National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-11-04

The Close OF the season The philadelphia

The Close OF the Season The philadelphia
Club VIII Probably Receive the rennsnt,
The Philadelphia Press says the contest for the
base ball championship ended Friday last, That
day being tho time prescribed by the rules. the
penuant again goes TO the Boston club, they
having won the greatest number OF games. Nine
clubs were originally entered In the champion
ship arena, the Maryland disbandng after suf-
fering six successive defeats, and the Rcsolutes
retiring In August, after being defeated In
twenty ne out OF their twenty-three games.
This left seven contestants, who have played 100
games among themselves, which. with the
nty-nine games played by the TWO disbanded
clubs, makes q total OF los games 10 AZ that nave
been played In 1873, an excess Of twenty over the
preceding season, when eleven clubs contended.
The nrst game was played on the ltth o. April
and the last on the 18th OF October. Two tie
and in nine games the losers failed to score, one
run only being made In no less than ten games,
while the winning score was nve OF less 70
made by the victors In any one game was %, by
the Baltimores against the Marylands, aud the
lowest score In a full game Of nine inning. was
the famous q game, In which tho Athletics
whitewashed the cham piou Bostons on their own
ground. One game OF fourteen Innings and two
Of thirteen innings were played.
| eighty-nino games required were still to he
played at the close OF the season on Friday last,
| the Washington club being the greatest de-
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| left unpiayed. The Phlladelphas, up to August,
| had the lead In the race for the championship,
| the Athletics and Bostons alternately holding
/ the second position, the Batimorcs good
| fourth, with the Mutuals, Atlantics and Wash
4 tnRtons bringing up the rear, long way behinl
The Bostons and Mutuals then commenced Y
| worn ahead, the Athletics and Philadelphia fall
ing on In their play, until the close OF the season
Il found the Red Stockings, OF Boston, again the
champions, with precisely the same number o.
victories as they mad In 1879, when they mrs
gained the pennAnt, but with seven more de
feats. the Philadelphia rank second, Balti
i mores third, Athletics fourth, Nutuals nfth, Al
i IsntIcs six III, and wasntnktpns last.
/ The penuant will not be awarded the Rec
stockings, however, without great opposition
| and II Is probable that the Judiciary committee
| will he solicited upon the case OF Addy, who u
! charged with playing with the Boston club be
fore the sixty days prescribed by the rules hat
\ expired. should the decision Bc made agains
Inc Ilubbltes, ten games will be thrown out, ant
II this will give the championship to the Philadel
N phla club, the members OF which are connden
Of succeeding In bringing the nag 10 this city OF
the arguments TO be made before the committee
4 Similar decisions will also be asked upon tn,
I cases Of Donnelly and Gerhardr, OF The Washing
| ton club.
The following table shows the games won ant
lost by each contestant during 1873, irrespective
| Of any question Of legality, which will he set
tisd by the judiciary committee.