Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-29
ON The HoMEsTRETcH.
The Contest ON the Diamond to End IT
Week.

| Ehe contest ON the Diamond to End Thi
1 Week.
New York, Sept. 29.-This week will
see the conclusion of the cham pionsl,iy
OF the most remarkable CHAMPIONSHIP
season in the history of the National
game. The closeness of the race for tn.
penn ant in both the Players and Ma.
uonal Leag ues have made the games in.
teresting, but they have nos been
nearly as exciting as in 1889. Then the
New Yorks were not declared the cham.
pIons until the last game had been
played. IVA
This season the question il positively
known now and was anticipated fully
a month ago. Brooklyn, Boston and
Louisville will carry off the honors in
the League, brotherhood and the As
ISOLATION. They all have a large mar
gin. In the League and Brotherhood
second place is still in doubt, although
Ward is almos0 certain to follow the
Bostons over the line, and Anson's men
nave the best prospects of finishing
next to the Grooms. Even as close as
the New Yorks are to the BROOKLYN
Players and Philadelphia is to Arson.
the Interest is not very great,
Ih1s Is far different from the state
OF affairs existing twelve months ago
when popular interest was at it's
height. That the local clubs are unable
to get first OF second place may have
something to do with it, but even in
Brooklyn there is little rejoicing over
the result. The whole story is that
the division of interest between League
and Brotherhood has almostH rui1ed
the season, and has caused the great
contrast between the present wear and
any former one since baseball estab-
nsned Its claims to be called the ma
tional game.
None of the clubs has of late attracted
such attention as the Chicapos. The
remarkable record during The Last
forty-hve games played is probably
surpassed only by the famous Cincin-
MATHS, who in 1886 played the season
without losing game. The old man
OF baseball has made friends by the
score by his wonderful fight against
odds that would have completely over
Whelmed an ordinary captain. There
was not one baseball enthusiast in a
hundred who would, last spring. have
picked out the Chicago colts as a pos
sible quantity in the League race.
With his crowd of youngsters the team
looked to be outclassed in League com
pany. Anson's strict field discipline
his ability to instlll into his followers
the energy and hustling qualities so
essential to " inning team have told,
~1ShO AL Gu0 SWIM
battling for the second honors.
Cleveland made good rally recently.
and Cincinnati, Philadelphia and New
York are now coming down the home
stretch in fine form. Boston has fallen
by the wayside, owing to it's crippled
condition. Philadelphia has a chance
of beating the Chioagos out of second
place, and the "Reds' may come in
third, but no other changes can take
place during the week.
kelly's men played good ball until
they were positive the pennant was
won: By winning four games in sue
cession in Chicago and Cleveland they
made sure of first place.
Ward is till holding his Wonders
down to their fine work. Ewing. on |
the other hand, is allowing his men to |
become careless. They can scarcely |
get worse position than they have at |
present, and it is doubtful if his /
team can GUST the Brooklyns out of
second place. - 49,. ~ -. -
President Byrne of the BrookIyns
says that q meeting of :. the Nation al
Leagne will ia called in New York on
october 8 to .eopsiders the proposed
deal" by which Cincinnati is to go to