The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13

xA~e& fAtS SA1ft op oPituuluiy Dcku0s
BALL AND BAT,
Bostens Third In the Race For the League
Pennant.
Boston. June Is. - The Cincinnatis
maintains their lead at the head of the
column by 80 points. q showing that Ia
considerably better than 1t was q year
ago. They are scheduled to play eight
games before they return home on the
goth OF June. and IL they continue to put
up the strong and steady game they have
been playing. their chances to remain
at the head OF the procession will be ex-
celient.
Tho Clevelands. who are second in the
race, are putting up . strong front, as
was shown by the fine ball they played
against the Bostons. taking two games
out OF three.
The Bostons are putting up a strong
and steady game, and give every as
surance that their friends will be fully
satisfied with their work during the
season. No club IL better fortified at
all points or Is harder to beat on the
road. II In third In the standing. with q
percentage OF GA.
The Baltimores. who were regarded BY
the best critics as stronger than last
season and sure to be In the battle, have
proven a great disappointment to those
who had banked on their showing. They
succeeded In winning but two games out
OF the four with the st. Louis, and the
performances of the team have been the
worst since II won pennant. The Bos-
tons are 10 points IN advance. The re-
naming clubs stand in this order: New
Yorks. Chicasos. Pittsburgs. st. Louises,
Philadelphias, Brooklyns. Washingtons
and Louisvilles. the latter having the
low total of $40.
follows: Cincinnati, 6S2; Cleveland.
Coz; Boston, GA; Baltimore, 625: New
York. 523; Chicago, 511; Pittsburg, 611:
st. Louis. All; Philadelphia, 4ss: Brook
lyn. 800; Washington. 341; Louisville, 31s.
Anson Is to manage the New Yorks.
He picks the Bossons as winners OF the
pennant.
The Fall Rivers beat the Newports at
the Mount Hope park grounds Sunday
afternoon In a game full Of interest and
excitement. to I. The lead was taken
by the former In the seventh, with q cost
ly error gave three runs, but the result
remained In doubt until the last man was
out.
The first Sunday game this season near
Cleveland was played at Euclid Beach
park, nine miles from the city. A crowd
Of 5000 was present. A severe thunder
storm interrupted the game, but there
was no interference by the authorities.
The latter part of the five innings was
played In the rain, and the ball was so
wet the pitchers could do nothing with
1t. Score: to In favor Of the Pitts
burgs.
The St. Louis team defeated the Chi
cagos In one of the prettiest games of
the season. 4 to 2. Both pitchers were
hit hard; only the brilliant fielding kept
down the score. The st. Leuises scored
three runs by punching Of hits, aided by
two bases on peus.
Pitcher Klobedanz bids fair to repeat
this year his splendid record of last
season. In 1897 ne won 72.e percent of
his games for the Rpstons. Thus far he
has won nine games and lost three, q re-
fpe showing, and exoeilsd by
no left-hander In the business.
~ 80 WI VI VIC PIiCC Ol 00H1IuUi0n 10
see LaJeie Of the Phiilies play. He comes
than almost any player.
Manager Long Of the Reading, Pa,
Baseball club had fines and costs
to Sill imposed for playing q
baseball game on Sunday with the Hart
ford club Of the Atlantic league. The
suit was heard and determined by an
alderman friendly to the manager, be-
fore whom the suit was brought, before
the Ministerial association took action.
The case being now In friendly hands Il
will go to court.
A good race In on In the Eastern
league. and II Is q good guesser who can
pick the winner. The Providences have
made fine squirt lately. and are much
In the race. Springfield has had great
deal OF hard luck, being handicapped In
various directions.
The percentages Of the New England |
clubs are as follows: Rrocktons. 759;
$50; New Bedfords, 5ls; Fall |
Rivers, 500; Newports, 1853; Tauntons. 32s. |
The winners Saturday In the Ma |
tional league were the Bostons, New |
Yorks. Clevelands and Baltimores. In |
the New England league: New Bed |
lords, Pawtuckets and Tauntons. Tho |
5pringfieids won and lost in Montreal.
Wsgner's home run with a man on |
base won the Louisville Cincinnati game
Tor the Louisvilles in the eighth inning. |
to e. ;,
In the Baltimere-st Louis game last
25 base hits were made, and all
we're singles.
Pitcher Murphy OF Hartford has rec
'rd OF Ave shutouts and three 20 mes In
which the opposing teams made but six
uns.
The hackers OF the Fall River and New
Bedford clubs complain that they have
o go deep into their pockets. while people
Who want baseball do little or nothing
oward supporting the clubs.
The Pawtuckets and Tauntons were
1 runs each when Umpire Hunt called
game at Crescent Park, II. l.,
{ the end Of the 10th inning to allow
ian. Leonard's men to catch a train for
lome. The game was one Of hard hit
ing. the Tauntons finishing McCanerty
n fve innings. Rhodes. who succeeded
i'm, was hit hard In the eighth, and two
asses on balls which he gave helped the