The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-15
ALL START FROM SCRATCH.
TWELTE TEAMS RENEW THE FIGHT ON
ETEN TERMS

Unsueeessfui Teams Have Keen Strength.
ened, aud VIII Struggle Hard In the
Second HnIf-rhe Decision OF Protested
sburgh ut the Polo Grounds
To-day and Chicago In Rrookiyp.
The smoke OF the nrst baltic will have
barely cleared away before the opposing
forces face each other for the. second on
slaught The wounded will be hurriodly car
ried from the field. the survivors OF the con-
nict take short breathing spell. and at 4
o'clock this afternoon the battlefelds Of the
East will rcsound with the din Of the struggle
The fact that all the teams start on even
terms will no doubt arouse and increase the
interest Of patrons No doubt tho cranks Of
Boston. Brooklyn. and Philadelphia feel secure
In the belief that their favorite teams can
climb to the top and stay there. Onthe other
hand the clubs which lang uished in positions
remote from the top have in many cases been
strengthened and their supporters may take
renewed hope.
In the case OF the New Yorks. Manager Pow
ers has added four new men to the tenn. and.
while 1t is yettoo early to Judge what the effect
OF the changes will be. there is reason to be-
lieve that eventually the result will he an i'm
that the. New York team shall play lively.
wideawake hnll. aud he will doubt ess receive
ip this city, That he will continue, to make
changes until the d, sired result Is attained Is
by the rear guard to strengthen. and the Lead
n ERR wH MN VII 70 on in Gne.fag me
games. For he first time in his career Arson
ende, race over than third, and the way In
which tho old man is grabbing new players
time Tho fight promises to ba u very inter-
esting one. AS result Of the protested game
being thrown 4. I,puiS rlbS of % la
ieai and takes ninth place from New York.
During TIE first halt Of the championship
there We're four protested games. the action
ty the committee upon them being us follows:
New Yorks ard the Baltimores the. latter CLUB
e H.R IE T the .sa Es a
was sustained by the League. April %. ut
Chicag.. with III" score to = in favor OF tie
broke into the, game and would not dis
ps,, tdsa For For this 5e. So tie are
the League Committre. May 10. in 4 sched-
9lMd Sam at at o s7hursn n.'We'n n tn New
LETT the counts. despite reHnonstranc"s from
playe pnI umpire, and would no, llqy as
burghs. and that d-cision also stands. One
nrn,..ted game. however, was set aside. and
St. Louis Ii was charged that the h ter tailed
to pu, IN an ar enranrs on time. May II and
the ura piro gave the game to the tlevelanus
bya scor. of 9 to o. ,Hnis award, was over
ruled by the League. howeye.. when it was
made apparent that st. Louis had Leen un.
able through no negligence on their part to
reach The grour is the al point ed time
Both New York a Brooklyn will resume
business at the old stands this afternoon. The
Pit,snurghs will g seen at the Polo grounds.
and local patrons will no doubt he curious TO
see the work OF the new men corralled by Pow.
ers. Their play has been the subject Of fav-
orabls comment At various points. and there is
every indication that they will put up an inter-
esting game. At Eastern Park the Rrooklyns
will have Anscn and his reconstructed colts
The Biookiyns and their splendid record will
Of course be sufficient attraction to draw out
their admirers 1t will be ladies day at Last
ern Park.
The final figures Of the first division are as
foll,us.