Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1887 — THE BASE-BALL RECORD. [ARTICLE]

THE BASE-BALL RECORD.

Chicago’s Splendid Work—Beginning to Flay Ball in Earnest How the Teams Stand in the Pennant Race —Gossip of the Game Everywhere. [CHICAGO COEBESPONDENCE.J Since the date of my last letter the Chicago team has made a spurt in its race for the pennant that has aroused the hopes of its admirers in this city, and the interest ot lovers of the game throughout the country. The good work began, as I stated last, week, at Philadelphia, when we took twogames of the series from the Philadelphia, lads. It was continued at Boston, when after a close fight in the opening game of the series, we beat Mike Kelly and his braves the following day, and but for rain would probably have taken two games of the series there instead of one. At New York the following week, we took two* games out of three from the Giants upon the latter’s own stamping grounds, and then we surprised the world by going to Detroit, and beating the heavy hitters of the Leaguetwo straight games with such scores as 4 to 2 and 2to 1. That is ball-playing good, enough to suit any one. * Should New York continue to play the> game it is now playing and Chicago continue to improve as it has improved during; the past two weeks, we may anticipate a. great crowd for the two games scheduled for July 4 upon the Chicago grounds. The record of the League clubs, up to date, shows Boston and Detroit have tied for first place, and the positions of the remaining clubs may be seen from the following table of games lost and won: THE LEAGUE.

■2 ~1? o - & I Clubs - £ Os 5 3 2 5 9 Detroit.... 11 1 4 5 2 2 621 Boston 2..1 1 5 3 2 5 321 New York 2 2... 3 3 1 4 3 18Philadelphia 4 3.. 2 2 2 316 Pittsburgh 1 1 1 1.. 3 1 4 12. Chicago 3 1 2 2.... 1 4 13 Washington 1.. 5 .. .. 3.. 110* Indianapolis 1 I|.. 2 2 1.. 7 Games lost. 9!10|14|15 15 15|16 24 ..

The Association race shows St. Louis tobe still further in the lead this week than ever—Von der Ahe’s men seenfing to Leeway out of their class this season as in. seasons past. The fight still continues closeand bitter between Cincinnati, Athletics* Louisville and Baltimore, with the chances at present in favor of Baltimore. Cleveland has finally yielded last place to theMets, and it is hoped that the struggle for tail-end honors between these two crack organizations is now ended: Following is the record:

ASSOCIATION. d . . . . « St « ri 3 2,- •’S''?’ Clubs. p i ? S § g, » 3111 5 2 § £ 21’3 § 5 5-® a. x a om a < o 3 ® St Louis— 8246444 32 Brooklyn 1— 2 3 2 1 3 4 16. Cincinnati 2 2 3 1.. 7 318 Baltimore 1 6 2 6 2 421 Louisville 1342 532 20Athletic 1 2 4 1 4 3 419 Cleveland 1 1.. I'l 4 8 Metropolitan ..11. 2.. 2 6 Games lost s|lß 2o!13 18 17 24 25 ..

SENSATIONAL BUMOBS. It seems too bad that some one can not arise in the arena of base-ball journalism, who can successfully call down the sensationalist? Is it fair that just in the middleof the season, with pennant races going on all around us, we should have our nerves; unstrung and our attention distracted from the real work of the clubs by senseless rumors of trouble in the Pittsburg camp; the intended purchase by Von der Ahe of Simmons and Sharsig’s snap at Philadelphia; the probable transfer of the Detroit club to Brooklyn; the predicted sale of the Wolverines’ best talent to Harry Wright; the. consolidation of the League and Association, and the hundred and one other foolish stories thst might be pardoned during the winter season, when the boys cannot play ball, but which are just at this time an outrage upon a long-sutfering and patient public? The management of the Pittsburg club has been kept busy indeed denying the rumors of internal discord and dissatisfaction in its ranks. But, then, did ever any young club, particularly a club that starts out to play such pretty ball as Pittsburgh has played, enter a race under new colors that some one or more long-eared, surly, jealous and vengeful set of ignoramuses did not put in their blades with a view to making mischief? They can not help it, poor things. Nature has constructed them that way, and if a man can control his sense of righteous indignation far enough to refrain from using them as a plug for a coal hole, perhaps the next best thing he can do is to extend to them his stock of pity and sympathy, rather than his anger. It is said that several players in the Pittsburgh club are angry at Manager Phillips for suspending Pitcher Morris upon a charge of intemperance, and that they are ugly upon, the field as a result of this bad feeling. From good authority I learn that this is not so. The Pittsburg players know that. Morris broke his contract by drinking, and are with Manager Phillips in his action against Morris. If Morris was drunk the proper thing to do was to discipline him,, and no one who has had anything to do with boozing ball players will" gainsay me in this. If there is any one thing on earth to rile the temper and "test the patience of a ball club manager, it is a capable ball player who will insist upon impairing his usefulness to his team by sucking the topend of a whisky bottle whenever he gets a chance, or by behaving as that beauty, Tony Mullane, has behaved at Cincinnati. Now, they are a pretty brace of ducks, aren’t they? Can’t straighten up and attend to a business for which they are handsomely remunerated for just a few short months in the year, without making monkeys of themselves. Why, if there is any one thing that the thousands upon thousands of base-ball lovers in this country admire, it is a player who starts in like a 1 man at the outset of tho season and playa ball until the season ends. We have got ». few of that stripe in the Chicago club.