The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-17
GIANTS OF BASE BALL.
TIE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP
GAMES TO BEGIN TO-DAY.


the Wind Up-A Pretty Fight Be
tween Brooklyn and P!rtsburg.
The league base ball season has ended.
Cleveland won first place, with Boston
second, Brooklyn third, Pittsburg fourth.
Philadelphia fifth, New York sixth, Chicago
seventh, Cincinnati eighth, Louisville
ninth, Baltimore tenth, st. Louis eleventh,
Washington twelfth. The rub was between
Brooklyn and Pittsburg. who changed
places in Saturdays game. Brooklyn win
cling two games from Baltimore and chang
ing places with the Smoky City club.
To-day the great series Of nine games for
the worlds championship between the Bos-
son team, winner Of the first season cham
pionship, and the Cleveland team, winner of
the second season championship, will begin
az Cleveland. Three games will be played
in Cleveland, Oct. II, ls, 10; then the teams
go to Boston for three more games, Oct ~
%, "A. The balance of the games will be
played In New York, unless one or the other
team shall have won five games whenever
either team shall have won that many
games the series will end.
UNDER YoUNG's AUSPICES.
In order to leave no opening FOR dispute,
charges of favoritisUl, or inyidtous remarks,
the entire series will be played under the
eye of President Young, who will attend all
OF the games with his full staff of umpires,
who will umpire the games in turn.
In Boston there is sublime faith in this
ability of the BostOns to win easily. OF the
assurance the following from the Boston
herald is a fair sample:
There cannot be the least doubt that if
the Bcstons play their game they can beat
the weSterners with ease. They have done
SO eight games out OF fourteen this year:
they have beaten them five games in sue
Cession their all-round record for the whole
season is far superior; they have won more
championship contests since the champion
ship season began last April; they lead the
Clevelandsin batting, run getting base steal
ing, sacrifice hitting and III fielding, and
when it comes to playing the points OF the
game the Clevelands are simply not in it.
with the Bostons. If the Clevelands do win,
1t will be simply through a fiuke."
The Boston players are determined to win
if they can, and have been striving to get
into condition ever since the series was
definitely decided upon. Their sensational
finish shows that they are working to good
purpose.
CLEVELAND SURE OF WINNING.
The Cleveland press public and players
are no less confident than the Bostonians,
and President Robinson has wagered con-
siderable money on the success of his pet
team, which he unhesitatingly pronouuces
the best bail team in the world The
Forest City team let down somewhat in its
work the past two weeks, but that may
have been less from strain than from desire,
after having the second championship as.
sured, to ease up somewhat after the teD>
sion Of months previous to entering the great
final battle.
Among the players the general opinion is
that the Cleveland team ought to win, as
Tf9 rirabaEc IN, hot -
ia batting heavier than Boston and thinner
ls throwing so strongly as to make base
running-one of Boston's strong points
precarious. They also have the advantage
OF starting the series at home flushed with
victory. Boston's chances are, however,
held to be good, as the team is strong in
fielding and base running, is master Of all
the points of the game, skilled in all the
tricks and above all is superior in the i'm
portant matter of nerve. The sympathy of
the players as a rule is with the Bostous,
probably because they represent big city
and are high-salaried stars.
Benjamin Mitchell, steward of the West
End Athletic Association club house at
Somerville N. j., has become insane over
the West Ends failure to win the base all
championship OF the Central New Jersey
League. He was so confident Of his club
winning that he put up all his earnings and
After the awarding Of the pennant to the
PIainteld club he has brooded over the af-
faIr until Wednesday night, when he rushed
into the street in O nude condition, CRYING
that the bail players were trying to kill him.
After struggle he was taken to jail He
escaped in the night by jumping from a
second story window. Thinly clad he ran
through the fields and woods TO Bellemead.
three miles away, stopping at the house Of
SIP. Ely, where he sought shelter. Ely gave
nm note and sent hin to the poor house.
lie would not stay there, returning to Ely
about 2 O'Clock next morning, Find
ing the. doors locked he broke into the
Kitchen, seized a shotgun hanging on the
wall and prepared to defend himself. Ely's
shouts for help alarmed the neighbors, a
number of whom endeavored to reach the
mailman. He fred two shots, wounding two
Of the farmers. The crowd then surrounded
the house, and, entering from different di-
rectlons, rushed upon Mitchell. The man
lougnG desperately, using his gun as a club,
and severely insrsed several of the men be-
lore they succeeded in securing him. He
was then oarted back TO the jail to await his
Commitment to che state insane asylum.
Thomas z. Burns, the base ball player.
mas a suit pending i'll the circuit court
against the Pittsburg Athletic Company to
recover Il, 500 for services. To this suit the
LIttsourg club has filed plea alleging that
the plaintiff was not entitled to recover be-
cause he broke his contract. It is claimed
mat Burns negligently, carelessly and i'm
properly performed his duties as manager,
captain and third beseman for the club. In
reply to these charges Burns answered chat
ne aid not agree that he was competent to
perform the duties, but be always acted
with reasonable skill and ability in Accord
alce with the rules of the club.
he New Yorks and Brooklyns will prob
Hoy meet in a series Of games for the local
championship. In the two series between
Inc two clubs each has won and lost seven
ganes
Ansen says base ball will last as long as
america, and no other sport can suppIant
ii1 He is dead right on that point. He also
'ooks Tor renewal OF interest next season.
Ihe New Orleans, Atlanta and Mont
i F1nery clubs are so far the only Southern
league teams which have reserved their
payers for next year.
banzel is the only Boston player who
made made batting average of 800 in the second
AMONG TIE CYCLISTS.