The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-05
The American League Pennant
Race Indeed Wonderful.
Boston and New York Make
Fight Of Their Lives.
FINISH IN NEW YORK.
A Series OF Five Games on
Washington Heights.
Plymouth Rocks HaveDisadVan.
tage Of Strange Diamond.

Chicago, Oct. 5.-Tne News says:
New York's victory over the White
Stockings in the second game yesterday
afternoon practically put the south
siders out of the running in the race for
the American league pennant. Seven
consecutive victories, every game the
team has to play from now to the end,
would hardly put them in a position to
dispute the leadership with Boston and
New York.
While the White Sox are playing
seven games between now and next
Sunday night Boston and New York
will play eight games. The Highlanders,
who finished their season here yester-
day, passed on to St. Louis, where they
are billed to show three times and then
return home to meet Boston IN nVe
games-four scheduled and one post
poned. Boston, which came here today,
plays three games with the White Sox
and then goes to New York, where
Griffiths men will be ready to meet
them in those five final games which
will settle the championship of the
league. F.
Give Boston and New York an even
break on the remaining eight games
each club has to play and grant the
White Sox a clean sweep of seven
straight victories and Comiskey's men
could do no better than tie the Ply
mouth Rocks for first place. To date
Boston, which is now in the lead, has
won eighty-nine and lost fifty-seven
games. -Four victories and four de-
feats would give them ninety-three won
and Sixty-one lost, a percentage OF .6O4.
New York has won eighty-seven and
lost f1fty-six to date, but by an even
would be ninety-one won and sixty lost,
a percentage of .6O3. Chicago has won
eighty-six and lost sixty-one, but by
winning all seven games remaining IL
would have exactly the record Boston
would make if the Plymouth Rocks
succeed in getting only an even break
won and sixty-one lost, a
percentage of .604.
If either Boston or New York happens
to win one more than four of those
eight games the pennant will probably
go to that club. BY winning five of the
eight the White Stockings would be put
absolutely out of it, even though they
won seven straight, a feat that not
even the most ardent supporters of
Comiskey'S great ball team dare look
for. The men have been going terrific
pace since returning home and have
succeeded in making the race great
struggle of wonderful
but it is charged that bad
Judgment wasiy shown in returning
after having pitched and won the first
one, practically lost all chance for the
pennant for the White Sox.
Doc White has been travelling at
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derfuI work in the box has made 1T
possible for the southsiders to climb to
a contending position in the race. But
White is not pitcher that can stand
an extraordinary amount of work.
Twice a week is as often as ne has ever
before been able to go in and do him
self and his club justice, but here he
was worked on Friday and again yes
terday. Then he was sent back for the
second game, after he had tired and
worn himself out in strenuous effort
in the first one.
ANY pitcher that can hold an oppon-
ent down to two or three runs in nine
innings of play in these days of scien-
tific ball is doing good work. To send
MIN back a second time on the same
day requires a man of the strength of
RUDE WaddeI or Iron Man. McGin-
nifty. White is not able to perform such
a feat. This was known before yester-
days game and the order for him to
return was considered poor judgment
on the part of the manager, whether
White himself believed he could do it or
not He will hardly be able to pitch
against Boston and by the time the
Plymouth Rocks go the pennant will
be practically settled. so far as the
local club is concerned.
If Boston and New York continue on
terms as nearly equal as they now are
until they return east, having finished
up with the western clubs there will be
deadly battle in those five games ON
the Washington Heights diamond for
the pennant. Greater enthusiasm tnan
mas ever been shown in Gotham for the
American league can be looked for dur
ing that series, for then the club that
wins the odd game will win the flag.
Boston will be away from home, but |
Jimmy Collins and his men do not fear
On that account. They are confident
mat, when it comes down to the final
struggle, they will be able to finish just |
IN front of the Highlanders. Griffith's |
-eam has the advantage of playing on |
is home grounds in that series, but the
Plymouth Rocks are fighters from the
ground up and the harder the High |
anders go the harder will the Boston
ans struggle. At present Boston |
las the edge on New York by two scant |
points This final series in the west |
will determine how they will return to |
he east for the final struggle.