The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-20
BOSTONS CAN'T CATCH UP.
UiRD,s MEN HEAT CHICIGo UHILE
the CHIMPTOSs LOSE AGAIN.

the CHIMPIONs LOSE AGAIN.
This Means that the New works and nat
tImores win Cndoubtsdiy Meet In the
series for the Tempis Cup-The Ioe-i
Teau Have Little or No Chance Tor
the Pennant. ss Tsey Must wia Nine
Gs.e- while HsaIop's Men Lose Three
Out OF Eisht 20 Fin,-h on Top-PhiiaaeI-
ph,s a.s Cineinnau Break Ewes ON Two
G.me.-Rsi- at Pittsbursh s,a Cleveland.
One week from next Sunday the National
League race will come to an end. From present
indications the Baltimores will win the much
coveted pennant, the New Works will finish
ond, aud the champion Bostons third. The
Baltmores and New Works will then meet in n
series Of seven games for the Temple cup, val
ued at $500, three games TO be played in each
city. and the deciding game, IL one must be
played, to take place on battle ground to be
tossed for.
Boston's third consecutive defeat yesterday at
st. Louis and the New Yorks' fourth successive
victory over Anson's Chicagos put the cham
pions 80 far down in percentage that they can
not regain their lost ground. The New Yorks
hold second place by margin of 80 points, or a
little more than four games to the good, which
II big obstacle at this stage Of the game. The
bAltnOTeS WcTe pTtNeuIeu lTOHl plhgluk lNu
games in Pittsburgh account Of rain, so that
their lead was cut down to 25 points, or less
than three games Beginning to-day, the New
Yorks have nine games to play and the Balt-
mores eight games, not counting postponed
games which Baltimore may play in Pitts
burgh to-day. Wards men have three
games at Louisville, three at Cincinnati.
and three at Pittsburgh, while Hanlon's men
have three at Cleveland, two at Chicago,
a..
championship the New Works must win all of
their games while the Baltimorcs lose three. II
such thing should happen the standing would
be. New York, OIL games won, Al games lost,
$3.50 percentage; Baltimore. 80 games won, 40
games lost 1888 percentage, difference of one
point.
The Bostons have small chance of overtaking
the New Works. The champions have ten games
to play, four In Louisville, three in Cincinnati,
and three in Pittsburgh. In order to regain
second place they must win them all, while the
New Yorks must win four and lose five games.
This would make their relative standing: Bos-
ton, 81 games won, As games lost, $50 percent
age; New York, 80 games won, 40 games lost.
1859 percentage. IL Boston won ten straight
and New York lost four out of nine, they would
be tied at 1859 per cent. But such thing as
Boston winning ten straight games now, after
losing three straight In ST. Louis, seems high
doubleday take all their remaining games.
Thus 1t may be easily seen that the contest
for the Temple cup lies between New York and
Baltimore. The series will consist OF seven
games, the team first winning four of them TO he
declared the temporary holder of the cup. The
trophy was donated to the League last spring by
w. c. Temple, ex-President of the Pittsburgh
Club, under certain conditions, I. O., that the
team finishing second should challenge the
IL. anrf..a Of. I,rAn &c,
seven. nine games, the winner of II majority
of the games to be declared the temporary
holder of the cup, and, il winning it three
years In succession. To be declared the perma-
nent owner. In this series the entire net
receipts will be divided among the play
ers of the rival teams. the clubs getting nothing
but legitimate expenses. Mr. Temples object in
Offering this valuable trophy was to work up
more interest in close finish among the players.
In years gone by there was little no rivalry
among clubs to finish second when the leading
team drew away in the stretch. Then, too, there
was no incentive for team to finish second. or
even first for that matter, as the only prize for
the champions was a piece OF hunting. There
was purse tn be divided among the players,
whose sole reward the Bostons, for exampleD
was a cut in the following seasons salary.
But the prospective series for the Temple
cup put complexion on the
this season. The players knew that the first two
teams would come in for extra money after the
regular season. and that $500 cup also at
stake. The New Works and Bostons have had
terrific fight for the place, each knowing that,
even though the Baltimores might win the pen
nant, there was a chance to tackle the new
champions In another series for big gate money.
Consequently there has been more interest in
this years race than ever before.
The Temple cup SERIES while important. will
not rob the Baltimore Club of the pennant
II New York wins ajority OF the cup games.
While a triumph for Wards men would un-
duubtedly be something to over, still 1t
would not alter the fact that in the League
championship race OF 1872 scheduled games the
Baltimorrs providing they win the flag. have
done the most consistent work Of all the clubs.
From the very start Hanlon's men have
played winning ball. They had one slump
in the middle OF the season, when they lost
elk straight games to New York and Bos-
ton, but barring that they have played re-
narkably. The New Works. beginning with
their first trip West, have put up by far the
most effective game. but their bad work early
in the season proved too great a handicap. II
they had started in at the gait set by Baltimore.
the pennAnt would have been brought 10 this
city beyond doubt. The first Temple cup
game will probably DO played in baltimore on
Monday, Oct. l. Another game will be played
there ON Tuesday, and then the teams will come
10 the Polo grounds for probably three games.
and 50 on until the question has been settled.
Yesterdays results:
New York, 4; Chicago r.
81. Louis .; Boston. I.
Philadelphia, IL; Cincinnati. II (nrst game.
Cincinnati, s. Philadelphia tsecond gamel
At Pittsburgh-Rain.