New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-25
THE RACE FAIRLY STARTED.
LOUISVILLE AND BOSTON JUMP AHEAD.
BROOKIyN FOURTH NEW-YORK FIFTH, AND

BROOKLYN FOURTH, NETWORK FIFTH AND
BALTIMORE BRINGS UP THE REAR
The large attendance at the baseball games on sntr
day and the genuine enthusiasm displayed aE""i mus
trate the fact that National game has FUZZY n'oV
cred from the two years Of strife and today Is as pop
uar, II not more popular, than il ever WIS Oeio'c
The cubowncrs and players never made wiser hloNo
than when they stopped squabbing. compromised the"
quarrel and saved the game from ruin
The new order Of things this year, the twclve-cluo
league the concentration Of all the best players In ono
orgnnzaton the general changing around In the make
M Of tho teams seem be doubly pleasing The new
faces in the local clubs will have beneficial erect
some possimisrs will howl for the Keeies, 'ohhorS'
Richardson's, Plnlmeys, etc, because they think II
smart TO advertise themselves freaks, but the
majority are than satisfied with the new men VINO
have taken the places Of the old favori,cs
Ewing will cover first base AS well II not better
than Common ever did, while batsman and base
runner Conner Is not in the same class II BaSSett
takes care Of himself, Richardson will not be missed
Ruslc has stepped into the shoes discarded by Timothy
kccfr, and comparison her" IS not necessary BpSH
is the best catcher the New York club ever had except
ing when Ewing was in his prime a backstop, and
that was several years ago. Lyons Is certainly the
best man for third base the local club ever had con
sidcring his battng Fuller the shortstop IS little
jewel and he will occupy warm spot in the hearts OF
every follower OF the club before the present season IS
half over.
An accident 70 Boyle, who IS scheduled to do most
O the catching for the Giants would prove disastrous
still the conditions about the several years
ago. when Ewing did about all the catching. Fields
Is clever catcher and throwcr and excellent
latsman and base runner. hut fill he IS not Boyle.
Murphy tho extra catcher. Is fairly good man, but
lac hardly strong enough catch regularly for the
local team.
To careful critics the New York team looks all
right and il has an excellent chance for the champion
ship. second to team outside Of Boston. The only
drawback 10 the Ncw-York team is that one or two
PLAYERS prone either to lazlncss carccS,ncss. II
+, the duty II Manager Powers and Captain Ewing
TO SEQ that their do their duty, and II they don't
do IT they. too, should be blamed.
The Giants have two games al home grounds
before they start for the West to DO gone until MAY IL
Tie same conditions exist In brooklyn. except that
the BrdcgIoo will not return 10 Eastern
| Park uniA MAY L. The New York and Boston
teams will play nj the Polo Grounds to-day and to
mo-r,w and the friends Of TIE local team bop, that
II will wipe ont thi- year The lugloriou> record made
ngainst King Kelly and his men hst season.
Rusc was powcrlcSs against tie Boston batsln"n a.'
| year: IN flct. this WIS tho only team which did
not shake with fear when the terrible Ilooicr sent
those lightning curves over the plate. Ru,ie ttnl.
| that DE- will do better this year
No fault can be found with the excellent rccor
| tsng made by the BROOKLYN team. and friends o
baseball over the Mg Bridge, and they are legion
arc well satisfied with the ausDclous manner I'm which
| che IIridcgrooms have started tho season. To vii
five Of the first games played. with only tive
Of those Gimc, home grounds. Is record any team
| ought TO be proud of. Foutz has been lucky fine
| for the club and j fortunate that he WAS no
| released when Brouthcrs secured 10 replace hin
Mt first base. Foutz Is pitching well as ho eve
| did.
The twelve teams have now settled down in Tn
RIO for tho pcnnant, and the struggle hrough0u
| oucht 70 be close and exciting. The Louisville an'
| 30 ton teams are In the lead ut present with ~
y1..t.r.-, and one defeat each. PittSburs Is third
| ur,okiyn fourth and NcWNorl nth. IN" BaltlmoT
| team bring, up the rear. while the Philadelphia Hl'
| ,l,coro clubs Of which 80 much was expected. arr
r,, much ls.ft.r Off The race las only started. now
| cvrr and there will De many chang"- before tI'
| nrnl game, are played In October The record "
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