The times., 1897-09-27

There is weeping and wailing plenty in
the camp Of the Wagnerites since the sena-
turial aggregation once again Joined the
second division. The fans have gone into
sackcloth and ashes and refuse to be com
forted. And well they might, for the worst
Is not yet come. The most conservative
figuring winds the local representatives
OF the national game upin eighth pla ce, and
there il a bare possibility that the ninth
rung Of the ladder viii be their final rest
ms place
.Scrappy BiII'' Joyce win probably send
Neekin into the box today 10 try his col
lection of puzzIers against the lawmakers
That they VIII find Jouett triile too
good for them is almost a foregone con
cIus ion True, Meekin is not at his best in
the fail, being strictly midsummer
pitcher, but the weather is SO warm tic
chances are he is stn good enough to
give the Senators a drubbing.
II this game is dropped it VIII in all
likelihood Keep company with the four
scneduled with Baltimore. Rec koning
his way, the Senator's win end The season
with 5s games won, "A lost and a per
both have five games to play. Luckily for
Washington, two Of these games are be
tween the Colts and Pirates. Pittsburg has
70 win three OF these 10 beat usout andtwo
10 Tie us. this, of course, counting five games
lost for Washington.
Chicago mast win three out Of the five
to De played 70 pass Washington under
ties. conditions, and a. three Of their
d - ...rfr n. 11r.rga all-ffa fal
d. 80.
or the whale, the Senators appear 70
t,e very much ia a hole. They have To
stack up against pennant winners in four
out Of their last live games, while their
nearest opponents have comparatively easy
games.
Had the maEEates planned 10 make the
baseball race Of 1897 so that the battle
FOR the first place would not be decided
until the very last day OF the season,
they could not have done any better than
the schedule adopted has turned out. 1t
is possible that tile games played on the
very last day OF tie season win decide
the supremacy
The BaIliInores are almost invulnerab ble
In their own stronghold, and, like the Bos-
tons, ne club las beaten them in a ma
chances are entirely against tie Bostons
taking a majority Of the games in that
city Snll, luck is a great factor in base
ball. and it is by no means an impossi-
bihty.
On Nay ] Boston was IN the twelfth
place with one victory and six defeats
while Baltimore was tied with Philadelphia
for first place, with seven victories and ont
g,FN NFar -
in front with fourteen victories and three
defeats while BOSTON was in sixth plact
with eight victories and eight defeats June
i the champions were still ahead, witt
twenty two victories aud eight defeats, The
Bostous fourth with seventeen victories and
t1vave defeats. July / it was still BaIti
more. thirty victorirs and nine defeats
Boston second, twenty nine victories, twelve
defeats.
Then the hattie began in good earnest
escl. clul, playing the best all IN Is pow er
and watching its rival wsrily. On Jun,
1t, for the first time in the season, the
Bostons succeeded in tying their stronl
opponents in victories, each being credited
that day with thrty-two, Boston having
lost three more games than the champions
on une q Boston went ahead OF the Bal
ting thirty-four 10 thirty-three. Baliimor,
tied again on the 22d, and there was a dif
ference Of one defeat in favor Of Boston
June % Boston again assumed the lead. on'
victory ahead OF Baltimore. June "a Bos
ton increased Its lead o. twenty y-seyel
Joints. which was Increased on ] une % t,
forty-six, and on June 2S to siXty-three
July 1 Boston led Baltimore si1ty-tw'
points. July Cincinnati crept into secont
place, Baltimore being ninety-two point
behind the Bostons.
On July Boston led Baltimore los
points. the biggest lead IL had over tn
Champions all season. On July 5 Cincin
natl was wenty five points behind the Bos
tons and sixteen points ahead OF tn
Champions. July 20 Baltimore succeeds
In reolaimlng second place from Cincinnati
August / Boston was thirty three point
ahead Cf Baltimore and Baltimore wa