The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-16
LEAGUE SEASON FINISHED.
~rs WERE FOREGONE AND
rsrrLE INTEREST AT END.
u.d the Pennant Clinched
Lsas Ago and the Only Fight
-. fsr second Place Between
u.ston and Pbfiadeiph'" Ieems.

u. WORK. 0et. f5-In the national
80 Ia sehsu raes just finished excite
-. ar the whole was AZ q discount In
" s rsxs..ots the PLAYING. generally SPEAK
ax hish cias. < was too much OF
10 $3.50, "a be A race. Long before the
- e,aed the Rr00kyns were conceded
= ne the coming champions. their lead
80 .sey had once gone 20 the from. which
an MAY q seIdom being &C small As
a. no rerkoned az safe. The real fight
"a FOR second place.
r,ook,yn's win ~ the pennsnt. while de-
IA ~ anv grand stand elements, was
.sns-o,phly Impressive. They performed ths
-srkahie feat OF never rel!nquish'ng their
"A, on frs; place after taking that posi-
ssf. 49,. -, ,,,r..
- the lead from Brooklyn. doing some
a. play,nz In IT. West. but falling 10 put
- .se old inv.ncible game al home.
ne Philadelphia team. which finished
.st,a we're a BIT too stresky 10 win the
,snnant but stu enough 10 be- dangerous.
rh.x held the lead along In the first part
- anrtl hn, by The middle Of June they
.ers az low as fifth. Then they began
,,inb,ns UP again and for the last three
,nou.hs a,.ernated with Boston in second
and third place.
baltimore finished fourth. In the position
thew had been for the last two and half
nopths
1f,s 81. Louis team proved disappointing.
rnev were the only team besides the
RYookIyns that had the lead for any length
a t,ne. At different times. however. they
secupied every position In the first d!vis-
ten their close fight with the Cincinnatis
a, nfth place being one 81 the seasons
.A,ures The Cincinnatts have the other
eredi, Of the most remarkable squirt OF he
waon. winning thirteen straight games
The Pinsburg team was n second division
factor from the start. but they did espe-
caiy we'll In the last two months when
,sslr playing was OF first division caiiber
Ths Chicssos who started of well. grad
,xdy went down the scale winding up
sah,h and the Louisville team did a shade
stree
The New Yorks made the worst showing
ever made by New York team. Apart
from general decentralization. the New
Yoyks had the worst luck in the league.
Many OF It's players being hurt during the
wsson.
Washington was next TO last and was
corSplcaous for the great amount Of expert
nenis In players.
Of the taiienders. the Cievelands, it can
amply be said that no league team evef
I'd 10 posIiy
Standing of the Players.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE National
saSue season ends with big Ed Del
santy figuring as the top-notch hitter OF
lie profession, coming In just few pegs
tAead Of Jesse Burkets
Little "Muggy" McGrew carries off the
Ase-running honors. Heine Peitz OF the
t1ncinnati Reds, leads the cafchers In
Ait!ng BIZ Clark. let out ny Pittsburg
sIg ago, leads the first basemen. and
Henry Reitz. who has not played since
sn spring. rs second baseman. Lave
soss leads the third hasemen. George
Avis the shortstops. and Willie Keller
n fielders.
DUNCAN. OF Detroit. Is the star hatsman
4 the year In the Western baseball
kague. hu. Is just one point ahead of
wssden. Of Minneapolis. In fielding.
Hastings of the Buffaloes leads Neary.
Of Minneapolis. at first base had a stand
Ing Of Ssi.