The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-16

NEW YORK., Oct. 15.-ln the NauOndI
league base ball race, which finished to-
day, excitement on the whole was at a
discount. There were many exciting
games, ana in some respects the play1ng
was high c'ass, but it was too much OF
a procession TO be race. Long before
the season ended the Broollyns were con-
coded to be the comtng champions, their
lead after once they went to the front
which was on May y, seldom being so
small as rot to be safe. The real fight
was for second place
Brooklyns ~ of this years pennant
while devoid Of any grand stand clements,
was thoroughly expressive. The Brook
lyns, as a result Of their consistently
strong game, performed the remarkable
feat of never relinquishing their grip on
first place after having taken that posi-
ton They had few bad spells, how
ever in which their lead was reduced re-
markably, but each time pulled up. Their
NOSE uneasy time was toward the end Of
June, when they lost eight straight
games.
Boston gave indications at times OF
wrestling the lead from Brooklyn. doing
some fine playing in the West but falling
to put up the old. invincible game at
home. One of the best periods the eX-
champions had was in May. On May 10
they were sixth, on June l they were sec
ond.
The Philadelphia team, which finished
third in the race, was a bit too streaky
to win the pennant, but still good enough
to be dangerous. They held the lead at
one time, in the first part of April, but
by the middle of June they were as low
as fifth Then they began climbing up
again and for the last three months alter
mated with Boston in second and third
places.
Baltimore finished fourth. In April and
May this team was in the second DIVISION
buS went into the first division with
rush. The club jumped from seventh
place to third in the short space of two
weeks Within two weeks more it had
dropped back to sixth place, then it went
hp the ladder again, staying in fourth
place for the last two and half months.
The ST Louis team proved disappoint-
ing The Browns were the only team
besides the Brooklyns that held the lead
fol any length of time. At different times,
however, they occupied every position in
the first division their close fight with
the Cincinnatis for fifth place being one
of the seasons features.
The Cincinnatis have to their credit the
most remarkable squirt of the season,
winning thirteen straight games. They
were, however, once the race was fairly
under way, never prominent for the pen
nant
The Pit,sburg team was a second di-
vision factor from the start but did es-
pecially well in the last two months,
when their playing was of first division
caliber, and better than one or two teams
just ahead Of them.
The Chicagos, who started off we'll
gradually went down the scale, winding
up eighth and the Louisviiles did a
shade worse.
The New YOrks made the worst show
ing ever made by a New York league
team. 1t may be said with grief of the
New Yorks that they got away poorly
and stayed there. Apart from general
decentralization the New Works had the
worst luck in the league. Many players
were hurt during the season, and these
accidents, together with the weak pitch
Ing staff, brought the home team away
down.
The Washington and Cleveland aggre-
cations were next to last and last. The
former was conspicuous for the great
amount Of experiments in players that it
made, and the persistency with which If
hoVered near the tail end. Of the CIeye-
lands 1t can simply be said that no league
team ever did SO poorly