Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-02
FAR SURPASSED 1892.
Baseball Season Was a
Most Prosperous One.
LEAGUES DEBT SETTLED.
President Young Says That 1894 Will
Be the Banner Season.

Boston, Oct. 2.--The baseball champion.
ship season of 1893 was brought To a close
Saturday aud the Bostous finished Just
five games ahead Of the Pittsburgs Even
should Harry Wright's protest be allowed
it would not give his club third place, and
he will. therefore. not press IL.
The Clevelands deserve great credit for
making the showing they did in their
crippled condition.
The Cincinnatis made a fine spurt at the
finish and just landed ahead Of the Brook
lyns. and were very close TO the New
Yorks
On the trip Just ended the Bostons won
q games aud lost H. On their first west
ern trip they won l2 games and lost o,
making a total of lS games won aud IL
games lost away from home with western
clubs. On eastern trips they won 10
games and lost IL, making grand total
OF 81 games won and 2S lost away from
home, against 40 won and ii lost at home
this year.
President Young says that every penny
OF the $4,000 debt assumed by the Ma
tional League on the amalgamation Of the
American Association has been paid in
full, and he has in his possession every one
of the outstanding notes properly cancelled
aud marked paid. This, Mr.. Young
thinks, is one of the cleverest pieces of
financial work ever accomplished by an
organization whose treasury WAS depleted
in 1892, but whose faith, honor aud pledge
was "a bond made to be- fulfilled.
A Gratifying showing.
In regard to the improvement of the
finances Of 1898 M compared with 1892,
President Young was unable to give ex-
actly the figures, nor could he without
breaking faith with the League, rs be is
under obligations not to divulge any
figures until he makes a report TO the or
ganixation as whole.
"This much you can say" said President
Young, "the season now nearly closed has
been a grand one financially for the
League, for every club has shown "A de-
cided improvement over last scsson, aud
the consequence is that every one has a
balance to their credit. The attendance
has far surpassed 1902"
This shows conclusively that the Ameri-
can people will support asport that they
know is honest. The most noticeable in
crease In attendance has been In New York,
which, according to President Young,
leads the clubs In point Of money taken in
at the gate. 1t will be recalled that last
season New York was rank failure In
point of attendance. only about $4,000
people attending the games during the
season. and that, too, with over 1000, 900
people to draw from.
The Attendance.
Philadelphia ranks first in actual at
tendance, but rs the majority Of them
came under the 25 cents admission fee the
city will be found as number four in line
when actual receipts are counted. New
York takes first place this year. as more
money WAS taken in there than ever be-
fore since it became League city.
Pitttsburg keeps up Its good work, and
Is close up TO the leaders as good second
Boston is third. Brooklyn is fifth by a
pretty good showing, while Chicago, who
expected to do so much during the Worlds
fair, Is sixth, with Baltimore and Cleve-
land right on her heels.
St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville and
Washington follow, and every one shows
decided gains over 1892.
1--WE have swept away all financial bar
riers: we have paid every obligation in
full; our credit is good, and from the way
the turnstiles clicked the year Of 1894 will
be the banner one" said President Young.
Saturdays Games
At st. Louis-St. Louis, IL; Boston, o; St.
Louis, 10; Boston, 4.
At Pittsbu g-Pittsburg, 8; New York, g.
At Cleveland Philadelphia, 10; Cleve-
land, 2.
National Ieapue STANDING