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

Tor IL actors. In those days there were
| xamcs played for the worlds champion
| shl, between the winners Of tho League
| and Association pennants. Anson won the
| League bunting that year, and the 81.
| Louis Browns beat out the other seven
| clubs for the Association nag.
The deciding game In this world's series
| was played on the grounds OF tho st. Louis
Browns One run was needed 10 win the
game for the Browns In tho last Inning,
and one hand was out. Carruthers pitched
for the Browns and John Clarkson for the
Whites Curtis WEIGH, one Of the star CIT
feldcrs in the Association. and a great
r,in-getter came to the bat In the ninth
and wss hit In tho arm by a pitched ball.
He stole 10 second, and was playing of
second base. when Latham sent a ny ball
10 Abner Dalrymple, who was playing left
field. The situation was pretty near UP
10 Dalrymple, and no realized II to the
extent OF nervousness. First he misjudged
the ball and finally muffed II. WEIGH who
was half wPy between second and third.
sped like bullet to the home base Dali
rympie's throw TO backstop Flint was
beaten out by Wclch by a scant step, and
a worlds championship was lost and won
I'm Dalrymple's tragic mlsplay and
Wolch's brilliant play Clarks0n, who had
pitched superb game that day, burst
into tears, and dare say that the stout
hearts OF every member OF the Whites
melted and burst from their eyes in tho
quiet of their r00mC on that eventful even
Ing.
"The season OF so gave the public no
little excitement as regards finish. The
race was nip and tuck between the Chi
cago and Providence teams till within n
week OF the seasons end. Mr.. Arson was
victorious for the third successive season.
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games.
Perhaps the best evidence of the I'm
provemcnt In the game from scientific
point of view ls that the championship
races OF recent years are more interesting
ana closer than In the carly days of tho
game. This Improvement ia brought about
by the development of players who are
nearer abreast of each other In point of
ABILITY, thus making the clubs better
matched ana better race between the
various teams. When you come 10 figure
IL 10 me point, there never was n time
III the games history when so we'll matched
body OF athletes entered the baseball
arena as the teams that represent the
major league this year. Take the series
between Boston and Washington for ak
ample. Though the Beaneateis have the
better OF the fight with baltimore for the
pennaht, thoy were barely able to win
seven. or majority OF one game, from the
senators, who are a second division team
,i viewed from the percentage column,
inc brooklyn team went To Cincinnati this
s.ar ana won three straight games from
MT Ewings team when the Rods ware
conceded to have n bright chance for tho
pennant Va"
VI course this argues the uncertainty
OF baseball but. at the same time. il
proves TO me that tho teams OF the major
,sasue are all nall finely matched and
mere ~ less difference as regards native
hplllty than the percentage column would
havo us believe. This season has been n
lying one on the pitchers In the leading
ban just fancy the responsibility that
Nichols and Mr.. Rusio. who hnye oc.n ma'
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