New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-15

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Cleveland 4, Philadelphia in tenth inning on account
Baltimore !. ST. Louis g. Of rsn)
The Giants wound up their OF the West at
Pittsburg yesterday. and Ward and his men started
for home over the Baltimore and Ohio road at WV
p. m The team will reach Jersey CITY al y HI
to-day and large delegation OF local enthusiasts
will be on hand 20 welcome home the boys.
The result of the tour has been particularly grau-
flying 10 local followers of the game, ana II l"e
good work Is KEEP; up the attendance al the s-''i''
a, the Polo Grounds during the remainder OF the
season will be unusually large The Giants p.ayen
their last game on home grounds on June a.
Since then the team has played eighteen games on
foreign grounds. winning fourteen. or the four oe-
feats, two were by run only-whicn IS re-
markable record in these days OF scienthc pase-
alplaying and heavy batting.
The team eft home In seventh place in the race
for the pennan and Il d.d not feel any too secure
there The men have worked hard since then, ana
the players return to-day In third position having
passed Cleveland. Brooklyn and Pttsburg on the
tour. Boston and Baltimore are now the objective
points and the coming games with those teams VIII
be watched with keen interest by enthusiasts all
over the country
The team started on its tour on June %, defeating
the Grooms in Brooklyn on that day. Then the
long jump to st. Louis was made. and the players
lost their first game 10 the Browns by the close
score OF to @ The two other games in ST. Louis
went to New-York, and the Giants went to Chi
cago, where they two games, rain stopping
the third contest Then followed three straight
victories in Cleveland. and three more in Louis
Vile The team began the last week of It's tour at
Cincinnati and the NewTorkers won the first
game there, making their eleventh straight victory
Cincinnati had just finished making similar rec
ord The next two games at Cincinnati were lost
and the Giants started for Pttsburg TO wind up
the Pirates. This is record Of which the follow,
ers of baseball hereabouts may well be proud, ana
certain critics who have been most unfair should
in future temper with kindness their criticisms or
the work of the players. Ward himsef mas been
handled without gloves. and he is naturally highly
eated over the record his team has made in the
West
Fuller, who has replaced Murphy at shortstop. has
done splendid work and Ward is In a dilemma about
what 10 DO Murphy has fully recovered from his
injury but Ward does not like the idea OF making
any changes just now. particularly while the team
Is doing so well. Murphy may have trial in the
serves credit for his plucky work at Pitsburg yes
terday. In his recent game at Louisville Meekin.
when about to pitch the ball, caught the spikes on
one OF his shoes and the sudden wrench given his
arm panied him rely. He has not fully recovered
from his injury The New-York Club has Withdrawn
its claim for the services Of Camp as that player
is not needed
A comparison OF the records to day and those OF
a year ago is interesting. on NY 10, 1893. the
Giants were eighth leading Chicago by one game.
while Baltimore. which was in tenth place. was only
two victories behind the Giants. Here are the
records