The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
The American League Race Is
Still Very Exciting.
Boston and New York in Hot
Fight for Championship.
BATTLE TO A FINISH.
Philadelphia and Chicago Fight
for Third Place.
The Hub Team Is Coming Money
on Home Ground.

York continue their interesting strug-
gle for supremacy in the American
league. Last week Boston showed a
bit better fern than the Invaders, but
the difference was slight
At present the two leading teams in
the American league seem destined to
battle to the finish with hardly pos
| sibility of d dark horse winning now.
| Philadelphia and Chicago, the two
closest contenders for honors against
the New York and Boston teams,
showed such weakness that many of
the fans think both clubs have shot
their bolt so far as the American
league pennant is concerned.
| The strain of leadership is telling
on New York, and they are not play
ing as consistently as they did two
weeks ago.
Boston, on the other hand, is show
ing an improvement all along the line,
and at present look to have the best
chance for landing the honor of lead
ing the American league.
The Boston American league closed
the regular season at home last
Wednesday by winning a double-head-
er from Connie Mack's Quakers- Both
games were full of sensational fea-
lures. Jimmie Collins made remark
able jumping catch of hot liner
from Dan Murphy's bat. and turned
|
full and none out in the first saving
the day.
In the second game Buck Freeman
drove the ball over the right fence, the
opened, and Al setback sent in the
winning run in the ninth inning of the
second game with fierce drive to
the extreme end of the field.
AS New York had given up their
grounds to Columbia college for
football game Saturday, october 8, the
Boston game booked for that city will
be transferred to Boston.
New York had one postponed game
in Boston. so that a double-header
will be played in Boston October 8.
These games are likely to cut an i'm
portant figure in the American race
this season.
The games between the three strong
eastern clubs were all fought from
start to finish, showing the clubs even
ly matched Boston won four lost
four and tied two with the Quakers,
Boston winning the last three games
to get an even break. Six games were
played with New York in three days.
each club winning two and tying two,
making for Boston six won, six lost
The attendance was by long odds the
largest ever known in Boston. The VISIT
ing clubs drew as follows in round hgu-f
res: .s----4 -i.,- r..- i
New York. .1s2 .eso Was hington -, s.ooa
Cleveland 100 900 ST. Louis. 5000
Athletics 49,. 81 ,eoi - -
The Club took in about $4,000 on Dsl the
home grounds. MS a-7 gsy IL
Boston crowds are generally cold to the
home team, but this season warmed up
York athletic series. = 80 Z q
Playing q games in two weeks was too
much of a strain and several Of the Ros-
ton men were a bit shaky, but came back
in good style, and should play the best
ball from now on.,-
The best individual DlaViQR for the two
series, taking all-round work, was turned
in by Captain Lave Cross, the Oldest play
ker player starting out over 20 years ago.
This must be danper to those who fig
the past The Quakers will be a long time
land veteran.
Charley Nichols and his ST. Louis team
were at the South End grounds during the
last two days of athletic games and sDlay-
ed to less than 100 paid people to a game-
Charley Nichols was advertised to pitch 4
the second game. but the crowd increa sed
not, and the EXPLOSION man refused to
work, as the weather was a bit cold
Interest in the National league race has
settled down into second place, with
hard foT secon sdRG G one for TO gRt
Hugh Duffy is making the efforts of a life
time to pull his Quaker bunch out of the
last place, and coming strong with several
hneyoung players on the team. Il
Let Duny's men play good ball and they
VIII receive liberal support in Philadel-
phia, and it looks very much as if the
Phillies were now in a way to build up
a good team.
President James A. Hart has been
quoted as saying his aim in life now was
the scalp of one Harry Pulliam, president
cused of turning a deaf ear to the league
magnates on the umpire question. Now
for he has brought Jack the old orgeni,
zatlon TO position of responsibility |
U %nen the players are forced to obey the
interesting ball in both major leagues,