Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
THE DIAMOND.
WHAT TEAM
 WILL, WIN ?
New York and Boston are
 Playing a Game of See- Saw-It is Hard to Pick
 the Winner.

the Winner.
 The season iii the big leagues is nearing its end and with only three weeks more to play the question of supremacy between New York and Boston is still unsettled in the Ameri, can league. There has been consider able see-saWing between the leaders for first place, which New York occu- pies to-day, by six points, .6l5 to .60o. Boston has won one more game than. the leaders, but has suffered two more defeats. AS both are eastern teams their schedule from now on is prac- tically the same. calling upon them to meet the same teams.
 Each team has three more home. games scheduled, New York with Washington, and Boston with Phila- delphia, before starting on a western trip where each is scheduled to play each western team a sefies of three games, or twelve for each eastern team. After their return from the west Boston will end the season in New York, where four games are scheduled, two on the last day of the season. October 10 So it will be seen that what little advantage the sched- ule offers will be with New York. Of
 
 games to play. If the disposition of the pennant should hinge on the final games in New York the metropolis would see record breaking crowds.
 While New York has been playing great ball the staying qualities of the Boston men are we'll known and their defeat of Pittsburg for the worlds championship last year, after losing a majority of the first series played 1n Boston, has given their supporters confidence that they can be depended upon at a critical time and that they will not fail on the home stretch, this year. So, while it is either's race the Boston team has been tested in hot finish and naturally is looked upon by those who are, partisans of either team as more likely to land the pennant than the untried New Yorks.
 Philadelphia has a fighting chance for the pennant and so has Chicago, but these teams are pretty certain to stay where they are now, in third ana fourth positions Cleveland will un. doubtedly land finally where the team is to-day at the head of the second di- vision, but there is warm fight on between St. Louis and Detroit for sixth place. Washington is as suse. of the booby prize as was Meriden ln the COnQeC1ClC league 4
 1t would be great thing in some ways if New York did win the pen nant in the, American league as if a series of games for the worlds cham pionship were played it would bring together the two New York teams, for McC4raW's men have been on easy street for several weeks, as they have the National league championship se- cIrely within their grasp and now have only one thing in view, to break the record of victories in winning 1t. A series of games between these teams would draw several people.
 Chicago and Pittsburg are having an interesting race for second place in the National league, and Clnclnnau will doubtless stay in fourth place Brooklyn, old time rivals for first place are still close rivals, but they are suffering the humiliation of fight ing for sixth place. Brooklyn has the advantage at present Philadelphia is probably anchored in last place. NATIONAL LEAGUE SATURDAY..
 At Philadelphia Philadelphia 5, Boston 4; second game, Philadelphia 3, Boston ?.
 At Brooklyn-New York 3, Brook Eyn o; second game, Brooklyn 5, New
 At t Chicago -ohicag5 7, Cincinnati Is.
 At St Louis s-Pittsburg 6, st Louis AMERICAN LEAGUE SATURDAY. At Extraordinarily 4, Boston 3. At New York-New York 6, Wash ington 5.
 At St Louis-St Louis ?. Chicago o; second game, St Louis 6, Chicago 5. At Cleveland Detroit 9, Cleveland 5. e,
 EASTERN LEAGUE SATURDAY. At Buffalo, Buffalo 6, Providence i; second game, Buffalo 6, Providence
 At Toronto-Jersey City 5, Toronto ?.
 At Montreal Montreal 6, Newark 4.
 At Baltimore Baltimore 3, Roches- ter l; second game, Rochester 5, Bal timore 3.