The evening world., 1895-09-03
WHERE GIANTS
may FINISH.
There Is Still a Possibility Of
Second Place for New York
in the League Race.
ONLY A SL|GHT ONE, THOUGH
No Chance Remains, Apparently,
to Keep the Pennant from
Baltimore's Grasp.
WHAT A CRANK'S FIGURES TELL.
The HarIemites Seem Almost Ger.
tain Of a Place Well Up in the
First Division.
WHAT A cRANk'S FIGURES TELL.

] this years pennaat race? Now that
the Gotham baseballists have taken a
big brace the cranks are showing re-
. newed interest and to "A man are again
worshippers at the Iarlemites shrine.
Is IL possible for the Giants to land
high enough up in the race to again
night for possession Of the Temple Cup.
In view Of the game they are now
putting up there is IA chance. Although
1t is a decidedly slim one the chance is
there, so get together. all yc loyal
rooters. and pull for all you're worth.
For many weeks the cranks have been
waiting for the Temple cup Committee
to come to the front and declare itself,
but up to the present that august body
has sealed both ears and mouth, clam
like and utterly refuses to relieve the
public mind.
President Byrre. of the Brooklyn
club has publicly announced that. In
his opinion. the winner OF the rag"
this year must fight the present holder
New York. for the custody OF the tro-
ply. Nick Young has opposite opinions
These two must come to conclusion,
and very quickly. for but one more
month Of the season remains.
But while this discussion Is going on
let's look and see what cold figures will
do towards landing the Giants in a posi-
tlon to defend the mug" no matter
what the Byrne-Young decision may be.
That Baltimore almost has a "cinch"
on the pennant nearly every crank in
the country will admit. but how about
place honors. which " New York can
attain will give them every right to de-
fend the Temple cup. which they now
hold?
From now until the season ends the
Giants have twenty-five remaining
games to be played. nineteen OF which
are at home. BY winning all of them
they would surely land in second place.
and allowing Baltimore an even break
the Birds would finish but little In
front OF the Harlemites
While the undertaking sounds almost
absurd. there IA bare possibility that
the feat might be accomplished. OF
course. the best luck would have to
be with the Giants throughout.
Rusie and Clarke have shown that
they are In grand shape just now. and
II the team keeps up It's present glorious
fielding game, It would not be strange
season with a clean record. Meekn Is
not In perfect trim and upon him, to
large degree would fa.l big portion
OF the job.
Bit what most delights tho cranks
now is the manner in which the boys
are hitting the ball. To win, they must
keep this up.
This morning the Giants were in sew
enth place. having won 81 and lost 80
games. by winning all the remaining
games their percentage would be GEL
The Club that finishes with such IA rec
ord will fight for the cup beyond
shadow OF doubt.
In order that the feat be accomplished
however, the five clubs ahead OF New
York must break but little better than
even, or at least. their winning must not
be greater than co per cent.
Cleveland. which at present Is second
In the race. can hardly maintain the
position to the end. For several weeks
the Spiders have been under a constant
strain. which is beginning to tell Then,
or the twenty one remaining games that
Teb"au's people are to play. but six will
be at home. Hence the cnances OF land
Ing second. although they now have n
good lead, are not too rosy.
Philadelphia. Cleveiand's most dan
gerous rival. has. counting postponed
games. to play twenty-six games vet.
the majority OF which will be at home
the team that beats them will about
land second.
Boston, with all It's discorl. will no
. hA
twenty-six games to play, counting those
postponed.
Brooklyn, now flfth club in the race
mas Inc Same number OF games to play
as New York, Their pace at present is
killing one. but they will come back 10
the bunch before long
FltIshurg is just holding a position in
the hrst division by an cyelash and be
they will have been crowded out en-
tirely Mack's men have apparently
gotten aboard the tohoggan, and will
Chicago and Cincinnati are out of it
for good OF twenty-three games to be
piassdi iroI, nnoB oms Ansons sc hirel'ngs w be
has iive games at home out OF twenty
six.
At the worst calculation. il the New
iorks continue to play the kind OF a
past two weeks. 1t is dollars to peanuts
that they Will at least !and weil up in
the first dtyision and Will be hulhhE
down good position at the end II :hG
season,
1t is not unreasonable to exp,c: that
they should win IS per cent. of the
games played al least by doing this
the Giants would finish with a percent
age Of .5,t. which Will entitla them To
fourth and probably third place
Now for grand stand hnisr Ge. In
line, all ye good and faithful rooters,
ana win out!
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