Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-26
u,,,r Made by the National and
"'''l American Clubs During
1904 Season.
o1HERS LOST MUCH MONEY
y,,ion,l League the Race For
ID tn peaaaat Soou Became a oo'
Sided Contest

.n bo fact that New
hd' "' mo National league
YORK o,s,n and was the runner-up Tor
chanIl'...,.'.ar league ponnant In the most
,' campaign 10 the h,s'ory ,,, y,
n'n s,g me- civ and its representative
o''''' ,,om A financial point OF view
,'in" ,, an others In either league
e''y waxing ~, crowds were the RUE
R'G0 ",. Ana Polo grounds ana american
at '''" ', while che reputation OF the
league P'. and their high standing IN
home Vo' competitions drew large at
W' .oe. away from home which ma
i'nd,'''' ,5.5 I'M swelling the treasures
n h,al clubs ..,,,, vocraw
Ia' N ,.S,, probaby made more money
W' ~" too teams IN the National
@'n '" n. NET receipts being approx
'lsu' a., something IKE $4,000 while
n''l ...rl,aps. with their rather I'M
"' ga, ncllIties Tor reaching the playing
rH ,S, had their banner season.
' IN. season Of 1904 IN the National
~. .,, only remarkable for the one
tgissS contest for tho Championship ,o5
aaJa ,be exception OF the hIsl tW9
flh Wv, Man the New Yorks had
mohles ,belr own way not more
Ndlun,,,b nj, the teams showed balance
hlll lou siignt aldo of the ledger these
on w. YORK. Chicago. Cincinnati ana
HIs ,c' Tbe worlds fair did not pro-
t.NyII's financial returns to 81 Louis
AUS wy .ypccted. while the Brooklyn,
Ua, n''s r1 Philadelphia clubs were
Bo',ol ,sers In fact. the losses Of the
lse,A iirsie cIub were 40 large during
fiia Yri piN, hat the club recently was
NN w to have been placed IN the
issyII,"o f the sheriff, TO be sold to the
highest bidder
OTHER REMNANTS WON
c..,tee..t limo IN los twenty years
W. ,,oo win the National league the
W.. vorks Won the highest honors, thelr
SIa- cbsmp.0pshIp achievements pre-
y .,.gs M MA year being In 1855 and lN9.
va,s schedule OF lA games, the New
wv made "A new record of games won,
M M adj figures being 100 TO the credit
~ W, ws pp.ta .Bnrgs when they won the
~slonshn M lil.gamo schedule In
W. IN ihe series with Brooklyn Philo-
lf,hls ana Boston McGrdw's men won
S6yJy games and lost nine making
yrsrcsBtage NJ .al Against Chicago,
C.ossnatl PIusbufg and St Louis the
Ver Works won every series, with the
,,,,n,Ion OF The one With Chicago, which
u,sA lie. but their losses were Tar
s,sstlr than against the eastern teams.
INV won afy games fro mthe western
,,sws ana we're defeated thirty-cight
lines the percentage of lbN
WeGnnlty Of the New Works did the
hest pitrhnp In the National league, both
N S1tlng games and keeping men from
scoring On f0rty-thrCe games he won
n.riy.tvo. lost nine, and tied twice.
Watiswson was next 10 the Iron Man
In the number OF games won and scarcity
of runs scored On q game, hut MathoWson
has he leagues record for strike-outs,
IN TAYLOR Of New York won tweuty-onn
nma and lost thirteen. and Wlltse, also
4 New York. won eleven games and lost
hre. Haryer Of Cincinnati is third In
hs pitchers lst with twcnty-three
tmes won nine lost and two tied, and
Am came Nichols Of st. Louis and
Vsimer Of Chicago % the Brooklyn
rphers, Durham and Thatcher each
Won game Jones won eighteen and lost
lEany.seven Cronin won eleven and
hs twenty-five. and Poole won seven
ana lost fourteen
SUCCESS IN AMERICAN LEAGUE.
The season In The American league was
unQl@Ionably The most eratiye ot