Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-15
WHO'LL CABBAGE THE pENNAN1
Lively Interest in the Base Ball
Race.

Race.
All through the summer there has
been lively interest In this city In the
national base ball race, and consider
| able money has changed hands. As the
season draws to close, there is good
deal of quiet specializing as to the pos
sibilities of certain clubs winning the
| pennant.
"My opinion is" said base ball man
well up in the doings Of the diamond,
that Chicago has got dead open and
shut on the pennant. The Chicago
club up to last Saturday had played l2O
games, and had but 20 yet 10 play.
The Chicagos, however, are well In the
lead and will take no chances.
The Chicago club have now played l2O
games and have but 20 yet to play. The
Chicagos, however, are well In the lead
and will take no chances. Invitations
to play double games will, therefore, be
declined. On liberable estimate the
Chicagos will probably play Is games
before the season closes. On the basis
of winning 10 and losing s Chicago
would at the finish have SO games won,
SO lost, and percentage Of GA. This
would leave Chicago and New York TIED
for first place. 1t can be seen at
glance that New York must make re-
markable record to come anywhere near
the Chicagos.
The next query is, what chance has
the New York club to win the pennant?
To begin with, there were, including
Friday last, nineteen more playing days
to the close of the season. or the 40
scheduled games New York had taken
part in 10, which left thirty yet to be
played. A large number OF the latter
are postponed games, and it Is very easy
to see that thirty games cannot be
played in seventeen days. No doubt
the New York management will endeav-
or to play two games day as much as
possible, but supposing they carry out
that programme, they will be fortunate
If, allowing for rainy days, they succeed
in playing twenty games before the sea-
son closes. If they manage to play
twenty games they would be in luck.
Surprising New Yorks play twenty
games, win fifteen, and lose five, gen.
erous calculation, the percentage would
be .59s. In the event of their playing
twenty-five games, winning twenty and
losing five, the percentage would be
GA.
There is one contingency in which
New York would come out winner.
Supposing the New Yorks to play %
games, win 90 and lose 5, thus getting
percentage OF GA. Then suppose the
Chicagos to play IS games, win aud
lose 10, their percentage would be 600.
1t is, therefore, evident that Chicago
must lose more than half Of the remain
ing games in order to allow New York
to get ahead.
Boston. must, of course, be included
in the calculations. This club up to and
including Friday last had played 116
games, and therefore had "a still I'M
played II the Bostons manage to play
IS more games they will be doing well.
Should they play 90, winning Is and
losing 5, their percentage would be .610,
and not enough to win, providing Chica-
20 captured 10 out of Is games. II Bos-
ton won but 12 out Of 20 games the per-
,entage would be only .5Ss.
The unexpected is continually hap
oening in base ball, and it is within the
pounds of possibility that Arson will
AXE terrible tumble and be over
lauled by New York, but the chances
ire not bright.