Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-21
VIRGINIA PLAYERS WORK

For six months Of the year the people of
~, United States, or at least a consider
sbe portion Of them, become baseball
-zv me end of that period Of mid in
Inv is near at hand, Tor the seasons OF
ma American League are drawing 10 a.
,sa The American League season Will
,n8 with the present month. and mat Z.
,ba National League about the same time.
-.aare has never been doubt since The
,-st fortnight Of the season, that the
pfttsburg team would for the second
;t.ae WIN the championship pennant of
me National League. No other teams
,;.,ory would give more general SatisIac-
,raD 10 Richmond enthusiasts OF the game
;g.aa That Of the Smoky City S lusty play
ms the sncw and stamina OF which con-
s.sts OF boys who Won their laurels a;
Isroad-Slreet Park, in this city. I'm
5uubtedly the team owes its victory in
the runaway race more largely to tina
Incompatible string OF pitchers than to
any other or all other agencies 1t is
great baseball aggregation, far and ava.
superior 10 the once powerful Brooklyn
aggregation, or 10 the stars on the Cincin-
nat nine, or any other of the eight clubs.
without the services or Chesbro LeeveI
batting performances OF Leach, Beau
mont. Wagner. and all the other stars
would count for naught. There are one
or two other clever pitchers on the staff
Of the pirates. but the trio Of Virginia
League agsregations, developed by Jak
Wells. are ahead OF any other trio in the
National aggregauon. Chesbro is the
star of the consultation, and has a re-
markabie record.
The American League baseball seasor
will close October LIST, and in fact in
nearly all the cities on September 9th anf
9th. The Athletics, OF Philadelphia, now
seem to have a sure thing Of the pennant
though their margin is slight, but their
championship prospects have stimulated
the men to such strenuous play that it
seems impossible to stop their stride an6
break their winning streak. With three
more Victories, the championship is as
srred With Seybold and Fultz among
the prospective champions, the result vii
please Richmond fans The team has
won twenty-one Of the last twenty-five
games on the home grounds. a really phe-
romenal record. especially when the even
Is balanced strength of the team is con-
sidered. The Victors wI.4 be given great
Publication after their last game. No
result can be more satisfactory that
pennant for Philadelphia. the best base
ball town in the East, as ST. Louis is til
best In the West 1t is noteworthy, too,
that St. Louis is finishing second in on
Of the greatest baseball pennant races
in the games history. Earlier in the sea
son. and indeed until the past month
Chicago, last seasons champions. Were
considered almost sure winners. Not IN.
til recently were Mack's Athletics con-
sidered a serious factor in the contest. st.
Louis was considered ChicaEo's chief
competitor, with Boston possibly an as
pirant for the place, as they call it in :
race-track pa1lance. The st. Louis bunch
is making game fight, too, and is nov.
hanging on to the flank of the Qualers
with dogged determination that will
permit the leaders no let-up in theiF
stride. Even now, with serious slump
by the Athletics, the Missourians may