New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-04
BASEBALL BOOMING AGAIN.
HEAVY ATTENDANCE Ar THE GAMEs-GiANTs IN
COED FORM.


livery Indication now points that baseball
has passed through troublesome times. Men
formerly supported OF the brotherhood
usually partisan followers OF the National League
sit side ty size at local games roofing" in unison
for the OF the Giants or the Bnde2tooms, Is the
may te. Strife has been forgotten the best Of
good feeling exists the players and the club
owners and this happy result must naturally widen the
scope Of the and deal OF good to baseball -
large.
Decoration Day illustrated remarkable revival Of In
terest in the game only In NcwYofk CITY, bat also
in cities The attendance the hundreds OF amateur
also phcnomenally large. About 100000 people
witnessed the Decoration Day games in the National
League and this beats all records the history Of base
ball. The 10000 people at the Polo Grounds were .
revelation and even cnhus clubownec hal
not placed the probable attendance at $4,000 Or
90 OOO Veteran enthusiasts remember the crowd
at the Polo Grounds ct ,enthst sew
era years ago. The game between the NewYork
and Detroit and the crowd large that the
fences were pushed and mounted police had TO BE-
sent for 10 field Things different Tues
day afternoons and the best Of order prevailed
But the seating capacity at the present grounds fully
double thot at old grounds Central Park. In
the cheaper distant left neld the stand was 80
crowded that spectators stood through the entire game
There was not for sit down. although
M tickets we're sold the stand half hour before the
game began.
The Giants continue play In good form and The
peneal opinion be that as the pitchers
settle down the will be a had TO beat. Rusis
is not vet at best but is steadily improving
is also Crane the other bulky pitcher Baldwin is Pitch
ing in good foim, and he Is decided gain Tor the team
Kelly Is slowly ding 10 form and he probably wishes
that be had left variety caller and joined the
Giants with the other players. The team batting
terrific form players doing the best base
running ever seen In this city. The iehing work 10
good and with the pitchers shape the Giants ought 70
thn ftonf I'm
Ward are doing really remarkable work The only
trouble preset Is that several OF the
men are little anxious 10 hit the bali They refuse
to accept balls and Ward should sec TO- It that
this oyeF.anxety rip the of the ball checked
Immediately Several games nave been lost this season
from this This really tn, oDy gsring oefees
the writer has noticed IN the team.
Goth the New.York and Brooklyn teams will be kept
busy this week The Giants play the ST. Louis team ct
the Polo Grounds ana Tuesday and the PuA'
tures on Wednesday Thursday and Friday winding up ne
week with Louisville nine. The Chicago ST. Louis
and Cincinnati will cross bats against the BFiae
grcoms at Eastern Park Brooklyn. The schedule Tor
the week Il follows:
RSa3o I a a''' si'S:
e PM sSrs at VI asSsn
lyn New:Yopk vs. St. Louis at Polo Grounds; NewYO
MouisVs at Balti@Ore Phaasphs Cincinnati at
Philadelphia; Boston -. Cleveland, at Boston
Wedne sday-New. York Pttsbirg, at Polo Gronnde,
Nes.YorsS Brooklyn IS. ST. Louis. az Eastern Pafk,
BROOKLYN: Boston Cincinnati at Boston; Phiadepnle
VS. Louisville. at Philadelphia Baltimore We; Chicago, o.
baltimore; Washineton.ys Cleveland at Washington
says sssR VS. VS. Fl bss: ps
Sew York: Washington Cleveland, at Washington;
baltimore VS.. Chicago, Baltimore Philadelphia We:
louisville at Philadelphia; Boston vs. Cncinnao, -
Boston.
Friday-New.York VS.. PIttsburg. at Polo Grounds,
Naw.YOrk: BROOKLYN, ST. Louis, at Eastern farhs
BROOKLYN Boston Cincinnati az Boston Phiadepna
vs. Louisville. at Philadelphia Baltimore vs. Chcsgo'
az Baltimore Washing on CleN Gland, at Washington
saturdey-New:York Louisville, at Polo Gfo ps'
BROOKLYN: Boston Pittsburg at Boston PhadepoH
vs. ST. Louis at Philadelphia: Baltimore vs.. Seveana'
az Baltimore Washington vs Chicago, al Washihs'o"'
There Is an undercurren In baseball at present whcn
NAV deyeop into something. and then agan Il may hzAe
out People preterd 10 know say that this VIII %
the last season Louis Louisville, baltimore ana
Washington In the League OF course the retirement
these cities from will mean the reorganizaton
OF the American Association and this Will mean the seiec
,on OF four other besides those mentioned 10 make
I'D the needed circuit Of eight cities. New'forx Is
mentioned as likely put club In the Associat!on IN
fact the names likely 70 be at the head OF the
nroposed new club limited at. The nervous people
who fear baseball war are exciting themselves un
nocessarly There will be war. II New-fork has
two teams there will be schedules which VIII not con-