Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-25
LEAGUES
SEASON IN REVIEW
President Barrow Says 1t Has
Been One of the Most Sue
CeSSfuI in Fl Years.

NEW YORK. September 25.-The 1911
| season Of the Eastern League closed yes
terday with double-headers at Providence
and Newark, the tail-end clubs in the
seasons standing. President Edward G.
Barrow, in reviewing the season las,
night, said it might easily be classed as
one of the most successful in the twenty
one years history of this. the senior or
ganiZation of minor base ball leagues.
The winning of the pennant by Roches-
ter for the third consecutive time said
President Barrow. constitutes a record
in the league, for no other club, in fact
has won the flag even twice in succession
The success of John Cancels team was
well earned, for it excelled in all depart
ments Of the game and was particularly
strong on the road. Luck was also some
thing of a factor. The nine went through
the entire season practically intact Off
hand, l should say there was not any
change whatever in the lineup from start
to finish. Camel was well fortified with
substitutes, but he had practically no use
for them. Jack Dunn's Baltimore team,
which ran close race for the leader
ship, finishing twenty-four points behind,
had worse luck. for three or four Of the
best men were laid up at times.
1t has been an unusually interesting
race he continued. notwithstanding the
wide gap which separated first and sec
ond division teams. Both Baltimore and
| Toronto threatened to capture the pen
nant. and it is remarkable that either
one of these clubs won enough games to
do so under ordinary conditions. Roches-
ter. however, being urged by the two
speedy clubs at its heels, ran it's win
nings up to ninety-eight games out Of
the 152 played. This is another record
for the league.
Rochester has been in first place from
the start. Toronto came within half a
game of diSplacing the leaders during
July, but later fell back and Baltimore
forged ahead and pressed the champions
hard. 1t was not. until this past week
that the flag winner was decided, and not
until yesterday that the battle for second
place was concluded, with Baltimore the
victor
President Barrow said it had been q
successful season financially. Toronto
held the record of attendance, he said
| for the club there drew crowds of major
league proportion, at times as many as
1900. Buffalo and Baltimore We're the
banner cities of the circuit for steady
attendance. however. An average OF
about 1000 spectators saw every game in
those cities. Not a club lost any money
this year, and most of them made more
than ever
The batting and fielding records are
not officially completed. but in comment
ing upon the individual stars President
Barrow said: Miller of Montreal is to
be credited with the most base hits and
stolen bases, while Tim Jordan. the old
Brooklyn player. Of Toronto. made nc
less than twenty home runs, which helped
a lot in keeping Toronto among the lead
ers In the official averages Murray OF
Buffalo may be classed as the leader in
batting, but he has not played in nearly
as many games as Miller and Jordan.
Pitching honors may safely be awarded
to Mcconnell, the spitball artist of the
pennant-winning team, who has been sold
to the New York Americans.
President Barrow enumerated the
Rochester players who had been released
to major league clube-Spencer. Foster.
Moeller, Mcconnell, Simmons and Moran
and said that he thought Camel was
figuring on a practically new aggrega-
ton for next year. There mas been
talk" he said, that Camel Is coming to
New York to succeed Hal Chase of the
New York Americans. but it is absurd.
CAMEL will remain in Rochester. where
he has turned out winning team every
year since he took charge.
President Barrow left last night for
Rochester to make arrangements Tor the
post-season games between the pennant
winners and an all-star nine or other
Eastern League clubs, beginning at
Rochester tomorrow.