames and with anything Ike help from hIs
fellows may win them both. John Ewing is likely
10 pitch in Tuesdays game, as captain : buoA
ELONGATED brother is at his best Just now BARI tne
new pitcher may not be tried again until later In the
week.
There is one thing about the playing Of the local team
which does not suit the followers of the club. me
GIANTS generally open the game with spirit land DASH
but as soon as they get fair lead they seem content 10
hold their advantage instead Of lettering it, TINS was
Illustrated in saturdays game and Cncnnats squirt IN
the seventh inning all but caused the defeat OF the local
team But tho Giants woke up and managed tot the
score in the ninth inning and they had drawn game
IN their record while they ought to have won easily IL
Is not fair on the pitcher TO have him work he Jury
for nine innings and to have the rest OF the team nan
asleep except in two or three innings
The recent playing of the Brooklyn team mas hoo
heen ANY better than The work done by their rivals on
This side of the river The two defeats administered pS
Chicago were received with poor grace In lhe CltS VI
Churches by those who remembered that recently warn
men won three straight games in Chicago. BrookHhs
pitching department is not any stronger thah IL hs.
be- DAILY will be able to play in week or SO ana lat
will strengthen the team behind the bat
The Philadelphia team has been doing the DeSt WORK
for the last month and is rapidly forging 20 the front
continuation Of the present WORK would lana the
Quakers first place TO az ccrtanty IL Is haruy prop
able however. that the Quaker City men can sIu inc
mace they have been setting. The Brooklyns are tfth
while 1.-The three Western clubs-the Ceveiands, Cihcih-
nails and fredericksburg up the rear. The latter
team made its record last week, losing six consecutive
games. -, 1900 a., 49, hoe. ,ror,,
last week. the latter winning FIVE OF the SIX games
played. WORK won three and lost Two wule VII
caco broke even, winning three out OF inc sA eih0S
PLAYED. The weeks record follows: