The morning times., 1895-09-23
Is IT WILL Be NEXT WEEK
Orioles Will Close the Season
Pennant in Hand.
TEBEAU'S SPIDERS SECOND
They Have Struggled Manfnlly to Head
the List, But Fortune Is Against
Them-Temple Cup Series Offers
Them Chance TO Retrieve Them
selves-Senators May Gain.

In another week the National League
season Will be over. The Orioles are now
regarded as the winners of the pennant,
and it looks as though Washington will
finish In tenth place, one round higher
than year ago.
Tebeau and tbe other Spiders have made
n great fight for first place, and that they
Will be close second goes without saying
During their last series at home they
played great ball. and the loquacious Oliver
has demonstrated that while many of his
players are old in tue garb, the team has no
''has bccns."
During the past week they have won
eight games without losing any, a record
enjoyed by no other team in the League.
a murmur, q fact which tells story to the
effect that one and all are fighting
desperate finish for the pennant.
CHANCE TO RETRIEVE.
There is some consolation, however,
for tile willy manager aud his hustlers,
in that he viii have a go for the Temple
Cup, and it is only reasonable to suppose
that the Spiders VIII give the Orioles
mighty chase.
The Clevelands have six victories over
Baltimore, while the latter won five games,
one game being postponed. As it is the
Spiders have the best of the series and the
Temple cup games will be full OF intere st.
The Quakers are third in the race, and
while they cannot better their position they
cannot be displaced. They won four games
and lost one, gaining eight points in per-
centage. Had they gotten themselves in
form week or two earlier they might have
given the leaders a neck -and-neck finish
They have made lots of money for their club
and Col. Rogers and the other stockholders
are entirely satisfied.
INTO SEVENTH PLACE.
Two weeks ago Anson's Colts were In
ninth place, with percentage of 513. In
one weeks play without the loss of game
they jumped into seventh place and their
percentage went up to 534. They ended the
week on last Saturday with a gain of eigh-
teen points, winning six games and losing
one. They must continue their good work,
however, if they desire to hold fourth place
at the end of the sea son.
Boston seems to have taken a sudden brace
and moved up one round. They increased
their percentage ten points, having won five
games out of seven. They passed both the
Brooklyns and the Pittsburgs, but in turn
were beaten in the race by the Chicagos.
Where they will be at the close it is hard to
guess.
The Bridegrooms were in fourth place
on tie with the Pirates last Sunday morning
with .542 percentage. This they failed to
maintain, as they start the last week of the
season in sixth place, and they must pla y the
Bostons and the Philadelphias this week,
and they are sea rcely able to hold their end
up in the SIX games.
Freedman's team of mixed Giants are in
eighth position this morning, Just where they
were one week ago, but they have lost
thirteen points in percentage, and won
only one game out of five played. They
will hardly finish better than where they
are now, but tits in order for some one in
TO make predictions for next
season.
FALL OF THE PIRATES.
The Pirates. who were climbing the upper
of the ladder five W eeks ago,
and at different periods held the lead