Throwing the 16-pound hammer—C. A. J. Queckburner, S. I. A. C., New York, first, 98 ft. 111⁄2 in.; L. L. Lambrecht, M. A. C., 93 ft. 8 in.; G. R. Gray, N. Y. A. C., third, 74 ft.
120-yard hurdle race—A. F. Copeland, M. A. C., New York, first, 16 2-5s.; A. A. Jordan, N. Y. A. C., second; H. S. Young, M. A. C., New York, third.
BASEBALL.
IN the metropolitan amateur arena, the Staten Island Athletic Club’s nine bore off the championship of the Amateur League; the Staten Island Cricket Club’s nine being second; the Brooklyn Athletic Club’s team third, and that of the Orange Athletic Club fourth.
THE struggle for the championship of the American Association arena was virtually settled by the first of October in favor of the St. Louis club, leaving the Brooklyn and Athletic clubs to contest for second position, as Cincinnati’s place as fourth was settled before the end of September. When our table was made up, on September 7th, the record stood as follows:
| CLUBS. | St. Louis. | Athletic. | Brooklyn. | Cincinnati. | Baltimore. | Cleveland. | Louisville. | Kansas City. | Games won. |
Per cent of victories. |
| St. Louis | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 88 | .693 |
| Athletic | 7 | — | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 77 | .611 |
| Brooklyn | 10 | 10 | — | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 80 | .606 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 10 | 6 | — | 14 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 76 | .589 |
| Baltimore | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | 8 | 11 | 11 | 55 | .423 |
| Cleveland | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 10 | 48 | .393 |
| Louisville | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | 10 | 44 | .341 |
| Kansas City | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | 42 | .336 |
| Games Lost | 39 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 75 | 74 | 85 | 83 | 510 |
It will be seen that the St. Louis club had a winning lead over a month before the close of the season, while it was a close contest for second place between the Brooklyn and Athletic clubs to the last. The contest in the American arena was settled simply by superior club management.
THE interest in the League pennant race for 1888 culminated during the first week in October. That week’s play virtually gave the championship to the New York team. The contest for third place, however, remained unsettled up to the last week of the season, it being a triangular fight between the Philadelphia, Detroit, and Boston teams. In the contest between the four Eastern teams and their Western adversaries, New York led Philadelphia by a percentage of .603 to .594, Boston being away behind. In the fight between the four Western and the four Eastern clubs, Chicago led Detroit by a percentage of .592 to .522, Pittsburg being a poor third. Last year, with Detroit as the pennant winner, Philadelphia came in second, and Chicago third, while New York had to be content with fifth place. This year New York stands first, and Chicago second, while the other three—at the time our record was made up—were fighting for third place; Philadelphia and Detroit being tied for third place with a percentage of .524 each, while Boston stood fifth with a percentage .523. It will be seen that the contest was close and exciting up to the very last week of the season as far as the struggle for third position was concerned. Here is the record in full up to October 8th:
| CLUBS. | New York. | Chicago. | Detroit. | Philadelphia. | Boston. | Pittsburgh. | Washington. | Indianapolis. | Games won. |
Per cent of victories. |
| New York | — | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 82 | .651 |
| Chicago | 11 | — | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 75 | .573 |
| Detroit | 7 | 10 | — | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 66 | .524 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | 10 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 66 | .524 |
| Boston | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | — | 7 | 15 | 11 | 67 | .523 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | — | 10 | 14 | 64 | .500 |
| Washington | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 46 | .357 |
| Indianapolis | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | 46 | .354 |
| Games Lost | 44 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 83 | 84 | 512 |
IN the minor Leagues the success of the Syracuse club in winning the International Association’s championship was the event of the month of September, and the same month saw the Newark club win the championship of the Central League.