, 1881-10-02
Wanted : An Explanation of That Game at
Troy-Not Wanted Bummerism
Among BaIl-PIayers.
1Ir. George Lorillar<f'S lsrectiiug-
Farm and Ills Celebrated
Horses.
Notes and News Concerning the
Trotters and Run
1erS.
HASE-BALL.

The League Championship season closed bs
limitation With the games played last Friday
and the lon;. agony was ended. The contest
has been ono Of unprecedented Interest by
reason Of the remarkable cvelness Of the
playing strength of the different clubs, anil
the consequent uncertainty attending the
outcome 1t was not until the season.
WAS more than half over that the
result Us to first place began III
be foresilaIowed with anything like
tlti1,itnt.ss, and even thes. it WIS perfectly
possible for either one of four clubs to win
the prize At the end Of July, when three
out of the live months Of tile playing season
1,ad elapsed, the club 1T the front had lead
OF but fur :-llles. and the next t'Su clubs
were so nearl, Il tie that both hau strong
hopes OF getting the championship. Ii was
not until Il lllontl, later that the Chicagos had
secured i lead that in view OF their
average playing strength seemed tn
assure success. To those, however, VIII"
correctly gagged the difference between the
Chicayos alld all the other League teams in
the matter of batting, base-rtirnin-. and Een-
eral effectiveness Of play. the outcome, bar
ring serious and numerous accidents and
disabilities. WIS Il turegone conclusion 1rum
the first. The Chicago management had ut
the beginning of the year done !. thing pre-
viou>ly un.,eard of-liast rclainen for Il see
und season the Identical te:ln which won the
championship in 1888, and the result
justified the judgment which animated this
action. With Il team differed, handled. and
disciplined lis were the ChicaSos If l>>ts1-
that is IL say. team uf its collective playing
capacity-lt is doubtful whether it would be
possible now t" organize lt.a'i that would
beat the CnlcagOs III Il championship contest,
and il Is perhaps because vi q feeling that it
would be To tile interest Of the League us a
whole to r1acc the struggle OH !. footing
more nearly equal us between all the clubs
that has inclined the Clica2" ,n2,aseinent
to let some Of ths. players 60 and bring III
extent these changes will be made cannot
HOW he stated, but it would no: be surprising
If three or four members Of the 1cAI OF this
year should not he found in the team uf ISL.
Chicago has had remarkable success ill re-
spect: Of not i'shlSa, single series II liatt
one tie, winning, AMI losing six games VITA
Cleveland, while the other record oi games
won anu lost was: Against Providence
nine Won and three lost; Buffalo, seven Won
and five lost; Detroit seven won and five
len won and two lost: Worcester, nine
won and three LOST. III tie matter
Of runs the ChicaSus led largely, scor-
ing, $40, against :,.S b.; their opponents;
s1ll1 HsItll ptltCl4lt AZ UP ~
will BIT found that in batting the club average
Of tie champions is mitch the best in the
Leag11e- Tie fielding average is not likely
to be the best. rs faulltess fielding Is neither
insisted up,n nor desired by the Chicago
management players being expected to take
every possible chance, and 1lnl being blalled
if in 50 doing they fall short OF perfect play.
Tile result has been 10 secure good. strong,
steady, effective work in the field, without
distinguishing any one player III the eN-
f1t1n 1T fsa
trs1t.ltiilary success of the CllicIgUs
III the field is i'll great measure due to the
great ability of Capt !iNson rs player, Cap
lain, and manager is to recite a truIsin uni
Fersally recognized as such. Ills equal in
al the phases of baseball work has never
been known.
l fle standing OF the League clubs i'll the
cham pl0nsI!ip race is as follows: