The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-07
BROOKLYN GOES UP A POINT.
nut IT rs WOW QUITE cEHTAIN THAT
BOSTON WILL FINISH FIRST.

New York facks rp Victory Mt Louisville,
While brooklyn. Ph,isaeIphia.l5i.i Louis,
Cleveland, and Washington Also win-
Othcr Games and News.
The first division OF the National League
championship season ends next Wednesday.
That the Bostons are now sure OF the prelimi-
nary battle there can DO no question. The
only means by whicf1he lively mon from the
Fast could lose first place would be by their
defeat in ench OF the six remaining games and
the winning by tho Brooklyns OF all the games
thoy have yet to play. Tho Bostons will nat
urally enough decline to play more than tho
one game day. and II they win two OF tho six
games yet to be played they will remove tho
pennant question from the remotest doubt
by winning two games the Bostons would
hnvc total OF 81 victories and % defeats.
making a percentage OF 1903. Should the
Brooklyns win six games in succession their
record would be 81 victories and "a defeats,
percentage Of $3.50.
Tho Bostons have played wonderfully good
ball from the start, and their triumph will also
DO victory for the theory that base running
and fast fielding will win when ptted against
heavy hitting but loose neld work and sloy
base running. Only ono team. the Philn-
delphias. have succeeded in winning the series
from the Bostons. Chicago. Cincinnati. Cleve;;
land Brooklyn, and fhiadsiph ha., have AL al
eli have failed. The only way in which Boston
might have lost would have been In close
deciding games between those two teams.
Harry WriChts men have beaten the Dost9ns
9" sex Of the ouasp wod
TSs anish between the rhilade ,} and ne,
have wrested fourth place from the Cieve;
Thought TIL HishIy Of at tho Opening. have solid
SssS vSt g al Sns f s Uok e e
she'd sioom over that city. added some
strength, and BY his generalship brought
The Tact should not 20 lost sight Of that the
twelve clubs nov battling Tor make Sse inc
not ia tie LEAGUE %.cins6 ier any club, the
tsil.end Baltimores having administered to
q soPS fact saG %
the Bostons nl the more creditable: and + also
Anson. Who ~ ia Ia in eighth position
saiy weakened ihe .6hicssESs. tin ,.i tSss
Ansen xsSt into The SsSt With : team sh4d i
the race last year. and he found that major
ity OF the eleven clubs had been so materially
strengthened he could make no headway.
1t interesting for h. M.
The other surprises OF the season were the
collapse Of tho New Yorks and the failure OF
Pfeirer to make better showing with the Lou
isvilles. While the latter are not heavy enough
Il e taS
trouble with Louisville has been an unfortu-
nate quarrel in the directory over the question
Of Manager Chapman and placing Pfetfer in
full control
The principal trouble with tho New Yorks
has been that team gotten together on the
presumption that 1t could bat out victories has
failed to bat. Reports have been circulated
charging internal dissension. but proof Is ut
terly lacking.
The Indications are that the second half Of
the struggle will be more interesting than the
first, For the other teams will strengthen their
weak points. and be prepared to give the Bos-
tons a hard rub
Yesterdays games resulted:
Kew York. s: Louisville. 4.
Brooklyn g. Chicago.2.
81. Louis. TO- Boston. 9.
Philadelphia. IL: Cincinnati I.
Cleveland 8: Baltimore. 2.
Washington, y; Pittsburgh, q