The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-13


league race will be at an end
with the Brooklyn team once
IX more leading. There Is no
hope now that the Su-
perbas can be headed off, and Fred
Clarke and his plucky Pittsburg Pi-
rates will have to be satisfied with sec
ond place. The men representing the
Smoky City made great fight for the
pennant and aroused Pittsburg enthus-
lasts to an intense excitement and in
terest in the game, such as has rarely
been euualled in the city. Philadelphia
must be content with third place. which
is disappointing to the Quaker City en-
thusiasts, who confidently expected to
see the pennant of 1900 adorning the
Quaker club house next summer.
The Phillies made a great start this
season but unfortunate injuries to sew
eral of their best players demora'ized
the team and enabled the Superbas to
overtake and finally pass them. La
joie, the heavy-hitting, fast-flelding
second baseman, was especially unfor-
tunate in receiving injuries and neither
Dolan nor Petite Chiles, who were his
understudies ever filed his place. The
Phillies' pitching staff was weak, also.
and this was another of the things
which created havoc in Billy Shetts-
lines camp.
Boston and Chicago are fighting for
fourth place, with the chances In favor
of the former team, and st. Louis is
close behind. OF these three teams the
work Of each has been a great disap-
pointment. Boston, with its old stars,
Duffy, stahl. Collins, Long, Nichols,
Tenney, ct. AL, and strengthened by
such fresh blood as Freeman, Barry
and Dineen was expected to prove one
Of the most formidable candidates for
the pennant, but the Beaneaters made
wretched start, and only towards the
middle Of the season began to pick up
in their work.
st. Louis with the pick of last years
Cleveland and st. Louis teams, cap
tained by the redoubtable Muggsy Nc
Graw and with Robinson secured as
one Of the backstops, was justly con-
sidered one Of the strongest teams in
the league. and yet the showing made
was deplorably disappointing. It's odd.
too, when one reflects on the wonders
that McGraw and Robinson achieved
last season at Baltimore with team
composed entirely of Ed Hanlon's
Brooklyns castoffs. The st. Louis ag-
gregation consisted of fast fielding,
hard batting players, who in addition
were exceedingly fast on the bases.
The pitching department Of which Cy
Young and Jack Powell We're two of
the bright particular stars, was strong
and in Robinson and Criger the team
had two of the best backstops in the
league %
o1oH
on the team, experimental with the
men throughout the entire season,
switching the players about and half
Of the time put a patched up nine in
the field. The pitching department was
one of the best in the league, Griffith,
Garvin, Taylor and Callahan, forming
an especially strong quartette.
Cincinnati and New York were con-
the Giants justified the general opinion
the Reds played way beyond their
speed for a time and at one period
stood second. Captain George Davis,
OF New York, made hard fight, but
was handicapped on all hands by plea
yunish management, and strive as he
and his men did, they were unable to
get out of the bad rut in which they
We're lodged.
The season was not particularly
encouraging one, the end find
ing Pittsburg practically the only
city in the circuit which had the fever
to any extent. The condition in Brook
lyn was exceedingly discouraging. The
team led the league, but the rooters one
and all of Greater New York, blew their
little horns and waved their hats for
the unfortunate tailenders and al
lowed the leaders to go to the demnition
bow-wows.