New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-07
BAD BASEBALL WEATHER.
FINER PLAYING THIS SEASON.
THE GIANTS LIVELY AND "sNAPPYD-GAMEs
FOR THE WEEK

FOR THE WEEK
The club and club physicians are watching their
players at present with considerable solicitude ut
there has been little sickness ranks Of the green
diamond knights. but II the unreasonable weather con-
tnues much longer the Golfers OF the only
be depleted. but the players will knocked out as WELL
There have been few warm eunshny days this season.
large number Of had postponed on account
Of rain. Even when games have been PLAYED, the out
helders as general rule have frequently stood In mud
and water ankle deep. Although the season this year
started fifteen days later than did lat year. the weather
has been considerably worse than 1t in 1892 Con-
deIing the weather the revival Interest has been re-
markabe and whenever the shines large crowds wit
ness the games. BY coincidence the Giants were to
their at the Polo Grounds THURSDAY but
rain caused the potponement OF the game Friday.
week later the BTidegrooms had experience In
Brooklyn
That velier sharper games being played this year
when compared with those Of last nearly everybody
admits Still It must confessei games 80 far
have not shown the Increase In batting generally anci.
pated when the pitching rules changed. writer
Of the opinion, however that advances
the batting will lie heavier. The fact sharper field.
ing is being done to-day than should not b.
forgotten. Drives that formally for hreebae
hits and homeruns are now easy for the feetootei
ouheders Of the National League There Departments
in baseball which has kept with fielding. UT the
one department in the about which lt,e
The writer wishing compare the this year with
those played corresponding period season. has IN.
earthet interesting facts The records are naio
from the first twenty-five played season with
like number played last year. Las, year in twenty-five
300 scored 4i7 basehits male ard
156 errors charged against players. In the
first twenty-five games this year 297 runs have been
made, pitchers have been battd safely AL times while
lii errors have teen made. In the number Of
games twelve scored last year.
hits made and twelve These
conclusveIy that there been improvement
both batting and fielding this The percentages Of
earned runs is also larger this than it in 1892
Both the Giants and the Bridegrooms will KEEP. busy
this week. although the Giants will play only
the Polo Grounds. The Giants play Brooklyn
Monday and Wednesday and Philadelphia Thu sday.
Friday and Saturday. After playing games
the Giants the Brdegrooms will play the Bostons East
Park the last three days OF the week. The
schedule for the week is follows:
Monday-Brooklyn VS.. New-YoIk at Eastern Park.
Brooklyn; Baltimore Philadelphia Baltimore Wash.
lnston Boston, at Washington Cincinnati Pittsburg
Cincinnati Louisville Cleveland, az Louisville; ST.
Louis Chicago, at st. Louis.
MISREPRESENTATION Brooklyn, ct Polo Grounds
New.York Baltimore Philadelphia Baltimore;
Washington Boston, Washington; Cincinnati
Pittsburg, at Cincinnati; Louisville Cleveland, a.
Louisville; st. Louis VS.. Chicago. at st. Louis.
Wedne sday-Brooklyn rs. New York, Eastern Park,
Brooklyn Baltimore Philadelphia, Baltimore; Wash.
neton Boston, Washington; Cincinnati Pitts.
burg Cincinnati Louisville Cleveland. Louis.
vile.
Thursday-Brooklyn vs. Boston, at Eastern Parx,
Brooklyn Philadelphia vs.. New-York at philadelphia:
Baltimore Washington, at Baltimore; Pittsburg
Louisville, Psburg; Chicago Cincinnati, Chi.
cago; St. Louis Cleveland, at ST. Louis
Friday-Brooklyn IS. Boston, at Eastern Park, Brook.
Ign; Philadelphia NewYork, at Philadelphia WASH
ngton Baltimore Washington Pitisburg LOUIS
yille Pittsburg ST. Louis Cleveland, ST. LOUIS
saturday-Brookyn vs. Boston, al Eastern PARK
Brooklyn; Philadelphia Newyork at Thadelphia;
Baltimore Washington, Baltimore; PittsbuIg VS.
Louisville, at Psburg; Chicago Cincinnati, at Chi
cago; ST. Louis Cleveland. st. Louis.
Sunday-Chieago VS.. Cincinnati. at Chicago.
Baseball, the game and its literature are, general
thing, freer from unsportsmanike conduct than any
other outdoor sport 1t is seldom that player viii in
tenonay njure rival, and when he does he generally
the condemnation which such conduct deserves In
second New-York- game played at the Polo
Grounds recently Carroll the Boston Ieftteldr Jumped
into Doyle, the NewYork catcher, at the pate IL was
the third time Carroll had been caught at the plate and
looked he tried spike DOYLE. The spectators
least thought and they hssed Carroll roundly That
he did inure Doyle due TO the hter's activity
than anything else People VIII be surprised 10
that the Boston correspondents have been unfair
enough charge the NewYork players with dirty
ball playing The rousng thrashng that the Giants ID
mnIstered the champions on that day seems to have
upset the who!e Boston aggregation.
The contests between New-York and Brooklyn this year
and NewYork and Boston promise to lie unusually interest
Ing and the players not likely TO handle each other 100
tendery. Boston recognizes IN the Giants ormiabe
rival one likely % her pennant trophies
Boston will also find that the local team can ply
NICE quiet game the champions insist setting
rough pace the Giants will be ofraid TO
adapt tactics There is no love lost between
the New.York and Brooklyn teams and when the men
Ward and Fouz together this week something
will have to give way. Ward is now just deeply
interested In defeating Brooklyn in baseball he IN
having win during the last three years People
how well Ward holds his for he sorshy
to-day he was ten years ago. Arson and the other
veterans are fading, while Wards sixteen years on
thu We not IN n
credit for the excellent WORK OF hs
New.York nine The Giants play together As one
man.
The New.York players still talking about fales
clever pitcher Carter. Carter Is OF the aest ana
thinnet playing bail to-day, and giant that Conner
is, Carter looks down upon him. to speak. In inc
Carter pitched with wonderful speed and No
succeeded In striking eleven NewYor ba;smen some
thing % amateur did The ball over the
plate so that the Giants could do little effective
batting. and the New.York players frequently renslrAed
they would be glad when the and they
afraid that one OF ,arters speedy curves "ou'a
njure They said that IL the swiftes pitching
they had faced In many day. After the game Carter
several OF the local players aud during the en'e1
ton which ensued he said
II afford let myself out In thi, weather and
shnn't all my speed until It gets warmer i"s
Giants wondering how fast that ball will 'ra'e WHICH
Carter faces the batsmen OF Harvard and Princeton
Michael ]. Kelly the catcher who has been demoia"''
Inc the West Win MS GiscOiuait mu>N' ""N
EFFORT. ready repent and Join the Ne"'iO'" w.
Kelly last to he sea',s, a"' Nv
really solcitous a. TO whether the Ne"iu ~.
really desires hi, services or not Kelly. however mas
adopted unwise plan. lie should cone !" -
and make personal arrangements with the Nea "' =,
Getting his friends write letters In his "" ~
good. Kelly will not receive salary io' Wv -, s
has lost. I, h. want. TO Join the tam on the sans
plan with the other players he may come a" , 1O
Otherwise he may remain away. II heiN Is 80 ~
do as he peases discipline and tam "o'" ,,o.
vanish. Ward cannot anorl 10 m'Ae ta''"'' '0
10 this player.
The following story Is told by , n.n's na,,'"s.
shall. who encountered crowd oi ci,u'"''" "'s'
Marshai-What Is all this row ao", - ..,.,,
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