Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1898 — BALL AND BAT. [ARTICLE]

BALL AND BAT.

How the Clubs Stand In the Fight tor the Hast-bull Championships— Recent Games. CURRENT EVENTS. John Chatterton, better known as Bt*. Perugint, has applied for a divorce from his wife. Lillian Russell. J. W. Porter, of Port Huron, Mich., has been elected president of the Michigan Bankers’ association. Deacon Willard Mills Is dead at his home In Comstock. Mich., aged 90 years. He was one of the first Kalamazoo county settlers. Rev. Henry Rupp, the oldest clergyman in Illinois, if not in the United States, died at his home in Martinsville, 111., from general debility. Gov. Tanner has appointed John C. Murphy trustee of the Northern Illinois hospital for the Insane, to succeed Walter S. Frazier, resigned The arctic exploring ship Fram, having on board Capt. Otto Severrup’s expedition to the arctic regions, sailed from Christiana. Norway, Friday. The first ambassador from Russia, Count de Casslna, was formally presented to President McKinley. Count Casslna was attired In a brilliant court uniform. The supreme court has sustained the Pugh law, which says if a man petitions for a particular party ballot to be put on the ballot sheet he must vote the ticket of that party. “Scoop” Lloyd is reported to have returned from St. Mary's, the new town on the'Blackfoot reserve, with samples of ore that runs between s(l,-300 and |7,000 to the ton In gold. it has now been definitely decided that the centennial anniversary of the purchase of Louisiana from the Frencn government will be celebrated in appropriate manner by the citizens of St. Louts in 1903. The consecration of Rev. William Montgomery Brown, the archdeacon of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Ohio, as bishop coadjutor of Arkansas, took place at Trinity cathedral in Cleveland, 0., Friday with imposing ecclesiastical ceremonies. Complete returns officially announced at theheadquartersof the International Typographical union in Indianapolis, Ind., show that Samuel B. Donnelly, of New York Typographical union, No. 6, is elected president over W. B. Prescott, the incumbent, by a majority of 300.

The following tables show the number of games won and lost und the percentage of the clubs of the leading baseball organizations. National league: Clubs. Won. Lost. Perct. Cincinnati 36 20 . 643 805t0n.... 33 21 .625 Cleveland.... 33 22 .600 Baltimore 31 22 .585 Chicago .-rr. 32 25 . 561 Pittsburgh 31 26 . 564 New York 28 27 .509 Philadelphia 24 28 .462 Brooklyn 22 31 .415 Washington 21 35 .375 9t. Louis 20 36 .357 Louisville.. 18 40 .322 Western league: Indianapolis.. 25 19 .648 Kansas City 33 21 .611 Columbus 29 20 .592 St. Paul S 3 23 . 589 Milwaukee 29 25 .537 Minneapolis ..19 35 .352 Detroit.. 19 35 .362 Omaha... 14 84 .292 Western association: Peoria 25 12 . 676 Quincy 21 15 .583 Dubuque 24 19 .558 Hock Island 18 18 .500 Ottumwa.. 15 22 .405 St. Joseph ..........10 26 . 278 Interstate league: Springfield 32 21 .604 Dayton 32 24 .571 Newcastle 29 23 .568 Toledo SO 25 .545 Mansfield 25 26 . 490 Grand Rapids 25 28 .472 Fort Wayne 23 30 .434 Youngstown 20 30 .345 National league cames on Friday: At Cleveland—New York. 11, 14, 0: Cleveland* 4. 9, 3. At Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, 3, 14.1; Boston, 2, 10. 3 (12 Innings). At Louisville— Philadelphia. 3, 10, 3; Louisville, 1, 4. 1. At Cincinnati—Washington, 10, 15, 2; Cincinnati, 8, 11, 7. At St. Louis—Baltimore, 4,6, 1; St. Louis, 2, 9. 1. At Chicago—Chicago, 8, 12, 5: Brooklyn, 4. 8, 1. Western league: At Columbus—Columbus, 6,6, 1; Detroit. 1. 6, 5. At Indianapolis —lndianapolis, 7, 10, 4: Milwaukee, 1,7, 3. At Kansas City—Kansas City, 9,13, 0; St. Paul, 2,3, 3. At Omaha— Omaha, 4,9, 3; Minneapolis, 0,5, 1. Western association: At Rock Inland—9t, Joseph. 10. 13, 3 Rock Island. 6. U. 3. At reor.a—Ottum ,vu, 7* n. G; Peoria. 9,9, 3. Interstate league: At Fort Wayne—Fort Wayne, 14, 18, 7: Dayton, 13, 18, 10 (13 Innings). At Grand Rapids—Grand Rapids, 11, IS, 1: Springfield, 6, 11, 3. At Munsfleld —Mansfield. 9. 18, 7. Newcastle, 8, 10, 4. At Toledo—Toledo, 4,5, 3; Youngstown, 3. 9, 3.