Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-06
BE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD.
DURING THE WEEK.

DURING THE WEEK.
The Statesmen have done much better during
the past week than the week before, and have ac-
compllshed the long-deerred feat OF securing sew
enth place In the championship race. Instead OF
losing 1--WE games and tying one, as they d.d be-
lore, they have won three and lost two. On Mon
day they Won through their tactics in having the
game called back after the noOSiers had started in
70 win the score was : TO l, keele and healy
home team, but the latter won by sharper Held
ing. On Tuesday the senators had an easy tine
serdOm, the score being TO 4. Hard, weii-paced
hits did the business. The pitchers were whitney
aud Burdick. On wednr sddy the team dropped a
game 70 the Lads from the city OF Smoke,
by the score OF ID TO 8, through
frishtiul fielding and the hard bat
uins OF the visitors. ODay pitched a
This bad work was partly redeemed ON Thursday,
when, by downing PiitsDurg by the score OF to o,
Indianapolis ny u neck. This game was won Dy
scientiBe batting and good Held WORK. keefe aad
Morris were the opponents in the box: In these
i've games Washington Nude 30 hits and - errors
and the opposing playe 81 hits and "A errors
Sweeny will hereafter play regularly at third
base.
Carney the new man who Will probably be
signed soon to Play here. has fairly good record
but mas yet developed no phenomenal features
The race for the tall end Is not The only inter-
es ing part OF the pennant race. The four middle
clubs are punched III wonderful manner. Detroit,
Boston. and Philadelphia are tied for third place,
and Pittsbur., sixth place with but Al points
Intervening between the others.
Washing ION now leads Indianapolis by points
an uncomfortable margin, but suiIicltnt TO WIN on
II the team does no. 90 enIlr 10 pieces in these
last SIX games. The home team should win, al The
very least, two games or the six II not three, and
the Hoosiers, playing In New YorK and Boston,
need not be expected 10 secure more than two,
one in each city. AT this rate the Senators viii
nnish In plac'.
THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
At a meeting OF the representatives Of the New
York and ST. Louis clubs yesterday IL was decided
that the worlds championship Series should con-
SiSt or nine games, as follows: New York, Tues
day, october 10; Boston. october II. II the
engagements are completed tor the ball grounds
and II not the game to be played In Cincinnati;
New York. october ls; Brooklyn, October 10; New
YORK, OCTOBER 20; Philadelphia, october 22 and ST.
Louis. OCTOBER IS, 20 and 81. Won der Ane has
signed q nney TO umpire in the series
II Is probable that the ST. Louis team will visit
Washington on their way East and play an ex-
htbitton game.
There are various rumorS afoat regarding
possible deal whereby O'Day Is to be changed or
sold, securing some other man in his place. This
Is possible since he has not done the work that
was expected OF him. lie started out with u Hour.
pitched wonderful game or ball; mt since his
accident, and, indeed, AT times d, 70 e, he has
given but q careless exhibition OF MS skill. and
acts as though, like Paul Hines, "Ee has become
dissatisfied with Washington
ce. tain base oaliist the other day predicted
Dig change In base ball IN 1889. He points TO the
recent action OF certain association clubs In re-
leasing men from one team TO another, and to Va
rious deals that have been going on within the
organization that savors he said strongly Of hip
podroming AT any rate he points TO "a collapse In
certain quarter before the next season Is opened