The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-27
HARD STRUGGLE
FOR The PEN \. " NJ
New York Takes Big Plunge,
But Is Not Yet Out sof
the Running.

The chances OF the New York team Of
tho American Baseball Leaguetto win the
pennant OF that league In the most e1-
citing contest on record. were greatly d.
unfinished, if not DESTROYED yesterday ny
Its double defeat by Cleveland, and Bos-
tons double victory over Detroit. the per-
centagcg Of the two hot rivals Tor #tne
honors were New York .6l9 and Boston
.61s prior to yesterdays double-headers'
Now2they stand |: Boston, .s2l /; New York,
$40.
Boston has nine more games to play
with the Western teams and Ne" J: : OF. ork
ter with Western teams, but Boston mas mas
the more formidable trio to meet. hos zoe
ton now has a lead OF four games won won
over New York. both teams .hatgin te H lesy
York;sI So. Even with this rather fo or.
midable lead. Boston has no aceriain y,
vet. for after the Western series Coil:ns
men must play G Ynrn s Adverse s Weat Their
may mar ali calculations. but leaving INA =
|, out Of the computation entirely. IL I'll. -
to 3S calculate the re! ia :! y
dav heeins a three game series with De.
troit, and Boston stacks W. against
cleveland for three. Then New York has
four games In three days against SnIeaeo
at us 81. SISuis. Boston after playing cleve,
tpen Three at Chicago. Now Tor the
| figuring to show New Z ork's change
II New York can axe two ou !.L u ~. e
from Detroit and break even with gCh lI "a.
70 in It's four games there. !. ana stne =
e ke two out Of three from St Louis u
will have won six and lost four OF Inc 1,;
ten games ssumng thai Boston 'saa WI, w,
do no better than one out OF three from
| Cleveland two OF three from ST. L y ~
,, and ono out OF three from Chicag 80, the
! men from the Hub will have won four
lost i've Of II Its Is Viii
turn home with a. seasons record s OF
g glty-nine games won and ffty-seVen
I lost. to Boston's ninety-one games won
and ffty-eight lost. Is u. !, !.
Then the two teams meet atENew York
; for series OF FIVE games. which now
promises to decide the hampionshtp.
4 Assuming that New York playing at
home wins three q the I'VE games WIN
york, won sninety-two, lost Al ty-nine, and
Boston. won ninety three, z lost sixty-ons.
Initial case New Y ork Will Win the pen
|5nant with a percentages f .6s to Bos-
l5ton's .604.
n New York may take three. straight
games from either Detroit or st. Louis,
!.or possibly from both, but the team may
lose more than two osthe G four at Gh H.
games from Boston. and st. Louis may
take TWO OF three from the champions.
Then will come the i final series between
New York and Boston at New York.
New York may take four OF the five
games, but Will do well to take the odd
game Of the series. # sI.,
In any event IT. may be seen from
these figures that New York Is not Syet
out OF the running Another week may
tell the tale, or 1t may leave the result as
uncertain as for the past six or seven
weeks One thing is certain: b Chicago is
out of they pennant hunt, and the Ath-
letics have not a possibility. Either Bos-
with perhaps the lowest percentage. on
record It has been and is the prettiest
pennant contest In the history OF this
national game. and is a great money
maker forIthe club-owners.