The evening world., 1894-10-09
VICTORIOUS GIANTS.
The Temple Cup Series Speaks for
the Integrity of the Game.
Four Straight Victories Meant a Loss
of Many Thousands.
The Players VIII Each Net About
$1,000 Extra Prize Money.

Above and beyond all the Joy natural
to New Workers upon the signal triumph
of the local team in the Temple cup
series, all lovers of the National game
feel deep sense of pride In the absolute
integrity with which the games were
conducted There could be no more
conclusive refutation of the sneers and
innuendoes that the National League
games are not played fairly and honest
ly, than the four decisive, consecutive
victories that have been recorded dur
ing the last few days.
Here was al. occasion when thousands
OF dollars could have been drained from
the purses of the baseball fanatics, but
not player nor any official in any re
spect connected with the sport thought
After the first game in Baltimore
Clark, Doyle, Meekin and WesterVelt
stood in a group in the Eutaw House
sorrdor and said T!n ' we must mHs. WIN
the four games straight.
When an insi!'uation was made by
bystander that one game might be drop
ped and the interest only increased mere
by, Doyle's face was the picture OF anger
mo, sir, ali that you could offer won't
They've won the pennant in a race In
which we were out of condition at the
start, but were gong to snow the pubic
that IL this was the middle of the season
we could beat these champions out OF
Eyes" said Meekin and Clark, ,hotly,
we're going to take our bats and drive
these fellows into the ground.
The last game of the series proves
how honest and earnest these feelings
were Capt. Ward said early yester-
day afternoon to THE Evening World'
reporter VINO had been with the team
continuously for month: Il wish !
could work up the confidence you all
have" Then smiling. he continued:
Probably I'm, too young in the bust.
ness--or," and he looked significantly at
the diamond and his face assumed an
expression of sadness and regret-"or
too long"
1t may be that the veterans last
game was played yesterday, provided
he can make satisfactory arrangements
to enter a law firm and read Black
stone and Chitty this Winter but Davis.
Doyle and others OF the team have ex-
retire. When the story of his retire
ment was first preached these two play
ers. perhaps the hardest workers on
the team, said simultaneously to The
Evening World" correspondent while en-
route to Cleveland: I'VE all want to see
Cap on the bag next year"
AT this time there were all sorts of
rumors that Childs or Mexican, OF Cleve-
land. was about TO be secured to cover
second base next season ana at at GIN
Latham or McPhee, Though the sum
marles do not alW way shoW It. the cap
hard and consistently for his teams
success, and his absence next year
would leave vacant spot In the hearts
Of many a patron OF the game both here
and or tire League circuit.
The TemPle Cup series ended In al 6a axe
fire as at Baltimore in honor of the
Orioles, but the vocal pyrotechnics were
lurid and vociferous. The three previous
games. were close enough to suit the
Yorks showed what they could do with
their bats. Practically, both Gleason and
Hawke were pounded out of the box,
darkness alone preventing an Indefinite
the eighth inning.
Just as when :he League season closed
third straight victory over Plttsburg and
the Giants In second place. the crowd
yesterday, surged up TO ne dressing
st SeW YORK Slayer Put on m
attire and left the grounds. As fast AZ
one appeared on the clubhouse balcony
sS araphy Wan H all TFH! poyls W' was
shouted as the case might be.
II ever there Was an evidence Of the
IN this demonst ration, for not man on
the New York team has Intentionally
injured player this whole season
That clean BALI paid was shown by
the average attained by the local team
viz, 66.7 per cent, or exactly the per
centage by which Boston landed the
pennant in 1898,
The hearty reception given to Capt.
Robinson. of the Baltimores, during and
of the fairness OF Polo Grounds crowds.
Even the pugilistic McGraw was loudly
cheered for a hard running catch of a
foul ball.
The New York players will receive
about 81 600 over and above their regular
salaries through winning the Temple
Cup series, and divers banquets. bene-
fits. and testimonials are now on the
taps. The gross receipts for the four
1900 paid admissions We're received, and
in this city about 26.OO0. This does not
mean that only 1900 saw the games,
for, despite all efforts to prevent 1t,
there were many cases of "dcadheads -
and in Baltimore the Won Der Horsts is.
sued many passes.
That New York won was due entirely
by no means fell off frJm the high
standard of play which distinguished ii
during the. pennant race, and all the
men played hard, fast ball save posi-.
bly, the pitchers. The figures OF ths
scorers show how splendliiy tho New
York team braced Up AID surpa ssed tht
champions of the League at every point
OF the game.
The combined scores of the games reat
thus:
NEW YORK.