. The Chicago amateur base ball annual and inter-city base ball association year book. ldings Chicago Amateur Base Ball Annual. 149 Wholesale Druddists League Organized 1904. The Wholesale Druggists League was formed in the springof 1904 by several enthusiasts in that line, being encouragedby some of the heads of the business houses in that line whohad organized a similar league some years previously. Thereproved not enough base ball talent in the line to get the re-quired six clubs and some teams from outside lines of busi-ness were admitted, among them the Illinois Glass Companyteam, which c
. The Chicago amateur base ball annual and inter-city base ball association year book. ldings Chicago Amateur Base Ball Annual. 149 Wholesale Druddists League Organized 1904. The Wholesale Druggists League was formed in the springof 1904 by several enthusiasts in that line, being encouragedby some of the heads of the business houses in that line whohad organized a similar league some years previously. Thereproved not enough base ball talent in the line to get the re-quired six clubs and some teams from outside lines of busi-ness were admitted, among them the Illinois Glass Companyteam, which carried off the pennant in fairly easy fashion, losingbut one game during the year. No effort was made to get theleague together in 1905, as several of the stronger teams joinedother leagues. At the close of the 1904 pennant race the standing of theteams was as follows: FINISH OF 1904 PENNANT RACE. W. L. Illinois Glass Co 12 1 .923 Morrison-Plummer 10 3 .769 Fuller & Fuller 7 6 .538 Kelley, Maus & Co 6 7 .461 Searle & Hereth 4 9 .307 James S. Kirk & Co 0 13 .000. ?(MS r-i c^ .2 Spaldings Chicago Amateur Base Ball Annual. 151 National Union League Organized 1903. Two successful schedules were played by the National UnionBase Ball League, but at the beginning of 1905 so heavy a draft had been made on it for its good players of the year before thatthe league was discontinued. The standing of the teams at theclose of the 1904 race was as follows: FINISH OF THE 1904 PENNANT RACE. W. L. Reapers 14 1 .933 Mulligans 12 2 .857 Ellsworth 10 4 .714 Garland 10 5 .667 McClellan 8 7 .533 Dry Good 7 7 .500 Garden City 3 12 .200 Auditorium 1 14 .067 Montefiore 1 14 .067 FINISH OF THE 1903 PENNANT RACE. W. L. Ellsworth 13 1 .929 Reaper 12 2 .857 Dry Goods 7 7 .500 Garland 4 10 .286 McClellan 3 11 .214 Auditorium 3 11 .214 Brewers Base Ball League An attempt was made early in the spring of 1904 to reorganizethe Brewers Base Ball League, which played a fairly success-ful season in 1
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