The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-25
VOLUME XXXY,--NUMBER SO.
BASE BALL.
A Review of the season-Points on I'll,
Coming One,

o Tho season opened full OF promise; IS
matured the interest grew more intense
and it clossd with the excitement at feve
heat, Chicago again took the NRtious
League pennsut, after good race will
, Dstroit, but New York, Boston and st
} Louis, Of whom SO much was expected al
the beginning ofthe year, disappointed al
OF their admirers, New York barely eacap
ing the loss OF its place to Philadelphia,
In the Association the Browns won in {
csnter, but while their position was Ques
tlopable, the interest in the race was
maintained by the close work Of Pitts
burgh, Brooklyn and Louisville. At the
commencement Of the season Cincinnati
was looked upon as the best team in this
league, with the one exception OF the
Browns, aud even their chances were
deemed even, but Mullane had very OF
year and the club mover had ghost Of a
chance,
In tho Southern League, Atlanta won
again after fierce fight with Savannah,
Newark carried of the Eastern League
supremacy. Utica won the International
pennant, DSnver led in the Western
League, and Duluth in the Northwestern,
The hual fight between Chicago and the
Browns for the worlds championship ex-
cited more interest in the country than
any sporting event that ever occurred, A
series OF ssVen games was arranged, thres
to take place at Chicago, three ~ st. Louis,
and, II q seventh was found necessary, it
was to be played on neutral ground.
The series began at Chicago and the
League club shut the Browns cut the
tirss game. st, Louis scored a terrible Ie
venge the second day, winning by l2 to
0, Chicago took the third game and then
The teams went To ST. Louis. On their own
grounds the Browns won the fourth con-
:est and followed II up by taking two
more, making the record stand stand four
games to two in favor Of the Association
club ana giving 1t tho championship Of the
world, The final game was by far the
best OF the lot, the score standing 10 o at
the end Of the seventh inning in favor Of
Onicsgu, but in the eighth the Browns
tied the game and made the winning run
in the tenth inning. The receipts for the
three games in Chicago were 50 900, and
In 81, Louis $1,000, total oil $4,000,
which according to the agreement all goes
to the victorious club, The Browns re.
ceiyed an ovation at the conclusion OF
this great series, and Saturday night in
St. Louis was time ol great rejoicing, in
which, it is needless to remark, Chicago
did not join. In this city the sympathy OF
the people wero cantered on the Browns,
mainly on account Of Cart. Welch, their
remarkable centre fielder, who was form.
erly member Of the local Standard team
and who now outranks any middle fielder
in the country. From now until next
8 ason the busy managOr will be on tho |
watch for now playera; the weak clubs
will endeavor to fill UP with strong ma
terial and the strong clubs will strive 10 |
get still stronger. In financial way the |
past season has been by far tho most sue
cessfu ever known. New York, 1t Ia
stated, made $l25,000, Chicago 100000,
Datroit $0O, 900, Boston $4,000, Pbiladel.
phia S25,0 600, Washington and Kansas
City about $lO, 900, and St. Louis was the
only club in the league to come out
short. While the profits in the Associa-
ton do not touch the League figure, q
number Of the clubs quit in very com.
Portable shape. st. Louis made about
$4,000, Pittsburgh $4,000, Louisville
and the Athletics $4,000 each, and the
remaining teams lost no money, even II
they made none.
NOTES.
The Newarks have this season played
l5l games.
There were 24S home runs made in the
League this year.
VI the last dozen League batsmsn ex.
actly half are pitchers.
The Nets dropped over ten games to
every club but Baltimore.
The Western League clubs won 145
gamcs to lSO for the Eastern.
Pittsburgh has won the series from
every Association club cave st. Louis.
New Orleans has $4,000 subscribed for
a club In tho Southern Leegus next sea.
son.
According to the records Arson Ia
the poorest Of the League first base.
man.
Not ono Of the players Of the champion
Chicago team ranks first In his respective
fielding position.
The ChicSgog have the beat home record
Of any club. Tlisy won flty.two and
lost ten games on their own grounds.
New York, Chicago, Plttsburgh and
Baltimore are after the Toronto catcher,
Darling. He is said TO be what his name
implies,
The seasons receipts Of the Rochester
club were $4,000. The treasurer reports
q handsome sum on hand, all expenses
being paid. .....
So great was the interest in the Chicago.
Browns series that that twenty cities sp.
piled for the seventh or decisive game, In
case Tie occurred.
Kelly, in the League, leads In runs
scored. Cores record 10 Rlao noteworthy,
with eighteen more runs TO his credit
than frat base hits.
The New:rork team Is getting a corner
on oil the corner on all the young players
In the country. Their policy Is to siit the
material in their April games.
Only three League playerO not into the
double figures In tho home run column,
viz: Brouther1 and Richardson with
eleven each and Anson with ten.,
boston players reached tlrst on balls 400
times, Chicago 445, Detroit $50, Washing.
ton S54, Philadelphia 25l, New York 243,
Kansas City 234 and II. Louis 22S.
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