In order to show that the members had brains as well as muscles, a literary magazine entitled “Athletic Leaves,” with original articles from a dozen of the members, was published under the editorship of Messrs. Baylis and Whyte. Three thousand copies were issued to serve as a souvenir of the fair, some $800 being made for the fair out of the venture. Where all worked well it would be invidious to particularize. Both the ladies’ and gentlemen’s committee of each section did everything in their power to make the event a success; the brunt and responsibility, however, devolved on the lady presidents and Executive Committee, and how well they did their allotted parts the result testifies.
BASEBALL.
CAPTAIN WILLARD, of the Harvard University nine, has begun work. The positions left vacant by Campbell and Gallivan at shortstop and second base, respectively, will be difficult to fill, as these men were perhaps the strongest all-round players on the team. Henshaw will probably again go behind the bat, and with Bates will make a first-class battery. Of the latter great things are expected. He has all the curves and a wonderful command of the ball.
THE New York League Club and the St. Louis American Association, the respective champions of the two organizations, competed in an annual series of games for the baseball championship of the world in October, the series consisting of ten games, four of which were played in New York, four in St. Louis, and one each in Brooklyn and Philadelphia. The League team won the pennant by their victories in six out of the first eight games played, their success being largely due to the effective battery work of Keefe and Ewing, and the splendid infield play of shortstop Ward. Here is the full record of the series:
| Oct. | 16. | New York vs. St. Louis, at New York. Pitchers, Keefe and King. | 2–1 |
| “ | 17. | St. Louis vs. New York, at New York. Pitchers, Chamberlain and Welch. | 3–0 |
| “ | 18. | New York vs. St. Louis, at New York. Pitchers, Keefe and King. | 4–2 |
| “ | 19. | New York vs. St. Louis, at Brooklyn. Pitchers, Crane and Chamberlain. | 6–3 |
| “ | 20. | New York vs. St. Louis, at New York. Pitchers, Keefe and King. | 6–4 |
| “ | 22. | New York vs. St. Louis, at Philadelphia. Pitchers, Welch and Chamberlain. | 12–5 |
| “ | 24. | St. Louis vs. New York, at St. Louis. Pitchers, King and Crane. | 7–5 |
| “ | 25. | New York vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis. Pitchers, Keefe and Chamberlain. | 11–3 |
| “ | 26. | St. Louis vs. New York, at St. Louis. Pitchers, King and George. | 14–11 |
| “ | 27. | St. Louis vs. New York, at St. Louis. Pitchers, Chamberlain and Titcomb. | 18–7 |
Total games won: New York 6, St. Louis 4. Total runs scored: New York 64, St. Louis 60. Batting average: New York 275, St. Louis 223. Fielding average: New York 930, St. Louis 918. Keefe pitched in four victories and no defeats; Welch and Crane in one victory and one defeat each, and King and Chamberlain in two victories and three defeats, and George and Titcomb in one defeat each. The financial result of the series of contests was as follows: Receipts in New York, $15,406.50; St. Louis, $5,612; Philadelphia, $1,781; Brooklyn, $1,562. Total, $24,362.10. Expenses, $8,000. Amount cleared, $16,382. Messrs. Gaffney and John Kelly acted as umpires under the double umpire rule of one official judging the balls and strikes, and the other the base running.
THE fall exhibition contests between the League and the American clubs in October resulted as follows:
ASSOCIATION. | LEAGUE. | ||||
| Vic- | De- |
| Vic- | De- |
Brooklyn | 5 | 0 | New York | 6 | 5 |
St. Louis | 5 | 6 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 |
Baltimore | 1 | 1 | Philadelphia | 2 | 1 |
Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | Indianapolis | 1 | 3 |
Athletics | 1 | 2 | Washington | 0 | 3 |
Totals | 13 | 11 | Totals | 11 | 13 |
THE contest for the diamond medal offered by the Cincinnati Enquirer, for the longest throw of the season, resulted in the success of shortstop Williamson of the Chicago Club. The best on record was John Hatfield’s throw of 400 feet 7 inches, made over a dozen years ago. Crane, the pitcher of the New York Club, claimed to have exceeded this by two feet, but the trial was not officially recorded. John Hatfield stated recently that he once threw a ball 420 feet, but it was not officially scored and was never counted. The record of the official contest of 1888 is as follows:
Player. | Club. | Distance thrown. | ||||
1. | Williamson | Chicago | 399 | ft. | 11 | in. |
2. | Griffin | Baltimore | 372 |
| 8 |
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3. | Stovey | Athletic | 369 |
| 2 |
|
4. | Vaughn | Louisville | 366 |
| 9 |
|
5. | Burns | Brooklyn | 364 |
| 6 |
|
6. | O’Brien | Brooklyn | 361 |
| 5 |
|
7. | Collins | Brooklyn | 354 |
| 6 |
|
8. | Tebeau | Cincinnati | 353 |
| 0 |
|
9. | Gilks | Cleveland | 343 |
| 11 |
|
10. | Reilly | Cincinnati | 341 |
| 6 |
|
11. | Brennan | Kansas City | 339 |
| 6 |
|
12. | Stricker | Cleveland | 337 |
| 8 |
|
13. | Foutz | Brooklyn | 335 |
| 4 |
|
14. | Davis | Kansas City | 333 |
| 6 |
|
15. | O’Connor | Cincinnati | 330 |
| 0 |
|
16. | McTamany | Kansas City | 327 |
| 6 |
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