Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-27

Yesterday the teams of the Association returned East and began their final series here with their Western rivals. Too much importance cannot be plAcod upon this series. Han Eastern team. the Brooklyn or Athletics for instance, to win the pen nant it will be necessary for it to do or die in these games. The return home of the Browns In first place will, " all probabil- ity, settle the question. Their only rivals in that section of the country are the Gin cinnatis, and if the Browns can't get the rennant the Western team nearest first place will. or course, that IS in case either of them returns home with the lead.
 The Western clubs have the advantage of ending tho season on their own grounds, which is q great help to them. Every club plays better at home than abroad, and when the question of supremacy is in- volved they will battle like tigers.
 Twenty-Five cents will be the admission fee charged to the Association games from now on This rule went into effect yesterday and will have tendency to increase the crowds if not the 'boodle" of the club dt- rectors. Cleveland and Brooklyn are vir- tualy the only clubs in the East which will enforce the half-ratcs now as Balti- more and the Athletics adopted the plan several weeks ago.
 While away from homo the 'tGrooms" won only four Ol IuS Sttlll6S nlayeu. 1n6y defeated Cincinnati twice and the Louis villes and Kansas Citys one each In re- turn they lost three straight games to the Browns, two of the three to the Louisvilles and Cowboys, and one to the Porkopolis niue.
 The Broolllyns are in fourth place at present and the Athletics hold second The latter owe their position to the iucle- ment weather, which prevented their play
 1> Clevelauds against the Cinclnnatis.
 Any other changes that have taken place in the struggle the past week are given in the following table:
 Won Lost Won Lost St. Lous......6I ?! Baltmore......S ..Ss 6s 59 Ssnsas SeHsssHa City $ ss Athletic. ...... .56 36 Louisville .... 88 59
 In the last series between the Western and Eastern Assoclation teams St. Louis wen eleven of the twelve games played. They defeated the Brooklyns, Clevelands and Baltimores three straight, and took two of three from the Athletics. Baltimore won only two of the games of the series and they were at Louisville and Kansas City Cleveland got two at Cin- cinuati and one at Kansas City, while the Athletics won three and lost four.
 SIX of the games scheduled at Louisville were prevented by rain.
 AS III the League ana the Assoclation, the interest in the struggle for the pennant in the Central League is gradually on the de- cline. Newark has a lead of eight games over its nearest competitor, the Jersey Cty team. On the other hand the latter Is away ahead of the Alleutowns. There Is therefore virtually no struggle for the first | and second places in the race.
 At this date tEe long lead in the race for the pennant secured by the New Works has not discouraged at least several other clubs in the race, Boston, Detroit and Chicago still claim to be In the fight, and either of thama has still an opportunity of winning the championship. but odds are greatly against them.