Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-06-09
WASHINGTON HAS THE RECORD
FOR TAIL-ENDERS.
Senator's Natural Place Seems 10 Be
at Foot of the Ladder.

Washington holds the major league
record for harboring tail-enders re
does not seem to matter what big or
ganization the Senators get in, they
have the unhappy faculty OF leading
the clubs from the wrong end. On ten
occasions team representing the capt.
to1 city have finished last. The SEN
ators won the cellar championship four
years in the National league. four
years In the American league and two
years in the American association.
They were not in the Players league.
and the washington team OF the Union
association disbanded before the sea-
son ended. The Senator'S fatal faoil-
ity for finishing last gained n few
years ago this battle cry: First in
war, first i'm peace. and last In the
American league"
other major league cities which
have had more than their share OF
teams which finished below all the
others are st. Louis, Baltimore and
Louisville. Mound city clubs have led
LEAGUES from the wrong end seven
years the Orioles were last in six
campaigns and the Colonels were tail
enders in four trimmings.
New York clubs have been fortunate
in avoiding the lowest berth. Goth
ANS first tail-end team was the Ma
tional league outfit of 1900 and IL
had an average of victories OF .435. In
1902 the Giants again ran eighth. this
being the season when Horace FoEel
started to manage them. The High
Ianders hit the eighth peg in 1908.
which was the year Norman Elberfeld
got over the idea that he was a Peer
less leader.
Even more remarkable than New
York's record in having only three tail
end teams is that of Chicago. Only
once has the Windy city been nisrep-
resented by a tail-end OUTFIT. This
happened in 1877, and the Illini would
not have been the cellar champs only
the Cincinnati club failed to pay its
National league dues and its games
were thrown out The Reds were the
real tail-enders that year. but ac-
cording to the rules OF the National
league they were not members OF IL
when the season ended.
Only in the National league has n
club ever been able to win more than
100 championship games In a season
The first team to register moro than
100 victories was Boston in 1892. The
Beaneaters landed 102 of their events
in that year, and repeated the per-
Torrance six years later. The next
Of the century plants was Pittsburg
in 1902, the Pirates BEING successful
in 1913 controversies. In 1904 the Gil
ants won LOG contests and the next
season 105. The Chicago Cubs be-
came worlds record breakers In 1906
by winning 116 battles. and In 1901
they were successful in io7 argu-
ments.
Last year was the first in a major
league where two clubs passed tbs
century mark I'm victories. The Pr
rates were credited with 40 triunpha
and the Cubs with 104. In the Amer
lean league the greatest number OF
games won by a club in one season IL
9s. The Tigers established this roc
ord only last year Previously the
highwater mark was SO. made by Bos-
ton in 1904.
Cleveland holds the major league
record for losing the greatest number
of Games in a championship season.
stung 1874 times and smashed to In
dnitesimaI smithereens the PittSburg
clubs 1890 performance OF losing ia
games.