more four straight games. In 1895 Cleveland beat Baltimore four out of five. In 1896 Baltimore won four straight games from Cleveland. In 1897 Baltimore beat Boston four games to one. At Cleveland, July 4, 1907, the Brooklyn A. C. and East End teams played thirty innings, when the former won out with a home run, the final score being 4 to 1. Two no-hit games were played in 1907, Pfeffer (Boston) vs. Cincinnati, and Maddox (Pittsburgh) vs. Brooklyn. Since 1880 there have been 46 such games, 28 in the National, 6 in the American, 16 in the old American Association, and 1 in the Players' Leagues. Pitcher Wilhelm, Birmingham, Southern League, September 14, 1907, shut out Shreveport in both games of a double-header, and in fifty-nine consecutive innings of these two and other games not a hit was scored on him. Post Season Games of 1907-Toronto, Eastern League, beat Columbus, American Association, 4 games to 1; St. Louis Nationals beat St. Louis Americans 5 games to 2; Boston Americans beat Boston Nationals 6 games to 0, one game being a draw. The first organized baseball club was the New York Knickerbockers in 1845. First match game was played in Hoboken in 1846. First championship team was in New York in 1858. First salaried team, Cincinnati, 1868. Professional National Association was organized in 1871, National League in 1876, American Association in 1881 (disbanded in 1891), Players' League in 1890 (disbanded in 1892), and American League in 1894. Glove first used on left hand by D. Allison, Cincinnati, 1886; mask invented by F. W. Thayer, Harvard, 1876. Ted Sullivan's Waco team, Texas League, in 1903, made nine home runs in one game. First Baseman Murch, Manchester team, in 1906, and L. Schlafly, Portland (Ore.) team, in 1905, made triple plays, unassisted. Tom Jones, St. Louis, made 22 put-outs in one game at Boston, 1906. C. Shields, Seattle, in 1906, and the late C. Sweeney, in 1884, are each credited with striking out 19 men in one game. A remarkable 12-inning game between the U. S. Fort Moultrie and National Amateur teams was played at Charleston, S. C., in October. Summary: Fort Moultrie-1 run, 2 hits, 1 error. Nationals-0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors. Biel, Nationals, struck out 22, and Musil, Fort Moultrie, 20 men. Musil gave 1 base on balls. The game was played in 1hr. 10m, and 9 Innings in 55m. RECORDS OF THE MINOR LEAGUES FOR 1907. ATLANTIC LEAGUE Reading...... 68 44 Won. Lost. Pot. .607 Elizabeth.... 56 59 .487 Won. Lost. Pct. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost, Pet.] Won. Lost, Pet. Waterloo.... 79 45 .637 Jacksonville, 63 61 .508 Burlington... 78 51 605 Quincy 61 66 .480 Oskaloosa... 70 55.560 Ottumwa.... 51 74 .408 Marshallto'n.62 58 .517 Keokuk...... 39 89.305 SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet.| .622 Bay City..... 46 47 .495 .569 Lansing...... 46 57 .447 42 64 .396 563 Flint...... .500 Tecumseh.... 69 42 Won. Lest. Prt. BASEBALL—Continued. FOLLOWING ARE THE OFFICIAL BATTING AVERAGES OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN FIFTEEN OR MORE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES FOR THE SEASON OF 1907. 9 1 10 7 McIntyre, Detroit.. 20 81 6 23 1 1 McFarland, Chicago Congalton, Boston. Hartsel, Philadelphia. Coll ns, Philadelphia. 141 523 51 146 22 51 Delehanty, Washington. 141 499 52 139 Rossmau, Detroit. 153 571 150 605 97 212 29 15 5 12 49.350 Winters, Boston 25 60 8 20 Oldring, Philadelphia... 117 441 35 91 6 21 48 90 12 20 20 59 4 13 105 374 28 82 12 19 288 Bel, New York.. 8 279 Ball, New York.. 8.279 Gehring, Washington... 43 1:3 9 26 29 72 1 15 24 73 9 15 20 44 7 39 961 7 21 2.219 24.299 Kohe, Chicago.. Wagner, Boston. 138 499 37 107 16 9.214 13 19 16 213 20.213 .211 5.208 0.908 0.207 0.205 1.205 1.205 Hickman, Washington.. 81 221 21 61 11 Schreck, Philadelphia. 101 356 30 97 18 2 37 109 20 29 7 2 0 4 4.266 Altrock, Chicago.. 