The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
The Pennant Race In
the National League
Is Almost Over--lt
Has Been a Most
Exciting One.

The hottest and closest pennant struggle
In the history OF baseball is nearing the
end now Boston. the leader has seven
teen more games to play. according to the
schedule. OF these nine are away from
home, three each at Brooklyn, Washington
and Baltimore, ending the season at the
home OF the Orioles on october 10. Al
home: Twogames with Brooklyn and three
each with Philadelphia and Baltimore. II
will thus be seen that the Beanesters have
10 20 against their pennant rivals for one
third of the games yet to be played and
that they have only one snap In prospect
at Washington,
Baltimore has also seventeen more games
to play; away from home Three at Boston.
three at New York. aud one at Washing
ton: at home three with Boston. three with
Brooklyn, three with New York and one
with Washington. Boston has the ddyan-
tage for the remainder Of he season. II
would appear, as Baltimore gets only TWO
games with Washington and has 20 20
against New York for six games, while
Boston has three chances at Washington.
six at Brooklyn and three with Philadel-
ph!a.
Although Cincinnati Is rcheduled 70 Ilay
thirteen days in October the schedule has
30 that the Reds Will have very little 10
do In October. Somu OF the late October
dates have been doubled up with Septem-
Der dates. Not ineuding tins TWO double
headers that the Reds play in the East
there remain double headers to be played
in the West. Manager Bancroft he's been
pruning and twisLng the schedule until
he has nearly all the october dates doubled
up with September games. The Reds VIII
have plenty off days next month. Indeed,
they viii have a week at time when
they will have nothing 10 do but to go
fishing, or attend the races, or do what
ever their fancy prompts them 10 do Here
is the new schedule for the Western games
yet to be played by the Reds September
- t2l, GO and q. Cleveland al Cincinnati,
September 2S %. Cleveland vs.. CiHcn-
maid at ST. Louis September 30, st. Louis
VS. Cincinnati AZ st. Louis 10; October I
(9l. . (2l and 3, 81 Louis We. Cincinnati,
at Cincinnati. This change cancels the
Reds games at Cleveland on October 2
and I and a; 81. Louis on october 10. IA
and Is.
Every fan is glad that Kansas city has
won the Western league pennant from
indianapolis for eeyeral reasons. foremost
OF which is that Jimmy Slaglo is one Of
the Blues: another is that the Indianapolis
team Is owned by John T. Brush. who
makes Inc ownership entirely too con-
splcuous. The pennant war wen by one
run in the decisive game. which was played
Tuesday last.
slagie ia again 10 make his arpcaranc,
IN the National League. this time viii
Plttsburg Boston didn't regard him a.
fast enough two years ago, but there Ii
small doubt that he'll do now.
II Mr. Weldon of san Antonio succeeds In
his plan OF getting the Cincinnati + eds
TO do spring practice at San Antonio, thI
Chicago Orphans at Galveston aud the
Philadelphia Quakers at Houston, there
will be y great revival in baseball il Tex.
as next ssoson undoubtedly. The plan UNI
der which the season OF 1898 started OH
is about AS good us could be devised anC
had II not been for the var IL is proAabl,
that the season would have been a success
full one. MIR. Weldon deserves all praise
for his effort aud 1t viii be freely accorded
him. whether he succeeds or not.
Boston he's been playing a consistent
steady game all season. keeping in sigh
of the leader all the time and comm,
at the finish with squirt like four tim,
winner IN quarter dash, Nichols has
been the clubs chief reliance and he Eal
proved himself worthy.
The Cincnnatis started off in the bes
condition of any club in the country. Won
derful pitching and magnificent fieldnt
are responsible for the strong showing o
the Reds. Their biting has been weak al
season. Elmer Smith being the only ma
ON the team with q batting average od JOG
AS soon as Brcitens,ein the star twllor {
the Reds, let down. the club took u slump
Damman also weakened about the tim,
they began to hammer Breitansten.
The Cleveland team is In better shap
now than ever. In Young. Powell, Cupp
and Wilson Tebeau has a quartet Of strou
tw1rlers. Considering the magnificent sup
port accorded them. their ability 20 vi
games is not TO be wondered at Tebeau'
men have been playing on foreign
grounds nearly oil season.
Hanion has accomplished wonders wit
the Baltimore team. He sells first elias
tall players, like Stenzel and Quinn, an
fills their places with cast.offs, lik
Holmes and Maui and continues 20 wi
gaines with remarkable regularity. TIL
foundation Of the Baltimore club is tn
big four, Kelley. McGraw. Jennings aa
Keller. Tine contaminatlng influence .
this quartet Is enough to make a frs,
class ball player out Of the yeriest sort {
dub, SO " seems. The resurrection OF !
Maui, Baltimore's winning pitcher, Ia
hvencd up number OF supposed dea
ones. Jianmy Calvin. George McGinni.
Ned Morris and number Of old time
expect to try their hand ut the pltchir
Eaane again next season.
Lack OF pitching talent Is all that keep
tho Philadelphia club out OF the penwlu
Fight. This team is the hardest hitting gu,
ut In the big league, including as 1t doe
8 such tremendesis stlckers as I.aJoie Doug
lass Delehauty. Cooley, Flick and Laude,
~ q fielding Aggregation. the Quakers ais
seack up well against any team In III
country, but their pitching stan Is lament
aniy weak. II has been the same old stcr
with the Phiilies for many years. Jac
leytor. the only first class twirler the ciu
% nad ~ recent years, was transferred
q. Louis last winter. Whist tower
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