, 1876-10-01

Club has played, as noted, 66 games Tor the
championship. In these It has scored 6lS runs,
the opposing clubs have, in the Us games re-
ferred to, made ESQ runs, or fraction less than
4 to game, q trife over third as many as
the champions. It is curious to note III this
connection that Barnes, the famous run-gettcr,
has scored nearly one run for every two made
by the nine men opposed to him. In other
words, if Barnes could anywhere find a partner
as good as himself, they two could make runs
enough to beat any other club In America.
In the matter Of runs earned, the Chicagos
show 80 IN their games, or IN average Of ~,
as opposed to ITO runs earned by their oppo-.
nents, all average OF less than 2. The record
shows 92S clean hits made BY the Chicagos, an
average Of II to game, which hos never been
The other mines have made 5e5 hits off Chicasu's
pitchers an average of 8, which will be found
larger than that against several other pitchers,
but of no account to win games, because OF the
batting ability which has backed the Chicago
pitching. 1t is in the item Of errors that the
combined clubs win from Chicago, they
having made G47 while Chicago was max
ing $40, or almost two to one in their
favor. It is not particularly wonderful that
batting and fielding like this should win the
full il it had not
1t remains to add that the Chtcagos averaged
most runs per game 19) from the Athletics and
least (5) from st. Louis: most earned runs ~
from the Athletic and least t2.s) from the
Mutual; most base hits to q game Q8) from the
Athletics and least (D from the st. Louis; least
errors to game (3.6) with the Mutuals and
most Q6.2) With the ST. Louis: The only club to
win majority OF the ten games in the series
was St. Louis, aud even they failed to score
same ST. Louis Club was the only one
to outplay the Chicagos in any point OF recor>l.
They made 80 hits to the Chtcagos' 81, and that,
as noted, is the only point, OF play where there
spccts the Chicagos have won easily; and IL
batting, fielding, discipline, and general eff
cheney have shown themselves an organization
never equaled In this country,
It should be added that the play Of the nine
has never been broken bya word of dsscnsion
or dispute, in which particular it has been In
glaring contrast with some. gangs OF
quarrclsome bunmers which it has met.
That this has been The case is due in large measure
aser a. wcli as player and captain, ami who has
signalized his entry into tho now branch OF the
business by winning the pennant with team as
It Is undsstood m m that L The s' Ghicago Club have
other rear. The move was wise one in many
particulars. For convenience Of access and other
merits the present location Of the club has no
equal in the city. The chief suggestion that
should be offered to. the raanagetnent-and It
they arrange with the Lake Shore Road to run
train from the Ean Buren.>trect depot on as quick
time us the ordinances will permit, and timed to
leave at the last moment that will allow the pas
scngers to see the game begin. 1t world he great
heneft to those bafincssrmcn who can hardly sparc
the time to be trunded Out in the slow street cars
1t IL fair believe that it would add to the audi
cnccs. Think it over, Messrs. Managers, and re-
member that we used to have Immense audiences
at Dexter Park where it was all steam trnnslt-
TIE CHAMPIONSHIP.
The past week has been fruitful OF results in the
championship race, and has settled more than has
any other week since the season opened 1t has
f1n.y, Nr~,f1t 1ta!tt 1f1 fJI1
columns that the first game between the Chicagos
and Hartfords settled tsrst place. and the second
nne gnyc St Louis an excellent chance for second
place. The following table shows how the matter
stands up to last evening: