With the defection of the Newark Eurekas, the Resolut club of Elizabeth had the Garden State all to themselves in the AA, and took the opportunity to dominate the field:
The real surprise were the new teams from Keokuk and Indianapolis, who both finished above .500 (the Western club finished just two games out of a Cup playoff slot) and the once-woeful Centennials, who slipped into a tie for fourth and gave themselves a shot at a trophy!
In the quarterfinals, alas, the Philly C's were knocked out by Baltimore, 8-4, as Marylands pitcher Foghorn Bradley held the Cents to five hits (and drove in two runs himself), while New Haven beat Washington by the same 8-4 count, scoring five times in the fifth, keyed by Gene Kimball's 2 RBI single.
In the semifinal, Elm City jumped out two a 2-0 lead in the second, before Baltimore cut the lead in half on John Keerle's RBI groundout in the third. In the seventh, the Marylands' King Kelly reached on an error, and Pete Gillespie smashed a Dooley McDoolan fastball into the deepest part of the ballpark. The King rounded third and slid, Kelly, slid...safe! game tied!
The game stay tied after nine, and while New Haven threatened in the tenth and eleventh, it was Baltimore's Sam Trott led of the bottom of the 11th with a triple off Dooley McDoolan. Al Metcalf followed with a deep sac fly, and Sam trotted home to put Maryland in the Cup Final.
In the American Cup Final, it looked like the Resolutes would bring the cup back to New Jersey by taking a 6-2 lead after six. In the seventh, Maryland cut the lead to 6-4 as Foghorn Bradley hit and RBI double, then scored on an error. In the eighth, pinch-hitter Metcalf slammed a bases-clearing triple to give Baltimore a 7-6 lead. John O'Rourke got as far as second base in the bottom of the ninth, but Ed Williamson grounded out to give the Cup to Baltimore.
