Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-15


 miLLlc uf July. and which promises to last tO t!3c very end nf the race, has ever been s,r',I sine baseball hCCamc n professional E;I'u". IL k n fight for murc than empty huH' rs Every player in the thrcc teams k ii. auvi8liy interested on account of the Tcnl |" cup >crit', which follows between the vinnrr ;.ud the plac.'" team. Those E;l. ,~ V ill m,t enough money tn pay each rl..,,r nf the winning: team at least $50O. Tl...t k unc ry,>,n why the struggle bc c"'s,,s al personal ono among thcso thrrc lead rs
 IT." CondiilouS and positions of the ClUh at this ss:t-un make it fop,gunc ,"'I, u~i,u tha; thv linltimup's, New IurI.S ;3d B,,.tnu> will finish one two, tErr. ml.!N lS' i:"i in the ur,lcr named, hut sUrr!y ;O iHrlu,l,' the tri" in the first thrcc. The Philadelphia club ought tu keep fourth place easily. whilc tho LouisVillCs seem tu have cimch,d" their hold on the tail end. It l. almost equally certain that but one Of the western clubs will land in the first division. which proves my analy- sis of the strength "f tn" l3 teams made last spring namely, that the western six wCrc far inferior la the six of tho eastern section.
 The sraSnn up to this time has brcn re- marhahly frr from ugly rumOrS uf any kind. \ few careless words uttered in NIit Sa'lRllt@~ 1l Oliv,r Tcbcau uf the Clcvclands gave rise tn thr only scandal with which the Ma tiunal league race was marrCd this season. The circumstances of tho case arc these: Since last year, when Captain Tcbcau was ordered out of the game at the Polo grounds by Umpire Gaffncy, therc has been ill feeling between the Cleveland and New York players. This unusual Cnmity has been carried into the games which were played this year between tho two mines, and the spectators in each city took up tho spirit of bitterness in behalf of their respective clubs.
 During the Clcvclands last visit to New York this feeling of bitterness unfortu- natcly led to n rumor which had no founda- tion, except in the careless words of Cap tain Tcbcau. McAlccr indirectly started the trouble by openly ''rooting" for tho Bostnns against New Works interests. It was the day when the St. Louis team beat the BuStuns 9 to 5. Tho first scorc of that game gave the St. Louis team five runs and the New York spectators chcercd lust lily aS the figure was bullctincd. Next inn ing the BustOnS made five runs, and then McAlCcr thrcw up his cap and tauntcd the crowd, while the Clcvclands all showed their satisfaction. But when tho St. Louis team won out and the New Works defeated tho ClCvClands at tho same time n New York 'crank" yelled to TCbCau, Wen take thrvc straight from you, Patsy. '' Then in n spirit of hot resentment Tchcau uttered those words which. owing to a run of subsequent circumstances led to such harmful consequences. That's all | right" cried the smarting Cleveland cap tain. but we'll get even by leaving four games in Baltimurc.'
 Scorcs of New Workers heard these words which TChcau thoughtlcssly utter cd. Most Uf them set them down at the time for just what they wCre-mCre badi- | mage. But when the Cleveland team did lose four games in Baltimore Tebcau $ words were r'Callcd, and there were thou. | sands of people in New York who, on that account, believed that tho Cievclands did not try to win a game from the Orioles. Itis such indiscrcct worSls and acts of cxcitablc ball players that frequently dc | harm to tho game which gives them em- l ployment. Tho scandal which attended tho close of the National league race in 1891, when tho New York team put in thrcc weak hines against the Bostons and played off two postponed games by dou- bling up, so that the Chicagos wero beaten at the wire by a nose, has had nothing to l bear it company until this unfortunate break was made by Tebeau. want tc add in conclusion that those who know Tebeau and his men do noe believe that they arc capable of doing what his idlS words implied. They met the Baltimores when tho latter wcre playing invincibls ball and were simply overcome by superior work, that's all. But men like Captain Tebeau should try to bridle their tongues while smartina under the effects of pas sion.
 New York broke another record by turning out 52, 500 spectators in thrcS successive days. Nineteen thousand saw the great Boston-Ncw York game on Fri day, Aug 3l, tho greatest nonholida, crowd ever seen on ballfield. Next da, 10, 900 collected at the Polo grounds, ant on Labor day the nu.lbcr reached g, 500 In the history of the professional gam nothing like this enthusiasm has becI seen.
 Probably much of this supcrexuber ance has been worked up by the New Yorl teams well earned reputation of making Garrison finishes. Nothing like its worl in that respect has over been accomplishe- by another team. Just recall che circunl stances In tho last Boston series tn New Yorks tied tho scoro of tho secon game with two out in tho ninth innin and won 1t in tho tenth. In the thir game they snatched victory from defcs in tho last inning by tying the score O playoff of Friday, Aug. sl, when, wit tho score tie, to l, they batted out fou earned runs of Nichols in tho eighth 1T ming
 Among the other notable pullouts mus not Do forgotten tho gamo with tho Brooh lyns when after two wero out In tho mint inning they pounded out tho four TUT needed to win, and of Stein's delivery (