The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-18
THE BALL SEAS0N OVER.
NEW YORK AGAIN wrMsrnn LnAaur
PENHsANT.

An Exciting Contest ut eA0 Etn1oh-kInaM.
cial Resume OF the 9eason's Business-ln
the Minor Leagues-Tho League aud the
Brotherhood.
The National league championship
season Of 1889 has ended and never before
in the history Of baseball championship
contests has the race been 20 Close OF 20 dss-
perats. On the last Saturday noon Boston
and New YORK were each confident Of win
ming the pennant, while Chicago and Phila-
delphia were each ~ equally sure that the
third place in the rae was theirs. As the
result OF the last days games New York
stops over Boston's head n carries OF
the pennant; Chicago wrests third place
from Philadelphia; Cleveland and Pitts
burg stand tied for fifth place.
Without doubt the disappointment felt
team in Boston is bitter. With the highest
salarted team in the circuit. and one Of
the most successful team managers in tho
country, Boston hes made q strong effort
to carry off champion honors. That the
team war looked upon as q winner by nine
out of ten baseball enthusiasts throughout
the country il PROBABLY true, and none
were more confident Of victory than Man
ager Hart and his players. The sudden
and e%xplainable lstdown Of its strongest
hitters, at a time when they should have
been doing their best stick work, has be-
yond question hurt the team more than
anything else, and is probably the princi-
pal cause Of its defeat.
i. As between Boston and New York the
greater credit Is due the latter. Boston
under such disadvantages as the Giants
have faced. Had Hart's aggregation been
located on Manhattan island and the
Giants at the Hub it is quite likely that
Boston would not have been In the race
during the last two weeks. There is little
room for question as to which Is the better
team. In n point OF play only has BIOS.
ton been the equal of the Giants Its bat
ting. When it ONE to fielding, running
bases, team work, and intield strength, the
Gothamites are greatly the superiors Of
the Bostonians. 1t is safe to say that
while Boston will to a great extent llave
the sympathy of baseball lovers every
where, there are few who are not glad to
see the Giants win their second successive
league ponnant.
brilliant flush. Without its team captain,
n with its infteld broken, the home team
has played ball which would have won the
pennaMt had it been begun during the first
half Of the season. There are many who
at different stages of the race, when the
outlook was anything but rosy for the
Blacks, considered them out Of the fight
entirely, yet it is unlikely that these same
prophets ever saw q cleaner game Of base
ball than the Chicago team put up during
the last week of the championship season.
While the season has been a bright one
from an artistic standpoint, it has been q
disappointment financially to all but two
clubs in the league circuit. Boston has
last six months, and Philadelphia has done
we'll, but Washington, indianapolis, and
Pittsburg have lost, and neither New
York nor Chicago, in the vernacular of
the baseball magnate, '.shas made a dol
lar" This statement may, of course, be
taken with q grain OF allowance. Chicago
may find itself with a few thousand dol
lars OF the right side of the ledger, but
such a gain as this is not looked upon as
worth the seasons trouble by baseball
club magnates.
Had New York been able to play the
season through upon the old polo grounds
1t would have made money this season, as
1t did last, but the expense of fitting up
new grounds and the loss of patronage
sustained during the weeks the team
kSSSy ~ k8E0A4 ~ o40A4 koV0 A4kOA A0A
offset the receipts Of the season.
The poor showing Chicago made at the
outset has had much to do with the com.
~paratively light attendance at the home
grounds, but the Indictment weather has
also eaten a big slice out Of the Chicago
receipts, as we'll as those of every other
team in the circuit.
With P%ittsburg's misfortunes the public
is familiar, and the fact that indianapolis
and Washington, though at times playing
brilliant ball, have been unable to make
anything better of themselves than s.tail
enders," " has been the cause of their poor
attendance.
Cleveland. as aresult Of its brilliant work
in the first half of the season, proved q
drawing card, and before it began to take
a tumble had guaranteed itself against
loss, although it will PROBABLY not now de.
clare any large dividends.
From present indications the winter will
not lack activity in baseball circles. Be-.
yond question q determined effort will lie
made by league players during the coming
months to complete and strengthen a cir
cult composed of brotherhood clubs which
will next season compete for patronage
with the clubs Of the National league. il
they are successful, next season will i'm
augurate q baseball war which can only
end with the ruin of either the league or
the brotherhood. Meantime the league
will have much important legislation to
carry through. A not improbable change
will be discussed in the league circuit by
which Cincinnati and Brooklyn may take
the places Of Washington and Indian.
apolis in the league next season.
CT the minor organizations of the country
the International and Western associations
nave been fairly successful. In the circlit
of the latter, Minneapolis, which last year
lost q, 600 and dropped out Of the race.
has proved q phenomenon, and is said to
have cleared close upon $50, 600. st. Paul
is said to have cleared 10, 600, Milwaukee
a, 600, and Omaha 3d. ono. But for the
sale of Crooks to Columbus, however, the
pennant winners would have been losers.
Denver quits with ~, 900 in pocket, while
Des Moines loses 81. 900, Sioux City 80, 900.
and st. Joseph ~. 900.
The International association champion
ship season has ended. Detroit won the
pennant rather easily.
The Minneapolis story about tine
brotherhood wanting st. Paul and Minne-
apolis to take the places of Washington
and indianapolis In the United Business
Association league OF 1890 is not true.
Brooklyn and Buffalo have been selected
for the vacancies to be created. There was
never any idea of putting q brotherhood
team in Detroit, although s'Buck', Ewing
did propose a descent on Cincinnati. II q
northern team should be taken in st.
Paul would be. preferred, but Buffalo IL Q
certainty and so almost is Brooklyn.
Some Of the Brooklyn club players are
likely to join the brotherhood and repudi.
ate Brooklyn's reserve this fall. Some Of
the st. Louis men will certainly do so.