The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-17
The League remnants Are Al
ready Settled For 1901.
Chicago White Sox and Pitts
burg the Champions.
BASEBALL POLITICS.
Magnates Scramble For Stars
and Look For Union.
Cleveland Team May Be in st.
Louis in 1902.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE pennants of
both the National and American
leagues were practically ctnched dur
ing the week just ended Unless the
top-notch teams OF both the big organi-
cations take such a tumble as has never
been recorded in baseball history, they
cannot lose. A percentage OF 400 IN
winning the games yet remaining on
the ledger will insure the leaders ultl-
mate victory. even if the second clubs
win every battle yet ahead Of them
The E1ttsburg team captured the nag
simply on class. After the inroads OF
the American had taken many good
men away from the National the
Pirates were left with a team prac-
ticaIly intact against seven clubs in q
hopelessly shattered condition In mid
season Barney Dreyfuss still further
strengthened his club by releasing the
Weak-batting Ely. signing Davis, and
putting Wagner at short. The change
worked nagically, and with good, con-
sistent batting and steady fielding back
Of the finest kind of pitching, the
Pirates sailed sereneiy on to glory
Their last eastern trip was one OF the
most impressive ever made by a west
ern team. They simply walked over
their eastern adversaries, and the mar
gin they held before they started was
made much fatter by the time their
travels ended.
Aside from the final triumph Of the
FIttsburgs. there was little outward
week The politicians, however We're
working hard Additional moves toward
q consolidation of the rival leagues
were made. and an attempt was even
made to buy the Boston team of the
American
Comiskey's players settled the destI-
nation Of the American league flag in
dashing style BY four straight vic
tories from their chief foes. the Bost-
ons. they hurled Charlie Somers' men
far down the ladder. and intrenched
themselves securely at the top Pitch
ing and base running won for Chicago
Neither individually nor collectively IS
the team as good as that of Boston.
but there is no comparison between the
two in the work of the slabmen or the
cushion thieves.
The American league WireWOrkerS
kept busy all through the week. Ban
Johnson went down to st. Louis and
completed numerous arrangements
toward the entrance Of that city into
the American circuit. Tt now looks a. II
Cleveland would be the team transferr-
ed to st. Louis, and not Milwaukee, for
several cogent reasons. Milwaukee has
Sunday ball. which. with a winning
team, would pay good dividends, and
Hughey Duffy is Strafning every nerve
to get a gang of winners. Cleveland has
no Sunday ball. nor viii the people Of
that city tolerate a losing club, after
having for so many years had the pow
erful club Of Tebeau's time The Cleve-
AAA4 AEd4As Dis now AAduC Up - 4AAAAA-
eically very strong. and, with a good
start and a few National leaguers adj
ded, should make a sensation at st
Louis HaTpers Donovan, Wallace, and
Burkett, 1t Is asserted, VIII jump to the
American leagues St Louis team and
these men, added to such players as
Mccarthy. Pickering, Lachance, Beck.
Moore, and Wood. would make up
Austling tribe Of heavy hitters
Consolidation Of the two leagues is
fast becoming q huge figure in the
minds OF both factions. and it is now
generally figured that everybody is ang-
ling Tor players, largely to have a bun
die OF aces up his sleeve when the time
for settling differences comes. The
man who can show the most contracts
Of star players viii be in the easiest
position. and hence comes the wild ac-
dEity all along both hostile lines.