Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-04
Nearing the Close

Ditto-Notes on Ball and Other Sno,,
Nearing the Close.
The week play ending with s,,,,.,
left the Western association clubs i; IN ~
same order as at the beginning th ~ 'le|
for day or two during the week SnS 9!
City outranked Minneapolis. Tbo olon1
contest of consequence in the nssoa; ohiy
now.is between these clubs for t,,ir1 "a,
and Sioux City made big luppe f T,sce
when. to begin the week, they a,ra uf
four games in day with st. Joe. onS alse
them all. But it availed them na,,, Soa|
for Minneapolis played winuinn . yum
even with Omaha, and wound un r. game
by drubbing the Indians most unmerl feT
in two games. For the rest the storr J
told thus: omaLa. 7cs; St. Paul o' III II
Minneapolis, 526; Sioux City, SO: Ml|
waukee, 16 Denver. 43J; I'll
Joseph, 3S3: Des Moinas, 354. ~
In the National league New York aSo,
ished the Beaneaters early in the wea,,i !
taking the lea an they held if w,,a
tenacity which indicates an in linatn",
their part to end first instead OF sacuaa
1t will prove a great disappointment y
Sulliyantown if the hnartless Workers wv
sist in ther intentions. but it looks w pst
the great metropolis were fixing to oo,a
promise. by allowing Chicago to take ~
worlds fair while New York contents ~.
self with tie league pennant. Ch;aaa
just held its own III percentage dur;nn ~
week, while Philadelphia dropped no,|
than half of her leading points ,yer ~
sons pets, and the contest between ,l,sa
two clubs for third place rivals the wle>,|
between the leaders for first. Otborw;'
the marching order of the clubs saa,o
fixed. 1t is: New York. G55: Bosta.
CAT; Philadelphia, 5l3; hcago, 500 nj
diananolis, 4S9; pittsburg, 43S; Washn,l
ton 34S.
Brooklyn has letters patent on the IL +!
place in the American association Inv
and the efforts Of st. Louis to oyertaJ
her have lost interest. Features OF ID
weeks play, therefore, like those for 4
rest of the season. concern the antics I
the other clubs. The six games since nd
summary rearranged the clubs of the ass1
citation materially, the Athletics repacin]
Baltimore in third place, and climbjnI
over Kansas City, RELOCATING that agreed
ton TO the notch just out OF sight Of A
tailenders. Louisville managed to Al
two games out of six, and raised its J
centage four points. Except at the II
ends Of the list all places in the assoc
ton are yet open TO contest, but thus
the sequence of the clubs is: Brooch
CSC; st. Louis, G33: Athletics, SIS; BAH
more, 557; Cincinnati, 52S: Columbus, 4,
Kansas City, 405; Louisville, 204
No Mascot Needed.
j. W. Field. says the Minneapolis J0,
ndl, has just returned from Denver, vhe
he learned the secret of the mavelo
success OF the Omaha base ball clu
Some months ago Denver lad, nam
Willie lvers. climbed to the top Of
eight story block known as the Ralro
building, and fell off. Down, down
went like a bundle of old clothesthro7
out of a tenement house window. St.aie
down tumbled Willie's small body until
struck n network of telephone wires tVv
three stories from the ground. Then
bou, dcd Off the wires and went thuula
down upon the back of horse that
bystanders rushed out to pick up TIlis
dead. He wasn't even badly hua-a
somewhat bruise by his fall oa!
stories. Soon after Willies adven,uNl
Omaha club was III Denver, and. hearl
the story, Manager Sclee at !!o1ce sig.
Willie DIS a mascot. Willie is still wi
the Omaha club, and is said to win no
> games than niue husky men
An Omaha paper says j. w. Field b
evidently been played for sucker. 7
, Omaha team never heard of Willie
7 take 10 stock i'll mascots of any descn
, ton.