121 437 48 116 16 10 26.265 Glaze, Boston.. 0 7 5.264 Bay, Cleveland. 4.276 Thomas, New York 80 208 20 40 5.192 30 273 Shaw, Boston... 76.198 10 88 4.199 3 4.272 Quillin, Chicago. 49 151 17 29 8.192 58 153 29 4 5 26 10 271 13 11.271 Kahoe, Washington.. 16 7 0 9 22.271 Smith, Washington. 2.185 2 11 14 270 Hayden, Washington.. 69 164 14 30 0 9 10 270 Powers, Philadelphia. 59 159 9 29 17 33 .270 Lord, Philadelphis. 57 170 12 31 20 38 269 Rickey, New York 52 137 16 25 3.269 Brockett, New York. 20.266 Criger, Boston 10 22 5 10 4 21.258 16.25 Perrine, Washington.. Dineen, St. Louis.. 15 52 3 9 2.178 3.256 Pelty, St. Louis.. 17 255 Coombs, Philadelphia.. 49 138 29 15 1 17 14 254 Payne, Detroit.. 31 Birmingham, Cleveland .136,476 55 112 Kitson, New York. 50 2 9 9 41 234 Johnson, Washington. 15 228 0,226 Blankenship, Washington 37 102) 4 23 1 0 0 2 3.225 Bradley, Cleveland......139.498 48111 20 1 0 46 20.923 24.250 Liebhart, Cleveland.. 38 87 12 0.161 5.250 O'Connor, St. Louis. 0 250 0.157 16.245 Seivers, Detroit. 8 944 Vickers, Philadelphia. Buelow, St. Louis. 22.43 Smith, Washington. 2 242 OFFICIAL BATTING AVERAGES OF NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN FIFTEEN OR MORE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES DURING THE SEASON OF 1907. 16 50 10 14 133 509 60 149 1986 17 24 143 491 61 136) 37163 22 45 142 523 72 141 14% 485 45 133 214 29 19 67 226 23 62 14 554 83 151 Nea on, Pittsburgh. 59 206 Hammell, Brooklyn. Schulte, Chicago.. Kling, Chicago, Paskert, Cincinnati.... Byrne, St. Louis." Knabe, Philadelphia.. Alperinan, Brooklen Branstield, Philadelphia. Maloney, Brooklyn,. 0.255 Richie, Philadelphia.. 15 47 0 12 144502 8234 Moren, Philadelphia. OFFICIAL TEAM BATTING. 2 Bennett, St. Louis. Haliman, Pittsburgh 17.992 Tinker, Chicago... 1.292 Gibson, Pittsburgh. 37 2-9 McCarthy, Brooklyn.. 4.289 Bridwell, Beston.. 7.287 McIntire, Brooklyn. 86 324 20 721 84 9 7.222 9.284 Brown, C., St. L. & Phils. 30 79 0182 Jacklitsch, Philadelphia 65 202 21 1 2.250 Overall, Chicago. 36 94 10.279 Phelps, Pittsburgh, 36 13 11 24 200 0 0 279 Dooin, Philadelphia. 10 274 38.277 Randall, Chic. & Boston.. 1 35 82 115 6 24 27 0 5 44 336 92 71 0.209 0 10 11.207 1 11 27.506 0.205 9 18.204 99 1 10 0.154 35 85 6 13 20 16 0 1 1.148 5 15 23 Pittsburgh 157 4957 634|1261|1607133 78 19 178 264.954 Boston.. 152, 5020 503 129 1559 14 61 22 133 118.943 New York.... 155 4874 573 1922 1547 160 48 23 165 205.251 Philadelphia... 149 4725 514 1113 1441 162 65 12 130 1541.236 Chicago..... 155, 482571 1:24 1591 159) 48 13 195 235,2:0 St. Louis.. 155 5008 419 1163 1443 121 51 19 156 12:232 Cincinnati.... 166-4906,624, 1226;1577,120 90, 15|195] 158].247) Brooklyn ............... 1564596|446)1135,1467,143] 63] 18,197) 121).232 R. H. T. B. Football. The football season of 1907, while the most successful ever known in point of attendance and general results, also showed many great surprises in the strength developed by teams heretofore classed as minor elevens. Nearly all the important teams were either defeated or suffered form reversals in playing strength. Yale, in the East, Chicago, in the West, and Vanderbilt, in the South, seem to have the best claim for championship honors. The results in all important games follow, the first column of figures being the score of the colleges whose names lead in each series: 5-6 Lafayette... 9-N 0-22 West Point.. 34-0 Hamilton..... 0-6 20-0 Harvard Yale.. Vermont. Medico-Chi.. Princeton.......... 0-14 Williams........... 6-96 WILLIAMS, Mass. Aggies .16-6 Holy Cross.. Dickinson.......... 6-6 Harvard...... N. Y. University..34-0 Brown.... Ursinus... ..27-0 Vermont............. 6-23 Wesleyan. Amherst......... 180 Wesleyan.................. 9-oil Carnegie Tech.........), 21- 9)) Amberat ;) Dickinson... Lebanon Valley...75- 0 Pennsylvania...... 0-28 LEHIGH. Mass. Aggies...... 0-0 .52-0 Jefferson Meds. .34-0 Rutgers... Haverford.. 22-0 Middleburg. 4-12 Syracuse..... |