New-York tribune., 1894-06-11
PLAYING BETTER BALL
THE GIANTS PICKING UP A LrrT1R
INCREASED INTEREST IN THE BROOKLYN TEAM
- ROGER coNNoRs RELEASE - THE REC

INCREASED INTEREST IN THE BROOKLYN TEAM
ROGER coNNoRs RELEASE - THE REC
oRDs AND GAMES THIS WEEK.
cood crowds continue TO patronze the baseball
games and II the Giants improve in their work
the stockholders of the New-York cub VIII have
nothing financial to grumb.e abou; this year. New.
Workers. however do not ike losing team, ana q
few consecutive defeats for the Giants have most
depressing effect upon the followers of the club.
Every defeat means a material cut In the at
tendance, and every victory. particularly II tne
victory is well won has just the reverse effect.
Wards men picked up a little .ast week. and the
crowd increased in size every day. lf New-fork
could get among the leaders, the Polo Grounds
would not be large enough TO ho.d the peop.e VINO
would flock to Harlem 10 witness the exploits OF
their favorites.
This applies with equal force ID Brooklyn. Fou'1
and his men I'D poorly for a time and the at
tendance a; Eastern Park dwnd.ed to insignificant
proportions. Then the Brldegrooms ''braced up
won seven consecutive games and an epidemic OF
baseball enthusiasm broke out in Brooklyn NOW
that the team Is doing good work the score by IN
nngs is posted in conspicuous PAGES al over Brook
yn. This is especially noticeable in South Brooklyn.
where the interest has Jagged for several years;
In fact. since the Brooklyn club abandoned i0
old grounds at Washington Park.
WHY CoNNOR WAS RELEASED.
The management OF the New-York club has been
criticised harshy for the release OF Roger Connor.
the veteran first baseman Connors work Tor .
wear has not been OF the sort expected. and the
majority OF the patrons at the Poo Grounds were
unanimous in the opinion that he should be replaced
by a younger and more aggressive payer. The
change was made. and then the very peo2,e who
had cried ,oudest for the change set up howl OF
protests A baseball. crank Is peculiar animal
at best. and the rue-blue enthusas; is the hardest
mortal on the face of the earth to please. he IL
satisfied on.y when his favOr!te team wins, ana tnen
all the players heroes. II the Giants had peen
winning Wight a.Ong. not a word OF profess wou-d
have been heard. There w5s little demonstration
AZ the grounds the day that Connor appeared IN
s. Louis uniform, nut IL was noihing 10 compare
wl.h the demonstration few years ago "nIcn TO-
Lowell Gerhardt's release. In the after case Rlcn-
ardson, who suppanted Gerhardt showed tnat ne
was a better man. and Gerhard, who had been
king of the green diamond fed, was forgotten IN
q few days.
Baseball history will repeat itsc.f in the case OF
DOYLE. lie is a better baseman. baserunner, ana
he is more aggressive tnan Conner ever was in ms
life white his batting Is Just as good. II not better
mOrta's known as timely batters. He can hit sateiy
when hits needed whereas in tails respect Con-
wofu.y weak.
THE RECORDS.
The League race s a good one. and every ndlca-
ton points to a close and exciting struggle right up
10 the finish The hustling orioles continue to set the
pace. with tweny-four victories and nine defeats
The Boston. Pittsourg. Philadelphia and Cleveland
teams are all but tied for second place. Brooklyn
occupies sixth position. while New-York leads the
second division The appended records may Interest
many people. some OF whom seem 70 think that tho
League is nearly instead OF just beginning
1894 RECORD TO DATE.