The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-03

4 VvSS6lngten P0st.
Z fresidsnt Nick Young, who're memory
: u evss crssn With the remarkable events
1hAt nasEed the various CLOSE and en-
I tArsilins sAnishss 81 championship races
( chatted entetainissly on the past sioriea
y champions who grsspcd the situation
Il the anal moment and stood. 90 70 az.
II tho center Of the stage At the grand
climax.
Il want to say At tho start That the al
Ierod brrwis on me diamond this season
between the umpIres and players were.
| IN the main. grossly exaggerated" began
M, Young. I'm q race that ID 90 close
and exciting ~ the one that ID now about
% be determined It Is but natural that
{ the playeu' zeal. their desire TO win.
should result In disputes that would never
occur IL the race were tame. and less de-
pended on the result Of game. The very
fart that these disputes arose argues
above everything else tho honesty and
fairness Of baseball, Indeed, IL would
seem 10 me. or to any one else Interested
In baaeball. that these quibblcs on the
bali field are arguments for rather than
against the conduct OF the players.
"Cf course, don't want to BIO miscon-
strued am not in favor OF upholding
ungentleman1y conduct on the ball field.
s ,s ~ as.,,sI S,aan,,,arsI,. ~,
~. ,.sa..r ~ ~ 49,. ~ saasan mn
ny ny n,nIv "s,.,S ,.a 49,, assn. ,,,,ss
sne pupy,n snou.u Mna do,n oon'omo nv, '" w.,
umpires In closely contested games II IL
but human nature TO bubble for ones
rights or fancied rights on or Off the ball
.,cu, WI" wien .ne Ih,eIose ., p"n p'ay
q. s.aNu nc 70 pouhu 70 DC s"eyea
tnp'Du "n'Hs ~ 10 iai'e'0n. ana
sniiuesS. 90 ! trus, tne pnphc VIII Tor
give the various littie spats That have
ARISEN on tne spur or the moment between
tho players ana the handlers or the inti-
cator inns season. You know II Is an Oft
Npeated faic. thls ono about the brawls
anu KICKS ana OF course the cloeer the
race the more frequent arc the quibblos
The race for the flag this season re-
Calls CLOSE finishes Ia byRone years In the
major league and the old American asso-
rihtion. Ono Of the most excitiny strug-
giles for the pennant developed at the
clpse Of the season of 1889. In the league
ana association. The Boston club own
crs, Messrs Soden, Couant and Billings.
spent money with a lavish hand In the
winter OF ~ and 80, with view 10 or
ganizing team that would beat out the
champion Chants, who had won the pen
nnnt the previous year. md beaten the st,
the world The team pathcrcd by the
i ,oS.on .riumvirate Tor ~ was made up.
their varnns nns,,,o on p''y.,s, 'lu's va
as Boston sent to face tho Issue that wear
won o penrant In 81. | refer to the old
1 Ts@oi. %am' with Hanion, Rome,
"Thcrc was as r,nch " ".,a,,,,, :.
spring OF 80 ns 10 whether Nav yo ,
could repeat her performance of the pre-
vious year, and win another remnant
The race was seo-saw from the early
spring to the fRll, and the public through
out the country In the minor and major
day OF the season. decided the chnmplon-
ship, with Boston and New York flght-
INK In the van. nnd two games TO deter
mine the possossor OF the pennant The
Giants played In Cleveland that deY, and
the Bostons In Pttaburg New York won
from, Cleveland and Boston was defeated
by Pittsburg, and by the victory on that
memorable day tho Giants wrestcd ,he
pennant from the grasp OF the neaneat.
ora. Hut New York and Boston were not
the only teams whoae fortunes were an
cidcd on that day. Six clubs depended IN
the ANAL games OF October & 10 deeldS
their status In tho championship race
Cleveland and philadelphIa.
"The race IN tho American assoc,otlon
In go nal 4, Y,,t. 49,. 49,, ...s,,,
~. a.. 'a'' .nu n.ooA'sh "R"'ns
son, October is. Tho 81 Louis nrowns.
sour-t,me ra,nart r,,nnor. ,ra ,a,.a,.,,
i, r,, W't,nsNs' VIZ "'''"'''.
W wv s'nc'uhau Reds ON that day. ana
victory by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
on tho same day knocked the Browns
o,,t ~ ,hs,r am srocoas,yo n.nn.n, ana
settled ~hs, might nave Save,nmea ,n,s
! aertc,s. a,snrta Ma ,hn i,rnwns Wan
their Ias, ran,c Eor Ind C,ncinnasi Tai.
Ian INA pr"xra Nv winrinw two pnst
poned camcs fron proolivn would INV,
Won I'M" nennant Whather theao noat
mined vamas ,,cuid havc ham niaved II
Accordance With the rules Of tho Old as
sociation Was = nmcstion
,srh" season az ;ss In ,hc major learu,
furniahcd another uncertain and feverisl
csmpaisn. The race hogan 10 wax warn
earIy in september' when New York ha,
4 siisht lead over Chicago. Al the on,
a. the month. New York. after a success
sion OF victories, had pretty clean lead
Then the race eettied down TO N struggle