River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-11-04

ever, the aggregate will show that the
Metropolitans scored fully as many
runs as the Worcesters, while they
surpassed them in base hits and total
bases, having made 90 base hits with
total of "A, while the Worcesters made
but 46 base hits with total of SO, each
having scored p runs. This summary
shows that New York has an
uncommonly heavy batting team, and
it is fair to predict that the games
this week between the Metropolitans
and Troys for the New York state
championship win be very close and
highly interesting, as the Troys and
Worcesters in their games together
were about match in playing strength,
each having won SIX games of the
twelve played although the Troys ran
ahead two games in the aggregate of
the seasons playing, unless the dis
puted game between the Worcesters
and Cincinnatis is decided in favor of
the former, in which case Troy will
only lead by one game.
The great feature of the week, how
ever, will be the playing of two great
professional games daily for the first
four days of the week, something which
has never occurred in this vicinity be-
fore The Metropolitans will open this
afternoon with the Troys on the Polo
ground, One Hundred and Twelfth
street and Sixth avenue, in the first
game of the series for the state cham
pionship, while the Bostons, with Bond
and Burdock, two very popular Brook
Ign players, will open with the Worces-
tiers on the Union ground in the first
game of a series of four Tomorrow
the Metropolitans and Troys play the
second game of their series on the
Elysian Fields, Hoboken. while the
BostOns and WOrcesters continue play
ing on the Union ground Brook
lyn, until they finish then series
on Thursday. The MetropoEtans
and Troys return to the Polo
grounds and play their third and
fourth games Wednesday and Thurs
day, and finish their series Friday and
Saturday on the Union ground, Brook
| Ign. This will give baseball admirers
in this vicinity chance to choose be-
tween ten professional games.
New York next year will be represent
ed in the league and much stronger
nine will he secured, but it may take
several years to secure a team that will
be all that could be desired, as the men
rule will prevent the management of
the metropolitan clubs from securing
the players they would like to have.
This is now the only obstacle in the
way. If the Troys should defeat the
Metropolitans in the majority of the
games in the state championship series
it is nothing more than might be ex-
pected, as the Troys have been two
years in selecting their team, while the
Metropolitans were gathered together
in few weeks's time. The profession
al games between the Bostons and
Worcesters will also be a very fine con
tests, as these clubs are about tie in
playing strength the Worcesters only
leading the Bostons by one game i'll the
campaign of the entire season.
There being no entrance fee charged
for ladies accompanied by gentlemen
other than to the grand stand at the
Polo grounds the baseball games are
rapidly growing in favor with ladies
and every game that has thus far been
played has had an increase in their at
| tendance over the preceding game.