The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
CAYLOR'S BALL GOSSIP.
Great Records Being Made In the
National Game.
The Baltimores VIII Probably Again
Capture the League Pennant.

Some rather remarkable records in base
ball are being made these midsummer days.
Probably the most remarkable of all were
the five shut outs in the National league
on July 81. Only seven games were play.
cd, but in five OF them one OF the opposing
teams failed TO score. The Washingtons on
that day got double dose at Cleveland,
playing Is innings without getting a man
across the plate. i believe this never be-
fore occurred TO National league club in
one afternoon. On the same day the Bal
timores shut out the Pittsburg club, and
the latter Immediately turned the tables,
there being double header between the
two teams. The fifth victim was found In
the New York Giants who failed TO score
I'm their first game at Cincinnati. Wilson,
Wallace, Hoffor, Killon and Dwyer wero
the pitchers who accomplished the quin-
tuplo whitowash. Wet, slippery grounds
and saggy balls were largely responsible for
the results.
ON the following day three Of the six
National league games were of extra inn
ings. At Cincinnati ten innings We're re-
quired, at Chicago III and at Louisville
13 In each instance the home team won,
and i'm two Of the games the visiting team
tied the score In the ninth Inning with
three runs This Is notable occurrence,
because extra inning games this year have
been much less frequent than they were
last season.
Another novelty Of the baseball season
was the ST. Paul clubs feat of duplicating
the winning record made by the Philadel-
phias In 1Sg2-l6 Victories in succession.
This the Apostles, as they are called,
did on July 22. Ever since the Quakers
made that record four years ago under the
late Harry Wright's management other
clubs have been trying To reach it. The
Buffaloes of the Eastern league beat 1t,
believe last season. The big League record
In straight defeats for 1896 is held by the
st. Louis Browns, which made II l5.
Finally we have the Cincinnati's record
of ia victories out Of l6 games played with
the New Yorks, Philadelphias, Drooklyns,
Washingtons and Baltimores on their
home ground.
The National league pennant race this
year has already settled down 20 a contest
among three of the IL clubs Barring un-
heard OF accident, none OF the other nine
has possible chance in tho two remain
ing months of the season. Though tho
Cincinnatis have made such splendid
fight, it Is the general opinion that the
Baltimorcs will again win handily. Even
the rooters for the Reds are inclined TO
concedc tho pennant TO the Baltimores
and are concentrating their hopes upon
beating the Clevelands out of second place
siid thereby getting chance To contend
for the Temple cup. They will have a ha<s
task to do even that.
The Baltimores, as u team, outclass ev-
erything else in the National league. No
one will for one hour doubt IL after watch
ing them play against theR competitors.
They use science where otfw teams en-
ploy physical strength. They work to-
gether as a whole where other teams look
10 personal performances
Whatever credit there may De in the Gin
cinnatis' remarkable and unexpected posi-.
tion in the League race, much Of 1t belongs
to Captain Manager Ewing. Buck Is not
the king OF players which he was ten years
ago, but he always knew every point of the
game, and he has not forgotten any OF
them. Ewing Is baseball tactician who
never fails 10 see an advantage or To put IL
TO his clubs credit. With very ordinary
lot of players he has welded together a
team for Cincinnati whose work has not
only aroused intense enthusiasm in the