The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
ALLTWELVE WANTTHE FLAG
The GREAT BAsEBALL CIfAMPTONsHif
RACE BE0fNs THIS WEEK.

The GREAT BASEBALL CIfAMPIONsHif
RACE BEGINS THIS WEEK.
An Estimate OF the Strength OF tho varioss
Teams-New York, Boston, Philadelphia
and RrooElyn. CT the Eastern Divisisas
will be in the Hunt-The East has . -
cided Advantage Over the Went
Tuesday. April IL. will be an important day
in the history OF the national game OF baseball
On that day the twelve clubs that DOM pose the
National League will begin tho championship
season. The cream OF the baseball talent al
America has been concentrated into one
grand organization. and never before havo
cranks had the opportunity OF seeing so many
noted players and so much fine playing -
they will this season. The stars OF the Amera-
can Association will revolvo in the same circus
rs the stellar attractions OF the old League. ana
their brilliancy threatens to dazzle beholders.
That tho struggle for pennant honors will 10
fierce one Is self-evidcnt. Nearly all OF the
dozen teams have been 80 strengthened that
they will he able to fight for the nag as
never was fought Tor In the past. Tho fact
TINT losers IN the first series still have .
chance OF winning the last series. and thus
playing for the worlds championship. will
add zest to the contest and mako the latter
half of the fight fully as interesting -
the first.
The season will open in tho Southern cities.
New York going to Philadelphia. brooklyn to
Baltimore. Boston to Washington. Cleveland
to Louisville. Chicago to st. Louis. and Pitts
burgh to Cincinnati. The Western and North.
ern clubs will circle around in the Southern
towns until April 21 when they will return to
the home grounds New York will have the
Washingtons. with Daniel Richardson at the
helm. as opponents. while Wards men will b
called upon to entertain Harry Wright and
his exceedingly lively Qunkers To attempt
to pick n winner or place the teams In the nrse
series would be about as hazardous as an ef-
fort to guess the condition OF the weather
three months in advance. Tho teams have
been SO shaken ur and changed around that IL
is u difficult matter to estimate their strength.
the only basis for calculation being the exhi.
bition games played up to date.
While 1t is n hard matter to determine what
the va ious teams IRE capable OF doing still
the membership OF each has been practically
settled. and some estimate as to their strength
cnn be arrived ut. First to be considered Is the
NT York Ms o NO one w ss be
assertion that they, will be in the fight from
sins ai,y 2! r. %sn s' With uss and Sey!;
lifting team that can DO placed in the
ed And that is sHyinS good an deal The
s wiz ns oi the
generals on the diamond. and In that respect
Is strongsr than ever before Buck Ew Ing
eeious batter. In Rusfs and King the team have
il I'd Crane turns out we'll. the team will have
three thunderbolts before whom no batsmen
sSe nd and aD %
Boyle. Fields, and Murphy; the team Is well
wS New oks should No.
a us,f among the laadsrs at the finish OF both.
The team that is generally looked upon as
winner are tho Bostons. They have been con.
siderably STRENGTHENED over last seasons
the Hub team are strong in the box. and Benz
nett and Ganzel are great pair q catchers.
addnn sr4ns vsss
full Certainly there is no reason to doubt that
Boston will to in the hunt from the start md
Is that which Wi repfesent tic .city across tIe
enins in the he Broot y yns CUB and wari cyl
dsp bent on the Ent Of his LIFE
SSe eatc8els The of the
yet in ses Ward Would d E.va ana to 5Gs ss
viii vii S Ss shass rt and Kennei9 Reys
done well IN tho south. but the
in tho inneld that Brooklyn has been strength
ened. Brouthers Joyce. and Corcoran are
season t inleid viii iii be a Very strong one:
.n ys a4 . 1p The s BSoakya ~ sfe
stir in the race Is quite probable. but that 1t
will capture first donors is VERY 9o Whah,
in the pennant race. This has been due to his
Se gets 81 s ayr tho hs has
gotten tosoth or the best lot Of men he over
no IT, has hsD S% na ss1s ons
or.the best man the Philadelphia League team
Mailman who has developed into u phenome-
nal man for the position At short Is Allen,
thrd as we not a o etc than any MG man
the hbs ID ths
team have rs good an outiiell as could be Do.
sired. The only Questionable point is the
box: Esner Is ~ good man but bit, Thornton Thor and
into condition to pitch the Philadelphia box
will be n geo tsi"ps and the n 2kers will
o. the two remaining, Eastern clubs, Balti.
Ian n ifHi t"s ''4 s ses 20 Washas
tens tens field Wili DO fairly strong; b iut
tho pitchers to withstand the, assaults
q tho best batsmen in America. Foremnnis
York. Brooklyn. Boston, and Philadelphia will
be In the fight from the start. and the other
two are apt to lag.
When tho Western clubs are taken m Arson
and his team naturally come up for consdera-
ton first Of III. That Arson vii! start out with
the irm Intention of cnptnring the hunting
mood not for mn instant be doubted. With the
loss OF Pfcifer tho Chica.os appear to DO much
weakened. and liutchison. Gumbert. and Luby
do not look like pennant winners. However:
tho rcd-iaced captain has habit OF
beginning the season with team that
manage, to win games with considerable fire..
quency. and it will not do to count him ont OF
the race until the end If, however he depends
on his. present team throughout the season.
md fails to develop two or three phenomcnons
during the first saries. Uncle Ans" will find
himself about sixth at thc close. lie will find
much harder row to hoe this season than
last Cnnnyan will not MI Pfciycrs shoes.
Cleveland Is practically unchanged from last
yea- With many MISFORTUNE "A year ago they
landed nth in the race. It is claimed that
their pitchers. all Of whom did poor work last
season. are now In .nrst-ciass shape II that
proves correct; tho Forest ity men are likely
TO max" troubl 10. as in fielding and base rum
ming they are brilliant.