The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
BASEBALL CHAT.

bHSLDF-G- SIlNIs
! In the winning Of tho last tire, games
from Chicago DIT the Polo Grounds the
Giants were never pushed to their ut
most. The task confronting them next,
three games with Louisville. to-day to-
| morrow and Saturday. H. regarded as in
| hnitcly easier than the work of defeat
ing the Chcaguana The f}ourhonvlle
"ll!kers" have yet to win game from
New York, ana there appears to bc less
reason TO expect they viii do 50 in these
three games than IN any other series.
And for In" very excellent reason that
IN" I.oul3ville club comes ~, IS clos"
10 lettering on It's last legs. The club
hasn't pnnu"d out financial succeS ~
this season. and its tou to one shot
that that city VIII not hr found in ~
League CirCuitnCNt year. Indeed, the stui,
IL again out that already d.nl has been
nearly completed whereby iulfAlp next
season win utilize Luuisvile'- franchise.
This !, not n"T I6 T. r.a@,S 81 ,hI Ga Sc
when the Giants played In Washington
Aug. !, 3. ., "rhr Evening World" re-
p2rt,r accompanying tn" team ON its
Washington players. The talk then was
more particularly as to the poor bust
ness done by clubs In Ioui.vlll" and
Washington. The fact thlt Buffalo was
]
l.eagu" came up and the Washington
ians were. contrnting Themselves that
even II the attendance was small IN
Washington II wasn't half as small as
that In Louisville, and that II any club
withdrew II wOulu be Louisville. All
that was transmitted to THE Even
Ing World" and printed in this column
at that time.
AS the season approaches finish more
details crop out, and now 1t is said
that capt. Tom lirown. centrenclicr of
the l.uuisvlles, VIII play next season in
New York; Fred PREFER the second
haseman, with Plttsburg. while Catcher
Weaver has already obtained his release
and Will At once join the hittsburgs. So,
with the Bourbon Colonies SO close to II
state of disintcEratIon, y IL not DIM
cult to predict that the Giants ought to
get away with three straight in gal
lop this time.
Little Willie" Hutchinson Chicago's
pitcher may he In the gore and yellow,
but somehow or other he managed To
hit the ball mighty vcIousH In The
| vest crdny and his extremely long hit of
the day before, also home run wCron' {
beaten by any of the colts on Anson's
team.
Edward Burke Is soiidirying the popu-
larity he has always ENJOYED on The
Polo Grounds as the season wancS His
ihe work of TUESDAY brought him n
y
The Evening Worlds" sporting Extra
last night. II now appears that BURKE
Nille's d,riEenS wCr" not responrblr tor
this. rs II Wrs the tribute of Il rew grand
stand fans" who visited Eurkryin" for
the ocra ZION. The "unt"rIinrd" IN b lrNc-
viii" may do II lItl!e something on their
own account before the team goes away
again.
1t is to he hopcd that Harry stevens
the popular pulls .r OF the -core cards
nj the Polo Grounds, hag secured the
franchise for next season. He work
has been q revelation in ita way, and the
energy h. has displaNed N announcing
batteries and amy changes In the teams.
hay" been udiN appreciated 10y the
thousands of patrons OF the game
At the close Of last evenings game.
"dowrtowncrs' felt thcy would be
forced to eat cold dinacra. as II was ua-
comfortably close 10 twilight, and by
the time Twenty third street was reach
ed IT. was dark. Again, Messrs; Taloott
and ward, "rh" inaniug World" calls
10 Your kind attention. the growing
Necessity thu all Games be- called o.
Games nj that hour, and "rt "a" regular
patrons can stand Il regularly.
Monday next. Is an open dat" in the
League schedules. and win be utilized
10y The Giants and Ctnc;nna;iS IN Iit!hIs
postponed game in the FIRST series.
csnt-p-Fiell"r I.ruge Is surely u mar
velloua PLAYER, aud HIS six t"rt of per-
soN.l.t!, with three feet oycrhnnG q;
arms. makes him almost inN!ncihlr in
/ the Outu"ld.
( Tim Kccte oflriates az umpire ut East.
/ crn Park this afternoon. Tim was at
! the Polo Grounds yesterday, and look,
fat and rosy ana handsome.