The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
THEBIG BASEBALL BATTLE.
OoAfIVG LEAGUE GAMES WILL BE
WATCHED WITT INTEREST.

nsstons ana ~IBaitimores 60 Meet In an Hu-
portnnt Series This Week-FiEuros Showing
How Each Can win-Champions Meet New
Works T~o-Day-Records or Local Players.
The games to bo played by the Bnltimores and
Bostons this week and next will decide which
team will ny the League championship pennant.
Not since the memorable race OF 1889 between
the New Yorks and Bostons has the fight for
nrst honors been 70 exciting. The teams are so
evenly matched and they arc playing so con-
pistently that the result of their meeting at
Baltimore on next Friday, Saturday and Mon
day iaawaited with interest by thousands OF
baseball enthusiasts all over the country.
Beginning to-day the Baltimores will play .
pericspf three games with the New Yorks at tho
Polo Grounds. II Davis and Gleason are able to
play there may DO . hot old time, as the cham
pionsatill have to face Rusio, Moekin. ana Soy
mour. The last time the New Yorks played at
Baltimore they won three out of four games-a
feat that has yet to be accomplished by any other
League team. II they are in anything like tho
same shape as then, Joyco's mon may win two
cut Of tho three games. n, however, they are
as crippled al they were at Boston last week.
1t will not bo too much to expect the Baltimores
TO mako q clean sweep.
After the series with the New Yorks, the Bal
timores will meet the Bostons at Baltimore on
the days mentioned above. In view Of the many
uleRThCc1ul EOWb VI thO h0lu lhlb beupoh, ioNciS
Of tho game arc hoping that the coming Boston.
Baltimore series will be free from anything that
may tend to give the noble sport another black
out of three games at Baltimore. but II they win
only one. they still have a fighting chance. SO
to play with the Brooklyns. three at Boston be-
ginning to-day. ano three at Brooklyn next
only ones left for the e~x.champions to play. Tho
Baltimoree, meanwhile, have three regularly
scheduled games with the Washingtons. to be
vlaved nm the chamDiOn'a prOundR next week. so
that they really have a harder road to travel
from now to the end,thap the Bostons: 49,.
gtraight from the New Yorks and three straight
from the Wsshingtons, while the Bostons win
viii Be 3 decided by tie three games at Baltimore.
II the Bostons should then win two out of the
three games, the final standing would be:
Clubs. Won. Lost. Per Cent.
Baltimore ...... ....-"."...ss SO .T2l
out of the three. the final record would be:
Clubs. Won Lost. Per Cent.
sss,,5,%oFs. $ :5iS
Bostons' chance to- win the pennant, there
fore, providing Selee's men take only one OF the
t HaTs q Fa abs eb al Belsim sssiin seP Pse New TpS Yo rhS
and Washipgtons and the Bostons' series with
SrooElyn, Gran II a., Ct Boston are figuring on , the
Of three from Boston at Baltimore, and to take
three straight from Washington. This will give
70 the champions q record OF ninety-two vic
tories. thirty-seven defeats. and .7l3 per cent.
Six victories over Brooklyn by Boston. and one
out of three games at Baltimore will give to
Selee's men q record of ninety-four victories,
thirty.eight defeats, and .71a per cont. which
means first claim on the pennant by six points.
In other words. the Bostons can win the pen
nant by taking seven out of the remaining nine
games, providing the Baltimores lose three out
Of the same number.
After playing the Baltimorest the New Yorks
will meet the Washingtons here in four straight
Eames. and will then wind up the local League
season with the Philadelphias. Besides their
six games. with the Bostons, the Brooklyns have
three 70 play with the Philadelphias, SO that in
order to be in sixth place or near it BARNES
men will have to play fast ball.
Davis. Van Haliren and Herman still lead the
regular players of the Now York Club in the
order named, and the few remaining games will
determine which of the trio is the most skilful
batter. The club held its own at the bat last
week, but lost 2 points in fielding. Four points
were added to tho opponents batting average.
OF the Brooklyns. Anderson still leads. Jones
went back 5 points and Alex. Smith added Q
points last week, the latter player now being in
pecond place. The club gained 2 points in
batting, but lost 3 in fielding. The records:
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