The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
ND CHANCE FOR THE TENANT
 FOR BALT T|MORE Did Not Come Up to Expectations. PITCHERS PROBABLY TIRED SOMETHING MORE THAN LUCK
 FOR BOSTON. The San Franciscos Cannot Win League Honors, but They
 May Play Good
 Ball.
By doe Corbett.

The Baltimores did not make the cham pionship finish which l predicted some few days ago.
 The pennant Is now lost to them, yet 1t cannot be said that they did not make a remarkable run for 1t.
 With their present pitching staff, which consider the greatest in the country, much was expected of them. That they failed to beat Boston during the last series, l make no doubt, was no direct fault of theirs
 Their fight for the pennant this year in a great many respects resembIed that of last season Many ups and downs were experienced at unexpected places, and pitchers, to keep in the race, had to work unreasonably hard, and In conseQuence. l Tear, were not strong when the leaders came along.
 It happened so last season, and while I cannot say that the pitchers this year gave out as they did last, still they were worked hard, and very regularly, which Tact In itself is sufficient cause for me to conceive them tired and anxious for that day to come which will bring a much-needed rest
 The Bostons, after their superb work this year, will be looked upon as a. great team. They won so many games the nre- WouS season that people-and I among them-attributed their victories to uck ana, ana not superior playing. for the reason that contest after contest was won in the nlnth Ith inning, after they appeared ire trievably lost.
 As an illustration take one of the Bai- unore s games played at Boston. For eight innings the above mentioned collec- tlon neld winning lead, and after their nal1 or the ninth inning they were four runs ahead. The Bostons took their last ncks, and, with two men out and two slrlheS on the batter, six bases on balls ana a single followed. Enough runs were n wi he luck" vas
 This is but one instance of the many games won by the Boston club last sea son in peculiar manner, but now that they have again demonstrated that their championship aspirations are genuine, 1t pass into oblivion.
 for one have arrived at the conclusion ana ana without much deliberation that the Boston club is indeed great. and I sin cerely trust that the Eastern supporters Will do likewise. Surely when a team Wlns the national pennant twice in sue ment besides luck prevailing, and this element Is good baseball" True. they nave had fair smile from the fates, but all teams are acquainted, to no little ex- tent, with the unforeseen and to be frank, what would team do if the smil-s ing fates did not occur occasionally?
 without any doubt the San Francisco team, as 1t lined up on Sunday last, is
 Iberg. as everybody knows, is one of the very pest pitchers in the league, an invincibles
 Of course, I do not always labor under such unique deiusions, but there are mo- ments, such as the present one, Tn which l permit myself to think kindly of this famous tcecream collection.
 The one complaint, however, lies in the fact that when you call the Friscos a on their next outing and put up a foolish exhibition. l must, however, state de- spite the fact that I am apprehensive as regards the next exhibition the Friscos ances go for anything, great team
 The team, of course, has no chance for the pennant; but this really makes no difference, for the 'rooters'' would dearly club, play just few good games before the season closes. That they will I am inclined to believe, but I will not say so, for an old adage has 1t that there is The Friscos, as 1 previously mentioned, play in accordance with the above say ing, and. being cognizant of the fact, I cannot state anything regarding them as being positive.
 If they can just cling together now that they have a presentable organization, long enough to prove that they are real, live players, their faults of the past will be up to expectation, applauded.
 The Oaklands are making a glorious record for themselves this season, for sure. Not content. with being among the to win laurels by cheating a restaurant keeper in Sacramento very recently, and came out of the melee with the same percentage as they now hold in the league race.
 It is strange what some players will do to exalt the game.