Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-28
AMERICAN [tA(UEWORk
MOST EyENTFUL SEASON
IN BASEBALL HISTORY
MANY TEAMS HELD FIssT PLACE
AT TIMES AND MADE SOME
REcoRp-BREAKiN
JUMPS.

The American League season, just
closed was one of the best contested
races in the history of baseball. So
well matched were the teams that they
constantly were passing and repassing
one another, presenting a veritable
criss-cross of ups and downs. Two
weeks after the season began the Ath.
letics, who won the pennant, were in
last place, but their stay there was
brief, and on May were third and a
week later, second. In the next two
weeks they fell to fifth place, but on
June | were first. There they stayed
for week. but by the last Of June had
fallen to fourth place until the end OF
July, when they were second. Before
reaching the top again they fell to
fourth place once more. On Aug. II
they struck the top again and there
they remained. but not out of danger
until a week before the finish.
The st. Louis team was third at the
end of the first week and first two
weeks later. Then the st. Louis men
began a slump which landed them In
fifth place within a week. In June they
were fifth, fourth and sixth in turn,
but the first week in July found them
third. BY the goth of July they were
second and by the Sd of August. fourth.
Two weeks later they were second and
week after thpt were second again.
They reCeded to fourth place before the
season was over and did not regain
their final location of second place I'M
til the latter part of September. The
Bostons, who finished third. had an
eventful time In the first two months.
/ On April % they were first and week
later. seventh. Then they rose rapidly
and by the last of May were third. They
stayed third for three weeks, then
moved up and were second on June 90.
place and then were pushed down to
fourth place. Up they went again to
second place, taking two weeks for the
climb. and then they fell like a plum
met to fourth place. This was on Aug
"a and by the last of the month they
slumped to fourth place. getting back
to third just before the race ended.
The Chicagos made a poor start, be-
ing sixth then fifth in April and sew
enth on May II. They took great
brace about this time and climbed ia
hA n In tp.n Eg In no not IA 81
Of June they dropped notch, but i'm
mediately went 10 the front again and
hung on there until Aug. 10. Then
came their great slump on the Eastern
trip, when they fell to fourth place
within a week. The teams were 81
could cause n pronounced shifting
Twice before the season ended the Chi
Cages got back to third place, striking
fourth place for good week before thu
curtain fell. The Clevelands wer,
. fourth a week after the race began
second one week later and eighth on
week later than that They were II
last place from May II to July ant
then began their noted ascent. The!
; struck fifth place on Aug. 7 and an
5 chored there. The Washingtons wer
second on April u and first on Ma
p I. Then they shot the chutes 70
. keeps. In three weeks they reaches
seventh place. That was as low as the
went, however. and in July they climb
| ed bit, being fifth at the end of tn
| month. On Aug. 10 they were in siXt.
; place, there to stay.
: The Detroits had meteOric caree
In the early part of the season, whel
: their best showing was made. From
; seventh place on April 81 they rose I,
first place by May II. Two weeks late
they were first again. having fallen I,
) fifth place in the meantime. Thel
= began long descent. Down they went
e pausing for several weeks in June Il
r fifth place, until they struck the bot
tom on July 90. From that on they al
( ternated with Baltimore in seventh an
= eighth places. These two teams passe
G each other five times before the De
Il troits grabbed seventh place for goo
u a few days before the end. Fourt
/ place was us high up as the Baltimore
: went. They were last on April q an
!, fourth on May 1, On June 10 the
+ were again fourth, having visited seN
o enth place meanwhile. On June 30 the
i were seventh once again. but befOr
t they dropped to the bottom, which wa
/, on Aug. 10, they rose to sixth plaC
o From that to the finish they had it on
= with the Detroits for tail-end honors
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