The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
BosroNs WIFE PLAF CLEAN BALL.
Manager ssies's Views On the Series 70 Begin
ut BaltiuseFe To-Day.

The Boston League team. In charge Of Man
aRer Frank q. Selee, passed through this city
yesterday on their way to Baltimore, where
they begin the most important series OF the sea-
son to-day. They were scheduled to play an OK
hibition game at Orange Oval yesterday after.
noon, but, owing to the wet weather. Seleo con-
cluded to take an early train for the Monumen.
tai City. Before leaving hero tho Boston man
ager said:
These three games which we will play with
tho Baltimores will probably come very near
deciding the championship. Tho Boston team
Is in good shape and the men are confident. We
have better pitchers than Baltimore, and I
think we can play faster ball. Bergen will
catch In oil the games and Long will play short
Stop; .,m ,.o.
tisan crowd, but that will not prevent us from
refrain from Kicking ut the umpires' decisions
and will not attempt any unfair tactics. We
%aIs tue US. s and r %o a IS S% Sl%is SsSap ehie l ! P lSs!
ing tho championship, we will accept the situa-
tion wit out a word Of protest or excuse.
The Bostons have won all OF their games on
duissdd IN fc;wdyism TO iiSS,imidats, the, umpirss,
courteousiy treated. we expect the same sort
Of treatmcnti in Baltimore that the champions
NO trouble. The Bostons want to play these
games on their merits. so that the team Win.
ming tho penpsnt this year Will be free from
yiOr. The eyes OF tho baseball world arc ON both
teams, and the players. for the good ofthe gamc.
The Baltimorcs have. including tho Boston
ss.iS'. sever games yst to play; az they will!
next, week. thereby winding up the season.
The ! B 10 'ps have six to play; three Of = which
week. II tho BaItImores win two out Of three
from the Bostons. they can win the pennent by
taking tig three rec, ont y Of four from Mass,ngtop,
from Brooklyn, in which event the final stand
ing would be:
clubs. Won. Lost. Fer cent.
sas,on g H!SSSS
But IL the Bostons win two out OF three from
BrooEiyn games in order to hold first place, pro,
yiding the champions take four games from
Washington; the final standing under these cir
cumstances being:
Clubs. Won. Lost. FER cent.
Boston Bs .7l2
BY dropping ono game in three to Brooklyn
atter winning two out of three at Baltimore the
BGstCns viii BE- beaten ,sn1 Sgs; 4 the ch IAN dD
record being In that case:
Clubs, Won. Lost. Per cent.
BaltImore......"...........a9 50 .7Os
1t can be seen. therefore. that after the series
in Baltimore has been completed the possession
Of the pennant will not DO definitely settled nn-
Last year the Baltimores won the pennant
SOS percentage. The Cievelsnds were second.
with a percentage OF .625. In 1895 the Balti.
mores' percentage was .669, and the Clevelands
were next, with $50. In 1894 the Baltinorcs
won the championship for the first time. with
.695 per cent, the Now Works being second,
with .657.
The closcness Of this years race has not been
equalled since 1889, when the New Works and
BostuLis raced neck aud neck during the last
three weeks of the season and finished as fol.
lows: New York, So victories, 43 defeats. 1859
percentage: Boston. 80 victories, As defeats.
.64S percentage.
BALTIMORE. Sept. c3.-The baseball manage
ment is anxiously watching the clouds to-day
as the sale of tickets Tor reserved seats on tho
grand stand progresses. Tho seats have boon
going like hot cakes, and IL seems that the pco-
pie have made up their minds to see tho game.
and particularly the first one, II they have to
take out oil stoves and blankets to Union Park.
There were more than 100 people in line when
the sale OF seats was begun at 8 o'clock this
1900 in all. for the first game was sold. Tho
spectators did not. succeed in getting many
tickets. although they rcsorted to all sorts
of schemes. They got messenger boys and
Office boys to go with forged orders for
seats. the note paper OF the various prominent
hotels was used, and people going alons the
street were importuned to 90 inside and buy a
couple OF tickets for them. Those OF the specu-
lators who were fortunate enough to get a
couple of seats used various methods OF getting
more. Disgusting themselves with other coats
and hats. but in the main they were caught and
refused. Detective kratZ was on duty at tho
headquarters and he was kept busy pulling
spectators and repeaters out OF line.