The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
BASEBALL.
RECApTTULATroN OF THE FINEST GAMES PLAYED
DURING LAST SEASON.

REHABILITATION OF THE FINEST GAMES PLAYED
DURING LAST SEASON.
There arc now two firmly established professional
bodies Of baseball In tho field The League, the
older Of the two, has been In existence longer than
the other, and 10 looked upon by the friends OF It's
members a. the plxs ultra OF the baseball arena
Tho International Association the younger body. IS
little moro than ono year old, as IL was organcay
formed In February, 1877 IN Pfttsburg, Pa II Is,
however. composed OF players who during last
proved 10 be tho peers oil the League Ordi-
nsrLy nine nningsaro required for tho completion Of
game. by common consent, however, I'VE innings
are sufficient TO decide contest whom cxtranoous
causes prevent further playing Occasionally IL hap
pons that moro than nine innings required to de-
tormno tho issue. In this lattcr regard last season
was tho most remarkable In tho annals Of baseball
Mover before were there many games played boz
tween clubs OF established skin aud ability Of the
class known as extra-Innings games
ExrRAISSrsos GAMES.
On tho 11th Of May, 1917, game was played a
Boston, Mass, betwoon tho Harvard University Club
aud tho Mancnosters, an International Association
club that stands at the head of The list OF cxtrain-
nings gamca When darkness intcrvenod the con-
tsstants found that they had played twenty iour In
Mugs without either side bong able TO single
run. Ihis game will justly DO handed down to poster
ity as tho anomaly OF tho arena
Next In the list OF oxtra-innings games comes the
one tnai was played at Allegheny Guy, Pa the I'd
OF June OF last year between the Allegheny Club. OF
Pttsburg, also International Association CLUB, and
tho professional Memphis CluU, oil Mempbs. Tenn.
In this contest tho visitors were ihc winners but at
the end Of the eighteenth inning the score stood and
2 la tho last inning however, tho Memphis CLUB
secured one run aud thereby bore OH the palm OF vic-
tory.
Following those already mentioned In Its number
OF innings Is the game played on the ON Of July at
Columbus, ono, between the buckeyes, o. that city.
and tho IccunIsohs. OF LONDON, Canada, Ia whicn
eighteen iul innings we're played rho coming Oh Of
night prevented any further attempts at reaching
concusion. At the end oi the aftofnoon's work the
score stood even--ono Tor each club As they both
belonged TO tho International Association anu we're
among the clubs contcnuing Tor the championship Of
that body, TINS long friendly battle did nothing
to advance cther oil them their chances tor the
peunant vi that association.
The game that ranks In order of extra innings
Is the ono played June 90 at Allegheny City. Pa, be-
tween the Asghenies. OF Ptisburs. aud The proios-
sionais from Indianapolis, Ind, IN which seventeen
innings were played. AZ tho ond Of tue contest Tor
the day, when tho darkness Iorccd cessation Of play,
euch club mad scored just Two runs.
Exactly oight days tnoreafer-on tho 2sth OF June.
l61I- on tho same ground sixteen innings game was
played oo'wSsn sno standards professional CLUB o.
tho visitors were VICTORIOUS but at tho end Of me
fifteenth inning tho score stood and l. Tho final
AT Erie, Pa, May "a, another gamc OF sixteen In
nngs was played. Tho clubs engaging In this contest
both belonging TO tho International Association. Al
the end oil tho fifteenth inning tho game stood tie,
zach side having scored four runs. In tho last inning
Tho homo CLUB made ono run and won Tho game
FIFTEEN iSNlNGa
On the lst OF May, 1877, at 81 Lolis, Mo-, q gnmc
was played between tbs League 81 Louis CLUB ana tue
International Association star CIuu, OF syracSsc, "
X. In this game fifteen inuings we're played without
other CLUB recording SOLITARY run
A. Provdsnco, l., ON tho 23d OF July, tho Auburns
and The Rhode Islands, both belonging 10 The Inter
national Association. played fifteen innings game,
with The lie score OF threo runs each.
On tue Isl OF September, st Allegheny CITY, the Ia
ternational Aiicgnonies beat the League 81 LOUIS
Club IN fifteen innings game BY the score OF one 70
nothi0g II Will be noticed that tho Aliepnenos took
part IN no less than four OF these hpn figured extra
innings games. Only one other cub. however, on
gagged IA more than Of thcm-thc 81 Louis Lcag
Club.
la each OF the foregoing cxtrs-innings eanes--ard