The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-14

ritssourg and two with Louisville-a
sotsl OF eleven. The champions, there
Iore' providing they can get In ali their
postponed games, must take six more
chances OF suffering defeat than Cleve-
land has to fsce.
"As eleven of Bsltimores remaining
seventeen games must be played away
from home while all but four of Cleye.
iand's remaining eleven contests will
% on she homs grounds, the Clevelands
nhVe shii greater advantage. Assum-
ing shat the Baltimores shalI win
eleven OF the seventeen gamee their
percentage would be. ut the close of tho
eeason' 1854 To do this will REQUIRE
great work, but IL this be done the nan
nant Will almost surely return to Balti-
more, for should Cleveland win every
ono OF her remaining games, her per-
centage would be just the same as that
OF Baltimore, .654, as each club would
nave won SIS and lost as games.
1t IL not, at the same time, probable
thas cleveland will win ali OF her
eieVen games. lis safe TO pred let that
as ieass TWO OF the contests should re-
suit III defests for Tebeau's men Pitts
burg should be q ole to defeat them once
and Cincinnati might be depended upon
20 DO the trick, or even ST. Louis.
Should this happen Clevelaud's record
at the end would BE- Won, S3: lost. AZ.
percentage, 63S. Let Baltimore win
nine games and lose eight her record
would bs the same as C!eveland's, and
the clubs would tie for the chain oion-
ship.
While these figures arc purely prob.
lematic, Cleveland has apparently been
given an advantage in deductions from
nr tuyn AAf@
seems the minimum calculation, while
1t Is not probable that the determined
Orioles will drop eight games out of tho
seventeen. If Baltimore should fall off
Tor few days in her work, however,,
ana cleveland m 4intain the winning
streak she enjoyed before she struck
baltimore, the Westerners might make
IT very interesting for the Champions
oefore September 80 arrives"
The Temple Cup Series.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.-The question
having been raised whether the New
York baseball club, which now holds
the Iempie Cup, should defend 1t
agalns' this seasons champions, Presi-
aent Dung submitted the matter to the
league clubs for their decision. To-day
ne received their votes and 1t was de-
cided bya msjority of Thorn that the
Temple Cup series should be played by
me clubs holding FIRST and second place
at the close of the season.
National League Cameo.
BALTIMORE. Md, Sept. 13.-The
Cham pfons took two games from Boston
to-day. The last was nip and tuck
from start to finish, both pitchers being
hit freely. Jennings was put out Of the
game In the seventh inning and Rei,x
finished In his place. Darkness ended
the contest while the home team was at
Dat wi h but one man out. The runs
scored In this inning won the game.
B Bs!Si$eFe sH' i
Cancel. N
Second Game: n n
B Bs!s%0rs.. SSes5sGSSz153,s s
Batteries McMahon and Robinson; Nichols
and Ryan.
At Louisville: r. IT u
and warner PA Pa1se ss and
Kittridge.
At Washington: r. Fl. r.
S.5;!ys..a:;:.; "a SsSl.
Grim.
Second Game: r he
Washington 1O1O1lx-8 o
Brooklyn ......... 20 o 0 0 ia 2
Batteries-Anderson and Mcclure: damn nm
Burrlll. ~
At Philadelphia: r. II. r.
Philadelphia :. 49,. 2 O S O6l 0-19 10
New York ......... D 1 O. 800 % 1S
Battores-Taylor and Clements: German.
Clark ard Wilson.
AT Plttsburg: r. II. r.
Pittsburg go. ..,.... OOO12 OOx-d Il
cincinnati. ........ 0 0 q 600 0-3 q
Observation-Disclosures, Foreman and Merritt.
Rhincs and Vaughn.
At st. Louie r. H. K
s.. Louis. .......... 8 COS OO1-7 10 2
Cleveland ,........ O. 401 KS 1S O
McDougell and Poiiz.