The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-19
CHICAGO CLUB LEADS
IN WINNING REMNANTS
Windy City Credited With len and Chance to
Land Another This Year-Boston
Second With Eighf

short-stop. Joe IIornung. the best
thrower in the league played LETT ncld
win Smith In centre ana little Paul
kadford In right Tho teams record
WIS slA'y three victories, thirty-nvc
defeats and .643 percentage. while ONLY
three men-Morrill. Burdock ana sui
ton-batted over 800
Boston didn't carry off first hono,s
again until 1891 when selee was at
the helm The members of tn. 1883
team had dropped out OF sight. So!ee
mad great bail team, comprisiu.
Charleston. k!d Nichols and Harry Sta
Icy pitchers. Bennett and Charley can
Iel catchers; Tucker. quinn. Long ana
Nash inhelders. and Lowe, Brodie and
StoveN Outhcldcrs Mike Kelley. also :,
member took part ia but nftccn games.
Se!ee added biz Jack stivetts to HIS
corps OF pitchers and introduced HuEh
Dury and Tommy Mccarthy in the
outheld In 1857 win the result thai
the Bostons gathered their NTH pen
nanl with lOs victories and forty-eipht
defeats. They repeated. under SeIee.
I'm 1898 without Clarkson. who had shot
MS bolt Nichols was the star pitcher
that season. while Lowe succecded
Quinn at second base and the veteran
ciim Carroll played loft field. Merritt
also was engaged to help out Bennett
and Camel behind the bat and Cast
right was an extra pitcher. Tho teams
record WAS cighty-six victories ana
forty-three defeats. pcrcentage Of
.e67.
Boston Gonna Back"
The Bcaneaters came buck" In
1897 sim managed by selee Nichols
Alooedanz. Ted Lewis and stivetts
were the pitchers. Bennett mad lost
ms less in railroad accident. so
Martin Bergen who killed himself a.
( few years later. became the leading
catcher with Charley Ganzol and .Sred
Lake extra backstops Fred Tenney
mad succeeded Tucker on nrst base.
anu Jimmy Collins had supplantad
Nash at thirt. Lowe played second
ana Long short the latter hayin. Bob
AIen as an understuGy. Tommy Nc
IaTihy had committed suicide whIls
lhe ptner outnc.ders were DuMv ana
b4lly Hamilton This team won nine
" -tHree games and lost thirty-nine.
sessions eighth pennant was won
ia ls'S. VITA tho same inneld and out
Meid' The pitchers were Lewis.
Nlchcis klobedanz and victor Wnlis.
ana bergen eaugh, lis games with
reaser. his assistant seices men Won
lv- games and lost foriy-seven.
Sew York's nrst National r.oaeu,
championship was captured in isSS
James Mrtre was the nominal man
dseF' but the credit Cor the Giants
success really belonged TO CAPTAIN
Buck Ewing This team was on. ~
the best ever seen m tho old l4as.
n"n "as made up OF stars Tim
i>tefe. Mickey Wclch ana Titco,nh
!eit-hander. were tho boxrnen. win
Ewing catching ia seyentv-et.ht
TA'nes BIZ Brown and Pat M.rDhy
a!so drew pas as backstops. but mos.
i'ad very little 10 do. Roger connor.
Danny Richardson. arthur Whttu.y
ana dutlT NiUuf
inheldors while Tho veteran Jim
Nourk Mike siatiery. George core
timer ester and Mix. Tiernan v.r.
sIafiians Of tho ou;neld Th.s.
Giants Won eighiy-fo4r games .nt
''s' 'uIts-SeVen percertaso 81 .ail.
after sensational raca
wynn the hostons. Tie New Torks won
their second ptuuant K.efe Ana
Ne!en each pitched ior,y-onc samcs.
and Were aided by Cannon Ban C.ara
and Hank o'Day Ewing caueh,
ninftt four games and Bill Brown or
Ntihted in inirty. The inneld was the
same as IA isss. with gu Hatacld an
extra man. while O'Rourke. corr ant
'ieF'Han were me regular outncld-
Fifteen years elapsed before John
-4ct'raw brought the New York's ,hird
pennant 10 the Polo Grounds in lenf.
Nam OF tho players who earned fama
/ t-'.fN - .tit nave passed EAf TIE ltE
snow Mathewson, McGinnlty. Wntsc.
.Amcs and Dummy Taylor were Tho
pitchers Jack Warne. and Frsuk
Boworman caught all the games Tho
inneiders We're McGann. Gilbert. Dew
lin and pahlen win johnny Dunn ain
extra, while sandow Martes. Roger
Bresnahan and George Browne looked
after tho outhel1. Tho teams record
was loo Victories and foriy-seven de-
fcais.
McGraw made catcher out or
Brosnahan In 1895 and the Giants re-
peated with the same pitchers Bow
erman caught sevcnty-two games TO
B-esnahans e.ghty-seven and Warner
was let 20 The inneld was the same.
with sam strang as substitute. ana
Kiko Donlin was star in centre
field. hanked by Mertcs and Browne
Tho Giants won los and lost tesSs-
eight that year.
NcGrnw With Orioles.
MoGraw knew how IL felt to win
these pennants. for he was a menu
Der Of the champion Balt!mores. man
aged by Edward Hanlon The Orioles
We're victorious three years in sue
cession. 1888, 1895 and 1896 Tho
original Baltimore champions had Nc
Mahon. Hawkes.. Gleason and Espcr
pitchers. with Robinson and Clarke
catchcrs. Dan Brouthers covered FIRST
case, iitiiN iNeltN prayed StcpIu, Nc
Ciraw third, Hughey Jennings short
stop. Joe Kelley left field, Brode CEN
tire and Willie Keller right Tho
teams record was eighty-nine won
and thirty-nine lost.
IIanlon let Brouthers go IN 1895 and
Carey played first base Kid Gleason
gave UP pitching and played second
base when Reitz was disabled. The
rest of the team remained intact. the
pitchers being Hoffcr. Arthur Clark
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