Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1898 — GIVES IT UP. [ARTICLE]

GIVES IT UP.

The \\ estern liasebnll Association Decides to Rult—Results of Recent Games. President Hickey formally announce t the dlsuundment of the Western Basebi. I association Tuesday. The withdrawal <.£ Rock island precipitated the crisis. Eve.y club lost money from the start. The following tables show the number of games won and lost and t"he percentage of the clubs of the leading baseball organizations: National league: Clubs. Won. Lost. Perct. Cinctnnatl 39 22 .(.9 Boston 37 22 .C.T Cleveland 35 23 .id Baltimore 33 22 t,j Chicago 34 26 ik>7 Pittsburgh .32 27 New York 29 29 .50 Philadelphia 26 28 .«l Brooklyn 23 33 411 Washington 23 36 .2^l Bt. Louis 20 40 .i„;4 Louisville 19 42 .ill Western league: Indianapolis 36 22 .121 Columbus 32 20 .Ida Bt. Paul 36 24 Kansas City 34 24 .56(4 Milwaukee 32 26 .L,'* Detroit 20 37 .lot Omaha J 7 34 ,i„s Minneapolis 19 38 .13.; Interstate league: Toledo <n 23 .125 Dayton 38 23 . 676 Springfield 33 29 .652 Newcastle 32 31 .6 8 Mansfield 30 32 ~s 4 Grand Rupidv 30 32 v 4 Fort Wayne 27 37 <‘2 Youngstown 23 41 .154 National league games on Tuesday: *\t Pittsburgh—Bus ton, 6, 14. 3; Pittsburgh, 5. 8, 4. At Cleveland (two games)—New York. 4, ». 0; Cleveland, 0,2, 2: Cleveland. 8,6, 0; New York, 4, 12. 7. At Louisville—Philadelphia, 8, 11, 2; Louisville, 3. 8, L At r t Louis (two games)—Cincinnati, 8,5, 8; ft. Louts, 2, 6. 1; Cincinnati, 0, 8. 2; St. Louis. 1. 9, 2. Western lengue: At Detroit—Detroit, 5, 7,1; Columbus. 3, 10. 2. At Minneapolis— Umahu. 4. 6,3, Minneapolis, 3, 8. 2. At 1 1 Paul--St. Paul, 6, 11, 4, Kansas City, 5, H, 2. At Milwaukee—MlJwuukee, 14.12.1; India.l--6, 11, 9. Western association: At Peoria—Peoria. 10, 14. 3 St. Joseph, 1, 3*3. At Dubugui Ottumwa, 7. 11, 2; DubuqTie, 0,2, 2. Interstate league: At Mansfield—Fort Wayne, k 9. 4. .Mansfield, 5. 9, 4. At Grai.d Rapids—Toledo, 11, 14, 3: Grand Rapids, 10, 16, BtU Innings). At Dayton—Dayton, 4, 10, 1; Springfield. 0,5, 6. At Newcastle— Younastown. 3 8 0: Newcastle. 1. i. 1.