The San Francisco call., 1898-12-17

The accompanying table of the standing of the clubs is that issued by the Paclnc Coast League and is positively correct. To MT Stapleton, the official scorer, did the task of computing the average of each team fall, and to him patrons of the game are indebted for the information. Mir Stapleton's task was far more dlff1- cult than most people imagine. l had no conception of the extent of his troubles until last Sunday when he showed me where ten games had been protested ana nothing had been done with them by the emergency board. He then had to write the country managers for certain scores that were missing and could not be 1ound even among the city dailies. At least twenty of these scores had to be oDtalneu, and when they were finally received II required special meeting Of the league $ directors to determine what snoulu De done regarding the protested games. For tunately for once in their lives the mem- bers comprising the league board Workeo rapidly and disposed of the protests III MT Stapleton to complete the task in trusted to him and which IS now pup lshed. Pretty soon he hopes to have the batting, fielding and other averages or the different players in proper shape 10 publish, and then the fans and perform CTS also will have an opportunity 10 see just what was really accomplished dur ing this seasons work.
 The fact that the Gilt Edges have won the pennant beyond all possible doupt IS no great surprise. It was thought py many, myself included, that owing to the number of protests registered against this cub for employing the services of more Eastern men than the new rules allowed their chances for the championship, which looked so bright, would be lost. Mr. Stapleton's percentage table, how ever, dispels all such ideas and proves conclusively, that, protests or no protests, the Gilt Edges are the real and only champions From the very beginning Of the season this great aggregation was hailed as the pennant winner Ihelr last, steady playing, combined with the team work; their heavy batters and superb pitchers, to say nothing of the other ac- complishments held by them, were traits recognized by all lovers or the game as the kind that win the majority of contests. No club seemed able to cope with them successfully and follow it up. True, they lost games, but that Is base ball. I would not give cent for a team that did not lose occasionally, nor would I give the same amount for a player who could not make an error: The Gilt Edges are an ideal collection of players for Such a league and deserve to win. Throughout the entire season they practiced, and sell dom played anything but good baseball. The people who went to see them re- ceived their moneys worth, and this can be said of but few teams In the league. How different things would have been if all the clubs represented in the league paid as much attention to their work as did the Gilt Edges. What glorious times there would have been throughout the season had things gone along as smoothly with the other clubs as they did with this same collection. The team was man. aged properly; 1t must have been, or the men could not have given such good &C., count of themselves. Can this be said of the other clubs? I think not, save pos sibly the Sand Crabs. No fault worthy of mention can be found with the Gilt Edges. They won the pennant, and won 1t easily and fairly, and they deserve to be termed the greatest team in the State.'
 JOE CORBETT.