The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-19
BASEBALL.

RELATIVE POSITIONS "f THE CLUBS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND THE Ma
TIoNAL LEAGUE IN THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP
CONTESTS.
Ordinarily the nearer the championship season ap-
proachss ,ts termination the more the interest In
crsasss in its final result THIS pear. however the
concsrn lie very much greater than IL com monty the
The psnnans IL most likely to DO won BY either
the Buffalo Star club, and the question may be
settled between Them in playing cG an unplayed
game-tbo oil July II, which ended In tie, l to
l. Al present the Bunaio club leads In the race by
point, the stars having narrowed the space be-
tween them during tho pass week 20 that diferencc
The only reason that can given tor placing The
Club ahead OF the Star Club is that such ts
proper position. Attic initial meeting OF the Inter-
national Association held al PHtsburg Pa, February
20 1871 the proposition made to settle the cham
pienship contest by the percentage OF games won to
games played. When, however. the fact was taken
into consideration that II any club should play just
one game with each other championship club aud
vim them all and then disbapd the percentage OF
that clubs victories would be i0O-the highest
possible Of attainment The rule was adopted that Is
hes forth In section g. article 49, OF the constitution
and playing rules OF the association as follows:-
rho club which shall have won the greatest number
Of games In tho championship series shall be declared
for the season in which such games were played. In
the event two or clubs shall have won The same
number Of games then the club which shall navo lost
tae smallest number snail DO declared tho champion
Al the hrst annual meeting Of the International Asso-
cistlon held al Buffalo, N. Y, on the 2Oth oil Feb
ruary 1875 many alterations aud changes were mauc
in the constitution and playing rules out as inc AL
roaoy uoted portion OF section OF article Is, was
deemed be SO just and correct rule Whereby 70
settle the championship question, not the slightest
change was made therein. II, therefore, STANDS TO-
Gay as the law OF the championship Of the lnterna-
record tho Buffalo Club lead the list, as they have
won more games than any other up TO this date
The following peculiar feature OF tho case however,
sblans:-T Buffalo Clue have two games yet 10
with the Utica Club Besides which they hhvo on
their list pay on, IN ADDITION TO the lie game al
ready mentioned, another tie with the Utica
CLUB Is 70 81 OF May 4, and one OF July
vented by RAIN. should they win the three from she
Utica CLUB and the from Worcester Club, tnose
added 10 the TWEEN y-hve they now have, will make
their victories twcuty-eisht and their losses nine
play on, beside the with the Buffalo Club, tour
others. All OF these wore prevented by rain-one
each with the Lowell, Rochester, Hornell and Man
chester clubs Snoaid The Stars win all these their
victories would amount to exactly twenty eight aud
they too nave lost nine. so that. already stated
shs championship question may BIO settled between
tbsse Two clubs BY the result OF Tho playing
of the Ito the 11th Of July OF course. to bring
clubs must every champion hip game that they
play with other clubs. This Is possible, but Is noe
thought TO be PROBABLE. Only actual rlayng can de-
tel mine the eiess, this peculiar state
greater would be under ordinary circumstances
Il causes therefore, demand for the following liable,
which gives all the details VI games won and lost since
The season opened -