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as5680 · 03-18-2021, 01:03 AM

UPDATE: 16 OCTOBER 1869

This year’s Metropolitan League season has ended in a three-way tie between reigning champions the Royal Artillery Barracks, two-time winners the Old Westminsters and a team hoping for their first title, Greenwich Meridian. The Westminsters had closed in on the championship by beating Greenwich to open October, a result which combined with the Artillery’s win over Angel had dropped Greenwich to third. Heading into the final scheduled day, the Westminsters knew that they would be champions if they beat Clapham and the Artillery fell at Greenwich, a game which Greenwich had to win if they were to have any chance.

Greenwich did indeed win, by a score of 3-0, meaning that the Westminster had only to hold on to their 3-2 lead in the ninth inning at Clapham to take their third title. They could not do so however and the game went deep into extra-innings, with the teams still playing as darkness began to fall. By this time, the Westminsters had received news of the Artillery’s defeat and knew that victory would bring them the championship, but in the twenty-first inning it was Clapham who found the vital run for a 4-3 victory.

Those results left the Westminsters and Greenwich tied on eighteen wins and twelve defeats, with the Artillery on seventeen wins and twelve defeats with one rescheduled game to play. They knew that if they beat Angel Islington a week later, three teams would be tied at the top. Having fallen behind 2-0 early on, the Artillery soon tied the game and took a 3-2 lead in the sixth, before adding five more in the ninth to seal the win. That left the league’s officials having to decide on a method to break a three-way tie, and the final decision was that the two teams with the worst records in meetings between the three would face one another first, with the winner then playing against the team with the best record in those games.

Best record in games between the three belongs to the Artillery, with seven wins and three defeats from ten games. The Westminsters had four wins and four defeats from eight games against the other two, while Greenwich fared worst with three wins and seven defeats. Under the new rules, that means that Greenwich will face the Westminsters next week, with the Westminsters at home due to having the better of the four games with Greenwich. The winners of that game will then travel to face the Artillery a week later, the reigning champions having the right to play at home as they had the better of the season meetings with both of their rivals.

03-18-2021, 01:03 AM	#77
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	UPDATE: 16 OCTOBER 1869 This year’s Metropolitan League season has ended in a three-way tie between reigning champions the Royal Artillery Barracks, two-time winners the Old Westminsters and a team hoping for their first title, Greenwich Meridian. The Westminsters had closed in on the championship by beating Greenwich to open October, a result which combined with the Artillery’s win over Angel had dropped Greenwich to third. Heading into the final scheduled day, the Westminsters knew that they would be champions if they beat Clapham and the Artillery fell at Greenwich, a game which Greenwich had to win if they were to have any chance. Greenwich did indeed win, by a score of 3-0, meaning that the Westminster had only to hold on to their 3-2 lead in the ninth inning at Clapham to take their third title. They could not do so however and the game went deep into extra-innings, with the teams still playing as darkness began to fall. By this time, the Westminsters had received news of the Artillery’s defeat and knew that victory would bring them the championship, but in the twenty-first inning it was Clapham who found the vital run for a 4-3 victory. Those results left the Westminsters and Greenwich tied on eighteen wins and twelve defeats, with the Artillery on seventeen wins and twelve defeats with one rescheduled game to play. They knew that if they beat Angel Islington a week later, three teams would be tied at the top. Having fallen behind 2-0 early on, the Artillery soon tied the game and took a 3-2 lead in the sixth, before adding five more in the ninth to seal the win. That left the league’s officials having to decide on a method to break a three-way tie, and the final decision was that the two teams with the worst records in meetings between the three would face one another first, with the winner then playing against the team with the best record in those games. Best record in games between the three belongs to the Artillery, with seven wins and three defeats from ten games. The Westminsters had four wins and four defeats from eight games against the other two, while Greenwich fared worst with three wins and seven defeats. Under the new rules, that means that Greenwich will face the Westminsters next week, with the Westminsters at home due to having the better of the four games with Greenwich. The winners of that game will then travel to face the Artillery a week later, the reigning champions having the right to play at home as they had the better of the season meetings with both of their rivals.